I became the police station's darling after I could understand what the furry creature was sayi

Meeting the girl's almond-shaped eyes, which were brimming with moisture, Xu Yunli's words caught in his throat.

Even my breath caught in my throat.

"Forensic Doctor Xu?"

The girl seemed to be drunk, and her reactions were much slower than usual.

Xu Yunli's gaze softened further, and he gave a soft "hmm," "It's me, Xiaoshu, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year…"

Nan Shu casually replied, then paused and looked at the screen, "Have you returned to the capital?"

Forensic pathologists belong to the criminal investigation technology department. In addition to participating in cases, they spend most of their time working at the forensic clinic. At the end of the year, they are even busier.

Recently, several new forensic interns have arrived in Qingshan District, and Xu Yunli is even busier training them.

When Nan Punian told her about this, his tone was filled with undisguised schadenfreude.

"Yeah, I came back this afternoon."

The Xu family was not as lively as the Nan family. Xu Yunli's parents had passed away early, and his grandfather was old. He had a few drinks with Xu Yunli and then went to rest early.

I didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala for very long.

Xu Yunli has a high alcohol tolerance, but because he rarely drinks, he became somewhat drunk after a few drinks.

As midnight approached, I typed and deleted on the screen, but in the end, I didn't send the "Happy New Year" message. Instead, I made a video call.

Unexpectedly, I saw the girl looking slightly tipsy.

"How many drinks did Xiaoshu have?"

Nan Shu reacted a little slowly, holding Tie Hanhan for a few seconds before slowly extending two fingers.

"Two drinks."

"Okay, then next time I'll try to drink only one glass, otherwise I'll feel really uncomfortable the next day."

Xu Yunli stared at the girl's expression and could tell that although she was drunk, her eyes were still full of smiles, and she looked very happy.

"Is Xiaoshu happy celebrating the New Year at the old house?"

Nan Shu nodded.

"happy."

"What about the Lunar New Year before? Were you unhappy then?"

Xu Yunli asked.

Nan Shu's mind cleared for a moment, but it quickly became blurred under the influence of alcohol. She looked at Xu Yunli, and the background should be his bedroom. He seemed to be sitting at his desk, with a bookshelf behind him filled with various forensic books, both foreign and domestic.

Wearing a set of azure silk loungewear and without her glasses, her fox-like eyes appeared even more alluring and captivating.

But Nan Shu could almost picture him sitting upright in his chair, back straight and prim.

She was silent for a few seconds, then softly hummed in agreement.

"I'm not unhappy, but I'm not very happy either."

For her, whether it's the Lunar New Year or not seems to make no difference to any other day.

Anyway, she had no family for a long time, so there was no point in talking about reunion or not.

"It won't happen again. From now on, Xiaoshu will be happy every year."

Hearing her almost muttering to herself, Xu Yunli felt a tightness in his chest and his brows furrowed involuntarily. He raised his hand and touched his chest, feeling a bitter taste rise in his chest and mouth.

It was as if, in those few short seconds, he had experienced all that loneliness alongside the girl.

He spoke instinctively, his tone resolute, as if making a vow.

Nan Shu was taken aback.

His eyes were fixed on the screen, his expression serious.

Xu Yunli's heart raced unconsciously, and his fingertips clenched into fists.

He tried to make his expression look less unnatural. "Xiao...Xiao Shu, what's wrong?"

Nan Shu didn't speak.

After an unknown amount of time, long enough that Xu Yunli felt his palms getting a little damp, he saw the girl raise her hand to cover her lips, yawn, and mutter, "Sleepy."

Xu Yunli: ...

He breathed a heavy sigh of relief, both amused and exasperated: "Go to sleep if you're tired, I'll keep you company through the New Year."

Nan Shu's alcohol tolerance was really not very good, especially when she was sleepy, she couldn't think straight at all. Hearing his words, she didn't realize the inappropriateness of his words and just nodded.

"Um…"

Then the two of them just stared at each other, Nan Shu resting her chin on the back of her hand, lying on Tie Hanhan's body, her long eyelashes fluttering, and then she fell into a deep sleep.

The phone slipped from his hand. Tie Hanhan moved his body and pushed Nan Shu next to the pillow. He then used his paws to pull up the thin blanket and cover her with it. He said that she could leave anywhere else uncovered, but she absolutely could not leave her belly button uncovered!

After all that, the phone was now lying on its back on the bed, and Xu Yunli could only see the bed curtains above the headboard.

But he still couldn't bear to hang up the phone. After thinking for a moment, he turned around, took a book from the bookshelf, and quietly flipped through the book while listening to the girl's even breathing. He continued until the other person's phone automatically shut down due to low battery, and the video call ended. Only then did he reluctantly look up from the book, glance at the sky outside that was already turning slightly white, and get up to rest.

……

"Ugh... Hiss!"

The next day.

When Nan Shu woke up, her temples were throbbing violently, as if a tendon inside was snapping painfully.

Actually, she drank two small cups yesterday.

"I'll never drink this much again!"

Nan Shu got up, rubbed her temples, and muttered something. Then, as if she remembered something, she turned to look at the bed. Her phone lay quietly on the bed, its screen black.

Memories from last night flooded back, and Nan Shu froze for two seconds before quickly picking up her phone, only to find it had already been switched off.

But she clearly remembered that she had fully charged her phone well in advance so she could contact people to send red envelopes during the Lunar New Year...

Plug in the charging adapter.

Soon, the phone turned on automatically. Nan Shu opened WeChat and saw that there were 99+ unread messages from many people.

She got drunk last night and doesn't know what time she got back. She just vaguely remembers going back to her room. Now it seems... it wasn't even midnight when she fell asleep?
She slid her finger down and stopped at Xu Yunli's profile picture. She clicked on it and gasped when she saw that the call lasted six hours and forty-five minutes.

"hiss!"

Nan Shu felt her head throb even more. She shouldn't have said anything strange or drunk yesterday, right?
She really doesn't remember anything at all.

Ok…

"It shouldn't be," Nan Shu comforted herself, knowing it wasn't appropriate for her to call and ask right now.

Otherwise, it would be like trying to hide something obvious.

Nan Shu took a deep breath and replied to messages little by little: messages from Sister Wei D, Ji Yan, Brother Jing Xing, Sister Ya Qin, Li Feng, and her roommates.

Si Nian asked her if she was awake around nine o'clock, but now it's almost midnight.

Nan Shu: ...

She slept for a really long time.

Several more New Year's red envelopes were sent in the fan group, and the group became excited again. Nan Shu clicked in to scroll through the posts and saw that many people had posted photos of their New Year's Eve dinners in the group. After thinking for a moment, Nan Shu also posted her photos to show off.

At last…

Nan Shu's fingertip hovered over Wei Yue's unread messages.

The latest news appears to be a video, sent at midnight.

Nan Shu clicked on it.

It was indeed a video, and it was his; more accurately, it was a video of Wei Yue and Yu Dan exchanging New Year's greetings. (End of Chapter)