"Ms. Song, you can stop persuading me up to where I was just now. There's no need to say anything more."

So who else could be so reckless and impulsive besides those from Jingchu?

"Shaofen, have you forgiven me?" Jing Chu walked up to Yu Shaofen and knelt down.

Qiao Nansheng sat down next to Song Lingge, and the two of them watched the good show with smiles on their faces, almost as if they were holding a handful of melon seeds.

Yu Shaofen blushed and said, "They're all watching! Get up! You're so annoying, I'll talk to you later."

Although it was meant as a complaint, the endearing tone indicated that the two had officially reconciled.

"Try this, I think it's pretty good. Do you think we should add this dish to our menu? Don't eat that one, it has a strong fishy smell." Song Lingge put a plate of Sichuan peppercorn chicken on Qiao Nansheng's plate.

Qiao Nansheng accepted Song Lingge's attentive service with a smile.

"It's delicious! Let's pack some for Aunt Song to try later!"

Jing Chu looked on sourly and said, "Hey! Can you two stop showing off your love every time you're together?"

Song Lingge deliberately put more food on Qiao Nansheng's plate: "This is just our normal life. If you think it's showing off your love, you should think about whether you've done something wrong."

Yu Shaofen gave Song Lingge a thumbs up.

Although Jingchu was unwilling, it had no choice but to immediately swallow it back.

"Where did you go today?" Qiao Nansheng asked.

Song Lingge paused for a moment, then said, "I went back to school. Guess who I ran into?"

Qiao Nansheng had only asked casually, but he didn't expect that Song Lingge was really in trouble, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Who would I run into if I went back to school? Almost all my classmates are doing internships outside, it'll just be Lao Yu and his group," Jing Chu said dismissively.

Song Lingge nodded, seemingly agreeing with what she said.

Qiao Nansheng held a different opinion; if it really was Yu Dezhi, Song Lingge wouldn't have asked such a question.

"Who is it?"

Although Qiao Nansheng looked normal, Song Lingge knew him well and knew he was very worried about her, so she stopped keeping him in suspense.

"It's Director Xia Mingyuan."

"Xia Mingyuan? What's so special about that?" Jing Chu said dismissively.

Yu Shaofen asked worriedly, "He didn't cause you any trouble, did he?"

Jing Chu then remembered that Song Lingge and Xia Mingyuan had a grudge, a grudge that involved lives and deaths.

The three of them immediately looked at Song Lingge with great tension.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. If something were really wrong, would I be standing here here being scrutinized by you all?" Song Lingge tried to lighten the mood by speaking in a relaxed manner.

Qiao Nansheng tapped her forehead: "Don't joke around, tell me the details."

Song Lingge stuck out her tongue and recounted the key events of the day, omitting her meeting with Li Meimei.

"So, does that mean Xia Jiaojiao really didn't commit suicide? But weren't you two the whole time that day? Didn't you notice anything wrong?" Jing Chu asked.

“We went home with Grandpa after dinner, and we didn’t go with Xia Jiaojiao, so how would we know what happened next?” Qiao Nansheng explained.

However, he was the first to suspect that Xia Jiaojiao's death was suspicious, and now that the evidence has been confirmed, he couldn't help but frown.

"Director Xia said he investigated many people but found no clues. However, there is something strange."

"what's up?"

"Zhang Binbin did not tell him that Fang Guanghua was also present."

At this point, Song Lingge smiled mysteriously: "But I'm always happy to help others, so I told him."

"You suspect it's Fang Guanghua?" Jing Chu asked.

"I can't quite put my finger on it. He and Xia Jiaojiao don't seem to have any conflict. But if Director Xia is going to investigate, why leave him out?"

Yu Shaofen agreed, saying, "Exactly! They're allowed to keep causing trouble, but we're not allowed to fight back even once? If there's nothing to hide, what are we afraid of investigating?"

"In short, that's the situation. You all need to keep an eye on things. If you hear anything, you can tell Director Xia. He's quite pitiful. You wouldn't believe it when I saw him today; he looked so much older. Old Yu told me his wife seems to have gone mad."

"That was truly tragic. His daughter was gone, his wife went insane, and his job was taken by Lao Yu. Tsk..." Jing Chu summarized.

Yu Shaofen nudged Jing Chu with her elbow and glared at him.

“We’ll help them out when we have time. But before, it was their own fault, there’s nothing to say about it.”

Xia Mingyuan's family's experience was indeed tragic, but they ended up shooting themselves in the foot.

If Xia Jiaojiao hadn't kept causing trouble for Song Lingge, none of this would have happened, and she would have ultimately lost her life.

Jing Chu seemed to forget as he spoke that although Song Lingge was currently unharmed, she might be the one to suffer if she wasn't careful.

Yu Shaofen couldn't empathize with Xia Jiaojiao's family.

Under the table, Song Lingge reached out her hand, and the two girls clasped hands tightly together.

Jing Chu and Yu Shaofen reconciled, and Song Lingge and Qiao Nansheng were able to retire successfully.

After the meal, the two couples parted ways.

This shop not only suited Yu Shaofen's taste, but it was also very close to where she lived, so she and Jing Chu decided to take a walk home.

"Shaofen, I will definitely be more understanding of you in the future, and I will think twice before I speak. I will never speak so recklessly again," Jing Chu said earnestly.

"You said you must remember this. If Lingge hadn't persuaded me this time, I definitely wouldn't have forgiven you."

"Remember, remember, I'll definitely remember," Jing Chu replied with a smile.

"Also, don't keep making Lingge angry. If an ordinary person encountered so many problems like hers, they would have broken down long ago. As her good friends, we keep saying nonsensical things, how much does that hurt her feelings?"

Jing Chu was silent for a moment, then, unusually, became serious and said, "Okay, I'll be more careful in the future."

"Won't you... find me annoying? Do you feel that since we've been together, I'm always controlling you, and you're not as free and easy as before?" Yu Shaofen stopped and looked at Jing Chu seriously.

Jing Chu stopped and, holding her hand, replied earnestly, "Only the closest people worry about whether your words and actions are right or wrong. I like it when you keep an eye on me."

A simple sentence is enough.

The two embraced, and the moonlight draped the lovers in a hazy white veil under the night sky.

During dinner, Song Lingge drank alcohol, so she left the car there and rode home in Qiao Nansheng's car.

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were going back to school?" Qiao Nansheng asked.

Song Lingge knew that this matter wouldn't be easily resolved, and Qiao Nansheng would definitely ask her detailed questions.

"Since I have a date with Shaofen today, and since I'm going out anyway, I might as well come out and go for a walk! You always say I don't get enough exercise and that staying at home writing all the time isn't good for my health!"

"Stop beating around the bush, why go back to school?"

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