After speaking, Qin Si Yue, without waiting for Han Hao Ming to react, raised her hand and drank the entire beverage in her cup in one go.
Han Hao Ming quickly stood up, raised the drink in his hand, and calmly looked at her, saying, "You don't need to be so polite. As a police officer, it's my duty."
Although his words were distant, he still finished the drink in his cup.
Qin Si Yue's lips twitched to the sides, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Her eyes had not left the man opposite her.
So, in his eyes, she was just an ordinary citizen?
"Um, you two, don't just stand there. Everyone here is the same age. We're just having drinks, no need to be so formal. Please sit down."
Shen Xi looked up at the two of them, feeling uncomfortable, and pulled Qin Si Yue's arm.
As soon as the two sat down, before they could say a word, Han Hao Ming's phone rang.
"Hello? Okay, I'll be right back."
Hanging up the phone, Han Hao Ming stood up and said apologetically to the two ladies opposite him, "There's an urgent matter at the bureau, I have to leave early. Please enjoy yourselves."
"You still have things to deal with during lunch break? Being a police officer is really not easy," Shen Xi said, standing up as well, with a smile.
"I just caught a suspect, and I need to rush over for interrogation. I'm sorry, I have to excuse myself."
Han Hao Ming pursed his lips, offered a brief explanation, glanced at Qin Si Yue who remained seated, and then walked towards the door.
"Si Yue, did you see that? The police profession is very tough. There are no fixed working hours, and they're on call anytime. In the future, you..."
After sitting down, Shen Xi couldn't help but look at Qin Si Yue beside her, her meaningful words cut short by an abrupt interruption.
"Sister Xi, what are you talking about? Didn't you hear him just now? In his heart, I'm just like any other ordinary citizen."
"So you're angry and won't talk to him?" Shen Xi thought about her earlier behavior and suddenly burst into laughter. "I actually think he said that deliberately, with the intention of creating distance between you."
Then, Shen Xi recounted to Qin Si Yue how she met Han Hao Ming and their conversation.
"What? His father's death is related to Zhuo Sheng?" Qin Si Yue covered her mouth in shock after listening.
"Yes. So now you should understand why Han Hao Ming likes you but rejects you."
Shen Xi paused for a moment, looking at her face, and continued,
"From now on, it's up to you. Your brother is also sending people to investigate the truth of what happened internally at Zhuo Sheng, to give Han Hao Ming an explanation."
Hearing this, Qin Si Yue lowered her head and fell into deep thought for a moment.
After they finished eating, Shen Xi walked to the counter to pay, but the cashier told her that the bill had already been settled by the gentleman who had dined with them earlier.
Shen Xi glanced at Qin Si Yue and said with a smile, "It seems this police officer isn't ordinary to us at all."
At the hospital, in a VIP ward, Jiang Jie handed Qin Xiu Zhi a facial tissue, "Xiu Zhi, how is it? The food here is quite good, isn't it?"
"Yes. It's indeed good." Qin Xiu Zhi wiped his mouth and looked at her with satisfaction.
He had been eating the meals sent by Feng Sao from home during his hospital stay for the past few days, and because of his IV drip, his taste buds were dull, and he had grown tired of the food.
Today, he insisted that she not send food from home, but instead asked Jiang Jie to pack him meals from an outside restaurant.
After eating today, he found the taste to be excellent.
"As long as you like it, that's all that matters. Tomorrow, I'll go to this restaurant again to pack for you."
Jiang Jie smiled sweetly at him, tidied up the leftover food, and placed it on the table nearby. Her eyes twinkled slyly.
"Xiu Zhi, when I went out to get the food, guess who I saw?"
"Who?" Qin Xiu Zhi looked up at her, asking curiously.
"Don't get angry when I tell you." Jiang Jie carefully brought up the photo on her phone and showed it to him. "It's Shen Xi. She was having dinner with a man, and they seemed very familiar with each other, talking intently."
"Oh?" Qin Xiu Zhi looked down at the image on his phone, anger rising within him. He sternly asked, "Who is this man?"
"I don't know. But he looks quite handsome," Jiang Jie said, observing his facial expressions.
"Hmph." Qin Xiu Zhi snorted coldly and was about to toss the phone aside when Jiang Jie caught it and swiped, bringing up another photo.
"I took this photo when I happened to run into him on the road some time ago. He doesn't seem to be the same person as the man in the previous photo. However, this young man looks younger and more vibrant."