wind in the dark night

Chapter 316 Proposal
noon.

Binshan Road.

Bai Mansion.

Mrs. Bai was sorting out Bai Xue's wedding invitations, sorting them into piles, muttering to herself, "Old Bai's, my mother's, the military, the Japanese, the police, the business community, the provincial government... Where is this one from?"

As soon as the door opened, Jingshu walked in and greeted cheerfully: "Hello, auntie!"

Mrs. Bai said, "Jingshu, you came just in time. Please help me take a look at this. I have been looking at it for a long time but I don't understand it."

"What are you doing?"

Jingshu came closer.

Mrs. Bai said, "Xue'er's wedding invitations are coming up soon. Hurry up and put them away. They need to be sent out in the next two days... This Lin Xiufeng is clearly a Chinese name, but why is the address the Japanese Chamber of Commerce? Could there be a mistake?"

Jingshu smiled and said, "The Japanese also have the surname Lin, but their surname is different from ours. My father told me that there is a director of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce with the surname Lin, and that should be Lin Xiufeng."

Mrs. Bai slapped her thigh and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember that there was such a person. I went to his son's wedding."

"Where's Xue'er?"

Jingshu asked.

Mrs. Bai sighed, "He's upstairs, and can't help at all. He just reads books. Sooner or later he'll become a bookworm!"

Winter vacation is approaching and the elementary school only has half-day classes, so Bai Xue doesn't have to go to school in the afternoon.

"Then I'll go up..."

Jing Shu glanced and saw Qi Yue's invitation was placed separately. She couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why is Qi Yue's invitation listed separately?"

Mrs. Bai frowned, "I'm just worried about this. Xue'er won't let me send an invitation to Qi Yue, but he's also a police officer. It's not right not to send him an invitation. If I send it, Xue'er won't let me. Sigh..."

Jingshu reached out and took the invitation, smiling and said, "Don't worry, I'll go ask Xue'er, maybe she just said it out of anger."

Mrs. Bai nodded repeatedly: "That's great. Among these classmates, Xue'er is your best friend. She listens to what you say."

Jingshu went upstairs and came to Baixue's door. She gently opened the door and said with a giggle: "Bride, what are you doing?"

"Reading a book."

Bai Xue put down the book in her hand.

Jingshu stepped in, looked Baixue up and down, and said with a tut-tut sound, "Look at you, with a stern face, as serious as if you were teaching a class - can't you be a little happier?"

"Is that so?"

Bai Xue made a face, stretched the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and stuck out her tongue.

Jing Shu chuckled: "On your wedding day, do this to your groom and I guarantee he will be shocked."

Bai Xue also laughed: "Forget it, I don't want to marry someone without a chin."

Jingshu sat down and threw the invitation over: "You really don't want Qi Yue to come?"

"Do not want to."

Bai Xue looked away.

Jing Shu sighed: "Stories of love turning into hate happen every day."

Bai Xue remained silent.

Jing Shu said: "There is a saying that goes, 'When we meet, a smile will erase all grudges. It's better to part ways in peace. Why make things awkward for everyone?"

Bai Xue hesitated for a moment: "Then tell me, what should I do?"

Jing Shu thought for a moment and said, "If I were you, I would personally hand the invitation to him and let him see what it means to be a lady from a noble family, to be generous and open-minded. If he doesn't love me anymore, he will turn against me and look down on you."

Bai Xue frowned: "Is this okay?"

Jing Shu said seriously: "Do you understand the situation? Just listen to me, it's right. Call him now, I'll go with you to deliver the invitations."

Bai Xue thought about it for a long time and felt very conflicted. She picked up the phone hesitantly and dialed Qi Yue's number.

"Why don't you speak?"

"No one answered."

"Ask someone else."

"Ah."

Bai Xue looked up the phone book and dialed the number of the action team's main office. After the call was connected, she asked, "Excuse me, is Captain Qi here?"

"Captain Qi is not here."

"Where did he go?"

"Who are you?" "My last name is Bai..."

"Oh, it's Miss Bai. Captain Qi has returned home. Please call him."

"OK, thanks."

The call was immediately hung up.

……

Half an hour later.

Bai Xue and Jing Shu came to Huaihua Lane.

There was a big red paper with the words "This room is for rent" posted on the door.

"What's going on?"

Jingshu was stunned.

Qi Yue moved to a new house, but Bai Xue didn't know about it and was a little confused for a moment.

At this time, the neighbor aunt came back from buying vegetables.

Bai Xue asked: "Auntie, let me ask, is Qi Yue no longer living here?"

The neighbor lady blinked her eyes, looked at Bai Xue for a while, and said as if something had suddenly dawned on her: "Oh, I know you, you've been here before. Oh, Mr. Qi moved away a long time ago."

Jingshu at the side asked: "Where did he move to?"

The aunt shook her head: "I don't know. I happened to be away on the day he moved...Didn't he tell you that he was moving?"

Wang!
Hei Niu crawled out of the dog hole, sniffed at Bai Xue's feet, and when she smelled a familiar scent, she immediately rolled over affectionately, exposing her belly.

Bai Xue was a little surprised: "He moved away, why didn't he take the dog with him?"

The aunt sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't true? I've raised it for more than a year, and now you just say you don't want it anymore. How cruel! If it were me, I would take it away no matter what."

"Why are you so thin?"

Bai Xue squatted down and touched the dog's head.

The aunt said, "No one feeds it, so it picks up garbage everywhere to eat. How can it not be thin? Fortunately, it has a place to go, otherwise, it would have been caught and eaten by homeless people. Those people eat whatever they see."

"This person is so cruel!"

Jingshu was indignant.

Bai Xue felt a pang in her heart, and she felt a sense of sympathy. She stroked the dog's head lovingly: "Don't be afraid, little black girl. He doesn't want you, but I do."

Wang!
Hei Niu wagged her tail vigorously.

……

at this time.

44 Central Street.

Qi Yue looked at the empty doghouse and smoked depressedly. Hei Niu had been missing for several days and he had been worried about her. He rushed back at noon just to see if Hei Niu had returned.

Mrs. Han had one foot in the door and one foot out: "Hey, Xiao Qi is back?"

Qi Yue said: "Oh, I just came back."

Mrs. Han came closer and said with a smile, "It's quite interesting. You've moved in for many days, but you haven't stayed at home for a night. Well, it's no wonder. How can a grown man like you stay idle?"

"I've been on a business trip these days."

Qi Yue said perfunctorily.

Mrs. Han smiled, her expression saying, "Xiao Qi, I'm a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush... My niece is 19 years old and works as an administrative secretary in the provincial government. She's pretty, not to mention very pretty. I was thinking, if you're interested, how can I help you two get together?"

Qi Yue said: "The key is, I don't have much time, I go out early and come back late..."

Mrs. Han was delighted and said immediately, "It's okay, but you can come when you are ready. Just wait and see. Sister-in-law will arrange everything for you... Oh, no, if you two succeed, I will be older, haha."

Qi Yue said: "That's troublesome."

"What's the trouble? It's settled. Go ahead and do your work. I'll make a phone call."

Mrs. Han returned to the house excitedly.

Qi Yue smiled bitterly and sighed.

The reason why he agreed to the blind date was because he thought of what Du Juan said. Given his situation, if he met someone who proposed marriage to him, and he turned down one or two, it would seem abnormal if he turned down every one of them.

Before this, people often proposed marriage to Qi Yue in the Police Department, but Qi Yue always rejected them for various reasons. This time, Mrs. Han's niece was outstanding, so he had to meet her even if it was just a formality.

(End of this chapter)