Chapter 36

Country M

When Qiao got off the plane, she saw someone waiting for her by the car door not far away.

It’s He Shanyi.

Seeing that she had come out, the man put out the cigarette in his hand and opened the car door very gentlemanly.

Joe also glanced at him suspiciously.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You're being very strange today. Let me guess. Is there some trouble that even you can't solve?"

"Haha... I admit that this matter is a bit tricky, but it's not to the point where even you can see it, right?" He Shanyi shrugged.

“…” Qiao also stuffed his suitcase into the trunk and sat in the back seat.

"That batch of goods was intercepted again." He Shanyi said while sitting in the driver's seat.

"Why was it intercepted again?" Qiao was also puzzled. "Is there any necessary factor behind this?"

"It's not a necessary factor, but the people in Alaska said that our goods can't enter without Stephen's permission."

This one sentence explains everything clearly.

"Alaska..." Joe looked at the road in front of him thoughtfully. "Where's Stephen's contact number?"

As soon as she said this, He Shan stepped on the brakes, and the huge inertia made both of them lean forward subconsciously.

After stabilizing himself, Qiao couldn't help but look at him, "What are you doing?"

"Are you crazy? You want to contact Stephen yourself?" He Shanyi couldn't help but ask, "Getting involved with someone like Stephen is undoubtedly pushing us into a fire pit."

Stephen is a well-known local tyrant in Alaska.

He has always been greedy for money and lustful. All goods entering Alaska must pass through his hands first.

They generally expected their goods to be intercepted, but no one expected that Stephen would want all their goods.

It was because of this incident that Qiao Ye immediately flew back from China.

"Who said I was going to contact Stephen?" Joe also glanced at him.

"Then what do you want to do?" He Shanyi didn't understand what she meant for a moment.

"I remember that Alaska has always been a major concern for the M government." Joe said lightly.

He Shanyi quickly understood what she meant and guessed what she wanted to do in an instant.

"Are you sure this will work?"

"Why not give it a try?" Qiao also chuckled, and his slightly cold eyes swept over him, "We can be considered to be getting rid of a pest for the people, right?"

He Shanyi was silent for a minute before speaking with difficulty, "But Stephen..."

"Everyone has weaknesses. I remember this old man had a useless son, right?"

Her words were like a key, leaving He Shan speechless. "You... aren't you treating those self-righteous people like fools?"

"It's like Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai, one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten." Qiao shrugged and continued, "Get the gifts ready. I'm going to Alaska."

"Are you going alone?"

"Why? Are you asking this question because you want to go with me?" Joe asked with a smile.

"I'm just worried about your personal safety. If something happens to you in Alaska, how am I going to explain it to Uncle Qiao?"

Uncle Qiao is Qiao Ye’s father, Qiao Yang.

Although it was common knowledge that Qiao Ye and Qiao Yang had a bad relationship, He Shanyi didn't want to get involved with this man if something really happened.

"Then you go?" Qiao also raised his eyebrows.

He Shanyi: "..."

If this is really what Qiao Ye thinks, then it seems that there is no other suitable person except him.

After thinking it over again and again, he lowered his head and said dejectedly, "I'll go. You stay here."

"Okay." Seeing that he had made up his mind, Qiao didn't plan to say anything, but just nodded, "Next week then."

"next week?"

"Yeah. There's a dinner party in Alaska next week, and Stephen will definitely show up then."

"good."

The car sped to Qiao Ye's residence.

As soon as she got out of the car, she saw Kang Lening sitting on the bench in front of her house. She didn't know how long he had been waiting for her there.

Seeing this person, He Shanyi said helplessly: "Ever since hearing that you were coming back, this guy has been waiting here."

"I understand." Qiao also nodded. "Thank you for troubling me today."

"It's okay. I'll take care of the Alaska stuff. You stay here."

"OK."

After seeing He Shanyi off, Qiao Ye pulled his suitcase and headed towards his home.

Kang Lening, who had just been sitting on the bench, also stood up and asked, "How about it? When you went back, did you have any intention of what we discussed?"

"How did you find out about the Kang family?"

"Of course I have my own way." Kang Lening smiled. "What I'm more concerned about is whether I can go back. I'm sure you got a lot of useful information when you went back this time."

"Of course you can go back." Qiao also opened the door, put the suitcase next to the sofa, then walked to the refrigerator, took out two bottles of iced juice, and handed one of them to Kang Lening beside him.

"Oh?" He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her suspiciously, "Really?"

"There's no need for me to lie to you about this kind of thing." Joe also shrugged.

A familiar face flashed through her mind.

Her hand holding the bottle paused slightly and she pursed her lips slightly. She didn't know why Pei Qing suddenly stopped taking care of the Kang family's affairs, but a bad feeling came to her heart.

"That's good. Give me a contact."

"Okay." Qiao then gave him Xue Xiaochen's contact information and said, "Don't come to me for the next month."

"Hehehe, I promise that I won't appear in front of you within a month."

After saying that, Kang Lening turned around and left without hesitation.

Qiao Ye was the only one left in the room.

She sat on the sofa and thought for a while. She took out her mobile phone and her index finger stayed on the WeChat chat interface for a long time.

Then I found Pei Qing’s contact information.

She slid up, and there wasn't much chat between her and Pei Qing.

But she felt that the two people looked very familiar.

I don’t know where this confidence comes from.

Thinking of this, she laughed at herself helplessly.

But she still typed a message and sent it.

"Why did you suddenly stop taking on the Kang family's affairs?"

If she can do a good job for the Kang family, it will undoubtedly be a great help to her future career path.

The empty page only had her single message.

She turned off her phone and started cleaning the house.

After being away for half a month, many places in the house have been covered with dust.

The phone flickered in the darkness.

She glanced at the screen and saw Pei Qing's reply.

"Nothing. I just feel that I am still young and inexperienced, and I don't think I can give the Kang family a perfect ending."

These words sounded very official, and Joe could see that this was not her intention.

"Do you still want to take over the Xue family's business?" Qiao also asked.

"No. I have things to do. I'll reply to you later."

Immediately afterwards, no matter what Qiao Ye sent, the other party did not reply.

Joe also sighed softly.

Although she hated others taking advantage of her, she felt sympathy for Pei Qing.

If it were someone else, this person would have become a piece of trash on the side of the road.

Joe also wiped the table carelessly.

It wasn't until the evening that Pei Qing called.

“…”

After answering the phone, Qiao didn't say anything. She didn't know what to say, so she could only remain silent.

"Hello?" A hoarse voice came from the other end.

"Yeah." She responded.

"You...returned to Country M?"

"Yes." Perhaps feeling that his reply seemed a bit cold, Qiao added: "Something happened in Country M. So I came back early."

"So that's how it is."

"Why... don't you do it? Don't tell me you're inexperienced. You can fool others, but you can't fool me."

Pei Qing was about to speak when he heard her next sentence.

She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

The atmosphere between the two people became tense again.

It wasn't known how much time had passed before Pei Qing said, "Something happened at home."

This sentence revealed a lot of information, at least Joe knew the general idea.

"Is it because of your father?"

"Yeah." Pei Qing said, "It's not a big deal. If you don't have anything else to do, then I'll hang up."

There was a faint sound of noise coming from the other end of the phone.

I could barely make out who it was.

Before Qiao Ye could say anything, the call was hung up.

Just as she was about to call back, the call was quickly hung up.

Qiao also thought for a while and found Xia Yi's phone number.

Xia Yi is the only one who knows the first-hand information about Jiangcheng and Beijing.

"Hello? Mr. Qiao, why are you calling me at this hour?"

"Go back to Jiangcheng and see what happened at Pei Qing's home."

Her words made Xia Yi confused, and before his brain could react, he asked, "What?"

Qiao Ye: “…”

Perhaps her coldness was transmitted to the other end of the phone through the phone, Xia Yi awkwardly said "haha", "Ah, I know, I know. Go ask Pei Qing what happened at home, okay, okay. I'll go today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Joe hung up.

This time is almost noon in China.

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As soon as Xia Yi received Qiao Ye's call, she immediately jumped up from the bed.

Then without saying a word, he walked out.

I couldn't even care about the gentle comfort of bed.

"Eh? Master Xia, what are you going to do?"

"It's okay, go to sleep first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Qiao has always attached great importance to efficiency. Since she called him at this time, she must have calculated the time carefully.

I guess she will call me around eight o'clock in the evening.

So he bought the nearest plane ticket and flew directly to Jiangcheng.

And their every move was being watched by some people in the capital.

Especially Xue Xiaochen.

After hearing his people report this matter, "Are you saying that Xia Yi returned to Jiangcheng?"

"Yes."

Xue Xiaochen looked at the clock in the living room, thoughtfully.

"Did Pei Qing ask the law firm about the real reason why he didn't continue to be the Xue family's lawyer?"

"I asked. Probably..." The servant opened his mouth, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not.

"Go ahead."

"The elderly in the family are sick, and it is said that they want to bring good luck."

As soon as these words came out, the whole living room fell into a strange silence.

Xue Xiaochen slowly poured a cup of tea and sipped it leisurely, "Really?"

“…”

"So, do you think Qiao will get involved in this matter?" She spoke slowly, not knowing whether she was asking him or herself.

The servants dared not say a word and could only lower their heads.

"Never mind. She always has her own ideas. Just trust her."

After she finished speaking, a message popped up on her phone.

It's a friend request.

The other party added three words in the note: Kang Lening.