Delayed confession

In the ramen restaurant, Xu Weixi and Gu Mochuan sat near the window, while Wang Lingling and Jinyu sat not far from them. There was a partition in between, so they could see each other but could not hear each other's voices.

In order to prevent information errors, Xu Weixi told Wang Lingling the questions he was going to ask in advance.

"Why did you choose to help at that time? After all, many people at the scene chose to stand by and watch."

Gu Mochuan saw her opening her notebook seriously with an admiring look on her face, and he was too guilty to look her in the eye.

"They helped, but it was more convenient for me to have a car."

"How do you feel now?"

"Very happy."

After asking a few simple questions, Xu Weixi took out his phone in a friendly manner and asked,

"Can we take a picture?"

Gu Mochuan's expression was stiff. He turned his head and glanced out the window. As if he had made up his mind, he stretched out his left hand and pointed to Jinyu's position.

"You're interviewing the wrong person. He's the brave motorcyclist. Go take his picture."

Xu Weixi put away her phone and looked at him playfully. After thanking him, she took her bag and walked towards Wang Lingling's table.

An hour later, Xu Weixi and Wang Lingling came out of the ramen restaurant. They looked sideways and saw Jinyu sitting opposite Gu Mochuan, gesticulating and talking about something, while Gu Mochuan was actually eating noodles.

"Wei Xi, you guessed right. The motorcyclist was Jin Yu. Fortunately, we made preparations. Otherwise, we would have published wrong information."

When Xu Weixi heard what Wang Lingling said, he retracted his gaze, smiled and nodded, and the two of them walked towards the parking lot.

"Put your things in the car first."

Wang Lingling closed the car door and lay on the roof, asking coquettishly,

"Where are you going to go on National Day?"

Xu Weixi paused as she opened the car door, and followed her example, leaning against the car with her hands crossed.

"I haven't thought about it yet, what about you?"

Wang Lingling introduced it enthusiastically.

"I plan to go to Xiahai this year. I heard it's spring-like all year round there, and there's also the sea."

"Well, when the time comes, post it on your Moments and I'll like it for you."

Wang Lingling glanced behind her slyly.

"You guys chat, I'm leaving first. I'll go back and finish this manuscript. You guys can go shopping."

After saying that, he dived into his little QQ like a monkey and walked away.

Xu Weixi was left alone, disheveled in the wind.

Sure enough, Gu Mochuan's voice appeared behind him.

"I didn't mean to lie to you just now."

Xu Wei adjusted his expression and put on a distant smile.

"I know. Didn't you just explain it?"

Gu Mochuan was like a child who had done something wrong. He was a big man of about 1.8 meters. He lowered his head in front of her and said in a low voice,

"But I see you don't look very happy."

Xu Weixi closed his eyes to remind himself that the person in front of him was troublesome and he should stay away from him.

She said politely,

"Gu Mochuan, I told you that even if we are not friends, we are still classmates. You don't have to be like this."

"Who wants to be your friend, classmate?" Gu Mochuan muttered softly, and seeing her absent-minded expression, he quickly asked,

"Where are you going to go for National Day?"

Xu Weixi raised her eyebrows, but before she could say anything, the phone in her pocket rang. She nodded to apologize.

"Excuse me, answer the phone."

"Hey."

Fang Yuan was holding a large lunch box in one hand and talking on the phone in the other.

"Xiao Xi, which unit do you live in? I'm at the security guard's place now."

Xu Weixi walked forward a few steps and found that there was no one at the north gate, so he asked hurriedly,

"Which door are you at? Why don't I see you?"

Fang Yuan came here by bus, but he didn't expect that he would not be allowed to enter without the owner of the house to pick him up.

She looked around and said,

"I don't know either. There's a big supermarket across the street."

"South Gate."

Xu Weixi said as he walked towards the north gate.

"Wait a minute, I'll pick you up."

Xu Weixi walked a few steps and found that Gu Mochuan was still following her, so she turned around and said,

"I have something to do and I'm leaving first. Contact me on WeChat if you have anything."

Gu Mochuan stopped and waited until she entered the community before turning around and walking towards the cafe.

Xu Weixi quickly entered from the north gate and walked towards the south gate.

Seeing Fang Yuan standing at the door wearing old but clean clothes, Xu Weixi suddenly felt her eyes moisten. She opened the door and welcomed her in.

"Why did you come suddenly?"

Fang Yuan smiled kindly, stretched out his hand to tuck Xu Weixi's hair, which had fallen on her face because she ran too fast, behind her ears, and raised the lunch box in front of him like offering a treasure.

"I made some dumplings. I thought you might not have eaten them for a while, so I brought some over for you and Xuanxuan."

Xu Weixi took the things over.

"Don't bother. Aunt Chen will make it if we want to eat it."

"You're living in someone else's house, so it's a bit awkward. Besides, who can cook as deliciously as I do, right?"

"Yes," Xu Weixi smiled and opened the lunch box a little.

“Is this cooked?”

Fang Yuan shook his head helplessly and looked at his daughter tenderly.

"Of course it's raw. The cooked ones would have been cold by now. I packed them at noon and put them in the refrigerator to freeze before bringing them to you."

As they talked, they walked to the door of the house where Xu Weixi and the others lived.

"Come in, just put your things on the table."

As soon as Fang Yuan came in, he was dazzled by the decoration in front of him and muttered to himself,

“It’s pretty good here.”

Xu Weixi poured her a glass of water and smiled as a reply.

Fang Yuan sat on the sofa uncomfortably, rubbing the cup in his hands.

"Xuanxuan hasn't finished class yet."

"He's in his third year of high school, and has evening self-study classes. He finishes school at 9:30, but he can come back for dinner around 6:20. It's about 5 o'clock now, so he'll be back soon."

Fang Yuan saw several covered dishes on the table and guessed,

"Has the nanny already prepared dinner for you and left?"

Xu Weixi wanted Fang Yuan to watch TV, and was studying the two remote controls in his hands. When he heard the question, he answered without even raising his head.

"Well, Aunt Chen usually comes to clean up around three or four in the afternoon, and then goes back after making dinner. We just need to heat it up in the evening."

"Aren't you going to cook lunch?"

"Same, come and clean up and make lunch around ten."

Fang Yuan uttered "oh" in a low voice and stopped talking.

Xu Weixi put down the remote control, stood up and put the dumplings into the refrigerator, turned his back to Fang Yuan, and asked in a muffled voice,

"Did you come here specially, or are you here to go back to your uncle's place to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

When Fang Yuan saw Xu Weixi bring it up, he thought there was a way around it, so he put down his cup and quickly defended Xu Guochang.

"Your father is not very good at talking, but he has always been proud of you. Every time he talks to others, he always praises you. It's just that he doesn't know how to express it to you."

Xu Weixi didn't say anything. The room was so quiet that one could probably hear a pin drop. After about a minute, she asked calmly,

"when are we leaving?"

Fang Yuan said quickly,

"Tomorrow afternoon, train ticket at three o'clock."