Li Qiaoling followed behind Song Ning.
At the sight of Gu Zheng, Li Qiaoling nervously clung to Song Ning's arm and greeted him with a blush:
"Brother Gu! I'm sorry for causing you both so much trouble!"
Gu Zheng couldn't understand how Song Ning had gotten so friendly with the driver responsible for the accident in such a short time.
He motioned Song Ning over to a quiet spot and asked:
"Everything checked out on my end! How about yours?"
Song Ning told him what she had learned from Li Qiaoling, which more or less matched what Gu Zheng had found.
She concluded, "Aside from Li Qiaoling showing an unusual amount of enthusiasm toward you, everything about this incident seems normal!"
Gu Zheng gave her a sidelong look. "So, now I'm your cousin?"
"Yep! I thought it over. Calling you a friend or colleague wouldn't reassure her as much as calling you my cousin!"
"How thoughtful of you!"
"Oh, it was nothing!"
Song Ning said, "When we leave in a bit, if she insists on coming along, there's probably something fishy going on!"
"How so?"
"Unless you believe you're charming enough to make that girl take one look at you and refuse to let you go!"
Gu Zheng neither agreed nor disagreed. "You might not believe it, but that really has happened to me before!"
Song Ning also gave him a sidelong look, sizing him up from head to toe, then said:
"Fair enough! You do have the looks for it! If she really is just interested in you, then fine! We still have to test it out. We've got nothing to lose anyway!"
Gu Zheng snorted. "You mean you've got nothing to lose!"
Once all the paperwork was done, the Comrade Public Security Officer handling the traffic accident looked