There was more than just common ground; Jiang Huailin was now your disciple.
Qin He kept her thoughts to herself, her expression unchanged.
"I also heard it from Director Li. We can talk about this later."
Qin He glanced at the time; it was already four in the afternoon.
Today was the day Di Shishi was returning, and she planned to pick her up from the airport.
"Master, I have something to do today, so I'll be going now."
Gu Qichen looked up at Qin He. He hesitated for a few seconds before the question of what she was doing, but ultimately didn't ask.
Watching Qin He leave, Liu Xing'an glanced at Gu Qichen with a wry smile.
"Young Gu, you're really patient, aren't you? Aren't you going to chase after her?"
"Chasing too hard isn't good," Gu Qichen said with a smile. "It can easily make her wary."
"Tsk!"
The more you want something, the more you have to go about it slowly.
Gu Qichen held the confidential box, his dark eyes flashing with a faint light.
Even when he longed for it so much that his heart trembled when he got close, he had to exercise even more restraint.
Qin He drove from the West District Joint Department towards the airport.
There was some traffic, and Qin He arrived at the airport at ten past five.
Di Shishi stood at the entrance of the airport, her small face looking disgruntled.
"It's rare for you to pick me up, and you're late," she complained softly after getting into the car.
Qin He chuckled, "Be understanding. The traffic was bad."
"I don't care, you're just not paying enough attention to me. If there was traffic, you should have left earlier," Di Shishi pouted.
Qin He raised her eyebrows slightly as she drove, "You sound like a nagging wife, and I sound like a heartless husband."
Chatting as they drove, Qin He steered the car directly towards the small villa where she stored her medical equipment.
Most of the medical equipment Qin He had recently asked Mo to acquire had already been moved into the villa. Only two precision medical devices from Country D were still missing.
Upon entering the villa, Qin He gestured to the pile of equipment in the hall and looked at Di Shishi.
"Your main task recently is to guard this equipment and ensure the safety of a few people."
Di Shishi looked at the equipment in the room and lightly tapped one of them.
"Are all these things worth so much money?"
Qin He smiled, "The value of these things cannot be seen from their appearance; they are very useful."
She led Di Shishi up to the third floor.
"The villa has three floors. The first floor is for research, the second floor I plan to use for researchers to live in, and you can live on the third floor."
Di Shishi stood on the third floor and looked out. The courtyard walls around the villa were high, and the view from the third floor was unobstructed. If anyone were to invade, they would be seen immediately.
"Aren't you assigning me a task that's a bit of an overkill?" she asked, frowning.
Qin He raised an eyebrow, "I know, it's mainly because I don't have anyone else I can trust."
"Don't you have Bashin?" Di Shishi turned to look at Qin He.
"Your safety recently has been a concern, and you're also pregnant. Let Bashin watch this place, and I'll stay by your side to protect you."
Qin He thought about it. Last time at the Qingyan Mansion, the Bashin brothers had told her that they owed her a favor and would go through fire and water for her if needed.
The Bashin brothers were known for their strong abilities in Qingyan Mansion, so they were more than capable of guarding this place.
Qin He considered, "Alright, I'll contact them later. But if you're not guarding this place, what do you want to do?"
"Stay by your side and protect you, of course. But don't expect to pay me such a low salary this time!" Di Shishi said with a smile, holding up eight fingers. "I want this much."
Qin He raised an eyebrow, "Eight thousand a month?"
Di Shishi was amused and annoyed.
After a bit of playful banter, Qin He understood that Di Shishi's willingness to return and protect her was due to the hidden hand behind the Qin family, and Di Shishi was worried about her safety.
Qin He opened the Qingyan Mansion forum on her phone and sent the task of guarding the villa to Bashin.
She also formally issued a commission, and the commission amount was not low.
The Bashin brothers quickly agreed, guaranteeing, "Don't worry, Boss Qingxie, my brother and I will live and die with the villa."
Qin He paused before replying, "That's hardly necessary."
The Bashin brothers were in Qingcheng, not far away.
After Qin He had shown them around, she drove away.
Di Shishi, having just returned, was still staying in her previous apartment. Qin He dropped her off first before driving back to the Qin family home.
In the living room of the Qin family.
Ming Yuzhu and Qin Yun were talking when they saw Qin He return. Qin Yun glanced at her.
"Were you at the West District Joint Department again?"
Qin He nodded and sat on the sofa, supporting her belly.
"What were you discussing?"
Ming Yuzhu enthusiastically pushed a box on the table towards Qin He.
"He'er, take a look."
Qin He took the box. It was an exquisite rosewood box with carved openwork. Upon opening it, she found a pair of emerald bracelets.
Qin He's eyes lit up, "For me?"
Before her hand could touch the bracelets, Ming Yuzhu smiled and slapped it away.
"For your future sister-in-law."
"What?" Qin He blinked in surprise and turned to Qin Yun, "Brother, are you and Wanwan getting married? I didn't hear anything about it!"
Qin Yun's face was full of pride.
"We're planning to get engaged."
Qin He fell silent. The pace of these two was too fast. They had only recently resolved their misunderstandings, and they were already entering the engagement phase.
Qin He looked up at Ming Yuzhu, "Mom, what does the Xu family say? They probably don't know about Wanwan dating my brother yet, do they?"
Ming Yuzhu glanced at Qin Yun.
Qin Yun looked rather embarrassed, "They should know today."
Qin He narrowed her eyes, sensing something more in her brother's words.
"You and Wanwan just got back together not long ago, why are you so eager to get engaged?"
"It's always better to settle things in advance, so the Yan family doesn't keep scheming against her," Qin Yun replied.
Qin He had no objections.
Ming Yuzhu placed the box on the table.
"Your and Wanwan's wedding will definitely be a grand affair. I think you two should get engaged first. He'er is due in two months, so how about we schedule the wedding after your delivery?"
Qin Yun nodded, no objections, looking gleeful.
Qin He's mood also improved. Seeing her brother and Wanwan finally tie the knot was a reward for her recent efforts.
The three of them discussed the wedding date, and the rest was for their mother to propose.
Due to Qin He's pregnancy, it was inconvenient for her to go according to Qingcheng customs.
"Your brother and I will go to the Xu family tomorrow. You stay at home," Ming Yuzhu instructed. "Although you have your master in the West District, you going there every day is too much for your body. I heard your master has already picked out a house, and Zhou Yang is going to handle the paperwork today."
After chatting for a while, Qin He returned to her room.