She couldn't help but walk to the door, pick up the umbrella, and notice that there was still water on it that hadn't dried.
She busied herself by opening the umbrella carefully on the balcony, thinking she had to return it to him intact.
Just then, her phone rang, and she saw it was Zhao Jianhua calling.
"God-daughter, you haven't disappointed me. You've done a good job."
Xi Xianya whispered from the balcony, "God-father, I've got the documents you asked me to get. Can you fulfill your promise now?"
"Yes, of course. Where are you?" Zhao Jianhua asked.
"I'm at home. I don't plan on going back to work at Aoxiang anymore," Xi Xianya said, feeling a sense of relief.
However, Zhao Jianhua sounded anxious on the phone, "You fool! Quickly ask for sick leave. You can't leave the Aoxiang Group yet."
Xi Xianya didn't understand and asked, "Why?"
"Come to the golf course we went to last time later. I have something to tell you, and then you'll understand." Without waiting for Xi Xianya to ask further questions, he hung up.
After breakfast, Xi Xianya requested sick leave from the HR department and reluctantly headed to the golf course she had visited before.
When she arrived at the golf course, Zhao Jianhua wasn't playing. He was sitting under a sun umbrella, leisurely drinking tea.
He saw Xi Xianya approaching and beckoned her over.
She walked towards him and sat down under the sun umbrella as well.
Zhao Jianhua placed a prepared drink in front of her, saying, "You must be thirsty after rushing over. Have some juice."
Xi Xianya took a sip of the juice through the straw and asked, "Why aren't you letting me leave Aoxiang? They'll still fire me if they find out I took the documents."
"Then tell me, how did you manage to photograph these documents?"
Xi Xianya explained how she transferred to the top floor to work as a cleaner and sneaked into Qin Tianyi's office when no one was around after work.
Zhao Jianhua said in disbelief, "It was that simple?"
Xi Xianya quickly replied, "It wasn't simple at all. Qin Tianyi is very protective of his office. I had tried to get in once before, but he caught me and scolded me out. I took a huge risk."
She didn't mention encountering Ai Yifeng while photographing the documents, wanting to keep Ai Yifeng as a little secret in her heart.
"That must have been difficult," Zhao Jianhua said, pushing a thick envelope full of cash towards her. "This is what you deserve."
Xi Xianya looked at the thickness of the envelope and felt that it should be enough for her mother's surgery expenses.
She picked up the envelope, subtly weighed it in her hand, and put it in her bag, taking another sip of juice.
Zhao Jianhua looked at her and said, "Although you've obtained these documents, you still need to stay at Aoxiang Group. There are more important things you need to do."
"I quit! Stealing commercial secrets is illegal. If I continue to stay there, not only will they fire me, but I'll also go to jail." Xi Xianya flatly refused, no longer wanting to be his pawn.
"Don't you want to know the truth about your father's company going bankrupt, and why your father committed suicide?"
This was something Xi Xianya had always wanted to know. She eagerly asked, "What exactly happened? Tell me quickly what you know!"
Zhao Jianhua took a receipt out of his pocket and showed it to her, saying, "Do you know who the last shipment of goods from your father's company was for?"
Xi Xianya picked up the receipt and examined it carefully. The date on it was the same time the smuggled goods were discovered on her father's company's truck. The recipient's signature column surprisingly bore the name Xiao Anjing.
And the delivery location was a warehouse in the development zone.
She looked up in astonishment and asked, "Why did Mr. Xiao sign for it?"
"Do you see the warehouse mentioned above? That warehouse belongs to the Aoxiang Group," Zhao Jianhua explained. "At that time, your father's company's truck delivered the goods to Aoxiang Group. When it returned, the truck was found to contain something it shouldn't have, and the company was consequently sealed off by the relevant authorities, leading to its bankruptcy."
Xi Xianya looked at the receipt again and asked, "Why is the 'transportation of goods' column empty? What exactly was transported to Aoxiang Group?"
"I don't know about that either," Zhao Jianhua said. "The receipt was given to me by the truck driver before he fled. Perhaps he gave it to me because he knew I had a good relationship with your father."
"Are you saying that Xiao Anjing of Aoxiang is the one who caused my family's ruin and my father's death?" Xi Xianya asked, still bewildered.
"It could be Xiao Anjing, or it could be Qin Tianyi, or perhaps they conspired together," Zhao Jianhua analyzed. "This is why you must stay at Aoxiang. If you want to know the real cause of your father's death, you can only find out by staying at Aoxiang and investigating in secret."
Xi Xianya began to understand and said, "Can I keep this receipt?"
"Of course. It was originally part of your father's company," Zhao Jianhua said, not minding her keeping the receipt.
"Thank you. I will stay at Aoxiang and continue my investigation." As she said this, she put away the receipt and prepared to leave. She felt a slight headache and dizziness.
As soon as she stood up, she lost her balance and sat back down, holding her forehead with one hand, her eyes barely able to open. Realizing something, she looked at Zhao Jianhua and said, "What did you put in the juice?"
"Of course, something wonderful that can make you feel heavenly..."
Xi Xianya couldn't even wait for him to finish speaking before she fainted.
When she woke up, she found herself lying on an unfamiliar bed. The man sleeping soundly beside her was none other than Zhao Jianhua.
Of course, she understood what had happened while she was unconscious. She sat up, covering herself with the blanket, and glared hatefully at the still sleeping Zhao Jianhua, raising her fist to strike him.
Zhao Jianhua woke up with a start, grabbed her fist tightly, and kissed her chest, teasingly saying, "Do you feel wronged by being mine? I've never lacked women. With your figure, it's good enough that I fancy you."
A wave of disgust surged through Xi Xianya. She forcefully broke free from him and looked for her clothes.
However, he dragged her back and, without any preamble, defiled her again.
Emerging from the hotel, she felt as if she were walking through a nightmare she hadn't woken from. She didn't know how she got home.
Her mother, seeing her disoriented state, quickly asked, "Xiaoya, where have you been? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Suppressing the unspeakable pain in her heart, she forced a smile at her mother and said, "I'm fine. I just went shopping with a friend, but my period started halfway through, so I'm feeling a bit unwell."
"Then I'll go make you some brown sugar water," her mother said.
Xi Xianya put down her bag and said, "Okay, I'll take a shower first."
Entering the bathroom, she turned the faucet on full blast. Amidst the "pitter-patter" of the water, she broke down and cried uncontrollably.
After crying for a while, she took a deep breath and stood under the shower, letting the water wash away all the filth on her body.
Zhao Jianhua's disgusting voice still echoed in her ears, "If you want revenge, if you want to bring down people like Qin Tianyi and Xiao Anjing, you still need to rely on me. If you're not my woman, how can I be at ease letting you rely on me?"