Shen Zixi stared at her for a while, then lowered his head and slowly raised the corners of his lips.
Although I made my words clear, the atmosphere gradually became a little awkward and I didn't know what else to say.
To Lu Qingqing, Shen Zixi was once a beam of light in a dark world, and she followed his footsteps until she got to where she is now.
It is precisely because of their past interactions that she will always choose to trust him unconditionally.
That feeling was so confusing and subtle that she had never thought about what it was.
Until not long ago, Shen Zixi suddenly asked if she had a crush on him when she was a student.
Is this...a secret love?
She couldn't tell either.
Lu Qingqing grabbed a pillow and put it in her arms, hiding her nervousness, and said tentatively: "It's quite late. Lawyer Shen has to go to work tomorrow, should you go back and rest early?"
Shen Zixi coughed and looked up at her again: "You don't want to do interviews anymore?"
When he said this, Lu Qingqing remembered that there was still an interview. She looked back at the computer and hesitated before saying, "No, it's too late today. It will disturb Lawyer Shen's rest."
Shen Zixi looked at her slightly red eyeballs and blue eyes: "I don't care, but you really should have a good rest."
Realizing what he was referring to, Lu Qingqing subconsciously raised her hand and touched her eyes.
Shen Zixi stood up and said: "You were scared last night and you probably didn't sleep well. Have a good sleep today. I have my time for you at any time. If you want to interview, just call me directly."
Hearing this, Lu Qingqing looked up at him, a little surprised: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you?"
"Thank you, Lawyer Shen."
Shen Zixi smiled, and then raised the cap of the pen in front of her: "This thing belongs to me, I took it with me."
Lu Qingqing was slightly startled. Just when she was about to say something, Shen Zixi continued: "Didn't I say that? You can just call me."
Before Lu Qingqing could react, Shen Zixi had already walked away.
Lu Qingqing sat on the sofa, looked at his back, paused for two seconds, and then smiled.
…
In the next two days, Lu Qingqing was busy visiting the places where Zuo Yuan's wife had been, the people she had been in contact with, and the hospital, looking at her previous injury reports.
It's obviously man-made.
The doctor was helpless and even tried to persuade Zuo Yuan's wife, but she smiled and refused, saying that it was just an accidental injury.
Moreover, it was Zuo Yuan who accompanied her to the hospital every time. He was the one who went through the admission procedures and paid the money. He treated his injured wife with great care, tenderness and distress.
It was said that he was the one who beat her. If they didn't see the injuries on his wife's body, few people would believe it.
There was so much information collected and he didn't get home until midnight every night that Lu Qingqing completely forgot about interviewing Shen Zixi.
In the evening, Lu Qingqing sat in front of the computer, sorting out information.
Just from the two days of investigation, we can see how hypocritical and good at acting Zuo Yuan is.
His wife must have been living a very bad life these past few years.
After thinking about it, Lu Qingqing's train of thought began to go astray again. Judging from the last conversation downstairs at Zuo Yuan's studio, Lawyer Shen should also know that Zuo Yuan is not a good person, so why on earth would he defend him? Could it be that he was also deceived by his hypocritical appearance?
Just as she was lost in thought, the lights above her head suddenly dimmed.
Lu Qingqing came to her senses and picked up her phone to see if the circuit breaker had tripped.
She checked it carefully and found that it had not tripped.
Lu Qingqing walked to the balcony window again and looked outside. The entire community was dark.
The community where she lives is quite old, and the lines are aging, and occasionally they stop two or three times a month.
Lu Qingqing didn't think too much and planned to go to sleep.
As soon as she walked to the living room, there was a knock on the door: "Miss Lu, are you okay?"
It should be Miss Ruan who was talking about the two people who protected her.
In the past few days, Lu Qingqing also had brief exchanges with them.
She walked to the door and was about to unscrew the doorknob when her vigilance stopped her movements again. She responded: "It's okay. This community is like this. Power outages occur frequently. It will be restored tomorrow morning. I'm sorry.
, scared you."
The man outside seemed to be silent for a while, and then said: "Miss Lu, just be fine."
Lu Qingqing said: "Thank you for your hard work."
Immediately afterwards, the man's voice continued: "It's too dark outside. Does Miss Lu have any candles at home?"
Lu Qingqing tightened her grip on the door handle, her face slightly tense.
The two people Ruan Xingwan sent to protect her almost always followed her where she couldn't see them, and never came to her on their own initiative.
Although the power outage was an accident, based on her contact and understanding with them in the past two days, she felt that those two people would not come to her to ask for candles.
Lu Qingqing took back his hand and immediately said: "Wait a minute, I'll look for it. I have it at home."
After saying that, she turned around and wanted to dial Ruan Xingwan's number. The hand holding the phone trembled slightly because of fear.
But because the entire community had a power outage, the signal was extremely poor and the call was never made.
Lu Qingqing quickly walked to the balcony and finally caught a weak signal.
But just when she was about to call out, something seemed to be wrong outside, and the knocking on the door gradually became louder.
Lu Qingqing's already tense nerves were startled, and her cell phone fell to the ground.
Her breathing became a little weak, and she knelt down to pick it up.
But there was no light at all, and it was impossible to see where the phone had fallen.
The loud knocking on the door outside kept ringing in her ears, causing her chest to rise and fall violently.
No matter how strong the door was, it could not withstand the willful destruction of an adult man, and soon it was on the verge of collapse. For a moment, Lu Qingqing even heard the sound of the lock cylinder being broken open.
She squatted on the balcony, covered her mouth, and tried to retract herself into the corner.
But at this moment, the cell phone ringtone suddenly rang.
The faint light flickering from the mobile phone screen also gave the location of the balcony a somewhat desolate light in the thick night.
The man's footsteps paused, and then he gradually approached her.
Lu Qingqing bit her lower lip and stopped breathing.
The man stood in front of the flashing mobile phone, bent down to pick it up, and said, "No need to hide, I saw you."
Lu Qingqing didn't make a sound or move.
If he had seen her, he would never still be standing there.
He must be deceiving her.
Her position was a blind spot, and there was no light, so he might not be able to see her.
but……
The next second, the phone's flashlight came on.
As expected, there is nothing to worry about.
Just as the man was about to move forward, a man suddenly rushed in from outside the house, and the two of them instantly struggled with each other.
At the same time, Shen Zixi's voice sounded: "Hide and don't come out!"