Director Gu looked somewhat regretful, but then he smiled and nodded: "Alright, are you staying at a relative's house, or a guesthouse? Or are you going to make a day trip?"
"It's hard to say," Qin Yuanjiu said with a light laugh, continuing to firmly hold the struggling little hand. "It depends on how sick her aunt is. If my partner is really good at it, it might take some more time. It's all uncertain."
"Okay, I'll be staying at the guesthouse next to the police station for the next few days. Contact me if you need anything."
Director Gu didn't ask any further questions, but instead added enthusiastically, "If you're going back, you can also let him know and have the driver take you back. He often brings some documents back and forth anyway."
Qin Yuanjiu thanked him.
The two then began discussing some of the previous cases.
Ke Meiyu then started pecking at the rice like a chick.
Qin Yuanjiu smiled, pulled her into his arms, adjusted her to a comfortable position, and then spoke to Director Gu in a much softer voice.
Director Gu jokingly said with a knowing look, "Comrade Qin is capable and family-oriented. Your partner is very lucky."
Qin Yuanjiu lowered his head and tucked Ke Meiyu's stray hairs to one side, shaking his head with a smile: "No, meeting her is my blessing."
Ke Meiyu looked out at the brightly lit, luxurious villa. Outside, the wind and rain were raging, and raindrops mixed with hail were hitting the tempered glass heavily, like a dense drumbeat, giving this night a unique mark.
She realized she was dreaming again!
The first time Ying Yan appeared in a dream was when she completed one mission and then took on another. The second time was when she was on her way to the provincial capital with the main villain. And this time?!
Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the villa was eerily quiet, as if it had been forgotten by the world.
Suddenly, a crackling sound, like a thunderclap, came from the second floor.
Even in the rainy night, Ke Meiyu could still recognize the child's painful groans.
Then came another sharp cracking sound of leather whipping against flesh. "Who do you think you are, daring to steal my son's thunder?"
"Your mother stole my man, and now you're trying to steal my son's things. Ha, let me tell you, Ying Yan, you're a member of the Ying family, not the Chang family."
"Even your father only achieved his current status by marrying me. You're just a bastard; I'm already being generous by giving you a place to live. How dare you ask for anything else?"
"Xiao Zhang, hit it as hard as you can! We're done when you break this belt!"
"Let him learn a lesson. Isn't it good to eat, drink, and have fun? The family won't shortchange you. Ha, a little bastard thinks he can surpass my son through hard work? What a pipe dream..."
Her face darkened, and she quickly went upstairs, found the study, and kicked the door open with a bang.
Ha, the boss is controlling of her, doesn't give her any freedom, and coldly watches as her friends are devoured by zombies one by one.
He is not kind; he won't lend a helping hand to the elderly, weak, women, and children. He doesn't understand emotions; his face always has the same expression. He is inconsiderate and doesn't know what rest is; he's like a machine that never stops running. Yet, he is devoted to her alone.
Those below her both hated and felt helpless towards her, saying that she was the clockwork in the boss's body; as long as she was there, the boss would keep operating in order to build a utopia for her!
Everyone says the boss treats her well, but she's never satisfied, never grateful, and never tries. A weakling like her shouldn't exist in the apocalypse.
Perhaps in some ways, she's the same kind of person as the big boss.
But no matter how bad a big shot is, he should still live with pride!
She wouldn't allow anyone to humiliate him like that.
Ke Meiyu stared wide-eyed as the whip was about to strike the little boy, and lunged forward first.
The burning sensation was followed by an extremely sharp pain. She trembled and hugged Xiao Yingyan tightly. Before she could speak, the whip came down one after another.
It hurts so damn much! This isn't a dream, is it? Why does it feel so real?
"Where did this little bitch come from? Ha, like mother, like son. At such a young age, she has already managed to make people willingly suffer for her."
"Keep hitting them! Keep hitting them!"
Ke Meiyu's special abilities were useless in her dreams, so she could only rely on the skills she had honed over the years with the big boss to drag the weak Ying Yan around the house.
She kept trying to get close to that mean-spirited lady, and unexpectedly, she actually succeeded.
The noblewoman was whipped twice and howled in pain.
Most of the things inside the house were also destroyed!
"Two little bastards, fine, you think you can't be hit? Then you won't be eating!" She angrily grabbed the leather whip from Xiao Zhang's hand, threw it on the ground, and strode out. "When these little bastards admit their mistake, then we'll let them out!"
It seems the noblewoman also knows Ying Yan's stubborn personality; he would probably starve to death rather than submit, which conveniently gives her the label of a strict yet kind mother.
After the door was closed, Ke Meiyu pulled Xiao Yingyan to sit on the sofa.
His white shirt was torn to shreds and stained with blood.
Ke Meiyu carefully undressed him, but in that short time, the clothes were stuck to his skin with blood.
"It hurts a little, just bear with it."
Looking at the big shot who looked like a small crystal bag, Ke Meiyu felt nothing but heartache.
The little one lowered his head and quietly let her take off his clothes little by little and wash them with purified water.
Why did she hit you?
Whether it was her own pain or her heartache for the hardships her boss had endured in his childhood, Ke Meiyu asked with red eyes and a pout.
"I heard her say that you stole the spotlight from her son?"
"Her son is really stupid. You've only been back for a short time, and he's already surpassed you."
"This mother is ridiculous. Her own son is stupid, but she won't allow others to be smart. According to her thinking, the entire planet would be wiped out!"
Xiao Yingyan stretched out her tightly clenched little hand and slowly opened it, revealing a gleaming gold medal.
"First prize in the National Primary School Mathematical Olympiad?" Ke Meiyu exclaimed softly, this was the admiration and astonishment of a student who was not academically gifted.
She couldn't help but rub her hands against her body before excitedly and carefully taking it.
Ke Meiyu even foolishly put it to her mouth and took a bite, looking at the two shallow front teeth marks on it, and chuckled, "It's real gold!"
She rubbed Xiao Yingyan's head and asked, "How did you study? How are you so good at it?"
“I’ll understand after watching it once,” Ying Yan said with a serious face like a little adult. “Mathematics isn’t difficult. As long as you know the principles, you can just plug in the formulas.”
"I... I can't even remember the formulas," Ke Meiyu said, tears welling up in her eyes. Isn't math difficult?
“You probably don’t understand the meaning of the formula anymore,” Ying Yan glanced at her and kindly comforted her.
"Huh? Formulas are interesting?" Ke Meiyu asked blankly and weakly, "Isn't it just about memorizing them and then applying them all during the exam, using whichever formula gives the result?"
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