half thorns, half joy

Tang Xuan knew that saying thank you would be too polite, and it would ruin Zheng Yifan's feelings for her.

Besides, looking at Zheng Yifan, it seems that he really let go now.

She stopped entangled in this matter, but continued to ask: "How is Xia Duo now, has He Hai caught him?"

Zheng Yifan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "He Hai has been arrested. He has imprisoned Xia Duo for a long time. Xia Duo's family has hired a lawyer and has been fighting a lawsuit. The case has not yet been judged. Xia Duo is not in good spirits. Alright, rest at home now."

Tang Xuan let out a sigh.

Back then, Xia Duo was held in the palm of many boys' hands and cared for. Xia Duo wanted face so hard, and was imprisoned, raped and humiliated by a man she didn't like. She might have lost the confidence to live.

It is true that He Hai is a little psychotic, but Xia Duo is not without fault.

You obviously don't like He Hai, so don't accept He Hai's love, let alone use this love to trample on it.

The rabbit would jump over the wall in a hurry, let alone a man.

"I really didn't expect such a thing to happen after we graduated only half a year ago." Tang Xuan sighed again, "I really didn't expect Xia Duo."

Zheng Yifan nodded, "Me too, this time she had an accident, I went to see her, but her family didn't let me see her, saying she couldn't stand any stimulation, and I don't know if she's better now."

Xia Duo had indeed done many things to hurt Tang Xuan, but hearing that Xia Duo was in such a miserable state, Tang Xuan's dislike for Xia Duo disappeared.

Both Tang Xuan and Zheng Yifan fell silent. They didn't speak for a while, each thinking about their own thoughts, until the waiter knocked on the door of the box and entered the box with the dishes.

"Let's eat first. You've been busy all day, so you're hungry." Zheng Yifan sat up straight and said to Tang Xuan.He saw that Tang Xuan's complexion was not very good when she heard about Xia Duo, so she wanted to change the subject quickly.

Tang Xuan nodded, "Yes."

This Japanese restaurant is really good. The two ate while chatting. They actually ate a meal for more than two hours.

Tang Xuan put down her chopsticks and looked at her watch. It was past eight o'clock.

"Are you going back?" Zheng Yifan asked Tang Xuan after noticing Tang Xuan's small movements.

"Anything is fine." Tang Xuan thought of Xiao Zihan. At this point in time, is Xiao Zihan still busy with Xiao Mingyuan?I don't know if I have eaten yet.Maybe it was because of a mutual understanding, Tang Xuan just thought about it when the phone on the table rang.

Zheng Yifan lowered his eyes when he saw the caller ID flashing on the phone screen.

Tang Xuan answered the phone in front of Zheng Yifan and greeted her.

Xiao Zihan's voice came from the phone, sounding a little tired, "Have you eaten yet?"

Tang Xuan: "Eat, how about you, are you done?"

Xiao Zihan: "I just finished my work, and I ate with my dad and the others. I will send my dad and friends away, and then I can go home. What are you busy with?"

Tang Xuan glanced at Zheng Yifan across the way, and admitted generously, "I'm still outside. I met Yifan today. I went out to have a meal with him. I just finished eating."

Xiao Zihan: "Yifan? Who is it?"

Tang Xuan explained, "Zheng Yifan, that college classmate of mine."

Xiao Zihan was silent and stopped talking.

Tang Xuan didn't say anything, she waited quietly.

After a minute, Xiao Zihan said, "Where are you eating?"

Tang Xuan felt a little helpless, "I've finished eating, I'm going to go back."

Xiao Zihan repeated, "Where do you eat?"

Tang Xuan was already jealous when she heard Xiao Zihan's tone, so she had to answer obediently, "This side of Nanguan is a Japanese grocery store."

Xiao Zihan: "What's your name?"

Tang Xuan: "...The House of Sakura."

Xiao Zihan: "Wait for me, I'll be right over."

Tang Xuan hung up the phone helplessly, and smiled awkwardly at Zheng Yifan, "It was Zihan's call just now, he said to come over later."

After listening to Tang Xuan's answer, Zheng Yifan almost guessed what Xiao Zihan said. He laughed at himself, "Xiao Zihan doesn't trust me."

"No..." Tang Xuan wanted to refute Xiao Zihan, but found that there was no way to refute. What Zheng Yifan said was the truth.

Xiao Zihan came soon. When he arrived, Zheng Yifan had just paid the bill and walked out of the grocery store with Tang Xuan.

"Zihan." Tang Xuan saw Xiao Zihan, walked up to Xiao Zihan in a few steps, and took Xiao Zihan's arm, "Why did you come so soon?"

"Yes." Xiao Zihan responded to Tang Xuan, but his eyes fell on Zheng Yifan.

Zheng Yifan's eyes darkened when he saw Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan's intimacy, but he still pretended nothing happened. He walked up to Xiao Zihan and stretched out his hand, "Hello."

Xiao Zihan stared at Zheng Yifan for a while, then shook his hand, "Hello."

"Okay, since your boyfriend is here to pick you up, you don't need me, an old friend, to take you back." Zheng Yifan said goodbye with a smile, "I'll go first, and we will get together again when we have a chance."

"Well, goodbye." Tang Xuan smiled and waved.

Zheng Yifan didn't want to watch the picture of Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan standing side by side for another second. He couldn't stand it, so he chose to escape.

Even so, it looks a little rushed.

Watching Zheng Yifan's car go away, Xiao Zi said coldly, "This man still has unreasonable thoughts about you."

"Huh?" Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan, "What are you talking about?"

"This feeling is really uncomfortable." Xiao Zihan's face was very dark, and his tone was also very cold.

Tang Xuan guessed that Xiao Zihan was jealous, so she quickly explained, "Actually, it's not what you think. It's purely a coincidence that he met me today. After all, I've known him for many years. It's normal for fellow villagers to have dinner."

Xiao Zihan squinted his eyes at Tang Xuan, and asked half-believingly, "Really?"

"Otherwise?" Tang Xuan looked puzzled.

"That's good." Xiao Zihan opened the car door, hugged Tang Xuan and sat in, "But you'd better stay away from him, he's still coveting you."

"Pfft...why is the word coveting so strange?" Tang Xuan wanted to complain, but seeing Xiao Zihan's seriousness, he didn't look like he was joking at all, so she had to hold back.In order to turn the page as quickly as possible, she told Xiao Zihan about Xia Duo.

After Xiao Zihan heard this, his reaction was flat.

Tang Xuan was puzzled, "Why don't you look surprised at all?"

Xiao Zihan: "What's so strange about this? Besides, He Hai has been giving gifts to Xia Duo all the time. I already knew about being trampled by Xia Duo."

Tang Xuan's eyes widened, "You know? How did you know?"

Xiao Zihan looked normal, "At that time He Hai dropped out of school. I was afraid that he would do something to you again, so I asked someone to keep an eye on him until we graduated. It will be a matter of time before he takes revenge on Xia Duo, but I didn't expect this way .”

Hearing Xiao Zihan saying that he had been looking for someone to keep an eye on He Hai because he was worried that He Hai would attack him, Tang Xuan was stunned.

It turned out that it wasn't just Zheng Yifan, Xiao Zihan was also protecting her in a place where she couldn't see.

Knowing that two people were protecting her like this one night, she was a little dazed.

From this point of view, life is not treating her badly.

Just as Tang Xuan was thinking, Xiao Zihan suddenly pinched her hand. She didn't know why and looked at Xiao Zihan.Xiao Zihan also looked at Tang Xuan, and said indifferently and with a bit of willfulness, "If he still asks you out in the future, you must inform me. I agree, and then you can go out with him."

"I……"

"You have to promise me, or I'll get angry." Xiao Zihan acted coquettishly towards Tang Xuan.

Tang Xuan didn't intend to hide Xiao Zihan from the beginning, nor did she intend to keep in touch with Zheng Yifan frequently. From her point of view, Xiao Zihan didn't need to make such a request at all.

But since it has been raised, she can only answer.

Tang Xuan nodded under Xiao Zihan's pressing gaze, "Okay, I promise you, as long as he contacts me in the future, I will tell you first."

"Hmph, yes."

Tang Xuan shook her head helplessly and smiled.She felt that Xiao Zihan was so jealous for no reason, but it was kind of cute.

Two days later, on the weekend, Police Officer Liu asked Tang Xuan to go out.

Tang Xuan originally wanted to cherish the opportunity and time, and have a good time with Xiao Zihan, but Xiao Zihan got up early and couldn't wait to go out, saying that the new house over there was about to be installed, and he would be the last supervisor.

Tang Xuan had no choice but to take the materials she had prepared and set off to meet Officer Liu.

The place where we met was still the milk tea shop.

When Tang Xuan arrived, Police Officer Liu and Ke Ke had already arrived. The two were talking about the Xiao family. Tang Xuan walked over and put the USB flash drive in front of Officer Liu.

"This is all the information in Xiao Zihan's computer, including the real estate project and other projects. I have copied them all."

Coco's eyes showed approval, as if she didn't expect Tang Xuan to be so straightforward, "You did a great job."

Tang Xuan sat down and smiled wryly, "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Anyway, I've already done it, so it's better to do it thoroughly."

Officer Liu carefully put away the USB flash drive, and told Tang Xuan solemnly, "Now is not the time to be careless, you'd better find a way to stabilize them. It will take some time for us to collect evidence and investigate. Recently, some things have leaked out. Wind, more time is needed now."

Tang Xuan frowned, "You mean... it will take some time before the net is closed?"

"Yes." Officer Liu's face was tinged with helplessness and distress, "You must have seen it on the news. The former head of the tax bureau committed suicide by jumping off a building. Our evidence collection is terminated here."

Tang Xuan didn't expect that there was a relationship between the two. Some speculations flashed in her heart, "Could it be that the director and the Xiao family..."

Officer Liu nodded, "It's not possible to get rid of the responsibility. He died alone, which saved his family and the people behind it, but don't be discouraged, and don't worry. Since we have started the investigation, we will not A little setback to give up."

Of course Tang Xuan believed that Officer Liu would continue to investigate with due diligence, but she just didn't expect that she would have to suffer for a while longer.

In other words, another happy and sweet period of time.

She didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Okay, let's chat. I'm leaving. I still have tasks to contact you." Police Officer Liu took a few steps towards the door, stopped again, and looked at Tang Xuan, "If possible, try to get in touch with Xiao Mingyuan as much as possible." , The things in his hands are much more useful to us than those in Xiao Zihan's hands."

This was an almost impossible task for Tang Xuan, but Tang Xuan nodded, "Okay, I will try my best."

"Let's go." Officer Liu said no more, opened the curtain and went out.

After Police Officer Liu left, Ke Ke looked at Tang Xuan with a smile, raised her eyebrows and said, "Not bad, we're getting married so soon."

Tang Xuan pursed her lips, but did not answer.

"Is this the engagement ring?" Keke had sharp eyes, she took Tang Xuan's hand and looked it over carefully, "It's not bad, it looks very expensive and special."

"It's okay..." Tang Xuan felt embarrassed and withdrew her hand.

The smile on Ke Ke's face didn't change, she stared at Tang Xuan. Tang Xuan looked embarrassed, she turned her eyes away and asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Ke Ke didn't speak, but after a while, when Tang Xuan couldn't wait anymore, Ke Ke spoke.

"You're in love with him, aren't you?"

Tang Xuan was taken aback by this question, and looked at Ke Ke suddenly.

"You fell in love with him." This time, Ke Ke's original questioning tone became a statement.And the originally smiling eyes became sharper, staring at Tang Xuan as if they had been poisoned.