Friends who have been separated for a long time can chat happily about almost anything after reuniting.

Faced with Qi Shuang's incessant chatter, the familiar scene brought a smile to Qi Yan's face, as if she had returned to the close-knit time of two years ago.

"After such a long flight, let's rest well today and adjust to the time difference. I'll take you out to play tomorrow."

"Okay, okay!" Qi Shuang clapped her hands in agreement. "By the way, what did you say happened to Brother Qi Jing?"

Thinking about what Qi Yan hadn't finished saying before getting on the bus, Qi Shuang was very curious.

Qi Yan, reminded by Qi Shuang, also remembered the topic they hadn't finished talking about earlier, and explained with a smile, "My family has been urging me to find a partner for my brother, and someone introduced me to the daughter of a family friend earlier this year."

This wasn't surprising, considering Qi Jing was several years older than them, it was normal for his family to urge him to get married. However, judging from Qi Yan's words, the blind date wasn't going so smoothly.

"It seems that the girl already had a boyfriend, but her family disapproved and forced her to go on blind dates. Normally, once things were cleared up, it would be over, and my brother didn't take it to heart. But last month, the girl suddenly said that she had broken up with her boyfriend and wanted to date my brother."

"Huh?" Qi Shuang's eyes widened. "Why?"

"Who knows what that person imagined, insisting that my brother liked her, but only broke up with her because she wasn't single at the time."

Shi Jing and Qi Shuang both looked completely bewildered.

Shi Jing couldn't help but ask, "Did Brother Qi Jing do something that caused this misunderstanding?"

“My brother said the two of them only met twice, once on a blind date and the other time they bumped into each other unexpectedly without exchanging a word.” Qi Yan became more and more speechless as she spoke. “That’s not all, the girl even made a scene in front of my parents, insisting that my brother didn’t accept her because my parents looked down on her because she had a boyfriend before.”

"......"

That's hard to judge.

They weren't involved; they were just listening to gossip.

The person involved must be in a real bind, so they've all fled abroad.

"So Qi Jing is leaving like this, won't something happen in China?" Qi Shuang asked with some worry.

"It's nothing. There was something going on at the overseas branch, so my mom and the others sent my brother abroad to lay low for a while. He'll come back once the project is finalized." Qi Yan wasn't too worried.

The three of them chatted all the way and soon arrived at Qi Yan's residence.

The house the Qi family prepared for Qi Yan was indeed quite nice—a three-story villa with a garden. From the main gate, cars could drive directly to the garage. However, they had a few too many cars on this trip; besides Qi Yan's usual vehicle, all the others were parked outside.

They stayed overnight at the Qi family's house. Shi Jing and Qi Shuang took down their luggage, while the others would take their luggage back to the hotel later.

"I've tidied up the room for you two. Come on, let's move your things upstairs first."

"OK."

Qi Yan had already mentioned it before, and Shi Jing and Qi Shuang readily agreed.

Once they arrived at the Qi family's residence, they wouldn't be going out for a while, so Shi Jing told the others to go to the hotel to settle in first, and to call them again if needed after they were settled.

After everyone had left, Qi Yan asked curiously, "Were all these people with you?"

"I brought an assistant, Shi Jing also brought an assistant, and the rest are bodyguards."

"Why did you bring so many people?"

“Xiao Jing got into a conflict with someone in China, which caused her a lot of trouble. So, for safety’s sake, we need to bring more people with us when we go abroad.”

"I did hear about this before, but I didn't expect it to be this serious."

Qi Shuang knew what had happened around Shi Jing, and naturally knew how many underhanded things the other party had done. Although she didn't know exactly how much that person hated Shi Jing, it was still best to bring more people with her just to be on the safe side.

"That's right, I've heard that they've used a lot of illegal methods."

Shi Jing, worried that they might be concerned, reassured them, "Things have been much calmer lately. We only brought bodyguards as a precaution. Everything should be fine."

Ever since Zhao Lianyu was arrested around the Lunar New Year, and his restaurant and some of Leyu's employees were investigated, Leyu has been much quieter.

In the past six months, Shijing Company has faced some problems, but they are all minor issues that arise in the development of the shopping mall and are not serious.

"It's pretty chaotic abroad anyway, so it's good to bring more people," Qi Yan comforted her.

Qi Yan had prepared the rooms for them in advance, so Shi Jing and the others only needed to put their luggage away.

Both of their rooms were on the third floor, the same floor as Qi Yan, making it convenient for the three of them to chat late at night.

When it was time for dinner, the aunt busied herself preparing a table full of Chinese food. Qi Shuang smelled the aroma and couldn't help but exclaim, "It smells so good! I never thought I could still eat Chinese food abroad."

Qi Yan laughed at her, "Look how confused you are."

“My mom specifically hired a chef who specializes in Chinese food, otherwise I couldn’t stand staying for two years,” Qi Yan explained. “It’s also convenient because my family members occasionally come over to discuss business.”

After saying that, Qi Yan asked the kitchen in Chinese, "Auntie, is the food ready?"

"Almost there. The young master said he wants to have dinner with you tonight, so he should be home soon," the cook replied.

"Huh? Is my brother coming back for dinner too? I didn't hear him say that." Qi Yan was a little puzzled.

However, it wasn't a problem for them that her brother was coming back for dinner; Qi Yan was just slightly surprised.

Qi Jing returned not too late. Before dinner started, the sound of a car entering the yard could be heard, and soon the car stopped in the garage.

A short while later, the young man walked in from outside.

"elder brother."

"Brother Qi Jing."

Upon seeing him enter, the girls in the room greeted him. Qi Jing recognized them all; they all seemed familiar with him.

"We're here now. Are you tired? Have you taken a break?"

"I rested for a bit. I rested quite well on the plane and wasn't too tired," Shi Jing replied.

Qi Shuang, who was more familiar with Qi Jing, chimed in, "We had a good rest. Qi Jing, you're back so early today. Xiao Yan told me you've been quite busy."

"Yes, a little, but it's nothing serious. I still have time to have a meal with you."

As he spoke, he put down his briefcase and instructed the kitchen helper, "Zhang Ma, please serve the food first."

"Yes, young sir."

After speaking with his aunt, Qi Jing turned to Shi Jing and the others and said, "Please sit down for a moment. I'll go upstairs to change my clothes and then come down."

Qi Jing said something to the others and then quickly went upstairs to change his clothes.

Watching Qi Jing's figure disappear, Shi Jing couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Qi Jing used to be quite lively, but as he's grown older, he seems much more mature now.