The Crazy Son-In-Law

“So do we continue searching?” Tang Shishi asked.

Xiao Shun pondered for a moment, then said, “Forget it, I’ve done my best. If we really can’t find her, there’s nothing we can do.”

“Let’s do this, I’ll take a photo of the picture and give it to Tang Guo. Let her help you look. If we can’t find her in the capital, we’ll search the whole country. She’ll definitely have a way. She’s idle anyway, let’s give her something to do,” Tang Shishi suggested with a smile.

“Are you reminding me to take Tang Guo to see a doctor? Is she prepared mentally?”

“You’re being paranoid, when I talk to you, do I need to beat around the bush? I’m serious,” Tang Shishi said.

“As for Tang Guo, I’m also waiting for her call. Or else, we could knock her out and treat her. What do you think?”

“…”

What happened to the deep sisterly love?

When the two left Santos, it was nearly six in the evening, close to dinner time.

So, they found a relatively clean small restaurant and ordered two cold dishes.

Tang Shishi wasn’t the kind of rich girl who needed delicacies every day. She had traveled around the world and experienced all kinds of environments, so she wasn’t that picky.

Bringing Tang Shishi, the troublemaker, anywhere would undeniably make her the center of attention, even when she wished to remain low-profile. With fiery red lips, large wavy hair, and a red floral knitted maxi dress accentuating her exquisite figure, she carried herself like a tantalizing rose.

As soon as she took a seat, she immediately attracted a number of greedy or envious gazes. To Xiao Shun, the way she ate a taco bore a resemblance to fine dining; it was truly a case of comparisons being odious.

After receiving a call, Tang Shishi said to Xiao Shun, “That vixen Qin Zhiyu has invited us to the Horizon Bar.”

“Us?” Xiao Shun didn’t consider himself familiar with Qin Zhiyu, despite having arranged to collect the ‘Cottage of Herbs’ the Qin family had promised him. They had no private relationship after all.

“Yes, she knows you are in the capital, I told her. She’s very interested in you.” Tang Shishi raised an eyebrow and said teasingly, “I can’t figure out what’s attractive about you, even the proud and beautiful Qin Zhiyu is drooling over you.”

“Maybe it’s my outstanding temperament,” Xiao Shun replied seriously.

“Ugh, you’re full of it…” Tang Shishi gave him a glance, pulling out a tissue to elegantly wipe her mouth.

“Are you done eating? Let’s go, if we make that vixen wait too long, she’ll nag at me again.”

After settling the bill, Xiao Shun followed Tang Shishi to the Horizon Bar.

At the entrance of the Horizon Bar, Qin Zhiyu wore a black long-sleeve top with a hollow neckline and sleeves. Her fair, sexy collarbone peeked out, giving a sense of purity. She paired it with a wine-red skirt, showcasing her slender legs. Her chestnut-colored shoulder-length hair and aloof allure were untouchable and lofty.

If one were to judge her by her outfit alone, no one would guess that she was not only a chief physician but also a university lecturer.

Today, without any formal occasion, Xiao Shun had replaced his thin jacket, with a checkered shirt and black casual trousers underneath. The suit looked great, but he always felt uneasy in it.

He still looked as inconspicuous as the first time Qin Zhiyu met him. However, Qin Zhiyu’s feelings upon seeing him again were different.

“Shishi, Xiao Shun, over here.” Seeing the two, Qin Zhiyu stood up from her booth and waved to greet them.

They were all young, and calling Xiao Shun ‘Dr. Xiao’ here seemed to be a bit ostentatious. So, she chose to use his first name, hoping to lessen the distance between them.

Xiao Shun and Tang Shishi quickly approached. After Qin Zhiyu and Tang Shishi hugged, she scrutinized Xiao Shun: “Xiao Shun, did this vixen Shishi do anything to you?”

“She hasn’t had a chance yet,” Xiao Shun replied with a smile.

“That’s good. Then I still have a chance.” Qin Zhiyu giggled.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

“Come and sit, don’t stand there.”

The two women sat in the booth and immediately started goofing off, teasing each other.

“You’re still as flat as ever, if you had succeeded, you’d be bigger,” Qin Zhiyu teased Tang Shishi.

“You’ve got a pimple on your face again. You must be in heat with no release. I have durian in my fridge that you can borrow,” Tang Shishi retorted.

“Damn it, I don’t need a durian, you can keep it for yourself!”

Xiao Shun was speechless at the inappropriate conversation between the two women – one an elegant noblewoman and the other an aloof female doctor and university lecturer. It was hard to believe that this was their topic of discussion.

Especially Qin Zhiyu, he wondered what her students would think if they saw her now.

“Xiao Shun, are you worried that we might get you drunk and take advantage of you tonight?” Qin Zhiyu looked at Xiao Shun with a mischievous smile.

The notion of gender equality was a farce. If a man said such a thing to a woman, it would be considered flirtation at best, and harassment at worst. However, when a woman said such a thing to a man, he could only silently bear it.

“If she were serious, especially with these two beauties, it would be a treat indeed.”

“There’s no need to go to such trouble, I can pretend to be drunk,” Xiao Shun said seriously.

“…You’re too adorable. Even your responses are so heartwarming. That’s settled then; later we’ll take you home.”

Qin Zhiyu wasn’t very familiar with Xiao Shun and had been holding back when she spoke to him. Now it seemed he wasn’t as rigid as she thought, even a bit intriguing, and her courage instantly grew.

Xiao Shun faintly smiled without continuing the conversation.

“How long are you planning to stay in the capital?” Qin Zhiyu asked.

“Just a couple of days, I’ve almost finished what I needed to do,” Xiao Shun replied.

“Don’t forget our agreement then, I’ll wait for your call,” said Qin Zhiyu, her tone ambiguous.

“When did you two get together?” Tang Shishi asked, her gaze shifting between the two, her face full of caution.

“Why, are you jealous? If you don’t make a move, maybe I will,” Qin Zhiyu teased her.

“Dare you, I’ll beat you up.”

Then the two started playfully touching each other without regard for appearances.

Xiao Shun had just picked up his glass to wet his throat when a familiar voice suddenly reached his ears. His hand suspended in mid-air, he concentrated to listen closely.

The voice came from the man who had been stirring up trouble among the villagers after the poison incident. It was this voice that had interviewed the two villagers who had accused Starline Bio. The man had never shown his face, so Xiao Shun didn’t know what he looked like, but he remembered the voice clearly.

It was evident that the poison incident was orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, who hadn’t shown up since then. Having such an enemy hidden in the dark always made one uneasy.

The person Xiao Shun heard now was likely a part of it. If he could catch him, he might be able to root out the enemy lurking in the shadows.