"You're asking the obvious," Lei Sanshao glared coldly at Gu Yaoyang. "I never imagined you'd go this far to snatch a collaboration. Truly worthy of being called the omniscient Mr. Gu. Did you also calculate Xia Qingtian's loyalty to you?"
"What?" Gu Yaoyang was taken aback. This was related to Xia Qingtian again?
However, he soon realized that all the previous fortunate turns of events had indeed involved Xia Qingtian.
Gu Yaoyang's lips curved upward, a gentle emotion spreading through him, filling his heart with joy.
Then, what Lei Xirui said next made Gu Yaoyang's smile completely vanish.
"Third Brother, I still think you're misunderstanding Xia Qingyu and her sister," Lei Xirui said, recalling Xia Qingtian's appearance at the time. "Her leg was bleeding then, quite seriously injured. And her worry at that moment didn't seem fake. Third Brother, I think there must be some misunderstanding here."
"Would you have been able to win my sympathy if it hadn't looked like that?" Lei Sanshao looked at Lei Xirui with a sense of disappointment.
His sister was good in every way, except she was too soft-hearted and too well-protected, easily trusting others.
If she were to be tricked by a cunning fox like Xia Qingtian, she'd probably be sold and still be counting money for Xia Qingtian!
"What about Xia Qingtian?" Gu Yaoyang immediately asked.
"She's fine. Very loyal, and she perfectly completed the task you assigned. Are you satisfied with that answer?" Lei Sanshao's cold eyes were fixed on Gu Yaoyang.
Gu Yaoyang couldn't be bothered with Lei Sanshao's sarcasm. He turned to Lei Xirui and said, "Xirui, you tell him."
Lei Xirui then recounted the events of the journey to Gu Yaoyang.
Gu Yaoyang's expression grew increasingly stern and serious, his brows furrowed.
He hadn't known about such a major incident at all.
After listening to Lei Xirui's complete account, Gu Yaoyang strode away.
"My dear fellow? Are you leaving already?" Bai Yuqi, who was having a great time, saw Gu Yaoyang about to leave and quickly caught up with him.
"She put on quite a show," Lei Sanshao sneered, watching Gu Yaoyang's retreating back.
"Third Brother..." Lei Xirui looked at Lei Sanshao helplessly. She still felt...
"I've protected you too well all these years," Lei Sanshao said, his face darkening as he looked at Lei Xirui. "Are Xia Qingtian and Gu Yaoyang as easy to get along with as you are? The three of you combined have eight hundred schemes."
"Huh?" Lei Xirui blinked. Could people really have so many schemes?
"Those two have four hundred each, and you don't have a single one!" Lei Sanshao was even more exasperated seeing Lei Xirui like this.
"Why are you scolding me..." Even with her naivete, Lei Xirui understood that Lei Sanshao's words were definitely not pleasant. She puffed out her cheeks, her face full of grievance.
"Let's go home," Lei Sanshao said impatiently.
"Huh? We just got here?" Lei Xirui asked, surprised.
"The good collaborations were snatched away by Gu Yaoyang and Xia Qingtian. What are we still doing here? To be laughed at by others?" The more Lei Sanshao thought about it, the angrier he became. He snorted and led Lei Xirui out of the Li family's residence.
Just as he was about to get into his car, Lei Sanshao received a call from Gu Yaoyang. "What? Want to show off?"
"Don't take the car you came in," Gu Yaoyang's voice came from the other end of the phone. "I've asked Bai Yuqi to leave a red sports car there. You and Xirui take that car back. Have your driver take your original car to the west."
"What trick are you playing now?" Lei Sanshao's brow furrowed. What was with this Gu Yaoyang?
Was he addicted to acting mysterious?
"Your original car has a tracker on it. If you take the usual road back to the Lei family, you'll pass by Ruilin Avenue, where there's a maintenance crew," Gu Yaoyang's voice was calm, as if he were talking about something trivial. "As long as you drive your original car back, that maintenance crew has prepared ten kilograms of explosives to detonate and intercept you after you pass Ruilin Avenue. This is someone trying to teach your Lei family a lesson."
"How did you..." Hearing Gu Yaoyang's words, Lei Sanshao's heart sank. Ever since the Lei family obtained that treasure map, although they had tried to conceal it and act low-key, they had indeed attracted attention.
"Didn't you say it yourself? I am the omniscient Mr. Gu." Gu Yaoyang paused after saying this and then added, "You should thank Xia Qingtian. If she hadn't stopped you today, what was supposed to happen to Xirui tonight would have become a lifelong nightmare for her."
Lei Sanshao's thin lips pressed together. He didn't reply, but his eyes flickered towards the quiet and reserved Lei Xirui beside him. He then simply said, "I understand," and hung up.
Whether what Gu Yaoyang said was true or not, he knew for sure that even if he had business friction with Gu Yaoyang, Gu Yaoyang would never want to take his life. It was more likely he would warn him to avoid disaster.
"Third Brother? What's wrong?" Seeing Lei Sanshao's serious expression, Lei Xirui couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing. We'll take another car home." Lei Sanshao led Lei Xirui to another part of the parking lot. As soon as they got there, they saw a ridiculously eye-catching red sports car.
It was clearly the vulgar taste of that arrogant young man, Bai Yuqi.
Although Lei Sanshao was extremely reluctant to drive this car, he condescended to start it for the sake of safety.
Lei Xirui, in the same car, was curiously touching things left and right.
The Lei family had many valuable antique cars and luxurious new sports cars, but none as dazzling and flashy as this.
On the way back, Lei Sanshao was more vigilant. He took Ruilin Avenue and saw a maintenance crew and a very suspicious maintenance vehicle from a distance.
His gaze deepened. Lei Sanshao turned the car at the previous intersection and returned to the Lei family from the other side.
Afterward, he specifically contacted the driver and learned that the car had indeed been tracked. However, because the driver had not taken the usual road but the western route, the pursuers had not made any moves.
Upon receiving this news, Lei Sanshao had someone inquire about what had happened at the Li family banquet.
After understanding everything, Lei Sanshao recalled Gu Yaoyang's words, his gaze slightly heavy.
Could what Gu Yaoyang said be true?
Was it Xia Qingtian who deliberately helped them avoid disaster?
Could he actually have to thank her?
But the moment he thought of Xia Qingtian's cunning, fox-like smile, Lei Sanshao felt a suffocating discomfort.
Why should he thank Xia Qingtian?
Besides, all of this was just Gu Yaoyang's empty words. Who knew if there were other hidden motives.
Comforting himself with these thoughts, Lei Sanshao felt increasingly unsettled.
As the first light of dawn broke in the eastern sky, Lei Sanshao, who hadn't slept all night, grumbled with dark circles under his eyes, "Anything related to her, Xia Qingtian... is never good!"