"Miss Bai, where were you just now when the gunfight broke out outside the Peking Hotel?" the Inspector asked.
Bai Liuyue unhurriedly finished drawing her eyebrows, then picked up the rouge, lightly dabbed it on her lips, and slowly blended it out evenly.
"I was in the hotel, together with Yunshen."
The Inspector nodded thoughtfully and continued his questioning:
"Why are you here?"
"I came to Peiping to meet President Jiang as his future daughter-in-law. He said it wasn't convenient to host a banquet at home, so he arranged for us to eat at the Peking Hotel. Is there a problem with that?"
Bai Liuyue cast a sidelong glance at him, her gaze sharp.
"Of course not, I am merely asking routine questions, please don't mind." The Inspector paused, his eyes searching the area under the vanity table.
If one wanted to hide a person, they could easily be stuffed in there.
After his gaze swept quickly past it, he asked casually:
"Were you the only one in the room just now?"
Bai Liuyue let out a scoff.
She lifted her eyes and glanced at Jiang Yunshen.
The two shared a smile. Their movements were intimate and the atmosphere between them was naturally like that of a passionately in-love couple.
The corners of Bai Liuyue's lips curled up, a brilliant glint in her eyes.
"You are such a strange man. Of course there were two people, Yunshen and me."
Jiang Yunshen also put on a cold face, saying with great displeasure:
"Inspector, regarding our privacy, please do not bring up such questions again!"
"Apologies, I was just afraid that the armed thugs might have broken in. In the bathroom just now, everything was normal, right?" the Inspector asked again.
Bai Liuyue impatiently pointed at the open bathroom door, which was still filled with steam.
"If you're so curious, why don't you go in and take a look yourself?"
The Inspector actually did walk in and look around. Seeing no traces of anyone, he finally came back out.
He noticed that Miss Bai was still sitting at the vanity table, completely unmoving.
He couldn't help but say:
"Miss Bai, could I trouble you to stand up?"
"Why? I'm very tired and just want to sit and rest for a while." Bai Liuyue raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction.
The Inspector, however, seemed even more certain that something must be hidden in the area under the vanity table.
He quickly stepped forward.
His tone was authoritative: "Apologies! You must step aside, otherwise I will suspect that you have some connection with the thugs who attacked the President."
Jiang Yunshen spoke up: "Inspector, what do you mean by this? You have no evidence and are baselessly speculating about my fiancée. I will definitely tell my father about this."
"Second Young Master, please do not be angry. This is all for the President's safety."
"If Miss Bai has nothing to hide, why doesn't she dare to stand up?"
Bai Liuyue stared straight at him and asked:
"And if I stand up and there is nothing there? Then, Inspector, you will jump down from this twenty-first floor, alright?"
"Do you dare to bet on it?"
"This..." The Inspector's face turned pale, and he fell into hesitation.
He was only doing a routine check, not intentionally trying to make things difficult for the fiancée of the presidential palace's Second Young Master.
Bai Liuyue gave a cold snort, her delicate eyebrows knitting together, her gaze fierce as she said:
"If you don't dare to bet, then get out right now! Otherwise, I'll have Yunshen shoot you! Your questioning of me today has already exceeded the normal scope."
"I will consider filing a complaint against you with the Government Affairs Office, Inspector."
The Police Department Inspector's face paled further. Not daring to say anything more, he lowered his head.
"Apologies for disturbing you today, Miss Bai."
"We will take our leave now."
Seeing him turn to leave, Bai Liuyue called out to stop him, "Wait!"
The Inspector was just wondering what was wrong now, only to see that Bai Liuyue had already stood up. The space under the vanity table was completely empty; there was nothing there.
"Have you seen clearly now?"
"Now get out!"
The doubts in the Inspector's heart dissipated. It seemed he had truly misunderstood this Miss Bai.
No wonder she was so angry.
"Apologies, I am truly sorry! I will definitely make time to visit and apologize in person another day!"
The Inspector turned and left with his group of men.
The room door was closed once again.
Jiang Yunshen unhurriedly strolled over to the bed, kicked the corner of the bed frame, and said, "They're gone, you can come out now."
Xie Chengxiao frowned.
He struggled to crawl out from under the bed. In his entire life, he had never hidden under someone else's bed.
He hadn't expected that his first time would be hiding under Jiang Yunshen's bed.
Of course, that sounded a bit ambiguous.
If it hadn't been for Liuyue's suggestion, he absolutely would have rather died than agree to it.
Seeing him crawl out looking somewhat disheveled, Bai Liuyue couldn't help but smile. She took a step forward and extended her hand.
"Can you get up?" she asked with a bright smile.
Of course Xie Chengxiao could get up by himself.
But looking at the jade-like palm extended before him, he immediately changed his tune.
"I can't, pull me up."
"Alright."
Her palm was grasped by a rough, warm hand. With a strong pull, Xie Chengxiao used the momentum to stand up.
Jiang Yunshen watched from the side, his eyes full of jealousy.
What was he pretending for!
He hadn't realized that Xie Chengxiao was becoming more and more manipulative.
After standing up, Xie Chengxiao patted off the non-existent dust on his clothes and glanced at Jiang Yunshen.
"Get out, I still have things to discuss with Liuyue."
"On what grounds? This is my room." Jiang Yunshen gave a light snort, turned around, and found a chair to sit down on.
Xie Chengxiao did not let go of Bai Liuyue's hand and said, "Then we'll go to Liuyue's room to talk."
"No way!" Before Jiang Yunshen's seat could even get warm, he immediately stood up in agitation.
Bai Liuyue stared at him with slight surprise.
Her eyes seemed to say: We are merely allies, why are you getting so worked up?
Right.
Why was he getting so worked up?
Of course, it was because he couldn't stand seeing the woman he liked alone in a room with another man.
Jiang Yunshen's eyes darkened as he tried to cover it up:
"Xie Chengxiao has been emotionally unstable lately. I'm afraid that if he gets stubborn again, he might hurt you."
"You're the one who's emotionally unstable! Now that I've seen Liuyue, I am perfectly stable." Xie Chengxiao took a step forward in dissatisfaction.
Only then did Jiang Yunshen notice their still-clasped hands.
He pulled out the Browning pistol from his waist and aimed it at Xie Chengxiao.
"Let go!"
"I won't, so what?" Xie Chengxiao knew it was wrong of him to be so arrogant, holding Liuyue's hand right in front of her fiancé.
But he was clearly the one who had met her first.
If the situation hadn't drastically changed, he would have been Liuyue's fiancé.
Seeing that the two men were about to fight again.
She raised her hand and said:
"Enough! Calm down, both of you. Stop arguing."
"Xie Chengxiao, I know what you want to ask. It doesn't matter if Jiang Yunshen knows about this."
"Marshal Xie is not dead."
"You will know the results by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Upon hearing these words, a flash of joy crossed Jiang Yunshen's face.
"That's wonderful! Uncle Xie is really alright."
Xie Chengxiao stared at him suspiciously and questioned:
"What do you mean 'Uncle Xie'? Are you that close to my father?"
"Right! Back when we were in the Northwest, it was my father who took the initiative to ask you to come to our mansion as a family doctor."
"Could it be that he knew your true identity all along?"
"Something isn't right! Are you my father's illegitimate son?"
