Chapter 2: Women's Broken Appointments Are Tragic Flying Pig Net

  Xiao Xiao is the elder brother's orphan of Xiao Zifeng, a big rich man in Binan City. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father died unexpectedly when she was in her teens. She has been following Xiao Zifeng since childhood, and her position in the Xiao family is crucial. People in Binan City who are well-informed know that there is a female tyrant with a bad temper in the Xiao family, who doesn't take care of the manager's position but instead becomes a detective at the public security bureau. When she beats people, she is ruthless and cruel, and many thugs run away as soon as they hear her name, fearing both her brutal methods and the powerful influence of the Xiao family, as if those civilized law enforcement orders are ineffective against Xiao Xiao.

  Because of her notorious reputation, Xiao Xiao didn't have a boyfriend until she was 26 years old. Many people who shared similar views with the Xia family had pursued her, but each time they were bullied and left within a week. Xiao Xiao was a very intelligent woman, she knew the intentions of these people, but since it was arranged by her aunt, she couldn't just not go, so each time she would just go through the motions without any hope.

  In a luxurious single room at the Jiangnan Hotel, Xiao Xiao chose relatively elegant Western food. This wasn't because Xiao Xiao was particularly elegant; she liked Wuliangye better than Lafite and preferred braised pork ribs to black pepper steak. However, for blind dates like this, sitting around a round table always felt awkward, so it was better to sit on opposite sides, with clear boundaries.

  Binan City Public Security Bureau Director Li Changhe is a good friend of Xiao Zifeng, so he attaches great importance to Xiao Xiao's blind date and specially approved a day off. Xiao Xiao's lifestyle is very monotonous, except for work, she has almost no hobbies, the extra day off makes her feel aimless, so she came to the meeting place early to chat with Yang Xiaojing.

  It's only natural that when it comes to blind dates, the man will arrive early and wait for the woman to show up fashionably late. Whether he's genuinely patient or just pretending to be, he can't complain, and when the woman apologizes, he'll humbly say "I just got here too". This is a conventional blind dating routine that almost everyone has to go through; otherwise, it would be impolite.

  Xiao Xiao arrived early, which was already not in line with the rules. Unexpectedly, Xia Zhe was even more out of line, making Yang Xiao Jing wait for an hour, until the clock pointed to the agreed time. Only then did Xia Zhe's mother, Wang Chunling, rush over alone, apologizing non-stop, because she had also lost contact with her son.

  As the wife of the wealthy Xiao Zifeng, Yang Xiaojing had never encountered such a situation before. For the past decade since her rise to fame, people had always revolved around her, and she had never met anyone like Xia Zhe who didn't know how to show respect. Yang Xiaojing felt deeply humiliated and completely ignored Vice Mayor Wang's apology, coldly snorting as she turned and left. Xiao Xiao was also encountering this situation for the first time and curiously looked at Wang Chunling's pale face, suddenly feeling some curiosity towards Xia Zhe. Women are like that - if you treat them like a goddess, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll win their hearts; on the contrary, if you show disdain, it will only pique their interest.

  Just as the Xia family was searching everywhere for Xia Zhe, Xiao Xiao also collected a lot of information about Xia Zhe. She couldn't imagine that such an unrefined and spoiled young master would dare to jilt her. A delicate little girl tilted her head and looked at her, then blurted out: "Sister is heartbroken, right?"

  Xiao Xiao put away his anger, hugged the little girl in his arms, and pinched her small nose: "Little thing, you're only ten years old, what do you know about heartbreak?"

  The little girl unhappily pushed away Xiao Xiao's hand: "I've told you many times, don't pinch my nose! Don't pinch my nose! It will make me look ugly! In the future, I won't be able to get married! And also, from now on, call me Xiao Dong Yu, not Little East West!"

  Xiao Xiao, after a short period of depression, finally decided to take revenge on Xia Zhe in her own way. She first called several familiar uncles and arranged for a few colleagues to do this and that, and thus the nightmare of Xia Zhe's advertising company began.

  Many times, suffering a heavy blow does not necessarily mean making a big mistake, but rather offending someone who should not be offended. On the third day of Xia Zhe's disappearance, the tax bureau's investigation team arrived at the company to investigate and immediately froze the company's accounts, allegedly due to someone reporting that the company had issued fake invoices. One wave after another, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau also sealed off the company on the grounds that a set of advertisements produced by Xia Zhe was suspected of hitting similar products. Then several large enterprises terminated their contracts one after another, followed by banks demanding loan repayments. By afternoon, Liu Yan, who had not yet figured out what was happening, was surrounded by a large group of reporters asking malicious questions, making it difficult for him to answer, and the news that the company was about to go bankrupt caused employees to panic. In the evening, there were rumors that Xia Zhe had been caught by the public security organs for prostitution, and the reputation of Xia Zhe Advertising Company fell to its lowest point in history. Some construction teams affiliated with the company also heard the rumors, and angry migrant workers who had not been paid came to the office building in groups, fortunately, the police arrived in time to prevent a major riot, but Liu Yan, who was responsible for appeasing the workers, was still beaten up by someone in the chaos, and the door of the office building was also damaged. After such an incident, the management of the office building immediately proposed to terminate the contract and ordered Xia Zhe Advertising Company to move out immediately.

  Liu Yan had no choice but to seek help from the Xia family, but Xia Wenzhong was too busy to care about such things at this moment. He was more concerned about who was behind the Xiao family's revenge, whether it was Xiao Xiao or Xiao Zifeng. Wang Chunling also didn't have the heart to worry about the company's crisis. In her eyes, this company was purely a product of her son's recklessness. One should study and then become an official, what future could be had in doing business, unless it was doing big business like Xiao Zifeng.

  Xiao Xiao was indeed formidable, and he found Xia Zhe in front of the Xia family's house. At that time, Xia Zhe was in a hotel room with a woman, and they were caught by the police who burst in. As a spoiled rich kid, this wasn't Xia Zhe's first time encountering such a situation, so he remained calm and said: "Let me put on my clothes first, I'll admit to the crime." Unfortunately, the ones who caught him tonight weren't from the Public Security Bureau, but from the Criminal Police Unit. The fierce criminal police officers were all under Xiao Xiao's command, and before they set out, Xiao Xiao had given them a stern warning. They wouldn't let Xia Zhe put on his clothes; throwing him a blanket to wrap around himself was already an act of kindness.

  In the detention center, Xiao Xiao saw the man who refused to meet with him for the first time. It was early autumn and he only wrapped a small blanket around himself, barely covering his chest and knees, with his arms and calves exposed. Moreover, it was in the middle of the night, and the young detective had maliciously turned on the air conditioner, causing Xia Zhe to shiver and sniffle with a runny nose.

  "Name." Xiao Xiao looked down on Xia Zhe's appearance and despised his behavior.

  "Xia... Xia Zhe." Xia Zhe's voice was hoarse and stuttering, not from nervousness, but from the cold.

  "Sex." Xiao Xiao's voice was still as cold and emotionless as ever.

  "Male... it's male." Xia Zhe said in a low voice, he didn't dare to joke with the female police officer in front of him now. If it were any other time and a woman asked him like this, he would definitely smile and say "don't believe me? Try it then".

  "Age."

  "Twenty-four years old." Xia Zhe's head was almost buried in his crotch, and his voice was also choked with a hint of sobbing.

  Xiao Xiao saw Xia Zhe being so cooperative and looked down on him even more. Xiao Xiao was a proud woman, and proud women often look down on men who are too obedient. To conquer this kind of woman, one needs to be even stronger, relying solely on listening is completely useless. In other words, if Xia Zhe followed his family's arrangement and went on blind dates in an orderly manner, he would still be kicked back home by Xiao Xiao a few days later.

  After asking a few more simple questions, Xiao Xiao really couldn't bear to look at Xia Zhe's appearance anymore, her curiosity was gone, and she handed him over to several colleagues and left the detention center. She wanted to take advantage of the time to rest for a while, and after dawn, go to Xia Zhi Xue Advertising Company to take a look, especially to see that woman who had been pursued by Xia Zhe for several years, how was it possible that she was so charming and beautiful that Xia Zhe refused to attend the blind dates arranged by his family.

  The next morning, Xiao Xiao arrived at the entrance of Xia Zhi Xue's advertising company, which was sealed off. In the office building where many companies were located, it was still early and not yet time to go to work, so many white-collar workers gathered nearby, pointing and whispering to each other. A poor girl stood at the door, silently shedding tears that tugged at one's heartstrings.

  Xiao Xiao is domineering, but she's actually very kind at heart. She had seen Piaoxue's photos and knew that the crying girl in front of her was her love rival. When Xiao Xiao thought of the words "love rival", she secretly spat, because Xia Zhe really wasn't worthy of being associated with her.

  "Are you Chen Piaoxue?" Xiao Xiao squeezed out a relatively friendly smile.

  Snowflakes gently fell, and she was momentarily stunned, looking at the policewoman in front of her: "You are..."

  Xiao Xue flashed her police badge in front of Fei Xue: "Miss Chen, I'm from the Bin Nan City Public Security Bureau's Criminal Police Unit. My surname is Xiao, you can call me Officer Xiao. What's your relationship with Xia Zhe?"

  "I am his girl..." Xiaoxue's words stopped halfway, and she suddenly became vigilant, asking: "Why are you asking this? Where is Xia Zhe? What happened to him?"

  Xiao Xiao glanced at Piaoxue and said lightly, "You're Xia Zhe's girlfriend, don't you know? Xia Zhe was caught soliciting a prostitute in the hotel by the police during a surprise inspection."

  Xue's face suddenly turned a deathly pale, she had heard the rumors last night, but after all, they were just rumors, no one had seen it with their own eyes, there was still a glimmer of hope. But now that the police were saying the same thing, her last hope was shattered in an instant, and infinite grievances surged up to her heart, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably once again.

  Xiao Xiao's expression turned cold, but he didn't stop the conversation there. He continued: "This is still a minor matter. In our investigation, we found that Xia Zhe is suspected of issuing false invoices and helping others launder money, with an enormous amount involved in the case. He is currently under investigation, and now the police suspect you are also involved in this case."

  "Ah...... no, no, no, I don't know anything......" Xiaoxue was stunned and took a few steps back in terror, leaning against the glass door with a seal on it: "I... I'm just Xia Zhe's assistant, I... don't know anything......"

  Xiao Xiao had long guessed that Piaoxue would react this way, and the initial good impression disappeared a bit. He coldly smiled and said: "According to Xia Zhe's confession, you are his girlfriend, so how could he hide these things from you?"

  "I'm not, I'm not Xia Zhe's girlfriend, no...". Xue Feng leaned against the door, with no way out, and slowly squatted down, sobbing silently, denying her relationship with Xia Zhe.

  Xiao Xiao looked at the snowflakes fluttering around her feet with disdain, and asked in a measured tone: "This is what you said, you're not Xia Zhe's girlfriend, his actions have nothing to do with you, right?"

  Xue Yong used force to nod his head, and with a sobbing sound, he couldn't speak anymore.

  Xiao Xiao looked at the snowflakes with interest and asked faintly: "Who can prove it?"

  "I can prove it." A very firm voice suddenly came from behind Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao turned his head and almost laughed out loud, only to see a young man with a bruised nose and face standing there, his suit was also a bit wrinkled, his hair was messy, and he looked like he hadn't had time to comb it before rushing out the door.

  Xiao Xiao looked the man up and down, asking: "How do you prove it? Are you going to say that you're Chen Piaoxue's boyfriend? Do you think I'll believe you?"

  The helpless drifting snow also found this man, exclaimed in surprise: "Liu Yan..." and then couldn't say anything else, infinite grievance turned into sobs, stumbling and rushing into Liu Yan's arms, crying out loud.

  Liu Yan helped up the weak and powerless Piaoxue, flashed in front of her, and said to Xiao Xiao: "Officer, I just arrived, don't know what happened here, but I believe Piaoxue is innocent."

  Xiao Xiao smiled and looked at Liu Yan, who had a serious expression despite his injuries, and asked: "Who are you, and what's your relationship with Chen Piaoxue?"

  Before Liu Yan could respond, Piao Xue hastily replied: "He's my boyfriend, his name is Liu Yan." As she spoke, she quietly pinched Liu Yan's lower back with her hand.

  Liu Yan felt as if someone had punched him in the face, and he immediately became dizzy. Was this really happening? Was Xiaoxue confessing her feelings to him? Did she know about Xia Zhe's prostitution incident and think that he was her lifelong partner?

  One thought after another flashed through Liu Yan's mind, and he straightened his body without hesitation, smiling at Xiao Xiao in a friendly manner: "If there's anything, just tell me, my girlfriend has been frightened these past few days, her state isn't very good."

  Liu Yan's current appearance is particularly comical in Xiao Xiao's eyes, so he smiled and asked: "Now that we've investigated the financial situation of Xia Zhi Xue Advertising Company and found problems, if you're Chen Piao Xue's boyfriend, we have reason to suspect that you're also involved. You'd better think carefully, are you really Chen Piao Xue's boyfriend?"

  Liu Yan was taken aback, turned his head to look at the shrinking snowflakes, gritted his teeth, and said very solemnly to Xiao Xiao: "Officer, there must have been some misunderstanding here. I believe Snow is innocent. I am one of the shareholders of Xia Zhi Xue Advertising Company, and all business has gone through my hands. I can guarantee that we are clean and transparent."

  Xiao Xiao suddenly felt that Liu Yan's strange appearance, although comical, wasn't ugly or unpleasant to look at. On the contrary, after getting used to it, he found it somewhat pleasing to the eye. But the more he looked at Chen Piaoxue, the less pleasant she seemed. Her eyes darted around restlessly, clearly indicating that she had something on her mind. Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao pretended to be nonchalant and glanced at Liu Yan, saying calmly: "You can guarantee your own innocence, but can you guarantee Chen Piaoxue's? Don't forget that people have different hearts, and many things are hidden even between spouses, let alone lovers."

  Are they a loving couple? What makes them compatible? Xiao Xiao viciously scorned in her heart, Chen Piao Xue is so beautiful, what would she see in you, a toad-like man? Don't you have any self-awareness? She obviously wants to distance herself from Xia Zhe and uses you as an excuse, can't you even tell that? Are you stupid or not? You should be shot!

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