Chapter 36 Danger

Zhu Shan intuitively felt that Yang Maoxue was too dangerous and terrifying, as if the situation was more than just ordinary domestic violence.

She picked up her phone and wanted to call the police, but suddenly she thought of Ling Xiao's words, everything must be evidenced.

She didn't have any evidence, these were just her conjectures.

Let’s not talk about whether the police will accept this conjecture case. Even if the police intervene in the investigation according to the procedures, they will definitely question Yang Maoxue. If no useful evidence is found in the end, then his hidden domestic violence behavior will be alerted.

It would be even more difficult for Fang Xinnuo to get divorced.

Zhu Shan's head hurt thinking about it. After all, this was the first time she had encountered such a thing.

After much deliberation, she decided to wait for Ling Xiao to come back and ask for his professional advice.

Zhu Shan restlessly waited until about three o'clock in the middle of the night. She couldn't stand the sleepiness anymore, so she leaned against the sofa and began to take a nap like a chicken pecking at rice.

She was awakened by the ringing of her cell phone, and when she opened her eyelids, there was already crushed sunlight on the balcony.

Its daybreak.

Ling Xiao, you didn’t go home last night?

Zhu Shan was brought back from her thoughts by the continued ringing of her cell phone. She answered the phone, "Hello?"

"Hello, your takeout has been placed at the door. Please check it as soon as possible. Then..." The male voice on the receiver paused and said shyly, "Are you awake? It's time to get up."

takeout?

get up?

Zhu Shan responded vaguely, and then hung up the phone.

She subconsciously checked WeChat and found that Ling Xiao had sent a message at around five in the morning.

Ling Xiao: [If you are unable to come back due to something, to prevent you from being late, arrange for a takeaway boy to provide wake-up service. 】

Zhu Shan moved her gaze to the top of the phone screen. It was indeed twenty minutes earlier than her usual wake-up time.

She replied with a thank you emoticon and then prepared to wash up.

Zhu Shan stood up, her legs went numb, and she fell down again.

She slept next to her on the sofa last night. Now her waist is not her waist and her legs are not her legs.

After washing up, Zhu Shan went to get takeout. There were three big words on the takeout order: Wake her up!

Haha, it’s really simple and crude!

Zhu Shan arrived at the company quite early and checked her phone several times. The last message she received was the thank you emoticon she sent.

Yes, I ordered takeout at five in the morning, so I'm probably still resting now.

Zhu Shan was in low spirits, was in a daze at work, and almost sent the wrong document.

I stayed up like this until past 11 o'clock.

Zhu Shan couldn't wait any longer, so she hurriedly packed up her things and went straight to Yang Mao's home.

In addition to ensuring Fang Xinnuo's safety, she also wanted to remind her not to anger Yang Maoxue.

Zhu Shan was very anxious when she knocked on the door. It took a while before she heard the sound of the door lock popping open.

The door opened slowly.

"Sister Xinnuo, I..." Zhu Shan's words were choked in her throat.

Her fingers were frozen in mid-air, and she looked at Yang Maoxue blankly, without reacting for a moment.

Shouldn't Yang Maoxue be in the company at this time?

Why are you at home?

Did you find something?

Zhu Shan felt the blood rush to her forehead in panic, and her eyes felt hot.

However, she quickly opened her smile and said, "Brother Yang, you didn't go to work?"

"Xinnuo is sick, so I took a few days of annual leave."

sick?

When Zhu Shan heard that Fang Xinnuo was ill, she panicked a little more.

Don't be tortured again.

The door was pulled all the way open, accompanied by the squeaking sound of the stainless steel plates rubbing against each other.

At the moment, it sounds horrifying.

Yang Maoxue looked at Zhu Shan, "Aren't you coming in?"

Zhu Shan raised her feet stiffly and walked in.

The branches of the parasol tree in June are lush and leafy, blocking the fierce sunlight and filling the house with a sense of tranquility and coolness.

But Zhu Shan felt eerie and eerie.

Yang Maoxue poured a glass of water for Zhu Shan, "You see you are sweating profusely. Drink a glass of water first."

Zhu Shan sat down, put her phone on the table, and responded politely, "It's very hot outside."

"Xinnuo caught a cold again and is resting now. I've tidied up the other room. You can take a lunch break."

Zhu Shan just wanted to make sure that Fang Xinnuo was safe.

She swallowed, "Can I see Sister Xinnuo?"

"She just fell asleep."

Is this not allowed to be seen?

Zhu Shan nodded with understanding, thinking in her mind about an excuse to see Fang Xinnuo.

Yang Maoxue, "By the way, you are doing an interview nearby. What is it about?"

The sudden question confused Zhu Shan's thoughts.

She originally wanted to say something casually, but she was afraid that if she said too much, she would make a mistake and get caught. So she smiled coquettishly, "It's not easy to say this. The column team has regulations."

"I asked too many questions." Yang Maoxue looked at the water glass on the table again, "Don't you drink water?"

! ! !

Zhu Shan may have watched too many TV dramas, but Yang Maoxue reminded her twice to drink water, and she didn't even dare to drink anymore.

She raised her head and said, "I have to go on camera in the afternoon. Drinking water will cause edema."

"Is there still such a thing?"

"Yes, yes. I am prone to edema." Zhu Shan stretched out her hand and rubbed her face, "Look, I have a round face, but I can gain ten pounds if I look on camera."

"Shanshan, why have I never seen you on camera with a microphone?"

"!!!" Zhu Shan couldn't control herself after being asked. She grabbed her phone and stood up. "I have only been employed for a few months. This is my first time, so I take it very seriously."

"..." Yang Maoxue pointed to the mobile phone in her hand, "You took it by mistake."

"ah?"

"You got my phone."

Zhu Shan glanced down and then looked at another mobile phone clasped on the table.

Because the phone cases were the same color, she picked up the wrong one in a hurry.

"Shanshan, what's wrong with you today? Except for the color of our phone cases, everything else is different."

yes.

It seemed that he was a little nervous.

Then there is no denying it.

Zhu Shan obediently handed the phone to Yang Maoxue, "I'm nervous! Isn't this my first time entering the country? I've been inexplicably nervous since I woke up this morning."

Zhu Shan paused, looked at Yang Maoxue's mobile phone case again, and suddenly said, "Your mobile phone case is very beautiful."

"Well, it's the pattern designed by Xinnuo. She used to study design, but now she likes to do some handicrafts when she has nothing to do."

Zhu Shan grabbed her mobile phone, "Can I take a photo?"

"..."

Zhu Shan explained, "I think it's so beautiful."

Yang Maoxue did not refuse.

Zhu Shan picked up Yang Maoxue's mobile phone case and took pictures from several angles before returning it to him.

"Didn't you say you have to be on camera in the afternoon?" Yang Maoxue said, "Then you have to take a lunch break quickly and stay in the best condition."

Zhu Shan nodded, and then moved slowly.

She suddenly turned around, "By the way, Brother Yang, I dropped the key to the office cabinet yesterday and I can't find it anywhere. Did it fall into your house?"

"Probably not, I didn't see it."

"Did Sister Xinnuo see it?" Zhu Shan looked at the closed door and asked, "Can you go in and ask for me?"

Yang Maoxue looked at Zhu Shan and did not speak immediately.

Zhu Shan felt goosebumps rising on her arms, and added, "If you can't find it, I have to find someone to pick the lock, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive."

Yang Maoxue then stood up, "Let me ask."

Yang Maoxue walked over, pushed open the door to the room, and left it open.

The curtains were still drawn in the room, and the light was dark.

From the angle of the living room, Zhu Shan could vaguely see the quilt on the bed being slightly gathered.

Yang Maoxue's tall body blocked the head of the bed, and Zhu Shan couldn't see Fang Xinnuo's face.

Zhu Shan was really afraid that something would happen to Fang Xinnuo. She stood up and approached the door, but she didn't dare to go in rashly, so she asked in a low voice, "Sister Xinnuo, I dropped a key yesterday. Did you see it?"

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds...

Zhu Shan clenched her fists.

Finally, Fang Xinnuo's weak voice came, "I didn't see it."

Zhu Shan's anxious heart finally calmed down, and everything was fine.

Fang Xinnuo's voice came again, "Shanshan, I wrapped the diamond painting you wanted yesterday."

Diamond drawing?

Zhu Shan's thoughts did not pause, and she immediately continued, "Thank you, Sister Xinnuo, you are so kind. I will take it back and hang it up today."

After saying that, she carefully hinted, "Sister Xinnuo, your body is the capital of revolution. You must pay attention to it. Your body is the most important thing."

Fang Xinnuo responded "Okay".

Yang Maoxue exited the room, closed the door gently, and held a fabric bag in his hand.

Zhu Shan just wanted to reach out and take it.

Unexpectedly, Yang Maoxue took out the diamond painting directly, "Let me see how Xinnuo did it for you."

It is a diamond painting with a side length of about thirty centimeters. The picture shows an overturned woven basket and several little rabbits playing. The entire painting has been wrapped with a log-colored frame.

"It's very cute. It's very suitable for you little girls." Yang Maoxue turned the picture frame to the back, as if checking it, and said leisurely, "This hanging buckle is very convenient. You can just take it back and nail an invisible nail to the wall."

Zhu Shan's heartbeat was about to burst out of her throat. If she guessed correctly, Fang Xinnuo should have captured the evidence.

This is delivering evidence to her.

Zhu Shan smiled and said "Okay".

Yang Maoxue looked at the frame again, then put the diamond painting into the cloth bag again, and then handed it to Zhu Shan, "It's getting late, go and have a rest."

Zhu Shan intuitively felt that she could not stay any longer.

Because Yang Maoxue's attitude and words today scared her.

Just as she was trying to find an excuse, her phone vibrated at the right moment.

Zhu Shan picked it up and saw the WeChat reply from Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao: [Work overtime]

work overtime?

Working overtime again?

Zhu Shan cried loudly in her heart.

Ling Xiao, do you know that the person you have a crush on is in dire straits?

Can't it just fall from the sky like in a romantic TV series and coordinate with the development of the plot?

Zhu Shan stood there motionless, looking down at her phone and sighing softly.

After waiting like this for several seconds, Yang Maoxue said, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhu Shan picked up the phone and waved it in front of Yang Maoxue, "I can't take my lunch break. Brother Hui asked me to go back."

"..." Yang Maoxue paused, "I'll see you off."

! ! !

Zhu Shan felt that what she heard in her ears was: I will send you away.

She tried her best to keep a natural smile, and then walked out the door, "No, no, sister Xinnuo is still sick. You can take care of her. I can do it myself."

Zhu Shan could no longer remember how she went downstairs. She only felt that her legs were jumping very fast at that time, and she wished she could jump three flights of steps at a time.

It wasn't until her whole body was bathed in sunshine and the doorman greeted her that she felt the anger in her heart calm down.

Zhu Shan looked down at the fabric bag in her hand. When she went to that place to buy a camera yesterday, she said she wanted the smallest model.

So the boss introduced this model, which is as small as a grain of rice. The only drawback is that it cannot be monitored in real time.

The images are all on a memory card, so presumably they should be in the frame.

But I don’t know what was recorded and whether it should be considered as evidence.

Zhu Shan didn't know what to do now.

After much thought, she only thought of Ling Xiao, and felt that with his professionalism, he should be able to give her a clear answer.