Chapter 1199: The Ji Family Likely Met with Trouble

Since they knew nothing, Shi Youxuan did not tell her that something might have happened to the Ji Family.

What good would knowing do anyway?

It would only mean two more anxious people; it would have no other significance.

Shi Youxuan did not tell Shi Yuke that something might have happened to the Ji Family, but she did manage to extract everything she wanted to know.

Before Nianyin and Lao Qi left, they handed over the passwords for all the family's bank cards and the safe to the two of them, and of course, the children.

They did not say how long they would be gone, only that they would be away for a long time.

They even joked that if the two of them never returned, they should split the money into three parts.

One part for Yulong's living expenses, one part for Yulong to start a family and career when he grows up, and the other part for Gu Zhihao as child support!

The two did not react at first, but later realized they must be going to do something dangerous, though they did not connect what they were doing to the Ji Family.

Something must have happened to the Ji Family.

And it must have something to do with Zhu Qingrui.

Shi Youxuan wanted to go to the Ji Family in person, but was met with unanimous opposition from everyone.

Sheng Hanyu: "No. I can promise you anything, but not this. It's too dangerous; you cannot put yourself in harm's way."

It was supposed to be a discussion between the husband and wife, but somehow, the children found out.

Now things were getting lively.

The children didn't even knock on the door; they just walked right in, their faces showing no fear or nervousness, only excitement and eagerness to try.

Sheng Zichen: "Mom, are you going to the Ji Family? I'll go with you."

Litian: "Me too. I grew up there when I was little, so it's most appropriate for me to go with Mom. I can protect Mom."

Sheng Zirui: "Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang; count me in."

Sheng Zihan: "Four cobblers are better than two Zhuge Liangs; if the three of them are going, you can't leave me behind."

Shi Youxuan:...

In the end, of course, no one went.

Even if the children hadn't followed, Sheng Hanyu would absolutely never let his wife go to the Ji Family to scout the situation.

Jiangzhou is the safest place; it is best to just strategize from Jiangzhou.

For this kind of matter, Wang Yong is the indisputable candidate.

The address of the Ji Family was originally confidential and could not be known by outsiders.

But the situation is special now, and special situations require special treatment, so Shi Youxuan gave the detailed address of the Ji Family to Wang Yong and had him take people to find it.

Before setting off, Wang Yong promised his sister-in-law: if nothing is wrong with the Ji Family, he guarantees he will not leak the address.

But if the Ji Family has run into trouble, then the situation will be analyzed on a case-by-case basis!

Shi Ran and Yun Qitian walked into a bar with their arms around each other's shoulders, ready to continue drinking and chatting, but were politely asked to leave by the doorman—it wasn't time yet, they hadn't opened.

Bars generally open in the evening.

Neither of them had been to such a place before; they just walked in when they saw the sign, but the timing was wrong.

Shi Ran: "Let's go to a hotel; I don't believe there isn't a place to drink."

Yun Qitian asked: "Going to a hotel isn't very good, is it? If someone we know sees us, it would be bad if they misunderstood."

Shi Ran took his arm: "If people misunderstand, I'll just say you're my boyfriend, how about that?"

"Fine, it's settled then."

And so, the two young people who were purely looking to drink went off to a hotel, all cozy and close.

Neither of them noticed that someone was following them; the person following was very angry, furious at how quickly Shi Ran had changed her affections—it had only been a few days, had she already forgotten the past completely?

He didn't follow them in; he didn't want Shi Ran to know he was in Jiangzhou yet.

Hotel, bar counter.

The two drank and chatted, becoming more clear-headed the more they drank.

She didn't know that Yun Qitian, fearing she would get drunk and upset her stomach, had secretly bribed the bartender to mix her cocktails with very low alcohol content and added black tea.

The bartender was highly skilled, and the cocktail made with black tea tasted very good.

Shi Ran was a bit depressed; others get dizzy when they drink too much, so why is it so hard for her to be muddled just once?

Although she didn't get drunk, she had a very thorough chat with Yun Qitian, and her mood was much improved.

With her mood lifted, she returned to the company to continue working.

Back at the company, Shi Ran's work efficiency was clearly not as high; she couldn't make everyone keep up with her pace all the time, that was a bit much.

The employees had just relaxed when a piece of gossip soon spread through the company.

Photos of Shi Ran and Yun Qitian walking into a hotel were taken by someone and uploaded to the internet.

There was only one picture, and the rest was all guesswork!

The employees in the company were discussing it heatedly.

"Our Assistant Yun is really something, taking down the beautiful CEO so quickly."

"It's a pity, Assistant Yun is so handsome, I wanted to be his girlfriend too."

"You have no chance; those two are a match made in heaven!"

"But our CEO changed her heart too quickly, didn't she? The last engagement was just dissolved, and she already has a new romance so soon..."

"Tsk tsk! What era is this? Do we still need to remain chaste for a scumbag?"

The company was buzzing with discussion, with all sorts of things being said.

Soon, the gossip reached Shi Ran and Yun Qitian.

Fearing she would be angry, Yun Qitian prepared to find someone to delete the online video and block the related comments.

Shi Ran stopped her: "No need to bother. The pure will remain pure, and the foul will remain foul; people have mouths of their own, let them say whatever they want."

In the end, she did not delete that QQ, but that QQ never lit up either.

……

Q Country.

The border of the Ji Family.

Forest.

Wang Yong walked through the depths of the Forest with Meibai.

"Awoo—"

Meibai let out a howl, then cast a resentful look at Wang Yong.

She did not like it here; although this was her birthplace, Meibai had grown up in Jiangzhou since she was little, and she had also taken a fancy to a white sheepdog in Jiangzhou to start a family and raise children.

She had long since forgotten what her homeland looked like, yet now she was forced to leave her husband and children, traveling a long distance here to find her brother; she did not want to come, but she had been brought here by force.

Meibai was a descendant of the White Wolf and possessed human-like intelligence; she did not need training at all, as one only had to chatter in her ear for a while, and she would know exactly what she was supposed to do.

Although she did not really want to leave her husband and children, Meibai still came; however, she had been here for three days already, and had not seen a single hair of a wolf.

"Awoo—"

Meibai's throat was almost hoarse from howling over the past two days, yet it was still of no use.

"Boss, what should we do?" a subordinate asked.

Wang Yong: "Light a fire and boil some ham and mushroom soup."

This was the method Jian Yining had taught him.

Back then, it was in the Forest that they had boiled ham and mushroom soup to attract Xiaobai's family.

If they did not have the help of the Bai Lang here, relying only on themselves, it would likely be very difficult to enter the Ji Family, let alone gather information.

Soon, a campfire was lit.

They set up the pot, added water, sliced the ham, and put in the mushrooms.

The soup in the pot began to boil, and the aroma of the ham and mushroom soup drifted very, very far away.

"Awoo—" Meibai called out once more.

"Awoo—"

"Awoo—"

Two little white wolves poked their heads out from the grass, their large, wet eyes very similar to Meibai's.

But judging by their age, they were only a few months old and could not be Xiaobai.