Marry Me Quick

Chapter 515

She had arranged to meet with Xiao. Moreover, she needed to pick up Zixi from preschool.

When she arrived at the preschool, she saw that Zixi and his teacher were the only ones in the classroom.

She walked in with a confused expression and asked, "Ms. Jin, did school end early today? Why is Zixi the only one here?"

There was barely a perceptible change in Ms. Jin's expression.

"None of them attended today." After saying that, she added quickly, "Mrs. Jin, you're here early today."

Her smile seemed forced.

Ziyue guessed what she was implying but did not say anything. Instead, she smiled and replied, "I'm meeting up with a friend, so I came here early. We shall be leaving first. Goodbye, Ms. Jin."

"Sure. Goodbye, Mrs. Qin." Ms. Jin hesitated but did not say anything in the end.

Ziyue's smile remained the same. She carried Zixi in her arms. "Zixi, say goodbye to Ms. Jin."

Zixi waved his hand obediently. "Goodbye."

…

After leaving the preschool, Ziyue started the car to head to the restaurant to meet Xia.

But before she could reach there, Xia called.

"Ziyue, don't come to the restaurant. You should head home. I'll meet you there." Xia sounded strange.

Ziyue considered briefly before answering, "Sure. I'll send Zixi home."

Ziyue seemed a little dazed after ending the call.

There were a few children in the same class as Zixi, but none of them attended preschool today. It was not because they all had something. Instead, they must have known about the matter with Muchen.

It did not matter whether Muchen committed murder. What was clear was that he was involved in a criminal case.

It was easy to understand what the other children's parents thought. They were unwilling to let their children spend the whole day with the son of a potential murderer.

Everyone had a natural desire to avoid danger. Ziyue understood that.

She would likely do the same if she were in the position of those children's parents.

Suddenly, she realized Zixi would experience what she had.

If Muchen were sentenced to murder, then Zixi would become a murderer's son.

This label would follow him all his life, just like it did for her.

Ziyue was unable to calm down as she thought about this.

Nothing can happen to Muchen. I can't let my son live with the stigma of being labeled the murderer's son.

Furthermore, Muchen did not kill anyone.

When Xiaofei worked for us, she had no animosity toward our family. Muchen has no reason to kill her.

Furthermore, he told me not to worry.

Since he said that, it means he didn't kill Xiaofei.

…

Xia arrived shortly after Ziyue and Zixi returned home.

Ziyue poured her a glass of water. "Please have a drink. We will start dinner soon."

She had called home on her way here and instructed the maid to prepare dinner for three.

Thus, Xia arrived in time for them to start dinner.

Xia gulped down two mouthfuls of water.

Ziyue took a seat opposite her. "Why did you suddenly decide not to meet at the restaurant?"

"Paparazzi chased me. They nearly scared me to death. Previously, I thought celebrities exaggerated when they hid from the paparazzi. Now that I finally experienced it myself, I understand how scary and infuriating it is."

Xia gritted her teeth furiously as she talked about the paparazzi.

She told them she had no comments, but the paparazzi kept chasing after her.

They continued to pursue her even after she left the restaurant. Thankfully, Xia ran fast and managed to stop a taxi. Otherwise, she would not be able to shake them off.

Xia finished gulping down water and began to tell Ziyue what happened in the restaurant.

The paparazzi had been watching her as soon as she left work. However, she had already called a taxi on her phone, so she could get into the taxi the moment she came out of the company. Thus, the paparazzi had no choice but to follow her to the restaurant.

There could be another reason why the paparazzi followed her. They must have known she was going to meet with Ziyue.

After listening to her, Ziyue fell silent briefly before saying, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this."

"Don't worry about it. I'm completely fine. Moreover, I even got the chance to experience what it's like to be chased by paparazzi. It's an interesting experience," Xia said with a chuckle.

But Ziyue turned solemn.

On the surface, Muchen was the only person involved in the criminal case.

In reality, the matter affected everyone close to him.

It was easy for the paparazzi to discover that Ziyue and Xia were close friends. Even though Ziyue and Muchen were not public figures, their prominence was enough to cause many people to pay attention to them.

Therefore, it was easy for them to find out that Xia was Ziyue's only close friend.

Thankfully, Jingshu had returned to his hometown and was not in Yunzhou City.