249 Sealed with Love 2 (1/2)
”Chief, Ma Yuelun has confessed,” said police officer Xiaozhang.
”Let's go, I'll go have a look,” said Pan Zhenghui as he stood up and walked to the door before giving her another thumbs up.
An Xiaoning gave a smile as she suddenly felt like this was what she was meant to do. Isn't it great to be able to save a young teenager?
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”Auntie, I went to visit Qingyan yesterday,” Lin Mingxi said over the phone.
”How did it go?” asked Mrs. Jin.
”He said blatantly that he doesn't like me. I don't think I should force it. I guess I'll forget about him,” Lin Mingxi answered, sounding a little disappointed.
However, Mrs. Jin had already expected these to happen.
”Um, Mingxi, I actually like you a lot. Qingyan is still unable to let go of the past, that's why he's reacting like this. Just give him some time, alright?”
”Auntie, he's already made things so clear. He's only going to detest me more if I keep trying to cling onto him. Actually, I'd also like to give it a little more push lest I have any regrets. But there's no way for me to get close to him, and I don't know where to start either,” Lin Mingxi said hesitantly, seemingly caught in a dilemma.
”Mingxi, how about you come over for dinner tonight? I'll get Qingyan to come by too, and you two may interact with each other. How does that sound?”
”Will he turn around and leave as soon as he sees me?”
”He wouldn't.”
”Alright then.”
Lin Mingxi hung up the phone, beaming with joy at the thought of having dinner with him.
She quickly picked out a beautiful set of clothes from her closet before taking a shower and putting on some exquisite makeup. She was determined to seize the opportunity tonight. Otherwise, it'd be even more difficult for her to see him again in the future.
Mrs. Jin was rather pessimistic, however.
Glowering at her daughter-in-law, old Mrs. Jin chided, ”Is there really a point in trying so hard to set them up?”
”Mother, I haven't told you this, but I went to the hospital the other day for a health checkup, and one of the doctors there is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Wang, my mahjong playmate. She secretly told me that Xiaoning went for an abortion surgery at the hospital recently, due to a natural miscarriage. Qingyan was there as well. It's said that Xiaoning will never be able to conceive again,” said Mrs. Jin as she sat down beside her mother-in-law.
”What do you mean?” asked old Mrs. Jin.
”What else could that mean? I reckon Qingyan has gotten back together with Xiaoning. What's going to happen to our family in the future, should their feelings for each other grow even deeper? Wouldn't Qingyan be the end of our bloodline if he doesn't have a child in the future?”
”Is that true?” old Mrs. Jin questioned.
”Of course it's true. The hospital has been banned from leaking the news. The doctor took a great risk to inform me about it. I obviously didn't let Qingyan know I was aware of this matter, though. Don't tell him either, Mother. I asked Mingxi over this evening for a reason.”
”What is it?”
Mrs. Jin leaned in closer and whispered into her ear.
A frown creased old Mrs. Jin's forehead upon hearing her words. ”How daring of you, aren't you afraid Qingyan would…”
”Mother, I do feel a little guilty towards Xiaoning, but we can't change the fact that she can no longer conceive. Given how much Qingyan is in love with her, he definitely wouldn't look for another woman now. Do you really wish to see our family business end up in an outsider's hands? I'm just looking at the bigger picture,” Mrs. Jin said softly.
”Why did things turn out this way…” old Mrs. Jin lamented with a long sigh.
”Mother, I've already planned how to execute this matter. You don't have to worry about it.”
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After tallying the information they retrieved, the team of four did not get up into the police car straight away, but instead proceeded to arrest the murderer in An Xiaoning's car.