The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 717 - 686 Farewell Before_1

Chapter 717: Chapter 686 Farewell Before_1

Huo Yingjie had always known that He Tiantian was a little drinker with deep secrets.

After she had drunk, He Tiantian had misty eyes and a flushed face, spoke slowly, and her thinking slowed as well, but the charm she exuded was precisely what Huo Yingjie loved the most.

"Alright, don’t drink too much, it’s bad for your health," Huo Yingjie advised, trying to snatch the small bowl from He Tiantian’s hand.

He Tiantian dodged, spinning around on the spot, foolishly smiling, "No, I want to drink! Such a rare beautiful setting, how can I waste such a good time!"

Huo Yingjie chuckled, walked up, and gently wrapped his arms around He Tiantian, "Fine, you want to drink, I’ll drink with you!"

He had never known that the He Tiantian who drank was so charming and adorable.

Perhaps, in the future, he should also brew some peach blossom wine, osmanthus wine, chrysanthemum wine.

When there’s nothing to do, under a sparse moon and stars, the two of them drinking together had its own charm!

Between the lips, the fragrance of peach blossom wine.

At that moment, in Huo Yingjie’s ears, it was as if he could hear a song from a previous life, his favorite.

The space between your brows

Locks in my pity

The space between your lips and teeth

Keeps my promise

Your every move

Shifts my line of sight

You are my poem

Reading you a thousand times and never getting tired

······

Back then, during countless lonely nights, he would listen to this song, thinking of the person who fascinated him and he could never forget.

At night, the two of them snuggled together, releasing their love for each other.

The warmth melted, and the joy was endless.

The night was still long!

The next morning, when He Tiantian woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

He Tiantian sat up lazily, and Huo Yingjie came in, gently smiling, "Why don’t you sleep a little longer?"

"I’m not sleepy," He Tiantian said, "Brother Yingjie, help me get my clothes······"

"Sure!" Huo Yingjie stood up. He initially intended to get a short-sleeved dress, but then he remembered the red marks he had left on He Tiantian’s body.

Any man would know what those meant!

Such beautiful things, which belonged only to him, he didn’t want other men to see.

Huo Yingjie looked around and directly picked a long-sleeved, thin autumn long dress, violet in color, elegant and graceful, with a cute small collar.

"Brother Yingjie, don’t you think it’s hot?" He Tiantian was surprised to see the clothes Huo Yingjie brought, clearly she could wear a short-sleeved dress.

"Oh, it is a bit hot," Huo Yingjie nodded, turned around, and directly took a pair of long pants for summer and a pink long-sleeved standing-collar shirt.

"Actually, I wanted to wear a short-sleeved dress······" He Tiantian pouted, coquettishly speaking to her husband.

"Oh, why are you hugging me?" He Tiantian was startled, hurriedly holding onto Huo Yingjie’s neck, to prevent herself from falling.

Huo Yingjie gave her a princess carry, holding He Tiantian in front of the mirror.

Fortunately, He Tiantian had a thin blanket on her body from earlier, which she instinctively wrapped around herself in a hurry.

In the mirror, the charming woman wrapped in a light blue blanket appeared.

The woman’s skin was fair, but on that fair skin, there were countless red marks like little red plums scattered across her.

Already being a mother of two children, she naturally understood what those red marks meant!

He Tiantian blushed with shyness, leaning against Huo Yingjie’s chest, not daring to look up, and whispered, "Alright, I’ll just wear this one!"

"

He Tiantian was still tired and didn’t want to continue the frivolity.

"I’m leaving tomorrow." However, it only took one sentence from Huo Yingjie to make He Tiantian surrender!

Indeed, who knew when she would see Huo Yingjie next time.

When she woke up again, it was already eleven in the morning.

Both of them were hungry, hearing the rumbling noises from each other’s stomachs.

He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie looked at each other and smiled, this time they couldn’t continue.

At home, there was Huo Yingjie’s homemade solar water heater; He Tiantian took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and started cooking.

He Tiantian cleared out all the ingredients from the fridge, preparing a feast that she and Huo Yingjie greatly enjoyed.

After tidying up the lakeside house, unplugging the power and turning off the water supply, and carrying their usual large and small bags of clothes, the couple returned to the old house.

That evening, the father-in-law and mother-in-law wanted to hold a farewell dinner for Huo Yingjie, so after He Tiantian got home, she cooked another table full of dishes and drinks.

Even though she was reluctant, some things never go smoothly.

During the meal, Huo Zhekun chatted with Huo Yingjie about work matters while drinking.

"Yingjie, I know you have grievances in your heart, and as a father, I feel for you. However, as small individuals, we depend on the country for our existence. The country may not be perfect, but without it, there would be no complete small homes. Over the years, your unit has continued to pay you a salary and benefits, and now the research institute needs you, you must fulfill your responsibilities," Huo Zhekun said earnestly, he had to make this clear to Huo Yingjie before his son left for his unit, lest he go to work with resentment in his heart.

Extra Chapter (II) Death

Before his eyes was a mummified corpse.

Yes, it was a hollow shell that no longer had flesh and blood.

A hollow shell?

Although her appearance had changed a lot, Huo Yingjie could still feel a sense of familiarity, but why was the pain in his heart becoming stronger and stronger?

Huo Yingjie squatted down, trembling, he reached out to push the hair away from the woman’s face, and saw a red mole behind her ear!

It was her!

It really was her!

Assistant You, who was standing nearby, immediately called 120, then called 110 to report the incident.

"Why? Why did you die?" Huo Yingjie choked up as he whispered, tears streaming down his cheeks incessantly, "You had a family, a husband, why couldn’t you live well? Why did you have to die so cruelly?"

"Chairman, I’ve called 120, 110, they’ll be here soon," Assistant You said softly, he’d been by the chairman’s side for ten years and had never seen the chairman so heartbroken, so distraught!

What was the relationship between this woman, dressed like a rural housewife, and the chairman?

A relative?

No, the chairman’s relatives were all in Yanjing, and they couldn’t possibly be dressed so poorly. It’s not like he was incognito!

If she was not a relative, then why was the chairman reacting like this?

Assistant You was completely baffled!

The police?

Such disappointment, with no indication as to what really happened!

Huo Yingjie opened a half-used black patent leather handbag nearby and found a wallet, the ID inside confirmed her identity even more.

His eyes landed on the voice recorder.

He didn’t understand why she would have a voice recorder on her.

Huo Yingjie pressed play, and the voices of two women came from inside...

Though he had only listened to the first few minutes, Huo Yingjie already understood that He Tiantian’s environment, the life she led, was nothing like the happiness he had imagined.

At that moment, the sirens of 120 and 110 drew closer.

Huo Yingjie took the voice recorder from the wallet and slipped it into his pocket.

Assistant You was startled and reminded him, "Chairman, this... this isn’t right..."

"I didn’t take anything!" Huo Yingjie glanced at Assistant You.

Assistant You was taken aback. The chairman was blatantly lying!

And he was glaring at him!

Oh no, the chairman was threatening him?

Anyway, the chairman didn’t kill her, he had no connection with this woman, it was better not to meddle in such matters.

The chairman, always so composed and calm, showed such a sorrowful expression, tears in his eyes, which showed that this woman meant a great deal to him.

Relying on the police to find results? Who knew when that would be!

The ambulance came, then left, because the person was already dead, turned into that state, beyond any possibility of resuscitation.

The police, seeing the state of the corpse, were also taken aback and hurried to open an investigation.

From the dead woman’s wallet, they got her identity, and after investigating, they contacted the deceased’s family.

"Mr. Huo, Mr. You, as the first witnesses, please come with us to the police station to give a statement," a man who looked like an inspector said politely.

The reason for his politeness was twofold: one was due to Huo Yingjie’s status and identity; the other was because the woman’s death was very unusual, not caused by common means.

Mr. Huo and Mr. You had no motive for the crime, nor could they possibly have used such methods.

An accurate cause of death could only be determined after an autopsy.

"Alright," Huo Yingjie nodded; he wanted to see her off one last time.

On the way, Huo Yingjie remained silent, his expression indifferent.

Yet all this was to hide the sorrow within his heart!

Upon reaching the police station, Inspector Wu personally came over to take his statement, and asked, "Mr. Huo, how did you happen to be there?"

Huo Yingjie replied softly, "I was born and lived in Dayu Tree Alley, and with the current development in the area, I wanted to go and take a look, walk around."

"How did you find the victim?" Inspector Wu asked with some nervousness, carefully probing.

"We heard a thud over there, I was standing next to that courtyard, so I came over to check," Huo Yingjie said, "I didn’t expect to see..."

Huo Yingjie couldn’t continue.

Seeing Huo Yingjie’s unusual expression, Inspector Wu cautiously asked another question, "Then... do you know the victim?"

Huo Yingjie nodded and said, "Before you arrived, her bag had fallen to the ground, and her wallet came out. I saw her ID inside and knew who she was."

"So, you really knew her?" Inspector Wu asked in surprise, he hadn’t expected the victim to really have a connection with Huo Yingjie!

"Yes, I knew her," Huo Yingjie said, "At that time, I was standing in the courtyard of my former home, she was in the adjacent courtyard, that was her old home. Later she became an educated youth and married locally..."