Chapter 96: Lin Xiaoxi

Qin Ze reached out and smoothed Jiang Wan's damp hair.

"Blow-dry your hair, don't catch a cold!"

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

She got up to fetch the hairdryer, returned to the bed, leaned against Qin Ze, and chatted with him while drying her hair.

"Senior Brother, I called my parents and told them about buying the house."

"What was their reaction?"

"My mom cried on the spot."

"She said I found a good man."

Qin Ze smiled.

"My dad didn't cry, but his voice was shaking the whole time." Jiang Wan turned her head to look at Qin Ze.

"He said he wants to thank you in person."

"Maybe some other time," Qin Ze said.

Jiang Wan nodded, finished drying her hair, set the hairdryer aside, and then naturally leaned into Qin Ze's embrace.

"Senior Brother…"

"Hmm?"

"Come back tomorrow; I still want to report on the work at Qingfeng Holdings!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ze waved his hand to refuse.

"You need to control the frequency of these work reports!"

"You can't just keep doing this blindly…"

Jiang Wan looked up at him.

"Senior Brother, the more you're like this, the more I feel I can't live without you."

Qin Ze didn't speak; he glanced at the time.

It was almost seven o'clock.

He sat up from the bed.

"Are you leaving?" Jiang Wan sat up as well.

"Yeah, otherwise I'd be letting you report work all the time. I have real business to attend to!"

"If you still want to report work, come find me yourself!"

"Or you can report it next time when we're at the company."

"You've been away for a few days; it's time to go check on Qingfeng tomorrow!"

Jiang Wan nodded.

"Understood. I'll go check on it first thing tomorrow morning. Our project should be generating revenue by now!"

Jiang Wan followed Qin Ze out of the bedroom, helped him straighten his collar, and saw him to the door.

"Senior Brother, drive safely."

"Alright, get some rest early."

As Qin Ze stepped outside and closed the door, he heard Jiang Wan whisper from inside.

"Senior Brother, thank you."

He didn't look back; he smiled, shook his head, and walked toward the elevator.

Qin Ze didn't return directly to the hotel; instead, he wandered around the apartment complex first.

Lin Xiaoxi was very reliable. Since taking over, the apartment occupancy rate had risen from sixty percent to ninety-five percent, and the positive review rate remained consistently high.

Qin Ze walked to the door of the first-floor office; the door was open, and the lights were on.

Lin Xiaoxi was sitting behind the desk, typing something on the computer.

She was wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, her hair tied in a low ponytail, and she wore thin-rimmed glasses.

She looked different while working; she seemed more capable and professional.

Qin Ze knocked on the doorframe.

Lin Xiaoxi looked up, saw it was Qin Ze, was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly stood up.

"President Qin? Why are you here?"

Qin Ze walked into the office and sat on the sofa nearby.

"I was handling some business upstairs and decided to drop by to see you."

Lin Xiaoxi poured him a glass of water, brought it over to the coffee table, and sat on the chair beside it.

"President Qin, the apartments have been almost fully booked these past few days!"

Lin Xiaoxi began to report proactively.

"The occupancy rate and positive review rate for this month are at ninety-two percent. Negative reviews have dropped significantly compared to before, and the few old rooms have also been renovated; they're renting out very well…"

After listening to Lin Xiaoxi's report, Qin Ze nodded.

"You've done very well."

Qin Ze looked at her and was silent for a few seconds.

"Xiaoxi, I came here today for one more thing."

Seeing Qin Ze's expression, Lin Xiaoxi's smile faded slightly.

"What is it?"

"I've dealt with Wu Hao."

Lin Xiaoxi's body stiffened noticeably.

Lin Xiaoxi's hands clenched involuntarily.

"He… what happened to him?"

"I set a trap for him. I made him borrow money, he lost it all, I had people lend him more, and he went to gamble again and lost everything."

When Qin Ze said this, Lin Xiaoxi's eyes were filled with disappointment.

Qin Ze continued:

"Then, to pay off his debts, that kid offered to use your private photos and videos to get money."

Lin Xiaoxi's face turned pale instantly.

"Those things…"

"My secrets…"

Qin Ze nodded.

"But don't worry, those were my people. The items have been safely retrieved."

"And to be safe, I had them turn Wu Hao's place upside down; I took every device in his home that could store data."

Lin Xiaoxi's lips were trembling.

"Brother Qin… those things… how many people have seen them?"

Qin Ze knew this was what Lin Xiaoxi cared about most.

"No one has seen them!"

"I warned them beforehand, and once the items were retrieved, they weren't touched; they were boxed and sealed immediately."

"They were sent to me!"

"The items are now in my hotel office."

Lin Xiaoxi's eyes turned red instantly.

"Brother Qin…" her voice was trembling.

"Thank you… really, thank you…"

Qin Ze waved his hand.

"Don't thank me yet. The items are back, but you need to come to the hotel with me to confirm them personally and see if anything is missing."

"Check if everything is inside, just in case Wu Hao tried to pull a trick."

Lin Xiaoxi nodded vigorously.

"Okay! I'll go with you!"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the computer screen again.

"Brother Qin, I still have a wave of customers to handle; they are long-term tenants, and I have to sign contracts later…"

She bit her lip.

"Can I come over in an hour?"

Qin Ze stood up:

"Sure, you go ahead and get busy. I'll head back to the hotel; just come over when you're done."

"Okay!"

Lin Xiaoxi stood up as well.

She saw Qin Ze out the door.

"Alright, I'm leaving."

Qin Ze left the apartment building and drove the BMW back to the Fusheng Hotel.

After parking, he went straight upstairs and returned to his office.

Back in the office, Qin Ze looked up!

Sure enough.

There was a black, opaque bag on the desk.

Qin Ze walked over, picked up the bag, and weighed it.

It was quite heavy.

Inside should be several hard drives, several USB drives, a memory card, and some messy data cables.

Besides that, Brother Hu even brought over Wu Hao's computer tower.

Qin Ze dumped the contents of the bag onto the desk.

There were more things than he had imagined.

Two portable hard drives, three USB drives, two TF cards, an old mobile phone, and an old laptop.

However, for all the devices, the passwords were written on sticky notes attached to them.

Qin Ze looked at the pile of things on the desk and frowned.

This Wu Hao really was a beast.

He picked up a USB drive and spun it in his hand.

Brother Hu said no one had looked at these things.

But Qin Ze knew clearly that while Brother Hu hadn't looked, that beast Wu Hao definitely had, and he might have even used these things to threaten Lin Xiaoxi.

He thought for a moment, then plugged the USB drive into the computer.

There was only one folder on the USB drive, named with a string of numbers.

Qin Ze clicked it open.

Inside were hundreds of photos and several videos.

He clicked on one at random.

The moment the image popped up, Qin Ze's pupils contracted sharply.

The content on the screen was quite explicit.

Lin Xiaoxi's face was clearly visible, and her expression was very natural.

It must have been filmed secretly.

He clicked on a few more videos.

After watching them, Qin Ze leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath.

So, the Lin Xiaoxi who appeared shocked on the surface…

…was like this in private!

He didn't expect that beast Wu Hao to have so much dirt in his hands. ===== CHAPTER 97 =====