Chapter 363: Chapter 363: He Hides His Beauty in the Golden House
The doorbell kept ringing incessantly.
Luckily, Wan Muqi was the only one living on this floor, otherwise there would definitely be complaints.
Xiao Si waited for quite a while but saw no one coming to open the door, a puzzled look appeared on his face.
He muttered to himself: “That’s not right, why is no one opening the door? I remember the doorman said he came home last night.”
When he came back, he casually asked the doorman, who said that they saw little Wan coming back last night.
However, the security didn’t mention An Mi was also there.
After all, this is the resident’s private matter, and they would certainly not gossip about it.
Then, he took out his phone and dialed Wan Muqi’s number.
Wan Muqi’s phone was next to the dining table.
He glanced at the caller ID and didn’t plan to answer, nor did he intend to hang up.
“Mr. Wan, aren’t you going to pick up?” An Mi spoke while eating, “What if Doctor Xiao is calling you for an emergency?”
Wan Muqi ate his breakfast slowly and deliberately, saying: “He won’t have any emergency.”
An Mi: “…”
“Never mind him, if we don’t acknowledge him, he will leave on his own after a while.”
“Oh.”
An Mi stopped talking after that.
Outside, after Xiao Si dialed Wan Muqi’s number, he turned to the side, pressing his left ear against the door, trying to listen for any sounds inside.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t hear anything.
The soundproofing was too good.
After a while, the doorbell indeed stopped ringing.
Just then, An Mi had also just finished her breakfast.
“Mr. Wan, has Doctor Xiao left?” she asked.
Wan Muqi stood up and went to check the surveillance screen outside the door.
Indeed, there was no one outside.
An Mi also took a glance and then asked, “How does Doctor Xiao have a card to this floor?”
Wan Muqi explained, “He lives upstairs, he’s also a resident here, probably got it from the property management.”
After all, the property management also knew about his relationship with Xiao Si.
“What, Doctor Xiao lives upstairs?” An Mi blinked and said.
Wan Muqi said: “Mhm, he rarely stays here, he mostly lives at the Xiao Family’s place. And even if he does come back often, you wouldn’t run into him, he almost always comes back in the dead of night.”
“Oh.” An Mi then said, “Let’s go out now then.”
Wan Muqi responded with a “Mhm”.
An Mi ran back to grab her phone, then hustled back to the entryway to put on her shoes.
She did it all in one go, taking less than two minutes.
She was a bit afraid that Xiao Si might come looking for him again, which could delay them and cause her to be late, and that would be terrible.
With a smile in her eyes, she said: “Alright, let’s go.”
Wan Muqi looked at her, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned with a hint of a smile.
He suddenly found that the feeling of living together with someone was very comfortable and quite marvelous, and he really liked this feeling.
In the past, he was used to being alone.
He thought he would feel uncomfortable with another person around.
But now, he was looking forward to and eager for the life of sharing meals and seasons for two.
The two of them straightaway took the elevator down to the underground parking garage.
What Wan Muqi didn’t know was that Xiao Si had not gone home; he too had gone to the underground parking garage.
Just as Xiao Si was about to drive away, his sharp eyes caught Wan Muqi walking out from a nearby exit.
He was just about to shout when he saw a charming figure following behind him.
He took a closer look, and his whole person was shocked: “Holy crap!”
“Isn’t that An Mi’s little sister?”
Xiao Si immediately had an epiphany; little Wan was actually romancing Jiang Yan’s little aunt, this kid is quite something!
He had kept it so well hidden!
No wonder no matter how much he rang the doorbell, he seemed indifferent.
Turns out he had a beauty hidden in a golden house!
Right after, he took out his phone, opened the camera, and from a distance recorded a short video.
This was solid evidence; he had to save it well.
You never know when it might come in handy.
…
Half a month later.
“Sister-in-law, Ms. Xuan, I had a dream last night,” Jiang You said to the two women sitting across from her.
Su He and Jing Xuan looked at her, hummed in unison, and waited for her to continue.
Jiang You had just finished shooting a film the day before, wrapped up her role, and then rushed back to Yue City overnight.
So, she sent a message to both of them early in the morning, saying that she wanted to meet up today because she had something important to discuss.
“In my dream last night, I was entangled by a snake, and there were also the sounds of a child’s crying next to me.”
Su He and Jing Xuan turned their heads and glanced at each other.
“And then?” Jing Xuan asked.
Jiang You replied, “Then I woke up scared.”
“…”
With insight, Su He said, “So, what are you trying to tell us?”
Jiang You, seeing the unsurprised looks on their faces, said, “Don’t you know?”
Su He and Jing Xuan were slightly startled. What should they know?
The two shook their heads, “We don’t know.”
“Haven’t you heard an old saying?” said Jiang You.
Su He sighed, “Just get straight to the point, don’t beat around the bush.”
Jiang You continued, “The old saying goes, dreaming of being entwined by a snake is a sign of pregnancy.”
Both: “…”
“So, you’re pregnant?” Su He asked with a raised eyebrow.
Jiang You: “Not that, I tested with a pregnancy test this morning.”
Su He asked, “You didn’t take contraceptive measures?”
Jiang You shook her head and said, “Sometimes in an emergency, it’s just forgotten.”
Su He: “…”
How urgent could it have been…
Afterward, Jing Xuan asked a more practical question, “Youzi, your career is on the rise right now. If you get pregnant, you might have to disappear from the public eye for a while. When you recover and make a comeback, it could take a year or two. This gap of one or two years could potentially cause the value you’ve just built up to drop back down to its original, are you sure you’ve thought this through?”
Jing Xuan really got to the crux of the matter.
It seemed like Jiang You hadn’t considered this question.
Because she always lived in the moment, she seldom planned for her future life and the path ahead.
Moreover, her thinking was simple—if she really got pregnant, then she’d have the baby.
“I haven’t thought it through, but if there really is a child, then I’ll just have it. After all, even if I don’t work, my Beiyan can support me,” she said.
Jing Xuan: “…”
It seemed like the question she just asked was in vain.
What Jiang You said was indeed true.
Not only could Gu Beiyan support her, but her own fortunes were also more than enough to support her for a lifetime.
Even without Gu Beiyan, she had a super-rich brother, and a sister-in-law.
Not to mention, she owned a castle worth billions.
Thinking about it, Jing Xuan felt she had indeed worried too much.
Jing Xuan smiled and said, “I was the one who didn’t consider thoroughly.”
With twinkling eyes, Jiang You said cheerfully, “Ms. Xuan, let’s become in-laws. I’ll have a daughter and let your little Yan Yan be my son-in-law. The children you and Zhiyang have will certainly be handsome, and with the good looks from me and Beiyan, our children would definitely be no less.”
Jing Xuan: “You’re already talking about this when the shadow hasn’t even formed yet.”
Jiang You: “Oh, come on, it’s a matter of sooner or later, I’m calling dibs first.”
Jing Xuan said, “Then you might have to join the queue. I’ve already called dibs on your sister-in-law’s second child. If she has a daughter next time, that girl will be my daughter-in-law.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang You said, “That doesn’t matter. You and Zhiyang can just have another one, then make him my son-in-law.”
“…”
Su He sat quietly on the side, listening without interjecting.
After a while, she said, “I’ll go to the restroom.”
Just as Su He entered, a woman came out from the front.
The two made eye contact.
This woman was none other than Bai Luo, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.
Both were taken aback.
Bai Luo took the initiative to greet her, “Dr. Su, long time no see, what a coincidence.”
Su He responded indifferently, “Indeed, quite a coincidence. What brings Miss Bai to Yue City?”
With a slight smile, Bai Luo said, “I have taken over the Bai Family’s businesses. I just arrived in Yue City last night to discuss a collaboration.”
Su He wasn’t surprised that she took over the Bai Family’s industry, after all, Bai Yingxiong only had her as a daughter.
Su He: “Then congratulations to Miss Bai for achieving your wish.”
Bai Luo: “Dr. Su, I still have to thank you. If it wasn’t for your treatment of my father, I don’t think I’d have taken charge of the Bai Family so soon.”
Bai Luo was sincerely thanking her.
Su He: “I’ve just done what a doctor should do.”
“But I still want to thank you.”
Hearing this, Su He didn’t say anything more.
When she came out of the restroom, Bai Luo was still outside.
She thought she was waiting for her.
But the next second, she saw someone coming out of the men’s restroom next door.
This person was none other than Xi Jue.
However, he wasn’t walking out; he was being wheeled out in a wheelchair.
She had previously injected a special serum into his body that would cause him to be paralyzed for a while, unable to move.
But it’s almost been a year; the effects of the drug should have been metabolized by now, and he should have been able to stand up, right?
Xi Jue’s face unconsciously darkened a bit when he saw her.
For him, Su He was his nemesis!
The loss he suffered at her hands was the biggest he had ever experienced in his life, and he couldn’t even take revenge.
She even used vicious means to leave him bedridden, unable to move for three months.
This sense of frustration was constantly pressing on his heart.
Without seeing her, he could pretend those things never happened.
But upon seeing her, those unbearable memories replayed in his head over and over, like rewinding a tape.
“Su He!”
When he uttered those two words, it was through gritted teeth.
Su He could feel him restraining his anger.
She turned around, looked at him, with a slight curl of her lips, she smiled lightly: “President Xi, long time no see, how have you been recently?”
No sooner had she finished speaking than she went “Oh”: “Look at me asking such a question. You’re sitting in a wheelchair, so it seems you’ve indeed not been doing so well.”
Her words were laced with sarcasm.
Upon hearing this, a fire instantly ignited in Xi Jue’s chest, but he couldn’t vent it.
Ah Wu, standing behind him and pushing the wheelchair, sighed internally, noting that only Dr. Su could provoke their master to such an extent.
And their master couldn’t even retort.
“…”
Bai Luo quickly stepped forward to mediate seeing the tension rising between the two: “Dr. Su, don’t misunderstand, Ah Jue didn’t mean anything else.”
Su He smiled faintly: “Miss Bai, don’t worry, I didn’t misunderstand, but… President Xi’s legs?”
Bai Luo replied: “He was in a car accident not long ago, injured his legs, and is still in the recovery phase.”
Su He nodded upon hearing this, “I see.”
She then looked at Xi Jue and said with a smirk: “President Xi is truly fortunate to survive.”
Xi Jue: “…”
This woman’s mouth really is…
Bai Luo noticed the smoke-filled atmosphere between them.
She also understood that these two really didn’t get along.
Xi Jue stopped looking at Su He and turned to Bai Luo, saying: “Let’s go.”
His gaze softened suddenly when he looked at Bai Luo.
Bai Luo said to Su He: “Then Dr. Su, we will be going first.”
Su He nodded.
At this moment, Xi Jue said: “Luoluo, try not to interact with her too much.”
Bai Luo felt somewhat embarrassed: “…”
Su He, for her part, appeared nonchalant.
After Xi Jue spoke, he let Ah Wu push him away.
Bai Luo looked apologetically at Su He, “Dr. Su, don’t take his words to heart.”
Su He: “Don’t worry, I don’t bother arguing with childish people.”
Her voice wasn’t very loud, but Xi Jue still heard it.
After they left.
Su He finally took out her phone and called Fei Xu.
“Hello, Fei Xu, go check out what Xi Jue and Bai Luo are doing here in Yue City,” she directly instructed.
Fei Xu responded: “Okay, Young Madam. Then, do you need someone to follow them?”
Su He was silent for a few seconds before saying, “Follow them, but safety comes first.”
Fei Xu: “Alright, I understand, Young Madam.”
After hanging up the phone, Su He stood in place and pondered for a few seconds.
It’s not that she was overly suspicious, but Xi Jue was not someone to be taken lightly either.
Moreover, he had taken losses at her hands so many times.
When he saw her just now, his face was practically inscribed with the words “wanting to devour me.”
Therefore, whether there were risks or not, knowing both your enemy and yourself ensured victory in every battle.
“Why did you take so long?” Jing Xuan asked her casually upon her return.
Su He said, “It’s nothing, I just ran into an acquaintance.”
Meanwhile, on the other side.
“Ah Jue, can’t you speak nicely to Dr. Su?” Bai Luo said, “After all, she is the lifesaver of my father.”
Xi Jue sneered, “You want me to speak nicely to her? Luoluo, have you forgotten all that she has done to me?”
“To be polite to her? Not a chance!”
Bai Luo looked at him and sighed helplessly: “…”
Then, as if something occurred to her.
“Did you come to Yue City with me this time solely to keep me company?” She furrowed her brows, staring at him intensely, “I’ve told you beforehand, don’t cause any trouble here, this is not your territory.”
“You couldn’t even outmaneuver her on your own turf, let alone here.”
Bai Luo said gravely to him.
Xi Jue: “…”
Was she always this harsh?
Xi Jue glanced at her: “How come I feel like you’re quite nice to her?”
Bai Luo knew what he meant, “Indeed, I had feelings for Jiang Yan, but I’ve moved on. Now my family is the most important to me. Besides, Jiang Yan has his own family now, and I can’t really go and destroy it. Furthermore, even you are afraid of Dr. Su, even you have been outdone by her so many times, do you think I could win against her?”
She was not a masochist; naturally, she wouldn’t seek out suffering on her own.
Xi Jue: “…So, you’ve truly let go?”
Bai Luo looked at him, but did not answer his question; instead, she said, “Don’t cause any trouble in these few days, let’s return home once our business is finished.”
She did not want any unnecessary complications.
Xi Jue: “…”
Did he really appear that restless?
Bai Luo looked towards Ah Wu, her eyes also carrying a hint of warning: “Ah Wu, keep an eye on your master.”
Ah Wu responded: “Okay, Miss Bai.”
The next second, he thought to himself: But whether he could actually keep him in check, he wasn’t sure.
…
The next day.
DK Group.
“President Bai, please wait here for a moment; our president is still in a meeting and will be here shortly.”
The secretary led the guest into a conference room.
“Alright, thank you.” Bai Luo looked around the conference room and thanked the secretary.
Her trip to Yue City this time was due to a cooperation on an investment project; Bai Family previously had an investment from Shengqi Wealth under DK.
This time, the Bai Group had a research project that required funding, and after much consideration, Shengqi Wealth was still the most suitable investor.
However, starting from last year, Shengqi Wealth proposed not to invest in any of Bai Family’s future projects.
It was after she took over the Bai Family that she learned of this.
As for the reason, the other party did not provide an answer.
She had no choice but to take the initiative to visit.
“President Bai, have you ever met the president of DK?” The male secretary standing by asked Bai Luo.
Bai Luo shook her head, “No.”
Then the male secretary continued, “Since its establishment, no one has leaked a single photo of DK’s behind-the-scenes boss; it’s quite mysterious how this was achieved, isn’t it?”
Bai Luo was not interested in these matters; her goal today was to persuade the president of DK to continue cooperating with the Bai Family.
DK was indeed a strong entity, and she was unwilling to give up on it just like that.
After waiting for approximately twenty minutes, the doors to the conference room were finally reopened.
“Jiang Yan?”
When Bai Luo saw that the man entering was Jiang Yan, she was completely shocked and rooted to the spot.