After Marrying the Officer

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Taking the Blame for You

“Jie, I realized you’re pretty incredible.” As soon as Xia Chengzong left, Zhao Xiaogui complimented his cousin, “That scoundrel Xia Chengzong… Ouch!”

His head was hit yet again.

“…Why can you say it and I can’t… I won’t say it anymore!” Seeing Xia Chuyi about to hit him again, Zhao Xiaogui hurriedly scampered off.

After running for a while, he crept back and asked her, “Jie, are you really letting Xia Chengzong go just like that, not worried he’ll welsh on the deal?”

Although he couldn’t understand why his cousin initially said she wouldn’t take any money, yet ended up asking for it.

Xia Chuyi just smiled lightly, “Don’t worry, he’ll come back.”

“Ha? Jie, are you so sure?” Zhao Xiaogui didn’t understand.

“Hehe.” With a mysterious smile, she said, “I added a little something to the wine.”

Xia Chuyi remained composed.

“Jie!!” Zhao Xiaogui exclaimed, “You poisoned him?”

She glanced at her cousin, and said nothing.

It wasn’t exactly poison; she had just mixed a little bit of ‘poisonous diet’ ingredients into the wine, which only had some minor side effects.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Xiaogui thought she really poisoned him, and his face instantly turned pale.

“Jie… Jie… what kind of poison did you give them?” Zhao Xiaogui’s voice trembled, “Could it, could it kill someone?”

“If it’s serious, really serious, I’ll say it was me!”

“Jie, when the time comes, I’ll say, I’ll say it was me who poisoned, it was me…” He was completely incoherent.

Xia Chuyi stopped her work, feeling both amused and touched.

“Alright, Xiao Gui, don’t imagine crazy things. Am I that kind of person?” she soothed him gently with a smile, “It’s just a laxative, what were you thinking?”

Hearing it was just a laxative, Zhao Xiaogui’s expression immediately normalized and he said, “Just a laxative? You scared me to death!”

Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but chuckle.

Of course, it wasn’t a laxative, but she couldn’t say that.

She said laughing, “But no matter what, I’m quite touched, thank you, Xiao Gui.”

Zhao Xiaogui chuckled and scratched his head, “Thank for what? I just thought, if you really poisoned someone to death, my parents would probably definitely make me take the blame for you.”

“After all, I’m not yet eighteen, and won’t be sentenced to death; I won’t die.”

Hehe, you thought of so much in such little time.

“Alright, well, I still appreciate your sentiment. Tonight, I’ll make you a delicious meal!” Xia Chuyi told her cousin.

Hearing about the delicious meal, Zhao Xiaogui immediately cheered.

With Brother Qiang, that plague, gone, the customers started coming back gradually.

Soon, the two of them were busy again.

It was still around noon when the food sold out, and they began to close up shop.

As they were cleaning up, Zhao Xiaogui suddenly asked Xia Chuyi curiously, “Eh, Jie, who invited that Brother Qiang?”

She thought to herself: Who else could it be?

“Zhang Xiaoling.” She answered directly, not planning to keep her cousin in the dark.

“What?” Zhao Xiaogui was stunned, saying, “Aren’t her parents leaders at the coal plant, and her uncle in the Police Station? She’s involving gangsters?”

Though he had his suspicions about Zhang Xiaoling, considering her status, he thought she would never associate with riffraff, especially since her uncle was in the police!

The police?

Zhang Xiaoling’s uncle wasn’t a qualified policeman.

In his past life, when Zhang Zhicheng had an accident, her uncle was the first one implicated.

As for Zhang Xiaoling, she was probably used to acting recklessly, which is why she resorted to thugs to create trouble.

Who knew, by coincidence, she got involved with Xia Chengzong’s faction.