Unsurprisingly, it was familiar faces who came to the island this time.
Zhao Yuncheng's expression was complicated. He looked at Qiao Xia, hesitant to speak, and finally let out a deep sigh: "How many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?"
Qiao Xia grinned, feigning ignorance, but because of this incident, she and everyone else on the island were taken to the police station for questioning, including Mu San.
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Two days later, Qiao Zhaoxing was waiting outside the police station early in the morning, looking very unwell.
Before Qiao Xia could even ask, a figure suddenly jumped out and hugged her tightly, "Sister, you scared me to death."
Qiao Xia patted Tang Ling's back stiffly, comforting her, "I'm fine, how did you end up here?"
Tang Ling sobbed, "It was Shen Shuoyan who suddenly called me and said you were in the police station. If he hadn't called me, would you have never planned to tell me what happened?"
Qiao Xia met her resentful gaze and her lips twitched. Their relationship didn't seem to be that good, did it?
Although she didn't answer, Tang Ling understood the answer from her silence. She let go of Qiao Xia's hand, her eyes filled with hurt.
"You've gone too far." Without hysteria or loud questioning, Tang Ling simply stated this sentence calmly, yet it made Qiao Xia feel that she had indeed done something very wrong.
Tang Ling ran far away, and Qiao Zhaoxing finally got a chance to talk to Xia Bao, but his emotions had been almost completely exhausted.
Qiao Xia looked at the dark circles under his eyes and said with heartache, "Dad, how did you get yourself into this state?"
Qiao Zhaoxing opened his eyes groggily, "Nothing, just business stuff, I'm too sleepy."
"How could this be?" Mu San has been on the island for the past few days and has been unable to contact the outside world. Qiao Xia doesn't believe that with a daily turnover of 100 billion, her father still can't gain the upper hand in the stock market.
Qiao Zhaoxing could only tell the truth, "A Ning will be officially participating in the competition in a few days. You know that her mentality is prone to problems before the competition, so we have to be fully prepared. To help her relax a bit, I went shopping with her."
Qiao Xia raised her hand, "I understand, it's something you're capable of doing. Can you tell me more specifically what you bought?"
Qiao Zhaoxing stroked his chin and recalled, "It was about going to the raw material market in Yunnan, buying all the stones and letting her cut them to her heart's content, and then someone provoked her, so..."
Qiao Xia raised her hand, "Alright, that's enough. What you need to tell me is, is our family going bankrupt again?"
Zeng Manwen and the others who came out of the interrogation room just happened to hear this. She immediately covered her mouth and screamed, "What? Your family is going bankrupt again? How can you still make me a big star?"
Mu Xiaozhu sighed and patted her shoulder comfortingly, "Although I knew you wouldn't be a match for Mu San, I really didn't expect you to lose so quickly."
Despite being the center of everyone's discussion, Mu San seemed completely oblivious. Although he had spent two days in the police station, he looked as if he had just finished a large meeting.
His suit was perfectly wrinkle-free, only his face showed a hint of fatigue. His perfect assistant, Lin Xie, was waiting in the lobby early on. As soon as he came out, he dutifully held an umbrella for him, afraid that the sun outside would melt him.
Mu San whispered something in Lin Xie's ear, and the driver drove off with him, while Lin Xie stayed behind, smiling as he watched him leave.
With Zeng Manwen and Mu Xiaozhu constantly complaining and offering comfort, Qiao Xia also had to deal with her obviously sleep-deprived father, making things incredibly difficult for her.
At that moment, Lin Xie, like a cool breeze in summer, soothed all the restlessness and politely handed a business card to Qiao Xia, saying, "The president would like to invite you to dinner to discuss matters related to the Qiao Group."
"You're not allowed to go!" Qiao Zhaoxing and Zhao Yuncheng's voices rang out simultaneously.
Lin Xie acted as if he hadn't heard, calmly handing the card to Qiao Xia, "I'll be waiting for you tonight at eight o'clock, Miss Qiao."
Zeng Manwen and Mu Xiaozhu sensed something was wrong the moment Lin Xie approached and ran away in a flash.
Zhao Yuncheng watched Lin Xie's departing figure with a resentful expression.
Qiao Xia had known him for so long, but this was the first time she had seen him so openly express his disgust for others. Qiao Xia waved her hand in front of him and asked, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Yuncheng snapped out of his daze and awkwardly looked away, but didn't forget to warn, "That person is dangerous, don't go with him."
Qiao Zhaoxing nodded in agreement, "Dad has just been staying by Mom's side these past few days and his energy just couldn't keep up, that's why he's like this. It has nothing to do with the family business. Don't overthink it, that Mu San is obviously not a good person."
"Okay." Qiao Xia agreed verbally, but her hand honestly stuffed the card into her pocket.
Qiao Zhaoxing said, feeling wronged, "Xia Bao~"
Just as Qiao Xia was about to explain that it was a newly opened male model restaurant in City A, and that it was difficult to get a reservation, Zhao Yuncheng rudely grabbed her hand and pulled her aside.
Qiao Xia frowned. "You're hurting me. Let go."
Zhao Yuncheng's eyes reddened slightly as he said, "Do you even know who he is? Why did you go even after I told you it was dangerous? Why are you so stubborn?"
"Slap—" Qiao Xia slapped him across the face. "I don't know who you're thinking of. Look closely, I'm not her."
Zhao Yuncheng finally calmed down and awkwardly let go of her hand. "I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to be in danger..."
Qiao Xia crossed her arms and said without giving any face, "Now it seems you're the more dangerous one to me, right? I just told you to let go, are you deaf?"
Zhao Yuncheng's eyes flickered, "I'm sorry..."
Qiao Xia straightened up and nimbly switched places with him. She placed one hand on the wall and slid the other hand across his cheek and neck before finally landing on his chest and giving him a heavy punch. "This isn't the first time. I hope you won't make the same mistake again."
Zhao Yuncheng swallowed hard and subconsciously replied, "Okay."
Looking up from Qiao Xia's perspective, Zhao Yuncheng's ear tips and neck were completely red, looking extremely astringent, and even his fists, through layers of uniforms, seemed to be burning hot.
Qiao Xia abruptly released her grip, her cheeks flushing slightly. She feigned composure and asked, "Tell me, how did you meet him? Why did you say he was dangerous?"
"Ah...oh..." Zhao Yuncheng barely came to his senses. "I...he..."
He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. Just then, someone in the office called him, and Zhao Yuncheng said, "I'll talk to you next time."
He ran away as if a ghost was chasing him, leaving Qiao Xia standing there so angry she almost flew to heaven. She hated people who only said half of what they meant.
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