"Madam Fu, please wait!"
Ye Li had just stepped onto the stairs when she was stopped by the housekeeper who rushed over.
"I'm looking for Qin Chu!"
Ye Li said coldly, "Make her come down, and I will stop immediately."
“Madam Fu, the master has something to discuss with the second young lady. Once he’s finished, she will naturally come downstairs. Besides, this is the Qin family home. Does Madam Fu really think the second young lady will have any trouble in her own home?”
"That's precisely why I'm even more worried!...Get out of the way!"
The butler's expression froze, and Ye Li had already charged forward recklessly.
"Young Master!"
The butler exclaimed in surprise. In the center of the banquet hall, Qin Yuchen turned around and saw Ye Li rushing up to the second floor.
A flicker of panic and malice flashed in Qin Yuchen's eyes as he turned to look at the entrance to the banquet hall.
With a single glance, several bodyguards in black rushed forward.
The once noisy banquet hall fell silent instantly.
"Qin Chu... Qin Chu... You dare to touch me and see what happens!"
A crisp sound.
Threat in the words.
When everyone looked up again, they saw Ye Li at the top of the stairs on the second floor, and a wall of bodyguards standing in front of her with their hands behind their backs.
"Madam Fu, Qin Chu is the second young lady of the Qin family. She's in her own home; how could she possibly get lost?"
"That's right, today is President Qin's birthday. It's not appropriate for Mrs. Fu to cause such a scene at his birthday banquet."
"Even if Master Fu were here, he would never allow Madam to act like this. Even if Madam Fu is willful, there should be limits!"
"..."
The guests were all talking at once, and Ye Li was extremely anxious.
The phone was dialed again and again, but no one answered.
All around, there were people and voices trying to stop them.
Ye Li steeled her heart and said, "Qin Zhongsong, you're a grown man, not only are you two-timing, but you also let others scheme against your daughter. What kind of man are you?"
"presumptuous!"
The study door opened, and Qin Zhongsong stepped out, glaring sharply at Ye Li. "Is Madam Fu trying to cause trouble in my Qin family?"
"I'll just spill it, what can you do about it?"
Ye Li's gaze was sharp as a blade. "I need to see Qin Chu within one minute! Otherwise, Qin Zhongsong, you should consider whether your Qin family can afford to offend the Fu family or Fu Yanci!"
Qin Zhongsong's face twitched.
Even if Fu Yanci himself were here, he would still have to address him politely as President Qin.
How dare Ye Li, a mere girl, utter such arrogant words and threaten her?
However, the little girl was not afraid of him at all, and acted as if she would burn down the Qin family's house if he didn't hand over Qin Chu.
With a gloomy expression, Qin Zhongsong turned to the butler and Qin Yuchen, "What happened? Where is Qin Churen?"
The butler bowed his head. "I went back to the banquet hall after leaving your study and didn't notice where the second young lady went."
Qin Yucheng said with a sneer, "Her legs are her own. If she wants to leave, can I stop her?"
Looking around, Qin Yucheng spotted General Manager Hu in the crowd. Seeing the man nod, Qin Yucheng turned back, his eyes brimming with excitement.
"Madam Fu!"
"Fifteen seconds have passed, and there are still 45 seconds left. If I don't see Qin Chu, don't come begging to me when the Qin family is in trouble!"
The little girl's eyes were filled with a do-or-die spirit, but Qin Zhongsong's anger inexplicably lessened by a third.
With Madam Fu protecting her, Chu Chu's life in the capital should be easier from now on.
The thought crossed his mind and then faded away. Qin Zhongsong looked at the bodyguards blocking Ye Li's way and said, "Go upstairs, find someone!"
This is the Qin family's private residence, except that there are security cameras installed in the banquet hall on the first floor.
There are no surveillance cameras on the floors above the second floor.
Upon hearing the patriarch's order, the bodyguards acted swiftly, exchanging glances as they headed towards the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors.
"Nobody's here."
"Nobody's here!"
"No……"
One by one, the doors to the rooms were opened.
One voice after another came down.
Ye Li's phone chimed softly, and she glanced down at it, her heart slowly settling down.
The next instant, a scream suddenly rang out.
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