Qin He smiled, looking at Lin Lei who was clutching the black card. "However, I'm the cardholder, and I know the password. You can take the card back as a memento."
A surge of blood rushed to Lin Lei's chest as he understood.
Qin He was humiliating him!
Qin He got up, smiling sweetly. "The thirty billion from the Ming family is still the Ming family's. Your ten billion is my service fee. After all, it was quite a hassle to go up the mountain and bury some gold."
Fang Meiyan's voice was stern. "Xiao He! Stop talking!"
She could tell Qin He was trying to draw the Ming family's hatred. She figured that since she was far away in Qingcheng, it was better for Lin Lei to hate Qin He than the Ming family.
Lin Lei's eyes, crimson with rage, glared at Qin He. "You're humiliating me, and you took my money! You're just a little girl, and my money isn't that easy to take. Give it back, or I'll kill you!"
Qin He raised an eyebrow. "You know I'm humiliating you? But humiliating people is usually more fun when they have a backbone. You're such a softie, how many times have your knees bent? Calling it humiliation is even flattering you. I just enjoy watching your performance, watching you get the card but not the money."
Qin He curled her lips into a mocking smile. "The changes in both of us are truly interesting."
Provoked, Lin Lei went mad, his throat letting out a howl as he charged at Qin He!
The four security guards finally managed to restrain him. He glared at Qin He, his eyes burning, as if to engrave her into his memory for future revenge!
Qin He sat back on the sofa, tilting her small head. "Uncle, he trespassed into my home and threatened to kill me. Will you ask a lawyer how many years he could get?"
The police arrived quickly, and the crazed Lin Lei was taken away.
Ming Yusheng sat in the room with a somber expression. Fang Meiyan was also worried, looking at Qin He with a mixture of anger and heartache. "Why did you provoke him? If he wanted to do something to the Ming family, he already had the strength to. You made him hate you… Sigh, you're pregnant now!"
Qin He smiled charmingly and obediently. "Auntie, you were fierce to me just now, I was scared."
Fang Meiyan was both angry and amused, her heart warming. She turned to find support. "Sister, look at He'er!"
Ming Yuzhu sighed. "I can't control her either. It's just her nature. But don't worry, we're leaving Haicheng tomorrow anyway."
Ming Yusheng had not spoken until now.
After Qin He finished watching the show and, supporting her pregnant belly, went upstairs via the spiral staircase.
He finally said in a deep voice, "It seems we need to find a way to make Lin Lei 'come out horizontally'."
Old Madam Ming remained silent, indicating her agreement.
Fang Meiyan nodded.
"Our Ming family has always been forthright and rarely has blood on its hands, but we are not to be bullied. This will ensure Xiao He's safety and show the people of Haicheng the consequences of the Lin family harming our family."
The next day.
Qin He and Ming Yuzhu were seen off by the Ming family onto the plane.
Old Madam Ming repeatedly cautioned, "Xiao He, tell Grandma whatever you want to eat, and Grandma will have it made and sent to you!"
Qin He chuckled. "Grandma, even by plane, it takes two hours from Haicheng to Qingcheng. How would you send it?"
"Tell me what you like to eat, and I'll have your uncle find a chef and ingredients to send to you!"
Qin He's heart warmed. After hugging the Ming family members one by one, she boarded the plane.
More than two hours later, she deplaned and set foot on the land of Qingcheng.
It had only been a week since Qin He left, but Qin Madam Ming Yuzhu had been away for nearly two months. She stretched lazily.
"We're home."
Qin He smiled. "Mom, Grandma's place is home too."
"Both are home," Ming Yuzhu said with a smile.
Zhou Yang had arrived early at the airport to pick them up, his face beaming as he handled their luggage.
Ming Yuzhu smiled. "Xiao Yang, have you grown taller again recently?"
Qin He looked at Zhou Yang and smiled. "Mom, Yang Ge is almost thirty. How can he still grow?"
Ming Yuzhu looked surprised, taking Zhou Yang's arm and examining him. "Then you've lost weight. Has Qin Yun been mistreating you?"
Zhou Yang was like a son to the Qin family. His parents had died when he was young, and he grew up in the Qin household.
Later, after graduating from university and becoming successful, he bought a house in Qingcheng. Although he no longer lived with the Qin family, he still regarded Ming Yuzhu as his mother, feeling both familial affection and deep gratitude.
"Madam, please get in the car."
The three got into the car. Qin He asked with some confusion, "Yang Ge, why isn't my brother picking us up?"
Zhou Yang, driving, replied, "Since President Qin returned the day before yesterday, he's been at the company dealing with accumulated work. He has an important meeting with Lu Corporation right now, and they're in session."
Qin He pursed her lips.
Her brother had been handling matters at the company since his return, so he hadn't gone to see Xu Wanwan.
For the past two days, she had sent Xu Wanwan many messages, but had not received a single reply. Her phone calls went straight to voicemail.
Qin He contacted Lu Mingxi, who only said that Xu Wanwan was at the Xu family's residence but hadn't come out.
Qin He felt a subtle unease, sensing that something was about to happen.
Upon returning to the Qin family home, Qin He went back to her bedroom first.
Her gaze swept across the room, and then she took out a detector and swept it around the house.
Satisfied that nothing was missing and no surveillance or listening devices had been added, she felt relieved.
Tired from the journey, both Qin He and Ming Yuzhu went back to their rooms for a nap.
Waking up at two in the afternoon, Qin He saw a long list of messages on her phone.
They were all from Di Shishi:
[You're back, so I'm—leaving, huh?]
[Yo, where are you?]
[You're heartless! I guarded your house for so many days, and you didn't even invite me in for a seat!]
Qin He patted her head and sent a voice message to Di Shishi. "I was so sleepy when I got home, I just fell asleep. Come in now!"
Di Shishi: [Heh, am I someone you can summon and dismiss at will?]
Qin He: [Oh, then don't come in.]
There was no reply from the other end, but Qin He's window creaked open.
Di Shishi, her face in a mock angry expression, said, "I insist on coming in."
Qin He chuckled. "Come in quickly, my little assistant."
"What little assistant? You're still addicted to acting!" Di Shishi clenched her small fists, but they held no threat for Qin He.
Qin He asked Di Shishi in detail about what had happened recently.
The people lurking in the shadows hadn't shown up lately, which she found strange.
"Perhaps they don't have the most up-to-date information and don't know you've left Qingcheng?"
Qin He shook her head, her expression turning cold. "Let's think about it from another angle. Could it be that they know this is a gap I deliberately left? Or perhaps, they discovered you?"
Di Shishi immediately protested, "Qin He, you can suspect Qian Zimo and Zuo Xiuxian, but you absolutely cannot doubt my abilities!"
Qin He paused for three seconds. "That statement doesn't seem logically sound."
Di Shishi raised an eyebrow. "You don't need to worry about that."
"Since they can't find you, it means they realized this was a gap I deliberately created," Qin He sighed lightly. "It seems these people are very cunning; they probably only trust the gaps they create themselves!"