Can We Say No to Divorce?

Chapter 829 - 579: Extra – Love Is Hard

She ran quite fast, short of breath, arriving in quite a hurry.

Song Xuyao looked at her, his brow furrowed, without saying anything.

Tian Xin’s mom looked at him, compassionately saying, "Xuyao, Zhuo sir said you’re hurt, make sure to rest well, don’t do anything, I’ll do it..."

Perhaps because Song Xuyao has never called her mom, Tian Xin’s mom changed her wording, "I’ll do it, okay?"

"No need!" Song Xuyao said coldly.

"Xuyao..." Tian Xin’s mom looked at the thick bandage wrapped around his calf, her eyes turned red, "Xuyao..."

Song Xuyao turned and left, not giving Tian Xin’s mom a chance to care for him.

Tian Xin’s mom followed behind him, but he ignored her.

Afterwards, Song Xuyao took a taxi and left, Tian Xin’s mom watched the taxi depart, and finally couldn’t hold back her tears and let them fall.

Tian Xin’s mom cried for a while before calling Qiao Xiaoyan: "Xiaoyan, are you free to come out and talk?"

"Okay!" Qiao Xiaoyan waited in the park for Tian Xin’s mom to come over, she noticed Tian Xin’s mom’s eyes were particularly red, like she had just cried, and she guessed why.

"Xiaoyan..." Tian Xin’s mom looked at her, "I know, there’s nothing between you and Xuyao anymore, but, you’re the one with the best relationship with me, Zhuo sir may have a good relationship with Xuyao, but he’s a man after all, not meticulous, can you help me take care of Xuyao..."

Qiao Xiaoyan stared at the sad Tian Xin’s mom, she really couldn’t bear to let this mother who is over half a century old still worry about her children be heartbroken, especially when Tian Xin’s mom cried and said next, she nodded.

"Thank you, Xiaoyan..." Tian Xin’s mom was grateful, "I also heard from Tian Xin, your boyfriend is gone, but, child, you’re a good girl, you still have to bravely love, you know?"

"Thank you, Auntie, I will..." Qiao Xiaoyan already didn’t know what love was, Tian Xin’s mom would never know either, just a few days ago, Song Xuyao had spent the night at her home!

Tian Xin’s mom held her little hand, "Auntie treats you like a biological daughter too, if you have a boyfriend, Auntie will definitely screen him well, won’t let him hurt you like Xuyao did..."

Qiao Xiaoyan nodded.

She escorted Tian Xin’s mom home, then bought some fruit and knocked on Song Xuyao’s door.

Song Xuyao opened the door, surprised that the visitor was Qiao Xiaoyan.

This was her first formal daytime visit, with a bag of fruit in hand.

"Come in and sit down!" Song Xuyao hobbled back to sit on the sofa.

No matter when she came, his home was always a mess.

The just-finished meal box was still on the dining table, he was still studying today’s case.

Next to his computer, there was a cup of coffee that had already gone cold.

Qiao Xiaoyan placed the fruit on the table, "Auntie said she’s worried about you, asked me to check on you!"

Which meant she wouldn’t disturb him at this time!

Which meant she wouldn’t come to see him at this time!

Song Xuyao didn’t even lift his head: "No need!"

Is it unnecessary for Tian Xin’s mom to ask her to check on him? Or is it unnecessary for her to appear at this time?

Qiao Xiaoyan didn’t sit down and then turned to leave.

From the moment she came in to the moment she left, it was just a minute.

Song Xuyao picked up the cup of cold coffee and sipped it, a bit bitter, but he never added sugar, he thought he had long been accustomed, turns out from some point onwards, he didn’t like coffee without sugar that much.

After Qiao Xiaoyan left and the door closed, he placed the coffee cup on the table and continued studying the case.

After work, Qiao Xiaoyan had nothing to do, thus wandered around the streets, passed by one window after another, crossed one intersection after another, waiting for red lights at one traffic signal after another.

In the evening she went to her sister’s restaurant, by this time dinner rush was over, the number of customers had decreased.

"I want an order of curry beef rice." Qiao Xiaoyan said to the cook in the kitchen, it was her favorite dish he made.

While Qiao Xiaoyan waited for the food, Qiao Peitian came out, sat opposite her, "Mom asked me again, how are you doing with the big life decisions?"

"Just tell her, I’m still living alone!" Qiao Xiaoyan drank a cup of plain water.

Qiao Peitian glared at her, "Mom is demanding, you must find a man to live with!"

"I’ll live with my dad, how about that?" Qiao Xiaoyan joked.

"You’re asking for trouble!" Qiao Peitian reached out and patted her hand, "Qiao Xiaoyan, I’m telling you, don’t repeat the mistake of Song Xuyao’s path, you’re still hung up on Bai Ye, aren’t you? Can you make some progress? Why do you have to like a cop?"

At this time, the cook served the dish, "Miss Qiao, curry beef is here!"

Qiao Xiaoyan grabbed the cook’s hand with one hand, "Chef Zhang, be my boyfriend!"

The chef laughed heartily, "Miss Qiao, I can’t be your boyfriend, but? You should listen to your sister, find a man and talk, if it doesn’t work, then move on, right!"

"My sister definitely gave you a raise!" Qiao Xiaoyan ate a bite of curry beef, "My sister is someone who treats employees well..."

Qiao Peitian’s sharp eyes glared, "Stop dragging around, let’s settle it, after work tomorrow, come to the restaurant, I’ll introduce you to a business owner."

"You better introduce me to a chauffeur," Qiao Xiaoyan said, looking up at her, "I’m sick of our boss’s capitalist smell!"

"And he hasn’t complained about your corpse smell yet!" Qiao Peitian said in disbelief.

The chef burst out laughing, "A capitalist smell paired with a corpse smell, a match made in heaven!"

"So, we definitely have to meet. It’s happily decided then." Qiao Peitian declared forcefully.

Qiao Xiaoyan grumbled, "You’re already bossing around brother-in-law, but now you’re meddling in my business too! I guess brother-in-law isn’t strict enough with you to keep you occupied!"

"Qiao Xiaoyan!" Qiao Peitian slammed the table, "Look at you, you’ve gone bad!"

Qiao Xiaoyan quickly finished her dinner and left the restaurant.

She didn’t drive, so she went to the roadside to hail a taxi. As she was taking out her phone to call a Didi, a luxury car suddenly stopped in front of her.

"Miss Qiao, please get in!" The car window rolled down, revealing a young and handsome man with a sunny smile on his face.

For a moment, Qiao Xiaoyan had the illusion that it was Bai Ye’s smile.

Because even in a night without stars, Bai Ye’s smile was still so appealing and warm.

But he was not her Bai Ye, after all.

Qiao Xiaoyan shook her head, "Thanks, but no thanks!"

"I’m your sister’s client! My name is Shao Yelin..." he said.

Just as Qiao Xiaoyan was about to refuse, Qiao Peitian came out, "Yelin, it’s you? Xiaoyan is about to go home, help me give her a ride, will you?"

Without waiting for a response, Qiao Peitian pushed Qiao Xiaoyan into Shao Yelin’s car.

Qiao Xiaoyan had no choice but to get in the car. After Shao Yelin drove her to her apartment building, Qiao Xiaoyan got out and thanked him.

"No need to thank me!" Shao Yelin said, driving away.

After Qiao Xiaoyan got home, Qiao Peitian called her, sighing, "They say women become detectives after they get married. It seems true, I just got home and you’re already calling!"

"So, how was it?" Qiao Peitian asked, a little smugly, "How is he?"

"How is who?" Qiao Xiaoyan paused before realizing, "You’re not saying the person you were going to introduce me to tomorrow is him, are you?"

Qiao Peitian confirmed to Qiao Xiaoyan with certainty, "It’s him!"

"Oh..." Qiao Xiaoyan responded with a single word, then said nothing further.

Perhaps she had no expectations for anyone anymore, so it all felt the same.

Qiao Xiaoyan, not wanting to deal with Qiao Peitian’s incessant bombardment, kicked off her shoes and went to take a shower and sleep.

...

At the police station, in the office.

Zhuo Yufeng noticed Song Xuyao was injured, and Qiao Xiaoyan seemed fine, so he found an excuse to go to the forensic department. Qiao Xiaoyan was drinking coffee, "Inspector Zhuo, what’s up?"

"Inspector Song is injured, I heard from Aunt Tian he doesn’t have anyone to take care of him, did you know?" Zhuo Yufeng circled around to ask.

Qiao Xiaoyan always thought, with Zhuo Yufeng’s intuition as an officer, he probably knew she had some kind of relationship with Song Xuyao.

She said directly, "Aunt Tian told me too, I bought some fruit to see him!"

As she spoke, she took out a receipt from the fruit she bought yesterday, "Look!"

Zhuo Yufeng thought, well, at least this was a breakthrough!

"What about him? What did he say?" Zhuo Yufeng hurriedly asked.

Qiao Xiaoyan shrugged, "Not needed!"

"He’s such a stubborn mule!" Zhuo Yufeng knew that if Song Xuyao didn’t make the first move, it would be hard for Qiao Xiaoyan to do so now.

Zhuo Yufeng then dashed off to the major crimes unit, "Song Xuyao, are you just dense or still hung up on old feelings?"

Song Xuyao was eating a burger, and seeing Zhuo Yufeng rushing in, he gave him a sidelong glance, "I’m too busy to talk about this with you!"

Song Xuyao continued to munch on his burger and look through files, continuing to immerse himself in his work-life juggling.

"Song Xuyao, you’re injured, you should be on leave!" Zhuo Yufeng snatched the files from his hand, "Don’t you know you can never catch all the criminals? Bad guys will never be fully caught, and your life still has to move on."

"I didn’t know you were into motivational speeches now," Song Xuyao said dismissively, "I don’t want to hear any of this, Inspector Zhuo, are you that idle?"

Zhuo Yufeng looked at him, "I think you should live a normal life! You should have a family, a girlfriend, you should even get married and have kids..."

Song Xuyao got up and left his seat.

None of that was necessary for him!

...

In the afternoon, when work ended, Zhuo Yufeng offered to accompany Song Xuyao to the hospital for a dressing change. He shook his head, "No need! I’ll go by myself!"