Chen Xing'er, a young lady of her stature, was expected to sleep in. To her surprise, before she could wait long, Chen Xing'er returned from the gym, her body glistening with sweat.
Dressed in a sports tank top, Chen Xing'er exuded vitality and looked radiant.
"Miss Chen... Miss Chen!"
Su Yingxia clutched the gift box, her heart pounding nervously.
"Miss Su, you're here. Come to my room to sit. I'll take a shower first."
Chen Xing'er smiled at Su Yingxia and said, "I've arranged for breakfast. If you haven't eaten, join me!"
Seeing the amiable Chen Xing'er, Su Yingxia was overwhelmed with gratitude and quickly replied, "I've already eaten, I've eaten. I'll wait for you then!"
Entering the room, Su Yingxia waited in the living area of the suite.
Not long after, Chen Xing'er changed her clothes and came out, beckoning her.
She hurried over and placed the gift box on the table, saying, "Miss Chen, this is just a small token of my appreciation..."
Chen Xing'er interrupted her, "Sit down, don't be nervous."
Chen Xing'er didn't pay much attention to the gift box. While eating a sumptuous breakfast, she asked, "Your husband is Jiang Shaolong, a local from Hangjiang? Do you have a photo of him?"
"Yes, yes!"
Su Yingxia couldn't help but feel a little strange. She found a photo from her phone and showed it to Chen Xing'er.
To her anxious dismay, Chen Xing'er took a long time to examine it before returning the phone to her.
"Miss Su, please forgive my rudeness, but I need to ask you something."
Su Yingxia blinked and nodded quickly.
"Among the people around you, is there anyone of particularly special status?" Chen Xing'er asked with a serious expression. "This person is male, and should be around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old."
Su Yingxia was bewildered. What did "special status" mean?
There were quite a few men in her social circle who were twenty-six or twenty-seven, and she was quite beautiful, having had many admirers in the past.
There were also several cousins in the Su family of that age.
But if she had to mention someone of special status, did Yuan Liangping count?
Of course, she knew Chen Xing'er wasn't asking about Yuan Liangping.
"Never mind!" Seeing that Su Yingxia couldn't answer, Chen Xing'er asked, "Did you come to me for something?"
Su Yingxia quickly opened the gift box, revealing the three antique items inside, and said, "Miss Chen, I am truly sorry, but I had no other choice and had to beg you for help!"
Chen Xing'er looked at the three antiques and said thoughtfully, "Tell me about it."
"My husband, his relatives, and people from our Su family have all been captured by the Raptor Brigade!" Su Yingxia said pitifully, "Please, Miss Chen, save them. Our Su family and the Jiang family will be eternally grateful for your immense kindness."
"Is this about yesterday's incident with Yuan Liangping?"
Chen Xing'er asked.
Su Yingxia nodded and quickly explained, "The Su family has nothing to do with this. We just happened to witness the incident at the scene. It was completely undeserved misfortune!"
"As for Jiang Shaolong, he does know some of the inside story, but it's not his fault either!"
As she spoke, tears began to fall from Su Yingxia's eyes.
Chen Xing'er handed her a tissue and said calmly, "Tell me in detail."
Su Yingxia then recounted the events with a tearful voice.
"Who is that Chen Fan?"
Chen Xing'er listened intently, but her final focus was rather peculiar.
Su Yingxia's heart skipped a beat, feeling a sense of shame.
She had only mentioned Chen Fan in passing, and she hadn't expected Chen Xing'er to pay special attention to him.
Chen Fan's existence was like a glaring stain on her life, impossible to erase.
"That person has a feud with our Su family. He's a detestable individual. He went to the Xishan Cemetery yesterday purely to humiliate our Su family!"
Su Yingxia deliberately avoided mentioning her relationship with Chen Fan and spoke with feigned nonchalance.
"Where is that Chen Fan from? How old is he?"
Chen Xing'er asked.
Su Yingxia's heart tightened.
She was beginning to understand that Chen Xing'er was looking for a man in his late twenties. She wondered why she was searching in Hangjiang.
Chen Fan couldn't be the person she was looking for, could he? Su Yingxia's heart sank.
"He's twenty-seven years old, from a nearby village. Besides being good at fighting, he doesn't have much ability. He used to work as a delivery driver."
Su Yingxia deliberately omitted a lot of information.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xing'er looked a bit disappointed and then chuckled at herself.
Could it be that her brother wasn't in Hangjiang after all, and her guess was wrong?
She didn't press further and her gaze fell upon the gifts Su Yingxia had brought.
Picking up the calligraphy scroll and unrolling it, she examined it and said, "Mi Fu's authentic work, quite rare. And this piece, it should be a blue and white plum vase from the Yongle period, quite valuable!"
Seeing that Miss Chen was no longer asking about Chen Fan, Su Yingxia breathed a sigh of relief and said with a fawning smile, "These are my grandfather's collections. There aren't many left, only these few pieces that are presentable."
Chen Xing'er then picked up the last piece, a metal fan fragment with dragon patterns, and asked in surprise, "What is this?"
Su Yingxia shook her head, "I don't know either. I don't understand antiques. This was passed down from my grandfather. I'm afraid it's not worth much, Miss Chen, please don't be offended."
"This one it is!"
Chen Xing'er smiled and said, "You can take the other two back. They are too valuable, I dare not accept them!"
"Miss Chen, you are too kind. These are nothing to you, just my sincere intention..."
Su Yingxia began to panic. If she didn't accept the gifts, wouldn't Miss Chen refuse to help?
Chen Xing'er interrupted her, playing with the dragon-patterned metal fragment in her hand, and said with a smile, "Miss Su, no, you are older than me. Calling you sister wouldn't be excessive. Let's just call you Sister Xia."
She winked, her demeanor completely different from before, and said affectionately, "I don't have many friends in Hangjiang, and I'm not familiar with this place at all. Sister Xia, if you're not busy, would you mind accompanying me for a few days as a guide and tour guide?"
Su Yingxia was flattered beyond belief and couldn't quite believe it.
Such a fortunate turn of events?
She had been worried about not being able to curry favor with Miss Chen, and now Miss Chen was extending an olive branch?
Could this be her luck finally changing?
She nodded profusely.
"I can't guarantee your matter. However, after we finish eating, we'll go see Qin Tianyou. If it's as you say, Qin Tianyou should give me some face!" Chen Xing'er said.
"Thank you, thank you, Miss Chen!"
The matter was proceeding much more smoothly than she had imagined. Su Yingxia thanked her profusely, overjoyed.
"It sounds too formal if you keep calling me Miss Chen."
Chen Xing'er smiled. "You can call me Xing'er, or if you prefer, you can call me Little Xing'er like my elders."
Su Yingxia naturally didn't dare to call her Little Xing'er, only daring to address her as Xing'er.
Chen Xing'er continued to eat and chat. After finishing, she called for her assistant.
She handed the dragon-patterned fragment to her assistant and said, "You don't need to follow me anymore. I find this item quite interesting. I seem to have seen something similar on a certain occasion. Go find an expert to help appraise it."
"Understood!"
After giving the instructions, Chen Xing'er left the room with Su Yingxia.
Xu Shengqing and Yuan Liangping were already waiting outside the door.
After exchanging greetings, Yuan Liangping cast an inquiring look at Su Yingxia. Seeing her nod, his heart was filled with joy.
Chen Xing'er, however, ignored them and directly led Su Yingxia out of the hotel.
Xu Shengqing naturally followed to accompany them. Yuan Liangping, however, appeared hesitant and worried, and ultimately stayed behind in the hotel.
The reason was simple: Chen Xing'er had only protected him once. It was possible that Qin Tianyou had people waiting outside the hotel to arrest him, and he dared not venture out!