Chapter 1212: Warm-Hearted Man

Qi Heng was already gone; he had seen Shi Ran before he left.

Many people in the house had heard that heart-wrenching roar last night, but no one mentioned it in the morning; everyone tacitly acted as if they had heard nothing and he had said nothing.

When Shi Ran appeared before everyone in the morning looking unwell, no one mentioned a single word about Qi Heng.

After breakfast, Shi Ran prepared to go to work, but upon walking out the door, she discovered the driver had been changed.

It was not Lao Huang who came to pick her up, but Yun Qitian.

"Why is it you again?"

Shi Ran was dissatisfied and frowned: "I'm telling you, why are you like a ghost that won't go away? You're everywhere."

Yun Qitian was rarely serious for once, and said: "Today is the day Qi Heng returns to his country. If you want to see him off, I know a place where you can see the entire process of him boarding the plane from every angle without any blind spots, and he won't be able to discover you. Do you want to go?"

Shi Ran:...

Her instinct was to refuse.

In fact, she should have refused.

But when the words of refusal reached her lips, she couldn't bring herself to say them—in her heart, she wanted to go.

Yun Qitian saw it, so he stopped wasting words, shoved Shi Ran into the car without further argument, and drove off.

On the road, she was still worried, worried that if she saw Qi Heng at the airport, she wouldn't know what to say!

When they arrived at the airport, she realized she had overthought it—Qi Heng couldn't see her at all.

Yun Qitian brought her to a room similar to a VIP lounge, where the air conditioning was blowing, and she sat on a large, comfortable leather sofa while a good-looking flight attendant brought her favorite drink.

In front of her was a huge electronic screen, and Qi Heng's actions in front of the plane were in full view.

"Wah—"

"Brother, don't leave me behind, I want to go back with you... Brother!"

A seven or eight-year-old girl was pulling hard on Qi Heng's arm and wouldn't let go; her fair little face was covered in tear tracks, yet she continued to cry.

She cried miserably and hysterically.

This little girl was Qi Heng's younger sister—Qi Shishi.

Qi Heng was in a dilemma; he had run out of words.

Everything he could say to explain to his sister, he had already said once, or even several times.

But it was useless; she insisted on going back with him. No matter what was said, it was useless; she wouldn't listen.

Qi Shishi had been caught by Liu Quan's men last time and had been frightened.

Later, after being rescued by agents and sent back to her brother, although her emotions had stabilized, she had become very clingy and refused to leave her brother's side for even half a step.

Having barely seen her brother all day yesterday had already scared her to death, and now that they were clearly at the airport, he wouldn't let her go back with him?

She did not agree; no matter what, she would not agree.

Qi Heng had worn his lips thin.

He told her to stay in Jiangzhou, just for a short time, and he would come to pick her up once things were stable back home.

Staying in Jiangzhou, there would be no problem with safety.

She would also receive excellent care, with good food, good drinks, and fun things to play with; she would have whatever she wanted.

But it was useless; no matter what he said, it was useless. The little girl had set her mind on one thing—wherever Brother is, I am!

Even though the sofa was very comfortable, Shi Ran couldn't quite sit still.

She was restless, twisting and turning constantly.

Shi Ran was not someone who easily wore her emotions on her sleeve; that she was expressing herself so obviously only meant her heart was even more conflicted.

Yun Qitian tentatively asked: "Ranran, how about we take the little sister over and look after her? Qi Heng is Qi Heng, and the little sister is the little sister."

Shi Ran glared at him: "Are you the only one with a heart of a Bodhisattva? Aren't you meddling a bit too much? He is the dignified president of a country; is his sister worried about having no one to look after her? We are mere merchants, so let's not join in the fun, lest gossiping people say we have ulterior motives and ill intentions."

These words were all ready-made.

If she took charge of the little sister, countless such idle rumors... and even worse things would come rushing at her.

But the little sister was familiar with her and liked her very much, and Shi Ran also had feelings for the little sister, which was why she had been so conflicted just now.

Yun Qitian eventually boarded the plane and left, leaving by himself.

Before leaving, he looked left and right, but the result disappointed him.

The person he was hoping for did not appear.

She was not wrong; the one who was wrong was himself.

Since he had done wrong, he had to pay the price for the mistakes he had made; there was nothing to say about that.

The little sister's voice was hoarse from crying, but she hadn't kept her brother, nor had she managed to go with him; instead, she was taken back by the family she was fostered with.

The Ji Family.

Ji Yingjie's original palace.

This place had been damaged the most severely; the ground was riddled with holes, and even the slightly thicker walls were chiseled with holes of all sizes.

But in such a palace, the soundproofing was naturally not as good as before.

Zhu Qingrui and Liu Quan were arguing and blaming each other; Zhu Qingrui's voice, filled with resentment, carried very far!

"No, this matter must be done my way. The previous few matters were all done your way; which one succeeded? If you continue to be obsessed and refuse to wake up, everyone should just break up early, lest we die in a foreign land."

The reason they were arguing was simple: Liu Quan was convinced the Treasure was in Jiangzhou and wanted to go there personally with Zhu Qingrui to find it.

He firmly disagreed, saying the timing was not ripe; going to Jiangzhou at this time would not only fail to find the Treasure, but they would also very likely be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Zhu Qingrui complained that Liu did not listen to his strategy, ruining a perfectly good game of chess.

Originally, Zhu's strategy was that after Liu took control of L Country, he would first use a soft approach to appease the people's hearts, and then attribute all of L Country's conflicts to Qi Heng and his father, clearing the name of the Zhu Family.

The next step would be for Zhu Qingrui to become president, and the two of them would manage L Country together.

But before even reaching the step of whitewashing, Liu Quan messed up at the very first step!

Having gone to such great lengths to obtain political power, only to hand it over to someone else before it was even warm in his hands, how could he be reconciled to that?

So he blamed Liu Quan.

Liu Quan knew he was in the wrong, so his voice was actually not as loud as his.

Although the voice was not loud, he was very stubborn and firmly refused to admit that he had done anything wrong.

As for who to listen to in the future, that would have to be discussed later!

The two were at a stalemate and parted on bad terms.

Liu Quan left the council chamber, returned to his residence, called his daughter over, and closed the door: "Min'er, Dad is in trouble now, only you can help me, are you willing?"

Liu Min glanced at her father sideways and snorted through her nose to signify her agreement: "Hmph!"

He knew that his daughter held a grudge in her heart.

From the very first thing he had prepared to do, his daughter had disagreed.

But even though she disagreed, he had done it, and had walked this path all the way to the present.

"Min'er, I know you don't like Zhu Qingrui, but he is quite a handsome man, and he is also resourceful; would you marry him?"

"No!"

Liu Min widened her eyes and refused immediately.

"Dad, have you gone crazy? I was the one who killed his brother; if he finds out about this, he will kill me in a heartbeat!"

"Am I still your own daughter? How could you push me into a fire pit?"

She felt very hurt.

Liu Quan hurriedly covered his daughter's mouth, then looked around nervously, and only felt relieved after confirming that everyone outside was his own people and would not be discovered by Zhu Qingrui's men.