"Hmm?" Her mind was wavering, and she immediately withdrew her hand that was about to hang up the phone. She put the earphones back to her ears, and she felt that the word "Xingchen" coming out of his mouth was so touching.
"I'll be back later tonight, wait for me at the Presidential Palace."
Even though she knew he couldn't see it, Xia Xingchen nodded gently, "Okay."
"And..." He spoke again before hanging up the phone. His tone was very calm, as if he was a little uncomfortable. After a long while, he finally squeezed out a sentence from his lips: "Me too."
"Same?" Xia Xingchen was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand the meaning of his four words. She was about to ask for clarification, but he hung up the phone first.
When she came back to her senses, Xia Xingchen raised her lips and couldn't help laughing.
Gradually, the smile in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.
So does he…
If she understood correctly, it meant that he was thinking about her as well, right
She looked up at the dove of peace flying across the blue sky, and the uneasiness in her heart finally eased a lot.
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the other side.
In the car.
Bai Yeqing was playing with his mobile phone, seemingly lost in thought. His usually cold lips now showed a hint of smile.
"Your Mightiness?"
"Sir?" Leng Fei called out twice before someone came back to his senses. Facing Leng Fei's probing eyes, he straightened his buttons, straightened his face, and returned to his usual serious demeanor at work, "What's the matter?"
This change...
Leng Fei handed over the document in his hand, "This is the general information of the girl you are looking for. Her current whereabouts should be fully investigated in a few days."
Bai Yeqing took the documents out of the brown paper bag.
The information includes photos of the baby just after birth and some materials from the hospital.
"Give me a brief explanation." He flipped through the photos and materials and said to Leng Fei.
"According to the investigation, when the girl was born, she was wrapped in a piece of blue cloth with orchids embroidered on it. It is said that she was placed in the hospital on the day she was born. At that time, a young woman came for a prenatal check-up. Her pregnancy was six months and she had an abortion on the same day. The woman took the child you are looking for back home and adopted her. She probably raised her as her own daughter."
"That woman hasn't been found out yet, where is she now?"
"Because it happened a long time ago, the hospital doesn't have complete information. So, we are still looking for information in the old warehouse. According to the old doctor who helped her with the abortion, she seemed to be a plant researcher. She lived and worked in Kyoto at the time. So, I guess she is probably still in Kyoto now."
Bai Yeqing nodded and put the information back into the bag.
"Hurry up and improve efficiency. The first thing we should do when we find the girl is to get her hair and my uncle's for DNA testing!"
"must."
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afternoon.
Xia Xingchen was a little distracted while working. She told herself again and again not to let her mind wander, but Li Ming's words still lingered in her mind.
Just when I finally calmed down and focused on my work, my cell phone suddenly rang.
She flipped through her phone and saw that it was Xia Xingkong.
This person hasn't appeared in my world for a long time.
Xia Xingchen could probably guess what she wanted to talk to her about, so she didn't listen and hung up the phone. However, Xia Xingkong continued to call stubbornly. It was inappropriate for the ringtone to keep ringing in the office, so she turned off her phone and threw it aside.
She had just started translating a document on the computer when Xu Yan came over and tapped her desk lightly.
"Stars."
Xia Xingchen paused, "Xia Xingkong asked you to find me?"
Xu Yan nodded and sighed, "She said she's waiting for you at Baiyu Square. Why don't you go and see her. She was crying miserably on the phone."
Xia Xingchen looked out the window. White pigeons were flying in Baiyu Square, and a familiar figure was standing by the fountain. Even from a distance, Xia Xingchen recognized it.
She pondered for a moment, thought about it, closed the computer, and went downstairs.
… …
Xia Xingchen walked to Baiyu Square, and Xia Xingkong, who was sitting by the fountain, stood up suddenly and walked towards her quickly.
Xia Xingchen saw the tear marks on her face from a distance of one meter. The winter wind was like a knife, hitting her face. She didn't even put on makeup today, which was rare. She looked very haggard and as miserable as she could be.
The two people came closer, and before they could speak, Xia Xingkong suddenly knelt down at Xia Xingchen's feet with a plop.
She frowned.
Xia Xingkong hugged Xia Xingchen with both hands, "Sister, I beg you! I beg you! This time, you are the only one who can help my mother!"
It seems that the old lady is already dealing with it.
"Xia Xingkong, get up!" This was in front of the general office. She was still an employee of the general office after all, and she always looked ugly when she looked like this.
"I can't get up! Sister, my mother is really pitiful now... Dad doesn't want her anymore, and grandma doesn't care about her... She has no family, no husband, and no money now. If she is really arrested, she will not even have her freedom..."
Xia Xingkong cried, her voice hoarse, "My mom has returned my dad to your mom, and you have also snatched my Xu Yan away. I beg you... please don't be so ruthless. Sister, go find Mr. President, he will definitely be willing to withdraw the lawsuit!"
Her voice was neither too loud nor too low, and people passing by looked over at her. Xia Xingchen was a little annoyed, so she put away the work badge hanging on her chest and put it in her pocket.
But he remained indifferent. "Your mother has ended up like this now, it's all her own fault! She dared to defraud the old lady and asked for 10 million. When she did this, she should have thought of such an outcome! She didn't expect it, it was just her own stupidity, she can't blame anyone else!"
"Sister! You lost your mother when you were eight years old. My mother raised you like her own daughter. How could you turn against me?"
"I lost my mother when I was eight years old?" Xia Xingchen looked down at the girl kneeling in front of him with a mocking look. "If it wasn't your mother, how could I have lost my mother when I was eight years old? And, you just said - your mother treated me as her own daughter?"
At this point, she found it even more ridiculous. "Xia Xingkong, have you ever seen a mother selling her own daughter? Have you ever seen a mother drugging her daughter and sending her to a man's bed?! If she really regarded me as her own daughter, how could she have defrauded the old lady of 10 million yuan! Saying the word 'my own mother' from your mouth is an insult to my mother!"