Chapter 231: So what if I use my own boyfriend?

Shen Ci's words deeply stung Ma Hexu, but also made him sober up a bit.

She had really changed, completely different from her high school days. The change was so great that it made him feel the person in front of him was very strange.

Shen Ci saw the complex emotions in Ma Hexu's eyes and couldn't help but playfully raise her lips: "You're right to think that. The current me and the past me are not the same person. The Shen Ci you once liked has long disappeared and will never come back."

Ma Hexu frowned slightly, feeling confused about Shen Ci's transformation. Can two years really make a person change so thoroughly?

Except for her appearance, he couldn't even see any shadow of Shen Ci from high school.

And Shen Ci clearly wouldn't explain anything else, leaving the stunned Ma Hexu behind and walking quickly into the residential area.

Returning home, her mother had already prepared dinner, a full table.

"Why are you only back now? I thought you were going to stay at your aunt's for dinner." Shen Jingjing asked from the kitchen when she saw her daughter return.

"Ran into an acquaintance downstairs, chatted for a while."

"A-Li is leaving tomorrow, so I cooked a few extra dishes tonight." Shen Jingjing brought out the sweet and sour pork ribs and urged her daughter to wash her hands and eat.

Shen Ci hesitated, but still said to her mother: "Mom, I'm going back with A-Li tomorrow."

"You're leaving too?" Shen Jingjing was stunned: "Isn't it still early for your school to start? Why are you in such a hurry to go back?"

At this time, A-Li and Xingxing also came out of the room. Hearing Shen Ci's words, they both looked at her in surprise.

Shen Ci explained: "The rest of the team went back to Longcheng early, and all the major companies have already resumed work. There must be a lot of things to be busy with later, and Lianxing, Pili, and the others want to get together more before school starts."

Xingxing added from the side: "Mom, don't forget my sister has a boyfriend too. They've been separated for more than half a month without seeing each other."

Shen Jingjing nodded in understanding. A-Ci has projects to be busy with now, so she has to take the overall situation into account. Even if she couldn't bear to let her go, she pretended to be indifferent on the surface: "Alright, then go back. It saves me from cooking another meal for you two sisters to leave together."

How could Shen Ci not know that her mother must be feeling bad? She couldn't help but lean over and hold her arm, acting like a spoiled child: "It's okay, it's okay. Xingxing will take the college entrance exam in a few months, and A-Li and I will wait for you guys in Longcheng."

Thinking of this, Shen Jingjing also smiled. The college entrance exam day is getting closer and closer, so there is indeed something to look forward to.

The next morning, Shen Ci and A-Li returned to Longcheng in first class on the same flight.

Tang Song specifically took the morning off to pick them up. The half-month separation made him stare at the flow of people coming out of the arrival gate as if he were looking through water. When he saw Shen Ci, his bright eyes lit up, and a smile bloomed between his brows.

"Brother Tang Song!"

A-Li waved enthusiastically when she saw Tang Song. Tang Song bypassed the railing and greeted them. Before Shen Ci could speak, he had already domineeringly pulled her into his arms.

He was wrapped in the lingering cold air, mixed with the pleasant scent of woody notes.

A-Li laughed even more happily when she saw this.

Shen Ci let him hug her for a while before slowly raising her head: "You didn't need to come since you're on duty today."

"It's okay, I took the morning off. I'll go to work after I send you guys back."

While speaking, Tang Song had already taken the things in the sisters' hands: "The car is outside, let's go."

After getting in the car, Tang Song mentioned to Shen Ci: "I didn't tell you on the video call, I wanted to tell you in person. I've been transferred back to the Criminal Police Team, but it's the Internal Audit Division."

Shen Ci was happy to hear this, happy for Tang Song: "That's great. Although it's internal affairs, as long as you're back in the criminal investigation department, it means you're closer to returning to your post."

Tang Song nodded with a smile: "That's what I thought too. And all the case files have to pass through our audit division, so I have more opportunities to come into contact with cases. Although I don't participate in detection and arrest, I can learn a lot of experience from major cases."

"Did your grandfather agree?" Shen Ci asked curiously.

"He didn't want to agree, he wanted my eldest uncle to arrange for me to go to the 'Air Defense Department.' I talked to my eldest uncle in advance, found an excuse to fob my grandfather off, and helped work on my grandfather during the New Year. Only then did the old man loosen up and agree to transfer me back."

Shen Ci understood: "So because it's the audit division, the old man felt relieved."

Tang Song nodded: "That's right, let's take it one step at a time. Being a civilian police officer made my heart scatter. Dealing with neighborhood disputes, drunken disturbances, and fights every day, I almost forgot how to do criminal investigation."

Specialization is key. Civilian police and criminal police have different types of police work. Although both serve the people, their respective areas of responsibility are completely different.

For Tang Song, being a criminal police officer was his greatest aspiration.

On the afternoon of the day they returned to Longcheng, Gu Lianxing couldn't wait to make an appointment with everyone.

In a high-end coffee shop, Lianxing and Pili had already arrived early when Shen Ci arrived.

As soon as Shen Ci sat down, Lianxing looked at her with a meaningful look and questioned: "I said I'd go out with you, but you said it wasn't convenient. Honestly confess, what was inconvenient for you?"

Shen Ci looked at her, blinked, and said truthfully: "Tang Song was there!"

Lianxing and Pili looked at each other, both revealing an expression of "so that's how it is."

"You just landed, did he need to be so race-against-time?" Gu Lianxing said speechlessly: "He looks serious usually, men really are animals of the lower body."

Shen Ci coughed lightly: "It wasn't him, it was me."

Gu Lianxing:?

Pili:!

Both of them lost their voices, just staring at Shen Ci with wide eyes.

Shen Ci touched her hair and blinked at them both, not blushing or heart-beating.

This is normal. Who says boys have to be the active ones in this kind of thing?

She wanted to, so she took the initiative. So what if I use my own boyfriend?

After a while, Gu Lianxing suddenly closed her expression and leaned in to ask: "Is it convenient to reveal the details?"

Pili didn't speak, just leaned her head over.

Shen Ci pushed their heads away one by one: "You two are being too presumptuous."

"Boring." Gu Lianxing pouted and looked down at the time: "Why hasn't Zhenzhen come yet?"

As soon as the voice fell, Pili raised her chin toward the distance: "She's here."

Shen Yuzhen was wrapped in a white down jacket, carrying the global limited edition crescent bag that Shen Ci had given her, and ran over in small heels.

She apologized first: "Sorry for being late, I'll pay for this meal."

Gu Lianxing looked at her dusty appearance and frowned: "You wouldn't be like Shen Ci, coming here right after a date, would you?"

Shen Yuzhen was stunned and looked at Shen Ci.

Shen Ci also looked at her in surprise: "You're dating?"

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