Qiao Xi added from behind, "He didn't dare tell us, afraid that we would tell you."
"You little brat, really..." Xiang Yinuan's temper flared up.
But she quickly regained her composure. After all, she was an experienced person, and she couldn't just believe what the couple said, especially her nephew, who could lie without batting an eye or showing any emotion.
Xiang Yunuan cleared her throat and said, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Since you're already here, I'll stay here for a couple of days."
"You won't be unwelcome, will you?"
“Of course not,” Qiao Xi was the first to welcome it.
Qi Jincheng originally wanted to refuse, but Qiao Xi spoke first.
It wasn't that he didn't welcome her; it was that he wanted to spend some time alone with Xi'er and didn't want to be watched or disturbed.
Qi Jincheng suddenly winked at Qiao Xi and said, "Xi'er, don't you have class this morning?"
Qiao Xi immediately understood and said, "Yes, I should leave now, or I'll be late."
"Auntie, see you later." She greeted Xiang Yunuan and hurriedly left.
Qi Jincheng then said, "I'm going to the company too, Auntie, please go ahead."
Xiang Yunu waved to them and said, "Take it easy and be careful on the road."
Qiao Xi had no classes in the morning, so after running out of her house, she took out her phone and contacted Du Xinyu.
"Hello."
This voice doesn't sound like Du Xinyu at all.
Qiao Xi asked instinctively, "Du Xinyu?"
Upon hearing that the caller was looking for Du Xinyu, the person who answered the phone said in a sleepy tone, "I'm answering the phone, it's for you."
Qiao Xi immediately realized, "Are you Dr. Qin?"
"Hmm," Qin Yang replied vaguely.
Du Xinyu answered the phone immediately, "Who is it?"
"It's me," Qiao Xi said irritably.
Du Xinyu probably recognized Qiao Xi's voice, glanced at the caller ID, and then asked with a grin, "Sister-in-law, did you miss me?"
Qiao Xi curled her lips in disdain and kindly reminded him, "Your mother has come knocking on the door."
Du Xinyu was instantly wide awake. "What do you mean?"
"Your mom is at Fuyuan right now, she's here to ask you to come back for a blind date," Qiao Xi told her generously.
"Oh no, oh no!" Du Xinyu jumped out of bed, anxiously asking, "You didn't tell her where I was, did you?"
"I almost let it slip," Qiao Xi said helplessly.
Du Xinyu said pitifully, "Please don't, sister-in-law."
"Are you still at Dr. Qin's house?" Qiao Xi asked knowingly.
"Um."
Even through the phone, Qiao Xi could guess that they were definitely sleeping in the same bed and hadn't gotten up yet.
The moment Du Xinyu's phone rang, Qin Yang answered it for him and handed the phone back to him.
Most importantly, it seems like they're sleeping in the same room!
Who knows, we might end up sleeping in the same bed!
As Qiao Xi thought about it, a motherly smile appeared on her lips. "It seems that Dr. Qin is taking good care of you."
"It's just so-so," Du Xinyu said modestly.
Qiao Xi immediately wiped the smile off her face. It was too hurtful for him to say such things in front of Qin Yang.
"You're eating and staying at their place for free, and it's just so-so. You're really shameless."
Du Xinyu argued confidently, "He's the one who made me treat his house like my own, and I also put in the work."
"What kind of labor?" Qiao Xi asked, intrigued.
Du Xinyu honestly said, "If he cooks, I'll wash the dishes."
Qiao Xi admitted that her thoughts were a bit dirty, and she wasn't very satisfied with the answer.
"You guys are living a good life now, huh?" she muttered softly.
"Huh?" Du Xinyu didn't understand.
"It's nothing." Qiao Xi suggested to him, "Why don't you call your mother and stop her from waiting for you at Fuyuan? Your brother and I are feeling very guilty."
Du Xinyu wasn't without his own worries; he was enjoying his life and didn't want to go back with her.
"Give me some time, I'll think of a solution."
Qiao Xi didn't want to pressure him too much, so she gave him some time, "Two days."
"Okay." Du Xinyu ended the call, feeling annoyed.
Qiao Xi had just put down her phone when Qi Jincheng's car pulled up beside her.
"Xi'er, get in the car." Qi Jincheng opened the car door for her.
After getting into the car, Qiao Xi told him, "Honey, I've already called Du Xinyu and given him two days to resolve this himself."
"Okay." Qi Jincheng grabbed her hand and said, "You don't have classes this morning, so come to the company with me. After lunch, I'll take you to school."
Qiao Xi nodded in agreement and said, "Mm."
Several wooden houses are nestled in the dense forest on the outskirts of the city.
The wooden house looked somewhat damaged, but it wasn't abandoned.
Qiao Guangyuan and He Huilan were blindfolded and forced to kneel with their hands tied behind their backs.
They were taken away by the police, and it felt like they had been jostled around for a long time. They didn't know where they were or what the other party's purpose was in bringing them here.
At first, he thought someone wanted to save them, but now it didn't seem like it.
He dared not utter a word, fearing that his life would be threatened.
They didn't know how much time had passed when they heard footsteps outside. The footsteps kept getting closer until they were right in front of them.
Qiao Guangyuan asked cautiously, "Who are you? Where is this place?"
Seeing that the other party remained silent, he asked again, "Do you want money?"
“We have money, we can give you as much as you want,” He Huilan said, her voice trembling with tears.
The blindfold covering their eyes was suddenly ripped off.
Both of them closed their eyes in discomfort, and then they saw the man in front of them, as well as the other people in the room.
They all looked like this man's men.
Qiao Guangyuan glanced at the man a few more times, feeling that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
He asked tremblingly, "Have we met before?"
Before the man could speak, he immediately added, "But there is definitely no grudge between us."
If there was a grudge, his impression would definitely be very deep.
The man looked down at them with disdain and said, "Xiao Xi is still too soft-hearted; she actually thought of handing you over to the police."
Xiao Xi?
Qiao Xi!
He knows Qiao Xi!
Judging from how they address each other, they seem to have a special relationship.
In an instant, memories deep within my mind were awakened.
He stared wide-eyed at Qiao Guangyuan, "At that bitch's funeral, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a stick landed squarely on his stomach.
"Ah!!!" A scream then escaped from Qiao Guangyuan's mouth.
He lay curled up on the ground, his face contorted in pain, his whole body convulsing.
He Huilan was quite frightened. Instead of comforting him, she moved to the side, fearing that she would also suffer the same fate.
The man, his face grim, gestured to his men, "Pry his teeth out one by one."
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