Beside them, Chu Miaoyi couldn’t help but feel awkward. She quickly tugged Lin Xue’s sleeve and whispered, “Sis, he just dreamed it—it’s not real. Don’t get so worked up.”
“Dreamed? This isn’t just a simple dream anymore,” Lin Xue said, visibly agitated, tightly gripping Shui Miao’s arm as if afraid he might run off. “Kid, you’ve got some explaining to do today. Otherwise, I’ll charge you with spying on me.”
Spying—what kind of place had he spied on?
Shui Miao awkwardly exhaled and said, “I said from the beginning that I wanted to invite you two for tea and a chat.”
“Fine, I’ll treat you. Let’s go now.”
Lin Xue still clung tightly to Shui Miao’s arm.
Shui Miao helplessly stood up and said calmly, “Lin Jie, if I came here to see you, why would I run away? Please let go of me. I feel like a criminal.”
“No way. Right now, you’re my prisoner.”
Lin Xue dragged Shui Miao along, repeatedly urging him to hurry.
Seeing Chu Miaoyi’s blushing and embarrassed expression, Shui Miao suddenly realized his mistake—he shouldn’t have said those things. Now it was a mess, hard to explain.
Indeed, Shui Miao was still a bit immature.
But who hasn’t been young and foolish?
Shui Miao silently noted this lesson, determined not to repeat the same mistake.
The four of them arrived at a teahouse. Carefully choosing his words, Shui Miao vaguely described his bizarre dream, deliberately avoiding any suggestive details, and focused instead on explaining his cultivation experiences.
But for Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi, it still sounded too surreal.
Chu Miaoyi observed his expressions and tone carefully, growing increasingly convinced of his sincerity.
Lin Xue, however, felt awkward. The thought that this man knew everything about her, even having been so intimate with her in his dream, made her feel strange and deeply uncomfortable.
But what could she really say?
With no way to vent her complicated emotions, she simply refused to let go of Shui Miao.
Changing the subject, Chu Miaoyi asked about Yao Ye.
Shui Miao then explained how he had helped Yao Ye’s family with feng shui to get back at him, only to unexpectedly get involved in a criminal case.
To avoid trouble, Shui Miao intentionally left out Wang Yong’s name.
Gradually, both Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi became engrossed in the story.
“So, Shui Miao, you want to find Old Huang, uncover the truth, and avenge Dahei and Xiaohei?” Chu Miaoyi listened carefully to every word, analyzed it seriously, and decided to help investigate the case. She wanted to understand Shui Miao better, and solving the case was, after all, a police officer’s duty.
“I might not have the strength, but if there’s a clue, I will definitely follow it,” Shui Miao smiled slightly at everyone. “There’s also something I need to do immediately. Since I woke up, I haven’t seen my poor little sister yet. I plan to find her and take her away.”
“My sister?” Lin Xue blinked. “Your real sister?”
The way she asked sounded oddly suggestive.
Chen Bing, who had been silent until now, finally couldn’t help but speak up. “Bro, let me tell them. Big sisters, my brother’s had a hard life too. He was bought by a man named Chen Jianguo to be a ‘yazi’—a pawn for debt. Chen Xiang is Chen Jianguo’s daughter, but that bastard never treated her like his own. He forced her to go out and earn money to support the family. After Chen Jianguo had a son, they abandoned my brother. Luckily, Grandpa Xiong Ying took him in. My brother is a man of righteousness and gratitude. To repay Chen Jianguo for raising him, he worked for years and sent all his money back. But fate had other plans. Two months ago, my brother fell into the river and remained unconscious for nearly two months. That bastard Chen Jianguo never even came to visit once. We’re not lying to you. You can go to our village and ask anyone—they all know the truth.”
Chen Bing had sensed it too—the two female officers didn’t seem to trust Shui Miao much.
Some things were better said by someone else, and Chen Bing’s words were perfectly timed.
“…”
Chen Bing’s words immediately clarified everything for Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi.
They hadn’t expected Shui Miao’s background to be so tragic.
Lin Xue finally let go of Shui Miao’s arm, patted his shoulder, and said, “Alright, Shui Miao. We believe you. I’m actually really curious about Daoist cultivation and蛊poison. My little sister and I will go investigate the cemetery and collect Old Wang’s documents to see if we can find any clues. You don’t have anything else to do here. Leave us your number and go visit your sister. Don’t waste time.”
Lin Xue stood up to leave, fully convinced of Shui Miao’s sincerity now.
“Lin Jie, I think we should go with him. I’d really like to meet this Chen Xiang girl too,” Chu Miaoyi stood up as well, still holding onto her original idea of getting to know Shui Miao better and uncovering the truth.
“Fine!”
Shui Miao understood—they wouldn’t believe him so easily. Bringing them to meet his sister was the best way to prove himself.
The four left the teahouse and headed straight for Chen Xiang’s factory.
Shui Miao and Chen Bing drove ahead.
Chu Miaoyi and Lin Xue followed behind in their police car.
While driving, Lin Xue said, “Miaoyi, I believe this kid now. What do you think?”
“It’s hard to say. It feels real, but it’s just too unbelievable. I think we should check it out first. Maybe it’s some kind of prank,” Chu Miaoyi took out her phone. “Let’s do this—let’s investigate Shui Miao thoroughly. Also, he mentioned in his dream that we followed him to Zhonghai City to investigate an ancient artifact case. We don’t know anything about that, but I think my uncle must. Let me call him and find out.”
The “uncle” Chu Miaoyi referred to was Lin Xue’s father, Captain Lin.
Three minutes later, Chu Miaoyi hung up, her expression unusually serious. “Lin Jie, my uncle said there really is a major case being covered up, exactly as Shui Miao described. It’s been under secret investigation, handled by Zhao Qiang’s team. My uncle even asked me how I found out.”
“This is getting interesting. Shui Miao is becoming more and more intriguing,” Lin Xue narrowed her eyes, suddenly smiling. “Miaoyi, do you think I might fall for this kid?”
“Huh?”
Chu Miaoyi turned to look at Lin Xue’s smiling face and suddenly exclaimed, “Lin Jie, don’t tell me—you’ve already fallen for him?”
“Hehe, maybe a little,” Lin Xue, ever the bold woman, grinned and said, “He got the better of me in his dream, so I’ll get the better of him in real life. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be Lin Xue. I never let myself lose out.”
“Oh no…”
Seeing Lin Xue’s bold, tomboyish expression, Chu Miaoyi realized—Lin Xue might truly have fallen for him.
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