A forensic doctor is reborn, sir, please don't bully me!

Chapter 518 Explanation

Late at night, after returning home, Xia Yun began to happily plan where she and Zhang Jie would go for a trip this weekend.

She was filled with anticipation, her eyes sparkling, as if she could already see the two of them spending wonderful time together.

However, Zhang Jie appeared listless and indifferent. There was no expectation on his face, and his eyes revealed a hint of fatigue and impatience.

Zhang looked at Bai Mengfei, who was staring intently at her phone, her eyes filled with anticipation and anxiety. She was waiting for Xiang Yuntian to call her.

Time ticked by, and she waited and waited, but Xiang Yuntian's call never came. A look of disappointment gradually appeared on her face, and her eyes grew dull and lifeless.

Seeing her so forlorn, Zhang felt a pang of sympathy and gently walked over, sitting down beside her. He said softly, "It's getting late, would you like to rest for a while?"

"Me?" Bai Mengfei looked puzzled, thought for a moment, and said, "No, I don't want to rest for now, nor do I need to. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first!"

After hearing this, Zhang Ju didn't know what else to say, so he silently got up and left.

In fact, Bai Mengfei had already seen the phone call Xiang Yuntian had made to her earlier. At this moment, she was very conflicted, wondering whether or not to call him back.

Her fingers swiped back and forth on the phone screen, her eyes filled with hesitation. After a fierce internal struggle, Bai Mengfei finally decided not to fight back.

Just as Bai Mengfei was lost in thought, Xia Yun suddenly walked over, sat down beside her, and said with a sweet smile, "Want to go eat? It's my treat!"

"You're treating me? I'm not hungry," Bai Mengfei replied calmly.

"I'll cook myself!" Xia Yun said, then took Bai Mengfei's hand and smiled coquettishly, "Let's go! I have something I'd like to talk to you about."

"What is it?" Bai Mengfei was slightly taken aback, carefully observing Xia Yun's expression, secretly wondering what she wanted to say.

In the end, Bai Mengfei was dragged and pulled by Xia Yun to Xia Yun's residence.

After closing the door, Xia Yun looked at Bai Mengfei with pitiful eyes, her tone pleading: "You know I like chapters, so can you please not take them from me?"

Bai Mengfei couldn't help but chuckle softly and said, "I didn't mean to compete with you for the chapter; you must have misunderstood."

"But I can tell that Zhang Jie is interested in you!" Xia Yun said with a wronged expression, her eyes glistening with tears.

Bai Mengfei smiled helplessly and said, "It's his business if he's interested in me. Love is never a one-sided thing."

"Alright! If that's the case, then I'm relieved. But, could you do me one more favor?" A spark of hope rekindled in Xia Yun's eyes.

Seeing Xia Yun's expectant look, Bai Mengfei nodded gently and said, "Sure! What kind of help do you need?"

"I want to ask Zhang out tomorrow, but I'm a little embarrassed to ask and I don't have the courage. So I hope you can help me ask him out," Xia Yun said shyly.

Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Alright, then I'll go and ask him out for you. But since you like him so much and know him so well, I think it wouldn't be difficult for you to ask him out yourself. I don't think he'll refuse you, right?"

"Yes, but I'm a girl after all, and I'm shy, so I'm embarrassed to say it!" Xia Yun said with a touch of coquettishness.

Bai Mengfei couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly, and said with a smile, "It's not like I'm not a girl!"

Xia Yun quickly said with a smile, "That's not what I meant, you know that!"

"Alright, where do you want to ask him to go tomorrow? I'll tell him," Bai Mengfei said helplessly.

"I asked him to go hiking, but I think hiking is pretty boring. And if you're included, it feels a bit strange. So I thought, let's go on a group tour instead!" Xia Yun said.

"Join a tour group?" Upon hearing this word, a hint of disappointment flashed across Bai Mengfei's face. She clearly remembered the unpleasant things that happened during her last tour group visit, and those memories brought a bitter feeling to her heart.

Seeing that Bai Mengfei's expression was a little strange, Xia Yun hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Don't you want to join the group? Or is there another reason?"

"It's nothing, I'll go arrange a meeting with him for you," Bai Mengfei said, suppressing her discomfort.

"But you have to go too!" Xia Yun nervously grabbed Bai Mengfei's hand, her eyes filled with anticipation. "If you don't go, I'm worried he won't go either."

"Don't worry! I will definitely go." Bai Mengfei thought she had nothing to do tomorrow, so she agreed.

Back at the Zhang family home, Bai Mengfei asked expressionlessly, "How about we go on a trip together tomorrow to relax?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jie excitedly leaned closer, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and said, "Really? You're asking me out?"

"Yes, I made an appointment with you," Bai Mengfei said casually.

"Of course I'll go!" Zhang Jie said happily, his face beaming with a smile.

Bai Mengfei nodded gently, then turned and walked straight back to her room.

As soon as she reached her room upstairs, she saw that Xiang Yuntian had called her. She gripped her phone tightly, slowly walked to the window, took a deep breath, and answered the call.

"Hey, what do you want by calling me?" Bai Mengfei asked in a cold tone.

Xiang Yuntian then said, "I missed you. I called you yesterday, but you didn't answer."

"I'm sick," Bai Mengfei replied coldly, walking to the window as she looked indifferently at the scenery outside.

Upon hearing Bai Mengfei's words, Xiang Yuntian immediately became anxious and asked urgently, "Are you alright now?"

"I'm fine now, nothing serious. Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up." Bai Mengfei actually wanted to chat with him a little longer, but for some reason, hearing his voice made her inexplicably irritable.

Xiang Yuntian hurriedly said, "Don't hang up! You haven't come back for the past two days. Where have you been? I went to the place where Captain Zhao gave us to stay before, but I couldn't find you."

"Stop asking, okay? I don't want to talk about it," Bai Mengfei said impatiently.

"Okay! I was just worried about you. I'm glad to know you're alright." Xiang Yuntian paused for a moment, then added, "There's one more thing. When are you planning to come back and stay?"

"Let's talk about it later," Bai Mengfei said softly. "I'll go back to get my things, and thank you for taking care of me before."

"What are you saying? What's wrong with you?" Xiang Yuntian asked, feeling puzzled.

Bai Mengfei held back for a long time before finally saying what was in her heart: "I wish you and Kelly happiness!"

"Me and Kelly?" Xiang Yuntian said in surprise, "There's nothing between us. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Bai Mengfei didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly, "I know about the phone call you made to her outside the restaurant before. I heard it."

"That matter?" Xiang Yuntian hurriedly explained, "That was a misunderstanding! I only found out by chance that Jiang Shuai's car accident was related to her. That's why I called her."

Bai Mengfei was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Then why didn't you explain it to me back then, and instead resigned? How do you explain that?"

“I resigned to put her at ease and let her know that I wouldn’t pursue the matter. She also promised me that she would go back to the United States.”

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you didn't ask, I didn't say anything. Besides, I think the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better."

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