Shen Xi’s body stiffened. She turned around abruptly, only to meet Qin Si Ye’s surprised and inquiring gaze.
Qin Si Ye, why was he here? Didn't Jian Fan say he had something to do tonight and wouldn't be attending this banquet?
"Mr. Qin. What are you doing here?" Shen Xi looked at him in panic, figuring her other identity was about to be exposed in front of him today.
"I should be asking you. This is my temporary lounge. Why were you knocking on my door? Don't tell me you want to have a private chat?" Qin Si Ye's lips curved slightly, looking at her with interest.
It was as if he were saying, if you truly have something to tell me, I'll open the door right now.
What? His temporary lounge? No way?
Didn't he have a specific presidential suite here? Why would he need a temporary lounge?
Shen Xi paused for a moment and quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin. I didn't know this was your room. I was looking for someone."
"Looking for someone? Who?" Qin Si Ye couldn't help but frown.
"My friend." After speaking, Shen Xi respectfully nodded at him and walked towards a door ahead. "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, for disturbing you."
She couldn't linger here chatting with him. She had to find Yi Fei quickly. Every minute longer meant a minute more of danger for her.
Qin Si Ye's expression darkened slightly. Was this woman's IQ problematic today?
Searching room by room like this, what was the difference between that and looking for a needle in a haystack?
He strode forward, gently pulled her arm, and said in a low voice, "Come with me. I'll take you somewhere where you can find your friend quickly."
Shen Xi instinctively wanted to pull away, but upon hearing his words, she immediately stopped struggling.
The two of them took the elevator and quickly arrived at the first-floor surveillance room. After Qin Si Ye identified himself, the security guards immediately let them in and displayed the surveillance footage from the last half hour.
Shen Xi finally realized how foolish her actions had been. Why hadn't she thought of checking the surveillance here?
However, even if she had thought of it, with her status, the security guards might not have agreed to let her view it.
With that thought, Shen Xi couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Qin Si Ye.
Qin Si Ye was currently staring at the large screen and asked in a low voice, "Who are you looking for? Jian Fan or Xie Yi Fei?"
Shen Xi's heart skipped a beat. So, he had seen them both here long ago.
"Xie Yi Fei." Shen Xi's gaze fell on the large screen as she answered nervously.
"Okay. I'll watch this half, and you watch that half." Qin Si Ye glanced at her, then raised his hand to assign tasks. His expression looked somewhat tense.
Five minutes later, Qin Si Ye suddenly said to the security guard, "Pause this frame."
He then turned his gaze to Shen Xi,
"Shen Xi, come over and see if this woman in the beige dress is her."
Shen Xi hurried over and, upon a closer look, was surprised to find Xie Yi Fei being helped by a strange man. However, only her profile could be seen. "Yes. That's Yi Fei."
"Alright. Sirs, please retrieve all the surveillance footage featuring this woman from all the cameras," Qin Si Ye said sternly to the two security guards in the room after confirming her identity.
"Yes. Mr. Qin," the two replied in unison.
Soon, all the footage related to Xie Yi Fei was retrieved. They discovered that Xie Yi Fei was helped out of the banquet hall on the third floor by the strange man and then took the elevator.
After getting off the elevator on the sixth floor, the man quickly took out a room card, opened the first door, and slowly helped Xie Yi Fei inside.
Her legs were clearly unsteady, and her head was even leaning on the man's shoulder.
"This is bad. Yi Fei seems to have been drugged," Shen Xi exclaimed, breaking out in a cold sweat after watching the video, and immediately rushed out.
Qin Si Ye was also shocked. He said, "Thank you," then strode after her, took her hand, and they quickly ran towards the elevator.
Her heart jolted. Shen Xi looked down at her hand, which he was holding. He hadn't let go.
Right now, the most important thing for her was to rescue Xie Yi Fei as quickly as possible. Nothing else mattered.
It wasn't until the elevator doors closed that Qin Si Ye finally let go of her small hand. He noticed her body trembling uncontrollably.
He tenderly put his arm around her slender shoulders and softly comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Perhaps things aren't as bad as you think."
A mist formed before Shen Xi's eyes, and her mind went blank. She looked up and, with great difficulty, managed to squeeze out a single word from between her chattering teeth, "Mm."
As they exited the elevator, Shen Xi's phone rang. She looked down to see it was Jian Fan, and immediately swiped to answer.
"Hello? Jian Fan, hurry up and come over. Yi Fei is in room 601."