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    Chapter 34

    Xia Yize suddenly realized, pushed open the door and got out of the car and said, “Auntie, why are you here? It was too dangerous just now. I didn’t scare you.”

    Seeing Xia Yize’s politeness, Risa tucked her hair behind her ears and immediately changed tactics, “I’m going to bring Lao Qi some food.” She raised the insulated rice pail in her hand, “You can open the door for me.”

    Xia Yize nodded, drove the door to get the access card, but felt something was wrong when he got it, so he threw it back, “Auntie, I’m so sorry. I left the access card at my uncle’s house. Why don’t I let my uncle come down to pick you up.”

    “Don’t let him get off. Qi Ge’s car can directly identify the license plate number. Can you please give me a section?” Risa looked at Xia Yize with a smile.

    Xia Yize had no reason to refuse, but the behavior of blocking the car just now made Xia Yize a little puzzled. She is Qi Ge’s mother and she shouldn’t be too blunt. Xia Yize apologized and said with a smile, “Okay, when I came out, my uncle said he was ready to go to bed. I’ll call and ask if he is asleep, so you can’t get in.”

    Risa frowned slightly and nodded, looked at the time and said, “You young people are still thoughtful. He should be asleep by this time, so don’t disturb him.”

    Xia Yize breathed a sigh of relief, “Auntie, I’ll go first.” He saw that Risa nodded with some disappointment, and said with a reluctant smile: “Be careful on the road.”

    Xia Yize didn’t know about Qi Ge’s family affairs. He looked at Risa in the rearview mirror, holding a thermos bucket by herself, the wind blowing her hair. He knew the temperature today, and he would be frozen if he walked outside for a while. She was just here to bring you food, so how malicious could she be.

    Xia Yize went back and stopped next to Risa, “Auntie, wherever you are going, I will take you there.”

    Risa was a little surprised that he left and came back. She waved her hand and said, “I won’t bother you anymore. I’ll go back by myself.”

    “It’s okay. Qi Ge is on a business trip. He lent me the car. I’ll give it to you. Don’t catch a cold.” Xia Yize got out of the car and opened the door for her.

    Risa sat in with a smile on her face, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I don’t know your name.”

    “My name is Xia Yize, just call me Xiaoxia.” Xia Yize still kept his distance. Qi Ge never mentioned anything about his family. He only knew that Qi Ge’s parents were not in good terms, but Xia Yize didn’t know about the entanglement. At first, he just wanted to send Risa home, but later he felt that the opportunity was not to be missed and it would be good to chat.

    The chat started smoothly, because Risa seemed to like what he said and always looked at him with a smile. Unlike Qi Ge and his son, Risa always took care of each other’s emotions, which made people feel very comfortable.

    “Yize, thank you for being here. Otherwise, how could I have found someone trustworthy so quickly? It’s been really hard on you these past few days.” Risa sighed softly as she spoke.

    Xia Yize comforted him: “Auntie, don’t worry, uncle is recovering well.” Xia Yize paused for a moment, feeling that his intentions should not be let down. “I’ll tell my uncle tomorrow and you can go in and take a look and you’ll be relieved.”

    Risa looked at him with gentle eyes and spoke softly, which reminded Xia Yize of his mother, whose voice she hadn’t heard for several months.

    “You’d better not tell him.” Risa lowered her head, and Xia Yize couldn’t help but look over and lightly stepped on the brakes, “What’s wrong.”

    “Actually, it’s all my fault for his injury this time. We had some misunderstandings. I wanted to explain, but he didn’t give me a chance.” Risa covered her face and said sadly: “I was just too anxious and wanted Qi Ge to make peace in the middle. I couldn’t hire anyone who can take good care of my own family.”

    “I was too anxious. I shouldn’t have asked you to help me get in. I’m sorry, Yize.” Risa didn’t hide her intention to use Xia Yize to get in. She stood outside for a long time and coughed a few times, which made her already thin body look even thinner.

    Xia Yize couldn’t bear to blame her. Risa looked like a desperate little sheep. He turned up the temperature of the air conditioner and said, “It’s okay. If uncle is in a good mood one day, I’ll talk to him.”

    Risa looked at him expectantly with her big eyes, “You are such a good boy, thank you in advance, aunt.”

    Xia Yize sent Risa home. Not far away, Qingqing called and asked in a low voice, “How are you doing there?”

    Seeing Qingqing reminded him of that problem. Now he was driving Qi Ge’s car and answered Qingqing’s phone call. He felt a little strange and said, “Speak louder.”

    “I’m worried that my phone is being monitored. I called you from a phone booth outside. The signal is not very good. How about Cheng Cheng? He studied acting.” Qing Qing lowered her voice but couldn’t suppress the raging fire of gossip.

    Xia Yize sighed, “I didn’t tell him that this method didn’t work. How is your photo recovery going?”

    Qingqing spoke in a low voice but very quickly, “Didn’t we agree, don’t worry, that scumbag is jealous of money. If he doesn’t, it means he doesn’t have enough money. He was very cautious with me at the beginning. He also said that he would consider the rest of his life and that I was the love of his life. At that time, I felt that my previous life was too chaotic. I’m sorry for him. That piece of shit deceived me. You can’t make the same mistake I did.”

    Qingqing’s voice had the sizzling sound of electricity, and made distorted crackling sounds from time to time.

    Qingqing scolded Qi Ge, but Xia Yize didn’t want to hear it. His mind was uncontrollably searching for clues that Qi Ge was not a scumbag. “You should look for your photos first. How are my brother, my mother, and my father doing recently?”

    “They are all very good. My uncle and aunt are on vacation, and my eldest brother is a little busy.” Qingqing was worried and told Xia Yize: “If it doesn’t work, just come back. Don’t get stuck.”

    Xia Yize let out a long sigh of relief. It seemed that it was too late. The car behind him beeped twice. When he looked up, he realized that the light had turned green.

    A light flashed in Xia Yize’s mind and he patted the steering wheel, “Qingqing!”

    “There’s no need to restore your photos, I’ll send you Qi Ge’s photos.” Xia Yize was a little afraid to look at the truth at first, and just wanted to wait passively for Qingqing to provide evidence for verification, but now he couldn’t wait any longer.

    Xia Yize simply stopped on the side of the road, sent the ID photo from Qi Ge’s official website to Qing Qing, and asked cautiously: “Do you remember what he looks like?”

    On the other side of the phone, Qingqing said, “I recognize him even when he turns to ashes. Baby, you don’t really think you’ve recognized the wrong person, do you?”

    Half a minute later, the other side of the phone was silent, and Xia Yize kept urging, “Did you see it?”

    Qingqing said in a straight voice, “I saw it.”

    “Is it him?” Xia Yize looked like a father waiting anxiously outside the delivery room.

    Then Xia Yize heard a sizzling sound of electricity. Xia Yize got out of the car and held up his cell phone, “Can’t hear you clearly.” Then the call was hung up.

    Xia Yize was spinning in the cold wind, and soon a message came from Qingqing, “Oh No! It’s not him!”

    Xia Yize clutched his cell phone and set off fireworks in his heart. I knew Qi Ge was not a scumbag. He was so good. Qi Ge’s past events rushed into my mind one by one. They were so self-disciplined and responsible for their grandma. They cooked delicious food and had a good figure. They adopted little black sesame balls with love. They also helped me find a house and shuttled me to and from get off work.

    Xia Yize felt unprecedented pleasure, and the pores all over his body seemed to be opened. Qi Ge was not a scumbag, so he could like him without any worries.

    There was no one around Xia Yize. He hugged a tree and laughed.

    I passed by a person running at night, and the closer he got, the slower he became. When he noticed that it was a person, he said, “Crazy.”

    It was quite crazy to laugh while hugging a dead tree in the middle of the winter. He couldn’t help but laugh even louder.

    Now he went home directly and might go crazy, so he went directly to the bar he had not known for a long time.

    He used to come and drink with Qingqing in the booth. Now that Qingqing is gone, he is not sad at all. Xia Yize jumped directly onto the dance floor. The sound of the music vibrated his internal organs. He danced to the beat of his forehead. Even though he didn’t drink, he still felt slightly tipsy.

    His half-open eyes looked lazy and relaxed, but also had a bit of energy to break through everything. Xia Yize was intoxicated when someone tapped him on the shoulder.

    As soon as he turned around, he saw a bright smile, “What a coincidence.”

    “Cheng Cheng.” Xia Yize recognized him. He was in a good mood and smiled at everyone he saw.

    “Let’s have a drink together?” Cheng Cheng leaned into his ear and said.

    Xia Yize was looking for someone to take a drink, so he readily agreed.

    “I did a good job that day.” Cheng Cheng said proudly as if he were taking credit: “You want to invite me today.”

    Xia Yize said generously: “Okay!”

    He hasn’t come here to drink for a long time. When he was taken in by Qingqing, he often came here when he felt bored. He hasn’t come here since he went to school to work. In just a few months, his mood is very different. Maybe he can change his lifestyle in the future.

    Cheng Cheng poured him a glass, “I didn’t expect you to go through so much trouble to catch someone, and it’s just like hooking your fingers.”

    Xia Yize removed the cup and said, “Sit down for a while. Don’t drink. I drove here.” In fact, he has to go to work tomorrow, but a playboy like Cheng Cheng may not understand.

    “Why don’t you just call a substitute driver?” Cheng Cheng poured him half a glass, “It’s rare to get out, so I’ll be with the teacher and I’ll take care of you.”

    Xia Yize felt very comfortable when he heard that he was with his teacher. Although he was not together, they could be together. “That’s right. If you have wine today, you will get drunk today.”

    “Come on! Carpe diem!”

    The two of them drank until past three o’clock. Xia Yize didn’t notice that the phone next to him lit up and dimmed many times.

    In the end, Cheng Cheng called two surrogate drivers, but when Xia Yize saw more than a dozen missed calls from Qi Ge on his cell phone, he sobered up and Qi Ge finally left only three words to call back.

    It is absolutely forbidden to reply at this time, otherwise the explanation will not be clear, but Xia Yize still feels happy to be cared for and has good expectations for the future.

    Qi Ge is not a scumbag. Every time he recites it silently, fireworks set off in his heart.

    Since he’s not a scumbag, he doesn’t have any messy plans, so he’s not lying to him.

    Because he really likes Qi Ge.

    Qi Ge didn’t pay attention at all, but the car positioning system kept sending reminders. He left Qi Yuanshen’s house at ten o’clock, arrived at Risa’s apartment at ten forty-five, arrived at the bar at twelve-thirty, and didn’t go home until three in the morning.

    Until the car parked in his garage, Xia Yize didn’t call back. Qi Ge turned on the computer and didn’t read a word, his face as gloomy as the dark night outside.

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