Huang Fei's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing Xi Quan's words, but he quickly regained his composure: "What secret do I have that I'm afraid others will know? I'm not afraid of people knowing my background, so what else could it be..."
"Who knows? I hope you don't have any secrets, as you say." Xi Quan didn't have time to listen to what Huang Fei was saying. "I'll say it again: don't presume to say anything in front of Ye Qing. In Ye Qing's heart, you are just a client, a client who can advertise for her studio, nothing more. So please don't overstep that line. Otherwise, I really don't know if I'll find out any other secrets of yours."
After saying this, Xi Quan didn't turn back, nor did he care what Huang Fei thought of what he said; he simply left.
After leaving the coffee shop and getting into the car, Xi Quan was originally going to pick up Ye Qing, but after thinking about it, he called Ye Qing instead and said that something came up and he wouldn't be able to pick her up.
Ye Qing had always trusted Xi Quan, but when she received Xi Quan's call saying he wasn't coming to pick her up, she was still a little disappointed. In the past, Ye Qing would never have felt this way.
But now that everyone is telling him what happened to Huang Fei and Xi Quan, Ye Qing can't help but overthink it.
Xu Xiaoyue hadn't left yet, so she overheard part of the phone call and learned that Xi Quan wasn't coming to pick up Ye Qing. Xu Xiaoyue felt even more guilty, wondering if she had messed things up.
Seeing Ye Qing's condition, Xu Xiaoyue was really worried, so she went to Ye Qing's house with him.
Xi Quan was unaware that someone had already gone to Ye Qing to spread rumors, nor did he realize that Ye Qing had specifically called him earlier for something.
He knew that Ye Qing would be disappointed if he didn't pick her up, but since Xi Quan was unaware that someone was spreading rumors, he thought it would be better to go find Yang Xiujuan first.
From Huang Fei's words, it was clear that Yang Xiujuan was the one threatening him.
Yang Xiujuan had previously told Xi Quan that she didn't know who Zhang Sao's daughter was, but now she suddenly knows Huang Fei?
What if Yang Xiujuan finds out about Ye Qing's background?
Yang Xiujuan and Ye Qing are not related now, so she might not use this matter to threaten them. However, Xi Quan is afraid that Yang Xiujuan will tell Xu Daye about Ye Qing's background as soon as possible.
If Xu Daye finds out, he might come looking for Ye Qing.
Although Xu Daye has been temporarily sent back to Xiaoyao Village by Xi Quan, Xi Quan has also been subtly threatening Xu Daye's wife, Zhu Daniu.
However, Xi Quan still felt that he couldn't be careless when dealing with greedy people.
So Xi Quan went to the sanatorium where Yang Xiujuan was working.
When they arrived, they were told that Yang Xiujuan had taken the day off.
Xi Quan asked around and found out that Yang Xiujuan had not only taken leave today, but had been taking leave frequently recently, which made Xi Quan wary.
Now that he was here, Xi Quan wouldn't leave immediately even if he didn't see Yang Xiujuan. After all, Yang Xiujuan's mentally challenged son was living here, and Yang Xiujuan was also eating and sleeping here, so he was bound to wait for her eventually.
In fact, Xi Quan didn't have to wait long before Yang Xiujuan arrived.
The sanatorium is quite far from downtown Nancheng. There are buses, but it's a bit of a walk from the sanatorium to the bus stop, so transportation isn't very convenient.
The reason Xi Quan initially settled Yang Xiujuan here was because of the inconvenient transportation, which made it difficult for Yang Xiujuan to move to the city.
They were always on guard against her.
However, to everyone's surprise, Yang Xiujuan had a bicycle. Xi Quan, sitting in the car, saw Yang Xiujuan riding her bicycle from afar.
Squinting, Xi Quan honked the horn.
Yang Xiujuan did hear the horn and was curious about the car appearing at the usually deserted entrance of the sanatorium, but since she didn't recognize Xi Quan's car, she glanced at it and continued walking towards the sanatorium.
Seeing that Yang Xiujuan didn't stop, Xi Quan honked the horn again and got out of the car.
Upon seeing that it was Xi Quan, Yang Xiujuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly got off her bicycle, pushed it over to Xi Quan, and smiled ingratiatingly: "Xi Quan, what brings you here?"
"Something came up." After saying that, Xi Quan glanced at Yang Xiujuan's brand-new bicycle and asked casually, "The bicycle is fine."
Yang Xiujuan didn't think much of it. She just felt that she could finally hold her head high. Although she was still embarrassed in front of the wealthy Xi Quan, she still wanted to show off a little. So she said, "Fewer people ride bicycles now. I was thinking of buying a motorcycle, but you can't ride one, so let's wait and see. I'll wait until I learn how to ride one."
Xi Quan was still thinking about how to ask Yang Xiujuan about asking Huang Fei for money. After all, if he talked too much, Yang Xiujuan might guess something, which could cause trouble.
Who knew that Yang Xiujuan was so clueless about hiding her wealth?
This eased Xi Quan's worries somewhat. He feigned surprise and asked, "The salary at the sanatorium is so high? You've only been here a short time, less than a month, and you already have enough money to buy a motorcycle?"
Yang Xiujuan, who still had a smile on her face, paused slightly. Her hand holding the bicycle handlebars tightened instantly, and she gave an awkward laugh: "Hehe, I saved up some before."
“That’s true, you asked Aunt Zhang for a lot of money.” Xi Quan nodded and said, “Logically speaking, whether Aunt Zhang gives you money or not, and how much she gives you, is none of my business, and I can’t control it. After all, she’s just working for us. But you keep asking her for money like crazy every day, and she’s always distracted while she’s working. If something happens to her in our house, we’ll be in big trouble. And now that you have money, then this job…”
Upon hearing Xi Quan mention work, Yang Xiujuan became worried that she would lose her job at the sanatorium. After all, the work here was alright, although it involved serving others. However, not many people could afford to live here, so even though Yang Xiujuan was a caregiver, it wasn't tiring. More importantly, the place provided food and lodging, saving her a lot of money. If she lost this job, she would have to go out and find a place to live, which would be troublesome and costly.
So Yang Xiujuan quickly explained, "No, I really didn't go to see Aunt Zhang. Even if I did, she wouldn't have that much money to give me to buy a motorcycle. She's just a nanny, what money could she possibly have?"
Xi Quan pretended to be very disbelieving, "Besides her, who else do you know in Nancheng? I told you I really don't care whether you ask her for money or not, that's your business... Wait, no, she doesn't have any money, so how did she give you money? Did she take something from our family and sell it?"
Yang Xiujuan was afraid that Xi Quan would stop her from working here, so she quickly explained, "No, no, Xi Quan, I know. Ye Qing is pregnant now. I know you're worried that if Aunt Zhang isn't focused on her work, she won't take good care of Ye Qing. Besides, you've already found me a job, how could I hold you back? I really didn't ask her. She doesn't even know about this money. I asked her daughter for it."
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