Silver Snow Line [Criminal Investigation]

After they parted, Xie Qingfei sent Wei Cheng his location, and in less than ten minutes he saw his car at the intersection.

It had been a long time since she had looked at him carefully during the day, let alone had a peaceful conversation with him. If it hadn't been for the accident yesterday that implicated them, she might not have been brave enough to meet him.

Xie Qingfei buried her worries calmly. Just when she was about to open the door, Wei Cheng got out from the driver's seat, walked around the front of the car to open the door for her, and did not forget to put his hand to cover her head.
Xie Qingfei was a little confused. While fastening his seat belt, he asked, "Are you usually so polite to people riding in your car?"
Wei Cheng: "Well, I'm polite."
Xie Qingfei muttered quietly: "You are never so gentlemanly when we are in love."
Wei Cheng turned to her, his eyes calm: "Do you miss the time when you were in love with me?"
"Which word did I say that?" Xie Qingfei glared at him, then thought that he was here for "cooperation" and didn't say anything more, no matter how unpleasant the words were.

She simply stopped talking, opened the homepage of "The Swallow Who Wants Freedom", and started watching her videos one by one from the beginning.
Wei Cheng was driving the car in an orderly manner. When he heard the voice, he couldn't help but ask, "How is the case going?"
"Tonight at the latest." Xie Qingfei thought of Zhang Yuheng and reminded him, "No matter what happens in the future, you should have less contact with Zhang Yuheng."
Wei Cheng was surprised and asked, "Is Zhang Yan's death really related to him?"
Xie Qingfei thought that Zhang Yan’s death might not be related to him, but you have to be careful if you have an accident one day, because it might be related to him.

"Don't you think he doesn't like you very much?" she asked tactfully.
Wei Cheng thought about it seriously and said, "I thought you were the only one in the world who didn't like me."
Xie Qingfei: "..."

Wei Chengpi was very happy at this, but he also said in time: "I know, I will listen to you. He and I are classmates and colleagues, so it is inevitable that we have contact. But when it comes to his attitude towards me... I really don't think he hates me, otherwise why would he want to eat with me every time he sees me in the hospital?"

That's really because the authorities are in the dark.

It was inconvenient to reveal the extra details to him. Xie Qingfei recalled Zhang Yuheng's various accusations and sighed, "He is a psychological research expert, but he can't even see the true colors of his friends."
Wei Cheng said without hesitation: "Do you usually play the police and prisoner game with the people around you at home?"
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other strangely, and were stunned at the same time, not knowing what they were thinking about.
The atmosphere in the car was awkward for a moment. Wei Cheng wanted to open his mouth as if to make amends, but when he saw Xie Qingfei's ears turned visibly red, he also became embarrassed.

After being silent for half a minute, Xie Qingfei couldn't help but cursed angrily, "Pervert."
The pervert couldn't refute this and could only drive quietly.
But she still couldn't get angry after thinking about it, so she said, "You are really sick, you are not allowed to talk anymore!"
Wei Cheng nodded obediently, and the blush on his face soon turned into a smile, which was really a bit abnormal. Sometimes Xie Qingfei was no match for him in terms of shamelessness, and when he saw him smile, he could only look down at his phone in anger.

When they were almost home, Xie Qingfei happened to see the vlog two years ago when Zhang Yan first found out she was pregnant and wanted to give Wang Shuang a surprise. At the same time, he received a message from Zhao Chongyun saying that he had found Wang Shuang near the mall and was now following them secretly.
Xie Qingfei replied "Be careful", and when he switched back, he accidentally swiped the screen and jumped to the comment section.

With the number of Zhang Yan's fans, it's not uncommon to have hundreds or even thousands of comments, especially since the content of this vlog is special, many old fans came out to send their blessings. Zhang Yan never replies to fans' comments. She explained it on the top of her homepage, saying that she felt that replying to A but not to B would be unfair to B, not to mention the many other fans, so she simply didn't reply to any of them.
But when Xie Qingfei scrolled down a few posts, he rarely saw a reply from the up-host with a prompt from the website.

A netizen with the ID "爱燕燕2014" commented: [Something is wrong. Am I the only one who feels that W's reaction after learning that Yanzi was pregnant was not very surprised? ]

Amidst the sea of ​​blessings, this comment stands out.
Naturally, some people will refute that the Internet is an environment like this, where a little emotion can be magnified several times for no reason, and many unnecessary quarrels occur in this way.

[Braised beef brisket with Sprite: Speechless old fans all know that W is a gentle and introverted person. Does he have to jump up to be a surprise? ? ? ]

[Golden Jet: W had a child in old age (wrong) It’s normal that I didn’t react for a while, I don’t know how happy it must be. Some people should not read too much into it :)]

[Lazy Sheep's Bitter Tea Seed: Although, if you look closely, W's reaction is indeed too calm, as if he is not very happy...]

[Sister Liu, who bravely stands up for justice: Go somewhere else, dark crawling monsters, and go crazy. Can't you bear to see other people's happy families? ]

[Little 88888: For some reason, everyone is an expert at analyzing micro-expressions? ? ? Can you please stop saying things that spoil the fun on such a happy day?]

There are indeed too many controversies, so Zhang Yan had to respond to this comment.

[Don't think too much, W and I were in a bad mood before shooting this video because of some things at home. I didn't give him any hints about this little surprise in advance, so the scene you saw appeared. He was not unhappy, he was just temporarily shocked. After all, we are both first-time parents, hahaha. There are still many scenes that were not edited in, which may have caused misunderstandings? But I know that everyone cares about me, so please don't quarrel over such a small matter, love and peace~]

Therefore, "Love Yanyan 2014" can only say: [As long as you are happy. 】
Zhang Yan responded with a hug emoji.

The car stopped steadily at the entrance of the community.

Xie Qingfei got out of the car. The afternoon light shone through the shade of the trees on her face, and two small shadows gathered under her eyes. She stretched and found that her body was still a little uncomfortable after not staying up late to investigate a case for a long time. She thought about making an appointment with a Chinese doctor for massage.
Wei Cheng frowned as he watched her rubbing her waist: "You haven't rested since yesterday?"
"Why are you all asking this?" Xie Qingfei pulled up his collar and said, "Investigating the case has made me so energetic that I don't need to rest at all."
"But you," she stopped in front of him, "have you ever gone to see why you feel uncomfortable?"
Wei Cheng was originally tense, but when he heard her question, he asked with a strange expression, "How did you know?"
Xie Qingfei: "Xi Ming told me. He said you had no appetite and vomited everything you ate. It sounded serious."
Wei Cheng looked at her expression and asked, "What about you? Do you have any of my symptoms?"
Xie Qingfei was surprised and asked, "How is that possible? My physical fitness is not that good."
He seemed to be relieved and stroked his brow with his fingers.

Xie Qingfei's eyes followed his movements to the back of his hand. The scratches there were much lighter than last night.
Noticing her look, Wei Cheng said, "It's fine now."
Xie Qingfei: "Who asked?"
Wei Cheng: "I see you seem to care a lot. Are you sad that I'm hurt?"
Xie Qingfei: "I just haven't seen you get hurt before, so I just find it strange."
"Indeed, after all, I'm not like you." His thin eyelids drooped, and his tone was a mixture of compliment and mockery. "I wouldn't get slashed while chasing fugitives, nor would I get a concussion while racing with desperadoes on the streets, nor would I jump off a building and break a bone to save someone. Before I do anything, even if it's not for myself, I'll be cautious when I think about the people who love me worrying about it. So, this little skin injury is really rare."

A cool breeze blew from somewhere, and the scorched yellow leaves on the tree above drifted to their feet. Xie Qingfei looked at him silently, and after a while, he forced a nonchalant smile and said, "You are always thinking about everything, thinking about you and her. Aren't you tired of living?"

Wei Cheng became quiet again.
After going upstairs and pressing the fingerprints, Xie Qingfei looked up at him, and his eyelashes just trembled, more desolate than fallen leaves.

When I entered the room, I didn't expect Xie Yinan to be at home. I thought he was taking a nap on the sofa, but he sat up after hearing the noise, with a dazed look on his face.
"Fei Fei is back," she rubbed her eyes, and when she looked up and saw the person following Xie Qingfei, she immediately perked up, "You guys...are you together?"
Xie Qingfei felt a little awkward for some reason, covered his lips and coughed, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xie Yinan pointed at the table and said, "I know you're working overtime, and I didn't want you to have to face an empty stove when you get home, so I sent some food over."
"Don't worry about me." Xie Qingfei pushed the key protected person back to sit on the sofa, "Are you here alone?"

"The driver sent me there, don't worry." Xie Yinan changed the subject and looked at Wei Cheng, "Nice to meet you again, Doctor Wei. I'm Feifei's cousin."
Wei Cheng nodded: "Hello. I am her..."
"Ex-boyfriend, I know." Xie Yinan saw that he seemed to be in a difficult situation, and took the initiative to say, "Going home with your ex-boyfriend on a beautiful weekend to relax, I can understand."

Wei Cheng was well behaved at this moment. He didn't refute a word and just looked at Xie Qingfei, as if he would agree with whatever Xie Yinan said as long as she didn't explain.
Xie Qingfei really frowned: "That's not the case."
"Just tell him if he's your ex-boyfriend."
"……Yes."
"Did you bring him home?"
"Yes, but..."
"If I hadn't come, would you two have planned to be alone together?"
Xie Yinan looked at her with a smile, with an expression that said, "Why are you pretending? I don't know anything about you."

Xie Qingfei couldn't stand it anymore, especially when he saw Wei Cheng's frivolous expression as he watched the fun, he felt that he was being teased by both of them at the same time, and quickly ended the topic.
"You are trying to induce a confession. I will not cooperate and answer in violation of procedures."

After all, Xie Yinan was on Xie Qingfei's side, so he wisely changed the subject and said to Wei Cheng in a serious tone, "By the way, Dr. Wei also works at the People's Hospital, would you mind introducing me to a few obstetricians and gynecologists in your hospital?"
Wei Cheng was startled, his eyes widened: "Ah, ok, ok, no problem."

Xie Qingfei was about to start questioning him, but before she could open her mouth, she noticed that Wei Cheng's reaction was a little strange. She thought he didn't want to talk to Xie Yinan, so she put him behind her and said, "Sister, did you deliberately go to my mom to say something nonsense?"
Xie Yinan said confidently: "I have promised to keep your secret, you should give me some benefits. Besides, I asked him... This is for your own good."

When Wei Cheng heard the words "keep it a secret", he felt a chill down his spine. Yes, it's for Xie Qingfei's sake, how can a child be without a father! As a family member, it's reasonable for Xie Yinan to want to identify the character of his future nephew's biological father! Wei Cheng could understand all this, but he really didn't understand how Xie Yinan dared to play dumb with Xie Qingfei in front of him, forcing him to pretend that he didn't know, which was really uncomfortable.
Who will speak for him?
So he looked at the ceiling and then at the toes of his slippers, trying to distract himself, but the hands hanging by his sides began to tremble uncontrollably.

My eyes wandered aimlessly in this most familiar space, and stopped when they moved to the display shelves in the open study.
Wei Cheng's breathing paused slightly. There was the gift he gave to Xie Qingfei on her birthday last year.

On the day of the breakup, he took away all her things, and other items related to him were received one after another via express delivery in the same city later. She seemed very determined to clear up with him.
Did I forget to throw this away, or...
Wei Cheng's heart felt as if it was gently scratched by a feather. It felt itchy and a little painful, which gave him a great hope.

On the other side, Xie Qingfei didn't really care about her cousin flirting with her in front of her parents, and instead asked about her physical condition.
"It's normal to feel sick in the morning."
“There are no particularly strict dietary restrictions.”
"You need to pay more attention to rest. Don't do strenuous exercise. You can't do the high-intensity fitness training you usually do."

Every time Xie Yinan said something, Wei Cheng nodded, thinking that it would be best if Xie Qingfei could listen to his sister.
At the end, Xie Qingfei looked at him suspiciously, and he quickly said seriously: "You guys talk about your own things, I just want to listen."
Xie Yinan waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, your business is more important. Feifei, Shen Yu will come to pick me up in a while, why don't you two go into the room and chat? Just pretend I don't exist."
She was so enthusiastic that she seemed to be the master of the house. Not only did she push people into the house, she also seemed to be ready to lock the door. The two people had no chance to object.

As soon as the door closed, Xie Qingfei turned around awkwardly and said, "Sit down."
"Where are you sitting?" Wei Cheng glanced inside the not-so-wide space. "On the bed?"
"..."
Xie Qingfei had a habit of not letting outer clothes touch the bed, and he was obviously aware of it, so asking this question became a hint of some kind. After all, this bed carried too many experiences for two people.

"There." Xie Qingfei pointed at the bay window and walked over first without even looking at his reaction.
Wei Cheng followed and saw that it was time for his elders to wake up from their nap, so he made a video call.

After Song Zhihui answered the call and saw the two of them, her mood visibly improved. She asked about Xie Qingfei's well-being and told Wei Cheng to take good care of her. She stared at the camera for a while and suddenly said, "Cheng, come closer. I can't see you anymore."
If you are not a couple, you should pay attention to the distance between you. The bay window is narrow, and the two of them each occupy one side, leaving a gap in the middle. Although it cannot be seen in the camera, the visual effect of the distance being small and the near being large is dead.
Wei Cheng was stunned and said, "If you get too close, the camera will make me look ugly."
"Who would say you're ugly? I'm the first to disagree." Song Zhihui thought he was joking, but her intuition was so sharp. Looking at the two people's respectful attitude towards each other, she asked, "Did you have a fight?"

"What kind of quarrel?" Xie Qingfei said innocently.
Song Zhihui raised her eyebrows slightly: "Fei Fei, are you and A Cheng hiding something from me?"
Xie Qingfei really couldn't lie in front of his elders. Just when he was at a loss, an arm gently rested on his shoulder. Wei Cheng's body temperature came from behind him. His tone was casual but a little unreasonable: "Can you find out if we really quarreled? Don't worry about it, we are fine."
Xie Qingfei quickly leaned against his chest and said to the camera with a smile: "Yes, we really didn't quarrel."

Off camera, there was a hand on her waist. She immediately covered the back of his hand and grabbed his thumb as a warning. Wei Cheng rested his chin on her shoulder, and once he loosened his thumb, he grabbed her finger as well. He whispered in her ear with a smile, "Be honest."
The tone was more flirtatious than threatening.
Xie Qingfei felt her entire back go numb uncontrollably, especially when his lips were just around her earlobe, as if they would touch her if she moved at all. She could only sit there motionless, not daring to even breathe.

The intimate posture shown on the other side of the screen became irrefutable evidence that the two were in love.
Song Zhihui had a choked expression and covered her eyes: "I believe it, I believe it, as long as we don't quarrel."
After chatting for a few more sentences, Song Zhihui finally looked at the screen with relief and said, "You two should be well and come back home for dinner when you are free."
Wei Cheng smiled and said, "Then I'll have to see what the leader arranges."
After saying that, he tilted his head at the leader, who no matter how reluctant he was, had to obediently say, "Okay."

As soon as the video was hung up, he withdrew his hand without staying for even a second, which made Xie Qingfei unable to open his mouth to curse. After saying "you you you" for a long time, he could only say "Don't touch my hand".
Wei Cheng said innocently: "Just now I was forced by the situation. Who told you to behave so unnaturally?"
Xie Qingfei would not tolerate others saying that she was incompetent, and immediately said, "That was my first time lying and I had no experience, I will definitely not let her doubt me next time. Let's go on New Year's Day, and go home for dinner on New Year's Day. See if I can outsmart you."
"So serious?" Wei Cheng laughed. "Don't make yourself too nervous. It's not a big deal. Besides, this is our first meal with our elders, and we're pretending to be a couple."
Xie Qingfei blurted out: "How can it be the same? We have broken up."
Wei Cheng was stunned.

In fact, he has been deliberately avoiding the word "break up", but she doesn't care at all and keeps saying it. Maybe it's because this word really won't bring her any harm.

"It's the same." Wei Cheng said with a fake smile, "You don't like me then or now, so just behave as usual. It's not that easy to be exposed."

(End of this chapter)