Chapter 770: Li Beijue Came to Pick Her Up Himself

"Targeting?"

Liu Xin'ai was clearly startled by Liu Qingze's choice of words, and her expression became somewhat tense.

"What on earth is going on? What did you hear? How did you hear it?"

She hurriedly pressed him, her worry almost written all over her face.

Liu Qingze paused slightly before answering truthfully:

"I went to find my brother-in-law about some work matters last night and happened to hear him on the phone with someone. He was talking about your ex-boyfriend. It seems... he intends to have someone block his business collaborations. I don't know the specifics, but I was just worried that there might be some misunderstanding between you two that caused him to do this. If there really is a problem, it's better to find a way to resolve it as soon as possible. Or, if you're in any trouble, you can tell me directly. Didn't I tell you before that if he bullies you, you should tell me?"

Liu Qingze looked at Liu Xin'ai with concern.

Liu Xin'ai sighed and said nothing.

After a long while—"I know about this matter now. You don't need to worry; I will find a way. As for Qin Yiyan and me..."

Liu Xin'ai was silent for two seconds before offering a helpless smile.

"You know that our two families have a business marriage, so whether or not there are feelings between us doesn't really matter. But don't worry, I'm fine. You just need to focus on yourself now; I'll be relieved once you can take over the company sooner!"

Liu Xin'ai deliberately put on a nonchalant smile, patted Liu Qingze on the shoulder, and then left.

She went straight back to her room and quickly retrieved her mobile phone.

Thanks to Liu Qingze being here, her phone had been in her own hands since yesterday and had not yet been taken away by the servants assigned by Qin Yiyan.

Liu Xin'ai locked the door and quickly found a number to dial.

"It's me, Xin'ai. Could I trouble you with something?"

"It's not convenient for me to go out lately. I want to know which collaborations Jiang Chenghao of the Jiang Family has been pursuing recently and if he has encountered any difficulties. If you have any news... please contact my email directly, and I will reply in time!"

Liu Xin'ai quickly said a few words to the person on the other end of the phone before putting it down, her heart pounding as if it were about to jump out of her throat.

A trace of anger also stained the depths of her eyes.

Qin Yiyan!

He actually wanted to take action against Cheng Hao's business!

The Jiang Family had been dormant for so many years and was only just getting started; did he really have to force them into such a situation?

She had already stopped resisting entirely... what more did he want!

As Liu Xin'ai thought this, a trace of bitterness and self-mockery suddenly appeared on her face.

Even if she knew that Cheng Hao was being targeted by Qin Yiyan, what could she do?

She couldn't help at all... yet it was all because of her that Cheng Hao was encountering these things...

Liu Xin'ai closed her eyes and let herself be immersed in the darkness.

On the other side—Cai Xiaotang was standing at the hotel entrance, staring blankly at the middle-aged man in front of her.

"Miss Cai, hello. My surname is Wen. The young master has some family matters to attend to, so starting today, I will temporarily be the one at the hotel to coordinate work with you."

The middle-aged man had a kind face and reached out his hand to Cai Xiaotang in a friendly manner.

"Hello, hello..."

Cai Xiaotang finally came back to her senses and hurriedly shook hands with him, feeling a bit uneasy inside.

That brat Liu Qingze...

Not replying to messages, and today he's even playing disappearing act?

Was he planning to use this method to disappear from her sight completely from now on?

She sighed helplessly in her heart, while simultaneously feeling a bit more relaxed.

She had spent the whole way here agonizing over what she should say when she saw him.

But now that she couldn't see him in person, it seemed there was no need to worry so much.

Perhaps he was also trying to avoid awkwardness...

"Miss Cai, I have already confirmed the rectification plan you provided earlier..."

Manager Wen was chatting with Cai Xiaotang on the side.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly pulled back her attention and began to discuss work with him seriously.

The two of them spent the day getting into the groove, and the work proceeded very smoothly.

In the early evening, they finished the day's work half an hour ahead of schedule.

After simply saying goodbye to him, Cai Xiaotang planned to go straight home.

Standing at the elevator, she suddenly heard her phone beep.

She glanced at it casually and discovered that it was actually a message from Liu Qingze.

Cai Xiaotang froze for a moment, suddenly feeling a bit nervous.

She stared at the phone for two seconds before opening the message he had sent.

Then she saw: 【How is the new person?】

A message without a beginning or an end.

Cai Xiaotang reacted instantly; he was referring to Manager Wen.

Her refusal from yesterday was still floating above this message.

It was as if Liu Qingze had deliberately avoided that message.

Cai Xiaotang thought for a moment and had no choice but to reply as usual: 【Manager Wen is quite good.】

【His work attitude is very professional.】

【We have no problems communicating with each other.】

She deliberately sent several messages until she had pushed her refusal from yesterday out of sight, only then feeling that the message thread looked more pleasing and less awkward.

Soon, a reply came from Liu Qingze's side.

【ok】

This time there were only two simple letters.

Cai Xiaotang pondered for two seconds and did not intend to reply again.

She pressed the elevator button and stared blankly at the slowly changing numbers.

But she felt her phone suddenly vibrate again.

She picked it up and glanced at it, discovering it was another message from Liu Qingze.

【My father has been hospitalized recently, and my sister is a bit busy, so I have to go take care of him. If there is anything on your end that Manager Wen cannot resolve, you can still come to me.】

Cai Xiaotang looked at the message and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Was he explaining...

Why the person in charge had suddenly changed?

And... she did seem to have heard before that Uncle Liu's health was failing...

【Got it. There shouldn't be any problems on my end; you focus on taking care of your family.】

Cai Xiaotang replied quickly, her tone conventional and polite.

With a "ding," the elevator arrived.

Cai Xiaotang went straight into the elevator, and by the time she reached the ground floor, there were no more messages from Liu Qingze.

Her phone suddenly rang!

Seeing that it was Jiang Baobao calling, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly answered.

"Xiao Tang, what time do you get off work?"

Jiang Baobao asked from the other end of the line.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly replied, "I've already finished work. I left half an hour early today. What's wrong? Did you miss me?"

"Of course I missed you!"

Jiang Baobao seemed to be outside; the surrounding environment was a bit noisy, and she asked loudly, "Do you want to have dinner together in a bit? Didn't we agree before that I would spend some quality time with you once I got back?"

"Sure, how long until you arrive?"

Cai Xiaotang agreed immediately.

"Probably... about twenty minutes. I might have to trouble you to wait for me a little."

Jiang Baobao replied.

"Okay, no need to rush. I'll wait for you in the hotel lobby; send me a message when you arrive."

Cai Xiaotang said, then turned around and went back into the hotel. Once the two had made the arrangements, she hung up the phone.

Twenty minutes later—Jiang Baobao's message arrived right on time.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly grabbed her bag and headed out. As soon as she stepped out of the hotel, she saw two familiar cars parked outside!

"Li Xiao?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at the person leaning against the car door, her expression full of surprise.