Chapter 36 Bai Yueguang’s Substitute (36)
It was already dark when we came out of the police station.
A woman holding a child not far away was thanking the man who saved her mother and daughter.
Everyone was almost gone, but Jiang Lai hadn't waited for a passing taxi.
"If you don't mind, take my car and go."
The man came over, took off his mask and smiled gently at Jiang Lai.
The first time he saw him, Jiang Lai's eyebrows were raised slightly, almost imperceptibly.
"Then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble, you saved my life today, I don't know how to repay you yet."
"I pledge myself to you."
Jiang Lai suddenly said this, and the man who said it was stunned on the spot, with a flash of astonishment in his eyes.
"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. We can meet a fellow countryman in a foreign country. We are quite destined."
"Yes, I still don't know what the lady's last name is."
"Oh, my name is Jiang Lai, where are you?"
"My surname is Xiao, Xiao Jun."
Jiang Lai smiled.
"Sounds familiar."
Xiao Juan's expression froze, and before he could think of how to respond, Jiang Lai said something with a smile.
"My ex-boyfriend's name also has two words, no wonder it sounds familiar."
"That's Miss Jiang's ex-boyfriend who is not lucky."
When it came to this, Jiang Lai's attitude became a lot colder, and he didn't speak much from the time he got in the car to the hotel.
Xiao Juan dropped her off.
"Ms. Jiang, are you free tomorrow?"
"I've had nothing to do these days, are you okay?"
"I would like to invite you to have a meal with me."
Jiang Lai thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay, it just so happens that I am idle when I am alone."
"Miss Jiang is here for a trip?"
"Let's talk about work, have fun after it's over."
Xiao Juan nodded, watched Jiang Lai walk into the hotel, and then turned back to the car.
The assistant on the side handed him a video to watch.
"This is a live surveillance replay. This Miss Jiang is extraordinary. She has such means and speed. If there was even half a second of hesitation or deviation at that time, she might have died."
Looking at the video, the thin woman grabbed the gun against his chest without hesitation. Even just watching the replay, he could still clearly feel the tension that was close to suffocation at that time.
He didn't expect that Jiang Lai would become his savior.
I never expected that this vain woman would have such courage and courage.
The reason why he dared to stand up and protect the mother and daughter was because he was sure that the bodyguard who had been hiding in the dark would kill the robber at any time.
And what about her?
Why should she stand up and risk her life to protect him, a stranger?
"Boss, you encountered such a dangerous situation during your trip. Do you want to cancel your next trip?"
"No, just send a few more plainclothes bodyguards to follow."
The next day, Xiao Juan made an appointment with Jiang Lai to go to a famous restaurant. Facing a blue lake, the breeze hit and the sun was just right. Xiao Juan, who was sitting opposite, was wearing a white shirt and looked elegant, gentle and polite.
Jiang Lai, who was face to face with him, was different. She wore a red floral suspender dress and her thick hair was rolled into large and charming waves, flying freely with the wind and waves.
This was the first time for Xiao Jun to observe Jiang Lai up close.
He found that it seemed different from what those people said. Although the woman in front of him looked similar to Mu Chen, his personality was completely different.
Unlike Mu Chen, who was as quiet as an orchid, Jiang Lai was bright and charming, with red lips and a bright smile like a flower, causing the men sitting around to peek frequently.
Xiao Jun calmed down and repeatedly emphasized in his heart the purpose of his appearance here.
"I like the culture and scenery here very much. If I have the chance, I would also like to live here forever."
Jiang Lai pursed his lips and smiled, then said something immediately.
"After what happened yesterday, you can still like it here. You are very brave."
Xiao Juan choked on his words. He didn't expect Jiang Lai to say such a sentence suddenly, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Do you like to go to art exhibitions? I have two tickets for a private painter's art exhibition."
The investigation revealed that Jiang Lai studied art in college. Xiao Juan thought that she would be interested in art exhibitions. Even if she was not interested, it would be a rare and elegant thing to see a private art exhibition in a country of art. He believed that she would be interested in art exhibitions. Jiang Lai would not refuse.
Sure enough, Jiang Lai arrived in front of the art exhibition the next day as promised.
Inside the pure white building was a long corridor. Xiao Juan walked beside Jiang Lai and watched silently.
Because it is a private collection of paintings, there are very few visitors, and the owners of the paintings will also come over to introduce the origins and background of these paintings to the visitors.
When she walked to Xiao Juan, the hostess hugged and kissed Xiao Juan familiarly, and then led the two of them deeper into the corridor.
At a corner, Jiang Lai's eyes stopped on a painting.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Jun stepped forward and whispered.
"These paintings were bought privately from painters at high prices and cannot be seen outside. If you like them, you can talk to the collectors."
Then Xiao Juan turned around and whispered a few words to the hostess in Italian. The hostess smiled and nodded, walked to Jiang Lai and asked her enthusiastically.
"Do you like this painting?"
Jiang Lai nodded.
"I would like to ask from whom you bought this painting?"
She spoke Italian fluently, even as well as the locals. Xiao Juan, who was planning to help translate, was stunned for a second, then took an awkward step back.
The hostess heard that she could speak Italian, so she directly introduced the origin of this painting to her.
"My husband bought this from a young painter when he was traveling in China a few years ago. This painting is not expensive, but my husband and I like it very much. Many people who came to visit have mentioned it. I tried to buy this painting, but my husband and I rejected it.”
Jiang Lai smiled slightly, turned around and continued to look at the half-figure portrait on the wall. This was a woman hidden in the darkness but still bright and dazzling. She was holding a handful of loess, with a small flower growing on the loess. Small wild flowers are full of vitality and power.
Seeing that she had been staring at the painting, Xiao Juan stepped forward after hesitating.
"You like it very much?"
"Well, I really like it."
After watching the art exhibition, the two of them went to sit in a cafe by the river for a while. Xiao Jun suddenly said that he was going out to take a phone call. When he came back, he came to Jiang Lai with a picture frame in his hand.
That painting was the one Jiang Lai had just seen at the private art exhibition, and she was a little surprised.
"You, how did you bring it out?"
"Don't you like it? I begged the couple and let them sell me this painting."
Jiang Lai was stunned, but his reaction was within Xiao Juan's expectation.
He knows best some ways to create romance and surprise, and he also knows best what people like Jiang Lai need most in their hearts. (End of chapter)