Marry Me Quick novel Chapter 515

Chapter 515

She had arranged to meet with Xiao. Moreover, she needed to pick up Zixi from preschool.

When she arrived at the preschool, she saw that Zixi and his teacher were the only ones in the classroom.

She walked in with a confused expression and asked, "Ms. Jin, did school end early today? Why is Zixi the only one here?"

There was barely a perceptible change in Ms. Jin's expression.

"None of them attended today." After saying that, she added quickly, "Mrs. Jin, you're here early today."

Her smile seemed forced.

Ziyue guessed what she was implying but did not say anything. Instead, she smiled and replied, "I'm meeting up with a friend, so I came here early. We shall be leaving first. Goodbye, Ms. Jin."

"Sure. Goodbye, Mrs. Qin." Ms. Jin hesitated but did not say anything in the end.

Ziyue's smile remained the same. She carried Zixi in her arms. "Zixi, say goodbye to Ms. Jin."

Zixi waved his hand obediently. "Goodbye."

…

After leaving the preschool, Ziyue started the car to head to the restaurant to meet Xia.

But before she could reach there, Xia called.

"Ziyue, don't come to the restaurant. You should head home. I'll meet you there." Xia sounded strange.

Ziyue considered briefly before answering, "Sure. I'll send Zixi home."

Ziyue seemed a little dazed after ending the call.

There were a few children in the same class as Zixi, but none of them attended preschool today. It was not because they all had something. Instead, they must have known about the matter with Muchen.

It did not matter whether Muchen committed murder. What was clear was that he was involved in a criminal case.

It was easy to understand what the other children's parents thought. They were unwilling to let their children spend the whole day with the son of a potential murderer.

Everyone had a natural desire to avoid danger. Ziyue understood that.

She would likely do the same if she were in the position of those children's parents.

Suddenly, she realized Zixi would experience what she had.

If Muchen were sentenced to murder, then Zixi would become a murderer's son.

This label would follow him all his life, just like it did for her.

Ziyue was unable to calm down as she thought about this.

Nothing can happen to Muchen. I can't let my son live with the stigma of being labeled the murderer's son.

Furthermore, Muchen did not kill anyone.

When Xiaofei worked for us, she had no animosity toward our family. Muchen has no reason to kill her.

Furthermore, he told me not to worry.

Since he said that, it means he didn't kill Xiaofei.

…

Xia arrived shortly after Ziyue and Zixi returned home.

Ziyue poured her a glass of water. "Please have a drink. We will start dinner soon."

She had called home on her way here and instructed the maid to prepare dinner for three.

Thus, Xia arrived in time for them to start dinner.

Xia gulped down two mouthfuls of water.

Ziyue took a seat opposite her. "Why did you suddenly decide not to meet at the restaurant?"

"Paparazzi chased me. They nearly scared me to death. Previously, I thought celebrities exaggerated when they hid from the paparazzi. Now that I finally experienced it myself, I understand how scary and infuriating it is."

Xia gritted her teeth furiously as she talked about the paparazzi.

She told them she had no comments, but the paparazzi kept chasing after her.

They continued to pursue her even after she left the restaurant. Thankfully, Xia ran fast and managed to stop a taxi. Otherwise, she would not be able to shake them off.

Xia finished gulping down water and began to tell Ziyue what happened in the restaurant.

The paparazzi had been watching her as soon as she left work. However, she had already called a taxi on her phone, so she could get into the taxi the moment she came out of the company. Thus, the paparazzi had no choice but to follow her to the restaurant.

There could be another reason why the paparazzi followed her. They must have known she was going to meet with Ziyue.

After listening to her, Ziyue fell silent briefly before saying, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

"Don't worry about it. I'm completely fine. Moreover, I even got the chance to experience what it's like to be chased by paparazzi. It's an interesting experience," Xia said with a chuckle.

But Ziyue turned solemn.

On the surface, Muchen was the only person involved in the criminal case.

In reality, the matter affected everyone close to him.

It was easy for the paparazzi to discover that Ziyue and Xia were close friends. Even though Ziyue and Muchen were not public figures, their prominence was enough to cause many people to pay attention to them.

Therefore, it was easy for them to find out that Xia was Ziyue's only close friend.

Thankfully, Jingshu had returned to his hometown and was not in Yunzhou City.

Suddenly, Ziyue recalled the strange expressions on Muchen and Chuan's faces when she mentioned that Jingshu had returned to Jingcheng City.

They were surprised. At the same time, they seemed to have figured out something.

Perhaps, Jingshu's return to his hometown was not a coincidence. The timing was too suspicious.

He left the day before something happened to Muchen.

"Xia, did Jingshu say why he had to leave?" Ziyue looked at Xia solemnly.

Xia considered for a moment and said, "He had some matter at home and called me late at night to inform me to cancel his schedule for the next day. Also, he was not sure when he would return."

She felt down as she mentioned Jingshu. It was because she still could not get in contact with him.

Ziyue felt suspicious after hearing Xia.

Could I be overthinking?

Could Jingshu have left due to family matters?

Ziyue was not sure if her guess was justified. Thus, while Xia was playing with Zixi, she sneaked away to call Chuan.

When Chuan picked up the call, she asked, "Chuan, please be honest with me. Do you and Muchen suspect someone schemed against Jingshu to make him leave Yunzhou City?"

Jingshu came from an influential family. His father's prominent position meant even the police officers would heed his word.

If he had known what happened to Muchen, he would have found ways to get Muchen out.

Although Muchen was prominent, he was not as influential as Jingshu's father.

Chuan was silent for a few seconds before answering, "Yes."

Ziyue asked another question, "Does Muchen's grandfather have something to do with his case?"

Chuan remained silent.

His silence amounted to acquiescence. This was the case most of the time.

Ziyue's heart sank.

She could not deny that Yuchuan was as heartless as the Su family.

No, he was even worse than them.