half thorns, half joy

"Who is it?" Xiao Zihan asked curiously when he heard Tang Xuan's cell phone ring, while he was still asleep.

Tang Xuan turned her back to Xiao Zihan, knowing that Xiao Zihan didn't see the caller ID on her phone screen, so she calmly replied, "Tingting, I guess I got into a fight with the monitor again, so I'll go pick it up."

"Well, don't talk too late." After all, he was Tang Xuan's best friend at University, and Xiao Zihan also knew Huang Tingting a little bit. He knew that this girl was more emotional and always wanted to talk to Tang Xuan, so he had no doubts.

Tang Xuan picked up the phone, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "Hey, Tingting, what's wrong with calling so late?"

On the other side of the phone, Ke Ke's voice was eager and sharp, "Tang Xuan, is Xiao Zihan by your side?"

"Well, he's next to me, and we're getting ready to go to bed." Tang Xuan bent her eyes and smiled at Xiao Zihan, signaling Xiao Zihan to go to bed first, "Why are you calling at this hour, are you having a fight with the monitor again? It's okay, wait a minute , I'll go to the bathroom and tell you."

Ke Ke knew the meaning of Tang Xuan's words, so she didn't say any more and fell silent.

Tang Xuan pretended to be listening to what she was saying, put on her slippers, opened the bedroom door, walked out, and went into the bathroom.

"Okay, let's talk, what's going on." Tang Xuan's voice changed suddenly after entering the bathroom.

Ke Ke's voice came over immediately, "There is something urgent, Tian Jiangyan reported the crime again, there is a clue."

Tang Xuan put down the toilet seat and sat down, trying to keep her voice calm, "What look?"

"They said they wanted to conduct a thorough investigation and wanted Tian Jiangyan to testify. Tian Jiangyan agreed and has been protected as a witness. In addition, they said that they need an informant to cooperate with their investigation."

Although Ke Ke didn't understand what she said, but being able to call in at this point in time, Ke Ke had already guessed what she meant.

This matter was too big. Tang Xuan didn't dare to take any risks. She turned on the faucet, muffled her voice, and asked Ke Ke, "So now, I need to be the informant, right?"

"Yes." Ke Ke replied decisively, "Not only you, but me too, but my position is not as important as yours, you are the most important."

Tang Xuan didn't respond.She had envisioned such a day a long time ago, even when she imagined it, she looked forward to it with a surge of heart.

But when this day really came, Tang Xuan didn't know what to do.

She actually, at this moment, hesitated.

"Tang Xuan, you have to accept it. This is our only chance." Ke Ke ordered Tang Xuan not to refuse, as if he had guessed that Tang Xuan would hesitate.

Tang Xuan swallowed nervously, and hummed softly, "I know."

"It's not enough for you to know. You must be firm in your beliefs and not go back on your word. Once you agree, even if you turn against Xiao Zihan, you must continue."

Tang Xuan pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

In fact, even if she refused, if one day Xiao Zihan knew that their love was just a conspiracy, Xiao Zihan would definitely turn against her, and she had no way out.

Tang Xuan tightly closed her eyes, opened them again, bit her lip and replied, "Don't worry, I can do it."

Ke Ke was satisfied with this, "Well. This news came very suddenly, and they are waiting for my reply. I have to ask you to confirm it. You can spare some time tomorrow. I still have something to meet and talk to you about."

Tang Xuan thought for a while and replied, "I have to go to work during the day tomorrow, see you at night."

"Okay, you'd better give me the exact time tomorrow morning, the place is still the same place, don't let me go." After Coco finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Listening to the beeping sound coming from the phone, Tang Xuan's heart ached.

I didn't expect the storm to come so soon.

Tang Xuan had just turned off the faucet and was about to go back when she suddenly heard the sound of slippers coming from outside the bathroom. Tang Xuan became nervous, afraid of being exposed, she put the phone to her ear again, and said to the blacked-out screen, "Oh, you Don't think about it so much, the squad leader really has you in his heart, and now that everyone is just starting work, the pressure is relatively high, so you should be more considerate."

While talking, Tang Xuan opened the bathroom door and saw Cai Jinyu standing not far away holding a water glass, she smiled embarrassedly at Cai Jinyu.

"Okay, don't think so much, go to sleep, what's not happy, let's meet tomorrow, okay?"

"Well, go to sleep, good night."

Pretending to hang up the phone, Tang Xuan shrugged helplessly, "I'm sorry to disturb you. My best friend from college had an issue with her boyfriend, so she must talk to me."

Cai Jinyu shook her head, "It's okay, those of us who failed in our relationship should apologize to you for causing you trouble."

"It's nothing, we are all friends, and we should help each other. I'm going to bed, you should go to bed early, don't drink too much water at night, and be careful of edema tomorrow."

Cai Jinyu nodded, "Well, good night."

Tang Xuan returned to the bedroom, Xiao Zihan was still awake, "Finished?"

"Well, I'm not going to let you go. Tell me to spend some time with her after get off work tomorrow." Tang Xuan sighed heavily, and joked, "Have you noticed that our friends seem to be having trouble in their relationships?"

Xiao Zihan agreed very much when he heard it, "It seems to be true. Jinyu on my side just lost his love, and Huang Tingting on your side is having trouble."

"So, we have to act as trash cans and enlighten them." The reason why Tang Xuan felt so emotional was to make the phone call just now sound more real, and also to lay the groundwork for tomorrow's departure.

Xiao Zihan didn't know this, he just thought that Tang Xuan was feeling that these people's feelings were not stable, and he was very satisfied with his feelings in an instant.

He leaned over to hug Tang Xuan and put his head on Tang Xuan's neck. Even his voice sounded soft and cute.

"We are different from them, how nice we are."

This short sentence, ten or so words, was instantly inserted into Tang Xuan's heart like a dozen needles.

Her heart was so painful that she could hardly breathe.

At this moment, she was very glad that her back was facing Xiao Zihan, otherwise, the painful expression on her face might arouse Xiao Zihan's suspicion.

"Asleep?" After waiting for a long time for an answer, Xiao Zihan arched again.

Tang Xuan gritted her teeth, suppressed all her emotions, and said in a hoarse voice, "Stop making trouble, Jinyu is still outside, go to sleep."

"He's here, I..."

"The sound insulation in our bedroom is not good. You want him to hear me..." Before Tang Xuan could finish speaking, Xiao Zihan immediately covered Tang Xuan's mouth, and quickly stepped back, away from Tang Xuan's neck.

Tang Xuan couldn't help but chuckle at the speed of his movements.

"good night."

"Good night."

The next day, Tang Xuan woke up early and made breakfast. While eating breakfast, Cai Jinyu lamented about finding a new girlfriend, and Xiao Zihan gave her countless rolls of eyes.

After eating, all three of them set off for work.

Cai Jinyu and Xiao Zihan drove separately, while Tang Xuan walked.

Cai Jinyu drove up to Tang Xuan's side, lowered the window while driving slowly, and asked Tang Xuan with a smile, "Can I still come over for dinner tonight?"

Tang Xuan: "Well...I have an appointment with my girlfriends to eat out tonight, so I can't come back to cook."

Cai Jinyu: "Is that so..." Just hearing the tone of voice, I was very disappointed.

Tang Xuan smiled and suggested, "If you want to eat, ask Zihan to accompany you to eat. Anyway, I'm not here tonight, and he is alone."

Cai Jinyu immediately became happy again, "That's okay!"

At this time, Xiao Zihan's car also drove over, following Cai Jinyu's butt, honking impatiently, urging Cai Jinyu.

Cai Jinyu had already settled for dinner anyway, so she didn't bother anymore, and waved to Tang Xuan, stepped on the gas pedal, and the car sped out.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zihan's car replaced Cai Jinyu's car and slowly drove alongside Tang Xuan.

When the car window came down, Xiao Zihan asked, "What did he just tell you?"

Tang Xuan replied truthfully, "Ask me to have dinner. I said I have an appointment with Tingting tonight, and I asked you to accompany him to eat."

Xiao Zihan said, "Okay."

After a while, Xiao Zihan said again: "Get in the car, I'll see you off."

Tang Xuan refused with a smile, "It's just a few steps, I'll be there soon, hurry up, don't block the cars behind."

Xiao Zihan knew that he couldn't convince Tang Xuan, so he had no choice but to raise the window and drive the car away.

Tang Xuan looked up, looked at Xiao Zihan's car butt, took out her phone and quickly sent Ke Ke a text message.

"Seven o'clock in the evening, the old place."

After the text message showed that it was sent successfully, she immediately deleted it.

Fortunately, Cai Jinyu was with Xiao Zihan, otherwise, if Xiao Zihan said he wanted to go to see Tingting with her, she really didn't know how to refuse.

In the blink of an eye, it was night, Cai Jinyu didn't even drive the car, and came early to wait for Xiao Zihan to get off work. With such an annoying person, Xiao Zihan couldn't work hard, so he had to get off work on time, and drove Cai Jinyu away.

After Xiao Zihan left, Tang Xuan also packed her things, left the Xiao family, and went to the agreed place.

At [-]:[-], Tang Xuan entered the milk tea shop.

Walking into the familiar box, Tang Xuan saw, besides Coco, there was also a woman in her 40s.

The woman looked serious, upright, and sat upright. When she saw Tang Xuan, she looked at Tang Xuan with burning eyes.

Tang Xuan walked over to sit down, nodded towards Keke, then looked at the strange and serious woman, "This is..."

"This is Police Officer Liu, who is the main person in charge of this case. You can talk to her if you have anything to say."

As soon as Ke Ke finished his introduction, Police Officer Liu extended his hand to Tang Xuan, "Hi, my name is Liu, and this is my police certificate. I have something I want to know about you."

Tang Xuan had never had this kind of experience before, and she was still a little apprehensive for a while.

Officer Liu seemed to see Tang Xuan's timidity, and said seriously, "Don't be afraid, only the three of us know about the fact that you are an informant, and no one else will know. You don't have to worry about being exposed. If one day you If you are accidentally exposed, we will definitely protect your personal safety."

Hearing Officer Liu's reassurance, Tang Xuan felt a little embarrassed, "No, I'm not worried about that...If you have anything to ask, just ask, as long as I know, I will tell you."