Chapter 7

It is really unlikely that a city public security bureau would allocate funds to Liu Ming to equip him with these things, so it is highly likely that he bought them himself.

What kind of family does he have that he can afford these things?

“Boom boom boom.”

Just as Su Ya was thinking about these tools, her thoughts were interrupted by a hurried knock on the door.

Su Ya’s heart skipped a beat. Who could it be in the middle of the night?

She held her breath and did not respond. When it is unclear who is outside, the best way is to make the outsider think that there is no one in the room.

Then wait for the person knocking on the door to leave quickly.

Lu Xiao knocked on the door a few times, but when he heard no movement inside, he thought Su Ya had fallen asleep.

He sighed helplessly and decided to wait outside the door, partly for her safety and partly out of guilt for leaving the crematorium just now.

Su Ya waited in the room for a long time, and felt that there seemed to be no movement outside. She walked to the door carefully, opened it gently, and wanted to see what was happening outside.

As soon as the door opened, she saw Lu Xiao sitting by the door, his head against the wall and his eyes closed.

“Why are you here?” Su Ya asked in surprise.

When Lu Xiao heard the voice, he immediately opened his eyes, stood up, and handed the bottle of medicine in his hand to her.

“This is medicine for treating injuries from falls.”

Su Ya took the medicine bottle and felt somewhat touched.

So, he just left to get medicine for himself?

However, although she was touched, it was already the middle of the night and she didn’t know whether she should invite Lu Xiao into the house.

Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two became a little awkward.

However, before Su Ya could make a decision, Lu Xiao walked straight into the house without saying a word.

“sit down.”

Perhaps it was the atmosphere, or perhaps it was Lu Xiao’s rather stern appearance, but Su Ya heard an unquestionable firmness in Lu Xiao’s voice.

Su Ya skipped to the bed and sat down.

Lu Xiao knelt on one knee in front of her, gently lifted her sprained right foot, placed it on his standing knee, took the medicine bottle from Su Ya’s hand and sprayed it on her ankle.

Then start massaging carefully.

Su Ya’s face flushed slightly. She was at a loss as to what to do with this strange and ambiguous contact.

But looking at Lu Xiao who was concentrating on massaging her ankles, she couldn’t refuse and could only let him do what he wanted.

The atmosphere in the room became subtle. Neither of them spoke, and there was only the occasional slight sound from Lu Xiao’s massage.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Xiao gently put down Su Ya’s right foot and stood up.

Su Ya thought he was going back and planned to say thank you, but before she could say anything, she found that Lu Xiao was heading towards the bathroom.

After a while, the sound of water was heard from inside.

Su Ya’s eyes widened. What was going on? She was still sitting on the bed, her mind in a mess.

Lu Xiao came out of the shower wearing only a white vest and army green shorts, his hair still dripping with water.

After shaking off the water droplets on his hair with a towel, he walked to the window, lifted the quilt and lay down.

Su Ya glanced at the towel that Lu Xiao casually hung on the back of the chair and opened her mouth in surprise.

Isn’t that my towel?!

Su Ya couldn’t help but asked: “Aren’t you going back?”

Hearing this, Lu Xiao felt somewhat uncomfortable.

In the past, she was the one who tried her best to stick to him, and now she is the one who wants to drive him away.

Lu Xiao made up a random excuse and tried to get away with it.

“There’s something going on in the army tonight, so it’s not convenient for me to go back.”

After saying that, he closed his eyes, stopped talking, turned around, and faced away from where Su Ya was sitting.

No matter what Su Ya said, she had a plan in her previous life. Lu Xiao’s words made her feel that he was just fooling her. But looking at Lu Xiao’s expression, it seemed that no matter what she said, she would not go back tonight.

There was no choice but to limp into the bathroom, wash up quickly, and lie down on the other side of the bed.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the intertwined breathing of the two people.

As the night deepened, the moonlight shone through the window onto the ground, forming patches of silvery white light.

Su Ya lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Her mind kept replaying the image of Lu Xiao massaging her ankles, and the image of him just walking out of the bathroom wearing only a vest.

Lu Xiao, who was on the other side of the bed, was also awake. He opened his eyes slightly, turned his head, and asked softly, “Are you asleep?”

Su Ya: “No.”

Lu Xiao was silent for a while, then said, “After the case is over, come back to City A with me.”

Su Ya could tell that this was not a discussion, but a notification and even an order.

She never liked being influenced by others, so she refused without hesitation.

“No, I have my own plans.”

Lu Xiao propped up his upper body, leaned against the head of the bed, looked at her and said:

“No, it’s not safe here, and you’re a girl…”

“So you knew I was a girl. You left me alone in the compound for several years without caring about me or paying any attention to me. I thought you didn’t know.”

Su Ya interrupted Lu Xiao. She was speaking on behalf of her original self.

Lu Xiao frowned. He had never thought about how a girl would face life when she was brought to a compound where she was unfamiliar with the place.

Now that I think about it, Suya’s previous antics might have been just a way for me to pay more attention to her and help her adapt to her new life better.

“Then I’ll stay with you.”

The belated affection is cheaper than grass, Su Ya thought.

If it was her original self, maybe she would agree at this moment, right? But she is not her original self, she just wants to live well and beautifully now, avoiding the horrible ending of her original self.

As for this military officer husband who came here for free, he was introduced by the leader after all, so let’s leave him alone for now.

If she can successfully change jobs this time, she will be considered a member of the system in the future. She will inevitably be involved in some joint military and police investigations, so she has to give the leader some face.

As for what happens in the future, we’ll talk about it later.

Su Ya: “That’s not necessary, I can take care of myself.”

The two fell silent again.

After a long time, Lu Xiao lay down again and said, “Go to sleep.”

The next morning, the sun shone through the window onto Su Ya’s face, and she slowly woke up. When she opened her eyes, she found that Lu Xiao was no longer in bed.

She picked up the towel that Lu Xiao had hung on the chair yesterday and was about to wash it before using it again when she saw a note on the table.

“Remember to spray the pesticide on time. I’m going back to the army first.”

Su Ya remembered that it was almost 12 o’clock when they returned to their residence yesterday. In addition, both of them had insomnia, so they didn’t know what time it was when they went to bed.

She looked at the clock on the wall. It was just past six o’clock.

By this calculation, Lu Xiao seemed to have only slept for three or four hours last night…

Su Ya’s fingers gently stroked the note, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart.

The pause for the note was only for a moment. When she came to her senses, she immediately went to wash up. Although the autopsy and evidence collection were completed yesterday, the relevant paperwork report had not yet been completed.

Su Ya plans to complete the final report today and then make a report.

A local police station.

“I’m here to see Director Gu Changzheng.”

Su Ya said politely to the guard at the door.