Although Gu Zhiwu usually didn't pay much attention to these small things, at this time, some kind of instinct in his heart to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages made him quickly deny it.
"I just think... I originally asked my teammates to help me play the game, but I found myself an opponent. I'm a little doubtful about life." Gu Zhiwu sighed deeply, with a certain artificial look on his face. Melancholy.
"Are you still playing games?"
Out of some kind of "compensation mentality", Gu Henzhi hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Of course! You have to give me the points I lost!"
Gu Zhiwu suddenly became energetic, and his eyes instantly lit up with excitement.
However, this light did not last very long, and he suddenly realized something: "Brothers and sisters, you don't need to accompany me anymore?"
He still remembered what his sister-in-law said before the game ended, not that they were going on a date or anything... Even though he hadn't officially seen the two of them getting along, he had already roughly felt some of Gu Henzhi's attributes.
"No, she still has things to do." Gu Henzhi said, while his eyes flashed slightly and he didn't say much.
Gu Zhiwu seemed to understand something and wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but because he couldn't touch him now, he could only console him sympathetically: "Isn't it just that I was temporarily abandoned by my girlfriend?" Well, it’s not a big deal, there are still brothers here..."
Look!
What do you mean he was temporarily abandoned!
However, Gu Henzhi didn't care too much about this: "Will he be able to play the game?"
"certainly!"
Gu Zhiwu instantly forgot what he had just done.
…
The atmosphere in the sleeping bedroom was a little strange at this time.
Shen Mian was sitting on the single sofa next to her, holding a mobile phone in her hand. Her fingers were tapping on it unconsciously and rhythmically, and her eyes were focused on the figure sitting upright opposite.
Qiao Jiaying looked a little nervous and crossed her hands unconsciously. Although she couldn't be said to be on pins and needles, it was still different from before.
"Why are you so nervous?"
After a while of silence, Shen Mian finally broke the silence.
Qiao Jiaying seemed to be startled by the sudden sound. She raised her head suddenly and met the smiling eyes of the other party.
"I...actually thought about it for a long time today. There are some things that have been pressing in my heart for a long time and I really don't know what to do..."
Qiao Jiaying opened his mouth, but his voice was not too loud.
She had been thinking about it for a long time all day, and the longer she stayed alone, the more anxious she became.
During those days when she was locked up in that place, because she had nothing else to do, she thought about a lot of things. It’s just that my own experience is not enough after all. There are some things I can’t understand and I don’t know who to ask.
Although she seems to be quite popular on weekdays, there are only a handful of people who can really tell each other her innermost feelings.
Especially now when it is inconvenient to contact other people, this feeling is getting stronger.
I don't know why, maybe it's because of the calmness she showed when she met Shen Mian for the first time. It seemed that whenever she was around, there would be an indescribable sense of security in my heart.
"Relax a little and drink a glass of water first." Shen Mian smiled and handed over the cup placed aside.
"Thank you." Qiao Jiaying whispered her thanks, because she was holding a cup in her hand, so there was nowhere to put her hands.
Shen Mian looked at the girl in front of him and sighed in his heart.
The other person was sitting opposite her, and she actually had a premonition about it. In other words, it can be regarded as the result of her guidance.
Everyone can see that Qiao Jiaying has something hidden in her heart.
The breakthrough point in these cases around her lies with her. If she is willing to speak, it will naturally be the best.
The reason why the other party is willing to sit in front of him is, in Wei Duo's words, probably due to some kind of "flinging bird plot."
"Sister Shen should also know something about my family's affairs. I have not chosen to go home directly these days, and you have not asked me. To be honest, I am very grateful."
Qiao Jiaying knew that this was Shen Mian's thoughtfulness, but she also felt that she couldn't take this kind of thoughtfulness for granted.
"I once suspected that my aunt was looking for opportunities to take revenge on me because she was dissatisfied with my biological father. However, if I don't say this, there is no evidence. And although the relationship between me and her is not good, we live together after all. In the past twenty years, even if we don’t have many interactions, we still understand each other.”
"I...actually want to believe that she doesn't want to harm me..."
Qiao Jiaying said this slowly, with a slow voice and hesitation on his face.
After hearing what she said, Shen Mian lowered the light in his eyes and chuckled: "Is it because the day before they were making insinuations and guessing whether your aunt was deliberately involved in kidnapping you?"
She knew something about the police's guess. To be honest, this was probably the most reasonable guess so far.
The reason why the police focused their attention here is because this case involves other cases they are investigating. In comparison, Qiao Jiaying's aunt and mother are the real breakthroughs.
"Yes..." Qiao Jiaying nodded.
As an adult, she knew what she meant by what she said she saw and heard.
However, she felt that it was not like that.
However, for the police, emotions cannot be used as evidence, and guesses can only be guesses.
"But you didn't tell the police about this, right? Why?" Shen Mian said calmly.
If these were the only things that were nestling in her heart, it wouldn't have kept her entangled until now.
Shen Mian actually had some kind of guess in her heart, but it was just a guess for the time being, and it was not convenient for her to say it out.
"I..." Qiao Jiaying's voice paused: "Sometimes I think that not every parent loves their child unconditionally, but if they don't like it, why let the child be born? They They always have their reasons, but is it fair to the children?"
Her voice gradually increased in speed, carrying some indescribable emotion.
Suddenly, she realized this and felt a little depressed: "Sorry, maybe I was born in such a family. Sometimes I also think that I actually have problems myself. My mother suffers from mental illness. You should have heard that Yes. Sometimes she seems to love me very much, but sometimes the way she looks at me makes me feel like she hates me."
"In comparison, my aunt is very cold to me and never takes the initiative to approach me. But I feel that I am much more relaxed when I am with her than with my mother."
The point is coming, Shen Mian knows it.
(End of chapter)
