Li Shi Yao’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, then she smiled and answered, "Yes, my cousin is on a business trip today. Sister Wen, how did you know?"
Wen Ran smiled subtly, "I heard about it too."
"Sister Wen, who did you hear it from?"
Li Shi Yao’s big eyes were stubbornly intent on getting an answer.
"Ranran, let’s head back to the office. It’s almost ti for work."
Before Wen Ran could reply, Mo Xiuchen, who had been standing silently beside her, suddenly spoke in a low voice.
Wen Ran looked up and gave Mo Xiuchen a slight smile, softly saying, "Okay."
"Shi Yao, we have to get back to work. Let’s chat next ti when we have more ti."
Wen Ran casually glanced at Jiang Hui, who stood beside Li Shi Yao.
Li Shi Yao politely bid them farewell and left, pulling Jiang Hui along.
"Xiuchen, what’s wrong?"
After walking a few steps, Wen Ran looked up at Mo Xiuchen, just as he turned his head toward the direction of Li Shi Yao and Jiang Hui.
They walked in opposite directions and were quite far apart by now.
Wen Ran wondered if it was just her imagination, but Mo Xiuchen seed a bit strange.
Mo Xiuchen turned back, eting Wen Ran’s concerned gaze, and he slightly curled his lips, saying gently, "It’s nothing."
"Really?"
Wen Ran blinked, a smile appearing on her face.
Mo Xiuchen nodded, slightly increasing the grip with his large palm holding her small hand, "It’s really nothing."
"I just felt that Jiang Hui was looking at you eagerly. I suppose being too handso has its downsides."
Wen Ran joked, pretending to be displeased and furrowing her brow.
Mo Xiuchen chuckled, "If Ranran doesn’t like other won staring at , next ti soone does, just scold her or gouge out her eyes."
Wen Ran gave him a sideways glance, "If I really did that, I’d be a madwoman."
Instead of confronting anyone who stared at him, it might be better to make him a bit uglier directly.
Mo Xiuchen raised his eyebrows, "Being handso isn’t my fault, Ranran can’t turn into an ugly monster; you wouldn’t enjoy looking at either!"
Wen Ran pouted with a light laugh, "You might be right. This handso face would be such a loss if it turned ugly."
Returning to the office, Wen Ran was busy all afternoon.
Mo Xiuchen t with two clients in the eting room, and after finishing, he did not imdiately go back to his office.
A face flashed before his eyes, unfamiliar yet slightly familiar, causing Mo Xiuchen’s handso brows to wrinkle slightly, a dark glint passing through his deep eyes.
After pondering for a mont, he took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Xiuchen."
After a few rings, Qin Mu’s voice ca from the phone.
Despite having his mother and mother-in-law helping, Qin Mu took a long leave under the pretense of caring for his wife and child since Qingqing is too young.
Qin Mu’s long holiday was nearing its end.
"How many days are left on your leave?"
Mo Xiuchen leaned his tall fra against the chair, an expression of laziness mixed across his handso brows, his tone indifferent.
Qin Mu’s laughter ca through the phone, "About ten days. Why, are you planning to extend my leave?"
Mo Xiuchen sneered, "You’ve been idle at ho for months, you should return to work tomorrow."
"No way. My leave isn’t over yet," Once my leave is up, I’ll naturally co back to work.
Qin Mu wasn’t foolish; he knew that after this leave, returning to the company ant being enslaved by Mo Xiuchen, and who knows when the next long vacation would be.
"You’ve already had a few months, these few days won’t matter. Ranran and I are headed to Bali tomorrow, so I need you back at the company early."
"Going to Bali?"
Qin Mu asked surprisedly over the phone, what a joy it must be, having him return to toil away while they enjoy a romantic escape.
Mo Xiuchen hid his smile, "Ranran and I aren’t going to Bali for leisure. Today, ng Ke went to Bali on business, and Xu Wanqi was stopped by Lu Zhiyan."
"So what? ng Ke’s business trip matters to you?"
Qin Mu was convinced Mo Xiuchen was just finding a pretext to enslave him.
"Ranran ntioned feeling uneasy, concerned that ng Ke might know about Xiaoxiao’s overseas business trip. Why hasn’t Tang Yang found any evidence of ng Ke’s cris yet?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu’s tone beca more serious, "No calls from Yang an evidence hasn’t been found yet. Didn’t Lu Zhiyan send soone to follow ng Ke?"
Qin Mu wasn’t aware of Bai Xiaoxiao’s business trip, "What does Bai Xiaoxiao’s business trip have to do with ng Ke?"
"It’s the uncertainty of any connection that is causing concern. ng Ke’s parents have gone traveling, and ng Ke and Xu Wanqi’s departure can’t be denied as potentially a flight risk."
Especially with Bai Xiaoxiao’s company encountering troubles in D Country.
Mo Xiuchen had called to inquire with Haochen’s people in D Country, but they didn’t know the specifics either.
However, it seed sowhat sinister.
"Xiuchen, even if ng Ke has plans, your trip to Bali won’t help. Didn’t you just say Bai Xiaoxiao went abroad on business? This should be handled by Ah Feng. I’m enjoying my last few days of vacation."
"If you don’t want to co back to work, can you at least do sothing for ?"
Qin Mu’s words made sense, it’s not like Mo Xiuchen didn’t know.
He rely saw this as an opportunity to get Qin Mu to return to the company sooner while he could take Ranran out for a few days to relax.
But with Qin Mu not easily fooled, Mo Xiuchen couldn’t force it.
Upon hearing it was a task rather than returning to work, Qin Mu readily agreed, "Sure, as long as it’s sothing I can do, tell ."
"Help investigate soone."
Mo Xiuchen’s eyes darkened and his tone slightly deepened.
"Who?"
"A student from T University nad Jiang Hui, she’s good friends with ng Ke’s cousin Li Shi Yao."
"A student?" Qin Mu laughed aningfully over the phone, "Xiuchen, don’t tell you’ve gotten yourself into another romantic debt, having even students drawn to you. Does Ranran know?"
"When did you beco so gossipy?"
Mo Xiuchen’s displeasure was clearly expressed.
Qin Mu laughed twice over the phone, "No problem, leave it to . I’ll get the results in three days."
"Ah Mu, what did you just say about Xiuchen getting into romantic debt?"
After ending the call, Qin Mu turned around, noticing An Lin had awoken from her nap without him knowing and was looking at him with wide eyes in confusion.
He chuckled softly, walked two steps to the bed, sat down at the edge, and reached out to hold An Lin’s hand.
"When did you wake up?"
"Just when you were questioning if Xiuchen had gotten into romantic debt."
As she spoke, An Lin sat up, Qin Mu reached with his other hand to grab a pillow to support her back. Then he said leisurely,
"Xiuchen asked to help investigate soone, I was just joking with him."
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