Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

"When people tried to separate him from the skeleton he was hugging, he turned to dust."
——The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Wei Cheng woke up early because he didn't sleep well that night. He always felt like he was dreaming. This dream was so beautiful that it was unreal. It was undulating and unreal. Later, he heard Hehe scratching at the door, and the little sleepiness he had left was driven away. He opened his eyes and saw Xie Qingfei curled up in his arms with his back to him.
It doesn’t seem like a dream.

He put his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him, and then wrapped his arms around her legs. Her nightgown had already risen to her upper body, and he pulled the hem of her dress down to cover her belly, but he didn't extend his hand out again.
A few times he pinched too hard, and Xie Qingfei was woken up. He frowned and came over to push him away. His voice was hoarse and weak, more like he was acting like a spoiled child: "Don't keep going on and on..."
It's also soft, but the deterrent effect is still there.
Wei Cheng obediently helped her smooth down her skirt, gave her a big kiss on the top of her head reluctantly, then got up and went to the bathroom to take care of it.

Xie Qingfei was so tired that she couldn't even lift her fingers. Her biological clock was messing up on time, but her body functions still overcame her sleepiness and drove her to get up. She first grabbed a handful of cat food for Hehe, squatted beside it and watched it eat happily. She stroked the cat's head unconvinced. Hehe looked at this crazy human in the morning inexplicably, purred and scolded, but got no response from the shit shoveler. After hesitating, it fell on its back in front of her and signaled: Touch it if you want, I'm going to eat after you touch me.
Xie Qingfei sneered: "Whoever wants to touch you learned this from?"

She picked up her nightgown and put it on, then walked around the corridor and saw Wei Cheng making breakfast in the kitchen.

He had no clothes here, and was still wearing the white T-shirt from last night, but it was wrinkled and the original shape could no longer be seen. Xie Qingfei leaned against the door frame to admire it for a while, and couldn't help but think of how he was so anxious last night that he couldn't wait to take off the last piece of clothing, rolled up the hem of the T-shirt, bit it in his mouth, and rushed straight towards her.

It's great. The weather is great, the mood is great, and the man is so handsome.

Wei Cheng turned around and saw her, turned off the fire, then walked over quickly, picked her up with one hand, and patted her on the butt.
Xie Qingfei was in a good mood just now, but he was startled by the slap. He wanted to kick him belatedly: "Why are you hitting me?"
"Don't you know how to put on shoes?" He was more justified than her. He put her on the sofa and put socks on her bare feet first.
Xie Qingfei stepped on his lower abdomen twice with his free foot: "What delicious food did you make?"
Wei Cheng grabbed her ankle helplessly: "Stop it."
Then he put her slippers on. At this time, the doorbell rang. He said, "You go eat first. I'll get something."

Xie Qingfei said "Oh" and turned to walk towards the restaurant.

Wei Cheng asked someone to bring some clean clothes over, but there was a delivery guy outside. He took a look at the house number and said that it was Miss Xie who asked someone to deliver medicine to her house.
Wei Cheng held his clothes in one hand and took a look at the blue paper bag with the other hand, then asked loudly, "What medicine did you buy? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Xie Qingfei had just finished pouring the water and reached out to take his things: "Birth control pills."
Wei Cheng retracted his outstretched hand, put the paper bag behind his back and stared at her for a few seconds, then angrily squeezed the thing and threw it into the trash can.

"What are you doing?" Xie Qingfei frowned.
Wei Cheng paused for two seconds before saying, "Birth control pills are very harmful, and you don't need to take them."
Xie Qingfei looked at him in surprise: "Don't tell me that a doctor would believe in such nonsense as in vitro fertilization and safe period."
Wei Cheng was even more surprised than her: "Don't tell me that in your eyes I'm a scumbag who only cares about his own pleasure and wants you to bear the consequences afterwards."
Xie Qingfei didn't say anything. He was so anxious: "How could I be such a person? Didn't I tell you yesterday that I wouldn't get pregnant? You nodded at that time."
"But you didn't say why, and I was so distracted at the time. How could I tell if you were bluffing?"
Wei Cheng was about to explain himself when he saw a cunning look in her eyes and suddenly came to his senses: "...You cheated me."

Xie Qingfei walked to the trash can, picked up the paper bag, and poured out the small medicine bottle inside. The label clearly said "Vitamin C". She poured two pills and swallowed them with water, looking at Wei Cheng with a deceived look: "So why?"
Wei Cheng didn't want to say it, but since he was asked this question, he could only confess honestly: "I have had a sterilization, so you can't get pregnant."

It was like a thread connecting all the points that Xie Qingfei had not figured out before. Although she had already guessed it when he assured her last night, otherwise he would not have joked about his own body, but after hearing him admit it himself, she didn't know how to start.
After a while, she slowly said: "If I didn't let you in yesterday, you would have been at a loss."
Wei Cheng: "I won't tell others..."
"You don't plan to tell me?"
"What's the point of making such a fuss about this? You're such a boring person," Wei Cheng pushed her to the dining table by the shoulders and stuffed the chopsticks into her hand, "Eat quickly, don't talk while you eat."
Xie Qingfei drank two mouthfuls of porridge, but his eyes still didn't leave him.
Wei Cheng said with a smile: "I am a pickle?"
Xie Qingfei just felt that his behavior was very strange, and had some indescribable emotion.

Wei Cheng brought the real pickles to her and casually mentioned, "I'm going to study abroad after the Chinese New Year. I'm afraid I'll be very busy and won't be able to come back. What about you? Will you still go to school next semester?"
It turned out that he had been so busy during this period just to prepare for this matter. He really considered her words carefully.
Xie Qingfei was briefly surprised, then smiled and said, "I won't go. I'll go back to the bureau and be a leader with peace of mind."
Wei Cheng nodded: "Very good, I think you also like investigating cases more."
It was rare to hear him mention his work on his own initiative, so Xie Qingfei asked curiously, "Are you particularly good at your profession?"
Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows: "Of course, those overseas experts are vying to meet me."
Xie Qingfei couldn't help laughing and deliberately said, "Is this true? Don't tell me you are just bragging."
Wei Cheng used a piece of paper to wipe the corners of her lips, and pinched her cheek: "You can't fool anyone, Captain Xie."

Xie Qingfei lowered his head and finished drinking all the porridge, pushed the bowl and chopsticks aside, and said, "You really don't want a child?"
Wei Cheng shook his head decisively: "No." He had never thought about this problem before, so there was no such thing as yes or no. He mistakenly thought that Xie Qingfei was pregnant. He was surprised at first, but then he was scared. After learning that it was a misunderstanding, he began to feel lucky. During that time, he often lingered in the obstetrics and gynecology department because he cared about her. He heard and came into contact with more than the shallow knowledge he had seen during his internship before, which made him even more scared. He called home to apologize, saying "Mom, you have worked hard" on the left and "Thank you very much" on the right. Ms. Gu thought he had committed a crime outside and came here to leave a will. He couldn't imagine that Xie Qingfei would have to suffer like this in the future, even if it was an accident.
Fortunately, these accidents can be avoided in advance, so there is nothing to hesitate about.

Seeing that Xie Qingfei hadn't spoken for a long time, Wei Cheng glanced at her and added, "I've also been vaccinated, don't worry."
"I'm not worried." Xie Qingfei suddenly felt a little embarrassed and avoided his eyes. "It's just that you can tell me in advance next time."
Wei Cheng thought: What's there to say? It's fine if the result is good, just like now. But if she really didn't open the door for him last night, it would add pressure if she knew about it, and he didn't want that. Besides, this wasn't a big deal.

After finishing the chat, Xie Qingfei stood up to collect the dishes. Since there was a dishwasher at home, he did not stop her and went back to his room to change clothes.

Xie Qingfei has lived in this house for more than 20 years. This is where all her memories from childhood to adulthood are. Wei Cheng has also been here many times, mostly during festivals. She has been alone during festivals since she was a child, and he always finds many excuses to stay at her house, actually just wanting to accompany her. But every time he keeps in mind the assumption that "the owner of the house is his mortal enemy", he needs to keep his eyes on the top of his head, so he has never taken a close look at the layout of the house, and the last time he cleaned it, he only dusted it.

The room was connected to the study and was very large. A wall of bookshelves was filled with medals and trophies. The owner obviously didn't care much about these things, and he stuffed them here and there wherever he could find them. Occasionally, a corner of a certificate would pop out from the bookcase to disrupt the formation. Most of them were special prizes and first prizes, with a few second prizes occasionally. Wei Cheng could remember which competition they were from, and she had been upset with him for many days because he had narrowly defeated her.

He was still quite mean at that time. When he saw that she was unhappy, he would insist on getting in her way and watching her glare at him angrily.

Wei Cheng thought about it and smiled unconsciously. Xie Qingfei cleaned up the dishes and returned to the bedroom to change clothes. He was facing his silly smile: "Why, is there any good news?"
Of course it was a happy event. After many twists and turns, his dream of many years finally came true. He felt that she would definitely not be able to understand how happy he was, so he laughed more and more happily.
Xie Qingfei walked over and touched his forehead, wondering, "What are you so happy about?"
Wei Cheng said: "Do you remember that I often came here to see you?"
"Of course I remember." Xie Qingfei leaned into his arms and said, "On Mid-Autumn Festival, you brought me mooncakes. On Dragon Boat Festival, you brought me rice dumplings. Even on Lantern Festival, you brought me Yuanxiao. Every time, you said that Aunt Gu forced you to come, and you looked reluctant."
"Why would you let me in without this reason?"
"How could I not see that this is an excuse?" Xie Qingfei poked his chest with his finger. "I'm going to be a criminal police officer in the future. Your little tricks can't be hidden from my eyes."

Wei Cheng was a little surprised: "Since you saw it, and you hate me so much, why didn't you expose it?"

Xie Qingfei thought for a moment and said, "Maybe in my heart I still hope to have someone to spend the holidays with me, and you are not so annoying every time... Don't laugh, I'm serious. In fact, except for the first few times when it was quite awkward, I will look forward to you coming over every holiday. At that time, I thought you might just come to accompany me because you felt sorry for me, but you are not someone else, so you can pity me if you want, it's not too shameful."

Because she knew it was him, and only in front of him could she be vulnerable.

Wei Cheng was so surprised this time that he didn't know what to say: "It turns out that I have become one of your 'own' so early."
Xie Qingfei snorted and laughed: "You are really good at getting close to me. I didn't say that."
Wei Cheng didn't say anything. He picked her up and carried her to the bed. He turned over and stared into her eyes. As if he couldn't see enough, he lowered his head and kissed her deeply.

The heating was too strong, and the two of them quickly became sticky, but they couldn't help but stick together greedily. Xie Qingfei panted heavily, her cheeks flushed as she looked at him with a reproachful look. Understanding her accusation, Wei Cheng very considerately held her up and down, holding her waist and looking up at her.

(End of this chapter)