"Your dad invited me over?"
Lin Chen frowned slightly and asked, "Why would he invite me?"
"How would I know?" Miao Yunfei walked straight into Lin Chen's room and said, "I'm off today. My dad told me this morning to come find you and bring you home for a simple meal. He even asked my mom to prepare some of her specialty dishes for you."
"Anyway, I usually eat takeout at home. Since your mom has prepared the food, I'll go," Lin Chen thought for a moment and said.
Hearing this, Miao Yunfei was immediately displeased. She snorted, "What do you mean by that? You don't know how many people would want to come to my house and have a meal with my dad. Now that he's inviting you, you should be grateful, but you act like you don't care whether you go or not."
"I see." Lin Chen scratched his head, exhaled, and said, "Then I won't go. Thanks to your dad for the kindness; you can go back."
After saying this, Lin Chen plopped onto the sofa, picked up the remote, and changed the TV channel.
Miao Yunfei was slightly stunned; she felt she had misheard and asked, "What did you just say?"
"I said I'm not going. You can leave," Lin Chen replied calmly, eyes fixed on the TV.
Miao Yunfei's chest heaved. She wanted to say, "If you don't want to go, then don't—who cares? Acting like you're so important." Then she wanted to turn and leave.
But she couldn't. That morning, Miao Zhengxiong had explicitly told her to invite Lin Chen home for dinner tonight. How could she fail at such a small task?
Miao Yunfei bit her silver teeth in anger and stood there for a while without saying a word. Lin Chen didn't pay her any attention either.
After some time, Lin Chen looked at Miao Yunfei and said, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Miao Yunfei felt like her lungs were about to explode from anger. She forced herself to say, "I'm waiting for you to go to my house with me."
"I already said I'm not going," Lin Chen said in confusion.
"No way," Miao Yunfei said. "You said you'd go just now; you can't back out now."
Lin Chen laughed, "Did your dad demand you invite me? Otherwise, with your temper, you'd have slammed the door and left long ago after I teased you like this."
Miao Yunfei blinked ambiguously, "Exactly. Otherwise, why would I care if you went? I don't know what's wrong with my dad, insisting you come for dinner, hmph."
Lin Chen looked at her, "Looks like you really don't want me to come to your house for dinner. In that case, let's go."
Saying this, Lin Chen stood up and turned off the TV.
Miao Yunfei's teeth itched from anger, but she said nothing, thinking of how to deal with Lin Chen so he wouldn't dare act so shamelessly in front of her again.
Today, Miao Yunfei was driving an Audi Q3—not very flashy. After getting in, she was silent and quickly drove Lin Chen to the municipal party committee compound.
"We're here." At the doorstep, Miao Yunfei said to Lin Chen and was about to get out when her phone rang.
After a brief conversation, Miao Yunfei said, "Okay, I got it. I'll be there tonight for sure."
Lin Chen heard this but didn't pay much attention.
Inside Miao Yunfei's house, her mother immediately greeted them.
Mrs. Miao smiled at Lin Chen and said, "Such a spirited young man! These days, Miao Zhengxiong has mentioned you often. Come, come, sit down and have some tea."
Others were polite to Lin Chen, so he was polite in return. After some small talk, Mrs. Miao went to the kitchen to busy herself and asked Miao Yunfei to accompany the guest.
Lin Chen glanced at the kitchen and asked, "Don't you have a housekeeper?"
"Yes," Miao Yunfei said, popping a cherry into her mouth, "but my dad and I prefer my mom's cooking. The housekeeper just does the cleaning."
Lin Chen nodded in understanding. Then Miao Yunfei started telling Lin Chen about the Bao Qingshan case.
After Bao Qingshan was taken away that day, he repeated his confession in the police station's interrogation room. Now the police had enough evidence, and with Bao Qingshan's own admission, the evidence was sent to the prosecutor's office.
Once the prosecutor files the case, they can initiate court prosecution. Bao Qingshan is charged with intentional murder and faces a high possibility of the death penalty.
While Lin Chen and Miao Yunfei were discussing the case, the door opened. Miao Zhengxiong entered carrying a briefcase.
Lin Chen greeted him, and Miao Zhengxiong was talkative, discussing ordinary matters instead of the case.
Soon, Mrs. Miao prepared a table full of dishes. The meal wasn't extravagant but tasted very good compared to fast food outside.
When they were almost done eating, Miao Zhengxiong suddenly said, "Lin Chen, this is your first time meeting me and also your first time eating at my home. I don't see a hint of restraint or fear from you. This calmness is not typical for someone who's only 22."
Miao Zhengxiong said this without smiling, instead with an air of authority.
Lin Chen replied, "I neither owe you anything nor have I committed any crimes, so why should I be afraid of you?"
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