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Chapter 689 Afraid to Hear His Own Name
On the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yuan held a live broadcast at home.

There's an account that keeps posting suggestive comments in the public chat.

Jiang Yuan remembered the account number and asked Xiao Xu, who was on duty in Yunjing, to check the other party's identity.

After the broadcast ended, Jiang Yuan stretched and yawned.

She picked up her phone; Xiao Xu had already replied to her message.

As Jiang Yuan looked at the contents, her slender eyebrows slowly furrowed, and she felt speechless.

It's Meng Yunlan again. She really has a lot of free time.

Jiang Yuan dialed Xiao Xu's number, "Xiao Xu, are you hungry?"

“Yuan Yuan, you’re done streaming.” Xiao Xu laughed on the other end of the phone. “I didn’t feel hungry at first, but now that you’ve asked, I’m actually a little hungry.”

"wait for me."

"No need, no need, I'll just order takeout."

"Don't order takeout," Jiang Yuan said. "I've already ordered."

"Huh? You've ordered?"

"Yes, I'll come find you right now."

Jiang Yuan hung up the phone, put on a black down jacket, and hurried downstairs.

Seeing her come downstairs, Jiang Die stood up and said, "Yuan Yuan, the food is all in the insulated box."

"Thank you, sis. Love you." Jiang Yuan blew her a kiss.

After sending a message to Xiao Xu during her live stream, she asked Jiang Die to order takeout for her. However, Jiang Die said that there were ingredients in the refrigerator and she would cook it herself.

"Be careful on the road," Jiang Die reminded her.

"Okay, don't worry, sis." Jiang Yuan picked up the insulated box and waved to her. "Sis, get some rest."

"Okay." Jiang Die escorted her to the entrance.

Jiang Yuan drove to the police station, where Xiao Xu was already waiting at the door, and it was unclear how long he had been waiting.

As soon as she parked the car, Xiao Xu jogged over, calling out, "Yuan Yuan."

Jiang Yuan opened the car door and said helplessly, "Why are you standing outside in this cold weather? I'll go inside as soon as I arrive."

"I want to wait for you outside." Xiao Xu's cheeks were red from the cold.

Jiang Yuan rubbed her hands together and let her cover her face. "Go inside quickly."

She opened the back seat of the car and took out the insulated box.

Xiao Xu quickly reached out his hand, "Let me help."

"No need, it's not heavy." Jiang Yuan took her icy hand. "You go in first, your hands are so cold."

"I don't feel cold at all," Xiao Xu said with a smile.

Jiang Yuan sighed helplessly and quickened her pace.

It was much warmer in the office. Jiang Yuan took off her coat, opened the insulated box, and took out the meals one by one.

Looking at the dishes, Xiao Xu exclaimed in surprise, "This doesn't look like what I made!"

"My sister made this while I was livestreaming." Jiang Yuan laid out the dishes one by one and handed her a pair of chopsticks. "You can start eating now."

"Oh my god," Xiao Xu said, touched. "I'm so sorry to trouble Sister Xiao Die to cook so late."

"So you should eat more," Jiang Yuan said, placing a piece of beef into her bowl.

Xiao Xu took a bite and gave a thumbs up, "It smells so good, Sister Xiaodie's cooking is really good."

Jiang Yuan wholeheartedly agreed: "Everything my sister cooks tastes delicious."

"Sister Xiaodie is so perfect!" Xiao Xu exclaimed.

"You don't have to work tomorrow, right?"

"no need."

"Then come stay at my house for two days."

"Okay, then I'm welcome."

"Don't be so polite, we're all on the same side." Xiao Xu then brought up the information he had just found out, "By the way, what are your thoughts on that Meng Yunlan who keeps going on and on?"

"I'll find some time to go and meet her," Jiang Yuan joked casually. "I wonder if she has a crush on me, because she keeps bothering me."

"Yeah, she's got too much free time. Doesn't she have anything else to do?"

"I feel so too."

It was already 2 a.m. when we finished eating.

Xiao Xu urged Jiang Yuan to go back and rest, "Yuan Yuan, you should go back early."

"It's okay, I'll sit for a while longer," Jiang Yuan said. "I can't go to sleep right after I've eaten."

"It will take you some time to drive back."

"Xiao Xu, why do you keep trying to get rid of me? Don't you want to talk to me?"

"No, no," Xiao Xu quickly waved his hand and explained, "I'm just worried that staying up late is bad for your health."

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Then why are you staying up all night? Wouldn't that be even worse?"

Xiao Xu smiled helplessly: "This is my job, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Why didn't you go home for the New Year?" Jiang Yuan asked after hearing that Xiao Xu had volunteered to stay and work the shift.

The smile on Xiao Xu's face gradually faded, and a hint of melancholy appeared between her brows and eyes.

She lowered her head and said softly, "I don't feel happy going back. I might as well stay here on duty and let my other colleagues have a happy holiday."

Every time she goes home for the Lunar New Year holiday, her main role is to help with housework; otherwise, she's like air, invisible to everyone.

Occasionally, relatives and neighbors would come to visit, and they wouldn't ignore her, but she didn't like what they said.

They're either pressuring me to get married or to give me money.

She's not young anymore, she can find a good family to marry into and get some dowry to help her parents.

What do you mean by "working in a big city like Yunjing must earn you a lot of money, how much do you send home every month"?

Jiang Yuan said softly, "If you're unhappy, then don't go back. But I have to tell you first, you're not allowed to apply for duty next year. Come to my house and celebrate the New Year together."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xu stared at her blankly.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yuan blinked, puzzled. "Don't you want to?"

Xiao Xu shook his head vigorously, anxiously explaining, "It's not that I'm unwilling, I'm just afraid of disturbing you..."

"Of course not," Jiang Yuan said with a smile. "Silly Xu, if I was afraid of being bothered by you, I wouldn't have invited you. But if you're worried about feeling uncomfortable, you can refuse me."

"I don't feel uncomfortable at all," Xiao Xu said quickly. "Actually, I really like your family. Everyone is very nice, and it's much more comfortable than going back to my own home."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "Then it's settled. Come to my house for Chinese New Year next year."

Xiao Xu nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

"Pinky promise." Jiang Yuan extended her little finger.

Xiao Xu hooked his little finger around hers, a bright smile spreading across his face, "Pinky promise!"

"Why does everyone call you Xiao Xu?" Jiang Yuan asked, voicing her doubts.

Everyone else in the team was called by their first name, but Xiao Xu was called by his surname.

Xiao Xu pursed her lips and slowly said, "I'm the one who told everyone to call me Xiao Xu, I..."

She paused, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm afraid to hear my own name."

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, unsure whether she should continue asking.

Xiao Xu explained, "My name is too similar to Mei Bao's name. Every time someone calls me, I always hear it as Mei Bao's name."

Her name is Xu Shiling.

Meibao's name is Xu Shili.

Whenever someone speaks a little faster or is a little further away, she hears it as Xu Shili, and then she loses control...

"I'm sorry." Jiang Yuan's throat tightened, and she clenched her fingers, saying in a low voice, "I still haven't been able to find your sister."

Looking into her apologetic eyes, Xiao Xu shook his head and smiled gently, "Yuan Yuan, you have already given me so much warmth. Finding Mei Bao is not your responsibility, so please don't blame yourself."