Chapter 19

"Are you okay?" Qingchen looked at the woman outside the door and said.

This was the first time he had seriously examined her. In the past, their meetings were always rushed, and due to the domestic violence, the woman deliberately avoided other men, even a high school student like Qingchen was no exception.

This was probably the shadow left by the domestic violence.

At this moment, the woman's palm and arm had already turned into mechanical limbs. Qingchen noticed that her mechanical limbs were more aesthetically pleasing than those of most prisoners in Prison No. 18, with smooth and elegant lines that exuded a sense of power.

If not for the long sleeves covering them, they would have looked even better.

To say the woman was beautiful was an understatement. Although there were already some fine lines at the corners of her eyes, they added a certain charm and did not diminish her gentle demeanor.

The woman looked at Qingchen, a bit embarrassed, and said, "I didn't expect to cause you trouble again."

"It's fine," Qingchen shook his head. "I was just about to cook for Li Tongyun; I really like her."

The woman nodded and said to Li Tongyun, "Let's go, Little Yun, let's go home."

Li Tongyun said pitifully, "I'm still hungry, and our home is all messed up. There's nothing to eat there."

The woman was a bit angry at this, "Listen to me, don't cause more trouble!"

But suddenly, Qingchen said, "I heard Little Yun say you haven't eaten yet. Why don't you come to my place for a meal?"

The woman and Li Tongyun were both taken aback. Although Qingchen had helped them before, he had never shown such initiative.

He seemed to be very afraid of getting into trouble.

"I also want to know more about the other world," Qingchen explained. "So I want to ask... um, what should I call you?"

"My name is Jiang Xue," the woman replied.

"Right, I want to ask Aunt Jiang Xue about the other world," Qingchen said. "Is it convenient to talk about it?"

To be honest, Jiang Xue was only twelve years older than Qingchen, and calling her "aunt" made her sound old, but since he and Li Tongyun had known each other first, he had to call her that.

"There's no inconvenience," Jiang Xue said. "You can ask me about it anytime. I'll go home and tidy up to cook for Little Yun."

"Mom, let's eat at brother's place," Li Tongyun said softly.

Jiang Xue sighed, looking at Little Yun's pleading face, "That would be a real trouble for you."

Throughout the conversation, the woman always seemed embarrassed, and Qingchen could feel her genuine remorse.

Would such a personality allow her to survive in the brutal other world?

Qingchen suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask until he served the soy sauce fried rice, then he casually said, "I saw the police handling the case. What did they say?"

Jiang Xue replied, "The neighbors helped me explain the situation. They were going to take me away, but considering I have a daughter and that it was an act of self-defense, they let me stay and said they would notify me if needed."

At this point, Qingchen asked what he most wanted to know: "I saw two more people come later. Who were they?"

"I'm not sure what they were doing," Jiang Xue shook her head. "They asked the police some questions, then had me fill out a form and took two photos of my ID card before leaving."

Qingchen was taken aback, "Just like that?"

"Right, they also said they might contact me later and asked me not to leave Lu City, but they didn't say why," Jiang Xue replied.

"Didn't the police do anything about them?" Qingchen was curious.

"They seemed to show the police some credentials," Jiang Xue explained. "I'm not sure what they were, but the police didn't do anything."

Now, Qingchen had a preliminary understanding of those people:

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