Cheng Jing said, "I'll have someone investigate it right away."
Qi Huan said, "Apart from Qi Tianxiang and Qi Yu, no one else would want to save Qi Yue. But since Qi Tianxiang and Qi Yu are currently unable to even protect themselves, let alone care for Qi Yue, the person who took Qi Yue away must have another motive."
He had come to take Qi Yue away, originally planning to settle Qi Yue on his private island first, and deal with him after Cheng Jing found out whether Qi Yue was truly his biological brother.
But now, it seemed someone was already planning to use Qi Yue as a pawn against him.
The only ones with such a motive were those from the Qi family. All he needed to do was wait quietly for the other party to make their move.
"Understood. I will focus the investigation on Qi Feixiong and Qi Feifan," Cheng Jing nodded.
Qi Huan went to the company first. After dealing with the leftover issues from the month when Qi Yue managed the company, he checked the time. It was already noon, so he directly called Jiang Youli.
"Little Li'er, what are you doing?"
"I just came out of the auction. Have you finished dealing with Qi Yue's matter?"
"Not yet. I'll tell you when we meet."
"Alright, where are you right now? I'll come find you."
"At the company."
"Sounds good."
Hanging up the phone, a faint smile appeared in Qi Huan's eyes. Now, his daily treatment had become the one thing he looked forward to the most.
...
[Hubby, you know Duan Jinghan is always messaging me, so I got this number especially for you. Otherwise, I'd be annoyed to death.]
After sending the message to Duan Jinghan, Qi An'an returned the phone to Jiang Youli with a mischievous expression. "Cousin-in-law, that was Brother Huan's call just now, right? You're going to have lunch with Brother Huan later, so I won't disturb you two, or Brother Huan will definitely skin me alive. I'll just wait for Duan Jinghan to take the bait and chat with me."
Jiang Youli raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you diverting the trouble from me to yourself?"
Qi An'an waved her hand dismissively. "Hey, I don't have anything important to do anyway. I'll just deal with this Duan Jinghan for you, Cousin-in-law. Consider it a way to kill time!"
Right after she spoke, Qi An'an's phone vibrated.
She picked it up, took a look, and immediately laughed. "Duan Jinghan really fell for it and sent a message."
Jiang Youli naturally couldn't ask for more. "Alright, then I'll leave this guy to you."
"Leave it to me! I definitely won't let Duan Jinghan bother you anymore, Cousin-in-law!" Qi An'an patted her chest.
...
After dropping Qi An'an off at home, Jiang Youli headed to the Qi Group.
At the main entrance of the Qi Group headquarters.
Jiang Youli parked her car by the roadside, took out her phone, and dialed Qi Huan's number.
"Huanhuan, I'm here. Where are we eating later?"
"I've already ordered food. We'll eat in my office today. Wait downstairs for a moment; I'll have Cheng Jing go down and bring you up."
"Okay."
Hanging up the phone, Jiang Youli picked up the medical box she had placed in the car beforehand, walked through the main doors of the Qi Group headquarters building, and sat down on a sofa in the first-floor lounge area.
Two minutes later, Cheng Jing walked over briskly.
"Miss Jiang."
"Assistant Cheng."
"President Qi is waiting for you upstairs." Cheng Jing led Jiang Youli to the CEO's exclusive elevator. "This is the access card for this exclusive elevator. From now on, when you come to the company to see President Qi, you can directly use this card to take the exclusive elevator upstairs."
"Alright." Jiang Youli took the elevator card.
The elevator went all the way up to the top floor before stopping. Cheng Jing led Jiang Youli to the CEO's office, knocked on the door, and spoke through the visual intercom outside, "President Qi, Miss Jiang is here."
Almost instantly, with a click, the door automatically opened a crack. Cheng Jing pushed the door open. "Please come in, Miss Jiang."
Walking into the CEO's office, Cheng Jing closed the door behind her. Jiang Youli walked all the way in and saw Qi Huan sitting in a wheelchair by the window.
He had a laptop on his lap and was working with his head slightly lowered.
Jiang Youli stood where she was and looked at Qi Huan for a good while. Sitting in the wheelchair, his line of sight was almost level with the desk, rendering the desktop computer useless, which was why he was working on a laptop.
Even so, Qi Huan looked very serious as he worked.
Sunlight poured over his stylishly groomed yet not overly stiff hair, casting a faint golden halo. The contours of his face and his facial features appeared even more distinct and striking in the shadows.
His long, slender fingers danced lightly across the keyboard, making even the sound of his typing seem much more pleasant to the ear.
At this moment, Jiang Youli was reluctant to interrupt his work.
Unfortunately, Qi Huan soon looked up and gave her a gentle smile, his pitch-black pupils lighting up slightly like stars in the dark night.
"Little Li'er, you're here."
His gaze was so tender, and his smile was pure and clean.
Jiang Youli recalled what Qi An'an had told her at the auction house. Despite holding such a high position, Qi Huan valued relationships immensely, which was exactly why Qi Yue and Qi Yu had the opportunity to hurt him.
"I like you," Jiang Youli said, looking at Qi Huan as he wheeled his chair toward her.
Faced with Jiang Youli's sudden confession, Qi Huan's hands paused on the wheels. His dark eyes stared intently at Jiang Youli. After confirming that she wasn't teasing him and that her expression was completely serious, he chuckled teasingly, "What? Has Little Li'er only suddenly started liking me now? Have I been in unrequited love all this time?"
Jiang Youli walked over to the sofa by the coffee table and sat down. Hiding none of her thoughts, she said, "Of course not. I just want to make sure you always know that I really do like you."
Qi Huan chuckled softly. "Is that so? Then say it more often. I really do love hearing it."
Qi Huan had heard words of affection from quite a few women, but they had never caused a single ripple in his heart, and had even filled him with some aversion. Only Jiang Youli could stir up stormy waves within him.
"I can't just say it all the time. After all, words like these require the right atmosphere. The mood was perfect just now, so I couldn't help but say it," Jiang Youli said truthfully. Then, she glanced at the food on the coffee table and took a deep sniff. "Not bad, smells delicious! Huanhuan, your taste in food is really quite good."
After praising him, she picked up the bowl and chopsticks that had been set out for her in advance, and without any reservations, picked up a beautifully presented piece of shrimp and started eating.
Qi Huan also picked up his chopsticks and smiled. "Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Only love and good food cannot be disappointed'?" Pausing for a moment, he asked, "What did you bid on at the auction today?"
"I won a pendant that I plan to give to my mom. But I didn't go to the auction to bid; I went to make Jiang Xing despair." Jiang Youli recounted the whole sequence of events to Qi Huan, including how she made Jiang Xing go save a woman from Qi Xiuyuan on her behalf.
Qi Huan had also been present when Jiang Youli poisoned Jiang Xing. Hearing this, he laughed, "For Jiang Xing, that definitely is despairing enough. Your idea to make him provoke Qi Xiuyuan was also very clever."
"What about you? How badly was Qi Yue dealt with by those people?" Jiang Youli asked.
"Someone took him away a step ahead of me."
After Qi Huan said this, Jiang Youli stopped chewing her food, her eyes instantly lighting up.
