The kiss on that summer night was a secret shared between the two of them.
On the way back, Feng Guang hugged An Tong’s arm, leaning against him. She suddenly realized that returning to high school wasn’t so bad after all; at least she felt that youthful exuberance she could express freely.
With such an ambiguous relationship between a boy and a girl, wouldn’t the homeroom teacher intervene? He would have liked to but lacked the courage. Nowadays, who among the wealthy youths doesn’t have a fiancé or fiancée?
From then on, the beautiful new transfer student was known to have a boyfriend, and her boyfriend was none other than the famous An Tong. This news spread quickly among everyone.
Feng Guang walked An Tong to his doorstep and then skipped back home. Don’t ask why she was the one to send him off; even if An Tong said he could walk back by himself, she still thought he looked weak. If he stood for too long, she would insist that he sit down. Besides, their homes were only about a hundred meters apart.
“I’m back!” Feng Guang cheerfully announced as she entered her house.
“Cough!” Xia Zhao coughed heavily.
Seeing a guest in the living room beside her father, Feng Guang was surprised. “Officer Li, what brings you here?”
“Well, it’s… official business,” Li Bi replied with a chuckle.
Xia Zhao added, “Feng Guang, this is a friend of your father’s. He came by today for a matter.”
“Oh, then you two talk; I’ll head to my room.”
“Wait a moment,” Xia Zhao called out to her. “You might want to listen to this.”
“But you’re discussing official matters. What’s there for me to understand?”
Li Bi said, “Miss Xia, I think you should listen as well; it’s related to An Tong.”
Related to An Tong… Feng Guang hesitated for a moment before sitting down on the sofa. “What is it?”
Li Bi exchanged a glance with Xia Zhao before continuing, “I assume Miss Xia is aware of the many rumors circulating about An Tong lately.”
“Are you referring to the rumors about his mother? If you’re calling it a rumor, then there’s no need to take it too seriously, is there?” She sounded quite impatient at the mention of it.
Xia Zhao spoke in a deep tone, “There’s no smoke without fire; there’s always a reason for such rumors to arise.”
“The reason is that last time Officer Li and his team went to An Tong’s home and even dug up their yard, right?” Feng Guang shot a glance at Li Bi. “And they didn’t even fill in the hole before leaving.”
Li Bi rubbed his nose, looking a bit embarrassed. “We were just following procedures. If An Tong truly had no suspicions, we wouldn’t be keeping an eye on him.”
“If you say he’s suspicious, then where exactly is his suspicion?”
“According to Ms. An’s colleagues, she hurried out after receiving a phone call. We traced that call, and it turned out to be a disposable number, so we couldn’t find anything. However, based on Ms. An’s reaction, we have reason to believe the caller was someone familiar to her.”
Feng Guang crossed her arms and replied nonchalantly, “I’ve heard Ms. An is the head of a company, so she must have quite a few acquaintances. As a successful businesswoman, she must have taken business from others, which means she likely has many rivals. Why are you focusing solely on An Tong?”
“We’re not just focusing on An Tong; we’ve already ruled out others,” Li Bi said, his sharp eyes keen like an eagle. “Moreover, we uncovered something significant.”
Feng Guang felt a sense of unease. “What did you find out?”
“Although An Tong’s former family doctor went abroad, we managed to locate him during his visit back home. We learned that An Tong’s health issues stem from his mother continuously administering medication to him.” Li Bi exuded the authoritative presence of a detective, evoking an unyielding trust. “This reason is substantial enough.”