love on the turquoise land

Chapter 28

Nie Jiuluo had long guessed it.

Yan Tuo came with a purpose from the beginning. He wanted to uncover some secrets. Asking directly didn't work, so he resorted to such a roundabout approach.

Indeed, it was a big gift, a favor. If this time Yan Tuo caught her, what would she do? She would hand the person over to Jiang Baichuan, instructing him to put on the handcuffs and lock them up, making sure they didn't escape. She dared not say that Yan Tuo would spend his whole life in prison, but at least three to five years without seeing the light of day. As an enemy, he could indeed cause her any harm, but now he hasn't done anything.

Do you dare say you don't care at all? Compared to her life, what do a few questions matter?

Moreover, the questions Yan Tuo asked, such as "What is Gouya and what does Rooting and Sprouting mean?" she pondered repeatedly and answered appropriately, without exposing anything.

She brought up the old topic again. "You are always together with him, how could you not know what he is?!"

Yan Tuo replied. "One day, they suddenly appeared around you. If they don't say anything, how would you know?"

Nie Jiuluo's heart skipped a beat, feeling a chill down her spine.

She used the pronoun he, but he responded with they.

Thinking it was just an isolated case, she didn't expect it to be a whole group.

"When you come to find me, they don't know, do they?"

"No, they don't know, and they don't know about you either."

Nie Jiuluo was taken aback. "Then didn't they ask you how the incident happened?"

"They did. I told them that a car passed by the plateau and overturned. Since Gouya is still in a coma and there are no other witnesses, what's true and what's false is up to me."

Nie Jiuluo's heart raced. No wonder she worried endlessly about being exposed, but the consequences never came. It turns out Yan Tuo had selfish motives and kept her in the dark.

In other words, he wanted to inquire about some things from her but didn't want his accomplices to know about his actions.

"Do you have conflicts with them?"

"Miss Nie, you're off topic. This has nothing to do with you. I just want to inquire about some information, and then we'll be even."

Nie Jiuluo stared at him for a while, finally picked up a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder, and poured hot water over them.

Yan Tuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since she was willing to eat, the meal was considered successful.

He leaned forward, grabbed a bottle of beer, and popped off the cap on the table. "Are you drinking or having tea?"

Nie Jiuluo picked up a tea cup and pushed it over. "Pour some wine."

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They drank separately, didn't touch glasses, and ate separately without talking. Nie Jiuluo wasn't in a hurry, and Yan Tuo didn't rush either. After all, this shop was open all night. No matter how big the secret was, there was enough time to digest it.