182 Interesting Soul (1/2)
Xiang Wan was a person who would keep her promise.
The office was already empty.
When the two of them walked to the canteen, everyone greeted Bai Muchuan. As they were used to seeing him eating with his subordinates, nobody felt there was anything odd about it. After they greeted him, they continued eating their food.
After Xiang Wan took her food, she sat in her usual seat. A while later, Bai Muchuan came over as well and he actually sat beside Xiang Wan.
As he had promised her about keeping their relationship a secret, if Xiang Wan did not give her permission, he would not publicize their relationship. Even if they met each other in the canteen, he would not sit beside her.
Xiang Wan was puzzled and looked at him. ”You seem to be a little different today?”
The corners of Bai Muchuan's mouth lifted slightly upward, forming a faint smile. ”I really miss you a lot today, does that count?”
Xiang Wan was a perceptive person; she was especially sensitive toward the feelings and moods of other people.
She just gazed at him for a while and did not believe his words at all. She furrowed her eyebrows and observed him quietly as she ate her meal.
”You just fly to and fro over a distance of several thousand kilometers, not tired?”
”I'm tired.”
”Will you be going back for some rest?”
”Are you coming with me then?”
”Bai, Mu, Chuan!”
Bai Muchuan could not help but laugh when he saw her getting agitated. ”I slept on the plane!”
”Is that enough?”
She had observed that he had not rested properly for a few days.
Even if he was made of metal, he would still need to rest.
”Is there a need to try so hard?” she muttered and lowered her head to make a big piece of tomato into smaller pieces with her spoon…
Bai Muchuan's gaze fell on her hands. ”I have no time to lose.”
Urgh! Just because you don't have time doesn't mean you don't need to rest round the clock? Xiang Wan thought.
Xiang Wan was enraged at his workaholic attitude. She snorted as she looked at his eyes which were red, a sign that showed he had not rested enough. ”Don't think that just because you are very good-looking, you can do anything you want. What you have done to your body today will be returned to you in the future.”
”When that time comes… will you dislike me?”
”Of course!” Xiang Wan's eyes were glistening as she looked at his plate. ”Unless you give me the grapes on your plate.”
Bai Muchuan paused for a while, then showed a smile as he gave her the grapes on his plate. ”You like to eat this?”
Xiang Wan: ”Yes, I like them as long as they're fruits.”
Bai Muchuan raised an eyebrow and looked at her. ”I want your tomato, too!”
Pffft! Xiang Wan controlled her laughter.
She gave him the biggest piece of tomato. ”If you like them, why didn't you ask for more? I'm sure the plump chef would give you a whole bunch…”
”I don't like to eat tomatoes.”
”…” Then why did you ask for it?
Xiang Wan looked at him, surprised. The next moment, he wore a casual smile.
”I only like the tomatoes in your bowl.”
”…”
When he wanted to, he could come out with all sorts of sweet, honeyed words. Totally an old driver in this aspect.
Xiang Wan looked around and noticed that there were no one else close by and relaxed a little.
Nobody heard it anyway, just let him be.
She lowered her head to peel the skin of the grapes seriously. After eating a few grapes, she noticed that Bai Muchuan had not spoken for a while.
He was eating seriously without showing his emotion. As for his mood, somehow, she could feel a tinge of gloominess within him.
Xiang Wan used a piece of tissue to wipe her mouth and gave him one as well. ”What will you be doing in the afternoon?”
”Continue to work on this case.” Bai Muchuan stirred the rice in his bowl. He was just saying he was so hungry, yet he did not seem to have much appetite. His tone also sounded grim and a little hoarse. ”The things that Ma Suying said needed to be verified. We also need to get Zhou Dequan's subordinates to open their mouths to talk… We need to get as much evidence as we can.”
As much as they could…
Xiang Wan could decipher some information from his words.
She looked at him. ”Is it because they're going to close the case?”
She just asked that casually and did not expect Bai Muchuan to stare at her for a while.
Silence ensued for a while; his expression returned to normal as he wiped his mouth. ”Hm, it's about there. The facts are basically clear.”
There are still a lot of things not cleared up, alright? Xiang Wan stared at his eyes, but he did not face her gaze.
After a while, Xiang Wan asked, ”Do you think that Zhou Dequan is the one who killed Mao Guigui?”
Bai Muchuan furrowed his eyebrows. ”From what the evidence indicated, it should be him.”
”What about his motive?” Xiang Wan paused for a while. ”Why did he kill her? It's true that Zhou Dequan had killed people in the past, but that was because those people had stood in his way that affected his interests and benefits. There was not an instance of senseless killing. Mao Guigui was just an ordinary university student. She's not even from Jin City, so how did she get linked to people like Zhou Dequan?…”
Bai Muchuan wore a grim expression. ”Not every homicide case has a motive.”
Yes, there are also cases where the perpetrator acted on the spur of the moment.
Xiang Wan knew this, but somehow, she felt that things were not that simple.
”Bai Muchuan…” She looked at him intently.
”Hm.” Bai Muchuan nodded his head seriously, facing her. ”I know what to do.”
Xiang Wan was unable to say anything more.
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