In the early morning, the clouds in the sky quietly dispersed.
Qiao Liang woke up in the morning, stretched out energetically, and looked at the time. It was only six o'clock, and it was still a little dark outside. Qiao Liang couldn't help but lie down again.
The snow outside the window had stopped for some time. Qiao Liang was lying on the warm bed but didn't want to get up at all. She picked up her phone and looked at the messages from last night. Qiao Liang replied selectively and then swiped the message.
News broke.
There were faint voices outside the door. Qiao Liang heard that it was Ma Yuanxiang and her mother-in-law talking. He looked at the door. A trace of doubt flashed in Qiao Liang's eyes. He remembered that when he went to bed last night, it seemed that the door was not closed? Now the door was closed.
But it's closed.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Qiao Liang let out a light sigh. Under the light of his mobile phone, he saw a few long hairs beside the pillow.
What's going on? Qiao Liang was a little confused. How could there be long hair on the pillow he was sleeping on? Could it be that Ma Yuanxiang had lost it before? It was impossible. When he sat on the kang last night, he had a vague impression. Ma Yuanxiang brought it to him.
It's a new pillow.
Smell carefully again, there is still a faint fragrance on the pillow, as if a woman has been lying on it.
Qiao Liang was a little dazed and didn't understand what was going on for a while. However, he still remembered the dream he had last night very clearly when he woke up now. He didn't know why he dreamed about Zhang Mei last night. The dream seemed to be peaceful.
Zhang Mei got into a quarrel, and the humiliation and resentment he had accumulated in the past seemed to burst out in his dream. He pushed Zhang Mei down and took revenge on the other party.
Thinking about last night's dream, Qiao Liang suddenly felt that what he did with Zhang Mei last night seemed to be real and not like a dream.
Thinking of Zhang Mei today, Qiao Liang sighed. No matter what happened with Zhang Mei in the past, Zhang Mei was also a poor person. As a husband and wife, she could only wish Zhang Mei could recover one day. But looking at Zhang Mei's confused appearance now, this
Hope is a bit slim.
Suppressing the heavy thoughts in his heart, Qiao Liang picked up the hair on the pillow, his eyes still full of confusion, and finally threw away the hair.
Outside the house, in the kitchen, Ma Yuanxiang helped her mother-in-law make a fire and cook. Thinking about the scene in the middle of the night last night, Ma Yuanxiang was a little absent-minded and distracted from time to time.
"Yuanxiang, the fire is about to burn outside." Mother-in-law reminded Ma Yuanxiang.
Ma Yuanxiang came to her senses and quickly put the firewood inside.
The mother-in-law glanced at Ma Yuanxiang, sighed quietly, and asked seemingly casually: "Yuanxiang, Anfu has passed away, what are your plans in the future?"
Ma Yuanxiang was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect her mother-in-law to ask this question. She shook her head and said, "Mom, Anfu just left. How could I have the time to think about this? Besides, I don't want to look for him anymore. It's easy to live alone."
"Don't say stupid things. You are still young. How can you be a widow for the rest of your life?" The mother-in-law looked at Ma Yuanxiang and said, "Although you are my daughter-in-law, as a woman, I understand the suffering of women. If you really want to find another one in the future, mother-in-law will not
Those who will stop you will only be happy for you."
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Ma Yuanxiang smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you suddenly talk about this?"
The mother-in-law shook her head and did not answer the question, but suddenly asked: "That County Magistrate Qiao is a senior official in the county. He looks very young. Is he asking for a wife?"
"Ah?" Ma Yuanxiang was stunned again. Thinking of something, Ma Yuanxiang's face suddenly turned red and hesitantly said, "Mom, how did I know about County Magistrate Qiao? You are a bit strange today, why are you talking about these strange things?
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"Nothing." The mother-in-law shook her head and was busy with what she was doing.
Ma Yuanxiang stared at her mother-in-law for a while. She didn't see any clues on her face. She felt relieved, but her face was still burning. Could it be that her mother-in-law discovered what happened in Qiao Liang's house at midnight last night? Ma Yuanxiang thought in her heart
She was guessing, but felt it was unlikely. When she came back quietly from Qiao Liang's room last night, she saw her mother-in-law still sleeping deeply. It couldn't be that her mother-in-law woke up at that time and was just pretending to sleep?
Ma Yuanxiang was confused for a moment, wondering if her mother-in-law had known about it, otherwise why would her mother-in-law suddenly say such strange things today, but she also felt that maybe she was just imagining things.
In this contradictory state of mind, Ma Yuanxiang saw Qiao Liang's figure appearing at the kitchen door and panicked for no reason.
"Do you have a toothbrush?" Qiao Liang stayed in bed for half an hour and finally got up. He had to rush to the provincial capital today and had to go back early.
"Yes, I'll get it for you right now. I forgot about it last night." Ma Yuanxiang stood up in a panic.
Qiao Liang looked at Ma Yuanxiang and felt that Ma Yuanxiang was a little strange.
After brushing their teeth, the three of them sat down to have breakfast. Qiao Liang felt that the atmosphere seemed a bit strange, but he didn't think much about it.
After breakfast, Qiao Liang went outside to clear the snow on the windshield in front of the car, then went inside and called Ma Yuanxiang: "Let's get ready to leave. I have to rush to the provincial capital today, so I have to leave early."
"Okay." Ma Yuanxiang nodded and said goodbye to her mother-in-law.
The snow on the road was not very thick. Qiao Liang concentrated on driving and tried to control the speed. He didn't hear Ma Yuanxiang speak for a long time, and Qiao Liang turned his head strangely, "Why don't you speak?"
"Ah?" Ma Yuanxiang was startled.
"Why are you so surprised?" Qiao Liang looked at Ma Yuanxiang in confusion. Something seemed wrong with this woman since she got up in the morning.
"It's okay, it's okay." Ma Yuanxiang faltered in a panic, then glanced at Qiao Liang and said with a thought, "County Magistrate Qiao, ever since we got to know each other, I seem to have never heard you address me by name."
"Oh, what do you want me to call you?" Qiao Liang smiled.
"You...just call me Yuanxiang." After Ma Yuanxiang said this, her face turned red quietly.
Hearing Ma Yuanxiang's words and looking at Ma Yuanxiang's expression, Qiao Liang felt a little strange in his heart. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I will call you Yuanxiang. Since I call you that, then you might as well don't call me
Now that County Magistrate Qiao is here, just call me Qiao Liang."
Although Qiao Liang felt that this was nothing more than a title, he still said it with a hint of temptation.
When Ma Yuanxiang heard Qiao Liang's words, she hummed softly.
Hearing Ma Yuanxiang agreed, Qiao Liang blinked and noticed Ma Yuanxiang's hair again. His heart moved. Ma Yuanxiang's hair was a little golden. It should have been dyed before, and it was also a little curly. He found it on his pillow this morning.
Those few hairs are almost like this.
Could it be that Ma Yuanxiang came to his house in the middle of the night last night?
The more he thought about it, the weirder Qiao Liang felt. Thinking about the dream he had in the middle of the night last night, Qiao Liang's eyes looked strange. It was impossible...
"Qiao... Qiao Liang, watch the road carefully." Ma Yuanxiang exclaimed.
When Qiao Liang heard that the car was about to hit a rocky roadside, he quickly turned the steering wheel.
"Qiao Liang, you should concentrate on driving. The road is slippery and dangerous in the snow," Ma Yuanxiang said.
Qiao Liang nodded. The road conditions were not good and there was really no room for distraction.
After experiencing such an experience, Qiao Liang no longer had the mind to think about what happened last night, and concentrated on driving. After the car arrived at the county town, Qiao Liang first sent Ma Yuanxiang to school, and then rushed to Xizhou without stopping.
After arriving in Xizhou, Qiao Liang parked his car in the parking lot of a hotel, then took a taxi to the airport. After a lot of hassle, it was around 5 p.m. when Qiao Liang finally arrived in Jincheng.
After coming out of the airport, Qiao Liang took out his mobile phone and called Liao Gufeng, and the call was quickly answered.
"Secretary Liao, I arrived in Jincheng and just landed." Qiao Liang said.
"Well, you first find a place to rest, and then send me the address. I will send someone to pick you up in the evening." Liao Gufeng's voice sounded calm on the other end of the phone.
"Okay." Qiao Liang nodded quickly.
After hanging up the phone call from Liao Gufeng, Qiao Liang felt a little excited. He was about to see Liao Gufeng in the evening. He thought about handing the little book into Liao Gufeng's hands. The surprised look on Liao Gufeng's face made Qiao Liang full of expectations.
Qiao Liang checked the time. He was a little tired after traveling all day. He wanted to sleep in the hotel first and wait for Liao Gufeng's call in the evening.
Liao Gufeng's office.
After answering Qiao Liang's call, Liao Gufeng thought for a moment, took out his mobile phone and made a call to make arrangements.
Liao Gufeng did not let his secretary do such a thing. The secretary was supposed to be a very close person to him, but Liao Gufeng did not choose to let his secretary know.
In the small office outside the door, Liao Gufeng's secretary looked up from time to time into the office inside. Although the door was closed, the secretary was always paying attention to see when Liao Gufeng would suddenly come out. The secretary was guessing who Liao Gufeng picked up last night.
I called him, thinking that maybe Liao Gufeng had arranged to meet him today, but until now, the secretary had not seen any movement from Liao Gufeng, and he thought that he might have guessed wrong.
After a while, Liao Gufeng walked out of the office, glanced at his secretary, and said with a smile: "It's time to get off work. I have nothing to do tonight. Go back early."
"Secretary Liao, are you going back?" the secretary asked.
"Yes, I'll go home for dinner tonight." Liao Gufeng chuckled. Normally, Liao Gufeng was very approachable, and he didn't feel the majesty of a big leader at all.
Following Liao Gufeng downstairs, he watched Liao Gufeng get into the car and leave. His secretary also got into his car. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. He thought about following Liao Gufeng's car to take a look, but he quickly gave up the idea and borrowed his car.
Neither of them dared to do that.
In the hotel room, Qiao Liang woke up after a long sleep and found that it was already dark outside. He checked the time and saw that it was past seven o'clock, but Liao Gufeng hadn't called him yet. Qiao Liang was a little disappointed, thinking that he didn't know what to do tonight.
What time to wait.
After walking around the room boredly for about twenty minutes, the phone rang. Qiao Liang perked up and quickly picked up the phone.
Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, Qiao Liang was stunned and then answered the call.
"Hello, is this Mr. Qiao? I'm here to pick you up and take you to a place." A man's voice sounded on the other end of the phone.
"Did Secretary Liao ask you to come?" Qiao Liang asked.
"I don't know. I was just ordered to pick you up. I'm already downstairs of the hotel where you are. The license plate number is..."
"Okay, I'll go down right away." Qiao Liang nodded and put down the phone.
Arriving downstairs of the hotel, Qiao Liang quickly saw the man who picked him up. The man drove a military jeep with a special license plate. After seeing Qiao Liang, the man nodded slightly in greeting and didn't say much before picking him up.
Qiao Liang drove away.
As the car drove along the city streets, Qiao Liang asked the man questions several times, but the man always answered that he didn't know, leaving Qiao Liang speechless for a while, thinking that Lao Liao was acting mysteriously when he saw him. (To be continued)
