Wen Shu felt a little guilty, so she stood up and prepared to pour herself a glass of water. Maybe she had slept too long and her mouth was dry.
When Wen Shu came back with the water, Yu Qianlin was already sitting upright on the sofa, his mind full of the beautiful scene just now. Feeling the seat beside him collapse, he looked at her awkwardly and asked, "Did you sleep well?"
Wen Shu silently rolled her eyes and sipped the still hot water. Her behavior revealed a bit of cuteness that she was not aware of. Yu Qianlin blinked and thought it would be better to sit up straight.
No one spoke for a while. Yu Qianlin raised his wrist to check the time, and suddenly thought of the wonton noodles on the table that he had almost forgotten. He said, "You haven't had dinner yet? I brought you some food." Then he motioned for Wen Shu to come over.
Wen Shu nodded. If he hadn’t told him, he would have really forgotten it.
As soon as he opened it, he smelled a familiar fragrance. Wen Shu's eyes lit up: "Is this Yun Ji's wonton?"
He shook his head: "I discovered this by accident." In the four years in Xincheng, he has tried wontons from many restaurants, but only this one tastes similar to the Yun Ji restaurant they often visited when they were young.
Wen Shu listened and said "Oh" in disappointment, then said: "But why was it brought back in a thermos bucket?"
"Well," Yu Qianlin pulled out a chair and sat down next to Wen Shu, "It's a little far from home, and I was afraid it would be cold when I brought it back, so I prepared a thermos bucket before I left."
Wen Shu stopped what she was doing and looked at him intently . Under the light, Wen Shu half tilted her head back, her eyes were filled with a trace of clear waves, which, along with the faint fragrance on her body, drifted into Yu Qianlin's heart.
Suddenly, Yu Qianlin felt his throat tighten and his ears burn. He coughed lightly and pushed the wonton in front of her again: "Eat it."
Wen Shu came back to her senses and quickly lowered her head. Her eyes were burning. She thought, this thermos is too effective. The heat can even make her eyes irritated.
In the next few days, Wen Shu became a complete home expert. She either helped Yu Qianlin cook or clean. When Wen Shu opened the refrigerator while cooking, her breath stopped. It was really a typical single young man's refrigerator. In addition to quick-heating food, there were instant noodles. She checked it casually and found that almost all the food was expired. She decisively threw these junk foods into the trash can, and then took Yu Qianlin to the supermarket to clean up.
Yu Qianlin leaned against the kitchen door, his eyes following Wen Shu's busy movements up and down, his heart filled with joy.
Wen Shu thought about Yu Qianlin's injured wrist, so she called Lu Sining to ask how to make a calcium-supplementing soup. The mother and daughter discussed for a long time and decided to stew pork bone soup.
She took out the pork bones she had just bought, washed them and put them into the stew pot, then cut a few pieces of yam and put them in. Remembering Lu Sining's instructions, she dripped a few drops of vinegar into the pot, covered it with a lid, turned on the fire, and prepared to go back to the house to wait.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw Yu Qianlin standing behind him with a smile on his face.
How long has he been standing there?
"What are you standing here for?"
"I feel guilty about leaving you alone to do this."
Who took advantage of his injured hand to order her to do this and that? Wen Shu glanced at him and asked, "Do you know why I stewed pork bone soup?"
Yu Qianlin shook his head honestly. It was impossible for him, a person who only ate fast food products, to know that!
“Like cures like.”
Wen Shu ignored him, made himself a cup of fragrant tea, and sat by the dining table, saying nothing, as quiet as a painting.
Yu Qianlin's mind moved, and he thought of the "proof" that Cheng Lisheng wanted. He took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat video call request to Cheng Lisheng.
It took a long time before the call was picked up.
Cheng Lisheng: "Still alive?"
Yu Qianlin endured: "Of course! "
"If you have to fart, do it now!"
Yu Qianlin, who was about to fart, walked to Wen Shu and pointed the camera at her: "Boss, this is the proof you want."
Cheng Lisheng: "Girlfriend?"
Wen Shu was forced to enter the camera. When she heard what was said suddenly, she wanted to dodge. However, Yu Qianlin seemed to have calculated it and instantly restrained her with his other hand.
I was speechless while studying.
Yu Qianlin's face flushed, and he said to Wen Shu, "Wen Shu, say hello, this is my boss, Captain Cheng."
Wen Shu smiled awkwardly: "Hello, Captain Cheng."
"Hello." Cheng Lisheng nodded, "You actually have a girl willing to take care of you, that's good, you've made progress." Then, Cheng Lisheng's tone softened a little, "Miss Wen, thank you for your hard work."
"No, it's my duty." Wen Shu responded indifferently , but somehow, she always felt that Cheng Lisheng looked at her with the look of an elder looking at the partner of a younger generation.
As soon as this thought came into her mind, the temperature on her face rose , and it was about to get higher.
She and Yu Qianlin?
Is it really something we can look forward to?
Wen Shu stayed for a few more days and then prepared to return to Xuancheng. Yu Qianlin naturally didn't want to, but he also knew it was unrealistic, but he strongly requested to bring a gift for Lu Sining, so Wen Shu followed his wishes and went to the mall together.
After shopping for a few hours, Lu Sining didn't buy any gifts, but Yu Qianlin forced Wen Shu to give him several gifts. Wen Shu teased, "Officer Yu has a good income?"
"It's OK. Mainly because I saved some money from working part-time in college."
"Excuse me, Officer Yu, are you still short of people?"
Yu Qianlin rubbed his chin in a scoundrelly manner and replied: "No, but I am short of people around me."
"Goodbye!" Although Wen Shu rolled his eyes, Ke Xin's heart still beat violently a few times. Although she was familiar with his behavior of teasing people at any time, Ke Xin still couldn't help trembling.
"Wait for me." Yu Qianlin caught up with Wen Shu and was about to say something when suddenly his movements seemed to be frozen by something.
Wen Shu followed his gaze , but couldn't figure out what was going on, so he asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
"Look at that woman holding the child." Yu Qianlin pointed, took Wen Shu's hand and said softly as they walked, "What do you think their relationship is?"
"Mother and son." What else could it be?
"That may not be the case!" Yu Qianlin said seriously, "Look carefully at the child. He is dressed very fashionably, but the woman is dressed very ordinary, even rustic. So..."
"So the child might have been kidnapped!" Wen Shu was completely influenced by Yu Qianlin, and his mind was spinning rapidly, "But, could it be that the nanny is taking care of the young master?"
"If that was the case, she wouldn't be walking so fast. Besides, the child isn't that young. The music in the mall is so loud, it doesn't make sense for her to be sleeping so deeply."
"What should we do then?"
"Let's follow them first and see if there are other accomplices." Yu Qianlin said, and quickly went on alert and notified other colleagues of the news.
Wen Shu followed Yu Qianlin closely and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The woman carried the child to increasingly remote places, and finally stopped at the entrance of an alley. The child did not wake up from beginning to end. Wen Shu, who had originally had a trace of doubt, no longer had any doubts, and nervously slowed down his breathing.
Along the way, Yu Qianlin was calmly contacting his colleagues who were on duty nearby, ready to act when the opportunity arose.
After a while, the sound of a car roaring was heard. It was a small truck. The driver was an ugly man. He stopped the car in front of the woman. The woman said something to him and handed the child to him.
Seeing the man casually throw the child into the car, Wen Shu became anxious and was about to reach out to pull Yu Qianlin, only to find that their hands were clasped together. She secretly wanted to take her hand out, but Yu Qianlin, who was concentrating, held it tightly.
"Don't move!"
Wen Shu just stayed still and continued to crouch down and observe the situation like him.
Suddenly, Yu Qianlin gave an order: "Go!"
The policemen who were lying in ambush rushed forward, and the defenseless woman was captured in an instant. The big man was obviously an old hand, and he immediately took the sleeping child out, took out a sharp short knife from his pocket, and put it against the child's neck. The tip of the knife lightly touched the child's skin, and blood beads appeared.
The sleeping child woke up from the pain and started crying loudly, and everyone at the scene stopped breathing.
The child must be rescued quickly!
The big man had a ferocious face and roared, "Get out of the way, everyone! Or I will kill this kid!"
"Calm down and don't mess around!" A police officer at the scene stretched out his hand and made a soothing gesture, signaling everyone to step back.
"Stop talking nonsense here!" The man approached the driver's seat step by step. "I tell you, get out of the way quickly, or I will kill this kid!" As he said that, the dagger moved closer to the child.
Yu Qianlin had taken advantage of the fact that the big man's attention was focused on the other police officers and moved to a very inconspicuous position. He quietly made gestures with the police officers, ready to act when the opportunity arose.
The big man said "Pooh" in triumph, but Yu Qianlin seized the opportunity.
He leaped forward and clamped the knife-wielding hand of the big man, while another police officer also reacted quickly and snatched the child away. The big man lost the means of threat and immediately jumped up, and with his free hand, he bent and hit Yu Qianlin's stomach fiercely. It was also at this moment that Yu Qianlin loosened his grip on him.
The next second, the big man stabbed Yu Qianlin with a dagger in his eyes.
"Yu Qianlin!" Wen Shu exclaimed.
Yu Qianlin, who had just been hit hard, watched the dagger stabbing at him. Dazzled by the cold light and hearing Wen Shu's urgent voice, he instantly came to his senses and dodged to the side. The blade barely grazed his arm, but still left a blood mark, and the blood immediately soaked his clothes.
The big man failed in his first attack and tried to attack again. Wen Shu, who was terrified at the side, could no longer care about anything else and rushed over and knocked the big man to the ground.
The police officer nearby immediately rushed over and held the big man down, and Wen Shu hurried over to check Yu Qianlin's injuries.
Wen Shu's hands were shaking and she didn't dare to touch him. Tears were flowing uncontrollably. She choked and said, "I'll take you to the hospital."
Yu Qianlin stroked her hair gently with his uninjured hand: "I didn't feel much pain at first, but when I saw you crying, my whole body started to hurt."
Wen Shu accompanied Yu Qianlin to get stitches. The doctor happened to be the one who had treated his injury before. While making preparations, he said coldly, "Officer Yu, you really support the work of our hospital." In the doctor's opinion, Yu Qianlin was not taking care of his body.
Yu Qianlin smiled awkwardly. He was a little scared when he saw the six or seven centimeters long needle. He was not afraid of swords or guns, but he was afraid of this thin long needle.
But if Officer Yu, who is fearless, says he won't sew anymore, wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing? Wen Shu seemed to understand his thoughts and nodded at him.
When the doctor was ready, he raised the needle and prepared to start stitching. Yu Qianlin couldn't help but step back. The doctor glanced at him and comforted him, "Officer Yu, I just gave you a local anesthesia. It won't hurt."
"Oh, really?" Yu Qianlin said this, but pulled his arm back.
Wen Shu raised his eyebrows. Is he really scared?
She held back her laughter, stretched out her hand to hold Yu Qianlin's arm, and said to the doctor, "Please try to be gentle." The doctor nodded and began to move his hands. Wen Shu said to Yu Qianlin, "Don't worry, I'll stay with you."
Yu Qianlin paused, and felt the wind from the mountains blowing on his heart, soft and gentle. Yu Qianlin was immobilized and couldn't retreat, but he didn't dare to look at the doctor, so he had to focus all his attention on Wen Shu.
Her eyes were still a little swollen from crying, and there was a hint of concern between her brows. The unique fragrance of her body slowly penetrated into his nose and gradually soothed his heart.
After a few minutes, the doctor put down his tools and announced that the job was done.
Then Wen Shu got some medicine for Yu Qianlin, and the two of them took a bus home.
Wen Shu saw her packed luggage and sighed helplessly. She said, "Wait for me, I'll call my mother."
"Yeah, okay."
Yu Qianlin sat on the sofa and turned the TV channels boredly, but his senses were always paying attention to what Wen Shu was doing. After a while, Wen Shu hung up the phone and came back.
He asked, "What did Auntie say?"
Wen Shu poured him a cup of hot water: "My mother asked me to take good care of you, so you don't have to rush back. She also asked me to make more delicious food for you to nourish your body."
Yu Qianlin took the cup and said, "Thank Auntie for me." Then he felt that the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy, so he changed the subject and said, "But you don't need to ask Auntie how to make the soup this time, right?"
Wen Shu looked at Yu Qianlin's boastful look and said unhappily, "Do your colleagues know that you are afraid of stitches?"
Yu Qianlin immediately wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.
Fortunately, the team was not so busy these days, so Yu Qianlin rested at home for two days and then went back to work. When the police work is busy, even if you are injured, you have to work overtime, and Yu Qianlin has long been accustomed to it.
One day, Yu Qianlin came home from get off work and excitedly told Wen Shu that the suspect of human trafficking caught last time might be related to the case in which he was abducted that year.
Because it was a rare clue, Yu Qianlin worked overtime until very late every day, and sometimes he didn't even come home all night.
Wen Shu originally wanted to leave, but when she thought that if she went back, Yu Qianlin would only be able to eat instant noodles every day, she softened her heart and decided to go back after a while.
When Yu Qianlin was not at home during the day, Wen Shu was not idle either, preparing to conceive a new comic.
Thinking about what happened that day, she decided to start with child safety. Perhaps because of her personal experience, she was able to review her paintings very smoothly.
In fact, secretly, Wen Shu wanted to give this work as a gift to Yu Qianlin. She hoped that this work would attract social attention, arouse people's vigilance and children's self-protection awareness. Maybe in this way, there would be fewer children like Yu Qianlin in the world, and then more children would have a happy childhood.
However, this matter was strongly opposed by Qi Qianchen, who believed that the subject matter was too risky and that her sudden transformation might lead to the loss of many loyal readers.
But Wen Shu doesn't think so. She wants to pass on these ideas because she has experienced it personally and has inspiration.
That day, Wen Shu stayed up late to draw, and Yu Qianlin couldn't bear it anymore, so he locked her in the room and made her sleep.
Just then Qi Qianchen called, and as he was afraid of disturbing Wen Shu, he took the phone out of the room.
Yu Qianlin deliberately asked: "Who is this?"
Qi Qianchen heard a man's voice and took out his phone to confirm the number. After confirming that the number was correct, he said indifferently, "I'm looking for Wen Shu."
"She's tired from drawing and is taking a break. If you're fine, I'll hang up."
"Huh! Who are you to Wen Shu?" Qi Qianchen was also angry. At the beginning, Wen Shu only sent him a message, and then he went to the new city privately, and now he is reluctant to come back!
Contact her again or tell her about the new book. He felt that the subject matter was not good, but Wen Shu refused to listen to him this time and did not reply to his WeChat messages. He thought that he could not explain it clearly in a few words, so he just gave her a call. Unexpectedly, it was Yu Qianlin who answered the phone.
Yu Qianlin asked back: "Then may I ask, who are you to her?"
"Officer, I have been with Wen Shu for several years and have never seen you. So can I assume that even if you had something in the past, it has all disappeared now?" Qi Qianchen has been dealing with people for a long time, so he naturally knows how to pinch people's sore spots. He did not specifically investigate Wen Shu, but in the past six years, he has never received any news about this person from Wen Shu, which means that they have no contact at all in these years.
"Bullshit!" Yu Qianlin was furious, but he quickly calmed himself down. "Even if we haven't been in touch for six years, at least Wen Shu's heart is still with me."
"Officer, sometimes you shouldn't be too confident."
"Sorry, I do have this confidence!"
Qi Qianchen was rarely at a loss for words. He adjusted his posture and continued, "Officer, I hold Wen Shu's dream in my hands. I have many ways to prevent Wen Shu from staying with you, and you can do nothing but watch helplessly."
"Then you try it!" Yu Qianlin said and hung up the phone, but his brows were tightly locked because of his words.
Yu Qianlin walked out of the room and returned the phone to Wen Shu with a wooden face. Wen Shu asked, "Did Qi Qianchen want to tell me about the manuscript? What did you two talk about for so long?"
"Let's talk... let's talk about life and ideals." Yu Qianlin changed the tone, "Why do you care about him so much?"
Wen Shu immediately raised his hands in surrender: "No!"
"Can't you just change the editor?"
Wen Shu shook his head: "Not for now, I still have a few manuscripts in his hands. Besides, he has been very kind to me, I can't be ungrateful."
Yu Qianlin didn't say anything else. Qi Qianchen gave him a feeling of danger and badness.
"Okay, this is my new draft. There are many professional issues in it. Please take a look to see if there are any mistakes." Wen Shu didn't want to dwell on this matter too much. She recently drew some case handling procedures. Although she had checked a lot of information, she still asked him to take a look to feel more at ease, so as to avoid professional errors and make a fool of herself.
Hearing this, Yu Qianlin sat down in front of the computer and looked at the pages carefully one by one. After a while, he pointed out several mistakes. He wrote them down with great interest and prepared to correct them later.
Yu Qianlin asked, "Are you really going to update this online?"
Wen Shu didn't hesitate: "Yes, is there a problem?"
"No." Yu Qianlin shook his head and asked again, "But why do you suddenly want to draw this?"
Wen Shu stopped what he was doing and thought for a moment before saying, "Well... this is for you, as a belated apology."
"Give it to me?" Yu Qianlin pointed at himself. "I always thought you were just expressing your feelings. After all, art comes from life."
"No." Wen Shu shook his head. "You are only half right. I have been drawing girls' comics for so many years, and most of them are imaginary stories, but this is real, the naked truth close to real life. We are all people who have experienced hardships, but compared with those families who have lost their children, the hardships we have encountered are not worth mentioning. Because of you, I want every child to grow up healthy and happy in the arms of their parents, and I want every child to stay away from darkness."
"Wen Shu..." All the words of Yu Qianlin were stuck in his throat. Wen Shu rarely spoke such long paragraphs. Her voice was very soft, but every word she said touched his heart, and every word coincided with his thoughts.
He is a victim and a pursuer. No one wants to catch all the traffickers more than him, and no one wants to give every child the best protection more than him.
When he saw the mother of the child who was rescued that day crying and holding her child, he thought about how hysterical and heartbroken his parents were when they tried their best to find him but couldn't.
He is lucky, he has a grandfather and a relatively good life, but what about those children who could not be saved?
What do they have?
Enduring endless beatings, suffering endless hardships, or being bought and forced to recognize strangers as parents? Each of these is the cruelest thing.
Wen Shu watched Yu Qianlin's eyes turn red little by little, and suddenly he was no longer so sure about what he had been sure of: "You don't want me to send it?"
"Yes! And I will tell my colleagues to forward it together."
"Really?" If they could help, the piece would make more sense!
"Come, let me take a look to see if there are any more details."
"Yeah, okay!"
The sunlight shone through the window, faintly casting an incredible softness on the two passionate young people.