Genius Detective - Chapter 104

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Chen Shi pushed his hand against the box that Lin Dongxue was pushing over . "Why won’t you accept it?"

"I’ve already said that it is too expensive . "

"Are you afraid that I’d want something in return for gifting you something? Don’t worry, I don’t have such intentions . I'm telling the truth . Tao Yueyue was sick and hospitalized before . Now that she’s not sick, I don’t need as much money anymore . When I saw this, I thought it looked pretty decent and bought it . ”

"Is it not as you’ve said? Friendship has mutual benefits . "

"Then you can give me a gift next time . My birthday is in October… No, March the 18th . ”

"What kind of person can’t even remember their own birthday?” Lin Dongxue smiled and accepted the box . "Thanks then . "

"You must look good when you wear it . "

Lin Dongxue wondered if he was starting to chase after her . Ever since she kissed him last time, she had thought about it a lot . She was very relaxed and happy with Chen Shi . He had a mature charm and he was very considerate . If he really intended to chase after her, she wouldn’t mind giving him that opportunity .  

However, when she looked at Chen Shi, she really thought that this bastard’s arrogant attitude was clear as day! 

Xu Xiaodong came back in . "That scared me; he went to the bathroom . . . Dongxue, why is your face so red?"

"Oh, the air conditioner has been set to a very high temperature here . "

"Brother Chen, I’m still playing the game from last time . . . " Xu Xiaodong sat down and continued to talk endlessly without awareness .

Time passed by minute after minute, and many couples passed by the window . Wang Shilun kept pacing in the cold wind . He noticed that it was already 9 o’clock . Chen Shi said, "It's getting too late; I should go back . "

"Surely he didn’t get stood up, right?" Xu Xiaodong asked .

"Go out and see . "

When they got outside, Wang Shilun reported, "Officers, I called her at seven o'clock and she said that she was on her way, but she hasn’t appeared yet . "

"Did you get stood up?" Xu Xiaodong chimed .  

"Impossible; it’s not like we haven’t seen each other before . She seemed to take to me when we had food together last time . ”

"Don't make it sound so nice . If she didn’t have any ulterior motives, would she have come out to meet you in the first place?" Lin Dongxue said .

"Did you give her a call after?" Chen Shi asked .

"I did, but it didn't go through . . . Oh, yes . At seven o'clock, I seemed to hear a knock over the phone . It seemed very urgent . I was thinking at the time that she probably hadn’t left yet even though she said she was on her way . ”

"Try calling her again!" Chen Shi's tone suddenly became very serious .

Wang Shilun dialled the number of Kong Tingting, but the phone just kept ringing . He said, "You see? She’s not answering again . "

"You think something happened to her?" Xu Xiaodong pondered .

"No, maybe she’s in the car or maybe she can’t hear her phone ringing . ” Lin Dongxue countered .

"We don't know her address, so there’s not much we can do . I have to head back” Chen Shi said .  

"We should also take our leave!"

Xu Xiaodong asked everyone to retreat while Chen Shi called Lin Dongxue aside . "I’m really embarrassed . I was going to ask to see a movie with you, but it seems that it’s a no go now . Tonight, the GPS is saying that I’ll be arriving home at 11 o’clock even if I were to leave now . ”

"It's okay, didn’t you already give me a necklace?"

"There is one more thing I have to trouble you with . " Chen Shi took out a gold-plated fountain pen . "This is a gift for Captain Peng . I have been bothering him a lot recently . . . Just say you’re the one gifting it to him . ”

"Why don't you give it to him yourself?"

"Please!"

Lin Dongxue sighed . "Why do you have to give it to him on Christmas Eve? Are you a little girl in a cartoon?"

"Recently, merchants have had sales and promotions!"

"Okay, okay . . . Oh, but won’t he misunderstand if I randomly give him something?"

"No, he is not the kind of person who would randomly think like that . "

"What about you?" Lin Dongxue smiled and took the pen .

After Chen Shi left, the police successively retreated . Peng Sijue also came tonight . He was drinking coffee alone in a coffee shop . Lin Dongxue went to inform the team and completed the small mission given to her by Chen Shi .

After receiving the gold-plated pen, Peng Sijue did not seem surprised . "Do me a favor . I have something for you to give to Chen Shi . ”

Lin Dongxue forced a smile . "You two big men are just so affectionate with each other . "

"So, does that mean that he told you to give this thing to me?” Peng Sijue calmly sounded out the truth .

Lin Dongxue, who leaked the truth put her hand over her mouth and said helplessly, "Captain Peng, you should accept the thought . "

"Guilty conscience!"

"What happened between you two?"

"It's none of your business . . . Thank you . "

Lin Dongxue left the coffee shop with a puzzled face and ran into Xu Xiaodong . Xu Xiaodong said, "I’ll take you back . "

"I am taking a taxi . "

"You probably can't get a car tonight; I’ll take you . "

Lin Dongxue had to agree reluctantly .

Although Christmas Eve was lively, the traffic was really worrying . It took nearly an hour for Xu Xiaodong to send Lin Dongxue to her place . Lin Dongxue was ready to get out of the car when Xu Xiaodong stopped her . "Wait, I have something to say to you . "

"What?"

Xu Xiaodong took out a box from the back seat and opened it . It was a bouquet of fresh roses with the bright red petals still stained with dew .

Lin Dongxue was surprised .  What day is it today? Why is everyone coming at me with indecipherable intentions? Thinking about it, today is Christmas Eve, a holiday of many functions .  

"What are you doing?"

"Dongxue, I want to confess to you . "

"Con . . . confess?" Lin Dongxue widened her eyes in surprise .

"Don't be nervous . We’ve known each other for so long . ”

"I just don't want to be a wicked person rejecting you . "

"No worries . Actually, I can tell that you like Brother Chen . When you are with him, your expression is not the same as usual . "

"Re . . . Really?" Lin Dongxue touched her cheeks which were getting hot .

"I’ve secretly loved you for a very long time, but I know that you don't like me . Gradually, I lost my motivation, but all our colleagues know that I like you . This tiger was a bit difficult to ride[1], so . . . So I’m taking this as just a process to tie up loose ends . Just refuse me, and with great pain, I’ll let go of you . ”

"No, who said that I don't like you?"

This time it was Xu Xiaodong’s turn to be shocked . He stammered incoherently, "Dong . . . Dongxue, are you… are you a tsundere?"[2]

"Tsundere your head . The ‘like’ I used means 'like', not 'love' . We are friends, so it is normal for friends to like each other . " Lin Dongxue wanted to laugh after saying all this . Her words sounded a lot like Chen Shi’s . Was she playing a word game?

"How likely is this ‘like’ to develop into love?" Xu Xiaodong asked full of hope .

 “It’s totally impossible!”

"Okay . " Xu Xiaodong smiled bitterly . "Then, I’ll start!”

"Let's start!"

Xu Xiaodong held the flowers in both of his hands . "Lin Dongxue, I like you . Can you date me?”

"Sorry, I can't accept your feelings . "

"This way . . . " Although he knew this was going to be the result, Xu Xiaodong still has a trace of loss in his heart . "Are we still friends?"

"Of course!"

"You should keep the flowers . I have no place to store them and if my mom found them, she’d ask me about it . ”

"No, how can I take them?"

"Should I just throw them then?"

"Up to you . . . In fact, I think Xiao Li is very good to you . She buys food for you, buys water, and often works with you . You should care more about her . "

"I . . . I didn't notice it . " Xu Xiaodong smiled shyly . "What about you? When did you start liking Brother Chen?”

Lin Dongxue became flustered . "Who said that I like him?"

1 . He couldn’t get out of the spot he was put in . If you’re riding a tiger, if you get off, you might get eaten, so you have to ride it out, but it’s not a comfy ride, as you can imagine .  

2 . It’s a Japanese term for character development that depicts a person who is initially cold or maybe even hostile, who gradually shows a warmer and friendlier side over time .