Wang Jingjing didn't stay at the Qi family's house for long before leaving, and Butler Qi personally saw her off.

As soon as she left, Butler Qi hurriedly returned to Qi Shi's side, "Young Master, what do you think Wang Jingjing came here for?"

Butler Qi was all prepared. The Qi family had taken away Xuanhe Cloth Shop's business, and given Wang Jingjing's fiery temper, she probably wouldn't leave without causing a scene this time.

Unexpectedly, Wang Jingjing didn't make a scene; instead, she said some ambiguous things, which were even worse than a direct argument. It felt really awkward to hear, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

Qi Shi wasn't quite sure what Wang Jingjing was there for. She was fine when she was alone, but when she saw Butler Qi, she spewed out a torrent of words that left Butler Wang speechless.

It seems like they came to vent their anger, but it's definitely not that simple.

"No matter what she's here for, she must be suspicious of the Qi family. Be careful during this time. Have someone keep an eye on Xuanhe Cloth Shop. No one is allowed to make a move without my permission."

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The worst thing is if someone makes a move and gets caught red-handed by the Xuanhe Cloth Shop; that would be too boring.

Qi Shi was unaware that someone had already been arrested; this person was Zhao Yuzhi, who had just come out of the backyard of the Qi residence.

She walked out of the Qi residence in tears, her tears still wet on her face. As soon as she turned the corner, she saw Xu Yi and Fu Man'er standing on either side of her.

"Miss Man'er." Zhao Yuzhi was startled, quickly wiped her face, and hastily put on a smile. "What are you doing here?"

The Qi family's back door is on a secluded road. There's nothing there, and few people would deliberately walk over there.

Fu Man'er smiled at her, revealing her bright white teeth, "Waiting for you." You couldn't tell from that?

"Wait for me?" Zhao Yuzhi frantically clenched her hands. "Wait for me for what?" she said, looking around as she spoke, clearly wanting to run away.

Before she could even decide where to run, Xu Yi raised his hand and knocked her unconscious with a karate chop.

He knocked her out, but instead of catching her, he didn't even catch her, and Zhao Yuzhi just fell to the ground.

"Brother!" Fu Man'er looked at him with displeasure, "What if you hurt someone?" The ground is all paved with bluestone slabs, it will hurt a lot if you fall on it.

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Xu Yi didn't even glance at Zhao Yuzhi, and led Fu Man'er forward, saying, "She won't get hurt."

In his view, "not bad" means not dying from a fall.

As Fu Man'er was being pulled away, she kept turning back, asking, "Aren't you taking that person with you?" What's the point of knocking someone out and leaving them lying on the ground after waiting for so long?

"I'll have someone bring her over." As soon as Xu Yi finished speaking, he received a beautiful glance from Fu Man'er. Little did she know, her brother simply disliked and refused to touch that woman.

"You don't know how to cherish a woman!" the little girl said half-jokingly.

Xu Yi suddenly stopped and, to Fu Man'er's astonishment, scooped her up in his arms.

"You are the true fragrance and the true jade, I only know how to cherish and love you." The deep voice echoed in her ears, and Xu Yi's breath made Fu Man'er's earlobes turn red.

Then the red color kept spreading, and the little girl's face turned bright red.

Fu Man'er, who always prided herself on having a thicker skin than a city wall, became shy and buried her head in Xu Yi's chest.

Oh dear, this is so embarrassing!

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How could her brother say something so infuriating?

However, judging from the way Fu Man'er was swinging her feet, she seemed quite happy to hear that.

Xu Yi watched as the little girl nestled into his arms like an ostrich, his eyes overflowing with tenderness and smiles.

"Young Master, what happened to Miss?" The servant waiting at the intersection asked hurriedly when he saw Xu Yi carrying her out.

When Xu Yi looked at him, his expression had returned to normal. He calmly instructed, "Go and bring back the woman lying at the back gate of the Qi residence."

"Ah? Oh." The servant didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly ran over.

Once on the carriage, Fu Man'er quietly lifted her head from Xu Yi's arms, only to be met with Xu Yi's teasing and smiling gaze.

Fu Man'er yawned, tilted her head, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep. Xu Yi didn't expose her, but instead adjusted Fu Man'er into a comfortable position.

The journey was so leisurely that Fu Man'er actually fell asleep. Seeing this, Xu Yi immediately told the driver to go to his house in town.

"Young Master, what should we do with the woman we brought back?" Xu Yi had just come out of the inner courtyard when the servant came over and asked.

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"Bring him here." The person was the one Fu Man'er was looking for, but since Fu Man'er was asleep now, he would ask her about it while he was at it, since the government was still paying attention to matters related to the Qi family.

Zhao Yuzhi always thought she was careful and cautious, and that she would pay attention to whether anyone was following her wherever she went, but she never expected to be discovered.

But then she thought again, she was just someone who came from the Qi family, which didn't prove anything.

So when she was brought before Xu Yi, she still held onto a sliver of hope.

It wasn't until Xu Yi said, "So it was you who tampered with the dye vat at Xuanhe Cloth Workshop?"

Zhao Yuzhi was startled. Had the matter been discovered so quickly?

"What do you mean by tampering? I don't understand what you're talking about!" Zhao Yuzhi looked at Xu Yi with feigned confusion.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to kidnap me? I'm going to report you to the authorities." Zhao Yuzhi decided to strike first.

“I’ve been out for so long. If I don’t go back, my family won’t be able to find me and will definitely report me to the authorities.”

"Moreover, unless you can keep me locked up for life, I will immediately report to the authorities and expose the owner of Xuanhe Cloth Shop for kidnapping people as soon as I get out."

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She refused to believe that Fu Man'er could really keep her locked up for life.

Xu Yi didn't even lift his eyelids. "No need to rush, and you don't need to report to the authorities. I'll have someone send you there."

"As for the matter of tampering with things, you don't need to make excuses anymore. Without evidence, I wouldn't have brought you here."

After Xu Yi finished speaking, the servant beside him waved to the outside, and a person from the cloth shop came up with a paper package.

The paper package was laid out in front of Zhao Yuzhi, and she panicked after just one glance.

"This thing was found under the bed you slept in the Chen family home. I don't need to explain its purpose to an outsider like myself, do I?"

Xu Yi has never liked talking nonsense or listening to nonsense. "Let's not talk about the tampering. This matter is a done deal, and no amount of sophistry will help."

"What I'm more curious about now is, what is your relationship with the Qi family? And what is your relationship with Qi Shi?"