"Chen Miaoyun must be covering up. She wants to hide something."

Guo Lingyu frowned: "Xiaohu, this doesn't make sense! It was she who asked me to help with the Xinqiu matter, so I invited you over from the mainland."

"These are two different things!" Hu Pingtao explained: "First of all, she is Yao Xinqiu's mother. All mothers want their daughters to be safe and happy. So Chen Miaoyun is eager to solve her daughter's current psychological problems. This requires starting from

Investigate it at the source.”

"Secondly, Chen Miaoyun herself is not idle. She must have discovered something during the investigation. I guess it is because it involves Yao Xinqiu himself, or Li Bowen... In short, there are some things that cannot be put on the table, so she has reservations about me.

.”

Guo Lingyu thought for a moment and asked uncertainly: "Xiaohu, are you overthinking?"

Hu Pingtao's eyes narrowed slightly: "When Chen Miaojun introduced the situation before, she mentioned one thing - she said that her mother, Yao Xinqiu's grandmother, took her child to Wong Tai Sin to pray to God after Yao Xinqiu became ill.

.old people do this

This kind of thing is normal, and Hong Kong City has always been a place full of incense. We don’t care whether the gods are true or false for now, but the old man... Haha, what I want to say is that the old man has a great influence on the children, maybe even for a lifetime.

"

"I know nothing about Chen Miaoyun's living conditions when he was young. I can only make judgments based on my own experience. Take me as an example. I am usually busy with work and rarely go home for a week. Now my wife has given birth to twins.

She definitely can't handle it on her own, so the elders on both sides have to help. At least until the child is three years old, the elders have to take care of her most of the time. After all, Linlin and I both have to go to work."

"It's different after the age of three. The child goes to kindergarten, has a teacher during the day, and takes the child home in the afternoon."

"So during this period, the elderly have absolute influence on the children. Their preferences, thoughts, logic and other comprehensive aspects will have an effect on the children."

"Now let's turn the question back to Yao Xinqiu. Why did she wake up at night? Why did she say she dreamed of a bloody Zhang Yacui?"

"That's her classmate, and she's also a very good friend."

"Girls have always been timid and superstitious about things like gods and monsters. For example, pen immortals and dish immortals first became popular among girls. Yao Xinqiu had a lot of contact with her grandmother when she was a child, so it is entirely possible that she was influenced by the elderly.

, to have faith in things like gods and monsters.”

"As the old saying goes: If you don't do anything bad at ordinary times, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Psychological problems are related to this. If the psychological burden cannot be relieved, it will gradually increase over time, and then it will affect the mind and body in many ways.

It has had a serious impact.”

"Yao Xinqiu may not dream of Zhang Yacui every night, but she must have coherent thoughts while sleeping. As long as the frequency exceeds four times a week, the subjective thinking will default to "every day", and the default thinking may even be shorter.

More often."

Guo Lingyu was stunned and asked slowly for a long time: "Xiaohu, do you suspect Xinqiu is the murderer?"

Hu Pingtao shook his head: "I still said what I said. There is currently no evidence, and Yao Xinqiu has no reason to kill. The murderer must have a motive to commit the crime. If this key entry point is not found, the authenticity of the reasoning results cannot be proven.

"

He said slowly: "So Sister Guo, please help me to have more and more frequent contact with Yao Xinqiu."

…

The restaurant is very good, with luxurious decoration style. The private room Guo Lingyu booked is located on the second floor. When she and Hu Pingtao arrived, Chen Miaojun and her daughter had already arrived early.

"This is my daughter Yao Xinqiu." Chen Miaoyun introduced with a smile: "Xinqiu, get up and say hello to brother Pingtao."

This is a slender girl. She is wearing a white dress with a very ordinary style. There are large lace trims on the skirt and shoulders. Her hair is very long and tied with a light cyan ribbon. She has light makeup on her face.

, average-to-upper-average appearance, pale complexion.

She stretched out her hand, and although there was a smile on her face, her voice was not loud: "Hello."

Hu Pingtao held her hand, feeling a little cold. His smile was always friendly, and his deliberately controlled voice sounded masculine: "This is the first time we meet, I am Guo Pingtao."

Guo Lingyu said - the name remains unchanged and the surname is changed to "Guo".

The temperature in the restaurant was a little higher than outside. Hu Pingtao took off his coat as soon as he entered the private room. The white sports T-shirt fit him very well, and the muscles of his exposed arms were very developed. His swollen chest muscles bulged out from under the clothes, and his body contours were even

More obvious than professional athletes.

His skin is delicate and white. But it is definitely not the almost pathological paleness of Yao Xinqiu, but the type with a deeper color tone, leaning towards the true color of yellow people.

Yao Xinqiu was immediately attracted - this young man whom he met for the first time had obsidian eyes, a straight nose, and dark black hair that was shaved very short, but he was full of the unique vitality of youth.

All of this was why she had to focus on him.

In fact, Yao Xinqiu is quite resistant to today's dinner.

So many things had happened recently that she had deep doubts about reality. She was at a loss and didn't know how to face it. In addition to self-imposed isolation and reading at home, she felt that no matter what she did, she couldn't do anything.

It will lead an already bad situation to the dark side.

She argued with her mother Chen Miaojun for a long time, and finally chose to compromise and change into a dress that was barely visible to attend the party.

Guo Lingyu cannot be offended. Although she is her mother's best friend and the two families are very close, the name of the Guo Group is known to everyone in Hong Kong.

Yao Xinqiu originally had a perfunctory attitude, thinking that just sitting on the chair, not talking, and eating silently would be enough. The party would end anyway, and the worst he could do was listen to them talking and be a mute next to him.

The appearance of Hu Pingtao made her feel like a beam of light suddenly appeared.

It's not that she immediately had thoughts about love for him. Yao Xinqiu just felt that the aura of "Guo Pingtao" who had just returned from studying in France was really dazzling. He was handsome and handsome, and he had perfect muscles comparable to those of a fitness instructor.

.

All of these are things that little girls like and add extra points to.

Yao Xinqiu's family environment is good. She received art education since she was a child, with dance and piano as her main subjects. When she got older, Chen Miaoyun added physical training to her and hired a professional fitness coach.

Everyone likes beautiful things.

Yao Xinqiu knew Guo Lingyu. When she saw Guo Lingyu and Hu Pingtao walking into the private room, this young man she had never seen before entered her field of vision with a light and elegant pace that was unique to T-type catwalks... At that moment

, she felt that part of her inner space that had been gloomy for a long time was really illuminated.

Seeing this, Chen Miaoyun was overjoyed, and quickly pulled out the chair next to her, calling to Hu Pingtao: "Come, sit here."

I can’t talk about what I like for the time being. It can be seen that my daughter’s first impression of Hu Pingtao is very good. This is the indispensable premise and foundation for communication.

Hu Pingtao picked up the opened red wine from the ice bucket and poured some into Yao Xinqiu's goblet.

She waved her hands hurriedly: "...I...I don't know how to drink."

Hu Pingtao had a beautiful smile, with a gap between his two perfect lips. He handed the bottle to Yao Xinqiu, pointed to the French trademark and explained: "This is Burgundy wine. It tastes very good and the alcohol content is not high.

.Drink less, it will be good for your body."

Looking at his beautiful black eyes, Yao Xinqiu felt that his face was burning, and he lowered his head in embarrassment. He grabbed the hem of the skirt with his left hand on the side of the chair where no one could see him, squeezed it hard and then released it, and whispered softly: "

…I’ve never had a drink…really.”

Guo Lingyu sat across the dining table and said with a smile: "Xinqiu, you are a big girl now, it's okay to drink less. Haha... If you don't believe it, ask your mother."

Chen Miaoyun was also very cooperative: "Drink! It'll be okay."

It's not that there's anything wrong with this bottle of wine, it's just a very ordinary opening remark. Hu Pingtao has discussed with Chen Miaoyun before the relevant steps to contact and gain Yao Xinqiu's trust. The gathering of two families is a very good reason, and the opening remark must be wine. If

If Yao Xinqiu doesn't like or refuses red wine, Hu Pingtao can still use various drinks and water.

Yao Xinqiu timidly looked at the red wine glass in front of her. Hu Pingtao lost no time in picking up his own glass and approached her with a smile: "I told my aunt before that Aunt Chen has a very beautiful daughter. See you today.

Yes, I think you are even more beautiful in person than your aunt said."

Yao Xinqiu was a little embarrassed, so she quickly picked up the cup and touched it lightly with Hu Pingtao. Her face felt feverish, from the roots of her ears to her cheeks, and her voice was very low: "...Thank you!"

After taking a sip of red wine, a strange feeling that he had never experienced before entered his mouth and quickly spread along the surface of his tongue. Like all people who come into contact with alcoholic beverages for the first time, Yao Xinqiu quickly became talkative.

"Which university did you go to in France?" she asked with interest.

Hu Pingtao casually mentioned the school that he had agreed with Chen Miaoyun before, and said with a smile: "I won't be back for long this time, I will go back in a month. Come to France to visit me during the holidays! I will take you to visit the Louvre.

And the Eiffel Tower.”

"Okay!" Yao Xinqiu nodded frequently: "If I have the chance, I will definitely go."

This is said more implicitly.

Hu Pingtao talked happily: "The south of France is also good, with rich and fresh seafood. Several port cities near Sicily have beautiful scenery, and you can eat the most delicious shrimps and oysters there."

"The scenery in the Bordeaux region is also very beautiful. There are huge vineyards there. I know several estate owners. You can follow the workers around the vineyards. When you are tired, you can go to the cellar to find your favorite wine and pair it with new wine.

The baked cookies...I promise, it's a taste you've never experienced before."

Yao Xinqiu blinked and asked curiously: "Biscuits...should be bread, right?"

Hu Pingtao explained: "If it is bread, it must be a very crisp and hard French baguette. However, that kind of thing can only be baked in professional bakeries. It is rare in wineries and not always available.

The biscuits I'm talking about are thick biscuits, the kind that are specially paired with red wine. Just like braised pork rice, millet will definitely not work. It must be cooked with rice to absorb the rich braised pork sauce."

What he said is not a secret. With a little effort, you can find it on the Internet. The charm of speaking lies in the tone, pitch, environment, and the speaker's body movements... In short, this

The performance indeed achieved its goal. Yao Xinqiu listened with great interest, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

All the topics revolved around "travel", but Hu Pingtao only talked about foreign countries and the mainland, and did not mention Hong Kong City at all.

Malaya, Ghana, Australia, mainland China... Hu Pingtao has been to some places, and some has not, but he has a very good memory, memorized the information, and with his speech-like improvisation, he opened a door in front of Yao Xinqiu's eyes.

A new door to knowledge.

Sparkling little stars began to appear in her eyes, and her face was filled with expressions of admiration and envy: "Have you been to all these places?"

Hu Pingtao smiled and nodded: "I have been abroad all year round, and I majored in tourism. I washed dishes in the United States, made pizza in Italy, rode bicycles in the mainland, and smoked fish in Norway...
To be continued...