Chen Yiting was surprised that Ai Ni had returned. She had been extremely busy at the branch office these past two days, and every time she saw Xiao Cheng, she would leave before she could even say a word.
She had asked the front desk for extra room cards from the beginning, hoping to find an opportunity to spend time with Cheng Ran.
Ai Ni's gaze swept across Chen Yiting's face. Chen Yiting suppressed her thoughts and raised her left hand. "I think President Cheng seems to be quite ill, so I brought her some traditional Chinese medicine."
Ai Ni glanced at the contents of the bag and raised her chin. "Where did you get the room key?"
Her voice was cold and interrogative, making Chen Yiting extremely uncomfortable. Remembering that Cheng Ran had been spending the last few days with Ai Ni, Chen Yiting's eyes darkened. "This is a spare. I'll keep it safe this time. I messaged Little Cheng, but she didn't reply. I'm afraid she's resting..."
"Madam doesn't like people entering her room without permission. If you need anything in the future, you can ask me first."
After saying that, Ai Ni stretched out her hand to her, "Give me the card, and I'll bring the medicine in for you too. Madam is afraid of infecting us and doesn't want anyone else to go in."
Ai Ni spoke in a calm tone, but every word she said was like a knife to Chen Yiting's heart. Chen Yiting gripped the magnetic card tightly, her palm aching from the pressure. After hesitating for a moment, she handed everything over to Ai Ni.
"Thank you for your help. I'm happy to assist you with anything."
"Okay, thank you."
Having said that, it would be strange if she lingered any longer. Chen Yiting turned around with a faint smile, but the smile vanished in an instant. The light from the corridor shone on her head, but it couldn't illuminate the girl's gloomy face.
She wasn't unaware of Ai Ni's wariness towards her. But why? She was the one who was first seen by CEO Cheng's side!
I should be the one getting closer to Cheng Ran!
A pang of sadness made Chen Yiting's head throb. When she came to her senses, she realized she'd pulled too hard on the rabbit tail hanging around her neck, tearing off several strands. She quickly smoothed the fur, muttering, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I hurt you… If only Xiao Cheng could always stay by my side like you…"
Watching Chen Yiting's departing figure, Ai Ni raised her hand and pressed the doorbell. The door opened, and Hongxin Q looked at her in surprise, "How come you bought it so quickly?"
Ai Ni placed the Chinese medicine on the table, took it out to study how to take it, and said, "No, Madam, please wait a moment, the restaurant will send it over soon."
How could she possibly buy it herself? It would just cost a little more money. Shi Men's fees have always been quite high. Besides, she hasn't spent any money since she came to the Madam's side. The Madam treats her very well, and Ai Ni is very willing to spend money on the Madam.
RedheartQ didn't expect that this female bodyguard wasn't as rigid as she seemed. She was hoping to relax for a while, but now she couldn't.
While Ai Ni was busy in the small kitchen, Hongxinq sent Cheng Ran a message, but there was no reply until the restaurant delivered the food.
"Madam, dinner is ready."
Redheart Q sat down at the table. In this line of work, in order to meet the client's requirements, they have no self when they are working, so even if they see cilantro, which they absolutely dislike, Redheart Q can eat it without changing his expression.
Fortunately, Cheng Ran, like her, doesn't eat cilantro, so this time she didn't have to resist and simply picked out the cilantro and put it on a tissue.
She ate by herself, unaware that Ai Ni, who was drinking soup across from her, had a thoughtful look in her eyes when she saw her actions.
Meanwhile, in the studio of the Cheng Group building.
The financial channel host smiled and said in his closing remarks, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Albert! There's a dinner party later, would you mind joining us?"
Shi Bianji smiled and said, "Of course, but I haven't seen President Cheng these past two days."
The host said, "Oh, I heard he went on a short business trip and might not be back until this Friday."
"You must have something urgent to tell Xiao Cheng? How about I have Assistant Li give you her number?"
"I have something personal to say."
The host smiled and didn't press the matter. He knew he'd be wasting his time if he couldn't read the room. Just then, he saw Li Bu Huo coming out of the opposite studio and chased after him, saying, "Hey, Assistant Li."
Li Bu Huo looked up from his phone. "Is there something you need?"
"Alben seems to need to talk to Mr. Cheng about something. He wants to get Mr. Cheng's contact information from you."
"Alben? Tokibe Ki?"
Li Bu Huo narrowed his eyes. He remembered that Shi Youxi had once told him that Shi Bianji was also a member of the Shi family. He didn't say more, but he wouldn't tell Li Bu Huo without a reason.
"Yes, I didn't expect Mr. Cheng to know so many people. Look, he's over there. Hurry up and give him to him. We can't offend the person we invited."
Li Bu Huo nodded, watching the man at the end of the corridor walk slowly past. The silver-haired man suddenly took out his phone and walked to the corner.
"...Cheng Ran is currently in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, is that right, Mr. Cheng? What do you think? There aren't many people from the Shimen there."
Hearing the footsteps stop behind him through his empty left ear, Shi Bianji smirked, "You mean Cheng Ran's current state isn't quite right?"
"..."
Separated by only a door, Li Bu Huo's heart tightened upon hearing these words.
Is Cheng Ran acting strangely?!
Without thinking twice, he took out his phone, turned around, and made a call as he walked away.
"Ahem, Li Buhuo?" The woman's voice was extremely hoarse.
Where are you now?
Redheartq said, "A hotel."
"Are you sick? Have you seen a doctor? Never mind, don't go out, stay in your room, I'm on my way."
The other end of the phone hung up abruptly, leaving Redheart completely bewildered. What was going on? Didn't Miss Cheng say that Li Buhuo was the least important person to deal with? Why was he suddenly coming?!
She's just an assistant, so she shouldn't be considered an acquaintance or anything like that.
Hmm... He shouldn't be a troublesome person to deal with.
Li Bu Huo didn't even take his luggage; he drove straight to the Imperial Capital International Airport. His eyes were fixed on the traffic, but his mind was preoccupied with the thought, "Cheng Ran isn't acting right."
A year ago, when he first found Cheng Ran, it was also at a hotel. At that time, Cheng Ran seemed to have been drugged and was in a daze. Li Bu Huo took her to the hospital, but all he said was that she had drunk too much alcohol and had alcohol poisoning.
But that was when Mr. Cheng was seriously ill and making his will. Li Bu Huo had suspected that Su Tian and the others wanted to get rid of Cheng Ran since then. Now it can finally be proven that Su Tian and Cheng Li did indeed have murderous intentions towards Cheng Ran.
He slapped the steering wheel in frustration, thinking that he had been too careless and should not have let Cheng Ran go to Shenzhen and Hong Kong by herself. He also did not expect that Cheng Li would join forces with the Shi family.
Shibin Ki is also someone who wants to compete with Shiyan for Shiye, right...?
Even the earliest available flight would take five hours. Li Bu Huo sent a message to Shi You Xi, asking Shi You Xi to arrange for bodyguards to watch over Cheng Ran.
He had just stepped into the VIP lounge when Guan Shiyan, on the other side, had just left the lounge and boarded the plane.
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely keep a close eye on Cheng Ran for you. I'll give you a live broadcast when she arrives, alright?"
"She might not be in a normal state. You need to check her carefully, and absolutely, absolutely, you mustn't let anyone else know!"
What does it mean to be in an abnormal state?
Guan Shiyan closed his eyelids and leaned back in his chair. He had been doing experiments all night, so he was sluggish. Now, Shi Youxi had gotten him into a trip to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Shi Youxi only said that Cheng Ran was sick, but judging from his anxious expression, one might think that Cheng Ran was trying to hook up with a rich guy.
If he didn't know how tightly Shi Youxi was controlled by his father, he wouldn't go even if Shi Youxi offered him another two million. Let whoever wants to go go!
Cheng Ran replied to his message on WeChat. Guan Shiyan exited the call and listened to the voice message before replying to Shi Youxi: "Isn't this fine? It's just a hoarse cough."
Shi Youxi closed his eyes, and the surveillance footage from the hotel rooftop was projected in front of him. The boy's Adam's apple bobbed as he whispered, "Listen, the real sister is in 6901. The Cheng Ran you're talking to right now is a fake."
"...What the heck?"
Guan Shiyan felt that he must be severely sleep-deprived, otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand Shi Youxi's words at all.
………
Four hours later, Guan Shiyan, travel-worn, pushed open the hotel door. It was late at night, and there was only the lobby manager in the lobby. He walked over and said indifferently, "I'm here to see Aunt Cheng Ran. She told me to ask you for card number 6901 directly."
The lobby manager was taken aback. He checked the system, then looked up apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Cheng's room is 6902. Did you mishear me?"
impossible.
How could Shi Youxi possibly have misremembered the room number?
The lobby manager was tight-lipped, as if he had been warned, and did not reveal the guest of 6901 no matter what. Helpless, Guan Shiyan could only book the suite next to 6901.
Upon reaching the top floor and entering the room, a short while later, someone from the door came in and handed the detection and positioning device to Guan Shiyan.
"She didn't move all day?"
The bodyguard nodded: "Yes, if the tracker wasn't detected, it means the person has been in that room the whole time."
Guan Shiyan recalled what Shi Youxi had said: Cheng Ran's condition was not right. Could it be that she had fallen into a coma after taking the medicine?
Did you sleep all day?
"Alright, you can get out now."
After seeing the man off, Guan Shiyan arrived at the location marked by the red dot, which was separated by only a wall. He pushed open the bedroom window, lifted his leg, and climbed over the railing of the small balcony to go next door.
The next second, a sound came from ahead. Guan Shiyan looked up alertly and saw Ai Ni clinging to the iron railing.
“…”
Guan Shiyan chuckled and whistled, "What a coincidence, miss, you're doing parkour too?"
Ai Ni: "…………"
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