Chapter 9: Parting

"Zhang Yi is out?"

Luo Xiaoxiao leaned lazily on the chaise longue and asked Chu Heti, who was three feet away from her, indifferently, "Did he say when he would come back?" ”

"Nope." The crisp tone seems to be a jewel on the ground, without any emotion.

"Alright, clean up all the irrelevant people, and step down." Luo Xiaoxiao got up and straightened Li Yun's shoulder, and said slowly, "Watch the door, let me know as soon as there is any movement." ”

A once-in-a-lifetime good time, it's rare that Zhang Yi is not there.

Zhang Yi is not stupid to go home, although he usually treats her very well, but once it is an important matter, he will either find an excuse to send her away, or avoid talking about it in front of her.

Why, then, was the purpose of staying with him?

She walked through the quiet and quaint courtyard of the Luo family and walked straight to Zhang Yi's bedroom.

Pushing open the door, a burst of Soho incense burned out of the aftertaste came to my nose. She casually glanced at the furnishings in the room, and found that the items in the room were neatly organized and orderly.

It's in line with his meticulous style.

His aimless gaze was fixed on the desk by the window, where a thick pile of papers was stacked. There were also a few pieces of paper scattered under the desk.

That's it! Luo Xiaoxiao licked her dry lips, forced herself to calm down, and pressed herself to hold back the excited heartbeat.

Walking briskly forward, the pile of paper that my eyes touched was atop an inconsequential literary commentary. The fingers unwillingly and quickly turn down in turn, always some modern literary criticism.

She frowned imperceptibly, and bent down to pick up a few pieces of paper on the floor.

This is not some boring serious literature, it was written by Zhang Yi himself—wait? Why did Zhang Yi densely write his sister's name on the paper?

Could it be that he wants to continue to be bad for his sister?

The evil fire in Luo Xiaoxiao's heart gradually surged, and his hands quickly opened every drawer of his desk to rummage through useful objects, and he did not forget to return the papers to their original places one by one while being angry.

As she flipped over, her heart sank.

Zhang Yi's cabinet is full of ancient and modern masterpieces, poems and songs.

Does it seem like she's going to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

No, she was not reconciled.

She jerked up from the ground, and suddenly there was a blackness in front of her, and she fell off guard and hit the back of the table, making a "bang-" sound.

"Unlucky!" Luo Xiaoxiao rubbed her faintly aching back and scolded in a low voice.

Suddenly, a white light flashed in her mind, and her eyes lit up, she knew!

Regardless of the pain of falling, Luo Xiaoxiao bent her knuckles and knocked on the back of the wooden table.

Sure enough, there is a hidden mystery!

Zhang Yi hid it so deeply, hum, it wasn't found by her.

Pulling open the secret door, the appearance of a thick book looms out of the light.

Isn't it another literary work? Luo Xiaoxiao bit her lip and said in her heart, shouldn't it?

After a moment's hesitation, he reached out and took it out—unexpectedly, a notebook.

Gently turning the first page, the clear and powerful pen words read: [September 16, 12, the weather is cloudy, and the mood is bad.

I had a fight with Qinghe today, and she said that she smiled at other girls when she saw me between classes. But I don't remember who I seemed to smile at, was she a little too careful? Alas, I'm going to coax her again in a while.

Why don't you buy her a favorite chestnut cake? I don't know if she'll be mad at me. ]

Luo Xiaoxiao was stunned, this is his diary? It seems that it started when I was a student, and the time span is quite large, so it's no wonder it's so thick.

She wasn't interested in such content involving other people's privacy, so she glanced at it a few times and quickly looked for the key content.

It is estimated that Zhang Yi is coming back soon, and there is not much time left for her.

The further back you go, the longer it seems that the date intervals are. From the initial almost one record a day, to one record every three or four days, it has now become a record every month or two.

Pregnant! Her eyes flashed.

[11/3/13, the weather is cloudy and the mood is pleasant.]

Today all the best, success and... Make an agreement. I was so happy that I couldn't help but have a few more drinks. ]

Luo Xiaoxiao lowered her head and thought about it, there was obviously a name behind the word "and", but then it was crossed out by the owner of the diary, she widened her eyes and carefully identified it, but she couldn't see it clearly.

But that's a big deal. She then looked down.

[11/30/13, overcast.]

Luo Qinghe begged me to help her find Luo Qingyi, joke, how is it possible? He finally got Luo Qingyi away. Only if Luo Qingyi is not there, I am possible]

Luo Xiaoxiao was unhappy, and this person stopped writing before he finished writing. What is possible?

[12/7/13, the weather was fine.]

Where did Luo Qinghe get the evidence? It stands to reason that the Luo family is all my people, who can deliver news to her under me? He called me again the other day, and I didn't answer. Could it be that he did it? ]

Seeing this, Luo Xiaoxiao's heart was shocked. This "he" seems to be the one who conspired with Zhang Yi. My brother really can't get out of him, and he must find out this "him" as soon as possible.

Luo Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and prepared to look down.

Suddenly, there was an eager knock on the door, and Chu Heti whispered: "Miss, Zhang Yi is back!" ”

Is it so fast? That's right, she had spent a lot of time just rummaging through it.

"Got it." She replied loudly, not forgetting to return everything to its original place, trying to make Zhang Yi not see the flaws.

She is quite confident in her ability to put things back in their place, thanks to her adoptive parents.

*

Luo Xiaoxiao spread her hands: "That's all, I guess I can find something in the future, but Zhang Yi came back ahead of schedule." ”

The people present were either shocked, unhappy, or full of concern, and no one opened their mouths.

"In this way, we have to investigate the relationship between Zhang Yi and the person behind the scenes..."Luo Qinghe's eyes flashed a little fine.

If his brother's disappearance is really related to Zhang Yi and the main family behind him, why not use Zhang Yi who pretends to be smart?

She looked down and thought for a moment, thinking about it.

But before that, she still has some details to discuss with Luo Xiaoxiao.

Pei Jiangzhi pulled out a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth. He smiled evilly: "Luo Qinghe, this is also half a 'talent', you have to play with him?" ”

Luo Qinghe turned his head and smiled at him: "Otherwise? ”

Laughing and laughing, his eyes gradually cooled.

"You really don't want me to help?" Pei Jiangzhi confirmed to her again. Why was he so uneasy? Luo Qinghe has been pampered since he was a child, and he is not stupid when he looks at it, can he really handle Zhang Yi well?

"As I said earlier, this is my family affair, and I will do it myself."

Luo Qinghe saw what he wanted to say again, and said angrily: "Pei Jiangzhi-" dragged a long tail note.

"Well, I'm really scared of you."

"Let's not talk about him, when are you going to leave?" Luo Qinghe took advantage of the situation and grabbed a corn cake made by himself with chopsticks, and as soon as he ate it, he almost couldn't help but spit it out.

It's so salty that it's bitter, and my tongue is going to fall off. She quietly stuck out her tongue and hurriedly looked around for water.

Luo Xiaoxiao next to her naturally handed over a bottle of water, as if she had just experienced it and had already experienced it.

She smiled at her sister.

In order to protect her self-esteem when cooking, everyone really worked hard, and no one complained about the saltiness of the corn cakes she made.

She couldn't help it.

Luo Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and glanced at her, pointed at the corn cake, and then pointed to her mouth, and shook her head.

As if to say, "I've already eaten this corncake, it's salty!"

"Huh? Miss, where is he going? Xiao Xi raised her head from the bowl and asked suspiciously.

"Oh!" Luo Qinghe patted his head, "I forgot to tell everyone, Pei Jiang knows that there is something going on at home, so he has to go." ”

She propped her chin and asked Pei Jiangzhi, "When are you leaving?" ”

"Let's finish this meal, it's not too early."

"So fast?" Luo Qinghe was stunned and pouted, "You and I have only met for a few days, and we are gone." ”

The reluctance inadvertently revealed in the words, I am afraid that even she herself did not notice.

"It's a bit of a rush, but I can't help it."

Pei Jiangzhi keenly caught the meaning of her words, and asked with a smile: "What, I can't bear to give up your brother Pei?" I'll come back to you when I'm done. ”

Luo Qinghe raised his white tender palm and made a "1" gesture to him: "Only a little bit!" ”

"Okay, just a little bit." Pei Jiangzhi's smiling eyes were dark and bright, and he stared at her face for a long time, as if he wanted to deeply impress her current appearance in his heart.

"Don't miss me too much!" He raised his eyebrows at Luo Qinghe in a hurry.

Luo Qinghe took a few steps forward and pushed him, and said with white eyes: "Stinky fart!" ”

In fact, since he parted seven years ago, he is now officially in contact with her for the first time. In the past two days, he found that she still had many shadows of her childhood, and she laughed before anyone spoke; Love to bite your lip when you are nervous; When I was wronged, I wanted to find someone to cry......

She has also grown up a little, and it seems that she is gradually different from the little girl who depended on him for everything when she was a child.

Alas, since she wants to do it herself, let her go first. It's a big deal, and then I'll help her clean up the mess.

Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and the pear vortex was filled with drunken wine.

This trip back to Rongcheng to explore the ore veins again is full of dangers. There is not only the strength of the Pei branch, but also the forces of all parties in the industry, several people are intertwined, and the situation is complicated. For some reason, they all seem to be extremely interested in this vein.

If his father hadn't given him an order in person, he would have come to Rongcheng secretly.

Coincidentally, saving him a lot of effort, he also wanted to know what was so rare about this vein.

It's not that he hasn't seen a priceless vein, and he doesn't believe that no one from all sides will scarce an ordinary vein this time.

However, it is better not to tell Luo Qinghe about this, so as not to worry her.

Pei Jiangzhi got up to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Luo Qinghe saw this and cleaned up the mess with him.

Xiao Xi hurriedly said, "Miss, since he is leaving, you can talk more." I'll do it here. ”

Luo Qinghe and Pei Jiangzhi glanced at each other.

"Okay, then please."

Luo Xiaoxiao lowered her eyebrows and was silent, her eyes were quite unhappy.

"He He, send Xiao Pei." Luo Yunsheng looked at Pei Jiangzhi lovingly, "When you're done, remember to come back and see your uncle." ”

"Okay." Pei Jiangzhi smiled obediently, "Next time, the juniors won't come to the door empty-handed!" ”

Luo Yunsheng scolded with a smile: "You kid, don't give it to me empty-handed!" At this time, it was polite. ”

*

In the inn on a winter afternoon, it is unusually quiet. Jagged and transparent ice condensed under the corrugated and dripping eaves, hanging down the black eaves tiles, and condensed into the sky like sharp cones.

Luo Qinghe rubbed her ears and the tip of her nose, which were frozen crimson, she shrunk her neck, her mouth was white, and she rubbed her hands again.

She stood at the door of the inn and watched Pei Jiangzhi carry her luggage to the car, and said coquettishly: "Then when will you finish your business?" I haven't had time to settle accounts with you yet! ”

"Don't worry, I'll look for you when I'm done." Pei Jiangzhi smiled and waved at her, "Go back, it's cold outside." ”

Pei Jiangzhi sat in the car, leaned out of the window with his upper body, and shouted at her: "I'm leaving!" ”

Luo Qinghe stood on tiptoe and waved his arm vigorously in his direction: "Have a safe journey-"