60: During the meal in a weird atmosphere, Gao Ze found out the murderer of the murder case
Gao Ze openly revealed his marital status.
Although he and Li Qingyan were married in name only, Zhao Xinyu and his younger brother Gao Sheng wouldn't know the specifics.
Moreover, at this moment, facing Zhao Xinyu's clingy offensive, a marital relationship was undoubtedly a trump card.
"This..."
Zhao Xinyu's face instantly stiffened, turning unsightly, and she looked at Gao Ze in disbelief:
"Mr. Gao, are you married at such a young age?"
"Didn't your brother Gao Sheng say you weren't married yet?"
"Of course not, your information is outdated; my husband and I got our marriage certificate ages ago."
Before Gao Ze could respond, Li Qingyan took out her phone, opened their wedding photos, and showed them to Zhao Xinyu and Gao Sheng.
"How about it, Miss Zhao, if you still want to invite us to dinner, my husband and I don't mind freeloading together."
"That won't be necessary."
Watching the smile on Li Qingyan's bright face, Zhao Xinyu felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a bug.
"Thank you, Mr. Gao, for helping me out today; I'll treat you again when I have the chance."
"I'm leaving now."
Gao Sheng walked Zhao Xinyu part of the way, and when he returned to Gao Ze's side, his eyes were filled with shock and joy.
"Big Brother, you're married?"
"Why didn't you tell Xiao Hui and me!"
"I thought my sister-in-law was just your girlfriend; I didn't expect her to really be my sister-in-law!"
His younger siblings had always worried about whether he would get married, concerned that their difficult family circumstances would prevent him from finding a partner.
Now, seeing Gao Ze married, their faces were filled with joy, and they couldn't wait to call his sister Xiao Hui immediately.
Gao Ze didn't stop him.
Anyway, his sister Xiao Hui would find out sooner or later.
However, his situation with Li Qingyan was a bit complicated, so he explained that because they had only been married for a few days, he wanted to wait for Xiao Hui's holiday so the family could gather before formally introducing Li Qingyan.
"I understand, I understand, you must have wanted to keep it a secret from Xiao Hui and me to give us a surprise."
Gao Sheng asked, "But Big Brother, are you going to spend a romantic evening with my sister-in-law tonight?"
"I've already signed the contract for that duplex in Lanan Community, but the interior might still need some renovation, so it's not quite suitable for immediate occupancy, though it's certainly possible to live there now."
He didn't mention the small two-bedroom apartment in Minhe Community.
That place was fine for them as brothers, but for a girl like Li Qingyan, with her excellent demeanor and obvious wealthy background, it was practically a dilapidated doghouse.
If Big Brother Gao Ze took her there, it might make Li Qingyan realize his difficult family situation, and even cause their relationship to collapse.
"Let's go back to our..."
Just as he was about to speak, Gao Ze was pulled by Li Qingyan's arm, and a clear, soft voice came out:
"Let's go to my place, Husband, I want to live with you!"
"I went to your place last night, so today you come back to my place with me ~"
Upon hearing this, his younger brother Gao Sheng's jaw dropped wide enough to swallow an orange.
Did Big Brother Gao Ze really take his sister-in-law Li Qingyan to their rented Minhe Community to spend the night?
Then Li Qingyan must be very clear about Big Brother Gao Ze's circumstances and is willing to endure such a poor living environment for him.
Now she's even utterly devoted, begging Big Brother Gao Ze not to leave her.
What kind of love potion did Big Brother Gao Ze give Li Qingyan?
He should release a tutorial.
He wanted to learn too!
"Then let's go to your place."
The newly rented Lanan Community wasn't decorated and indeed wasn't suitable for living, and if Li Qingyan wanted to live with him, the two-bedroom apartment in Minhe Community wasn't suitable either.
Moreover, Li Qingyan's emotions had been too volatile today, and he was genuinely a bit worried.
"Big Brother, then I'll head home first."
"What are you heading home for? You've waited for me for so long and haven't even eaten; eat first then leave!"
Gao Ze was indeed hungry; he had been working non-stop all afternoon, dealing with Zheng Yiren and Zheng Jiasheng, then coming to Feng Changlin's villa to investigate the massacre case.
It was past nine, and he had expended a lot of energy.
His younger brother Gao Sheng wasn't much better.
While working, he had also looked for a house in Lanan Community, viewed and rented it, and then waited for him at the villa entrance for over two hours.
They casually found a stir-fry restaurant at the entrance of Xiangxie Li Community, and Gao Ze walked straight in. His younger brother Gao Sheng glanced at Li Qingyan, then nudged Gao Ze with his chin.
The meaning was clear: he wanted Gao Ze to choose a higher-class restaurant.
It was fine for the two brothers to eat stir-fry or rice bowls.
But he didn't want Gao Ze to lose face in front of Li Qingyan.
"Your sister-in-law isn't that particular; she won't care about these things!"
Gao Ze picked a table that looked relatively clean and ordered three dishes and one soup.
When she sat down, seeing the greasy marks on the tabletop, Li Qingyan almost imperceptibly frowned, pulled out a tissue, wiped Gao Ze's seat and the table, then wiped her own, and then didn't look at Gao Sheng.
After the dishes were served.
Li Qingyan immediately picked several large pieces of meat for Gao Ze and put them in his bowl, while she ate some rice and vegetables herself, not once moving her chopsticks towards Gao Sheng's direction.
She didn't say a word either.
Gao Ze: "........."
His wife's emotional intelligence was truly a bit terrifying.
Although he could anticipate that Li Qingyan would have that cold attitude towards his mother Shen Xiuyan, she would probably be even more difficult with outsiders, but Gao Sheng was his brother.
To treat his brother like this on their first meeting, he didn't know whether to say Li Qingyan was mentally strong or lacked common sense.
However, it was hard to be too critical.
Suffering from bipolar disorder, it was already a blessing that Li Qingyan could eat with his brother Gao Sheng.
Of course, he had to dote on his own brother.
Gao Ze picked the meat and vegetables from his plate for Gao Sheng, who ate with tears, head down, not daring to look at Li Qingyan.
He actually had no other opinions about Li Qingyan, as long as she was good to his Big Brother.
It was just that he felt his sister-in-law was a bit strange, an indescribable strangeness; she was cold, but overly cute when facing his Big Brother.
That sweet smile and coquettish tone were probably every man's dream fantasy.
After dinner.
Gao Ze planned to send Gao Sheng home first, but walking out of the stir-fry restaurant, he could still see many people gathered at the entrance of Xiangxie Li Community, with security guards maintaining order.
Originally, Li Qingyan was also among the crowd.
"You were in Xiangxie Li Community; why didn't those security guards let you in?"
Gao Ze vaguely felt something was wrong and asked Li Qingyan.
"The security guards said there was a death inside, and the police had cordoned off the scene, not allowing visitors, and some residents were also blocked."
Gao Ze frowned slightly, the uneasy feeling in his heart growing stronger, but it was hard to pinpoint where the problem was.
When he looked at the group of security guards and the discussing crowd at the entrance of Xiangxie Li Community.
Boom!
Suddenly, a flash of lightning appeared in his mind, causing Gao Ze's eyes to narrow and his hands to instantly clench into fists.
"I think I know who the murderer of Feng Changlin's family of five is."
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