Meng Yao felt wronged and said, "I didn't mean it like that, I just felt that at dinner, you should have stood by my side and helped me."
Jia Xi replied impatiently, "Okay, I'll know next time. No matter what my mom makes you eat, I'll help block it."
"You still don't understand what I mean..."
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Meng Yao couldn't continue and asked, "Who is it?"
"Jia Xi, Meng Yao, are you both in the room?"
They heard it was Jia Xi's mother's voice.
Meng Yao had no choice but to reply, "Yes."
Jia Xi's mother didn't ask if she could come in and directly pushed the door open and entered their room. Seeing their unhappy expressions, as if they were arguing, she said a bit awkwardly, "Are you talking in here?"
"Mom, what is it?" Jia Xi asked unhappily.
Jia Xi's mother hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, I just came to remind you, this child is not yet three months old, it's best you don't stay in the same room."
Meng Yao understood that Jia Xi's mother meant well, but her coming to remind them like this made her feel strange and very awkward.
How to put it, it was like her private life was constantly being watched and monitored.
Jia Xi also felt annoyed and said, "Mom, I know. We're just talking, please don't interfere."
Jia Xi's mother still said worriedly, "Can't you talk about whatever it is outside? Just sit in the living room and talk. I was about to prepare some sweet soup for you."
Meng Yao really couldn't stand it anymore and directly nudged Jia Xi, saying, "You go drink the sweet soup, I'm very full and want to sleep."
Jia Xi was even more displeased by her push and didn't want to stay with her any longer. He pulled his mother out and said, "Mom, I don't feel like drinking sweet soup either. I'm going back to the guest room to rest."
Jia Xi's mother watched him return to the guest room and only then felt relieved, fearing that the young couple might impulsively harm the unborn child.
Jia Xi returned to the guest room, closed the door, and sulked alone.
His mother, because she cared too much about the fetus in Meng Yao's womb, was interfering a bit. But Meng Yao was too much of a spoiled princess. Just because he didn't go along with her a little, she kept complaining and even pushed him away just now.
In Meng Yao's heart, she had never truly cared about him or respected him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
He couldn't help but think of Lili's obedience and thoughtfulness, how she was always agreeable to him, treating him like a deity. Compared to Meng Yao, he felt more like a man in front of Lili.
Meng Yao couldn't sleep alone in the room at all. She didn't know what was wrong with her. She just hoped Jia Xi would understand her feelings, but the conversation turned into her acting like a spoiled princess.
She had thought that Jia Xi would sneak over to coax her later, but Jia Xi never came to her room until late at night.
The next morning, Jia Xi's attitude was indifferent when he took her to work, as if he had nothing to say to her.
She didn't want to say anything either, and they remained silent all the way.
Jia Xi dropped her off at the entrance of her workplace. As soon as she got out of the car, Jia Xi immediately drove away.
Her heart turned cold. She hadn't expected that he would treat her with such indifference just because she had complained a few words about his mother last night.
Meng Yao saw some colleagues greeting her and could only suppress her disappointment and sadness.
...
In the morning, Tian Yi was busy in his office when he received a call from Kang Xi.
"President Qin, I'm back in Lancheng. Are you free to meet for lunch?"
Tian Yi realized that Kang Xi had found some useful clues this time and said, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant near your police station again."
"See you at noon." After Kang Xi hung up, he continued to investigate the information and whereabouts of the friends who had gone out to celebrate with Wu Xiufang's second brother at that time. Just as he expected, he encountered the same problem as when Wu Xiufang's elder brother had an accident by the sea.
He wanted to conduct a detailed investigation of these people after meeting with Tian Yi.
At lunchtime, Tian Yi arrived at the restaurant but did not see Kang Xi.
He sat in his usual spot and waited for a while before Kang Xi rushed over.
"President Qin, I'm sorry, I was looking at the documents and forgot the time. Have you been waiting long?"
Tian Yi said, "Not too long, I just arrived a moment ago. I've already ordered two business set meals."
"That's fine," Kang Xi sat down and drank the lemon water that had been poured for him.
Tian Yi was eager to know about his investigation and asked, "When did you get back? Did you find anything?"
"I returned yesterday, and indeed, I found some suspicious points. It seems that Wu Xiufang's elder brother did not die in an accident while vacationing by the sea."
"Then tell me what exactly happened at that time."
Kang Xi said, "There was a businessman who had been operating a business on that beach for decades. He still remembers the accident that happened at that time. According to him, Wu Xiufang's elder brother's group rented lifebuoys and surfboards from his shop. And they were playing in the sea not far from him."
"Did he see anything?"
Kang Xi nodded and said, "He clearly remembers that Wu Xiufang's elder brother said he couldn't swim and was holding onto a lifebuoy tightly in the shallow water of the beach. At that moment, the female companion beside him jokingly snatched the lifebuoy from his hand, and the two seemed to be playing. But a wave came and overturned Wu Xiufang's elder brother. Her brother was not immediately swept away by the wave, but struggled in the water, asking his female companion for the lifebuoy. But the woman didn't give it to him, and instead laughed at him for being timid and afraid of even the waves, tossing the lifebuoy further away."
"The female companion beside him must have a problem, most likely bribed by Wu Xiufang," Tian Yi guessed.
Kang Xi continued, "Another wave then swept Wu Xiufang's elder brother away. The businessman saw this scene and rushed to the beach with a lifebuoy to save her brother, but the waves were too fast and swept the person away instantly. He watched a living person disappear like that, so he had a deep impression of the incident."
Tian Yi asked, puzzled, "Didn't that businessman tell the police about this situation?"
"After the incident, he told the police everything he saw. The female companion who was with Wu Xiufang's elder brother kept crying, saying she was playing with her brother and didn't expect such an accident to happen. The police did not hold her responsible and treated it as an accident. But the businessman still felt that the woman did it intentionally when he recalled it."
"But this is just the businessman's one-sided statement, and it's probably not enough to prove that Wu Xiufang's elder brother was murdered."
Kang Xi said, "Not long after this incident, this woman surprisingly won the lottery and spent a lot of money to immigrate. She studied and opened a shop abroad over the years, becoming a well-known female boss in the local Chinese community. But before Wu Xiufang's elder brother's accident, she didn't have this financial capacity. Where did the money for her immigration, studies, and shop come from?"
Tian Yi agreed, "This point is indeed very suspicious."