Bai Shao smiled and said, "Alright, we're practically family. But there's one thing I really need your help with!"

Zhu Qianying looked up at her and asked, "What is it?"

"Actually, I'm a bit of deceiving myself, right? I keep telling myself that B City is so far from L City, Zong Zhe couldn't possibly have discovered Xiao Lu Zi's existence. But now that you mention it, I realize that Young Master Yan probably already guessed Xiao Lu Zi's identity. Please talk to Young Master Yan about this and hope he can keep it a secret for me."

Zhu Qianying was very shocked, but she didn't show it on her face.

"Yes! Don't worry, he won't talk nonsense!"

Judging from Bai Shao's words, she clearly didn't know anything about Zong Zhe. She thought Zong Zhe was still alive.

Were those things Xiao Luzi said last time just something Bai Shao used to deceive him?

Upon closer analysis, Zhu Qianying felt that this was highly likely.

"Shadow, Young Master Yan is really good to you and Zizai right now, you should cherish it!"

Bai Shao's words came from the bottom of her heart.

"I know, you too. Cherish yourself and Xiaoluzi."

What Zhu Qianying really wants to say is, if you meet the right person, try to start over.

But how could she possibly say that?

She had a feeling that her friend hadn't gotten over Zongzhe yet, but she couldn't possibly tell her friend about Zongzhe's death, could she?

"Don't worry, I'll make lots of money so my dad and Xiao Luzi can live a good life!"

Having said that, Zhu Qianying didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer. She could only pray that her friend would forget Zongzhe soon and find a wonderful man who would love her and Xiaolu well.

Originally, Yan Shao and Zhu Qianying planned to stay at the seaside villa for three nights and then return to the city early Monday morning.

But on Sunday afternoon, after receiving a phone call, Yan Shao said he needed to return to the city immediately.

"I'll have the driver take me back first, and then I'll come back tomorrow to pick you up and take you back to the city. That way, you can stay here one more night."

Clearly, Young Master Yan didn't want to spoil everyone's vacation fun because of him.

Before Zhu Qianying could say anything, little Zizai had already spoken to her first.

"Daddy, we'll go back with you."

It seems that little Zizai really loves his dad.

Yan Shao looked at Shen Zhu Qianying and asked, "Ying'er, what do you think?"

The implication is that the wife's words are more effective than the son's.

"Let's do as Zizai says and go back together."

The driver first took Zhu Qianying and her son, as well as Bai Shao and her daughter, back to the restaurant, and then drove Yan Shao away.

After leaving the restaurant, Yan Shao did not return to Yanhuang Group, but instead went back to Tongjia Village.

The phone call I just received at the seaside villa was from Ke Kai.

But he didn't say it explicitly on the phone, only saying, "Let's talk about it when we meet."

Yan Shao thought it was about the car accident that Zhu Qianying and her son had been in a while ago.

Little did he know that as soon as he sat down, Ke Kai pushed a stack of documents in front of him.

Yan Shao glanced at the stack of documents; the header of the documents read "XX Bank".

"What is this? Did that taxi driver really take the money?"

Ke Kai shook his head, his expression somewhat grave.

"Sir, please look at the date carefully!"

Yan Shao then flipped through it and discovered that it was actually a list of loan companies, and the date was actually five or six years ago.

Young Master Yan was very puzzled. "What do you mean by showing me these?"

If he remembered correctly, among these recent thorny issues, the ones requiring bank-related documents were either related to the car accident or the Mingxuan Group.

But what's the point of bringing up a loan list from five or six years ago?

Ke Kai took the documents back, flipped through a few more pages, and then pointed to a list in one of the columns, indicating that Yan Shao should look at it.

"Sir, take a look at this column for yourself."

Yan Shao leaned closer and saw that the list of loan recipients included Mingxuan Group.

Yan Shao glanced at the date subconsciously; the loan disbursement date was shortly after his marriage.

"Um, is there a problem with this?"

At this point, Yan Shao still had no idea what Ke Kai was up to.

"Sir, do you remember how the rumors circulated and how the bank responded to this loan back then?"

Of course Yan Shao remembered, and remembered it quite clearly. When he and Zhu Qianying confirmed their relationship, Mingxuan Group was experiencing cash flow problems because Zhu Junzhao had acquired several hotels with uncertain development prospects.

At the time, Mingxuan's loan application was put on hold because there was no strong mortgagor. Zhu Zhizhou came to him for help several times, but he refused each time.

Later, the loan was approved only after the Zhu family provided some of their property assets as collateral.

"Didn't you already inquire about this loan with the bank and receive confirmation that it was processed according to procedure and there was nothing suspicious about it?"

Both Yan Shao and Ke Kai are quite meticulous in their work. After obtaining that result and verifying it from multiple sources, they basically got the same answer, so Yan Shao didn't pursue the Mingxuan Group's loan matter any further.

After all, these things depend on one's own abilities. Since Zhu Zhizhou has a way to find a guarantor, there's no need for Yan Shao to push people to the brink.

"Yes, that was indeed the reply I received at the time."

As Ke Kai spoke, he pulled out another document from under the files, "But when I had someone check Mingxuan's spending records over the past few years today, I found this."

That document was actually similar to the one Yan Shao had, but in the column for Mingxuan Group's loan, it clearly indicated that the guarantor was Yi Changxing.

Rather, it is not the Zhu family as rumored outside.

"Yi Changxing?"

Young Master Yan frowned slightly; clearly, he had already noticed something amiss.

"Yes, when I saw this, I thought I was seeing things for a moment!"

"I know the Yi family and the Zhu family have a good relationship, but the relationship between the Yi family and the Zhu family is definitely not enough for Yi Changxing to vouch for Mingxuan!"

Yan Shao was absolutely certain of this.

“Yes, I think so too!” Ke Kai nodded in agreement.

Yan Shao's expression turned serious. "So, when you went to inquire about the information, it was obvious that the other party was instructed by someone to deliberately give you the wrong information and mislead you."

Ke Kai had to admit that he had indeed been deceived at the time.

"Yes, judging from this confidential and detailed information, we were indeed deliberately misled at the time!"

Yan Shao didn't say anything more, picked up the stack of documents and quickly but carefully read through them.

After reading it, Young Master Yan gave a deep command.

"Immediately find out what kind of shady dealings Yi Changxing and Zhu Zhizhou did five years ago!"

Ke Kai nodded, "As soon as I saw this information, I had someone start investigating! However, so much time has passed, it's a bit difficult to investigate now."

Yan Shao narrowed his eyes, a ruthless glint that had not been seen in a long time flashing in them.

"If all else fails, we'll use the old method!"