After rebirth, she first killed the book thief, and she was busy writing articles to save people

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Jiang Baige didn't ask what identity she would go in. In Shi Xin's eyes, this was a very adult behavior.

In his eyes, although Jiang Baige is an adult, she is not a real adult because she is still a student.

But her performance showed a maturity far beyond that of a student.

After being in the entertainment industry for a few years, even if you are on the fringe, you will get used to certain behaviors that are considered outrageous outside of this circle, but as long as you are in this circle, you will naturally label them as "just an adult choice."

Especially in the relationship between men and women or other genders.

Jiang Baige's approach of not asking for "status" unexpectedly won him extra appreciation.

Although she really didn't care - she cared about someone else.

***

Shi Xin was worried about traffic jams on May 1st, so he made an appointment with her to meet at seven in the morning.

"I can't get up," she said bluntly.

Shi Xin was not angry, but softened her tone and coaxed her: "You can sleep in the car. I will drive an off-road vehicle that is big enough."

Jiang Baige agreed, but she overlooked another message: if there were only two people, why drive such a big car?

When she finally fell asleep during the bumpy ride, the car stopped and someone knocked on the window.

She rubbed her eyes and sat up from the back seat. Someone considerately covered her with a piece of clothing. The clothing had a faint scent of cologne - she was not familiar with men's perfume, but she vaguely felt that it was some kind of calm woody scent.

Similar to the incense sticks she loved to light at home after living alone in her previous life.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the door opening again, and half of a small face appeared outside the door.

"Ah, it's sister-in-law... Sorry, I didn't know you were sleeping."

Shi Xin, who was sitting in the driver's seat, turned around and did not deny the title of "sister-in-law". Instead, she called out to Chen Xi: "Come up, Xiao Xi. Bai Ge didn't sleep well yesterday, so she's catching up on her sleep in the back seat."

"How do you know she didn't sleep well last night? Were you two together?"

Chen Xi's words were so annoying that even from a distance, the shortsighted Jiang Baige could see Shi Xin's blushing face.

He turned his face away: "Don't gossip, kid, come up quickly."

Or don’t deny it?

Jiang Baige finally noticed Shi Xin's series of "abnormalities" and began to figure out what he was thinking.

After all, although saving lives is the main job, it is harmless to have a romance in spare time.

At this time, Chen Xi had already got into the car and closed the door.

The car started quickly. Jiang Baige was hesitating whether to chat with Chen Xi out of politeness or to follow her body's will and continue to lie down and sleep. At this moment, Chen Xi turned around, held the back of the chair, and looked at her with his eyes blinking, which were full of gossip.

Jiang Baige knew that she couldn't fall asleep, so she pulled her hair and said, "I was at school yesterday... I felt sleepy because I stayed up late to write an article."

"You write novels, too?" Chen Xi's eyes lit up. It seemed that because of his father, he was very friendly to people who wrote novels, whether they were famous or unknown. "Then I must have a lot in common with Teacher Shi. No wonder he likes me so much."

"There's nothing between him and me." Jiang Baige denied Chen Xi's guess, but was actually testing Shi Xin's reaction.

Seeing that Shi Xin didn't react, she pretended to be disappointed and said, "He just lied about me not sleeping well. It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

Shi Xin in front finally responded and said with a smile: "Are you a dead rat?"

"What were you eavesdropping on? If you don't concentrate on driving, we might all..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xi hurriedly spat three times: "How can you, who are engaged in literature, be so outspoken..."

Jiang Baige was amused by her serious look, and the topic returned to her.

"Why didn't you go with Teacher Chen today? When I saw you just now, I thought Teacher Chen was going to get on this car too. I'm not going to be able to get along with you in this dishevelled state."

"Oh, my dad happened to be staying out of town for something. I heard that Chai Chai was going there too, and he said it was on the way, so I'll take her there directly later."

Jiang Baige's eyes were not on Chen Xi, who was completely unaware of the undercurrents, but on Shi Xin.

She was in a position where she could see Shi Xin's expression through the rearview mirror. The happy expression from just now disappeared, replaced by another thoughtful expression.

So she decided to risk the world's disapproval and ask, "Then... Master's wife is not going?"

"My mom?" Chen Xi waved her hand. "She and my dad are both workaholics... They went to perform abroad half a month ago."

This is similar to what Jiang Baige found on the Internet these days.

But her search wasn't so specific.

In Chen Dongguo's interview, the family member he talked about most was his daughter. When he mentioned his wife, he only expressed gratitude, saying that when he was unknown, it was his wife who always supported his career spiritually and materially.

but--

He always adds a "but", saying that his wife is very busy at work and often flies around the country and abroad, so the two of them are rarely together and he is the one taking care of the children.

"So... it's true that you always stay with your dad, as you said in the interview?"

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Tsk, you're just praising himself. When I was young, although he wasn't a famous writer, he was also devoted to writing. He did spend more time with me than my mom. After all, my family relied on my mom to make money to support the family, and she didn't have time to take care of the household... But he was just the tallest among the short ones... When I was a child, I ate and lived at Chai Chai's house!"

"what?"

Jiang Baige's eyes widened. She couldn't think about this any further. Otherwise, what on earth was this Chen Dongguo...

Beast?

These two words unconsciously came to Jiang Baige's mind.

Chen Xi on the opposite side was totally unaware of this and was reminiscing about her happy past.

It turned out that Chen Xi and Jing Chai had lived in the same family compound since they were young.

Because Chen Xi's mother and Jing Chai's father are colleagues, but the nature of their jobs is different, so Jing Chai's father does not need to travel frequently.

Although Chen Dongguo was not famous at that time, he also gave Chinese tutoring to some students after school to supplement the family income. He was so busy that he often forgot to take care of Chen Xi's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

So when he was too busy, he would send Chen Xi to the Jing family next door.

Jingchai's parents are kind-hearted and Chen Xi is cute and sweet-spoken, so they naturally treat her as their goddaughter. In order to repay them, Chen Dongguo has been tutoring Jingchai for free.

That's the problem--

If Jingchai really grew up with Chen Xi, and Chen Dongguo taught them to read and write, then why did Shi Xin say that Jingchai went to study for a doctorate under Chen Dongguo, and it was recommended by Chen Xi? It was as if they didn't know each other at all...

Of course, it is also possible that Shi Xin is an outsider, does not understand, and said something wrong.

But, would Chen Xi deliberately hide it from Shi Xin when he was so open with her, a person he had only met once or twice?