The Rest of My Life

After returning to my room, I immediately looked through the contract and finally figured out what was going on.

The contract states that after we go to the imperial capital, the Zhou family will hold an engagement banquet, and I will be present as Zhou Xun's fiancee.

That is to say, I will be Zhou Xun's fiancee in the future.

Since this entry was written on the middle page, I only skimmed through it, so I didn't see it clearly.

I stared at the word fiancée for a long time.

No wonder he wanted to give me so much money because my identity had also changed.

Then why did he say that our relationship had not changed?

However, whether it was a man and a woman, or an unmarried couple, he and I were pretending.

He wasn't wrong.

However, I no longer care about sadness. What I care more about is that after I go to the imperial capital, it might not be as simple as celebrating the birthday of Grandpa Zhou.

Otherwise, why would Zhou Xun hold an engagement ceremony?

Was he putting on an act just for GuQiong to see?

If she was able to drug me while I was at Flower Landing, and the capital is her territory, then she would definitely be even more arrogant.

I was worried.

In addition, the Shen family might also be targeting me. All of a sudden, I feel that the reason I'm going to the Imperial Capital this time around is to enter the tiger's cave, the dragon pool and the tiger's cave.

And I don't know when I'll be back...

No wonder Zhou Xun wanted me to leave.

I sighed softly.

I signed this contract myself. It's too late for me to regret it.

What's more … Even if I had known in advance that Zhou Xun wanted me to pretend to be engaged to him, I wouldn't have refused …

After all, that's all I can do to repay him.

Silently, I put down the agreement and stare out the window at the bright sky.

Since my mother's death, my life had changed dramatically. Before, I just had to study hard, but now I was forced to deal with all kinds of people.

I don't know what kind of situation we'll encounter after we go to the capital.

But life has to go on, and I have to keep my head up.

Furthermore, my thoughts on Zhou Xun also seemed to have become miniscule.

To be honest, the first time was really important to me.

But he doesn't have any feelings for me, and I can't hold him back.

In the future, she could only keep her distance from him and restrain her love.

In order to avoid awkwardness and to give myself time to rest, I found an excuse to stay in my room at night. Aunt Ning had brought me dinner.

Zhou Xun also did not come to find me.

In the middle of the night, I woke up in a daze. Maybe the air conditioner was turned on too low, or maybe it was because Zhou Xun's temperature was gone. My heart felt like it was being chilled.

Last night, last week, he was holding me, coaxing me.

I curled up in his warm arms, smelling his mint scent, and slept soundly.

Today, I slept alone and woke up alone.

I hugged the quilt and stared at the dim lights in the yard for a long time. Finally, I lay back down on the quilt and fell asleep.

I got up early the next morning, intending to go to the task force after breakfast.

When I went downstairs, Zhou Ning was actually waiting for me, but Zhou Xun was nowhere to be seen.

Zhou Ning came forward and said: "Miss Nian, the Third Young Master has instructed me to follow you today."

I nodded. "I'll be troubling you then."

He had originally thought that he would run into Zhou Xun, but Zhou Xun had never shown up.

I don't know if I was relieved or disappointed.

Zhou Ning looked at me and said: "Third Young Master spent the night outside."

I started.

Zhou Xun actually didn't come back yesterday?

I wanted to ask him where he had gone, but I didn't seem to have a say in it.

And then I wondered, why did Zhou Ning say that to me?

Seeing me look at him, Zhou Ning said with a calm face: "Third Young Master is afraid that you will misunderstand, and purposely asked me to explain myself to you."

ME: "... Actually, it would be best if you didn't mention this to me. "

Zhou Ning gave a rare smile.

My mood inexplicably became better, perhaps because Zhou Xun was still wary of me.

After that, Zhou Ning and I ate something and set off for the task force.

Just after work time, his colleagues have all arrived, and Shen Zisheng had already entered the office to work.

I knocked on the door and called out, "Senior Shen."

Shen Zixian, who was flipping through a document recording, heard the sound and looked up.

He looked me up and down. "Two days missing, finally willing to show up?"

I ignored his sarcasm and whispered, "Senior Brother, I've come to resign."

Shen Zi Xing squinted his eyes.

I looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry. I failed to live up to Teacher Tang's expectations and also failed to live up to your care and nurturing …"

Shen Zisheng waved his hand to interrupt me, "Don't apologize yet, I haven't agreed yet."

I pursed my lips and didn't say anything.

He stared at me. "Tell me what happened."

Naturally, I could not reveal Zhou Xun's plan. I replied, "It's my personal reason …"

Shen Zi Xing slammed the document onto the table, "Su Nian Jun, don't try this on me. Do you think this is a vegetable garden? Look at how many days you've taken and wasted so much work. I didn't find trouble with you, so why are you here now? You sure are capable! "

I stood still, not saying a word, letting him scold me.

I did give him trouble. He had a reason to be angry.

He sneered, "I want to hear the truth!"

I was silent for a moment before I replied, "I'm sorry, Senior Shen. I was the one who disgraced you and Teacher Tang …" But I do have a compelling reason to leave. "

Shen Zixian's face turned green as he glared at me.

I looked at him apologetically.

After a moment, he said angrily, "Take your file and get lost!"

That means agreeing to my departure.

I quickly thanked him.

He looked down at the file and ignored me.

I didn't expect him to be someone who showed both happiness and anger on his face. I paused for a moment before calling out to him. "Senior Brother Shen."

He glanced at me with a look of disgust on his face.

I said softly, "I went out the day before yesterday when I received your call. But on the way, I was kidnapped by Su Yan."

Shen Zixian jerked his head up and looked at me.

I stared back at him.

"Kidnapping?" He frowned and said, "No wonder I couldn't get through to you in the past two days."

I nodded. "I lost my wallet and phone. I can only redeem my calling card today."

Shen Zixian had already recovered his usual aloof attitude, looking at me out of the corner of his eyes, he said: "You suspect me."

His tone was certain.

I didn't deny it. "I was recuperating a few days ago. If you didn't call me, I wouldn't have left the house."

Shen Zixian seemed to be deep in thought, "In that case, I'm quite suspicious."

I looked at him without blinking, trying to read something in his expression.

Unfortunately, he had a straight face and could not see any flaws.

I thought for a moment and asked, "Did you and Su Yan know each other before?"

Shen Zi Shi did not hide the ridicule in his eyes: "Are you stupid? If I knew him, would I call you and tell you to go out? Then wouldn't I be exposed in an instant? "

So, this is a coincidence?

But my gut told me he wasn't necessarily telling the truth.

Maybe he was making such a big mistake on purpose to let me dispel my suspicions about him.

I suddenly regretted asking him these questions.

If the Shen family is truly ordering Su Yan behind the scenes, then my question would be to alert the enemy.

I covered the annoyance in my eyes and said, "I just felt that it was such a coincidence."

Shen Zixian snorted coldly.

I said, "I hope Brother Shen really has nothing to do with Su Yan, otherwise …"

"What else can you do to me?" Shen Zixian sneered.

ME: "... I'll tell Teacher Tang. "

This time it was Shen Zixian who was speechless.

He stared at me and said, "Don't worry. Even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't use such a foolish method."

Me: "…"

Finally we stared at each other for a long time.

I said, "... "Then I'll go check out."

Shen Zixian waved his hand impatiently.

Outside the office, I wondered what he meant.

At first I would think that he was very magnanimous, that he definitely had nothing to do with Su Yan.

But on second thought, he might be telling me that he didn't hurt me this time, but the next time might not be the case.

After I left my job, I didn't tell my colleagues that I was just a small intern and hadn't been to any classes for many days, so I wasn't very familiar with them.

However, on the way out, he met Tao Zhizhou.

He seemed to be very surprised by my appearance. When he saw the departure slip in my hand, he frowned. "What happened?"

I shook my head.

Although he is also a senior brother of Di Da, other than me meeting him in the special task force and not having any interactions with him, I would naturally not tell him about my personal matters.

Tao Zhizhou didn't ask any further.

He paused and said, "I may need your help with the Wu Mei case."

I looked at him in surprise.

He said, "Let's talk inside."

So I followed him back to the office.

He did not beat around the bush and said straightforwardly, "I went to Wu Mei's hometown two days ago and found some new things."

I listened carefully.

He said, "I went to see Wu Mei's relative. She had an aunt who was seventy years old and was very close to him. Her aunt recalled that Wu Mei had been fired from her job thirty-six years ago during the summer vacation. Wu Mei dared not tell anyone because of the disgrace, so she told her aunt in secret. But her aunt did not know why her employer had fired her, and she did not say why. At first, Aunt wasn't willing to reveal this matter to us, but when I said that Wu Mei was murdered, and only after asking her about it would we be able to solve this case, Aunt finally opened her mouth. "

I was stunned.

So... Wu Mei was expelled by my grandfather?

That explains why neither my grandfather nor my mother wanted to talk about her.

She must have done something wrong.

However, counting the dates, she had worked at my house for four years. My mother had once liked her so much, so what kind of big mistake did she make to get fired by my grandfather?

Unfortunately, aside from Wu Mei, no one else seemed to be aware of the inside information.

Perhaps, what Wu Mei had done was the key to her death.

It seems that this matter is indeed related to my mother, and perhaps to my grandfather as well.

Tao Zhizhou said, "We also visited your grandfather's acquaintances, but none of them were very clear about what happened that year. After all, that was your grandfather's family matter, so no one really cared … That way, the clues will be cut off again, I thought. I'll probably have to go back to your place and look it up again. "

Of course I don't mind.