202: Chapter 202: Unlocking New Characters 202: Chapter 202: Unlocking New Characters Helian Lu only greeted Ye Jiuqing.
He didn’t greet Su He or Jiang Yan, as if he didn’t know them at all.
Su He subtly lifted her eyebrows in a quiet manner: “?”
What did this mean?
Despite her confusion, she didn’t do anything and just sat there quietly.
At this moment, Si Jinchuan, who had yet to show himself, finally arrived.
His appearance commanded respectful expressions from everyone present.
Clearly, they were all his people.
Si Jinchuan bypassed the crowd and headed straight for Helian Lu.
“I didn’t expect that the Young Marquis from Country Y would actually be the master of Shadow,” Si Jinchuan said.
Helian Lu replied with a faint smile: “President Si is too kind.
After all, who doesn’t have their own secrets, right?”
Si Jinchuan’s words caused both Ye Jiuqing and Su He to be slightly taken aback.
Ye Jiuqing, full of confusion, thought since when did Helian Lu become the master of Shadow?
He had known him for over a decade and had no idea he was a man of Shadow.
Su He was also bewildered; what on earth were Jiang Yan and Helian Lu up to?
Moreover, Helian Lu’s involvement was already a surprise to her.
Si Jinchuan maintained a natural demeanor, always wearing a humble and gentle smile on his face, “The Young Marquis is right, but…”
He suddenly changed the topic, turning to look at Su He and Jiang Yan sitting behind him, and asked: “Does the Young Marquis know President Jiang and Dr.
Su?”
He had someone check, and the access passes for Jiang Yan and Su He were issued by Shadow.
Su He’s gaze was indifferent as she looked at him, and he subtly shifted away.
Since he chose to come out, he was ready to let Su He know, perhaps she already knew.
Prompted by his words, Helian Lu turned his body slightly, looking back at the couple behind him.
Then he spoke: “Su He is a good friend of my wife, and she and her husband happened to be visiting Country X these few days.
Feeling bored, they also wanted to attend today’s gathering, so I agreed.
President Si wouldn’t mind, would he?”
Si Jinchuan’s deep eyes quickly flashed an unusual look, Su He was actually friends with Helian Lu’s wife?
This was indeed unexpected.
He was already surprised when he saw her appear with Ye Jiuqing this morning.
Previous investigations had never shown any connection between her and these two individuals.
It seems that he had missed something, or perhaps, she had hidden it too well.
“Of course, I don’t mind.
Dr.
Su is also my friend and the lifesaver of my sister.
I’m naturally happy for her presence.”
As for Si Jinchuan’s words, Su He didn’t have much interest to weigh the truth or dishonesty behind them, but there would presumably be more falsehood than truth.
Su He, who had been quiet all along, suddenly looked at Si Jinchuan and spoke: “President Si, I entrusted you earlier to find someone for me, who I heard might appear here today.
Could you perhaps see your task through to the end and have your people look out for this person, to see if they have arrived?”
Si Jinchuan replied without a second thought: “Sure, no problem.”
“Then, my thanks to President Si,” said Su He with a smile.
Si Jinchuan’s face showed a gentle smile: “No need to be formal with me.
I’ve said it long ago, I’ll help with any favor you need.”
The way Si Jinchuan looked at Su He made Ye Jiuqing quite uncomfortable.
From this morning at the hotel, he noticed that this guy’s gaze towards Su He was clearly ill-intentioned.
As men, sometimes a single look is enough to understand everything.
But he knew that what Su He said to Si Jinchuan just now was intentional.
As for why, he didn’t pry.
Helian Lu appropriately said: “President Si, since we’re all here, should we start our discussion?
Would you like to talk here, or somewhere else?”
But Si Jinchuan said: “No rush, Young Marquis.
Let’s enjoy ourselves first; we have plenty of time to talk.”
“Fine, then we’ll go with what President Si suggests,” Helian Lu responded.
Right after that, Si Jinchuan added: “Then make yourselves at home; I need to go welcome someone.”
He then looked at Su He with a gentle speech: “Dr.
Su, about the person you’re looking for, I’ll have my people on the lookout shortly, and I’ll tell you as soon as we have any news.”
Su He smiled faintly: “Alright.”
As soon as Si Jinchuan left, she immediately dropped the smile from her face.
At that moment, Ye Jiuqing suddenly interjected: “You clearly don’t like him, so why smile when you talk to him?
You never even smile at me.”
Su He looked up at him, “You don’t need to worry about that, Mr.
Ye.”
“Mainly because, looking at you, I also can’t bring myself to smile.” She thought for a moment, and added another line.
Ye Jiuqing, so agitated his nostrils could smoke, exclaimed: “What, do I disgust you that much?
Or is it because I’m not as handsome as the Si guy?”
Su He said: “It’s not about looks; mainly I’m concerned that if I smiled at you, you’d get the wrong idea and think I have feelings for you.”
Ye Jiuqing: “…”
Helian Lu clenched his fists lightly, resting his hand on his lips, his shoulders shaking as he stifled a few laughs.
Ye Jiuqing turned his head and gave him a cold glare, “Careful not to suffocate!”
Elsewhere.
After leaving, Si Jinchuan instructed his men to keep a close watch on Su He and the group.
In addition, he sent someone to investigate the purpose and timing of Jiang Yan and Su He’s visit to Country X.
Helian Lu just said they came for fun, but he didn’t believe that was the case, and moreover, everything seemed too coincidental.
Soon, his assistant relayed a message.
“Master, they arrived in Country X the day before yesterday, but the one from the Jiang Family only arrived last night.”
Si Jinchuan heard this and then asked: “Where did they go yesterday?”
The assistant replied: “It seems they didn’t leave the hotel at all yesterday.”
“It seems?” Si Jinchuan frowned.
The assistant swallowed nervously and said tremblingly: “We pulled the hotel’s surveillance footage; there was no record of them coming in or out of the hotel yesterday, and someone was always delivering meals to their rooms during meal times.”
“Our people asked the hotel staff, and they confirmed that they didn’t go out.”
“…”
Si Jinchuan’s frown tightened then relaxed.
Everything was so plausible, so where was the problem?
It just so happened that Chi Tian was missing, and they were also in Country X.
And the person Su He was looking for was exactly Chi Tian.
Unable to figure it out, he decided not to think about it.
Here in this place, they couldn’t stir up much trouble!
“Go, ask where she is now,” he said gravely.
He had just mentioned he was stepping out to pick someone up, and indeed, the person he was meeting was summoned on short notice.
“Yes, Master.”
Just as the assistant acknowledged the order and was about to turn around, a woman’s voice reached his ears.
“Wow, Handsome Si actually came out to welcome me himself.
What a rare sight – has the sun risen from the west?”
The assistant turned back and saw a figure in striking red, walking over in high heels.
The woman was dressed in a red gown, her long curly hair cascaded down her back, her figure was graceful, and her makeup exquisitely captivating.
“Ms.
Situ,” the assistant slightly bowed, respectfully addressing the woman.
Situ Yuan is the heiress of IS Group, and is the sole granddaughter of the chairman of IS Group.
IS Group is the largest real estate magnate in Country X; one could say half of the country’s industry is owned by the Situ Family.
After nodding, Situ Yuan looked towards Si Jinchuan’s handsome face and asked, “You actively sought me out today, surely not just to have me as your companion, right?”
“Now that I’m here, you should be able to tell me why you asked me to come, right?”
Si Jinchuan lifted his eyes to look at her, saying, “Haven’t you been asking me to help you find someone?”
Hearing this, Situ Yuan got a bit excited, “What, you found him?”
The man’s deep eyes darkly flicked a shadowy glint, “I did find him, but…”
He intentionally paused for a moment.
Situ Yuan quickly approached, grabbing his hand and staring intently at him, her voice raising slightly, “Well, spit it out, don’t dawdle.”
“He’s already married.
Even if you meet him, there’s not much you can do.”
Upon hearing the beginning of his sentence, Situ Yuan froze.
“Married?” she murmured, then asked with some disbelief, “Are you sure you found the right person?”
Si Jinchuan replied, “I’ve checked based on the watch information you provided.
There are only three watches like that in the whole world, owned by three different individuals.
Apart from the two older ones who do not match the details you gave, there’s only one other person.”
Situ Yuan asked, “When did he get married?”
Si Jinchuan answered, “He was already taken well before rescuing you.”
“He was always wearing a ring.
Didn’t you notice at the time?” he asked.
A frown crossed Situ Yuan’s exquisite face, filled with discontent.
“I didn’t even get a good look at his face; how would I have noticed whether he was wearing a ring?
The only thing I saw clearly was that watch.”
If she had known what he looked like, she would have found him long ago.
Why would she have waited over a month?
“Where is he now?
I want to see him.” Situ Yuan inquired.
In the open-air hall.
Everyone saw Si Jinchuan return with a woman, a seductive-looking woman.
Soon, they recognized the woman as the cherished jewel of the Si Family, Situ Yuan.
In Country X, Situ Yuan was a woman at the top of the food chain, enormously wealthy and the sole heir to the Situ Family.
The Situ Family had more than one child, but the Chairman Situ had declared from her birth that the entire family’s empire would be hers, Situ Yuan’s.
Therefore, many clambered to ingratiate themselves with the powerful heiress, Situ Yuan, to no avail, for the lady had high standards and none could catch her eye.
The presence of Situ Yuan alongside Si Jinchuan came as a surprise to those gathered, and concurrently, they held Si Jinchuan in even higher esteem.
Si Jinchuan’s status and tactics had already been experienced by those present, but if the Si and Situ Families joined forces, the future of the entire underground world in Country X would be at their mercy.
Su He and the others naturally noticed this scene too.
“Wow, this Mr.
Si is not bad, actually knowing someone from the Situ Family,” Young Master Jiuqing remarked nonchalantly.
Helian Lu and Jiang Yan did not recognize Situ Yuan.
They just glanced at her indifferently and looked away.
Most importantly, they had no interest in other women.
Young Master Jiuqing was familiar with Situ Yuan; after all, they both frequented the shadowy world.
The Situ Family was far from clean; otherwise, they wouldn’t associate with someone like Si Jinchuan.
Moreover, Situ Yuan was not just an ordinary rich heiress.
This woman, when mad or fierce, could match their own Su He.
However, in terms of aura and strength, she still fell short of Su He.
After all, despite Su He’s colder demeanor, her ruthlessness was not to be underestimated by anyone present.
In any case, it was best not to provoke her.
Plus, the woman was a doctor, more aware of human vulnerabilities than anyone, and crossing her spelled nothing but trouble.
“Don’t stare so much that your eyes go straight,” Helian Lu said, kicking Young Master Jiuqing on the leg and sincerely advised, “As someone with experience, I tell you, it’s best not to gawk at other women in front of the one you love.
You bear the consequences.”
“That’s why I said you don’t have a girlfriend and can’t get one; you just wouldn’t believe me.”
Young Master Jiuqing: “…”
“Which damn eye of yours saw me staring at another woman?
Are you blind or just can’t see?”
Helian Lu ignored those unflattering descriptions, half-smiling, half-smirking, “I saw it with my very clear eyes, you’re just destined to be alone.”
“…”
These two, together, it was impossible for them not to bicker.
Su He was no longer surprised by it.
Just then, Si Jinchuan led Situ Yuan toward them.
In the next second, Su He furrowed her brows, an ominous premonition emerging unbidden.
Why did she feel like this woman was headed straight for them?
From the moment Situ Yuan’s gaze fell upon them, Su He sensed her eyes lingering on a certain man beside her.
It was that feeling of one’s prey being targeted by another hunter.
Until, as they approached, before anyone could react, Situ Yuan suddenly lunged toward the seated Jiang Yan, excitedly.
Fortunately, Su He responded quickly, standing up to block in front of Jiang Yan, intercepting her, preventing Situ Yuan from touching him.
Situ Yuan looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared in front of her, her brows furrowing tightly.
Then, as she saw Su He’s face clearly, a hint of amazement flickered across her eyes.
“Ms.
Situ, do you need something from my husband?” Su He smiled slightly, looking at her, and asked politely.
Situ Yuan was momentarily stumped by Su He’s question.
But, the next second, she realized that this woman was his wife.
Immediately, she cast her eyes down to the hand Su He used to restrain her own arm and indeed, there was a ring on the ring finger.
Seeing that Situ Yuan did not answer, Su He was in no rush.
The two women just stared at each other.
Situ Yuan’s gaze upon Su He suddenly sharpened, filled with hostility.
Su He, of course, felt it; as to why, she couldn’t be bothered to ponder.