633: Chapter 629: Reunion with Shangguan Wuqiu 633: Chapter 629: Reunion with Shangguan Wuqiu Next, Tang Xianlong led the way and brought Ye Fan and the three others to a reception room, then left.
An hour and a half later, the conversation between Bi Chengyun and his companions with Ye Fan ended.
Bi Chengyun and the other two did not accept Ye Fan’s invitation to stay for a meal and drove straight back to the city.
After seeing off Bi Chengyun and his companions, Ye Fan turned and went back to Tang Xianlong’s office.
Tang Xianlong said with a smile, “Congratulations, Ye Fan.
Since the municipal organization department has spoken with you, this matter is more or less set in stone.”
“Thank you, Director Tang, for your strong recommendation,” Ye Fan said with a smile.
Tang Xianlong laughed heartily.
After leaving Tang Xianlong’s office, Ye Fan also made a trip to Feng Xixing’s office to give him a heads up.
Of course, the conversation between Bi Chengyun and Ye Fan did not spread around the police department.
While other deputy directors and Fan Feipeng were still fighting tooth and nail for the positions of director and political commissar, completely unaware that someone had already been chosen for those two thrones.
On Friday afternoon, Ye Fan suddenly received a call from Cui Wenwen.
“Cousin, you promised to come to my place this weekend; you can’t go back on your word,” Cui Wenwen said on the phone.
Ye Fan laughed and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely be there on Saturday.”
As he said this, the image of Shangguan Wuqiu, a woman he had encountered by chance in Hua Hai City last week, floated into his mind.
She was a woman very similar to Cui Wenwen, beautiful and charming.
The next day, at nine o’clock in the morning, Cui Wenwen called again.
Ye Fan cheerfully agreed to her request to visit her home at half-past ten.
Around ten o’clock, Ye Fan drove to Cui Wenwen’s place.
On the way, he casually bought a few pounds of fruit as a gift.
At around half-past ten, when Ye Fan drove up to the entrance of Cui Wenwen’s residential complex, Cui Wenwen had already been waiting there for a while.
However, Cui Wenwen did not know Ye Fan’s car.
Ye Fan called Cui Wenwen from the car, and Cui Wenwen ran over with a look of surprise, calling happily through the car window, “Cousin!”
“Hehe, get in the car,” Ye Fan said with a smile.
Cui Wenwen replied cheerfully and scampered to the passenger side to get in the car.
Once in the car, Cui Wenwen looked around the interior with envy and said, “Wow, Cousin, your car is so beautiful.”
Ye Fan laughed and drove into the compound.
After parking the car downstairs of Cui Wenwen’s apartment building, Ye Fan carried the fruit and went upstairs with Cui Wenwen who affectionately linked her arm with his other arm, looking excited.
Soon, led by Cui Wenwen, Ye Fan arrived at her front door.
It was only then that Cui Wenwen released Ye Fan’s arm, took out her keys, and opened the door.
“Cousin, welcome to my place,” Cui Wenwen said, making an exaggerated and playful gesture of invitation after she opened the door.
Ye Fan chuckled and walked in.
As soon as he entered, Ye Fan immediately noticed that Cui Wenwen’s home was arranged very warmly and elegantly, guessing that Cui Wenwen’s mother must be a person of taste.
“Mom, my cousin is here!” Cui Wenwen called out loudly as she entered the house.
At that moment, Ye Fan heard noises coming from the kitchen, followed by the appearance of a graceful and voluptuous figure at the kitchen doorway, and then the entire living room seemed to suddenly become ten times brighter.
But what truly surprised Ye Fan was that the person turned out to be Shangguan Wuqiu, whom he had inadvertently saved in Hua Hai city last Saturday.
Shangguan Wuqiu, upon seeing Ye Fan, greeted him with a rush of joy, but just as she was about to speak, she suddenly realized something and forcibly held back, shaking her head slightly at Ye Fan as a signal not to recognize her.
When Ye Fan saw Shangguan Wuqiu shake her head, he couldn’t help but frown and immediately associated it with numerous possibilities.
The first thing he thought was that Shangguan Wuqiu might be the mistress or second wife of some wealthy man.
Cui Wenwen seemed to notice the change in expression between Ye Fan and Shangguan Wuqiu, and asked in confusion, “Mom, cousin, do you know each other?”
“No,” Shangguan Wuqiu immediately denied, “I rarely step out of my house, how could I possibly know your cousin?”
While speaking, she gracefully approached Ye Fan and Cui Wenwen, her gaze falling on Ye Fan as she revealed a smile and said gratefully, “Officer Ye, thank you for rescuing Wenwen.”
She had seen Ye Fan on the television news before, and Cui Wenwen had mentioned it to her.
However, the person on TV and in real life looked somewhat different, so in Hua Hai city, she only felt a sense of familiarity towards Ye Fan but did not recognize him, especially given the context of their encounter in Hua Hai city.
Now that Cui Wenwen had personally brought him home, she recognized him for sure.
“Hehe, don’t mention it, it’s all part of the job,” Ye Fan said with a wave and a smile.
Cui Wenwen introduced, “Cousin, this is my mom, Shangguan Wuqiu.”
Shangguan…” Ye Fan said, feeling a bit awkward about the form of address.
Shangguan Wuqiu smiled, “Hello, you can call me by my name.”
With that, she extended her graceful hand as an invitation to shake hands.
Ye Fan lightly grasped Shangguan Wuqiu’s slender and white jade-like fingers, feeling their delicate, soft, and smooth texture – almost as if they were boneless.
“You can just call me Ye Fan,” Ye Fan said, retrieving his hand.
Shangguan Wuqiu nodded gently, “I’m still cooking.
Please make yourself comfortable, it won’t be long.”
Afterward, she turned and instructed Cui Wenwen to take good care of Ye Fan, before swiftly returning to the kitchen.
Sitting down on the couch, Cui Wenwen poured a glass of water and brought it to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan received the water and said, “You don’t have to be so polite.”
“Hee hee, did you find my mom looks really young?” Cui Wenwen said, a bit proudly.
Ye Fan took a sip of water and replied, “Indeed, she looks more like your sister than your mother.”
“Hey, actually, my mom is only a little more than a decade older than me,” Cui Wenwen said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan nearly choked on his water, exclaiming in surprise, “Did I hear that right?”
“Of course, you heard it right,” Cui Wenwen laughed, then leaned closer and whispered in Ye Fan’s ear, “Actually, my mom had me when she was seventeen.”
Ye Fan felt embarrassed.
Could the man who had supported Shangguan Wuqiu when she was younger also have been her partner?
If she had Cui Wenwen at seventeen, that would mean Shangguan Wuqiu was only sixteen at the time.
Cui Wenwen then proudly said, “My mom’s beautiful, isn’t she?”
“Mhm,” Ye Fan nodded sincerely.
Cui Wenwen smiled happily, then her mood seemed to darken as she said, “Unfortunately, my mom says that because she’s pretty, she easily attracts trouble and can’t work a regular job outside the house, so she stays home and writes as an author.”
She was totally unguarded with Ye Fan, almost naively spilling her family secrets to him.
Ye Fan, a bit curious himself, tentatively asked, “Have you seen your dad?”
“I have,” Cui Wenwen replied, “But it’s unfortunate that he died in a car accident when I was little.
Now I can hardly remember what he looked like.”
She didn’t sound sad when she mentioned this.
Perhaps she was too young then to have a lasting impression of her father, and after so many years, her memories of him had mostly faded.
Ye Fan was mildly surprised, thinking to himself, “Could I have guessed wrong?
Or did Shangguan Wuqiu lie to Cui Wenwen?”