Chapter 9899: See Through/Finding Trouble at the Doorstep

  Wearing soft-soled ankle boots with rivets, a black lightweight sport suit, and a beautiful waist pack with neatly arranged tools and several large pouches, Luo Ye picked up Xiao Tiao and took two steps before checking the waist pack again to make sure nothing was missing. After confirming everything was in order, she snapped her fingers lightly: "Tiao, let's go out and have some fun!"

  "Hmm... yeah..." Komatsu rubbed against its master's ankle, clearly jealous.

  "Luoye quickly squatted down and stroked the soft little body of Song Qiu, comforting: "Song Qiu, good boy, wait until you grow up and I'll take you out to play too. Tomorrow, I'll make your favorite beef congee for you, good boy, go to sleep..."

  "Hmm... yeah... hmm..." The little guy lay down on the carpet, looking comfortable and relaxed.

  "Little thing, all you know is to throw a tantrum, stay home and be good, or else I won't like you anymore." Luo Ye said as she held the fluffy little head of Song Ball in her arms, giving it a big hug before picking up Tiao Tiao and leaving. The little thing just hummed softly but didn't move from its nest, obviously wanting attention. Hmph! It's simply a masochist!

  After quietly opening the door and going out, Luo Ye let out a long sigh of relief, loosened his pace and accelerated into a run. It wasn't until he actually started running that he realized his body still felt somewhat sore and aching.

  The slight sound of the door closing couldn't deceive Jiang Zheng and Ye Xuan's ears, both of whom almost simultaneously appeared in the hall, exchanged a glance, and quickly chased after.

  Tiao Tiao gently pecked at Luo Ye's earlobe, Luo Ye turned his head and glanced over, the corner of his mouth slightly hooked up, indeed, they didn't disappoint themselves.

  After chasing for a long distance, Jiang Zhengsong's eyebrows furrowed again as he caught sight of the small figure ahead: "This girl, why is she running so fast? What is she planning to do at midnight, not sleeping? Is she sleepwalking?"

  "Just follow and see? Anyway, sleepwalking can't be woken up." Ye Xuan's lips curled up.

  "I thought it was just to get evidence, but I didn't expect it to be this girl! Alas!" Jiang Zheng sighed: "Xiao Ye, I'm sorry to drag you into this. But my good friend here is indeed a rare good official, and I don't want him to be framed, can you understand?"

  "Alright." Yexuan's words were concise and to the point.

  Jiang Zheng smiled and shook his head: "I've figured it out, except for chatting with that little girl a bit more, you're basically stingy with words. Say, is it because you have a crush on our Ye Er?"

  Ye Xuan's expressionless face glanced at Jiang Zheng with a slanted gaze, and he quickened his pace.

  Jiang Zheng continued to tease: "Xiao Ye, if you like Ye Er, just call me Uncle Jiang. As soon as I hear it, I'll understand what you're thinking and will definitely help you out."

  "General Jiang, there's news that you're going to be transferred to the A Army as a political commissar..." Ye Xuan's voice was faint: "I think this decision is quite wise."

  Jiang Zheng nodded: "It's okay, I'm not going to be an instructor, but if I go to the A army as a political commissar, you can't escape either. How can we do without a general like you?"

  "Qing Zhu is in the army, I don't need to go there again."

  Jiang Zheng glared at Ye Xuan with a hint of resentment: "You know I owe that girl a favor, so can't you just give in to your superior for once?"

  "What I'm saying is true, Qing Zhu is doing very well in the A army for now. I don't have any plans for the past." Ye Xuan's attitude towards Jiang Zheng was completely different from his usual self in front of others.

  "Never mind, it's pointless talking to you." Jiang Zheng hesitated for a moment: "Yexuan. Tell me the truth, do you have any feelings towards Ye'er? I don't want that child to get hurt in any way."

  Ye Xuan shot Jiang Zheng a speechless glance: "You also said she's just a kid, and you're asking me this kind of question?"

  "You really don't have any idea at all? I see you're treating Ye'er very differently, aren't you?" Jiang Zheng's face was clearly written with the words "disappointment".

  "Mayor Luo is a friend of Captain Jiang, that's why I agreed to help. This time, Luo Ye really helped me out, so my attitude would be different. Captain Jiang, you might not fully understand the importance of Qiqiu's return to the Night family...” Yexuan sighed: “It will directly affect the length of my grandparents' lives, can you say this kindness is great or not?”

  Jiang Zheng nodded: "Understood, I won't make fun of you and Ye'er again. I don't want to personally push Ye'er into the fire pit."

  Ye Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything. How did he become a fire pit? These words really left him speechless.

  "Don't be discouraged, just rely on those eyes of yours, few girls can resist." Jiang Zheng clearly knew what Ye Xuan was thinking.

  "Usually, they think I'm too cold to people, okay, I'll change a bit, and now it's become a fire pit, luckily I still have some ideas, or Jiang would be completely fooled... Hmm..." Ye Xuan gently poked Jiang Zheng: "Little girl, stop."

  "I saw it, with eyes on it." Jiang Zheng retorted indifferently.

  Luo Ye stopped in front of a seaside villa, listened carefully with her ear to the side, and slowly moved backwards along the wall. Jiang Zheng and Ye Xuan exchanged a glance and quickly followed her. What is this little girl doing? If something happens, it will be troublesome.

  The two of them carefully followed and turned around, only to be left speechless. The little shoes they were worried about were on the receding beach, where Ye Er was digging for clams with a small shovel.

  Lu Ye's stomach was about to burst from laughter, and she was overjoyed that she could tease the two of them. She wasn't bored and playing with them for no reason; her goal was to attract the attention of the owner of this villa, who was someone she hoped to impress.

  Having one more helper means having a bit more luck. Since these two have come to her doorstep and coincided with the tide, she naturally wants to make good use of them.

  Jiang Zheng was startled by Luo Ye's sudden voice, and after clearing his throat, he asked: "Ye Er, you came to dig this thing up in the middle of the night?"

  "Shh!" Luo Ye covered her mouth with her finger: "Uncle Jiang, Big Brother Ye, you're here too? Keep your voice down, don't scare the owner of this villa, or they'll kick us out!"

  "Tell Uncle Jiang, you're being mysterious just for this?" Jiang said in a low voice.

  Lu Ye nodded: "Grandpa loves to eat this kind of clam, usually the ones bought at the market are not fresh. Now it's just the right time for clams to be fat, so I thought about digging some more for Grandpa to satisfy his craving. But there were too many people on the nearby beach, and we couldn't dig any, that's why I came here to dig."

  "Is that really the only reason?" Ye Xuan squatted down: "Lying is not a good child, you go to such great lengths just to dig up this thing, it's too far-fetched."

  "If you like your own grandfather, it won't be awkward. And... " Luo Ye picked up a dug-up clam: "You can't buy such big ones in the market, can't buy them, understand?"

  "Luo Shu is so lucky, nowadays it's hard to find kids who are willing to sacrifice their sleep time to show filial piety to the elderly." Jiang Zheng said while looking around at the nearby villas: "Whose house is this? They're not even afraid of being flooded by the sea."

  "Uncle Jiang, it's really unbelievable. It's tens of meters above sea level and built on a mountain ridge, it's impossible."

  "I came over just now and tried it with a tool, no problem, but this family is also a bunch of night owls..." Ye Xuan looked at Luo Ye: "How did you know about this place?"

  "Isn't that Mai Island Beach up ahead? My classmates and I had a barbecue there once, and after eating our fill, we strolled along the beach for a while before I discovered this place." Luo Ye put several large clams into a convenient bag: "Anyone who's spent time by the sea knows that places like this have the most flower clams."

  "Little expert, huh." Jiang Zhengchong gave Ye Xuan a look and squatted down to help Luo Ye dig together.

  He Jiang was muttering to himself for half a day. Luo Ye suddenly asked in surprise, "Did Da Ge abandon us and leave? How lazy! When we get home and cook clams, he's not allowed to eat."

  "Again, again!" Jiang Zheng tapped Luo Ye's forehead: "Do you think I really believe you're just here to dig clams? Ye'er, Uncle won't ask you how you knew some things, but... there's one requirement, no matter what the situation is, first and foremost, take good care of yourself. Got it?"

  "Uncle Jiang..." Luo Ye's eyes welled up with tears, she didn't want to take advantage of Uncle Jiang either, he was one of the two people she respected most in her two lifetimes, but this matter made it hard for her to speak.

  "Yè ér. Actually, when I was chasing you over here, I hadn't thought of these things, but your series of explanations just now, and thinking back to the conversation between your father and me, I think you should know something, and intentionally led me and Xiao Ye over here."

  Jiang Zheng let out a soft sigh: "Ye'er, from now on, if there's anything, just tell your uncle directly, no need to beat around the bush. You're still young and shouldn't be shouldering such burdens, it's too tiring."

  "Uncle Jiang, I'm sorry, I was wrong." Luo Ye hung her head in shame: "I've talked to Dad about it, but he doesn't quite believe me and doesn't want me to get involved. Besides, my personal strength is indeed too weak, so..."

  "Silly child, if it weren't for your father back then, I don't know how Uncle would have ended up. He's Uncle's older brother, of course younger brother has to help older brother resolve all worries." Jiang Zheng patted Luo Ye's shoulder: "Ye'er, rest assured, let Uncle worry about these things. If you discover anything in the future, just tell Uncle, don't take risks yourself, okay?"

  "Good!" Luo Ye happily nodded her little head. With Jiang Zheng's help, her progress would be much smoother.

  "Uncle, are you and Big Brother Ye here to investigate a big case?" Someone started gossiping.

  "Little girl, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, that's the rule." Jiang Zheng smiled and sized up Tiao Tiao, who was closely following Luo Ye: "This little thing is quite interesting, was it the first to discover us?"

  "Yes, DouDou is very spirited." Luo Ye lovingly stroked the little guy: "He's my best helper."

  "Ah, open up the bag." Ye Xuan had somehow appeared and dug out a big stick.

  Luo Ye supported the bag with one hand and glanced at Ye Xuan's fingernails, smiling wryly: "Brother Ye, you'd better not do it yourself, no need to grind your nails, in case you grind them like a dog chewing, it would damage your image."

  "He has a bad image, why don't I have a bad image?" Jiang Zheng said, stretching out his worn-out hand: "Look at my dog-bitten fingernails."

  Luoye's serious explanation: "It doesn't matter if Jiang uncle has someone, anyway he already has an aunt, and it's different with Da Ge Ye, we should consider others."

  "Hey!" Jiang Zheng chuckled and nodded at Luo Ye's door, then turned to look at Ye Xuan: "How is the situation?"

  "I went in and felt around, it should be Liu Zhenghang and his mistress's secret meeting place. Today Liu Zhenghang happened to be on this side, the woman is called Qianmei..." Ye Xuan hesitated and looked at Luo Ye: "The rest will be said later."

  Lu Ye pouted: "Forget it."

  "Yexi, mainly because of your age, it's not quite suitable for you to say that."

  "What's suitable or not, this is for my dad and my family. After all, this matter is currently considered a private affair. Uncle and older brother can't put all their energy into this, so arrange some ordinary things for me."

  Lu Ye clenched his small fist: "Dage and I have fought before. He should be clear about my strength, I told Shifu about this matter, he will help me when the time comes, if Jiang Shu and Dage are still not at ease, can send two trustworthy people to assist me, how is that?"

  Ye Xuan and Jiang Zheng exchanged a glance, nodded slightly: "Alright..."

  "What a mess!" Ye Xuan finished speaking, Luo Ye muttered and slapped her forehead in annoyance, how could she have forgotten about this?!

  Jiang Zheng stroked his chin in silence for a moment, and a joyful glint flashed in his eyes: "This is exactly the clue we can use."

  "This matter, let me handle it, I'm a girl and it will be easier."

  "No way, it's too dangerous. Ye Er, don't get involved in this for now, I'll handle it with Xiao Ye, let's do it that way." Jiang Zheng immediately rejected her.

  Luoye thought for a moment and stopped defending herself. There were some things she still couldn't say, and if she only looked at the surface phenomenon, it was indeed inconvenient for her to intervene.

  "The sun is coming out!" Luo Ye exclaimed excitedly as she gazed at the sea, where a vast expanse of crimson stretched out before her, as if it were about to ignite.

  In an instant, a soft red sun jumped up from the surface of the sea and rose slowly. Orange rays immediately filled the ocean, shining with intoxicating light.

  "The sun of our family is also coming out soon." Luo Ye raised her small fist and pounded it.

  Jiang Zheng and Ye Xuan both showed a sympathetic gaze. It was unclear how she discovered it, how she transformed, but at only 16 years old, the process must have been very difficult. So, they didn't ask. They didn't want to uncover her painful past.

  If Luo Ye heard the two people's inner voices, she would definitely be clapping her chest in celebration.

  ……

  "Lolo, Nono is going to die of jealousy, haha……" Tang Luo's little loli face was excitedly radiant, and so was Rong Gongzhu. Yesterday, she was still sitting at the same table as Luo Ye and Yang Xing, but unexpectedly, today in class, she was arranged to sit with Yang Xing instead, too exciting! This is what a prince and princess pairing should be like.

  Tang Luo glanced at Yang Xing and Wang Pei Rong, then leaned close to Luo Ye's ear and whispered: "Everyone is delighted, Luo Luo."

  "Indeed it is." Luo Ye's lips also curled up, and Wang Pei Rong was smiling all over her face as she talked to Yang Xing about something, and Yang Xing nodded from time to time.

  The corner of his eye caught Luo Ye looking over, and Yang Xing's smile became even more radiant. Princess Rong thought that Yang Xing was quickly conquered by her charm, and she spoke with even greater joy.

  Luo Ye let out a soft sigh: "Tang Tang, think about Princess Rong's father, ah..."

  "Some things are self-inflicted, her father is a good person but he can't tell right from wrong and spoils the child, not worth sympathizing with."

  "That's also true." Luo Ye nodded, she was because too clear about Yang Xing's character, so she would have a little sympathy for Wang Pei Rong, but Tang Tang said it right, some things were found by themselves, and couldn't be blamed on others.

  Tang Luo looked around and smiled, poking Luo Ye: "Luo Luo, have you noticed that all the students from our class 2 have become Zhou Zhuo, what a coincidence."

  Wang Shan and Wang Feng, Yang Yan and Pan Fang, Zhong Chongmei and Wu Liang... Luo Ye scanned the group and nodded: "Really, I didn't notice before."

  Tang Luo pouted: "Luo Luo, the two of us have been excluded. Yesterday after school, Wang Xuanxuan and Wang Feng, Yang Yan, Pan Fang and others held a small meeting together to work hard and surpass other classes."

  "Why don't we just team up?"

  Tang Luo's stinky fart little brain: "That's it, I don't care about their invitation at all. Let's be the top two in our class and see how they can brag."

  The voice was not well controlled, and two classmates in the front row turned their heads to look at them with a surprised expression, as if they had just discovered Martians.

  "What are you looking at? I didn't say that this time's exam would be occupied by me and him in the first and second place."

  A slightly chubby boy hunched his neck: "Tang Da Xia, I give up. My name is Tang Qingming, we're from the same family, let's get acquainted." The girl at the same table, however, simply turned her head back to read a book, hmm, indeed, people of the same sex repel each other.

  ……

  Seeing the two becoming deskmates, Shadow's small mouth pouted as if it was about to hang a soy sauce bottle: "Dead Tang Tang, finally succeeded in snatching my position."

  "Nonsense! Why does that boy always blush and stare at you, have you brought trouble to him?" Tang Tang suddenly pointed at a boy in the distance who was occasionally blushing and glancing over.

  "Despicable Tanghai, don't change the subject. That's my new deskmate Liu Qi, the former vice class leader of Class One. The one he has a crush on isn't me, it's you, Tanghai. He's had feelings for you for a long time... Ah, right..." Xing Nuo dug out a small envelope from her pocket: "For you."

  "What about me?" Tang Luo pointed at his own nose and asked back.

  Ying Nuo smiled mischievously: "That's right. Love letters, Luo Luo, or should we let Tang Tang read them out loud for us?"

  "Cut it out, who's afraid of whom?" Tang Luo snatched it away and opened it. Liu Qi's face turned even redder in the distance, with a look that seemed to want to peek but didn't dare to.

  "Never mind, don't read it out loud, in case we hurt the kid's self-esteem and can't afford to compensate. Luoye hastily stopped Tangluo and added: "If you must read it, wait until they're not sneaking a peek at you. Having a crush isn't wrong... oh no, I mean, now it's an open relationship."

  "Lolo you're even worse." Tiantian smiled slyly and nodded: "Alright, listen to you, let's recite it behind his back, don't let him know."

  "It's still our Princess Rong who has the power, and with a word, she can make things happen. A sparrow is just a sparrow, how could it possibly become a phoenix out of nowhere?" When Tian Furen and several others from the Protecting Flowers Team walked up to Luo Ye and her group, they intentionally raised their voices, clearly still holding a grudge against them for ruining their previous plans.

  Tang Luo smiled slyly and lowered his voice: "Luo Luo, or I'll take some time to expose someone's bluff?"

  "Never mind, they've finally managed to save face and it doesn't affect our way, don't do something that's not worth the effort." Luo Ye smiled and stopped Tang Luo. This girl absolutely puts her words into action.

  "Hmph, yesterday she was putting on airs with me, implying that her father is a high-ranking official and I'm just a country bumpkin from a common family who's never seen the world. Just thinking about it makes me furious."

  "What's with the big shot?" Ying Nuo rubbed his forehead: "It's just a car official. Tang Tang, you can't discriminate."

  "Alright, alright. You're adorable." Luo Ye pinched the two small earlobes of a certain Ye: "It's settled then, my sister-in-law, no backing out allowed."

  "Lolo!" Someone stamped their foot: "You're bullying people again!"

  ……

  Luofeng was lying on the bed in the dormitory, holding a book and reading. Liu Yang from the same dormitory came over mysteriously: "Luofeng, someone is looking for you, and it's a beautiful girl."

  "Did you say what his name was?" Luo Feng's eyes lifted from the book, but he didn't move from his spot.

  "Not bad, pretty good, right under the flower bed." Liu Yang's face was full of envy: "Luo Feng, many girls like you, why doesn't anyone come to find me?"

  Wang Liang poked his head out from the other bed: "You, change your image, change your skin tone, change your personality, and beautiful girls will naturally come knocking on your door."

  Luo Feng's eyes darted over, and Wang Liang hastily explained: "Luo Feng, my words are laced with admiration, jealousy, and resentment, without the slightest derogatory meaning."

  Liu Yang knocked on Luo Feng's bed frame: "Luo Feng, hurry up and go down, don't let the girls wait downstairs."

  Luofeng shook his head: "I'm not going, if you're not going either, then go accompany her." He had already seen through the dormitory glass that the person standing below was precisely Liang Jing, whom his sister strictly forbade him from liking.

  He's not a fool, Liang Jing's thoughts are very clear to him, but since his sister said so, he naturally wouldn't give the other party any more chances to misunderstand and hurt them even deeper.

  "I'm really impressed by you, and now you're putting on a big shot attitude." Liu Yang shook his head: "I don't care anymore, if you're willing to let her wait downstairs, then so be it."

  "Alas!" Liang Jing let out a deep sigh, sitting down on the small stone bench in front of the flowerbed and rubbing her legs. She had been standing downstairs for nearly an hour, and the passing students' glances at her were filled with mockery, sympathy, and indifference... It was clear that everyone knew what kind of cold treatment she had received.

  "Liang Jing, I look down on you." Zhuang Meili walked over, her eyes filled with deep contempt: "I liked Luo Feng, but after finding out he didn't like me back, I chose to watch him from afar. What about you, clinging to him like a nuisance?"

  "Beautiful." Liang Jing looked at the other person pitifully: "After Luo Feng helped me last time, he completely ignored me. After class, I couldn't even catch up with him no matter how hard I tried. I really can't understand why this is happening, so I want a reasonable explanation, that's all."

  "Is this really what you think?" Zhuang Meili's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt: "You're not deceiving me?"

  Liang Jing nodded: "I'm not lying, really!"

  "Then... I'll go ask him for you."

  "Thank you, Mei Li. As long as he comes down and says a few words to me, I guarantee that I will never bother him again. I mean what I say." Liang Jing's fists clenched tightly, her voice slightly choked with emotion.

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