A-Qian? He knew her! A-Qian, A-Wan, and A-Yi—these three had been by her side since childhood, and they still were, following her everywhere, especially A-Qian. Ha! "Why are you in such a hurry? So eager to see him?" Qiu Hu rolled her eyes at him. "Aren't you in a hurry to find the necklace?"
Ning Yizhan hesitated for a moment, then glanced at her. "Wait a minute." He took off his suit jacket, draped it over her shoulders, kissed her lips, and then released her. "Go on!"
"You're sick." She wiped her mouth as she went to open the door, and behind her she could hear the man's lewd voice, "Don't bother wiping, I'll just put it back on later anyway."
Qiu Hu opened the door. "Come in!"
Aqian cut straight to the point, "Miss, I checked the villa's surveillance footage, and there are only two suspicious people." Having been by Qiu Hu's side for so long, Aqian knew exactly what to do from just a few words from her.
A-Qian followed her into the room, reporting as she went, "One is the cleaning lady who came to clean yesterday morning, and the other is Mo Tong, the hotel security manager who came to report yesterday afternoon."
She had seen the necklace last night. "Could it be these two, or someone else?"
Qian was stunned. "So, the only person left is the one who delivered the dress this morning? And a stylist? Could it be the stylist?"
Qiu Hu seemed to realize something, and his eyes darkened. "It's the person who delivered the dress. It seems there's a mole on Lake Creek Island! Investigate that person, now!" After speaking, A Qian picked up the computer and began to work.
Ning Yizhan hated this feeling of not being able to help her and started to seek attention, "There's a traitor, what exactly happened?" Actually, it understood that the traitor had probably stolen the treasure of Lake Creek Island—the Lake Heart Necklace.
Qiu Hu ignored him, closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose, and went upstairs. "I'm going to change my clothes."
By the time Qiu Hu came down, A Qian had already found the mole. The system identified his information and that of other related people, with Qiu Ting, who had been in contact with the mole, being the most suspicious. "Finding such a stupid person is hardly a clever tactic."
When Qiu Hu set off with A Qian, Ning Yizhan, always eager for drama, followed along, ostensibly to protect her. All he received in return was the young lady's cold reply, "I don't need it."
Ning Yizhan noticed that ever since Qiu Hu discovered the mole within the organization, he had become indifferent, even to the point of being cold to him.
He thought she must absolutely hate betrayal. He had a feeling that the betrayer would never be forgiven by her.
Ah Qian and two of his men have captured the man who delivered the dress. The man's face still bears the bruises Ah Qian left without showing mercy. They are now heading towards Qiuhu.
Meanwhile, Qiu Ting, who had just finished contacting "someone," bumped into Qiu Hu. She respectfully greeted him, "Young Miss," only to be met with a cold kick from the young lady. Ning Yizhan even added a surprised "Oh," adding to the drama. Qiu Ting, kicked away and clutching her stomach, cried out, "Young Miss, what did I do wrong? Why are you treating me like this?"
Qiu Hu looked down at her. "What did you do wrong? Ha! I don't want to waste my breath on you. Hand over the Lake Heart Necklace!"
Qiu Ting's eyes darted around, feigning ignorance. "Necklace? What necklace? Miss, please don't wrong me."
"If you don't hand it over now, things won't be easy for you later!"
Qiu Ting remembered the rules of Lake Creek Island and couldn't help but shudder. Recalling her flawless actions, she said firmly, "I didn't steal it, I didn't steal it. Miss, you say I stole the necklace, what evidence do you have?"
"I don't need evidence to do things!" At the same time, Qian arrived. "Qian, take your time. The most important thing is to get them to talk. I need to know every detail."
“Yes, Miss.” A-Qian gestured for his men to take the two away. He followed behind Qiu Hu and asked, “Miss, Qiu Ting is the niece of Qiu Lan, the steward of the old mansion. I’m afraid it will be difficult to explain.”
Qiu Ting is the niece of Qiu Lan, one of the housekeepers of the old mansion, and also the wet nurse of Qiu Bing, Qiu Hu's aunt. Years ago, she saved Old Master Qiu's first wife and Qiu Bing, earning her a promotion to housekeeper and the privilege of changing her surname to Qiu. On the surface, she is a loyal housekeeper of the Qiu family, but in reality, she is only loyal to Qiu Bing. However, Qiu Bing recommended her to Lake Creek Island, supposedly to help manage the hotel.
The enemy's style is to do things openly, but isn't it a bit too blatant for her aunt to do bad things, hiring such an obvious person to steal things?
Qiu Hu scoffed, "Who cares? Once they confess, they'll be the ones in trouble."
Qiu Hu left, and Ning Yizhan immediately followed.
At night, the banquet hall was brightly lit and filled with distinguished guests. The island's roads were brightly lit but sparsely populated. A gentle breeze stirred Qiu Hu's already disheveled hair, and only the sound of their footsteps could be heard.
Once everyone was alone, Ning Yizhan began to gloat, "This young lady doesn't need evidence to do things! Miss Qiu, you're quite something, so domineering! Tsk, that kick was practically perfect."
Qiu Hu stopped in her tracks. "Can you please not be so rude?" She glanced back at him. "You can go now. The necklace has been found. I'll bring it to you!"
"Why leave? Wouldn't it be better if I went back with you? How about I accompany you back?" Ning Yizhan mimicked Qiu Hu's blinking technique, blinking his own peach blossom eyes many times until his eyes were red and moist, and began to speak in a teasing tone.
Qiu Hu laughed at his affected behavior and tone. "No need. Let's go home. I'll personally deliver the necklace to you once it's found, okay?"
In the end, Ning Yizhan watched Qiu Hu's retreating figure with lingering reluctance. On the way back to the hotel, he was still thinking that his future woman was truly wild and domineering, no wonder she was the one he had his eye on. Actually, he didn't really need that necklace. With his strength and methods, he didn't need a necklace or a woman's help at all. It was just an excuse for him to come to her. He hadn't expected this woman to go to so much trouble for him, and it warmed his heart.
Sure enough, the necklace was found the next day. At first, Qiu Ting refused to confess, but later they discovered her illicit relationship with Jiang Wenshan, and everything was resolved.
Qiu Hu came to find Ning Yizhan with the necklace in her hand. She rang the doorbell several times, but there was no response. Just as she was about to give up, the door suddenly opened. What came into view was a handsome face and Ning Yizhan, who was wearing a bathrobe that revealed his chest muscles. His left hand was still holding the doorknob, while his right hand was holding a towel and drying his freshly washed hair. He narrowed his peach blossom eyes and revealed a wicked smile, "You're here! Come in!"
Qiu Hu glanced at him, then awkwardly went inside. Ning Yizhan closed the door a second later.
"..." There's no need for that, I'll be leaving soon.
Qiu Hu placed the necklace box in front of him, saying, "Here's your necklace."
"The efficiency of Huxi Island is indeed fast."
But what he said next left him completely bewildered: "So, does that mean you forgive me?"
"Forgive you for what?"
"Forgive me for what I did to you three years ago."
"Of course. I'm not a stingy person."
"That's great! I'll be going now." Qiu Hu was secretly delighted, knowing he wouldn't feel indebted to him anymore.
"So fast?" Ning Yizhan frowned.
"What else? We're not related anymore! I don't owe you anything."
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