More than a dozen hours later, the plane arrived in San Francisco.

Andy picked her up at the airport gate, and after seeing Qiu Jing's well, he took the initiative to greet her, "Hi, Qiu, long time no see." ”

Qiu Jing nodded slightly, "Yes, it's been a while." ”

"Get in the car. Andy carried his suitcase and walked towards the car parked not far away.

Opening the car door, Qiu Jing sat in the passenger seat, Andy returned to the cab and asked the car to leave.

Back in San Francisco again, Qiu Jing felt like a world away, in fact, it had only been a few months since she left, but everything seemed to have changed.

Andy drove intently and asked casually, "Where do you stay at night?"

Qiu Jing looked at the street and said, "The original place." ”

Andy turns left in the next block and drives towards Qiu Jinghao's apartment.

Exotic city

Stefan showed up at the kindergarten gate a little earlier than the scheduled school day, and his handsome and elegant appearance and physical characteristics that distinguished him from other parents made him stand out from the crowd.

A few minutes later, Mu Ziqian also arrived, and the two equally outstanding men stood together, which was tantamount to saying goodbye to the other female patriarchs, which was pleasing to the eye.

Stefan turned his eyes to look at him, "Jing Hao didn't tell you, I'll pick up Ming Jin tonight?"

Mu Ziqian looked at him with an indifferent expression, "I said." ”

Stefan kept looking at him, waiting for the man to tell him why, but after waiting for a while, he didn't wait, he turned his gaze back to the kindergarten.

After that, the two did not communicate again.

The voices of the women were loud enough to hear the boring topic of who was more handsome.

Mu Ziqian raised his hand and looked at his watch, there were still three minutes left, he was holding his pocket in his hand, and he was covered in a cold air, which made people shudder.

Stefan's voice was like this cold wind blowing on Mu Ziqian's face, "Are you relieved to let Jing Hao go back alone?"

He said reassuring, not reluctant.

Mu Ziqian unconsciously hooked the corners of his lips, and his smile was faint and ridiculous.

Stefan continued: "You don't have to pretend to be calm, in fact, you are not at ease at all, it should be said that you are insecure, you don't believe in quietness. ”

Mu Ziqian looked over, his eyes were indifferent, and he was obviously saying, you have a lot of things.

Stefan raised an eyebrow, "Compared to me, Andy is the one you should be careful with." ”

"!" Being reminded by him, Mu Ziqian's eyebrows couldn't help frowning.

"Andy is Jing Hao's mentor, Jing Hao was recruited by Andy to the research institute before he graduated, and they have been together longer than any of us. And they have a common language, they have the same field of study. Compared to men, Jing Hao is more jī qíng to academics. You are careful with me everywhere, in fact, he is the one who should be most careful, you are willing to let her go alone this time, it really surprised me. ”

Mu Ziqian was still silent.

Stefan talked for a while, but found it boring, so he shut up.

At this moment, the doors of the kindergarten opened, and the children came out of it.

Ming Jin is very special standing in a row of children, in addition to his appearance, the temperament exuded in his bones is the most different.

At the same time, seeing the two closest people coming to pick him up, Ming Jin's indifferent little face unfolded a rare fresh and pure smile.

The other children rushed to the arms of their families, and only Ming Jin walked steadily between the two adults, raised his head and shouted, "Stefan, Daddy." ”

"Mingjin. Stefan squatted down and held Ming Jin's shoulder, "Did you have a good day?"

Ming Jin curled his lips slightly, "Happy." ”

Mu Ziqian lowered his eyes and looked at his son, "Ming Jin, Mommy is on a business trip, you live with Stefan at night, okay?"

"Okay. "Ming Jin is very well-behaved, and it is also a habit from childhood to adulthood, he is very independent like Qiu Jinghao, "Where did Mommy go, how long will it take?"

Mu Ziqian replied: "San Francisco, about a week." ”

"Oh. Ming Jin nodded.

Mu Ziqian sent the child into Stefan's car, turned around and left, and sat in the silver charm.

The car drove away slowly, and Mu Ziqian sat in the car with his elbows propped on the window, his eyes on the hurried crowd on the street, thoughtful.

Qiu Jinghao took out the key to open the door of the apartment, and found that there was no lock, she pushed the door and entered, and heard the sound of the kitchen.

Andy made eye contact with her, cautiously left his luggage at the door, and motioned for Qiu Jing to hide behind him.

There was a baseball bat that Ming Jin usually played with at the door, he picked it up, lowered his footsteps and walked towards the kitchen, Qiu Jinghao opened the door of the shoe cabinet, and there was a pair of women's leather shoes of size 38 inside.

Qiu Jinghao walked over and patted Andy on the shoulder, "The alarm is lifted." ”

Andy looked at her, and Qiu Jinghao said, "It's Emily, the servant of the Stefan's family." ”

Andy put down the baseball bat and walked to the kitchen, where the sun was setting and the smell of delicious soup wafted from the kitchen.

Qiu Jinghao knocked on the kitchen door softly and shouted, "Emily." ”

Hearing this, Emily turned around, and when she saw Qiu Jinghao, a bright smile appeared on her face: "Qiu xiǎo jiě." ”

Qiu Jinghao walked over and hugged her, while Emily was hugged with a soup spoon in one hand and a pot lid in the other.

Emily is slightly chubby, a native of San Francisco, with a cheerful and optimistic spirit, and a very easy-going person, she is the only one who knows the relationship between Ming Jin and Stefan's aunt in addition to Stefan and Stefan's aunt, you can imagine how harmonious she is with Stefan and her. It can be said that Qiu Jing treats Emily as a family member.

"Qiu Xiǎo Jiě, you're finally back, is Ming Jin back too?" asked Emily.

Qiu Jing let go of the people, took half a step back and said, "He is in Huan City and has not come back." ”

"Oh," Emily was disappointed, "I thought I would be able to see Mingjin when you came back this time." ”

Since Qiu Jinghao left San Francisco, she has helped take care of this apartment, and Stefan's apartment is nearby, and it is very convenient for her to come here, and she usually comes to clean twice a week. So, when Qiu Jinghao walked into the apartment, she saw that there was no dust on the floor and furniture, which did not look like a place where no one had lived in months.

"Mr. Stefan called Diàn Huà yesterday and said that you are coming back from today's plane, I have looked at the time, if you arrive home, you should not have eaten dinner yet, go wash your hands, and wait for dinner." ”

"Okay. Qiu Jinghao hugged her again, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Qiu Jing came back from a business trip, and she usually didn't go out to eat, but came home to eat.

Stefan would always explain the time of her business trip, and Emily was used to preparing the ingredients on time, and then cooking either at Stefan's house or at her house until she returned.

After dinner, Emily cleaned up and left, and when she left, she glanced at Andy who was sitting in the living room, and took it back without leaving a trace, Andy was sitting in the living room drinking coffee and watching a professional baseball game.

Qiu Jinghao sat on the sofa with the fruit, and Andy saw her coming and turned off the sound of the TV.

"What do you think of Wei Yiyang's case?" Qiu Jing asked straight to the point.

Andy took a sip of coffee, and his face gradually became serious, "According to the autopsy report of the police tí gòng, Wei Yiyang did die from the impact and crushing of an external force, which coincides with the crushing and dragging caused by him after being hit by a subway train. ”

Qiu Jing chewed the fruit in her mouth, and after swallowing it, she said, "Your opinion is that Wei Yiyang's death was indeed an accident?"

Andy nodded, and asked her again, "Have you read all the information I passed on to you?"

Qiu Jing lowered her eyes, fell into deep thought, and after a while, said: "There are some doubts, I am not sure for the time being, I need to investigate tomorrow." ”

"Then according to the old rules, let's start the investigation with the family of the deceased. ”

"Good. ”

The two chatted about Wei Yiyang's case and the research institute, and then noticed that it was nearly ten o'clock in the evening.

"It's late, you should go back early, it's not safe at night. ”

Andy looked at her with an unfathomable gaze, "Jinghao, you've become pretty." ”

Qiu Jinghao lowered her eyes, "Thank you." ”

Andy wanted to say something, but her attitude was very clear, when she didn't look at you, it meant that the topic was over and she didn't want to continue.

Andy put down his coffee cup and got up, "I'm going back, you should rest early." ”

"Okay. Qiu Jing got up and went to see him off.

At the door, Andy stood at the entrance and looked at her deeply, "Good night." ”

Qiu Jing held the doorknob with her hand, "Good night." ”

Andy left the apartment, Qiu Jing closed the door, and she returned to the living room to take the coffee cup to the kitchen to be washed.

At this time, for the city of San Francisco, the nightlife is just beginning.

Qiu Jinghao went to take a bath, changed into pajamas, and lay on the bed, the quilt covered with the smell of sunshine, fresh and soft.

Emily must have dried her quilt and changed her sheets before, and the room was exactly the same as before she left, with no changes.

The room was quiet, and in the gap in the curtains, a glimmer of light from a street lamp came in, and she stared at the ceiling and was empty.

Suddenly, a person's side face appeared in his mind, he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the waiting hall, his posture was as tall as a proud pine and cypress on a high mountain.

Qiu Jinghao turned over, turned her back to the light, and remembered the question Mu Ziqian asked her, have you loved me, she replied at the time, I don't know

There were too many images in her mind, and there were too many questions in front of her, and she felt powerless, sighed, and closed her eyes.

After a night of tossing and turning, Qiu Jing slept unsteadily, and when she woke up in the morning, she had a little headache.

She walked to the window, opened the curtains, and the sun poured in, and she was so stabbed that she covered her eyes with her hands.

Qiu Jinghao came to the kitchen, went to the refrigerator and took out milk and bread, put them in the bread maker to heat them, and fried eggs again.

After eating an omelette, she dressed up and went to the institute.

I made an appointment with Andy last night, met at the research institute, and the two went to Wei Yiyang's house together.

December in San Francisco is not as cold as in the city, and the temperature is slightly warmer than in the city, so Qiu Jinghao walked out of the apartment wearing a cashmere coat and a scarf.

There was her black car parked in the garage, Qiu Jinghao hadn't driven it for a long time, and when she started, she found that the fuel tank was actually full, she was stunned, thinking that these should be arranged by Stefan, pressing the button in the garage, the door slowly rose, and she drove away, driving all the way north along the main street, to the First Institute of Psychology of Stanford University.