How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 146 - 148: Walking into a Trap_1

"Li Qiao, come to my office." Xun Dong glanced at her and said.

With an "Oh," Li Qiao followed him into the office. Xun Dong handed her a stack of files, "These are the summary reports of cases that were solved in the past. Take a look and learn from them. I have to take a trip out of town soon, could be gone for about a month. While I’m away, apart from the autopsy reports, you’ll be responsible for writing everything else, including submitting the details for approval."

"Okay," Li Qiao picked up the documents, "I need a favor."

"Hmm?" Xun Dong said, "Qin Jin didn’t get caught again, did he?"

Li Qiao instantly scowled—couldn’t he think better of her partner?!

Seeing her reaction, Xun Dong smiled, "What is it? I’ll definitely help if it’s within my capability."

Li Qiao then told him about wanting the post office to keep an eye on express mail for the educated youth.

Xun Dong replied, "You should talk to Xu Feng; his dad is in charge of managing all parcel and letter distribution in the county."

Li Qiao hadn’t expected that her ordinary and unassuming colleague had a father with some clout. Indeed, one should never judge a book by its cover. She left the office, greeted Xu Feng, and Xu Feng promptly took the list to his dad. When he came back, he had an express mail packet in hand.

"Feng Family Village’s Du Xinxin, right?"

Li Qiao was pleasantly surprised, "Yes! That was quick." Du Xinxin’s file had been filed the latest, yet it arrived first.

After confirming the address and name again, she picked up the express mail and focused on flipping through the files on her desk.

During lunch break, Li Dadao, Li Xiaonan, and Li Fang from Tulou Village came to see her.

She took Ma Ling with her, accompanied the three to the farm to register, and made sure the examination time was set before leaving.

Li Fang said, "Qiaoqiao, we’d like to take a look around where you work, is that okay?"

Li Qiao flatly refused, "Non-police personnel are not allowed in, and our office isn’t much of a sight. It’s similar to the office environment at the farm." She changed the subject, "Feeling hot? I’ll treat you to ice pops to cool down."

Li Dadao and Li Xiaonan declined the offer.

"No need, you must be busy with work, right? Just go on with your work; we can make our own way back."

Li Qiao brought them to a teahouse and ordered a pot of tea.

Having walked a long way, the three of them were thirsty and didn’t stand on ceremony, gulping down the tea from their cups.

The pot was quickly emptied.

Li Qiao called the waiter to refill their cups.

After waiting for the three to quench their thirst, Li Qiao parted ways with them and returned to the main office to continue going through documents until the end of the workday.

She slung her water bottle over her shoulder, holding the express mail at the doorway, waiting for Qin Jin.

Ma Ling walked a few steps, noticed Li Qiao wasn’t following, and said, "Li Qiao, why are you spacing out? Let’s go together."

Li Qiao laughed, "I’m not coming with you today. My partner is picking me up."

Ma Ling: "..." She should’ve never asked!

No sooner had Ma Ling left than Qin Jin arrived. "Were you waiting anxiously?"

"Just got off work. Look, Du Xinxin’s notification."

"How come it’s with you?"

Li Qiao explained how.

The colleagues from the neighboring police department were also leaving work; they saw Qin Jin and Li Qiao chatting and laughing together.

"Isn’t that Loser Qin? Why’s he hanging out with the forensics department’s gorgeous girl?"

"Li Qiao, why are you with Loser Qin?" a colleague from the police department called out as a reminder, "He’s not a good guy, what are you up to, Loser Qin?! This isn’t a place for you to mess around! Get out of here!"

As the colleague spoke, he pulled out handcuffs to intimidate.

Li Qiao quickly clarified, "He’s my partner, the future father of my children, not some loser."

The colleagues were dumbfounded: "..." What?

Even a loser could marry a top scholar beauty, so should they not deserve a fairy?

No wonder Xu Feng kept quiet; he probably knew all along.

That guy didn’t even give them a heads up!

Colleagues silently put away the handcuffs they had taken out and changed their tone, "Qin Jin, you’re quite capable, aren’t you?" Even snagged the top scholar.

Qin Jin’s expression shifted from cloudy to sunny, the corners of his mouth turned up proudly, and he thought to himself, let them be jealous!

"See you tomorrow!" Li Qiao waved to his colleagues with a smile and got into Qin Jin’s car and left.

...

The evening sunset was exceptionally beautiful.

Li Qiao leant against Qin Jin’s back, enjoying the scenery and chatting about work now and then. At the crossroads, they had to pass to return to the village, Li Qiao spotted Li Jinhua, her face wrapped in a silk scarf worn in autumn, tightly bundled, and with Dong Lamei.

Li Qiao planned to pass by without stopping.

Qin Jin, however, stopped the car and said nonchalantly, "Yo! Mother-in-law, sister-in-law, what’s happening here?"

Dong Lamei cursed under her breath, that dead loser! Talking nonsense and even calling her mother-in-law! Shouldn’t he have called her ma’am? If not addressing Jinhua as sister-in-law, he couldn’t just bluntly call her sister-in-law. She clenched her teeth and said, "It’s all because of that beast Li Jianguo! Can you believe he hit a woman? I never saw it coming! If I had known, I would’ve never agreed to let Jinhua marry him. Jin, you must seek justice for your sister."

Qin Jin hesitated and said with difficulty, "It’s not easy to intervene in other people’s marital affairs. Could it be that Jinhua is not gentle enough and doesn’t know how to take care of a man? She should learn from Qiaoqiao, who keeps me so pampered every day that, forget hitting her, I’d tremble in pain even if she lost a hair."

Li Qiao looked at Qin Jin, his expression as if he were a man checking his phone on the subway, wondering why he was speaking so oddly today.

Li Jinhua suddenly remembered that yesterday Li Jianguo had been whispering with Qin Jin for quite a while.

She hadn’t paid attention at the time.

Now she realized.

Li Jianguo hitting her must have been instigated by Qin Jin, that scumbag.

Because when Li Jianguo hit her, he said if she would be as submissive to men as Li Qiao, he would treat her well.

She couldn’t fathom how Li Jianguo knew Li Qiao was submissive to men?

Now it all made sense!

Qin Jin bragging about Daniu! And it was true that yesterday, Li Qiao did whatever Qin Jin wanted her to do.

They definitely plotted against her ahead of time.

Li Jianguo had fallen for the trap!

She cried out of anger.

Dong Lamei thought the injuries on her daughter’s body hurt too much; as a mother feels for her daughter, she was also in distress. "Jinhua, we don’t have to live with him anymore, let’s get a divorce!"

Li Jinhua did want a divorce, but she didn’t dare.

Li Jinhua was the flesh and blood daughter of Li Shengcai. When Old Mrs. Qin was in mourning, Li Shengcai agreed to marry Li Qiao to Dong Qiang just like that.

If she really got a divorce, Li Shengcai would probably marry her off to some old bachelor.

And then there was her mother. Always claiming to have her best interests at heart, but why didn’t she object when Jinhua didn’t want to marry?

She had to get that notice for educated youth and go to college, never to return.

"I’ve got something else to take care of, I’ll be going now," Qin Jin said casually, hopped on his bike, and left.

Dong Lamei muttered curses under her breath, cursing Qin Jin and then cursing Li Qiao:"Ungrateful wretch, raised her for over a decade for nothing, not even a hello to us....."

.....

Li Qiao and Qin Jin approached the village through the crossroads.

The former got off the bike and told Qin Jin to go home first as she had a parcel to deliver to Du Xinxin.

"Gran probably has dinner ready; don’t chat too long there."

"Okay," Li Qiao obediently agreed and quickly walked to the youth spot.

The young people were listening to a storyteller on the radio, with a group of older men and women beside them.

"What brings Qiaoqiao here?"

The older men and women greeted her.

Li Qiao shook the parcel in her hand:"Du Xinxin’s notice has arrived."

"Ah? Really?" Du Xinxin was both shocked and delighted.