Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1323: 1322 As long as you’re happy

“Pfft—”

Wen Ran couldn’t help it and burst out laughing.

Bai Yiyi gave her a glare, “Ranran, come out with me, let Qing Feng give me a ride to the factory.”

Wen Ran nodded, stood up, and walked out of the living room with her, “Yiyi, when I just mentioned my brother wants to find me a sister-in-law, why did you react so strongly, telling me not to listen to his nonsense? Could it be that my brother told you something?”

As Bai Yiyi was getting into the car, Wen Ran asked in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yiyi’s movement of getting into the car paused slightly, and she turned her head to look at Wen Ran, “He didn’t say anything.”

Wen Ran pursed her lips, “Then go ahead to work, I might come to see you guys later.”

“Mm, I’ll leave Tongtong in your care,” Bai Yiyi said, before getting into the car and instructing Qing Feng to drive.

Watching the car drive away from the villa and out of sight, Wen Ran went back inside, thought for a moment, and took out her phone to dial Gu Kai’s number.

After a few rings, Gu Kai’s voice came through, “Hello, Ranran.”

“Brother, Yiyi said you took her car away. Isn’t your hand injured and you can’t drive? How come you drove again?”

Wen Ran asked in a reproachful tone.

While speaking, she walked slowly up the stairs.

“My hand is fine. Did Bai Yiyi come to your house?” Gu Kai asked in return on the other end of the phone, as if Bai Yiyi hadn’t been to Ranran’s house, she wouldn’t have known.

“Mm, you took her car, so she had Qing Feng drive her to work. Brother, did you and Yiyi have a fight? I noticed something was off about her. She even told me not to listen to your nonsense.”

“I didn’t argue with her,” Gu Kai’s voice was definitively stern, unmistakably not a figment of Wen Ran’s imagination.

“That’s weird then. When I mentioned you’re going to find me a sister-in-law, why would Yiyi tell me not to listen to your nonsense?”

Wen Ran furrowed her brows, her face full of confusion.

On the other end of the phone, Gu Kai fell silent for a few seconds, “Ranran, if I were with Bai Yiyi, would you want her as your sister-in-law?”

Upon hearing Gu Kai’s probing words, Wen Ran’s footsteps halted.

It wasn’t because Gu Kai was asking her whether she’d accept Bai Yiyi as her sister-in-law, but because of the conflict in his words, and the nervousness of fearing she wouldn’t agree.

Her heart suddenly tightened.

Wen Ran’s grip on her phone tightened, her voice soft and gentle: “Brother, of course I would. If you and Yiyi were together, Tongtong would also have a complete family. Most importantly, you should be happy.”

She knew her brother had always been unable to let go of his hang-ups.

Gu Kai felt that Bai Yiyi was Fu Jingyi’s daughter, and Fu Jingyi had stolen away his sister, causing his mother to die of depression, and it took him and his sister over twenty years to be reunited.

“Ranran, thank you.”

“You’re being silly, you’re my brother, why thank me? Brother, rest assured, no matter what you do, I’ll support you unconditionally.”

Wen Ran’s voice became light-hearted.

“Mm, I know. I’m going to the hospital ward now, I’ll hang up first, huh.”

***

Police station

Zhang Jinlei looked at Lu Zhiyan incredulously: “Didn’t you say that providing clues not only comes with a reward of ten million but also absolves me of my past offenses? Why has it changed now?”

“Right, but you didn’t offer clues voluntarily; you were reported. So now, you have two options: become a cooperating informant and confess everything you know, or prepare to spend your life in prison.”

Towards the end, Lu Zhiyan’s expression darkened, and his suddenly harsh tone made Zhang Jinlei’s face turn pale with fear.

“On the way to the police station just now, I wanted to come clean, but you wouldn’t let me. Now you’re saying I was reported? Who reported me?”

“What you need to do now is to answer the police’s questions.”

Lu Zhiyan’s eyes sharply glanced at Zhang Jinlei, signaling the officer beside him to continue the interrogation, while he stood up and left the interrogation room.

Back in his office, another officer had already taken notes on the clues provided by Jing Xiaocha. Seeing him come in, the officer stood up, briefed him, and left the office.

“Is that all you know?”

Lu Zhiyan picked up the notes to read them over and then asked Jing Xiaocha.

“Yes, Uncle Police, that’s all,” replied Jing Xiaocha.

“You’re calling me Uncle Police?” The focus for Lu Zhiyan wasn’t whether that’s all she knew, but instead, he homed in on the expression “Uncle Police.”

Wen Jin’s mouth twitched, “How many days have you gone without shaving? You indeed look like an Uncle Police.”

“Ah Jin, are you the one encouraging such a pretty girl to call me Uncle Police, and spreading bad things about me?” Lu Zhiyan touched his stubbled chin; yes, there was stubble. “All this is in aid of solving the case sooner to clear your name, isn’t it?”

“Brother Wen didn’t say anything bad about you. It’s just that I think calling you Uncle Police better expresses my respect for you. What I know is only this much. If I recall anything later, or if there are any new findings, I’ll definitely call Brother Wen immediately,” Jing Xiaocha said.

Jing Xiaocha was an outgoing girl. She had met them less than an hour ago, but they were already familiar with each other.

“It’s Jing Xiaocha, right?”

Lu Zhiyan frowned, sizing her up.

Standing at attention, Jing Xiaocha placed her hands by her sides and respectfully answered, “Yes, Uncle Police, my name is Jing Xiaocha.”

“Don’t keep calling me Uncle Police. It makes me feel so old. You’re a kind and lively young lady. Since you call Ah Jin Brother Wen, I’ll allow you to call me Brother Lu, or even Officer Big Bro,” Lu Zhiyan said.

Lu Zhiyan’s lips curled into a smile. This Jing Xiaocha was quite amusing. She had only just been slapped by Zhang Jinlei, yet now she seemed completely unfazed.

Wen Jin glanced at Jing Xiaocha, then said to Lu Zhiyan, “Zhixing, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to work at the factory. Later, you can send someone to take Jing Xiaocha home, and incidentally, have Ah Kai arrange for her mother to get a check-up.”

“Hold on. What’s this arrangement you’re talking about? Make it clear,” said Lu Zhiyan, utterly confused by Wen Jin’s words, furrowing his brows.

Jing Xiaocha pursed her lips and took the initiative to explain: “Let me say it. Here’s the thing, I have agreed with Brother Wen—sorry, calling you President Wen feels too old. Calling you Brother Wen feels more intimate.”

“It’s fine,” said Wen Jin, waving his hand dismissively.

She had been addressing him as such just before, and now she felt the need to apologize belatedly.

Upon hearing him say it was fine, Jing Xiaocha immediately beamed a smile, “I’ve agreed with Brother Wen that there’s no need to pay me a ten million reward for providing clues to solve the case. All I need is a loan of three hundred thousand. Also, my mom is sick…”

After hearing Jing Xiaocha’s words, Lu Zhiyan nodded in comprehension: “I understand. I’ll take you home myself later. As for your mother’s hospitalization, that’s just a simple request for Ah Jin. Don’t worry about it.”

“Thank you, Officer Lu, thank you, President Wen,” Jing Xiaocha gratefully bowed to each of them and then said apologetically, “I’m sorry. I should have told you earlier, but I was being kept by Zhang Jinlei…”