As darkness faded, a warm ray of sunlight slowly rose in the east, painting the sky with its glow...
The skin of the two people exposed outside the blankets on the bed was also reflected in the light, making it appear even softer.
They were all exhausted after a night of passionate lovemaking, and even Yan Xiluo, who usually gets up early, was still fast asleep.
She fell asleep in his arms, the two of them embracing tightly, even their breathing was perfectly in sync...
Yan Family Villa
Yan Youting and Li Shuwen did not rest and stayed in the lobby all night. They also tried to contact Lan Jingyan, but the phone was switched off.
"Sir, Madam, why are you still sitting here? You should go and rest. I'm worried that your health won't be able to keep up!"
Ah Xiu got up early and went to the kitchen to instruct them to make some light porridge, but unexpectedly found Yan Youting and Li Shuwen still sitting there.
She was clearly wearing the same clothes as yesterday, indicating she hadn't rested and looked very tired.
"We just want Luo Luo to see us as soon as she gets back. It's alright, we'll wait a little longer, she'll probably be back soon."
Although Li Shuwen was very tired, she still had a smile on her face.
Yan Youting put his arm around her shoulder to support her, afraid that she might suddenly collapse from exhaustion. He had already advised her last night that he could keep watch, but Li Shuwen was particularly stubborn and insisted on waiting in the lobby with him.
“Sir, Madam, let Ah Hong and I stay here. You two go and rest first. I'll call you as soon as Miss returns. I believe Miss wouldn't bear to see you like this when she comes back! She'll be heartbroken, and Miss will definitely return safely; it's just a matter of time.”
After all, they are both getting on in years and are middle-aged. Unlike young people, they can't stay up all night or stay up all night without any problem.
"Yes, sir, madam, you should go and rest. Ah Xiu and I will keep watch over you!"
Ah Hong nodded repeatedly, joining in to persuade the two.
"Well... alright, Wen'er, I think what Ah Xiu said makes some sense. Our daughter definitely doesn't want to see us like this when she comes back. Let's go and rest for a while so we'll be in good spirits to greet her!"
Yan Youting also tried to persuade Li Shuwen to go and rest.
"As soon as Luo Luo comes back, you should call us immediately..."
Li Shuwen was still worried, her face full of anxiety, and she looked haggard and pale.
"Yes, no worries, madam."
"Of course, Madam, please go and rest."
Li Shuwen nodded, and Yan Youting helped her back to her room.
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Pang Jiayi's residence
"Wait, let's go back and take another look! Isn't this Old Li? He went out again that noon?"
Pang Jiayi stared intently at the monitor, his brows furrowed.
“It’s him. You can tell just by looking at his beard. He’s the only one in the whole factory with a beard like that.”
Ayu also looked at it several times before confirming it.
"Okay, then pull up all the nearby surveillance footage and check it during this time period to see what he was doing!"
Pang Jiayi turned to his subordinates and said something, then saved the surveillance footage at that specific time point.
"We'll divide the work and cooperate. There are many cameras on the street, so let's focus our attention on them together."
Ayu also gave instructions to her subordinates.
More than an hour later...
"How can he run so fast? Doesn't he get dizzy running around like that?"
Pang Jiayi couldn't help but complain, "The destination is so close, yet they're taking such a roundabout route."
"Maybe he was trying to avoid the cameras? But he managed to get into the surveillance footage of all the cameras perfectly."
After all, Old Li wasn't a professional in this field and didn't know these directions, so he ended up avoiding something that turned out to be a waste of time...
Pang Jiayi and A Yu found it somewhat tiring to read.
In the surveillance footage, Lao Li met with a man in black. The man was wearing a black baseball cap, a black mask, and sunglasses, and handed Lao Li a bag.
Old Li opened the bag and found it full of banknotes. He then handed over the items he had brought with him to the man.
The man glanced into the bag, then took out half of what Lao Li had brought to check. After confirming that everything was correct, the two put away their respective items and left.
Old Li carried the bag of money to the hospital's payment counter and paid for his mother's surgery. After paying, he still had a large bag of money left, so he took it back to his mother's place. When he came out again, his hands were empty.
This is enough to prove that he was bribed with money to steal the samples and give them to the person he was dealing with.
But the problem is... even with this video evidence, it's not certain who's behind it. All Pang Jiayi can confirm is that this person's attire is roughly the same as those who chased Yan Xiluo, so they're probably in cahoots.
"Next, we need to talk to Old Li..."
Ayu seemed to be deep in thought; finding out who was behind this wouldn't be so simple...
"Okay, I'll send it to the boss to report first."
Pang Jiayi started organizing the video, cutting out every single clip and sending them all to Yan Xiluo's phone.
"Okay, I'll continue to follow up."
Ayu planned to wait for Lao Li at the factory gate during dinner time, since they could only go out during dinner time.
Now that the video has yielded some results, Pang Jiayi and Ayu can finally close their eyes and rest for a while. They had also stayed up all night last night.
= = =
Li Shaochuan Apartment
An Xinyue carefully removed the hand from her waist and prepared to get out of bed to wash up. Before she could even sit up, she fell back onto the bed, only to be caught by a large hand.
"woke up?"
Was she making too much noise? Did she wake him up?
She waited until very late last night, but he still didn't come back, so An Xinyue simply went to sleep. She didn't even know what time the man returned.
"Hmm... I'm still a little sleepy, let me hold you a little longer..."
Li Shaochuan's half-asleep voice rang out close to An Xinyue's head, making her feel a tingling sensation all over her body and giving her goosebumps.
"But I have a meeting this morning, and I'll be late if I don't leave now..."
An Xinyue picked up her phone and saw that it was already past nine o'clock.
"Okay then... I'll pick you up for lunch."
Li Shaochuan couldn't get up. He got home after 2 a.m. last night. He didn't go to sleep right away. Instead, he held An Xinyue and thought about many things before finally falling asleep.
He had already assigned his work for the day before he even got home.
"Okay, if you're too tired, don't come to pick me up. I'll be fine when I get back."
"Hmm, we'll see..."
An Xinyue got up and walked towards the wardrobe, took a set of business attire, and went into the bathroom.
After An Xinyue changed her clothes and washed up, she came out again to find that Li Shaochuan had already fallen asleep again.
She hadn't been able to contact Yan Xiluo since yesterday evening, and she was a little worried. When she sent a message to Li Mufei last night, Li Mufei was already asleep.
She hasn't received a reply from her two best friends yet; maybe they're still asleep...
An Xinyue grabbed her car keys, picked up her bag, and went out.
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