Bai Qingzhi felt a little uneasy, but she quickly calmed down.
If that person's intention was to harm me, I wouldn't be standing here unharmed right now.
His wounds had clearly been treated, and even the bloodstains on his body had been cleaned up.
This is enough to show that the so-called master has ulterior motives.
Therefore, I am not in danger for the time being.
Upon entering the elevator, Bai Qingzhi did not find any buttons.
Standing quietly inside, Bai Qingzhi's thoughts drifted far away, wondering how frantically Xiao Yuan and his family would search for her after they found out she was missing.
“Miss Bai is very brave.” A fluent Chinese voice came from inside the elevator. Bai Qingzhi looked up and saw a red dot flashing on the security camera in the corner of the elevator.
Bai Qingzhi did not answer, but simply smiled at the monitor.
Immediately afterwards, the elevator began to ascend.
With a ding, the elevator doors opened, and two teams of fully armed security personnel were waiting for him outside.
As they approached a bedroom, the security guard knocked on the door and waited until a sound came from inside before opening the door to let Bai Qingzhi in.
Immediately afterwards, he closed the door again and stood respectfully by the door.
The room was decorated very warmly, and the first thing Bai Qingzhi saw when she entered was a man standing by the window.
He was wearing a white suit, and there wasn't a speck of dust on it.
Standing silently at the door, Bai Qingzhi's mind raced.
"Miss Bai, it's a pleasure to meet you," the man said, turning his head and smiling.
He knew her.
Seemingly sensing Bai Qingzhi's wariness, the man maintained a safe distance.
He stretched out his hand and gestured for her to come. Bai Qingzhi looked in that direction and saw a sofa.
As Bai Qingzhi walked towards the sofa, a hint of satisfaction appeared in the man's eyes, and he immediately spoke:
"I'm sorry to have invited you here without your consent, but I was asked to do this by someone else and it was a last resort. I hope you won't mind."
Bai Qingzhi's expression remained relatively calm.
"I wonder what this gentleman's name is? He looks to be Chinese, right?"
She didn't ask who was putting her under house arrest, knowing they wouldn't tell her anyway.
"My surname is Qi, and my ancestors were Chinese." The man also sat down.
"Then may I ask Mr. Qi when I can leave?" Bai Qingzhi felt that something was amiss.
"It will take a few more days. Once he's settled things on his end, Miss Bai can leave," Mr. Qi explained, shaking his head.
After glancing at the time on his hand, he continued:
"Mr. Xiao and Miss Bai's brother should be arriving soon. If possible, I hope Miss Bai can contact them and tell them that everything is alright."
"What if I choose not to?" Bai Qingzhi deliberately probed.
Although the man surnamed Qi seemed to have no ill intentions, his words just now revealed a lot.
At least, he knew Bai Qingzhi's family, her romantic relationships, and even her family's whereabouts.
Mr. Qi's smile widened after hearing this.
"Then I'm afraid I'll have to take action, but Miss Bai, rest assured, I'm just asking them to leave; I won't hurt them."
His words were filled with absolute confidence.
After speaking, he looked at the injury on Bai Qingzhi's forehead and suddenly frowned.
"I only asked them to bring Miss Bai back. I didn't expect it to hurt you. Now I'll give you an explanation."
After the man finished speaking, he picked up the landline on the table and ordered the servant who was to handle this matter to be brought over.
The door was pushed open, and a foreigner walked in shakily, then knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Sir, I didn't do it on purpose. The car suddenly broke down. Yes, the car!" The foreigner seemed terrified; his pupils were trembling.
But Mr. Qi still had that smiling expression, only the more he smiled, the more terrified the foreigners became.
“You have great courage to ignore my demands. Unfortunately, I don’t like people who go against my wishes.”
After the man finished speaking, he waved to the security guard at the door.
The security guards understood, and two men came in and grabbed the foreigner's arms.
With a forceful pull, the foreigner screamed in agony, and Bai Qingzhi seemed to hear the snapping sound of his arm being broken.
Clenching her teeth, Bai Qingzhi's heart skipped a beat.
"I'll let it go for now since it's your first mistake. But if it happens again, you know what will happen." Mr. Qi was still smiling, but to Bai Qingzhi, that smile seemed fake.
The foreigner finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, sweating profusely as he tried to stop himself from screaming any longer.
He hurriedly kowtowed several times to express his gratitude, and was then escorted down by security.
Bai Qingzhi watched all of this quietly.
This man surnamed Qi was clearly not doing this for the first time; for him, today's punishment was probably the lightest he could get.
Although his elder brother and Xiao Yuan had done some shady things, they would never hurt others so casually.
China is a society governed by the rule of law.
"Did I scare Miss Bai? It's only right to discipline a disobedient servant. Miss Bai will have to suffer for the next few days." The man did not press her to contact her family.
Bai Qingzhi was sent back, and the man thoughtfully assigned two maids to serve her.
Aside from using communication devices, Bai Qingzhi has a high degree of freedom and can go anywhere in the castle, except for the men's study.
After walking around the castle, Bai Qingzhi realized there was no way to escape, so she quietly stayed put.
Meanwhile, Qi Shang, looking down at Bai Qingzhi in his study, spoke into the phone:
"I've repaid this favor; we're even now."
After hearing something said on the other end, Mr. Qi's face showed displeasure.
“I don’t know what you’re planning, but since she’s with me, I won’t let anyone hurt her in the slightest.”
Mr. Qi hung up the phone quickly, his face clouded over.
At the same time, Xiao Yuan and the others landed. The island's owner, Stephen, was already waiting at the airport and gave them a warm hug when he saw them.
“I’ve already sent my men out, but the people who took Miss Bai away were clearly prepared.” Steve said with a guilty look on his face.
After learning that Bai Qingzhi had disappeared, Xiao Yuan and the Bai family began to take action.
I checked all the competitors, but it wasn't them.
Bai Qinghuan also used hacking skills to hack into Bai Qingzhi's phone, but unfortunately, when she found the phone, it was lying quietly by the roadside.
Bai Qingzhi returned to her bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed, looking out the window.
I wonder how anxious Xiao Yuan and the others are, and how Nuan Nuan's belly is doing.
He looked up and touched his injured forehead again, his eyes inadvertently catching a glimpse of his bare wrist.
Suddenly remembering her bracelet, Bai Qingzhi's eyes flickered slightly.
She took off her bracelet and put it in her pocket when boarding the plane, and Bai Qingzhi got up and walked towards the restroom.
This bracelet was a gift from Xiao Yuan, and it contained a locator.
Bai Qingzhi always took it with her when she went out, and this time was no exception.
However, Bai Qingzhi inexplicably put the bracelet in the small pocket on her underwear, and unexpectedly, this time it was not found by accident.
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