Why did Bai Mo pretend to sleep? What was Bai Mo doing just now? Why should you put your phone in Do Not Disturb mode?
With a lot of questions, Lu Wan looked around and looked at the familiar environment of the living room.
This house is Bai Yonghui's hometown. Lu Wan has visited it many times, but only after Bai Mo went abroad.
After Bai Mo signed the document, he handed it to Lu Wan. Seeing Lu Wan's eyes resting on the small door leading to the basement in the distance, Bai Mo suddenly felt nervous.
"The basement is still in use?" Lu Wan saw that there was a new lock on the basement door.
Locking a door in your own home feels too inconsistent.
"It's just a warehouse, where my paintings are stored." Bai Mo forced a smile, "My paintings are quite valuable, so I bought a lock on purpose."
The explanation was reasonable. Lu Wan nodded, "I suggest you leave it unlocked. Otherwise, if a thief comes, he will think that important things are hidden in the basement and try to unlock it."
While speaking, Lu Wan was suddenly stunned.
She and Teng Jie had discussed before that the hand-painted killer Feng Zhi had just investigated Bai Mo and discovered his secret while investigating Bai Mo.
If Feng Zhi had just been to Bai Mo's house, then he would definitely have noticed this locked door!
Bai Mo was also stunned. Only then did he understand why Feng Zhigang went into the basement. Thinking about it, it must be strange to lock the door in his own home.
Lu Wan looked at Bai Mo again and smiled softly, "Can I go see your paintings?"
"Uh..." Bai Mo scratched his head, "I'm preparing these paintings for an art exhibition, and I want Yang Lu to be the first person to see them."
"You brat!" Lu Wan scolded with a smile. She noticed that Bai Mo was looking at her portfolio, so she said, "Forget it, I'll go deliver the documents first, and when Yang Lu has read them, remember to let me take a look too. I want to." I think so, I’ve always seen your portraits, and I haven’t appreciated your other paintings yet!”
Lu Wan warned Bai Mo not to turn on the Do Not Disturb mode again, and then walked out of Bai Mo's house.
After getting in the car, Lu Wan waved goodbye to Bai Mo who was standing outside the door. After driving onto the road, Lu Wan did not drive towards the prosecutor's office, but towards her home.
Bai Mo returned home and lay weakly on the sofa. He carefully recalled everything that had just happened. In his opinion, he had passed the test.
"call--"
Taking a deep breath, Bai Mo closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
As a painter, Bai Mo didn't think there was anything wrong with paintings depicting murder scenes. He just recorded some real cases in another way.
But what will happen if Lu Wan discovers these paintings one day? Will he be kicked out of the criminal police force?
What would happen if his father, Bai Yonghui, knew about it?
Bai Mo shook his head hard. He thought about giving up the paintings in the basement more than once, especially after Feng Zhigang discovered them.
But those paintings were like an addictive poison, and Bai Mo couldn't extricate himself.
The phone rang, it was Yang Lu.
"Hello?" Bai Mo answered the phone.
"Cousin said you came to see me, but I haven't seen you call after waiting for so long, so I'm a little worried about you." Yang Lu's voice was a little aggrieved. She only called Bai Mo once, and she had obviously been restraining herself.
Bai Mo patted his head. He ignored Wang Ya. With Wang Ya's personality, how could he not notify Yang Lu in advance?
"Sorry, I was planning to go home, take a shower and change clothes, but accidentally fell asleep." Bai Mo used the same excuse as before.
"Are you exhausted from investigating the case these days?" Yang Lu asked with concern.
Bai Mo could imagine Yang Luchu's pitiful appearance through the phone. He suddenly felt so tired. He kept lying in order to hide a secret and deceived people around him one after another.
Bai Mo looked at the basement door and took a deep breath, "Would you like to come to my house and find me? I'll cook steak for you."
"Yes!" Yang Lu answered very quickly, "I'll take a taxi there right now."
After hanging up the phone, Bai Mo looked at the time. It was 18:22 in the afternoon, and the sky outside the window had begun to dim.
When he came to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, Bai Mo originally thought about taking two steaks to defrost, but suddenly he felt that eating such steaks was too embarrassing, so he took out his mobile phone and called a supermarket for delivery.
Half an hour later, Yang Lu arrived at Bai Mo's home.
Yang Lu wore a dress, the upper and lower layers of colors looked like a two-piece suit, and a pair of white canvas shoes on her feet.
Yang Lu opened his hand and turned it around in front of Bai Mo, "How do you like the newly bought skirt?"
"Youthful and full of youthfulness, it suits you very well." Bai Mo praised, Bai Mo would never be stingy in praising beautiful things.
After receiving Bai Mo's affirmation, Yang Lu smiled proudly, walked around Bai Mo into the yard, and walked into the living room.
Yang Lu took out a small gift box from his bag and gave it to Bai Mo. "I have to bring a gift when I come to your house for the first time, but your invitation was too hasty, so I only prepared this."
"It's indeed my fault." Bai Mo opened the gift box with a smile.
A large purple candle appeared in Bai Mo's hand. Yang Lu said, "This is candle aromatherapy. It can calm the mind. I always light aromatherapy when I draw. You can try it."
I put the candle to my nose and smelled it, it smelled faintly of lavender.
"Thank you, I like it very much." Bai Mo said with a smile.
He was indeed very happy at the moment. Every time he saw Yang Lu, Bai Mo would feel particularly comfortable.
Next, Yang Lu asked to watch Bai Mo fry the steak. Only then did Bai Mo realize with embarrassment that the steak had not been delivered yet.
Yang Lu was extremely happy to learn that Bai Mo specially ordered supermarket delivery, and her request became a visit to Bai Mo's home.
So Bai Mo took Yang Lu around the house, from upstairs to downstairs. When he returned to the living room again, Yang Lu looked at the basement door.
The lock on the door has been removed by Bai Mo, not only because of Lu Wan's warning, Bai Mo wanted to give himself and Yang Lu a chance.
Inviting Yang Lu to his home, Bai Mo already had plans to let Yang Lu see those paintings, but he would not invite Yang Lu to see them.
If Yang Lu asked about the purpose of the basement, he would tell the truth. If Yang Lu wanted to go down to visit, he would not stop him. Yang Lu needed to bring it up himself.
"Is this the basement?" Yang Lu asked.
"Yes." Bai Mo suddenly became nervous.
At this moment, he suddenly hesitated. He couldn't imagine what Yang Lu would do after seeing those paintings. He was worried that Yang Lu would leave him.
It's a pity that Bai Mo ignored one issue. In the Xiacheng District of Meihai City, many old houses have basements. As a native of Meihai City, Yang Lu has no interest in basements.
Yang Lu came to the coffee machine in the living room again, turned around and looked at Bai Mo with a smile, "Teacher Bai, can you let me have a cup of coffee made by you?"
