Eating at public expense

  The aroma of instant noodles wafted through the entire living room, the balcony door was open, no need to turn on the air conditioner, it's quite cool in this house too, these days just happened to be windy, living in a high place is still pretty good, of course, excluding cold winters.

  "Ding!" The woman in white put one of the orange juices slowly in front of the woman in black, and then picked up another cup to take a sip. She blinked her beautiful eyes and gazed gently at the woman in black sitting across from her, "Did you really adjust it back this time? Did you say where you adjusted it to?"

  The woman in black grabbed the remote control from under the low table, quickly turned on the TV, randomly selected a channel, and picked up the juice to take a sip before responding, "Hmm, I'm back. Report to the City North District Bureau on Monday."

  After finishing speaking, the woman quickly put down the juice in her hand, picked up the bucket with one hand and held chopsticks with the other, and started eating.

  "Chengbei District? Isn't that our bureau? Are you going to replace the captain of the criminal investigation team? I heard that there's a captain who might be transferred away recently, but this doesn't count as a promotion...” The woman in white frowned and spoke hesitantly, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes. But after thinking for a moment, she relaxed and a hint of concern appeared in her beautiful eyes, "It's better this way, at least it's better than you doing those undercover or secret police jobs. It's good that you're coming back, otherwise every time you go out, it makes people nervous and worried."

  The woman in white skirt sighed and then picked up her noodles, blowing on them as she slowly began to eat.

  "After completing that task, my identity had already been exposed, I couldn't continue to be an undercover agent, so my superiors could only recall me directly." The woman in black elegantly swallowed the noodles in her mouth and spoke with a hint of melancholy.

  "Hmph, you should be content! Others want to come back but can't. The woman in white laughed and said, "However, since you're back, the cases on this side are many more than what you had before, you'll have to work a lot harder. Just my current workload, I don't know how many reports I need to rush out to send to them. Today it's Director Gao's group, tomorrow is Director Zhang's group, and the day after tomorrow is Director Wang's group, my head is spinning! We're all strongly requesting our director to submit a request to the higher-ups to add two more people to our department, or else we really can't keep up."

  Upon hearing this, the woman in black fell silent for a moment, then glanced at the woman in white and said, "Don't always be so strong-willed, it's not good to exhaust yourself."

  The woman in white smiled brightly and said, "I know! Just for this sentence, from now on, the things you bring over, I'll give you priority, how's that?"

  The woman in black finally had a faint crack on her calm face, and her tone became much warmer. "I'd rather you treat everyone equally, otherwise the work efficiency of each group won't be up to par, and I'll have some responsibility for that."

  As she spoke, her tone suddenly sank again, and after a long time, she continued, "Actually, I didn't want to come back. I always feel that this city is too far away from me."

  She lowered her head silently and ate her noodles.

  The woman in white seemed to have missed the underlying tone of the woman in black, but was instead caught by her slightly melancholic tone. She took a deep breath and said, "Alright, you can't say this place isn't your home either, it's where you were born and raised. What's with saying it's too far away? Besides, your father and brother are eagerly waiting for your return. And also, I'm the only one living in this house, it's quite lonely. Now that you're back, Summer Lingwei won't be alone either, and I won't have to think of you every holiday."

  The woman in black was taken aback for a moment before responding, "Let's not digress, hurry up and eat your noodles, they'll be unappetizing if they're left to soak too long."

  The woman in white dress is named Xia Lingwei. She is a loyal and good friend who shares the same aspirations. She is a senior forensic doctor at the Public Security Bureau of Chengbei District, A City, and is now 29 years old, one or two years older than her, but still looks very young. She is a standard small family's jade girl, a typical struggling good girl from a poor rural village. After many years of hard work, she finally became an excellent forensic doctor in this city. Her boyfriend is the technical director of Senwell Group, Yu Yang. It is said that they met by chance during a case investigation, and it seems that they have been together for two years now. From what she says to her on the phone every day, it can be seen that their relationship seems to be very good.

  "Ah!" Xia Lingwei smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with colors, suddenly remembering what Yu Yang had said to her not long ago. Her gaze became somewhat ambiguous, staring at the calm and cold face of the black-clothed woman, and asked with a smile, "Hey, Yun Shu, why do I always feel that your return this time is not just about the transfer? I heard from Yu Yang that their company's president, Qiao Yu Yang, will be returning to China soon. It's said that he'll be staying in A city and won't be leaving. This name Qiao Yu Yang sounds so familiar... isn't it someone's fiancé? You'd better confess the truth! Are you planning on getting married when you return? Otherwise, how could this be such a coincidence, both of you returning at the same time?"

  As soon as Xia Lingwei finished speaking, Yun Shu's cold face softened a bit. "Where did you hear so many rumors? However, your news is quite accurate, and you guessed it right, we are indeed planning to get married soon."

  As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Lingwei's eyes lit up instantly, and her gentle gaze was filled with dense blessings. "Finally got married, the remaining warriors finally managed to get on the road! That's great, your ten-year love marathon finally came to a perfect ending. Qiao Yuyang, that man is almost like a legendary god, I really can't imagine that you would be his fiancée. And, you two fell in love, and it took ten years, how does it sound? The song "Ten Years" keeps echoing in my ears?"

  Qiao Yuyang

  "Are you prophesying about us ten years from now? Getting married would be good, at least there won't be a feeling of drifting anymore." Yun Shu spoke calmly.

  "Go! Who predicted that you would be like this, I hope you will live a happy and beautiful life until old age, and have children early! Alas, it's good to get married, at least there is a home now. If women are always living alone like this, it's really as you said, drifting all the time, like a lonely sail on the sea. Especially every time I return home, looking at the empty house, my heart feels sour." Xia Lingwei sighed.

  "You can also get married with Yu Yang earlier." Yun Shu replied.

  Xia Lingwei smiled wistfully, "I'm not as carefree as you think. This year, Lingfeng just finished his master's degree and I plan to send him abroad for further studies. He's the only child in our family, so as his sister, I want to help him as much as possible. Therefore, I think I'll wait until he settles down before considering my own plans."

  "Ling Feng is a good kid, very sensible, and you are also a good sister," Yun Shu said.

  "Hehe, you're a great sister too! All these years, you've helped us so much. Ling Feng has always wanted to come see you, and he even borrowed money from me to go back home and build a house without paying rent. Thank you, Yun Shu!" Xia Ling Wei said gratefully with a smile.

  Yun Shu's small white face rippled with a wave, her hoarse voice carrying a hint of distance. "Don't mention thanks to me! I've finished eating, help clean up, and I'll go take a bath and sleep for a bit. Two days without closing my eyes, I'm exhausted."

  Saying that, he drank up the remaining juice in the cup, then picked up his luggage bag and got up to return to his room...

  Leisurely watching flowers bloom and fall in front of the door, sitting and gazing at clouds rolling and unfolding outside the sky.

  That's right, her name is Yun Shu, and her brother is called Yun Juan. It was their father, a man of iron will, who gave them these names. He was the second most respected person in her life.