Seven minutes ago.

Seeing that no one had come to open the door yet, Qiu Hu took two steps back, stared at the distance to the second floor, looked at A Yi, and nodded towards the second floor. "A Yi, find a spot to climb up to the second floor and bring Qiu Lan down."

Ayi gave her an "OK" sign, meaning "No problem."

She circled the outside of the house and found that the balcony was the only accessible spot. Finding a good angle to climb, she nimbly climbed up, and with one final push, reached the balcony. She turned the balcony doorknob, but it was locked. Luckily, she knew how to pick locks. She took a thin hairpin from her hair and skillfully twisted it into the keyhole. "Click," the lock opened.

Ayi opened the door and quietly went in, but she didn't know which room Qiu Bing was locked in. She scratched her head as soon as she entered, knowing she could only rely on luck, or if all else failed, she would have to search one by one.

Fortunately, when she found the third room, she closed the door and saw Qiu Lan lying on the bed.

Was she asleep? Yes, she was asleep.

Ayi gently nudged Qiu Lan, but Qiu Lan didn't move. Ayi nudged her a few more times, but she still didn't move. Ayi frowned and wondered, "Why isn't she awake yet?" Suddenly remembering something, Ayi covered her mouth in surprise and put her hand into Qiu Lan's nose. She could still feel the warmth of her breath. Calming herself down, she patted her chest.

He nudged her again, but she was sleeping so soundly. He reached out and pinched Qiu Lan's arm, whispering in her ear, "Qiu Lan, wake up!"

She may be in pain, but she really won't wake up for the time being.

There was still no movement. Ayi shook her head, picked up Qiu Lan, forcefully pulled the bed sheet from the bed, tied Qiu Lan to her body with the sheet, and then quietly walked out of the room to the balcony. She returned along the same route. With the weight on her back, it took her a little longer to get down, but it didn't matter to her.

They were not discovered along the way, and the operation went smoothly. When they left, they looked in the direction of Qiu Lake and mouthed, "I'll take her out first."

Qiu Hu saw the figure and knew it was her. After nodding, A Yi carried Qiu Lan back to the car.

And so, the scene that Ning Yizhan witnessed came to be.

Urged on by Qiu Bing, the maid led a group of servants to search separately. One of the servants searching on the second floor came to Qiu Bing and reported, "Madam, the balcony door on the second floor is open."

"...The second floor is so high, how could she climb down? A bunch of useless people, they don't even know the person has run away." The buildings in Qiu Bing's house are all quite high, and it would be almost impossible for someone like Qiu Lan, who has no fighting skills, to climb down from the second floor.

Upon hearing that the main character was no longer there, Young Master Zheng felt there was no need to stay any longer and casually said, "Madam Jiang, since Miss Qiu is not here, I will take my leave. Please let me know when Miss Qiu returns."

Qiu Bing was afraid that the money he was about to get would slip away, so he stepped forward and flattered her with a string of nice words, "I don't know where Xiao Lan went. She probably went out on something. When Xiao Lan comes back, I will definitely take her to apologize. Xiao Lan is really too rude."

Young Master Zheng had known about Qiu Lan for a long time. She wasn't doing very well in the entertainment industry, but she was pretty and had a good figure. Thinking of this, he figured he could wait. "No problem, no problem. I'll take my leave now. I'll wait at home for Madam to bring Miss Qiu upstairs."

He walked frivolously to the door, where a servant opened it for him. He stepped out and was met with an unexpected surprise. He saw a woman even more beautiful than Qiu Lan, but she appeared aloof and cold, especially her eyes, which seemed capable of killing.

The woman stepped forward, and he assumed she was coming towards him, so he put on a welcoming smile. However, she simply placed her hand on the door that hadn't yet closed, not even sparing him a cold glance.

"..." He quickly composed himself and took the initiative to strike up a conversation, "Miss, are you looking for this family?"

The woman didn't even glance at him, but the man behind her spoke up, "Please move aside, don't get in our way." After warning the man, he whispered in the woman's ear, "Qiu Lan's blind date is a terrible person."

Before coming here, A Qian had already investigated why Qiu Lan was captured by Qiu Bing again, and naturally she also investigated this Young Master Zheng, so she recognized him at a glance.

Upon hearing A Qian's words, Qiu Hu glanced up at Young Master Zheng. He didn't seem like a good person, so he ignored him and led A Qian into the house, closing the door behind him.

Completely ignored, Young Master Zheng thought, "...", "Damn, who is this woman? She's so arrogant!"

After successfully entering the house, Qiu Hu looked at the panicked people in the room, and Qiu Bing sitting on the sofa with a gloomy expression. Why did she feel a little happy?

The maid, who hadn't had time to close the door, braved the pressure and walked up to her, trying to drive her away, "Miss Qiu, Madam didn't let you in."

Qiu Hu looked down at the servant who was glaring at him as he closed the door. His cold gaze alone was enough to frighten the servant into silence. Every servant in the Qiu family knew how formidable Qiu Hu was, and how fiercely he fought against Qiu Bing.

Having scared off the people blocking his way, he walked up to Qiu Bing and, mimicking Ning Yizhan's lazy yet icy tone, said, "Don't bother looking anymore, she's already been taken away by my men."

Qiu Bing glared at Qiu Hu, who was staring at her sharply with his head down, and her anger flared up. "It's you again, Qiu Hu! Ever since you came back, you've been ruining my plans. When will this ever end?"

"What's there to be angry about? Can't you even stand it? Don't worry, this is just the beginning. This is what you deserve. I was originally thinking of taking it slow, but I can't wait any longer." Qiu Hu was quite satisfied with the anger Qiu Bing showed.

"Ahhh~ Qiu Hu, what are you trying to do?"

"Then you should ask yourself what you've done. Remember to go back to the old house tomorrow, my dear aunt, or you'll regret it."

"Get out! Get out of here!" Qiu Bing shouted, pointing at the door.

"Heh," Qiu Hu didn't care. She had taken the person and the message with her, so it was time for her to go.

Stepping out of Qiu Bing's house, the air felt much fresher. She walked to A Yi's car and noticed Qiu Lan was still asleep. "Still asleep?"

Ayi checked her over and said, "She's fine, probably just fell asleep from the sleeping pills." Then he added disdainfully, "She's so weak, how come she can't even protect herself?"

Hearing what A-Yi said, Qiu Hu felt the same way, but she was protective of her own and tilted her head to look at A-Yi.

Ayi immediately shut up.

Ning Yizhan saw that Qiu Hu had been gone for a long time and hadn't returned to his side yet. She was still standing there without saying a word. Fearing that she might not come back to him in the end, he got out of the car and walked over.

"Ah Hu, is everything settled here?"

These words drew the attention of three people. Qiu Hu's gaze softened upon hearing his voice, while the gazes of the other two sharpened.