Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2402 - 2338: Equally Perceptive
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Chiang Xiao froze in shock once more.
"This... there's really no need. It's not that serious at all."
"What if something awful happens and it's too late to act? You're keeping that money no matter what!" Ding Haijing declared. "I'll wait right outside."
With those words, he spun around and exited the room.
Chiang Xiao and Liu Guoying shared a quick look.
"Tell me, where on earth did you hire this bodyguard? Is he missing a few screws?"
He tapped his temple with a finger.
Chiang Xiao had no words.
What's going on here?
She wondered if her own thoughts were the ones messed up. Honestly, who was Ding Haijing truly upset with? Herself, or him?
Why did everything feel so muddled to her?
The director swiftly organized a physician to conduct a thorough examination on Liu Guoying.
As Liu Guoying underwent the check-up, Chiang Xiao approached Ding Haijing, who stood near the window, staring out at the heavens beyond.
He glanced her way only after noticing her nearness.
"Ding Haijing..."
"My apologies, Xiao Chiang. I lost my cool earlier; today's incident was entirely my fault."
Chiang Xiao parted her lips to question, "By rights, you should've spotted me when I emerged."
"I was dodging somebody."
"Dodging someone?"
Chiang Xiao felt baffled.
What was he getting at?
Her pulse quickened; could it possibly mean what raced through her mind?
Sure enough, Ding Haijing continued, "Had you encountered that fellow earlier? The one with the beard."
"Yeah."
"You know him?"
"Not well, but he approached me, asking if I'd sketch something for him."
Ding Haijing's brows knit together as he replied, "That guy's got sharp instincts. I was in a different office then, positioned right behind the entrance. Your footsteps heading out would've let me trail after you easily, yet he sensed my presence."
"How could you tell he noticed you?" Chiang Xiao's heart raced.
"Most folks wouldn't halt while passing a shut door, but he stopped right there. Once he moved on, he twisted back for a peek at the room where I hid."
"...You were indoors—how'd you catch him turning to check?"
"He stepped out with a lady then, and she queried him, 'What's the matter?'"
Was that it?
Could such a thing prove that Hu Xiangyong had paused, glanced over his shoulder, and aimed straight at Ding Haijing's office?
Ding Haijing eyed her briefly before adding, "It's a knack honed in special forces; I doubt it'd make sense if I tried describing it, but in that instant, I pictured his moves without even seeing them. I'm convinced that man might've crossed paths with me once, back at the Special Operations Training Camp."
Special Operations Training Camp?
What sort of location was that?
Gazing at Ding Haijing, she sensed something peculiar about him as always. Without Meng Xinian's endorsement, she'd have stayed on guard.
Yet right now, in this very moment, Ding Haijing struck her as utterly reliable—more so than Sun Han, Guan Tiezhu, or Luo Yongsheng.
Furthermore, his words left her deeply stunned.
If Hu Xiangyong had truly shared that history with him, didn't it suggest he'd once aligned with the Aristocratic Family Alliance?
That would make it entirely plausible he'd known Tyrant Meng from their Alliance days?
Just what hidden background did that man possess?
Should he truly tie to the Aristocratic Family Alliance, Chiang Xiao grew even more reluctant to disclose the events of that night with Meng Xinian at the Country Y Tavern.
After all, her hidden truth carried immense weight; discovery by villains or the Alliance alike spelled disaster.