eurekapd Chapter 573 The three temporary travel companions almost made her furious enough to strike someone w
Chapter 573 The three temporary travel companions almost made her furious enough to strike someone w
Ahang stared directly at Ge Shaoting, and the invisible intimidation made Ge Shaoting feel a little scared. However, he was not a bad person, and he had a good relationship with Chu Xin. They were both people she knew, so there was no reason for him, an outsider, to be intimidated.
"What, don't you know Chu Xin? We happen to be on good terms, so let's compromise and still be friends, right?"
Liu Meihong rolled her eyes at his tough yet cowardly words.
Du Zhi thought for a moment before saying, "Comrade, do you know Chu Xin? Do you know what she does for a living? You..."
Ge Shaoting finally understood what the couple meant. He wanted to scoff, "I know her personality better than you do. We're genuine friends, we'd even risk our lives for each other!"
Don't look down on people. Besides, does this woman really think her husband is such a good person?
Compared to their relationship where they had never met, he was closer to Chu Xin and had more right to say whether he was a burden or not.
Ge Shaoting's words were tinged with emotion, which Du Zhi noticed. Ah Hang, of course, wasn't stupid either. He protected the person in his arms and gave them a cold look, saying, "Watch your attitude!"
Liu Meihong also expressed her dissatisfaction, saying, "She's pregnant, why are you getting angry with her? You're arguing over something as trivial as a single sentence. She's not a baby in the nursery, why should she fight over a friend who has to be close to her?"
She didn't know what the other three were thinking; all she saw was what it was—a debate about who was the best friend in the world to that Chu Xin.
This woman had been like this from the very first meeting, so Ge Shaoting naturally didn't expect her to speak from his perspective. He completely ignored her and insisted on asking what he wanted to know, "Isn't Chu Xin in Kyoto right now? Is she on a mission? Do you know where she is?"
His three questions lessened Ahang and Du Zhi's wariness of him, indicating that he did indeed know what Chu Xin did.
However, they were still somewhat conflicted, unsure whether they should bring along someone they didn't know well, since it wasn't convenient for them to have much contact with outsiders.
Seeing that the couple still didn't want to talk about it, Ge Shaoting was speechless and helpless. What kind of status did they have that required them to be so careful?
He glanced at Liu Meihong, warning her not to eavesdrop, then gestured for Ahang to walk a few steps away from him. After looking around and making sure no one was nearby, he quietly told him his secrets.
"What I said is absolutely true. I wouldn't have exposed myself so completely if it weren't for finding Chu Xin, so are you relieved now?"
He was already being very considerate; he didn't even ask the other party to reveal their identity.
But considering his rare honesty, shouldn't Ahang say something about himself? Otherwise, he would seem so insincere.
Ge Shaoting thought to himself, but he didn't expect that A Hang really didn't intend to exchange secrets with him. After listening to his words, he was stunned for a while until Ge Shaoting showed impatience before he casually nodded twice, "Okay, we believe that you and Chu Xin are friends, then come with us."
Ge Shaoting stared wide-eyed: ...
That's it? That's all?
Ahang smiled, said nothing more, and turned back to Du Zhi.
Enraged, Ge Shaoting clenched his fist tightly behind his back.
“You can take him with you; he’s not a bad person,” Ahang said to Du Zhi, then looked at Liu Meihong. “Thank you for today, Comrade. I don’t know what time your train departs. If time permits, I’d like you to supervise the use of that maternity support belt.”
Liu Meihong glanced at the watch on her wrist, frowned, and said, "No, time is too tight. I have to leave in half an hour."
"Then we really can't force it," Ahang said, suppressing his disappointment. He quickly took out a long, rectangular mahogany box from his bag and handed it over. "This is a small token of our appreciation from my husband and me. Please accept it."
"No need for that, I didn't do anything..."
Just as Liu Meihong touched the mahogany box and was about to push it back, two people rushed in from outside the door. They were the teahouse manager and a waiter.
"Oh dear, how could someone die in broad daylight? I was wondering why there weren't many customers today; apparently, they all went home to avoid trouble."
The waiter, a step behind, added, "I squeezed in to take a look, and there were even more people inside than outside. They were all just watching the excitement and weren't in a hurry to come out!"
As soon as the two of them said that, Du Zhi, A Hang, and Ge Shaoting, who all had something to hide, knew what was going on. Their secret had been exposed.
The three exchanged a glance, showing no sign of anything amiss.
Ahang was stronger than Liu Meihong, so he pushed back against her force and threw the mahogany box into her arms without saying a word. "Comrade, don't refuse. Pulling and tugging between men and women can easily have a bad influence."
Then, without giving Liu Meihong a chance to argue, he looked at the person in charge of the teahouse with feigned curiosity and asked, "Comrade, what dead person are you talking about?"
The person in charge said "Oh," with a somewhat complicated expression. "I don't know which unlucky person was killed outside, at that corner near the train station. Lots of people are gathered there. Look, no one's even coming here for tea anymore."
"So that's how it is..." Ahang said, taking two steps toward the door and looking around. Ge Shaoting saw this and also went over.
Liu Meihong's eyebrows twitched as she watched, clutching the mahogany box in her hand with exasperation. "Still want to watch the show? Have you forgotten that the most important thing right now is to make maternity support belts?"
Ahang then went back to protect Du Zhi as they walked out, and paid the bill along the way. "Then we'll be going now."
"Wait for me!"
Seeing this, Ge Shaoting quickly grabbed her luggage and followed after her. She dared not be alone with Liu Meihong again.
Everyone left in a flash. The person in charge was quite disappointed, but he couldn't stop people from leaving. Seeing that one person hadn't moved, he asked:
"And you, comrade?"
Liu Meihong gritted her teeth but didn't chase after them. She returned to her cubicle, retrieved her luggage, and left. She had to catch her train, so she naturally wouldn't linger.
To make Du Zhi more comfortable during the journey, they drove themselves in a very ordinary, old black car.
Ge Shaoting was genuinely surprised. Although he had only been in the mainland for a short time, he knew that it was very difficult to get a car. He never expected that Ahang and his group would have a car for transportation, which was beyond the reach of most ordinary people.
Ahang helped Du Zhi into the car. Seeing Ge Shaoting's gaze on the car, he slightly raised his chin to let him sit in the passenger seat, and prepared to leave.
"Get in the car. You're going to have to go back the way we came. Once I buy the cloth and make the maternity support belt, we'll head to Ning City."
He didn't beat around the bush and told Ge Shaoting the destination directly.
Ge Shaoting hadn't expected that he would have to turn back after arriving in Henan Province. However, since he had already decided to use Chu Xin's help to avoid trouble, he had to show his sincerity.
"Okay, thank you very much, Brother Ahang."
Ahang started the car and slowly drove onto the road. He glanced at him sideways, his slightly narrowed eyes hiding an unfathomable vortex. "My surname is Su, and my name is Su Zihang."
Ge Shaoting raised an eyebrow. He was not going to back down after taking the first step of being honest with each other. He extended a hand and said, "Hong Kong City, Ge Shaoting."
Su Zihang was surprised that he had actually smuggled himself in and dared to run into the mainland. Thinking about Chu Xin, whom he had only met once, he couldn't help but think more about it.
She couldn't understand how Zhou Yichen, who always adhered to organizational discipline and national laws, could tolerate her joining his team.
Despite his thoughts, Su Zihang still shook hands with Ge Shaoting and said, "I hope our journey is smooth and we don't cause any trouble."
Ge Shaoting curled his lips, "Likewise!"
Du Zhi leaned back in the back seat, looking at the two people who were at loggerheads with a slight sense of worry.
Chu Xin and Zhou Yichen, who had just finished dealing with all the affairs of the Gao family, were planning to return in the next couple of days. However, they didn't get a day's rest, and when the three temporary travel companions arrived in Ning City, it almost made her lose her temper and strike someone.