On the way back, An Lan was driving the car. She asked me what my next step was.
I said that I must first go back to my hometown and find the palm print. The next step is to find out the woman who wanted to harm me. I have to find out her true identity.
An Lan nodded and said to me: "Be careful in everything, as you have seen, someone like Cao Xiaoyu may appear around you at any time."
"I know, I made a miscalculation today. I didn't expect that she would use suicide to gain my trust."
An Lan sighed and said, "They will do anything for the palm print. You have to be careful in the future."
Originally, with Li Kun by my side, I still had a sense of security, but now Li Kun has also lost trust in me because of Cao Xiaoyu.
I'm really alone now, and I still don't know what that woman's next move will be.
An Lan seemed to be aware of this problem, and turned to me and said, "Would you like me to call An Yifeng and ask him to follow you here?"
Of course I hope so, but he is now married to Zhou Mo and has his own family.
I sighed and said, "Forget it! They are traveling abroad now, so I won't disturb them anymore."
"Then what should you do here? You and Li Kun also had a falling out. There must be someone around you to protect you, right?"
"It's okay, as long as they still want the palm print, at least my life safety can be guaranteed."
"But I don't worry about you. Alyssa and I will go back tomorrow."
"It's really okay. I understand everything you said. I mean why that woman didn't do anything to me directly when she had so many opportunities. She was just messing with my mentality. I understand everything now...so you don't have to worry,
They just messed with my mentality."
An Lan was silent for a while and said: "I will tell you a person. If you encounter trouble in the future, you can go to him."
"who?"
"Please take note of his phone number!"
An Lan said this while I wrote it down. An Lan said to me again: "Remember, don't bother him unless you have to. If you want to contact him, just say you are my husband."
"Okay, I understand. But what does this person do? Who is he?"
"My father's good friend back then was named Lu."
"Okay, I remember."
…
After returning to the inn, we acted as if nothing had happened.
At this time, my consciousness and strength were basically restored, and then I sorted out the things that happened today from beginning to end.
Thinking about it now, from the moment Li Kun called me to tell me that Cao Xiaoyu was missing, it was a huge trap!
But I really didn't expect that Cao Xiaoyu really betrayed her. She was most likely bribed by that woman, but I don't know what her purpose was.
After returning to the inn, I went back to the room and lay down. Although my physical condition had recovered a lot, I was still a little weak.
I don't know what kind of medicine Cao Xiaoyu put in the glass of water I drank. The effects of the medicine took effect very quickly and were beyond control.
If I hadn't scratched my throat and spit it out, I might still be in a coma.
After lying down for a while, An Lan came in with a glass of water for me.
"Feeling better?"
"Yeah, but I still don't have much energy."
"Drink some water."
She helped me up, put the quilt to my mouth, and fed me a drink herself.
I patted the shop floor and said to her: "Sit down for a while and let me talk to you."
She put down the water glass, sat down by the bed, looked at me and said with a bitter look on her face: "Why do you feel so old all of a sudden?"
"Ahem! I'm getting old! I'll be 37 soon... Counting the time, we've known each other for seven years. I met you when I was thirty."
"Yeah! Time flies so fast, I'm almost 35."
"You can't tell I'm 35, but people say I look like 47."
An Lan smiled and said, "That's an exaggeration. You just look haggard, but you're actually fine."
I also smiled. At this time, I wish time could stop. As long as she is by my side, I will be at ease.
In the silence, An Lan suddenly said to me again: "Let me pick out your ears! You must not have had your ears picked out for a long time."
In the past, when she was around me, she would pick out my ears, and I would rest my head on her legs. That feeling would make me very comfortable, and I would fall asleep every time she would pick out my ears.
It was indeed a long time since I had my ears picked out. I responded immediately and An Lan sat inside. Then she patted her legs and motioned for me to lie on her lap like before.
After I put my head on her lap, she took out the earpick from her bag and said to me: "I'm starting! Don't move!"
"Well, come on."
I closed my eyes, held her waist with both hands, and relaxed my whole body. Even my tense spirit was completely relaxed.
This moment is enjoyable, pleasant and comfortable for me...
"Okay, switch to the other side."
"So fast?"
"There's not much here, look at the other side."
So I moved to the other side, and she gently grabbed my ear, looked at it, and said, "Well, there are a lot of them here."
"Then take your time and don't rush."
"Why don't you sleep? I remember you would sleep when I used to pick out your ears!"
"I can't bear to sleep. You are leaving tomorrow. Now I just want to keep looking at you."
"Idiot, I'm sorry!"
"Why did you say sorry again?"
"I just feel like I owe you because I've burdened you too much. If I hadn't..."
I knew what she was going to say, so I immediately interrupted her: "Stop talking, I'm not afraid of the burden, and don't think that knowing you is a mistake. It's not for me... because you saved me when I needed it most."
You are by my side when I am comforted. Without you, I really can’t imagine the life I am living now..."
After a pause, I said again: "Thousands of words condensed into one sentence, can you not leave tomorrow?"
"I didn't want to either, but we had already booked a return flight before we came here, and we planned to take three days."
"But it's only one day! Yesterday can't be counted, right? Even if you have to leave tomorrow, it can't be counted!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. We already spent too much time in Hong Kong and on the plane yesterday, and it will be almost the same tomorrow."
"Why!"
"I know you are reluctant to leave me, and so am I! But I believe you can make me come back smoothly."
"I was thinking, what should I do if the palm print cannot be opened?"
"I told you, if you can't open it, leave it to the state and leave me alone."
"Do you think that's possible?"
"Chen Feng, you must listen to me. Things must not fall into the hands of thieves, otherwise my father's death will be in vain and all our efforts during this period will be in vain."
"To be honest, I can't control that much, but I listen to you. If it really can't be opened, I will hand it over to the state."
"Well, don't worry, I won't go to jail."
"real?"
Due to the sudden excitement, I forgot that An Lan was still picking my ears. Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough and stopped it quickly.
However, my ear was pricked so hard by the ear picker that it hurt so much that I screamed in pain.
Upon seeing this, An Lan hurriedly asked me: "How is it? Is it serious?"
"Fortunately, you closed it quickly enough, otherwise you would have perforated your eardrum."
An Lan still used his mobile phone to shine the light on my ear and looked at it. After making sure there was nothing serious, he breathed a sigh of relief and said reproachfully: "Why did you get up all of a sudden? You scared me to death!"
"I'm so excited. You said you won't go to jail. Is that true?"