Qi Jincheng replied with a wronged expression, "I sent you a message."

"Huh?" Qiao Xi belatedly picked up her phone and glanced at it, and sure enough, there was a message from him.

It's probably because she didn't check her phone in the afternoon.

She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't see it."

Qi Jincheng noticed something and asked, "Is my Xi'er troubled?"

Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment, then denied it, saying, "It's nothing."

"Don't you want to tell me?" Qi Jincheng pulled her down to sit.

Qiao Xi felt there was no need to hide it from him, and after hesitating for a few seconds, she told him, "Qiao Guangyuan has disappeared."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jincheng's expression became more serious, and he asked, "Who told you that?"

“Ninth Master,” Qiao Xi replied.

She didn't see any surprise on Qi Jincheng's face. Could it be that he already knew?

Before I could ask, he said, "Your uncle also received the news that he was kidnapped on his way to the police station."

"Who on earth has such audacity?" Qiao Xi tried not to think about it, but it was a little difficult.

Qi Jincheng comforted her, saying, "Your uncle is investigating."

"Ninth Master said that the other party might also have a grudge against Qiao Guangyuan." Qiao Xi told him their guess.

Qi Jinzhou asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Qiao Xi repeated what Jun Jiuge had said before, "Saving him in this way is no different from harming him."

“That’s right.” Qi Jincheng agreed with this idea.

Qiao Xi sighed inwardly and said, "But what kind of grudge could make the other party so audacious as to take someone away from the police?"

"It's not a bad thing," Qi Jin'an said, holding her hand and comforting her.

Yes, if it falls into the hands of an enemy, then it's certainly not bad news.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The only thing that worries Qiao Xi now is, "Ah Jin, do you think he'll know who my biological father is?"

Qi Jincheng was afraid that Qiao Xi would have such thoughts. He had already promised Bai Xiuyan that he would not tell her about her biological father.

But how long can they keep it a secret?

Qi Jincheng could only reluctantly assure her, "If Xi'er wants to know, I will definitely help you find it."

"Actually, I..." Qiao Xi hesitated before continuing, "I haven't decided whether I want to know who my biological father is."

Qi Jincheng nodded and said, "Then let me know when you've thought it through."

"I will always be by your side. Please feel free to ask me anything."

Qiao Xi nodded vigorously; she didn't know what else to do.

After nestled in Qi Jincheng's arms for a while, Qiao Xi suddenly remembered the recording organized by the school and told him, "We're going camping this weekend."

"Where to?" Qi Jincheng asked.

"Dawang Mountain."

"What a coincidence," Qi Jincheng remarked instinctively.

Qiao Xi didn't understand, "Huh?"

Qi Jincheng said, "I was planning to take you there this weekend too."

Qiao Xi couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Isn't that area not fully developed?"

Qi Jincheng nodded and said, "Yes, the developer's cash flow dried up before, so it didn't continue."

"This is now the Dihua project."

Qiao Xi exclaimed in delight, "That's such a coincidence!"

"The scenery there is beautiful; I was planning to take you there."

That's not the same idea as the school.

Qiao Xi looked at him with a smile and said, "I've already been invited by the school."

"Go ahead." Qi Jinzhou reached out and gently hooked her nose, saying, "I might be a little late."

"You're going too?"

"You don't want me to go?" Qi Jincheng feigned disappointment. "Or are you afraid I'll spoil your fun?"

Qiao Xi immediately denied it, saying, "Of course not."

"Anyway, our relationship is already public now. If you can go, the girls in our department will be overjoyed."

Qi Jincheng's eyes were only for her, and he couldn't tolerate anyone else. "I don't care whether they're happy or not, as long as Xi'er is happy."

Qiao Xi said happily, "Then I'll wait for you."

"good."

Time flies and the weekend is here.

Qiao Xi and her friends first gathered at the school, then took their camping gear and boarded a bus to head towards Dawang Mountain.

Upon arrival, the students conscientiously placed their tools in the designated locations.

The class teacher gathered them together and said, "Classmates, put down what you're holding and let's gather over here."

“Our class will be active in this area. Now I’ll assign tasks.”

"Some of the boys stayed behind to set up tents, while the rest went to collect firewood, and the girls were responsible for washing the pots and pans they brought."

"Then we need to go around here to see if there are any wild mushrooms. If we don't know how to tell if they are poisonous or not, we can bring them back first."

After saying that, the class teacher started to gather the students, "Any girls want to go pick mushrooms?"

Not a single girl raised her hand; none of them wanted to suffer without a reason, and they were all pampered young ladies.

Seeing this, the class teacher had no choice but to say, "If not, I'll call roll."

“Teacher, I’ll go.” Qiao Xi was the first to raise her hand.

The homeroom teacher, however, was reluctant to let her go, saying, "Qiao, you'd better not go."

She didn't know before, but now she knows very well, and not only does she know, the whole school knows.

She is Qi Jincheng's wife. If anything happens to her, everyone in the school will suffer, let alone her.

“Teacher, I’m with Qiao,” Li Xiaoxiao said, raising her hand.

Before the class teacher could say anything, Jun Jiuge raised her hand, "I'll go too."

If it were just Qiao Xi alone, the class teacher would definitely disagree, but now that two other people are accompanying her, she is starting to waver.

It's because no one else wanted to go except them.

To enrich the camping trip, the class advisor had no choice but to reluctantly agree, "Alright, then you three will form a group."

"Just search around here, don't go too deep."

"Understood," Li Xiaoxiao replied.

The three of them set off together, each carrying their tools.

As they walked, Li Xiaoxiao couldn't help but complain, "Qiao Xi, what were you thinking? This job is so tiring."

Qiao Xi teased her, "Who was it that said they wanted to do a wilderness survival exercise before?"

"Wilderness survival and mushroom picking are two different things," Li Xiaoxiao retorted.

“You can still go back now,” Jun Jiuge said directly.

Qiao Xi remained silent, leaving the decision to Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao immediately retorted righteously, "What is a friend? A friend should share joys and sorrows. Am I, Li Xiaoxiao, the kind of person who would easily abandon my friends?"

Qiao Xi suppressed a laugh and said, "It's not that serious."

Li Xiaoxiao said seriously, "When I, Li Xiaoxiao, said I would consider you my friends, I meant it very well."

Qiao Xi noticed her hurt feelings and immediately comforted her, saying, "Alright, you're already out here. Don't you find it too boring to just sit there washing pots and pans?"