A Go Go Squid story

"Say hi to your boyfriend"

Hang Shangyan's was not sure what to say and what to do. He hadn't expected Tong Nian to be ready to speak about what happened, so soon. The doctor warned him that it could take a few days or even more and he would have never pushed her if she was not ready. But to his surprise, she wanted to. "The sooner, the better", she had told him. He knew his wife was not the kind of woman to lose her time. He remembered how she followed him everywhere when she was crushing hard and he was not a bit interested. I mean, she graduated at 15 and was working on her doctor's degree at 20. She was also a web celebrity, a singer and now a wife. He was 10 years older than her but he was always amazed at everything she was doing with her life. He was looking at her and he was proud of how strong she was at this exact moment. How strong she was to be ready to talk to him and to the police. The first step to her healing. 

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure", she smiled, still holding his hands.

He installed her on his office sofa, put a glass of water on the table, brought her a blanket to warm her legs and injured foot, and asked Little Mi to call the police. While they were waiting for the officer, the two men prepared the computer with the CCTV, in case they needed to watch it with him, and most importantly, with her. 

It took an hour for the officer to arrive at the K and K place. Hang Shangyan made Little Mi specifically call him because he knew him and trusted the man. He was the son of one of his grandfather's friends and knew he would treat Tong Nian with patience et good care. He would listen to her and respect what she had to say. Before the officer could meet her, Gun asked Little Mi to talk to the him, mostly to explain the whole situation. Little Mi recalled the moment they found Tong Nian, tied up in the small room but also how the entire computer room had been destroyed. The officer took notes, before entering the office where Tong Nian was sitting with her husband. Hang Shangyan stood up to shake his hand, and directed him to a chair, in front of the sofa. 

"You might be Tong Nian", the officer introduced himself, shaked her hand with a reassuring face, and shared an understanding look with Hang Shangyan. "I'm here to listen to you", he continued. "I know it won't be easy, please stop whenever you need to take a break. The point here is not to make you feel uncomfortable but to learn what happened so we can officially start our investigation. Is it ok for you?"

Tong Nian nodded, never letting go of her lover's hand. She was determined to tell everything, her first step  - according to her - to move on. She also wanted to help the police, because not only had she been attacked, but the K and K place too and there was surely something hidden behind all of this. Hang Shangyan knew it was not the time for him to sa anything, the only thing he could do was to support her and show her that she was not alone in this moment. 

"Shall we start?", the officer asked, waiting for the young lady to take a deep breath, before nodding once again. 

"Would you tell us what were you doing when the attack occurred?" 

"I was alone here, it was around 1 or 2 in the morning I think. The two employees were gone long ago. I couldn't sleep that night, maybe I was just missing my husband", she smiled, looking at him with a touching gaze. "I decided that since I couldn't sleep, I should study a little bit. Usually, when I have an insomnia, I just go downstairs not to wake Shangyan up. I didn't even think about it when I left the bedroom that night, I took my computer to go to the meeting room..." 

The night was cold and she was alone at home. She loved this place so much, especially when it was crowded with the boys and her husband. But she also loved how quiet it was by night, when they were all sleeping. The meeting room was her favorite place to be - after their bedroom of course - because it was just so full of good energy. When she sat that night, laptop in front of her eyes, sweets in a small plate next to her, she expected it to be calm and cozy.