"I’ll support you," Ren Minghang blurted out, his entire face turning red. Xia You also came to realize that Ren Minghang probably thought she was doing this line of work because she was forced by circumstances and lacking money.
A man saying he wants to support a woman, that’s not something that can be simply explained by sympathy.
Xia You had never been so directly hinted at before in her life. This man actually said he wanted to support her?
"My meaning is, I have some savings, you could first focus on your studies, and after you graduate, you can pay me back," Ren Minghang clutched at the steering wheel with effort, the sweat in his palms making it hard to grip.
"Hehe, thanks for the kind offer, Instructor Ren, but I’m not used to owing favors to others," Xia You turned her face away, sticking out her tongue. She didn’t need to study anymore; she had graduated a long time ago.
Is it because he’s an "outsider" that she’s unwilling to accept his help? Ren Minghang misunderstood Xia You’s meaning. It’s true, they had only known each other for a little more than a month. If it were the Ren Minghang from before, he wouldn’t believe that in just over a month, he could develop such an infatuation for someone.
"Since you’re unwilling, then I won’t force it," Ren Minghang had a new idea. He first offered to drive Xia You home, then bought a bunch of imported fruits at the supermarket, helping her carry them to the bottom of the building. He watched as she went upstairs and saw the light turn on in her old apartment before he left.
Mo Xixi, biting into a peach, then opened the fridge to look inside, and sure enough, it was full of kiwifruits, mangoes, and wax apples. "You say that Ren Minghang is just an instructor you met at Longzhi? But from what you’re telling me, he sounds more like a brainless rich second generation."
If Ren Minghang had been slightly more attentive, and immediately tracked Xia You’s records after she dropped out of school, he would have discovered that her information could not be retrieved normally. The information of ordinary citizens must be in the national database; only government employees and sensitive personnel’s data would be not normally retrievable.
Ren Minghang isn’t incapable of tracking Xia You’s records, but he dislikes doing so. The reason he chose to stay in Longzhi, instead of developing his career in the Rand Military District as his family suggested, is because although he aspired to the profession of a soldier, he was dissatisfied with the nearly omnipresent information reconnaissance work in Rand Military District.
As a child, due to his family’s work, Ren Minghang was protected every day by special officers assigned by the military region. The excessive protection stopped him from freely making friends, a situation that didn’t change until he proved his self-reliance by joining Longzhi Academy. Therefore, Ren Minghang told himself that, unless necessary, he would never casually use his convenience to interfere in others’ private lives.
Moreover, at that time, Ren Minghang also wanted to restrain his feelings, which is why he cut off the idea of looking for Xia You’s information.
It wasn’t until he ran into Xia You again in "Golden Splendor" and confirmed that his feelings for her couldn’t be eradicated, that he used some means to find Xia You’s information. The information he saw had been specially processed by the National Security Department and differed little from the data sent to the manager of "Golden Splendor," but with the shrewd Mo Xixi’s help, it had masked the segment about Xia You graduating from university.
"No wonder she has to work outside," Ren Minghang sighed. The information mentioned that Xia You’s mother was a single parent and her brother was involved with gangsters, recently implicated in a police killing incident.
"This time, I won’t be like the last," Ren Minghang shredded that file, thinking about the warmth of Xia You’s hand when he pulled her out today, the girl with the stubborn look in her eyes, he must protect her in his embrace.
After finishing the fruit, Xia You left the leftover cores and peels for Mo Xixi to handle. When they lived together, their division of labor was always clear. One was in charge of gathering information, the other was responsible for the direct strike.
After altering Xia You’s information, Mo Xixi picked up a few wax apples and sat in the living room to eat. Seeing Xia You entering her room, Mo Xixi called out, "Aren’t you interested in knowing Ren Minghang’s information? I have a way to get it."
"Not interested," Xia You had no intention of learning more about Ren Minghang. Her refusal tonight should have made her intentions clear to Ren Minghang. This kind-hearted and overly enthusiastic instructor was better suited to a simple learning environment like Longzhi. It seemed like he had a good impression of her, and if possible, she wanted to completely disappear from Ren Minghang’s life after completing this mission.
"Sometimes you’re like a little sun, and sometimes like an ice mountain," Mo Xixi sighed, biting into the pink fruit in her hand, as Xia You chuckled and closed the room door.
"Hehe, but even if you’re not interested, I am," Mo Xixi thought and couldn’t resist the gossip. If she didn’t dig into this, wouldn’t it be a disservice to her "Gossip Queen" title? She tossed the fruit core away, her fingers began to clack on the keyboard once again.
The password for the national database was firmly etched in Mo Xixi’s mind, with a few keystrokes, a vast amount of data came up.
"Ren Minghang, looks like a pretty ordinary Longzhi Academy teacher, his information shouldn’t be hard to find," Mo Xixi typed in three characters.
The database flickered, showing 0 search records.
Mo Xixi glanced at the screen; she had mistyped the last character. She corrected it, and this time, three individuals with the same name came up. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)