Chapter 210 Cold Weather (1/2)

It was now late autumn, where the difference in temperature between morning and night was great.

When Xiang Wan went out to work in the foggy morning, even her clothes were cold.

Standing at the entrance of the neighborhood, she rubbed her arms and was about to walk to the subway station when Cheng Zheng's car stopped beside her.

The car window rolled down, revealing his emotionless face. ”Hop in, I'll give you a ride.”

Xiang Wan took a glance at him and hesitated for a few seconds before deciding to sit on the back passenger seat. ”Captain Cheng, thank you.”

She was used to being polite around him and Cheng Zheng was used to not answering.

The two of them were quiet for a while. Cheng Zheng took a glance at the slim and slender woman from his rearview mirror.

”Did the matter with my mom cause you any trouble?”

Before Xiang Wan got inside the car, she knew the reason why he had come to offer her a ride to work… However, after hearing him out, she realized that Cheng Zheng only focused on the incident at the office but did not know what his mother had told her Youngest aunt.

”There's no trouble.” Xiang Wan put on a casual smile. She took a look at the man on the driver's seat. ”I've already cleared things up with my Youngest aunt.”

Cheng Zheng knew about her relationship with Bai Muchuan.

Now that everyone at the Criminal Investigation Unit knew about it as well, there was no need for her to avoid the topic.

Cheng Zheng was quiet for a moment before asking her a question, ”When did you and him officially start dating?”

Xiang Wan was slightly surprised.

Why did he ask about this?

She pondered for a moment before letting out a chuckle. ”Actually, I don't know, either. Such things happen naturally, I guess…”

This was the most objective answer.

However, for Cheng Zheng, it was a perfunctory answer.

He frowned a little and took another look at the rearview mirror. ”Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to know… If I were as serious as I am now right from the beginning, would I have gotten a chance?”

Eh? Xiang Wan's heart skipped a beat and felt awkward somehow.

She also recalled the day how Cheng Zheng looked when he told her that he was willing to choose her as his girlfriend.

Furthermore, he also gave her a really strange reason for doing so.

He told her that he chose her as he noticed that she did not like him.

That day, he had also told her about how he viewed relationships without reservations—”A person's time and energy are limited, I don't want to waste my time unnecessarily!”

He had played a good hand to naught, so to speak.

In a way, he actually met Xiang Wan at the right time yet chose the wrong way to enter her life, and therefore, it had resulted in such a situation.

Yes, without a doubt, it was an opportune time when Cheng Zheng got to know Xiang Wan.

Xiang Wan was a normal woman. If he had been sincere in his pursuit after getting to know her, Xiang Wan would have considered him…

However, the matter had passed. For Xiang Wan, she felt it was meaningless to answer such a question.

”Captain Cheng, please stop joking around,” Xiang Wan said in a half-joking, half-serious tone, ”in the past, you're not serious, aren't you the same now? Actually, I've known all along. You only started to pay attention to me because there's some enmity between you and Bai Muchuan. You were kind to me in the beginning, but the fundamental reason is because of him…”

Cheng Zheng's eyes darkened at that instant.

He was astonished by her sagacity.

”You're not totally correct,” Cheng Zheng let out a peal of laughter. ”But not totally wrong, either.”

”That's it then,” responded Xiang Wan, she felt completely guilt-free now. ”We are not suitable. We are not suitable right from the beginning. Don't you think so?”

”… Hur, maybe.”

”So, let's just get along with each other naturally.”

Without any romantic entanglement, Xiang Wan did not dislike Cheng Zheng.

After all, he was quite a pitiful one when young.

This was because she heard what Mrs. Cheng had said with regards to Cheng Zheng.

She did not know that Cheng Zheng had grown up in such an environment. What's worse was that he was born weak and often ill… That could explain why he chose to study medicine consequently, and that he insisted on jogging every day to keep fit…

This was a rare quality of commendable persistence. It was like he was trying to make up for his sickly childhood.

When Xiang Wan thought of this, she couldn't help but get reminded of Bai Muchuan.

That fellow's the same as well, she thought, it seems that he also avoids other people's understanding of his family situation…

Last night, he did not call. Instead, he sent several messages and a red packet in WeChat urging her to have a good rest.

Xiang Wan noticed that he was not in a good mood after he returned to the Capital. That might be the reason why he did not call her directly because he was afraid that she might detect his mood.

”Captain Cheng…” Xiang Wan suddenly spoke when she thought of that.

Cheng Zheng was a little surprised. ”What is it?”

Xiang Wan shook her head and put on a smile. ”Nothing much, I'm just a little curious. What's the bad blood between you and Bai Muchuan?”

”…”

There was a long period of silence in the car.