It is not an ordinary thing to see swallows in the city, not to mention the non-stop flying of these overhead, which instantly gives her the illusion of returning to her hometown.

What's even more amazing is that she seems to have a second home, where the mountains and rivers are simple and quiet, and arched bridges stand on the river, like a footnote marked by the years. It also has a particularly nice name - Qingshui Town - the word "Qingshui" is intertwined with the "lotus" in its mother's name.

……

The café near "Yue Fu" was packed, but the few seats outside were unattended due to the cold weather.

Chiba sat down outside, asked for a cup of hot tea for herself, asked Song Yingchen for Perrier water, and asked the waiter to put ice cubes and lemon slices soaked in sea salt in the cup.

She kept rubbing her thighs with her hands, trying to calm herself, but her eyes glanced at the bag on the chair from time to time. The sketches in the bag turned from paper to book overnight, and the hidden plot in the book was so relevant to her mother that she couldn't wait to get the answer.

Just thinking about it, I felt that my left shoulder was patted, and I turned around but there was no one. Turning back, Song Yingchen was already sitting opposite and naughtily sticking out his tongue at her, and the electric shock sensation when the four eyes met attacked her again.

"Where are you going, make a few calls and turn them off."

That long-lost smiling face pulled her back to the days when she lived in the cherry blossom apartment.

"I, my phone was broken, and I haven't had time to ......fix it," she wanted to look like an old friend who was calm, but the disrupted heartbeat made her stutter unconsciously, "Wait, I'll get it later." ”

"No wonder, I'm just thinking about how you can call me with a public phone......" Song Yingchen poured out the Perrier water, and the cup was suddenly filled with fine and jumping bubbles, "Have you contacted He Chong?" ”

"Not yet." She took a sip of water and pretended to be calm.

"He's been looking for you for the past two days, and I don't know what's going on, I haven't seen him in such a hurry."

"I told him to go back to my hometown......" Her voice slowly weakened, and the guilt of lying became stronger.

"But you didn't actually go back, did you?" Song Yingchen penetrated her psychology, "He called the sanatorium to ask, and he said that he didn't see you back." If I hadn't stopped me, I guess that buddy would have gone to Lan City yesterday. ”

"He told you about the santium?"

"Probably speaking, and mentioning your mother. But I don't know what nerves I have, I always think I know your whereabouts, and I've been pestering me to inquire. ”

"I'll explain it to him later, but I don't want him to know about it yet. He is impatient and impulsive, and I am afraid of getting him into unnecessary trouble. ”

"Understood, last time you said that place I believe must exist, I'll accompany you to see it another day." Song Yingchen suddenly mentioned the pharmaceutical factory, but she didn't know that she had actually experienced something more terrible later.

"Actually, I don't want to involve you either." Thinking of what Lu Meiqin did, how could Chiba confide in him his true feelings, so he had to persuade him in turn, "I always feel that there will be danger behind me." ”

"I'm not afraid."

She sidestepped the topic and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's get down to business." I went to a place the other day and found something related to my mother. I'm in a hurry to see you today, I want to ask you to help me find someone, although it's very slim, but I still hope you can help me try. ”

"What can I do, let's hear it."

So she sketched the chocolate for her, accidentally found that the painting was in Qingshui Town, and told him what she had seen and heard on the spot.

“Amazing！” He showed a keen interest in what happened to her, and a certain thinking action was exactly the same as that of Da Mao, who was keen on detective novels, "It's like making a movie." ”

She took out the sketch from her bag and took out a reproduction of the photo of the "Twelve Golden Flowers".

Song Yingchen had seen the sketch, so he just glanced at it hastily, and then picked up the photo and looked at it carefully.

"These are some people, they look like they've been around for some years."

"I heard something from an old woman, and if I want to solve the mystery of my mother's murder, I'm afraid I have to start with these people."

"These women are more beautiful than the other, and they have the charm of that era." Song Yingchen digressed.

"That's my mom, she's probably a local." She pointed to Mo Lianzhi in the photo.

"Your mother is so beautiful...... Is there anyone else in her mother's house? ”

"Nope."

"What do these people have to do with her, what they have in their hands is ...... Jewelry? ”

"You are so powerful, you can see it so vaguely, my mother and these people are sisters, and they once learned to make gold jewelry together." She took out the cosmos brooch from her bag and carefully placed it in the palm of her hand, "When she was pushed downstairs, there was suddenly such a brooch on her chest, I think it must have something to do with this photo." ”

Song Yingchen took the cosmos brooch and observed it repeatedly.

"Indeed, if you can find her junior sisters, there may be a breakthrough."

"Look at this guy again." She pointed to Liu Meixian in the photo again, "The old woman I met is her mother, she is not in China now, but I asked for her contact information, I hope you can help me find it." ”

"Where is she?"

"California, USA."

“What！” Song Yingchen exclaimed, instantly understanding her purpose for looking for him, "You want me to help you inquire?" ”

"Yes, you've been there, so there's a way to look it up."

Feeling that the task was important, Song Yingchen frowned and thought about it, but soon showed a confident smile.

"There's a way, I'll ask Amy to help you inquire."

"Sister Amy? You're not ......"

"Your concept is very backward, can't you continue to be friends if you break up?"

"That's not what it means...... I'm afraid you'll be inconvenient. She muttered and lowered her head.

"Yang Qianye, Yang Qianye, you are good at everything, it is this habit of looking ahead and worrying blindly must be criticized. You don't care what my relationship with other people is, since you find me, just think I'm your friend. If you can't help, I'll tell you bluntly, if you can help, no matter how difficult it is, I'll do my best, even if I talk to the wrongdoer, it's my business, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

Hearing him say that, she did feel guilty. He Chong has always been unhappy with her character, and thinking about it calmly is indeed not a commendable character. Solid family background and good education have made the two rich sons develop the habit of being loyal to themselves and expressing themselves bravely, but she has lived in an environment where she has seen people's faces since she was a child, and she is afraid that she will be rejected and disliked if she does not perform well.

"I'm sorry."

"Amy has a lot of connections in the U.S. and knows more people than I do, especially in California. I don't dare to pack a ticket, but I think she'll do her best to help you. ”

"I'm sure she'll help you too, for your sake."

"NO, you're here again." Song Yingchen raised her index finger and shook it, criticizing her again, "She likes you very much, although she only has one side, but she thinks you are very kind." If she wants to do you a favor, she has absolutely nothing to say. ”

"Really, she likes me ......"

"Amy has always been honest when it comes to expressing her emotions." Song Yingchen suddenly lost his mind for a moment, and after taking a sip of water, he continued, "Give me the address, I'll ask her to check it for you, you wait for the good news." ”

She handed him the note she had prepared with Liu Meixian's address.

Suddenly, Song Yingchen's phone rang, and when he saw it, it was He Chong.

"He Chong."

He looked at her with a little embarrassment, and she immediately made a "shhh For some reason, she felt like a thief from the moment Song Yingchen sat down, but she wasn't sure why this "thief heart" was born.

Song Yingchen was stunned and proposed: "I think it's better not to say that we are together, he has been looking for you for so long, you must know that you will not contact you when you come back, you will be angry." ”

"Hmm."

He picked up the phone.

"Hey, Brother Chong...... Ah, you're drinking coffee...... I didn't talk to anyone, I was alone...... Be...... Don't worry, she will definitely contact you when she comes back, don't worry...... Okay, got it, so be it, well, bye-bye. ”

Hanging up the phone, he exhaled a big breath, feeling that his acting skills were not perfect enough. Soon, as if he realized something, his expression became shocked.

"No, He Chong ...... Does he really like you? ”

"Ahem...... she couldn't help choking after just taking a sip of water, and after a burst of coughing, she raised her flushed face.

This action is undoubtedly a tacit acquiescence.

"I thought he was joking, but it turned out to be true." He also took a sip of the cup, his expression changed from surprise to worry, and he couldn't tell what it meant, "It's just his style, dare to love, dare to hate, dare to say and do, and don't delay for a moment." ”

Chiba instantly felt like she was on pins and needles - she could talk to anyone about it but him.

"What do you think?"

"Didn't think much of it." She lifted the tea bag in her cup and fiddled with it, her cramped appearance was obvious, "I couldn't believe it when he told me, I thought he was playing tricks on me." You know, he's always been joking. ”

"I'm not asking this, I'm asking if you like him?" Song Yingchen put away his smile and looked a little serious.

"I appreciate that he agrees with him, but there is definitely no such thing as a relationship between men and women. I told him the truth, but he didn't seem to react and got better and better for me. To be honest, I don't know what to do, and I feel very sorry for him. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"He did a lot of things that touched me and helped me a lot, but I can't get anything in return. Without him, I would probably be in a very difficult situation right now, so I'm willing to do anything for him as long as he speaks......"

"Except to be with him?" Song Yingchen rushed to make up the second half of the sentence.

She nodded and explained, "I don't want to lie to him, and I don't want to repay virtue with grudges. ”

"I'm curious, what type of guy do you like?" Song Yingchen scratched his head in confusion, "He Chong is handsome and golden, he is completely a muscular version of a warm baby when he is infatuated, and many people can't line up MR.RIGHT, why are you here to eat behind closed doors?" ”

"None of what you say is a reason for me to like someone."

"What's that, you value the feeling between two people more?"

"Maybe...... What's more, I don't have the heart to think about it right now. ”

"And what do you think of me?"

The sudden arrival of such a question made the atmosphere freeze. Looking at the boy in front of her who awakened her girlish feelings, her heartbeat suddenly stopped. Depending on her character, she would think that this was a joke, or a foreshadowing to prepare for a joke, but at the moment she was not entangled in it, but recalled this sentence like never before, and wanted to engrave it firmly in her heart.

"Say, what do you think of me?" Song Yingchen asked again.

"yes, I'd like to know, what do you think of him?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded, and the two turned their heads to see that He Chong was standing less than a meter away, his face flushed and his eyes wide.