Chapter 23 Peerless Hero

In desperation, Qi Jianyue had no choice but to bring up her status as a relative.

Qi Chenyan indeed paused, looking down at her.

Just when Qi Jianyue thought that revealing her identity and calling him "little uncle" would carry enough weight, Qi Chenyan's next words plunged her into an icy abyss.

"Although I don't understand why my elder brother and sister-in-law would keep you even though they knew the baby was switched at birth and they had already recognized their biological daughter."

“But you are neither a member of the Qi family nor do you have Qi family blood in your veins. I can’t accept being called ‘Uncle’.”

All of Qi Jianyue's little schemes were insignificant in Qi Chenyan's eyes. The man seemed to see through all her tricks at a glance, making her as transparent as if she had nowhere to hide.

"Regardless of whether Yu Li is truly unwell, don't think I don't know your despicable desire to replace her."

Now, Qi Jianyue's face turned completely pale.

Qi Chenyan paid no attention to her distraught state and strode out, leaving the group of people in the studio looking at each other in bewilderment.

The chairman never expected that Qi Chenyan would actually stop the recording.

He wanted to explain further: "Director Qi, this was all our staff's mistake. Please rest assured, the host we chose to replace Yu Li is absolutely professional..."

Qi Chenyan was losing patience, and his tone was no longer as calm as usual: "Is Yu Li unwell, or has she disappeared?"

Even a seasoned chairman couldn't help but shudder when facing this high-ranking spokesperson.

"We don't really know either. It was already time to record, but according to the staff, Yu Li went to the restroom and never came back."

“I also mobilized people in the station to look for her, but she didn’t have her phone with her, so we couldn’t get in touch with her.”

Qi Chenyan's face was extremely gloomy. "The person has gone missing, and instead of calling the police and searching for them as quickly as possible, you're only thinking about the recording of the show. If something happens, can you bear the responsibility for a life lost?"

The chairman was severely reprimanded, but he didn't dare to utter a single word.

They could only nod and say, "Director Qi, it's not that we don't want to report it to the police, but there's a time limit for reporting a missing person. The person needs to have been missing for more than 24 hours before the case can be filed..."

"What about the surveillance footage? Have you reviewed it all?"

Chairman: "Not yet."

"I'll pull up all the surveillance footage, especially in all the restroom areas, and I'll review it myself."

Qi Chenyan rarely loses his composure. Even at large press conferences, when faced with unexpected and tricky situations, he can handle them with ease.

But at this moment, facing his newlywed wife who is missing and cannot be contacted, Qi Chenyan cannot remain calm.

He had to ensure Yu Li's safety as quickly as possible.

With Qi Chenyan personally giving the order, the chairman naturally dared not delay any longer and immediately sent someone to retrieve the surveillance footage.

Based on what the staff said earlier, Yu Li went to the restroom and then there was no further news.

He first checked the restrooms closest to the studio, examining them one by one, and sure enough, he found something amiss.

After Yu Li came out of the restroom, she headed towards the studio as usual, but halfway there, she seemed to hear something and stopped, then went in another direction.

But the video abruptly ends at the corner.

"Where is the video footage of this section of the corridor?"

The security guard replied, "The back rooms are all unused storage rooms, so there are no security cameras installed there."

Qi Chenyan's eyes darkened, and realizing something, he immediately headed down the corridor.

"Open all the doors to the storage rooms."

The staff busied themselves doing as he instructed.

Upon arriving at each storage room, Qi Chenyan would first knock forcefully on the door, asking, "Yu Li? Yu Li, are you in there?"

But every time a room was opened, there was no one inside.

When they finally reached the furthest corner room, the staff member was sweating profusely because he couldn't find the key.

"Strange, all the keys are together, so why can't I find the key to this room?"

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Yu Li squatted in the corner, her head against the side door, gently, again and again, banging her head against the door.

Although it didn't hurt, it could still wake her up.

Even though she didn't have her phone with her, she could guess that, based on this time, the show had already started recording.

Damn it, I've fallen for Qi Jianyue's trick.

She was locked up, and Qi Jianyue must have found the right opportunity to take her place.

This was an opportunity she had secured for a private conversation with Qi Chenyan by using her status as his wife, and Qi Jianyue had snatched it away halfway through.

Just as the famous saying goes, "Don't meddle in things that don't concern you, and don't force conversations when you don't see eye to eye." Why can't she change her habit of being a busybody, as a Chinese person?

Just as Yu Li was feeling extremely frustrated, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Although she couldn't hear clearly through the door, she quickly realized that someone was outside.

Regardless of whether they are looking for her or not, responding first is always the right thing to do.

Yu Li immediately stood up and also knocked on the door forcefully.

"Is anyone outside? I'm here, help me!"

Meanwhile, Qi Chenyan outside also heard the knocking. He had a strong premonition that Yu Li was locked up inside.

"Have you found the key?"

The staff member was already sweating profusely with anxiety. "Director Qi, we don't know what happened, but we can't find the key to this storage room..."

Qi Chenyan knew perfectly well that Yu Li's disappearance was not an accident at all, but rather something that was deliberately done!

He couldn't wait for the other person to look for the key again, so he said to the inside, "Yu Li, stay away."

Yu Li didn't hear it at first, but she felt the door shake violently, indicating that someone had broken it down from the outside.

She quickly stepped aside, but as the door was repeatedly and forcefully pounded, it was finally broken open from the outside.

The sudden light made Yu Li squint uncomfortably.

"Yu Li!"

When Qi Chenyan stood at the door and broke it open single-handedly, arriving like a peerless hero, Yu Li felt that all idol dramas paled in comparison.

The man she thought was recording a program suddenly appeared in front of her.

His face showed undisguised anxiety, as well as sweat from breaking down the door.

All the emotions that had been bottled up inside her surged forth like a flood, overwhelming Yu Li's reason.

She rushed over and threw herself into his arms.

I thought you wouldn't come.

Only when he held her in his arms and felt the unique warmth and fragrance of his little wife did Qi Chenyan finally feel completely at ease.

"I'm here, I'm not afraid."

Yu Li bravely stated, "I'm not afraid. I'm just worried that it will delay the recording of the show. Wait a minute, has it already finished recording?"

Yu Li, who was initially touched by Qi Chenyan's rescue, instantly revealed an expression of heartbreak, as if she had lost a hundred million.

Qi Chenyan found it somewhat amusing, but he still looked down to check first.

Are you injured? Is there anything wrong with your body?