The atmosphere in the car suddenly fell silent. Even the little piggy sensed the wrongness and lay on the back seat, its dark, round eyes watching the people in the front.
After a long while, Qin Beiting broke the silence, "Aren't you going to explain?"
"Explain what?" Yu He turned back and asked.
"Why did you go home with him? Cook for him, and didn't even resist when he pushed you!" Qin Beiting questioned coldly.
Yu He suddenly found it a little amusing, "Why should I explain? Qin Qiye, have you forgotten we broke up?! By what right do you demand an explanation from me?"
Qin Beiting was speechless, regretting ever agreeing to her breakup.
"But you didn't say that that night when you were drunk," his tone softened, his voice trailing off slightly, sounding a touch wronged.
Sometimes, Yu He truly felt it was a shame Qin Beiting wasn't an actor. His mood changes were so rapid; he could get into character in an instant. If he acted, he would probably be better than the film emperor Nan Ou.
But then she remembered how embarrassed she was the morning after drinking, as Ruan Tianxin had told her about her drunken state. A hint of shyness crept in as she retorted, "You said I was drunk!"
Qin Beiting: "The truth comes out when one is drunk."
"..."
Yu He turned her face towards the car window, not wanting to argue with him.
Just then, Qin Beiting's other phone rang, his work number. He slowed the car, put on his Bluetooth headset, and answered.
"Qiye, the sniper has been found. He's from a foreign mercenary group called 'Death God'. However, after being apprehended, he committed suicide by poison."
Qin Beiting's brow furrowed slightly. He was no stranger to the 'Death God' mercenary group; Xing Que had cooperated with them many times.
'Death God' was absolutely secretive about their clients. Mercenaries carried poison with them to prevent revealing any information about their employers, even if they died. Their methods were even more brutal than Xing Que's.
"Also, Miss Yu has already discovered me," the man on the phone added.
Qin Beiting glanced at Yu He and suddenly understood why the young girl had become so cold.
It must have been that madman, Li Sichen, who said something to sow discord.
"I understand," he hung up the phone and steered the car towards the highway entrance ahead. (Da Feng Novel Network)
Yu He, seeing the car heading away from the direction of the capital, felt a jolt in her heart and asked, "Where are we going?"
Qin Beiting: "Taking you somewhere."
An hour later, the car drove into the Celestial Que Villa district and directly into the underground parking lot of Ursa Major.
Yu He got out of the car with the little piggy and looked around at the parked vehicles, all of them limited edition luxury cars.
Recalling Qin Beiting's usual black Audi and the Tian Yu residence he had provided for her, Yu He increasingly felt that her understanding of Qin Beiting was only of the side he chose to show her.
Qin Beiting saw her looking at the cars and thought she liked them, saying, "Get your driver's license, and you can drive whichever one you like."
Yu He withdrew her gaze and said lightly, "Did you bring me here just to show me how many luxury cars you have?"
"More than that."
Qin Beiting led her to the living room, picked up the tablet from the coffee table, and brought up a document, handing it to Yu He.
It contained detailed information about Li Sichen, down to the records of where he had stayed with various women.
Yu He glanced at it, "Why are you giving this to me?"
"So you can see clearly what kind of person your master really is," Qin Beiting said.
Yu He pursed her lips and remained silent. From his address, he already knew that Li Sichen was 'S'.
"The Qin family and the Li family have a partnership. Qin Yonghao's recommendation for you to join Qin's chip development was from Li Sichen," Qin Beiting added.
Yu He looked at him in confusion. She hadn't told him that Qin Yonghao and his son had approached her about chip development.
Seeing suspicion in her eyes, Qin Beiting proactively explained, "I only found this out when I had people investigate Li Sichen's complete file. Besides, chip development is a major project for Qin's, and I took a look at the project plan."
Seeing Yu He still silent, Qin Beiting said earnestly:
"Baby, I know my credibility with you is very low right now, but there's one thing you must believe me on: I would absolutely never hurt you."
Yu He stared at him intently. The black-clad man who had been following her, the red aiming point of the sniper rifle, and the text message Li Sichen had sent her flashed through her mind. For a moment, she couldn't tell if his words could be trusted.
She was silent for a while, then finally couldn't help but ask, "Did you send people to follow me?"
Just as he expected.
"Not following, but protecting," Qin Beiting corrected himself, then opened his phone and made a call, "Come over to Celestial Que."
Twenty minutes later, a man in a black tracksuit, wearing a hat and mask, walked in. It was the same man Yu He had seen in the park.
"Qiye, Miss Yu." The man removed his mask and hat, revealing a bald head and a face with a scar.
"His name is Hei Zi. After the attack near Qinghai Lake last time, I suspected someone wanted to kill you, so I had him secretly protect you," Qin Beiting explained.
Yu He looked suspicious, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want you to worry," Qin Beiting said.
Yu He fell silent, her heart skipping a beat at his words.
"Miss Yu, this is the latest compiled information on the sniper who ambushed you. However, the person is already dead," Hei Zi handed an envelope to Yu He.
Inside were investigation reports and photographs. From the murder of Qin Meimei, the traces of the sniper ambush, and bullet comparisons, it was confirmed in detail that the sniper in all three ambushes was the same person, belonging to the 'Death God' mercenary group. However, there was no information on the employer.
Yu He finished reading the report with a blank expression, recalling that ever since she started investigating the culprits behind her adoptive mother's death, someone had been secretly obstructing her.
So when she found out Qin Beiting had deliberately hidden his identity and deceived her, she had even suspected that the person obstructing her was Qin Beiting, which was why she was so angry.
Now, thinking calmly, she realized she had just been played by Li Sichen.
Qin Beiting waved Hei Zi away and said to Yu He:
"I don't know what Li Sichen told you, but you can't just believe him and not believe me. Even if I'm guilty, I haven't committed a capital offense, have I?"
Yu He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, teasing, "Are you in such a hurry to prove your innocence because you're guilty?"
"My credibility with you is too low, and I'm afraid you'll sentence me to death," Qin Beiting said, taking her hand. "Come with me, there's something else I want to show you."
Yu He felt the warmth from his palm. Since his illness had been cured, his palms were no longer cool; in fact, they were warmer than hers in winter.
Seeing that she didn't pull her hand away, Qin Beiting couldn't help but smile. He led her and pushed open a room door.