CH 15

Tian Jingzhi wore sunglasses and pushed open the glass door of the cafe. She looked around and spotted Li Yanzhi sitting by the window. He gestured to her with his hand, “Here.”

Tian Jing pushed her sunglasses up and calmly walked towards the table. She sat down across from Li Yanzhi, and put her long legs in the aisle. She had an ‘just spit it out’ expression.

Li Yanzhi had already ordered coffee. The waiter came over to ask for Tian Jingzhi’s order. She waved her hand, obviously not here for afternoon tea.

Li Yanzhi turned to the waiter and said, “Cappuccino without cinnamon.”

Tian Jingzhi paused, and slowly retracted her hand that was in the air. Such a thoughtful ex-boyfriend, but it was a bit redundant for him to still care for her habits and taboos. She impatiently followed up, “What’s so important for you to call me out instead of talking to me on the phone? Don't you know that the appearance of female stars in public can easily cause mass riots?”

Li Yanzhi looked around the cafe, everyone was concentrating on their own affairs, and there was no commotion. Tian Jingzhi also realized it, and was a little embarrassed, but fortunately she was thick-skinned.

“Is your hand alright?”

Tian Jingzhi raised her hand impatiently, still wrapped in gauze.

“Apart from this, it couldn't be better. My popularity has risen, I have received a good role in a drama, and I’ve met an extraordinary, pokemon-like man. My future is super bright.”

Li Yanzhi nodded: “That's good.”

Tian Jingzhi smiled indifferently, and said lightly: “I wish you and Xie Lingli happiness too, little brother Xiaoyan.”

Li Yanzhi froze for a moment, pursed his lips, and said softly: “Xiaozhi, whether you believe it or not, no matter what kind of relationship we have, I don't want to see you hurt.”

To be able to still blurt out such sarcastic words, Tian Jingzhi almost wanted to applaud. It seems that she finally has met the real him. When did he change from a virtuous youth to a player?

“Stop showering useless affection. I am invulnerable to swords and guns. When have you seen me depressed enough to die after a breakup?”

Li Yanzhi looked down at the coffee in front of him and smiled, "That's good."

What ‘That’s good’? Tian Jingzhi was uncomfortable. She didn't like this awkward atmosphere at all; it felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. This was pure torture, so she quickly asked, “So what the hell did you call me out for?”

Only then did Li Yanzhi remember that he wasn’t here to reminisce, so he quickly pulled out a photo from his bag and handed it to her.

“This is a photo taken at the scene of the car accident. The amount of bleeding on your dress obviously does not match your wound. It is very likely that the corpse thief was also injured and bleeding at the time. Think back, was there anyone else at the scene?”

Tian Jingzhi was slightly surprised when she saw the dress in the photo. After a few seconds, she quickly managed her expression and denied it calmly: “No!”

“That's weird, how can there be so much blood on the dress.”

“Maybe it's the blood of those two drivers...or...an animal or something…” Tian Jingzhi suggested with some guilty conscience.

Li Yanzhi shook his head, “The positions would not match; it can't be the driver, and there is no animal carcass with such a large amount of blood at the scene. Unfortunately…”

Tian Jingzhi immediately became nervous, “Unfortunately what?”

“The dress is lost.”

Great! That dress is better off burned, torn, and eaten by ghosts! Tian Jingzhi joyfully expressed her regret: “That's really unfortunate.”

“Did you take it from the hospital?”

Tian Jingzhi sneered: “Why would I want a dress full of tears and blood?”

“That’s true.” Li Yanzhi said helplessly, “When you recall anything…”

“I don't remember anything.” Tian Jingzhi interrupted neatly.

“Did you lend your car to someone else?” Li Yanzhi asked suddenly.

“I would never lend my boyfriend or my car. I injured my hand, so I had to take a taxi.”

Li Yanzhi said nothing and looked down at his phone. On the screen, a positioned red dot was slowly moving towards an apartment. In order to protect Tian Jingzhi, Li Yanzhi secretly installed the tracking device before giving the car to Tian Jingzhi, but he did not tell her about it.

Tian Jingzhi also took out her phone and casually brushed it. Her mind was in a mess, so for a while they both had nothing to say.

Xue Lingqiao secretly obtained the personal information of the person who entrusted the Phoenix Jade to the auction company. He was currently driving to the seller's house.

The person who opened the door for Xue Lingqiao was a young female. Wearing glasses, this young house owner had an inverted sleeping schedule.

“The house was bought way below market price at the time. Neighbors said that the previous owner had moved out after selling most of the valuable antiques and family heirlooms.”

“Then do you know where they moved to?”

“Can I ask, why are you looking for them?” The female homeowner became vigilant.

"Because that family may be my old friend."

“An old friend? Ah! You must have come from Taiwan to look for relatives, right?” Seeing that Xue Lingqiao did not deny it, the female owner said enthusiastically, “I don't know where they moved to, but in your situation, couldn’t the police help you?”

Xue Lingqiao was taken aback: “How can the police help me?”

“The police have everyone’s information on file. As long as you know the name, it shouldn't be difficult to find someone, right? However, you must be able to prove that you are indeed looking for a lost relative.”

Xue Lingqiao smiled gratefully, this suggestion gave him some new inspiration.