"If you want to ask someone for help, what would be a good idea to buy as a gift?" Ying Mingyu called Bao Zhan. In the past, Lu Qianqian had considered this question for him.

"Who should I ask for help?" Bao Zhan thought that the boss and Lu Qianqian disappeared together.

After Ying Mingyu left the company, he invited Zhang Xian, the captain of the Criminal Police Team who he worked with last time, to have dinner. The gift he gave was the liquor recommended by Bao Zhan.

Zhang Xian was flattered, but he hesitated when he accepted the offer. He was worried that it would violate discipline.

Ying Mingyu explained Lu Qianqian's matter straight to the point, hoping he would take good care of her.

Zhang Xian did not refuse much. This is the area he is responsible for. As Ying Mingyu said, crime prevention may be more effective.

When Ying Mingyu returned to the provincial capital, there was less than a week left before the New Year, and it was already February. The coldness of winter invaded this city that was not considered to be in the south, penetrating into people's bodies.

Living alone in a house of 200 square meters, the spaciousness that I was once accustomed to becomes a kind of torture.

"Qianqian, breakfast..." Ying Mingyu did stupid things in the morning for two weeks and three days in a row, sitting at the dining table and yawning while waiting for food with half-open eyes.

It would take him a while to realize that he was the only one here.

Before Ying Mingyu returned to Beijing after his shift, Fan Hua asked him to go out for a drink.

After sitting and drinking in silence for a while, Fan Hua spoke: "What on earth do you think? I mean, about Lu Qianqian."

"I didn't think much about it." Ying Mingyu was very calm, "I've reflected on it, and blindly pushing her to do things to suit me is just forcing her to satisfy myself."

Between him and Qian Qian, he was too strong. Many times he thought about respecting her thoughts, but in fact he couldn't hold back his temper and waited for her to be so slow.

This is especially obvious when it comes to getting a marriage certificate. But this is the only thing that Qianqian has never agreed to. This may indicate her inner thoughts, that she is unwilling to compromise on the bottom line issue.

"Ying Mingyu, Qianqian is sometimes less assertive. Girls are often like this. There's nothing wrong with you making decisions for her at critical times. You want her anyway, right?"

Ying Mingyu shook his head: "Qianqian is very independent, but she rarely speaks out."

Fan Hua couldn't refute. He had seen Lu Qianqian sitting in the bureau instead of Ying Mingyu. Lu Qianqian could indeed make quick judgments. She could almost catch up with Ying Mingyu in selecting important ones from various clues.

, she responded quickly to Ying Mingyu’s instructions without knowing the reason.

There was also this reason why these two people seemed so compatible to him - they were actually very similar.

They appear completely different or even opposite, but they are very similar on the inside.

But now, Fan Hua doesn't think Ying Mingyu doesn't understand what it means to respect Lu Qianqian's intention. At least in his opinion, it is not impossible to keep Lu Qianqian by his side with a little force, and it is

A better choice, whether it is for Mingyu or Lu Qianqian.

They didn't really want to separate. Lu Qianqian must have chosen to leave knowing that he would regret it. At this time, if Ying Mingyu didn't take a step forward, everything would be irreversible.

"Young Master Ying, I can only persuade you here. If you still want to save it, you must do it as soon as possible."

"Yeah." Ying Mingyu's attitude remained calm and he ended the conversation after answering.

Ying Mingyu is in good condition after returning from vacation. He can still joke with the team members. Although he doesn't laugh as much as Qian Qian did when he was there, at least he doesn't have the same depressive atmosphere after he separated from her.

When celebrating after a major case was concluded at the end of February, the team members prepared the words in advance and made a round of bombings with the help of alcohol.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten Qianqian's food. I feel like the food in these hotels and restaurants can't keep up with the cooking skills of our captain's wife." Bao Zhan took the lead without fear of death.

Ying Mingyu glanced at them and did not answer.

Meili winked and said with a sneer, "I wonder if you are serious. Girl Lu is not what she used to be. Now she is a rich woman with assets of over 100 million. How can she still want to get poor friends like us."

They thought that when it came to this point, the boss should defend Qianqian, it would be better to lose his temper. Anyway, they were prepared to be scolded.

Ying Mingyu still didn't answer.

"Haha, what are you talking nonsense about? Qian Qian is not that kind of person." Ding Yuan was embarrassed and stopped talking.

"Boss, I haven't been to your house to celebrate for a long time. Is that shooting game equipment gathering dust?" Da Zhuang continued.

Ying Mingyu glanced at him: "Next time I celebrate, I will tidy up the house and invite you to come and play."

"Uh, okay...okay."

Fan Hua watched this farce that was planned in advance but turned into a mess.

"What I'm saying is that I really want a house that big, but the kennel I rented is getting smaller and smaller. Did the landlord secretly renovate it?!" Wang Tao complained about his troubles without realizing it.

"That's because you don't like to clean up and make a mess, so you feel smaller." Fan Hua complained helplessly.

"Do you want to move in with me?" Ying Mingyu said smoothly.

Wang Tao felt a chill down his back. Is this some new type of mental pressure?

Not only him, but everyone jumped up in their seats in shock. Even if the boss was joking, the meaning behind it was self-evident - Ying Mingyu acquiesced that there was a spare room in his house.

"Thank you Captain Ying for your kindness. Living with two grown men is too unattractive..."

"Pretend I didn't say it." Ying Mingyu took back his words.

The people who were frightened did not dare to mention what had happened just now, so they changed the subject by laughing and drinking and singing.

Two weeks later, Lu Qianqian's birthday arrived, and the celebration they had agreed to coincide with happened on this day.

After having a celebratory dinner outside and missing two drinks, Ying Mingyu took the initiative to invite everyone to his place to continue his stall.

"Speaking of it, it's really been a long time since I've been here." Everyone said with emotion, and they were all dumbfounded after entering the door.

"What's wrong? Find a place to sit, and I'll get you drinks." Ying Mingyu rarely fulfilled his host's obligations.

Fan Hua couldn't sit down. The living room had changed so much that it frightened him.

It’s understandable that the bead curtain in the middle is missing. Ying Mingyu actually had the hooks and locks of the bead curtain removed, which was a bit too much. Lu Qianqian’s painting desk and cradle were moved to the left side of the shelf.

, the way they are placed looks like debris to be dealt with.

The door to the guest room was closed. Judging from the dust on the door handle, no one had touched it for a long time. It was probably even unnecessary to clean it.

On the contrary, Ying Mingyu bought a long coffee table and surrounding sofas. Not only does the living room not look empty, it also looks quite hospitable.

"Ah..." Fan Hua walked towards the balcony and couldn't help but groan. Is his friend too unfeeling?

It's only been two months since I separated from Lu Qianqian. It's really chilling to do something so quickly to erase all traces of this person's existence.

Da Zhuang asked Bao Zhan to play a shooting game with him. Ding Yuan always felt awkward sitting on the sofa. Wang Tao told him that this trace inspection was of great help in solving the case, and he responded casually.

After Ying Mingyu poured the drinks, he went out to find Fan Hua.

"Why, don't you like it here?"

Asking questions knowingly, Fan Hua sighed: "Have you gone too far? You're not sure Qian Qian won't come back yet? Did she tell you that she wanted to break up?"

"No." Ying Mingyu himself did not mention this matter. On the surface, it seemed that they were only temporarily separated.

But they also didn't make any promises about the future.

"That's it, why do you do such a misleading thing?"

"Then what should I do? Keep waiting? Fan Hua, am I suitable for this kind of thing?"

Fan Hua was stunned for a moment. This was perhaps the biggest difference between him and his friend. He could wait for Jin Shi for three to five years, but Ying Mingyu was not such a person.

"Lu Qianqian, isn't he a person worth waiting for?"

Ying Mingyu looked at the night and raised the corners of his lips: "It's worth it."

"That……"

"I can wait for her, but my life has to go on, right?"

Fan Hua swallowed back what he said. What Ying Mingyu meant was that there was no difference between waiting and waiting. He just wanted to let nature take its course.

"Why do you two grown men always get together and murmur?" Fang Jinshi came out impatiently to find someone.

The two people's heart-to-heart talk ended here, but Fan Hua was not fooled so easily.

After the celebration, he sent his girlfriend home first, then went downstairs and called Lu Qianqian in the car.

They occasionally chat on WeChat and make phone calls. Usually he will ask about Qianqian's current situation and talk about things in the police station, especially Ying Mingyu's situation.

Apart from this, there was no more in-depth testing, so Lu Qianqian did not interrupt her contact with him as an intermediary.

"Happy birthday, although it's a bit late. Did you have a happy day today?"

"Well, I had a small cake with...Mother Chen. Now I'm ready to go to bed."

"I'm sorry to bother you so late. The people from the bureau just went to Captain Ying's house to celebrate, and they just came out after finishing."

"Oh, did you have fun?"

"It's not bad. Captain Ying bought a couch. It's very spacious. I don't have to fight for seats anymore. Everyone also mentioned that your painting desk easel is still here Qianqian. When will you come to pick it up?"

"Those... I also have a studio here, can't I put them there?" Qian Qian seemed to realize what Fan Hua was implying, "If it's inconvenient, you can let him sell them or... throw them away."

Hearing Lu Qianqian's solution, Fan Hua smiled bitterly and replied, "Okay, I'll tell him for you."

After hanging up, Fan Hua unconsciously thought that if the two of them continued like this, they could see the END symbol of the finale.

Lu Qianqian put the phone next to the pillow, and took it over to look at it a few times after lying down.

She had escaped from that house many times, and every time she went back, her room and her furnishings were still the same. It sounded like that wouldn't be the case this time.

He bought other furniture and felt that her things were taking up space and were an eyesore, so he would probably get rid of them soon, just like her.

Lu Qianqian knew that this was not Ying Mingyu's fault. It was her who was hurting him from the beginning to the end. It was only human nature that he would make such a decision. She had no right to blame him.

But why is it that I can’t stop feeling sad? I don’t want to think about it but I can’t.

In the past two months, her mood has calmed down and her mind has become clearer, but she feels that she is good now.
Chapter completed!