“Ding-ling-ling…”
Early in the morning, the doorbell rang like a ghost. Pei Zhiting got up in a daze and picked up his phone. It was only seven o'clock.
The person outside the door seemed extremely patient, as the doorbell kept ringing.
Pei Zhiting walked towards the door and glanced at the peephole.
"Hello, we are police officers from the Huaxing Road Police Station of the Dongcheng Branch. My name is Zhang Yan and her name is Li Sha."
As the man spoke, he took out his ID, put it close to the peephole, and handed the black briefcase in his hand to Pei Zhiting.
"Mr. Pei, Song Xijiao is suspected of murder. Here is an arrest warrant."
Song Xijiao suspected of murder?
Song Xijiao covered Doudou's ears with her hands, fearing that she would be frightened. Then, she quickly handed Doudou to Aunt Liu beside her and anxiously instructed:
"Aunt Liu, keep an eye on Doudou, don't let her out!"
After she finished speaking, she gently pushed Aunt Liu and Doudou back into the bedroom, slammed the door shut, and tightly locked them inside.
He walked up to Pei Zhiting, smiled at him, and then turned to look at Zhang Yan and Li Sha.
"I'm Song Xijiao. I'll go with you, but we have to be quiet. Can you let me change my clothes? I'm in my pajamas. If I go out and get in your car, people in the community will see me. In less than a day, rumors will spread throughout the community. I don't mind, but my daughter is still a child. If she hears rumors, it will be detrimental to her growth."
Zhang Yan nodded to show his understanding, walked a few steps to the side and sat down on the sofa.
"I'll wait for you in the living room. You have ten minutes to clean up."
Song Xijiao smiled, expressed her gratitude, and pulled Pei Zhiting into the bedroom.
No matter how low you fall, you must be decent and elegant. This is the upbringing that Song Xijiao has engraved in her bones.
Even if she was going to the police station and facing murder charges at this moment, she would change out of her pajamas, put on decent clothes, put on exquisite makeup, spray on perfume, and finally pick up her bag before calmly following the police out.
Coming out of the bedroom, Song Xijiao became the glamorous Song Xijiao, the Song Xijiao who was always elegant, always calm, and never out of control.
She looked at the stunned Pei Zhiting, smiled slightly, leaned close to his ear and whispered.
"Pei Zhiting, I'll go with them to investigate and come back soon. You just wait for me at home."
Pei Zhiting came to his senses, walked to the shoe cabinet, picked up Song Xijiao's shoes, squatted down, held her ankles, and put them on her feet.
Zhang Yan, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up, and Li Sha immediately followed. The two of them stood on the left and right, sandwiching Song Xijiao in the middle, and walked towards the entrance.
“Mom, Mom…”
Doudou rubbed his eyes and ran out of the bedroom, crying as he ran, with big tears falling down his face.
Aunt Liu quickly followed, picked up Doudou, and took a few pieces of paper from the dining table to wipe her tears.
Doudou turned his head away, dodged Aunt Liu's hand, and struggled to be held by Song Xijiao.
Song Xijiao squatted down, knelt on her right knee on the ground, and then hugged Doudou. She patiently wiped Doudou's tears and coaxed her softly.
"Doudou, be good. Mom is going on a business trip. Uncle Zhang and Aunt Li are Mom's colleagues. Mom is going with them to make money. Doudou stays at home with Dad. Dad will take Doudou to visit Grandpa and Grandma while we wait for Mom to come back. Okay?"
Doudou stopped crying, looked at Zhang Yan and Li Sha, and asked.
"Are you really my mother's colleagues?"
Zhang Yan nodded, and Li Sha also reacted and quickly nodded.
Doudou believed it, got off Song Xijiao, walked to the toy area in the living room, and put her favorite Princess Elsa into Song Xijiao's bag.
"Mom, take Aisha with you. She will help you keep Doudou company while you're away."
Song Xijiao's heart ached and tears almost fell. She tilted her head back, forced back the tears in her eyes, then squatted down again, hugged Doudou, and kissed her cheek.
"Okay, Mommy will take Aisha with her, and Doudou will wait for Mommy to come back at home."
Doudoudian reluctantly let go of Song Xijiao.
Song Xijiao picked up her bag and followed Zhang Yan and Li Sha out the door.
As soon as the door closed, Doudou threw herself into Pei Zhiting's arms, hugged his neck, and spoke in a crying voice.
"Dad, is Mom not coming back?"
"No, Daddy will get her back."
Pei Zhiting held Doudou and walked to the window, watching Song Xijiao walk out of the unit door and get into the police car.
Pei Zhiting didn't look away until the police car disappeared from his sight. He carried Doudou to the sofa and sat down, resting his chin on Doudou's shoulder and speaking softly.
"Doudou, we're going to war."
"Fight, against whom?" Doudou's attention was successfully diverted.
"Whoever tries to take my mother away will be beaten up, okay?"
Doudou hugged Pei Zhiting's neck and shouted heroically.
"good."
"Then let's go to the kitchen and make something delicious. After we eat our fill, we'll have the strength to fight, okay?"
"good."
Doudou got down from Pei Zhiting's arms and took his hand and walked towards the kitchen.
Fortunately, it was early in the morning and there were not many people in the community. When they took the elevator, there were only three of them and no outsiders. Otherwise, if they saw Song Xijiao being taken away by the police, who knows what rumors would spread.
Zhang Yan looked at Song Xijiao sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror, thought for a moment, and asked.
"Tian Xiu'e. Mr. Zhao Hairong accused Miss Song of killing his mother, Miss Song's grandmother."
Song Xijiao was handcuffed, but she didn't feel uneasy at all about going to the police station. Upon hearing this, she just smiled faintly and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"He finally found an excuse."
Zhang Yan glanced at Song Xijiao in the rearview mirror and asked with some confusion.
"What do you mean, Miss Song?"
Song Xijiao was lost in memories, tears rolling down her eyes and dripping onto the window, but she seemed unaware and just stared blankly out the window.
"I stayed with grandma all day."
"I made her porridge for breakfast, but it was very mushy. She vomited after only two bites."
"I changed her clothes and cleaned the house, but I didn't dare feed her anymore. I fed her some nutritional powder and took her for a walk in the park."
"I walked very slowly, and my grandma held my hand the whole time. She was very happy. When we met Grandma Li in the park, she even boasted to her that her eldest granddaughter brought her out to play.
“………………”
"For dinner, I steamed sea bass, fried eggplant, and used a blender to make vegetable juice. I fed her the food, and she vomited blood while she was eating."
"I called an ambulance and she kept yelling my name but she could only say my name."
"She grabbed my clothes, very tightly, and a piece of them came off. I kept coaxing her, telling her to relax, saying I'm here, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, but she still died in my arms..."
“………………”
Li Sha, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Song Xijiao through the rearview mirror, a hint of sympathy flashing in her eyes.
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