Before leaving, Qin Yang told him that she would be fine once she woke up, and judging from her appearance, she should have recovered quite well.

After a moment's hesitation, Qi Jincheng agreed, "Okay, I'll take you home."

"Yes!" Qiao Xi nodded vigorously, deeply grateful.

Qi Jincheng helped Qiao Xi get dressed as if he were taking care of a child, and then he went to the restroom.

He had barely left when his phone, which he had left on the bedside table, rang.

Qiao Xi glanced at the caller ID; it was Assistant He.

Thinking it might be work-related, she answered the phone for him and would relay the information to him later.

As soon as she pressed the answer button, she heard Assistant He's report, "President, Ma Qianbang has been found. Also, should we take that kid back to the Imperial Garden? Or..."

"Which kid?" Qiao Xi couldn't help but ask.

He Fan thought he had dialed the wrong number, but after checking the number again, he found nothing wrong with it.

And judging from the sound...

"Madam?" He Fan finally realized.

When Qi Jincheng came out of the restroom, Qiao Xi had already hung up the phone. She then told Qi Jincheng, "Honey, Assistant He called."

"I accepted it."

Qi Jincheng asked without hesitation, "What did he say?"

"I'm asking you if you want to bring that kid back to the academy," Qiao Xi relayed directly.

Qi Jincheng frowned slightly upon hearing this. Qiao Xi had only just learned about this after asking He Fan. "I asked him, and he said there was another person outside the cold storage yesterday, and that was him."

"Was he knocked unconscious?"

"Mm." Qi Jincheng nodded.

"People from Maqianbang?" Qiao Xi asked again.

"It should be." Qi Jincheng did not give a definite answer.

Qiao Xi suddenly had a suitable candidate in mind, especially after asking Assistant He. "Can I meet him? From Assistant He's description, he might be the one who suddenly appeared and attacked us."

"Let's do it later, you need to..." Qi Jincheng was interrupted by Qiao Xi before he could finish speaking, "I'm really fine, perfectly fine."

Qi Jin, having no other choice, said, "Then I'll have He Fan bring the person back to the garden."

“I’ve already told him to take the person back,” Qiao Xi said, sticking out her tongue.

Hearing this, Qi Jincheng wasn't angry. His Xi'er was now helping him 'come up with ideas', which was a good thing.

He hugged Qiao Xi with a doting expression. "Okay, let's go home."

As soon as the car arrived at Fuyuan, Assistant He came out to greet them, "President, Madam, she's inside."

Qiao Xi and Qi Jincheng exchanged a glance, then walked in hand in hand.

He Fan arranged for that person to stay in the last building. That small building was usually used to store miscellaneous items, but the servants still kept it very clean.

The building was now heavily guarded, both inside and out.

Once inside, Qiao Xi saw a person with their hands and feet bound to a chair, receiving similar treatment to Jun Jiuge before.

Qiao Xi recognized him at a glance, "It really is you."

"Madam, do you know him?" He Fan asked, slightly surprised.

Qiao Xi shrugged and said, "He only knows that his stage name is Er'er."

"Stage name?" He Fan glanced at Qi Jincheng subconsciously, but Qi Jincheng was unaware of it.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Qiao Xi reminded Qi Jincheng with certainty, "It's the bar that Li Xiaoxiao took me to before. He sings there and is quite popular."

Qi Jincheng remembered the bar, but he didn't know who sang there, and Qiao Xi hadn't told him either.

But if it weren't for this incident, Qiao Xi wouldn't have known that this resident singer was so amazing.

Qiao Xi couldn't help but sigh, "But we underestimated him. He's incredibly skilled. If he hadn't suddenly appeared, we probably wouldn't have been locked in the cold storage."

Up until now, He Fan only knew that he might be a member of Ma Qianbang, but now that Qiao Xi said this, he could be sure.

“He hasn’t said a word since he woke up, he’s just waiting for you and the president to decide what to do with him.”

"What is your relationship with Ma Qianbang?" Qiao Xi asked, sizing him up.

But he acted as if he hadn't heard anything and didn't react at all.

Qiao Xi continued, "How did you end up fainting outside the cold storage?"

He still didn't react at all, and didn't even glance at Qiao Xi.

He Fan was used to this, but his patience was wearing thin. "Madam, he won't talk unless we teach him a lesson."

As he spoke, he asked Qi Jincheng and Qiao Xi for instructions, suggesting they take a tougher approach.

Although Qiao Xi had only met him twice, including this time, she had gained a little understanding of his personality.

Simply teaching him a lesson won't work; he seems like a tough nut to crack. We need to find the right approach.

Seeing that He Fan was about to use torture to extract a confession from Qi Jincheng with his tacit approval, Qiao Xi immediately stopped him, saying, "I don't think so."

"You guys go out first, I'll talk to him." Qiao Xi volunteered, but Qi Jincheng flatly refused, "No way."

Qiao Xi deliberately stepped forward and tugged at the rope binding him, saying, "It's tied tight enough; he can't loosen it."

"Honey, let them keep watch outside. I'll let you know immediately if anything happens."

"It's too dangerous," Qi Jincheng still refused her.

Qiao Xi pleaded repeatedly, "Five minutes, just five minutes."

"This is Fuyuan, my territory. I guarantee he won't be able to escape, and he won't be able to touch me."

Such assurances were of little use to Qi Jincheng. Seeing his disapproving expression, Qiao Xi had no choice but to use her trump card: "Husband, I want to avenge myself personally, otherwise I won't be able to swallow this anger."

This reason wasn't much better, but it still managed to sway Qi Jincheng for a moment.

Qiao Xi could only continue to plead and beg, "Honey, can't you just give me one chance to show my worth?"

Qi Jincheng still disagreed, but he didn't want to disappoint Qiao Xi, so he could only add another rope to Er'er's body so that even if he wanted to untie the rope, it would take him some time.

"Just five minutes." Qi Jincheng emphasized the time to her before leaving.

Qiao Xi agreed without hesitation, "Okay."

After everyone else left, only she and Er'er remained in the room.

But Er'er's attitude did not change from that of Number Four. He stared ahead with an air of superiority, and no one could read anything from his expression.

Qiao Xi moved a chair closer and sat down less than a meter away from him, then said to him in a relaxed manner, "Let's talk."

After all, she had just gone through the ice storage incident, and her body was still a bit weak. However, she deliberately acted as if nothing had happened so as not to worry Qi Jincheng.