between light and shadow

After finally being able to get off work on time today, Tang Xin rubbed the back of her neck and walked out of the office building slowly, thinking whether to have dinner with Annie, and then accidentally saw a tall and handsome man leaning against the car door by the side of the road, facing smile to yourself.

Tang Xin was taken aback. Was this familiar figure and friendly smile the third brother?

"Little girl, don't you recognize me?"

"Third Brother!"

Tang Xin ran up to Ji Bai, still looking up at Ji Bai in disbelief.

"It's really you! Why are you here?"

Tang Xin naturally tugged at Ji Bai's white round neck top.Ji Bai is about a head taller than her, as long as she gets closer, she has to look up at Ji Bai, stretch out her hand and pull it, the angle is just right at Ji Bai's chest, Ji Bai can let her do it, just jokingly say don't tear it off. Because once Tang Xin had a quarrel with him and accidentally tore off one of the buttons.

"Your brother told me that you work here, so he came to block you. Do you want to go to my new house for dinner?"

"Okay, where is your new home?"

"Across from your brother's house."

"Isn't it? Why haven't you heard from my brother?"

"I just moved here two days ago. It so happens that we are neighbors."

"This is so much fun!"

Tang Xin was about to get into Ji Bai's car, but was stopped by a girl.

"Tang Xin!"

When Tang Xin looked back, Annie had already run over.Tang Xin introduced to Ji Bai that Annie was her roommate when she was in college in the United States, and now they are renting a house together.It turned out that Annie had heard from Tang Xin that she would leave work on time today, so she came here specially to find Tang Xin to go home with her.

Annie had also heard some stories about Third Brother and Xunran from Tang Xin before, and it felt like meeting old friends. She greeted Ji Bai generously and said with a smile that Ji Bai was even more handsome than she imagined.

"Why don't you come with me too."

Ji Bai saw that this girl was lively and generous, and she was not shy towards Ji Bai, a stranger, so he had a good impression of him, so he rarely invited her together, and besides, she was Tang Xin's friend.

"It's boring to eat alone anyway, well, if you don't mind, I'm welcome."

When Ji Bai returned home with the two girls, he immediately saw Tang Chuan sitting leisurely on the sofa reading a book.Xun Ran was wearing an apron, walking back and forth between the kitchen and the dining table, very busy, and greeted Tang Xin warmly when she saw her.

"Tang Xin, long time no see! It hasn't changed much."

"Didn't she become more beautiful?" Tang Xin pouted.

"Yes, of course." Xun Ran quickly apologized.

Tang Xin stood on tiptoe and reached out to touch Xunran's naturally curly hair, and smiled, this kind of kind feeling is really good.She used to like to touch Xunran's hair like this.In fact, Tang Xin was the same age as Xunran, but in her eyes Xunran was like a big boy, docile and cute, and couldn't help but want to bully him.

Tang Xin turned around and took a look at Tang Chuan, and couldn't help but stepped forward to push Tang Chuan, "You came to someone's house as a guest, how dare you sit here and not help. You see, Xun Ran is sweating profusely. "

"He told me not to do anything." Tang Chuan pointed at Xunran disapprovingly, looked up and saw Annie, "You are here too."

"Yeah, come and eat."

Annie actually studied in the United States when she was in middle school. She majored in mass communication in college, and happened to be placed in the same dormitory as Tang Xin.After graduation, because her family was in China, she returned to China with Tang Xin and worked as a reporter for a newspaper.She has a bright personality and doesn't like to be restrained. She is very popular in the social circle, so she doesn't mind coming to Ji Bai's house to have dinner with a few men, and she quickly gets along with everyone.

Everyone sat around the dining table eating hot hot pot, feeling very lively.Tang Chuan picked up the red wine bottle and shook it in front of Tang Xin, expressing that he did not come empty-handed as a guest, and then filled Ji Bai's glass.

"Just now I heard from Xunran that you have a fiancee?"

"En." Ji Bai rarely smiled sweetly.

Tang Xin was taken aback.fiancée?In fact, that's right, after so many years, he is also of marriageable age, and it is normal to have a girlfriend.

Tang Xin also saw that Ji Bai was laughing until the crow's feet came out, and couldn't help but reached out and touched the corners of Ji Bai's eyes, "Third brother, you have creases."

"Your brother does." Ji Bai pointed at Tang Chuan not to be outdone.

"Don't talk about me, talk about your fiancée."

"He said Xu Xu is a little robot monster all day long." Xun Ran interjected mischievously, ignoring Ji Bai's warning eyes.

"When will you get married?"

Tang Xin blurted out the question, anyway, she didn't have time to think about the meaning of the sense of loss that suddenly popped up in her heart just now.

"She wants to finish a course in psychology first, which will take at least half a year."

"Hurry up and introduce us."

"There must be a chance."

Tang Xin really wanted to meet that woman.She wanted to know what kind of woman could attract Ji Bai.Thinking about how many girls admired Ji Bai in school back then, but Ji Bai never fell in love with one, maybe because of this, Tang Xin thought that Ji Bai would always be her third brother, but never thought that Ji Bai would always be her third brother. My brother will also become someone else's boyfriend, or even a husband one day.

Everyone chatted for a while, because Tang Chuan had to go to work the next day, Tang Chuan was going to send Tang Xin and Annie back very early.

The three of them walked to the elevator while chatting. Just at this moment, the elevator door opened. Annie walked too fast in front and bumped into Zhao Qiping who had just come out of the elevator.Annie quickly took two steps back, but she couldn't stand still for a while and fell to the ground. Her right foot wearing high heels was sprained immediately.

Zhao Qiping then squatted down in front of Annie and checked Annie's ankle. Annie couldn't help but let out a soft cry of pain.

"It's ok, Ice pack is fine"

Zhao Qiping breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at Annie. Annie just stared blankly at Zhao Qiping in front of him, unable to recover for a while, this man is too good-looking, right?Tang Xin and Tang Chuan pulled Annie up and brought Annie back to reality.

"I'm sorry, but luckily you're fine." Zhao Qiping smiled apologetically.

"It's none of your business, I'm too careless myself."

"You'd better not walk for now."

This is a bit troublesome, how can I go home without walking?

"It seems that I have to carry you back."

When Annie heard Tang Xin say this, she also looked helpless.Tang Chuan hesitated for a moment, and suddenly remembered something, "I still have to rush a report, why don't I ask Xunran to send you back!"

Leaving the three of them in place, Tang Chuan hurried to find Xun Ran and come out.Xunran came, and picked up Annie without saying a word.Ji Bai also came out and threw the car keys to Xunran.

"Drive my car, be careful."

Zhao Qiping handed over a business card to Annie, "You can contact me anytime if you need anything."

Annie looked at the business card in her hand, said the name Zhao Qiping silently in her heart, then looked up at Zhao Qiping contentedly, "My name is Chen Anni."

Seeing Xun Ran walk into the elevator with Tang Xin behind her back, Zhao Qiping waved goodbye to Ji Bai and Tang Chuan, walked into 1802, and closed the door.

Ji Bai looked at Tang Chuan, "It's a lie to rush to report, but it's true that you don't want to recite others, right?"

"Then why did you let Xunran go instead of going by yourself?"

"There's a bunch of pots and pans in the kitchen that need to be cleaned up, do you want to come over and help?"

Tang Chuan pretended not to hear, turned and walked into 1801, and closed the door.

Ji Bai also walked back to 1803 and closed the door.

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Annie sat on the bed, applied an ice pack to her sprained foot, and lowered her head in thought.Tang Xin came and knocked on the door, but the door was actually open. She just wanted to wake up Annie who seemed to be in a daze.

"What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, what good deeds did you do in your previous life? How could you have these wonderful men around you?"

That's true, not to mention Ji Bai's heartthrob, Tang Chuan has always been called a genius, and there are many admirers who appreciate his knowledge and talent. Even though Xun Ran has always only had Jian Yao in his eyes, there are still a few girls who secretly Ask Tang Xin to send him a love letter.

"I can see that you regard Li Xunran as your younger brother, but you really never liked Ji Bai?"

Tang Xin blushed.How could it not be? It should be said that no one would dislike Ji Bai at that time, right?But Tang Xin also knew that Ji Bai only regarded her as his younger sister, not to mention that he already had a fiancée.

"However, I still think that Doctor Zhao is the most handsome!"

Tang Xin smiled, "Look at your nympho face."

"Don't you know, when a man kneels down in front of you, no woman can resist it."

"He just knelt down to examine you."

"From my point of view, he just knelt down on one knee, then raised his head and looked at those eyes at a close distance. My God, the watery ones really seem to have stars in them."

"You are enough."

Although Tang Xin did not deny that Dr. Zhao was very attractive, it was the first time she had seen Annie so appreciative of a man, no, he was a nymphomaniac.

"Have you taken a fancy to someone?"

"There's nothing to dislike. You also know my love rule that I have always followed. If you agree, you will come and if you don't, you will go. Let it go."

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Ji Bai walked into the criminal science and technology laboratory, and saw Tang Chuan buried in a pile of reports.The desk was full of books and reports, which seemed messy at first glance, but Tang Chuan could always find the books or reports he wanted.

Tang Chuan looked up and saw Ji Bai, he was a little surprised.

"Why are you here?"

"Just as I took office, there was an anti-drug case involving gangsters. I took some information for verification, and communicated with people here by the way."

Ji Bai handed over the stack of documents in his hand to Tang Chuan.Tang Chuan casually opened it to take a look.

"What are you talking about? Captain Ji and Deputy Team Li are here. I don't know how excited the Binshi Public Security Bureau is. Your name has already spread to the university from there."

"Did you not take the opportunity to publicize our relationship? Maybe it can attract attention and get promoted and make a fortune."

"What's the relationship between me and you?" Tang Chuan snorted disapprovingly.

"However, I did hear about your injuries. No wonder you told Xunran that one was in a Burmese hospital and the other was in an American hospital, and then both of you were transferred here at the same time."

"It's already commonplace for us to be injured as a criminal policeman, so there's no need to talk about it all the time."

Ji Bai seemed to want to change the subject, and pointed to an instrument placed in a corner.

"what is this?"

"Directional sound wave generator. A doctor of physics used this to emit a powerful noise to interfere with the driver, causing the car to lose control and cause an accident, in an attempt to disguise it as a murder case of a car accident."

Ji Bai couldn't help shaking his head.Today's high technology has led to more and more high-IQ crimes, making their investigation much more difficult.

"Remember Shi Hong?"

Of course Ji Bai remembered.Back then, he was Tang Chuan's classmate, a math genius, and often competed with Tang Chuan. Of course, to Ji Bai, Tang Chuan was slightly better.Ji Bai has never had a good impression of Shi Hong, always thinking that he is gloomy and not angry at all, but Tang Chuan admires his IQ and often studies academics with him.

Tang Chuan explained how Shi Hong killed the homeless man to create an alibi.

"Sure enough, he is a genius. I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune. Let him meet you."

"It's a pity, such a talent."

"You regret it?"

Tang Chuan shook his head, "I just don't understand, what kind of love is this?"

"You should know that we all only look at the evidence and don't listen to the story. Putting in too much emotion will only affect our judgment."

Ji Bai's mobile phone text message rang, Ji Bai picked up the mobile phone to see that it was Xu Xu, and told him to go to the Punk Cafe near his home immediately.Ji Bai was a little surprised, Xu Xu should be attending classes in Lin City at this time, why did he come here suddenly.Ji Bai wanted to call Xu Xu, but he couldn't get through.

Ji Bai came to the cafe, but did not see Xu Xu.He walked out of the cafe again and walked around the neighborhood, but Xu Xu's cell phone still couldn't get through.Finally, Ji Bai came to the back alley of the cafe, and suddenly saw a person lying on the ground in a pool of blood, it was Xu Xu.