Chapter 193 - 192: Shopping Receipt (Fourth Update)
Fang Shaohan couldn’t help but admire the girl’s keen reflexes.
Nodded.
Gu Xiaoqing immediately associated, "Is it related to me?"
Fang Shaohan came to find her, who would believe it has nothing to do with her.
Fang Shaohan said, "I heard you were going to travel out of town, better not go for now."
Gu Xiaoqing immediately said vigilantly, "Have you been monitoring me all this time?"
It’s hard not to think that way. She was just about to book a ticket and hotel to go play, and then she received the news. If no one had been following her, how would they know?
There weren’t those extensive networks and positioning systems yet, only human arrangements.
Gu Xiaoqing was quite sure she was under police surveillance.
Fang Shaohan showed no sign of guilt, and said seriously, "We were protecting you then, not monitoring. For your safety."
Gu Xiaoqing sneered, "Then why not let me go out of town?"
Clearly treating her like bait, yet saying it in such a righteous manner.
"We’ve got some leads on the masterminds behind this, their power is strong, and they have some desperadoes working for them. You disrupted their plans last time, so we’ve been sending police force undercover to protect you, worried about their retaliation.
If you go out of town, it involves a lot of procedural issues, many complex problems may arise, possibly leading to slips, so I suggest you don’t go out of town for now, wait until our operation is over."
Fang Shaohan was honestly stating the facts.
Hoping Gu Xiaoqing would cooperate.
Gu Xiaoqing sighed.
My trip.
My seaside, my beach.
But if her life is at risk, the beach and seawater won’t taste the same.
Nodded, resignedly said, "Alright, then I won’t go out of town for now. There is just one problem. My family won’t be in danger, right?"
For the first time, Gu Xiaoqing began to worry about her family’s safety. If her actions put her family in danger, she would be extremely distressed and uneasy.
Fang Shaohan shook his head and said, "Rest assured, your family is protected, and as soon as any unsafe factor appears around you, we handle it immediately. You and your family won’t be in danger."
This girl worries too much.
But understandably, if it were his own family, he’d be concerned too.
"Don’t worry, we’ve almost located their base, shouldn’t take much longer, at most about two months. You and your family needn’t worry.
Also, congratulations on getting into university."
Fang Shaohan changed the topic, Gu Xiaoqing’s university admission letter had arrived, it was her dream university.
Gu Xiaoqing smiled and thanked, "Thank you."
Fang Shaohan stood up to leave, mission accomplished.
Opening the door to leave, Fang Shaohan turned back to Gu Xiaoqing and said, "If you have time, visit my parents. They’ve always had a good impression of you, but because of me, you not visiting leaves them confused."
Gu Xiaoqing agreed.
Gu Xiaoqing was fond of He Cui and Fang Jianguo, two elders who weren’t pretentious, and cared about her, but because of Fang Shaohan, she hadn’t visited the Fang Family for a long time.
After seeing Fang Shaohan off, Mr. Gu and the housemaid returned.
Gu Xiaoqing, having nothing to do, played checkers with Mr. Gu in the living room.
Mr. Gu changed a lot after this illness, the sequelae of cerebral thrombosis aren’t easily cured, with medication, Mr. Gu could walk normally now, but still couldn’t do without a walking stick.
Otherwise, he was doing well, his health recovered, but he often sat alone in a lounge chair on the balcony dazing.
The family was busy.
There wasn’t much time to accompany Mr. Gu.
Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei left early and returned late every day, sometimes coming back at midnight, mostly only asking the housemaid about Mr. Gu’s condition and sometimes not seeing him for several days.
Gu Xiaoying was even busier, always nowhere to be found. Gu Xiaoqing suspected her sister was dating but had no evidence.
The only evidence was a sweeter smile on Gu Xiaoying’s face, mysterious phone calls, and more attention to her dress.
Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaojie had to go to school.
Thus, Mr. Gu was actually very lonely here.
Most of the elderly in the park downstairs were unfamiliar to Mr. Gu, lacking common topics.
Gu Xiaoqing could only accompany Mr. Gu to play checkers because of the summer break.
After his daily walk, Mr. Gu would take a nap. After checkers with Gu Xiaoqing, he went to rest.
Gu Xiaoqing returned to her room and, passing by Gu Xiaoying’s room, thought of using her computer.
She pushed the door open and entered.
Gu Xiaoying had gone to work, and her room was tidy, unlike Gu Xiaoqing, who was always a bit messy, it was orderly clean.
Sitting at the desk, she was about to turn on the computer when she noticed a corner of a paper under the mousepad.
Gu Xiaoqing curiously pulled it out for a look, it was a shopping receipt from Huayu Mall.
It read: Omega men’s watch, 8,000 yuan.
Looking at the date, it was about a week ago.
Gu Xiaoqing frowned.
She didn’t oppose Gu Xiaoying dating, but worried Gu Xiaoying’s innocence might be her fatal flaw. Gu Xiaoying had a bit of Gu Ruhai’s personality, always taking a step back, having a broad perspective without being confrontational.
She didn’t like disputes, always conciliatory in dealing with people and matters, not suspecting others of bad intentions.
Gu Xiaoqing was concerned Gu Xiaoying might be deceived.
Such an expensive watch.
Eight thousand yuan.
In the eighties, eight thousand was a lot of money.
Buying a watch for a man.
It must be for a man, as it clearly stated it’s a men’s watch.
Surely it wasn’t for Gu Ruhai.
Gu Xiaoqing didn’t want to worry unnecessarily, she needed to see what kind of person he was.
Couldn’t condemn everyone with the same rod.
If the person was someone the family knew, a business acquaintance, then gifting a valuable item in return for a gift wasn’t a big deal.
If her fussing ruined Gu Xiaoying’s matters, that would be Gu Xiaoqing’s fault.
Gu Xiaoqing decided to have a good talk with Gu Xiaoying.
She put the shopping receipt back under the mousepad.
Turned on the computer, and did her own things.
But her heart couldn’t settle, always filled with random thoughts.
Gu Xiaoying’s situation made Gu Xiaoqing a bit unsettled.
It felt like there was a premonition that the peaceful life would eventually be disrupted.
With a significant relation to Gu Xiaoying.
Gu Xiaoqing snapped the computer shut. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to give votes of recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)