Fiancée?
Hahaha, yes, you have a fiancée.
Li Yang really laughed like a village dog from a neighboring country, his eyes reduced to slits.
What he feared the most was Hu Jia having nothing to do.
If there was a case, then for these seven days Hu Jia would be fully immersed in it, and would hardly ask any nagging questions, which saved them a lot of trouble.
But if there was no case, and he was idle, he would start overthinking. There were plenty of such examples, all lessons learned from blood and tears.
Now, it was good, the invincible meat shield Lu Qingqing had appeared.
How could Li Yang let this opportunity slip away?
"Boss, you've already met this girl. Your relationship is quite good." Li Yang praised Lu Qingqing with all his might. "Really, our sister-in-law doesn't mind you having amnesia. You said you would never forget her."
As he spoke, Li Yang pointed to Lu Qingqing's photo, "Look, you specifically put her photo on the first page of your memo, just so you wouldn't lose her. Even though you don't remember her now, you should pretend to remember her. Take care of her and treat her well these few days, so as not to let down a girl's sincere love for you."
Hu Jia was a bit bewildered. Li Yang directly turned his body, his eyes sincere and earnest: "Believe me, you love her to death!"
Hu Jia was easily swayed by Li Yang's words in just a few sentences.
"How did we meet?"
"By chance!"
"I love her very much?"
"Of course!"
"I'm going to marry her?"
"Definitely!"
"Even if I don't have feelings for her anymore, I should still pretend to treat her well? Care about her emotions? Not let her down?"
"Absolutely!"
Luo Wenwu, standing by the side, was dumbfounded.
Rumors sprout from a mouth, Lu Qingqing will break her leg, the boss is drunk on romance, and will definitely get scolded!
Finally, at Li Yang's strong suggestion, another line was added to the first page of the memo: "Even if I can't remember you, you are still my everything these few days, and I will wholeheartedly treat you well!"
...
Back in the office, Lu Qingqing didn't know she had been sold out by Li Yang again. Seeing her walk into the office with a weary look, Yu Yue, shaking her fan, waddled over again.
"What's wrong? Something on your mind?" Yu Yue thought Lu Qingqing was troubled by stealing the memo last night, as the memo she stole was from a year ago.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about Hu Jia." Lu Qingqing's listless appearance made Yu Yue extremely happy.
As expected, you stole for nothing.
However, at this moment, she couldn't show it: "Thinking about our boss, what's so great about him? You're not reluctant to let him forget you, are you?"
"Where are you going with that? I didn't steal the memo at all." Lu Qingqing grumpily recounted what happened last night.
Yu Yue was overcome by a flock of crows.
Just now she said someone stole for nothing, but it turned out she was the clown.
However, she quickly seized the key point from Lu Qingqing's words: "You said the boss took off his clothes because he was afraid of fire?"
Huh?
Lu Qingqing suddenly realized: "I didn't say that!"
"No, you did!" Yu Yue was not stupid, "Oh my god, you didn't see the boss completely naked, did you?"
Damn it!
Lu Qingqing panicked and quickly covered Yu Yue's mouth.
...
Meanwhile, Hu Jia was also being interrogated by Li Yang.
"You're saying you woke up in the river?"
"Yeah! I don't know how I got in."
"No, no, no, I don't care how you got in, what I care about is..." Li Yang scrutinized Hu Jia up and down, "I knew something was wrong, you weren't wearing this yesterday."
"Oh my, boss, you're truly amazing, like a dog chasing ducks with a branch – brilliant!" Luo Wenwu was also shocked: "You didn't strip naked in front of Miss Lu, did you?"
Hu Jia's face instantly turned red.
Not only had he stripped naked, but the other person had also been soaking in the water.
Tsk tsk tsk, Li Yang understood everything seeing this, "Boss, didn't I say it right? You really love her to death, you even went bathing in the river together."
...
In the office, Lu Qingqing was playing dead, Hu Jia was feigning a coma, and Luo Wenwu was seriously reading case files. Only Li Yang and Yu Yue were exchanging knowing glances.
After all, they both had a secret to share.
"Ahem!" This strange atmosphere was unbearable. Lu Qingqing suddenly stood up: "I'm hungry, I haven't eaten lunch, I'm going out to eat."
She just wanted to escape this awkwardness quickly.
"Okay, okay, you go quickly." Yu Yue was overjoyed.
"Boss, sister-in-law is going to eat," Li Yang also shouted at the top of his lungs.
Lu Qingqing shot him a glare, and Li Yang wisely shut his mouth.
Hearing Li Yang's reminder, Hu Jia was slightly stunned.
Actually, ever since he entered the office, Hu Jia had felt uncomfortable. He kept recalling what happened in the river last night. Their relationship must have been good, after all, they were in that situation.
It was all because of this amnesia that a perfectly good date was ruined.
Seeing her sullen face all morning, she must have been quite angry. He really should find an opportunity to apologize to her.
"Shall we go eat Dakouwan?" Hu Jia immediately stood up. Li Yang was right, since she had become his fiancée, he should treat her better.
Dakouwan? Braised pork?
All meat?
Lu Qingqing involuntarily thought of those two long legs splashing in the water.
Ugh...
No, I can't go.
He definitely misunderstood that she was his fiancée. If she went, wouldn't that be tacitly admitting it?
Thinking of this, Lu Qingqing immediately gave up the idea: "Forget it, I'm suddenly not hungry anymore, I'll read a book in the office."
After saying that, Lu Qingqing casually picked up a document and pretended to read it.
"You really want to read?" Hu Jia asked.
"Yes, I want to read, studying makes me progress." Lu Qingqing nodded busily.
"Alright, tell me when you want to get married, so I can prepare things in advance." After saying that, Hu Jia snatched the document from Lu Qingqing's hand and spun it around.
The book was now upright.
Lu Qingqing turned to stone. How did it suddenly turn to marriage?
Looking at Li Yang and Yu Yue suppressing their laughter, Lu Qingqing felt an urge to practice some moves.
Lu Qingqing was in a daze the entire afternoon.
She even had the urge to find Hu Jia and clarify things several times, but she quickly calmed down. What was the use of clarifying things now?
The memo was still there, and this matter would continue to exist.
Of course, she could have Hu Jia rewrite or destroy the memo, but the thought of doing so would make Hu Jia misunderstand that she looked down on him, which Lu Qingqing found very cruel.
Especially after hearing Ouyang recount Hu Jia's past experiences, she felt it would be better to handle this matter discreetly.
Self-serving actions could be taken, but only if done beautifully.
And so, Lu Qingqing was lost in thought, while Hu Jia, under Li Yang's various hints, kept offering her a cup of water or peeling an apple for her.
As soon as Lu Qingqing showed any sign of distraction or fatigue, he would immediately approach her.
"Want to try a preserved plum?"
"Are your eyes sore?"
"Are you hungry? Let's go eat a bowl of hot and sour noodles."
...
The sun set, and Ouyang Wen stood on the cliff.
He kept recalling the woman who had advised him.
Her every smile and frown, her understanding nature, her eyes when she said "you are not a failure," her appearance when she said "she will investigate cases with you."
She said she was not Xiao Jia's fiancée.
And Xiao Jia, could his illness be cured?
Could that revenge be avenged?
Could the murderer be caught?
Could the road ahead be smooth?