Chapter 1229: Ji Yingjie Goes Missing 2

"The more one says, the less one naturally thinks."

The image of Shi Ran surfaced in Qi Heng's mind.

He felt a deep attachment to her.

It was not just the affection from childhood to adulthood, but also her intelligence, wisdom, ability to judge matters, and calmness.

But most importantly—Shi Ran had no ambition!

She was a born ace assistant, a great talent for support; having ability without ambition, such a talent was too rare.

Love?

Naturally, it existed.

But in the worldview of a mature politician, love might exist, but its weight would not be too great!

Successfully capturing Ji Yingjie today was an unexpected joy, and could be considered his greatest harvest since coming to Jiangzhou.

Qi Heng left the Underground Palace and returned to his residence.

The car door opened, and the butler said, "Mr. President, the couple from the Sheng Family is here to see you. I asked them to wait in the living room. Would you like to see them?"

"See them."

When he appeared before Sheng Hanyu and his wife, the coldness on his face had completely faded away.

With a humble smile, he walked quickly toward the couple, limping.

"Uncle, Aunt, why didn't you call me in advance? My phone number hasn't changed."

Shi Youxuan: "The number hasn't changed, but the person has. Whether we call or not makes no difference."

Qi Heng did not change his expression or skip a beat, remaining all smiles.

He personally poured out the cold tea in front of the two, poured fresh hot tea, and held the cups up with both hands, handing them to the two with great respect.

By rights, he was now the president of a country, not an ordinary person, but in front of Sheng Hanyu and his wife, he had no airs at all; his submissive appearance was the same as before, entirely the etiquette of a junior toward his elders.

The two did not buy his act.

Sheng Hanyu did not make a sound, just sat there with a poker face.

Shi Youxuan was not idle, unleashing a barrage of biting sarcasm: "Yo! President Qi is too polite. We are just common folk; we can't afford such a grand gesture from you!"

"How could we let you pour tea for us personally? If you accidentally burned your hand, it would become a conspiracy on our part to harm you..."

Qi Heng looked very ashamed on the surface and apologized: "I'm sorry, Uncle and Aunt. It was all my fault back then. I was young and inexperienced, and I was stunned when I saw my parents' bodies."

"It is even more my fault for failing to judge people correctly. I believed whatever Liu Quan said; it was his instigation that made me confused for a moment..."

He pushed all the blame onto Liu Quan.

In any case, the man was already dead, and there was no proof.

Shi Youxuan interrupted his performance: "Alright, President Qi, since you are busy with official business, don't act in front of us. There's no need. If a politician like you also does the work of an actor, how are the actors supposed to make a living?"

"Since we are all wolves, stop pretending to be sheep. We came today to ask you one thing, and we will leave once we've asked."

Qi Heng's expression changed now.

No matter what, he was the president of a country and cared about his reputation.

Shi Youxuan left him no face at all, stripping away all his disguises, and Qi Heng could no longer hold his composure.

His expression changed, but his tone remained as humble and submissive as ever: "Please ask."

"Where did you take Ranran's great-aunt, the Ji Clan Clan Leader Ji Yingjie? Give her back to me."

His heart skipped a beat.

He had not expected them to guess so quickly that he was the one who had taken Ji Yingjie.

But he would not admit it.

Qi Heng put on a look of shock: "Aunt, how could you think that I was responsible for the great-aunt's disappearance? I would absolutely never do such a thing. I can swear to it."

He raised his right hand, preparing to swear.

Under normal circumstances, this situation would be stopped.

But as long as things involved Shi Youxuan, one could not think in terms of normal situations!

She did not stop him, and Sheng Hanyu would certainly not.

Let him swear; as long as he didn't feel disgusted, they certainly wouldn't think it was inappropriate.

They didn't think it was inappropriate, but that didn't mean they believed him.

Qi Heng could only continue: "If I really detained her, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Shi Youxuan: "Too general, be more specific."

Qi Heng:...

There was no other way; he could only be more specific.

"May my Qi Family decline from this day on and never rise again."

"Very good."

Shi Youxuan seemed satisfied and smiled: "Three feet above one's head, there are gods. No matter who it is, the gods see the evil deeds they have done. If retribution doesn't come early, it will come late; sooner or later, it will be served."

"Alright, we have been here for quite a while. We won't disturb President Qi's rest. Goodbye."

The couple stood up and left.

"Uncle, Aunt, let me see you out."

"No need. Your leg hasn't fully recovered yet, so you'd better stay put. If you end up with a disability, it will become our fault."

Qi Heng:...

In the end, he did not see them out and stayed put.

Mostly because he was furious.

It was too infuriating; every word was stabbing right into his lungs!

The couple's car left and drove far away.

"Clatter—"

Qi Heng no longer needed to suppress his temper; he swept all the expensive tea sets on the coffee table onto the floor, shattering them into pieces.

A subordinate suggested: "President, should we put pressure on the Jiangzhou government? Let them give the Sheng Family a taste of their own medicine; this family is too arrogant and doesn't take you seriously at all."

"No need."

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Qi Heng's eyes.

Within that ruthlessness was a hint of helplessness: "Now is not the time to fall out with the Sheng Family."

A family crisis had made him mature in an instant!

A coup had taught him to weigh the pros and cons without a shred of emotion at any given time.

Jiangzhou.

Airport.

On the day Qi Heng left Jiangzhou, no one expected that just as the plane was preparing to take off, Shi Youxuan would arrive.

Her attitude this time had undergone a 180-degree turn from the last time.

She affectionately grabbed Qi Heng's hand and urged him to take care of his health after returning, and not to just busy himself with work and neglect himself.

If he had any difficulties, he should come to her.

She didn't have any other abilities, but she did have money!

If he needed money, he only needed to make one phone call; she would provide as much as he needed...

He could rest assured leaving Little Sister Qi in Jiangzhou; she would check on her from time to time and provide whatever was missing.

Shi Youxuan didn't just come with empty words; she also brought a truckload of goods, all of which were supplies currently in short supply in L Country.

She said it was a free donation; although it wasn't much—a drop in the bucket—it would be good if it could solve an urgent need!

Today Qi Heng was returning to his country; although there weren't many people seeing him off, there were reporters.

And they were influential reporters at that; Shi Youxuan's performance was recorded by the reporters' cameras, and before anyone had even left the airport, the news stories they planned to publish had already been drafted.

Repaying spite with kindness.

Generous to others.

Great vision.

Putting the big picture first.

All the fine qualities were being pinned on Shi Youxuan; they were practically describing her as a god-like existence!

Qi Heng felt it wasn't simple; she wouldn't be that kind-hearted, but it didn't look like she was fishing for fame either.

Now he couldn't tear off the mask, after all, there were outsiders watching, especially with reporters present.

He calmly played along with Shi Youxuan's act, remaining vigilant to see what tricks she was going to pull.

Soon he discovered what she was planning to do.

Shi Youxuan personally directed people to load the supplies onto the plane, and then quickly discovered—it wouldn't fit!

"How can it not fit? Is it because you didn't load it reasonably?" She boarded the plane herself to direct the scene.