Under the moonlight

The others gradually dispersed, leaving only Li Linlin and Huang Meng standing there dumbfounded.

Li Linlin watched Chen Che's handsome back. Did he glance at me as he left? Did he smile at me? Huang Meng was also thinking about the same question, but she was thinking about Xu Ao. Did he glare at her when he turned to go upstairs?

Huang Meng tried hard to recall the look Xu Ao had given her when he turned around. He seemed a little angry, and then he strode away without paying any attention to her. What was going on?! Just as Huang Meng was standing there carefully trying to remember the last look Xu Ao had given her, Chen Che suddenly called out to her, "Um, Sister Huang Meng, my senior brother asked me to come and call you to the office."

Hearing his voice, Li Linlin looked up at the stairs. He was looking at her and smiling again. What was going on?!

He had already followed them upstairs, and now he was half-hanging on the escalator at the corner of the second floor, talking to Huang Meng while glancing at the girl next to her.

Huang Meng reacted and responded. Chen Che then strode up. Huang Meng really couldn't understand why Xu Ao had looked at her with some resentment just now. Yes, she stood there for a long time and finally understood the meaning of that look: resentment!

Huang Meng greeted Li Linlin, frowned, and slowly walked up the steps. But why did she look so resentful?

Huang Meng walked to the office door, knocked lightly on the slightly ajar door, and then pushed it open and went in. She casually found a seat and sat down. Chen Che looked up slightly to acknowledge her as she sat down.

Xu Ao stood directly in front of the desk, arms crossed. The woman sat in front of the desk, huddled up, her head almost drooping under the desk. Her thin shoulders were hunched high, and her occasional swaying showed her nervousness.

Jiang Ying sat opposite that woman, along with a young girl, presumably Xiao Zhang. Like Jiang Ying, she had her hair in a high ponytail and a serious expression, with her hands on the table, one holding a pen and the other supporting a notebook.

But she was still a young girl. Huang Meng didn't see any imposing manner in her. Instead, she thought her chubby double chin and round baby face made her look childish and cute, like a little girl who was just putting on airs.

Aside from her having the leisure to observe others, everyone else, including Chen Che, could feel the low pressure emanating from Xu Ao. So many things had happened in one day; anyone would have a headache in that situation.

"Let's begin, Xiao Zhang, you take notes." Xu Ao's steady voice broke the silence in the room; everyone seemed to be waiting for him to speak.

Jiang Ying nodded at Xu Ao, then turned to the woman and asked in a cool voice, "Name."

The woman, who had been keeping her head down, visibly swayed when she heard the question. She slowly raised her head, met Jiang Ying's scrutinizing gaze, and then turned to look at everyone else who were staring at her. She suddenly felt as if she had been stripped naked and thrown into the street. A wave of shame, fear, and utter despair washed over her. She lowered her head again and whispered, "Lin Shuanghan."

"age"

"45 years old"

Huang Meng looked Lin Shuanghan up and down. She was slender, with few wrinkles on her face and fair, delicate skin. She didn't look like a 45-year-old woman at all.

Jiang Ying continued, "Where are you from?" Hearing this question, Lin Hanshuang looked up in confusion. Jiang Ying explained, "Your registered residence."

"I... I'm registered in Jiangsu," Lin Hanshuang said softly, lowering her head again.

"What brings you to Country S?"

Hearing this question, the woman was visibly nervous. "Visiting relatives."

"Who are you to me?"

"They're relatives."

"So how did you get to the embassy?"

"I, I was rescued by your colleague."

Xu Ao stood to the side without saying a word, but he kept his eyes on the woman's every move. He was close enough to see Lin Hanshuang's hands, which were nervously clasped together on her lap. Her nails were neatly trimmed, and there seemed to be a trace of a ring on her right ring finger, with a small mark that was lighter than the surrounding skin.

Jiang Ying continued, "Then why did you steal the medicine?"

"I... I'm sick, I need those medications."

"If you need it, you can just ask the staff for it. Why did you steal it?"

"I'm afraid you won't give it to me."

As Huang Meng heard Lin Hanshuang's voice gradually lower, she knew that what she said was probably not true. Sure enough, Jiang Ying said loudly after she finished speaking: "Liar! The amount of medicine you took is not the normal amount. Why did you take so much asthma medicine?"

Jiang Ying's sudden increase in voice seemed to startle Lin Han Shuang on the other end of the line. She didn't dare raise her head and stammered, "I...I don't know the dosage, I'm afraid it won't be enough, so I..."

"Hmph, if you really had asthma, wouldn't you know how to use and do this medicine? You let it slip yourself."

Lin Hanshuang seemed anxious and unsure how to make amends for her mistake. Her high shoulders began to tremble, and she covered her face with her hands, starting to sob softly.

As Huang Meng watched her shoulders sway violently and heard her suppressed sobs, she always felt that this seemingly frail and inconspicuous woman was hiding something.

Seeing Lin Hanshuang crying incessantly, Jiang Ying raised her wrist, glanced at the time, and said impatiently, "I hope you will cooperate properly and not waste time."

Huang Meng looked at Jiang Ying and Xiao Zhang, both of whom had serious expressions, and then at Lin Hanshuang opposite them, who was crying with extreme grievance. It was as if the two of them were about to torture her.

Huang Meng spoke up, "How about this, I'll talk to this lady, maybe it'll be helpful. With so many of us watching her, she might be a little nervous, haha~"

Huang Meng regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. She cursed herself inwardly, "Who do you think you are? This is the duty of the embassy staff. They are doing their job. It's none of your business!"

Huang Meng smiled as she looked at the others, but in her heart she was cursing herself to the core. The brief silence felt like a slow torture, and every second longer would make her feel like she was dying. She wished that someone would say something to her, even just one word, just to end this terrible silence.

“Okay, then let’s go out first, you come.” Xu Ao’s words broke the silence and brought a storm.

"No, I disagree." Jiang Ying spoke first, glancing at Huang Meng. Huang Meng sensed something was wrong when she saw the sharp glint in Jiang Ying's eyes. Instead of being questioned about her work ability, she felt an unfriendly attack from a woman.

“She’s not from the embassy, ​​and she has no right to interfere in this matter.” Jiang Ying’s words were simple, clear, and ruthless.

“I think Sister Ying is right. She came to the embassy for refuge, how can she interfere with our work?” Sure enough, this girl always follows Jiang Ying around, she’s a die-hard fan, even their hairstyles are the same.

Huang Meng listened to their conversation with a smile but remained silent. She had acted impulsively, and now that someone was opposing her, she no longer insisted. Indeed, no matter where you are, those with official positions have real power.

Huang Meng smiled, her mind racing with her inner monologue, completely unaware of the look Xu Ao was giving her, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

"I'll decide this matter. Let her talk to Lin Hanshuang; perhaps she'll get some results."

Huang Meng thought that after hearing a few harsh words, the matter would be over, but she never expected that Xu Ao would push her to the peak of the storm with just a few words.

Huang Meng felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at Jiang Ying and Xiao Zhang's furious gazes. She looked at Xu Ao with a questioning look, but he gave her a firm look, as if to say, "I believe you!"

Chen Che glanced around at the group, confused, and finding nothing to do with them, grabbed his coat and scurried out.

Jiang Ying and Xiao Zhang angrily pulled out their chairs and walked out. As they passed Huang Meng, they could feel four cold gazes without even looking at her. Xu Ao had offended two people at once, what a divine assist!

Huang Meng glared resentfully at Xu Ao, who walked towards her with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed and smug. He walked up to her, put one hand on the back of her chair, leaned forward, and whispered in her ear, "What, you like looking at collarbones, huh? I'll let you see as many as you want when I get the chance." After saying that, he stood up, smiled, reached out and gently rubbed the top of her head twice, and walked out.

Looking at his collarbone? What collarbone? Whose collarbone? She kept replaying all the possible images in her mind, and it took her a while to realize what he meant. She had only glanced at Chen Che's open shirt, and he had actually seen it, and he was so petty as to remember it until now! No wonder he looked at her like that when they went upstairs. For the first time, Huang Meng directly felt that men could be much more jealous than women.