Chapter 125: Jiang Tao's Madness

“Yang Fan, come find Sister Xi!”

...

On the way, they met a few people. Now everyone in the special police unit recognized Yang Fan. The redemption was achieved, but they didn’t want the credit. In fact, everyone knew this was a hallmark of the Tianning City special police.

Because Yang Fan’s identity was originally that of a company CEO, this role served as the perfect disguise. Although the achievement wasn’t publicly acknowledged, it had been reported internally.

Yang Fan waved to everyone and said, “I’m here to see my little lover!”

Everyone felt embarrassed. There he went again, damaging Sister Xi’s reputation.

Yang Fan paid no mind and stood at the edge of the playground, waving at the two of them.

Huo Xixi and Wang Yun approached...

“Boss, you’re inviting me for noodles again!” Yang Fan said.

“Can you use some new words? You’re the one treating tonight!” Huo Xixi replied.

Yang Fan pouted. “Your bestie comes to see you, and you have to treat her—what’s wrong with that?”

Huo Xixi kicked at him. “How can you hesitate? Wang Yun has come all this way!”

Wang Yun rolled her eyes, clearly ready to give up.

“Are you treating or not?” Huo Xixi asked.

“I will, but I don’t have any money. Boss, can you lend me some first?” Yang Fan was exasperated. He didn’t want to admit it, but he genuinely had no cash.

“Where’s your money then?” Huo Xixi asked.

“Confiscated!”

“Your card too?”

“Yes, confiscated as well! Right now, my phone’s balance is zero, my wallet’s empty. Honestly, if I didn’t have another phone to call someone to pick me up, I’d have to walk home!”

“Sounds like you’re living a rough life,” Huo Xixi laughed.

Wang Yun gave him a sharp kick.

“Why’d you kick me?”

“What do you think?” Wang Yun grit her teeth. Some things just got angrier the more she thought about them—anger turning into resentment.

Would it kill you to make a phone call?

“What she means is, you’re a grown man and you don’t even have money. How do you expect to support the two of us? After all, the three of us are lovers, right?” Huo Xixi couldn’t help but scold him.

After life settled back into routine, she and Wang Yun both found themselves reminiscing about certain moments. Sometimes they’d catch themselves smiling foolishly, but more often, it felt as if something precious had been lost.

“I have no money, but you do. You’re treating tonight!”

“Fine, noodles it is—enough to fill you up!” Huo Xixi said just as Yang Fan’s phone rang again. Yang Fan glanced at it and handed it directly to Huo Xixi.

Huo Xixi answered immediately.

“Hello? Yang Fan isn’t here; he’s taking a shower!”

“What? Who am I? I’m his wife!”

...

All this mess was caused by the redemption. Yang Fan’s phone kept ringing at intervals now—either waiters from Huanjiang and Tianning or people on the street.

“Did you also let someone else answer when I called?” Wang Yun asked.

“No way, I’m not that kind of person.”

Wang Yun snorted coldly. “Are you not, though?”

“Then why didn’t you answer my call?”

“I was busy, sister. During work hours, Wu Qian usually holds my phone. At night, sometimes I fall asleep, so someone else answers for me.”

“Then why don’t you call me back?”

“I did! You didn’t answer.”

“You didn’t call me at all!” Wang Yun glared. “You’re lying with your eyes wide open.”

“Wait!” Yang Fan pulled out another phone and flipped through the call log.

“See? I called you!”

“Then why didn’t I get it?” Wang Yun was puzzled.

“How should I know?”

Wang Yun looked for a moment, wanting to punch Yang Fan. My phone number clearly ends with a six, and you wrote it down with a nine. And you still have the nerve...

“Is my number ending in nine?” Wang Yun tossed her phone to Yang Fan, who immediately knew this was another trap set by Ai Xiaomei.

These traps were everywhere...

Because the number was copied by Ai Xiaomei herself.

“Uh, I copied it wrong, please forgive me!”

“No forgiveness.”

...

Huo Xixi called back and tossed the phone to Yang Fan as soon as she returned.

“This is all your fault. They were a perfectly good couple, but because you gave that girl a phone and wanted to support her, they broke up. And now you don’t want her anymore...”

Yang Fan was frustrated. When did I ever want her?

“It’s all the redemption’s fault!”

The three chatted a bit more. People came and went on the playground, and anyone passing by would stop to say a few words to Yang Fan.

As for whether Yang Fan and Huo Xixi’s relationship was one of support or being supported—that was a topic of casual gossip. They were lovers on screen, but offscreen, who knew?

Soon, work ended. Yang Fan and the two said goodbye to everyone. They still drove the off-road vehicle, with Huo Xixi at the wheel.

Yes, in her own words, she was supported by Yang Fan. Otherwise, would a man really spend tens of millions on a woman?

Anyway, she no longer hid it. Even in the way she dressed, she wore whatever she wanted.

Once a cold and stunning police flower, now she was a noble and cool police flower.

Just by the clothes she wore and the earrings on her ears, many men wouldn’t dare to pursue her...

“Sister Xi, where are we going?” Wang Yun asked, unfamiliar with Tianning.

“Back to my place. I’ll make you noodles!”

“You really eat noodles, huh?” Yang Fan laughed. Whoever ate those noodles would be full.

“If not noodles, then what? I don’t have money either!”

“Sis, what about the salary you got a few days ago?” Yang Fan asked.

“I saved it. You’re supporting me; why would I spend my salary?” Huo Xixi said as she drove.

“But I have no money either. It’s confiscated!”

“So we can only eat noodles!” Huo Xixi smiled.

Yang Fan was downcast. Wang Yun was still mad, so Yang Fan dared not provoke her.

Huo Xixi’s home was a villa that Yang Fan bought for her when they played lovers. They had spent a few nights there too.

So it held some memories. As for the house and car given by the redemption, she sold them all and donated the money to the Women’s College.

Though in truth, the money had just circled back to Yang Fan. Now she only had a villa and a car. Inside, it was quite beautiful.

“Wow, Sister Xi, your place is huge!”

“My lover bought it. If I don’t live here, it’d be a waste!” Huo Xixi tossed the car keys onto the table.

“Are you eating noodles? Or what?”

“Don’t you only have noodles?”

“I eat noodles every day!” Huo Xixi rolled her eyes.

“Alright, you all sit for a bit. I’ll cook. Tonight, the three of us really need to have a good gathering. Since the redemption incident, I see Yang Fan every day, but he can’t see me. And Wang Yun doesn’t come to Tianning to visit us,” Huo Xixi said. And that was the truth.

Huo Xixi went to cook while Wang Yun and Yang Fan sat on the sofa.

“Hey, don’t be mad. I’ll fix the phone number, okay?”

“No way. Return my first time.”

“Sis, don’t talk about ‘first times.’ We’ve had twenty or thirty already. How do you want me to return that?”

Wang Yun kicked Yang Fan. Policewomen all had fiery tempers. She noticed a book in the corner of the sofa.

“Oh, Sister Xi, what book are you reading?”

While Yang Fan was checking his phone, Wang Yun had already grabbed the book and opened it...