Qin Beiting finished his phone call in the courtyard and turned back to see Yu He walking out of the west wing with her bag. He glanced at the time; it was already nine o'clock.
Where was the young girl going so late?
"Where are you going?" he asked.
Yu He paused. Knowing Qin Beiting, if she told him she was going to see Li Sichen, she wouldn't be able to leave tonight.
"Tianxin isn't feeling well, I'm going to check on her," she lied.
"I happen to be going out, I'll drive you," Qin Beiting said, going back inside to get his car keys.
"..."
If he drove her, wouldn't that expose her lie?
"No need, you go ahead and do your thing," Yu He said quickly.
Seeing that she seemed to trust him completely, Qin Beiting raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you going to ask where I'm going? You trust me that much?"
Under the influence of traditional Chinese medicine, the man could still maintain his last shred of reason even with a beautiful woman in his arms. How could Yu He not trust him?
But if she said that, Yu He played along, stepping forward and tugging at his tie. "Lord Qin wants to change his ancestors, hmm?"
"I wouldn't dare!" Qin Beiting immediately denied. "How can you just change ancestors? You can only have one in a lifetime."
Yu He smiled and smoothed his tie with her hands. "Then what do I have to worry about? Go ahead and do your thing."
Qin Beiting lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "Are you sure you don't need me to drive you?"
"No, I've already called for a car."
"No, I'm not comfortable with you riding in a stranger's car," Qin Beiting said. "You have two options: either let Qiao Wei drive you there and back after you're done, or have Qiao Wei pick up Tianxin."
This was clearly only one option!
Besides, the clinic would be closed by this hour. Qiao Wei and the others had already returned to the residential area. His grandmother would probably be getting ready for bed; she slept early.
Without waiting for Yu He to refuse, Qin Beiting had already called Qiao Wei.
Yu He: "..."
She suspected he was openly looking for someone to monitor her!
It was really troublesome not having a driver's license. She'd sign up for lessons tomorrow!
Qiao Wei arrived soon after.
"Let me know when you arrive," Qin Beiting said as he saw Yu He into the back seat. He watched her give Ruan Tianxin's apartment address to Qiao Wei with his own eyes before closing the car door and watching them leave from the doorway. Only then did he return to the courtyard to drive out.
After the car had traveled a certain distance and Yu He could no longer see the clinic, she said to Qiao Wei, "Brother Wei, go to Buyetian."
"Aren't we going to Miss Ruan's place?" Qiao Wei asked.
"I'm not going to her house," Yu He replied.
No matter how dense Qiao Wei was, he realized Yu He had just lied to Qin Beiting!
If Qin Beiting asked, should he tell the truth or not?
He had taken Qin Beiting's money and worked for him, but Yu He had shown him kindness. He couldn't betray Yu He.
Qiao Wei was conflicted the whole way. When they arrived at Buyetian, Yu He gave him an answer.
"Brother Wei, find a place to park and wait for me for a bit. Don't tell Brother Ting," Yu He said before getting out of the car.
"Okay," Qiao Wei replied.
Yu He entered Buyetian and told the bartender who walked towards her the private room number Li Sichen had sent her. Upon hearing that the private room number was a VIP suite, the bartender enthusiastically led her to the third floor.
"Here," the bartender said, knocking on the private room door for Yu He.
Yu He thought Li Sichen had only invited her alone to discuss matters. To her surprise, as soon as the door opened, the private room was filled with flashing lights and music, filled with smoke and a chaotic atmosphere.
Men and women were reveling, singing, dancing, shaking dice, and playing all sorts of games. The noise was deafening, and few people noticed someone had entered.
Yu He frowned slightly, disgusted. She disliked such a mixed environment.
Scanning the entire private room, she quickly found the most conspicuous person with green hair, shaking a dice bottle with someone on the sofa – Li Sichen.
If Li Sichen hadn't asked her to come get the thing she wanted in the message, she wouldn't have come.
Yu He skirted around the people, and Li Sichen saw her, making space. "Come, join us."
Yu He's frown deepened. "Where's the thing?"
Li Sichen deliberately leaned his face close to hers, pretending not to hear. "What did you say?"
"..."
Yu He wanted to give him a couple of acupuncture needles.
The friends surrounding him looked at her meaningfully and asked, "Young Master Chen, who is this?"
Li Sichen gestured for everyone to quiet down. "Come, come, quiet down for a moment. Let me introduce you, this is Yu He. Call her Sis—"
Yu He guessed what he was going to say and interrupted him with a cold face. "Shut up!"
Everyone was startled. "Oh wow, she's really something! She dares to bluff Young Master Chen!"
Yu He not only dared to bluff, but she also grabbed Li Sichen by the collar and dragged him out. "Come out with me for a bit."
"Let go, can't you give your master some face in front of so many brothers?"
Li Sichen tried to pull away from Yu He's hand, but she didn't let go, dragging him out.
He was half a head taller than Yu He. Being pulled by the collar, he could only walk with his back hunched. Seeing Yu He's imposing aura, no one in the private room dared to stop them.
After exiting the private room, Yu He finally let go of him. "Where's the thing?"
"Tsk~" Li Sichen tidied his shirt collar. Instead of taking out the item, he asked, "Qin Beiting asked you to treat Li Yihan, didn't he?"
Yu He was bewildered. "What does that have to do with him?"
Li Sichen chuckled. "He just wants you to cure Li Yihan so you can hinder my inheritance of the Li family, cause me some trouble, and give him more time to compete with me for you, right?"
Yu He: "…………"
Damn his ability to imagine and his logic!
She patiently explained, "This has nothing to do with him."
"I don't care, cancel Li Yihan's appointment, and I'll give you what you want," Li Sichen said, his tone somewhat commanding.
Yu He disliked being ordered around, and even more so, she disliked others disrupting her plans. "Then I don't want it anymore."
"..."
Li Sichen was caught off guard. "That's not right. How can this study-obsessed person resist the temptation of 'exclusive' code?!"
In the past, she was ravenous for knowledge. She always exceeded the learning tasks assigned to her, and her learning ability was astonishing.
He had even reminded her more than once to balance work and rest, not to overwork herself, and Yu He's reply was: "I can't resist the temptation of code."
Now, his exclusive code's allure had failed!
And she still claimed it wasn't because of Qin Beiting!
"Tsk, can you stop playing by the rules?" Li Sichen grabbed Yu He's wrist as she turned to leave, stopping her from going. "Alright, I'll give it to you."
Yu He paused her movement to shake off his hand and looked at him suspiciously, not knowing what he was up to.
"You want my code because you want to defeat Qin Beiting, right? Consider it an alliance. Let's take down Qin Beiting together, and it's yours," Li Sichen said, pulling a USB drive from his trousers and handing it to her.
Yu He took it, shook off his hand, and turned to leave. However, she saw Qin Beiting appearing in the hallway at some unknown time.
His sharp phoenix eyes, with a deep gaze, were fixed on her, making Yu He's scalp tingle.
Had he misunderstood something?