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Du Liqing suddenly shut up and looked around. When he found no one, he could not help but feel lucky in his heart. The suspicion in her heart made her look at the fragment on the ground with a strange expression. She pursed her lips and started to think.

The plates outside were being brought in continuously, but no one asked Du Liqing to quickly clean them up. It was as if there were many plates stored in the warehouse.

After thinking for a while, he stood up from the bench during the break and carefully walked out of this place to wash the foam on his hands.

"Manager, I would like to ask about the history of this restaurant. I wonder if you understand it now?" Du Liqing walked out towards the manager's office, just in time to see her leaning against the bed to rest. She walked up to the person and greeted them with a smile and a question.

Seeing how Du Liqing was about to ask for information, he suddenly felt a little helpless. When she had first arrived at work, the higher-ups had already informed her that she could not tell them about the situation, so naturally, they could not say much.

"History? What history can there be?" She calmly put down the pen in her hand and sat up straight as she looked at Du Lianqing. It was as if she had a strange feeling towards her words.

The undaunted Du Liqing did not seem discouraged in the slightest. He continued to ask indiscriminately, looking as if he was about to get to the bottom of the matter.

"Then why are you doing business in such an expensive area?" The expensive rent of this area flashed in Du Liqing's mind. He was still very suspicious. Looking at the manager's smiling face, he couldn't help but ask.

He didn't know whether it was too coincidental or intentional. Just when the manager didn't know how to respond, a suit and leather shoes walked in from outside. They seemed to have a good relationship as they slowly said to Du Liqing, "You can go out for a while. I need to talk to him."

He pretended to be serious and sent Du Liqing away. Looking at the person in front of him, the manager didn't ask any further questions. The person handed a red packet over and whispered a few words into his ear before hurriedly leaving the place.

Du Ruqing, who was standing outside the door, had already returned to her job and was frowning. The plate on the big basin seemed to be missing something, and the pieces on the floor had been swept away.

He was even more confused and could not help but call out, "Is there anyone here?"

There was no reaction. Du Liqing carefully looked around but didn't see anyone. He sighed in his heart as he sat on a small stool. His thoughts churned.

The business of this restaurant was ordinary, and the rent of the area was extremely expensive. It would be unreasonable to say that this restaurant was opened for business.

Then, what if he was conflicted?

Du Xiangqing's thoughts returned to the doubts he had at the beginning, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. The suspicion grew, causing her to furrow her brows.

"Cheng, what are you thinking about?" Before the young man could understand, the manager came in through the door. He found a clean seat and stood. Looking at her thoughts, he could not help but feel even more helpless.

The manager's red packet bag behind his back trembled a bit. He suddenly realized that he shouldn't have given Du Liqing a green one at this moment.

Before she could even think about it, Du Liqing stood up. He was overwhelmed by her existence. After washing his hands, he walked in front of her and slowly asked, "Manager, what's the matter?"

He restrained the emotion in his heart and asked indifferently, as if he was asking something he didn't care about.

"It's nothing much, this is your overtime pay for this period of time. Take good care of it."

The manager didn't make any small movements. Seeing that Du Chengqing had left with a good attitude, he didn't say anything. He placed the red packet into her hands, then turned around and left.

Du Liqing, who originally wanted to return it, looked at the back of the manager as he left and his heart was filled with doubts. As he felt the bulging red packet, he knew that it was definitely a lot of money.

He frowned and opened it to check. The amount was indeed not too much, and the salary was just enough to pay for the bill given by the hospital.

Such a coincidence?

Suddenly, Du Ruqing sighed in her heart. The hand holding the money slightly trembled. Pursing her thin, dry lips, she felt that something was wrong.

He didn't think too much and headed straight for the manager's office, ready to go in and ask for an explanation. After slightly opening the door, he heard a phone call from inside.

"Mr Lu, Miss Du's situation today is still a bit tense. Moreover, she even asked around and asked about the restaurant's situation. I'm afraid …"

With his back facing the door, the manager held his breath and did not even dare to make a sound. He carefully poured out his words and naturally did not notice that Du Liqing had lightly opened the door.

For some reason, the manager always felt that today's matter was not going well. The uneasiness in her heart made fine beads of sweat spill out from her back. Just hearing Lu Juyan's breathing made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"She found out? "If you don't know how to disguise yourself, go and find someone else to learn from. If you can't even accomplish such a minor task, what use is there for me to do you!"

Lu Juyan was not in the least bit in a good mood at the moment. He was completely unwilling for Du Liqing to find out at this moment that he couldn't help but be angry at the manager, and his tone was extremely aggressive.

Du Ruqing, who was standing outside the door, clearly heard all of this conversation. His emotions were extremely complicated, but he just happened to close the door.

He walked back to the place that belonged to her and silently looked at the large pot that had lost a bit of its plate. Feeling helpless, he pursed his lips and sat on the small stool. Then, he began to work seriously.

Time passed in the blink of an eye. Du Liqing acted as if nothing had happened as he walked towards the hospital, contemplating how he should face Lu Juyan along the way.

"Dad, what do you think I should do to him?"

Du Liqing reported the daily situation to his father as usual, narrating in detail the good things that Lu Juyan had done for her. Looking at the pale expression on Father Du's face, he didn't know what to do as he lowered his head to his side and asked in a small, helpless voice.

Father Du did not have the ability to give Du Liqing any sort of reply, and she could only slightly calm down by his side.

When he saw the time that had passed and Lu Juyan's message, Du Liqing pursed his lips and settled the thoughts in his heart. Then, he walked towards Lu Juyan's home.

"Wash your hands, let's eat." Lu Juyan's bad mood immediately dissipated from the day when he saw Du Ruqing in such a good mood. With a smile on his face, he untied his apron and placed it on the shelf beside him. He then placed the last dish on the table.

Du Ruqing obediently washed her hands. Then, she turned around to see Lu Juyan placing the chopsticks on the table. She leisurely walked forward and asked while giggling: "How many things did you hide from me?"