Afterward, Yang Hao lay back in his chair, smoking.
The woman, as she pulled her strap over her head, said, "Brother Hao, you've hit the jackpot, haven't you?"
Yang Hao curved his lips. "Yes, what, you miss me? If you stay with me, you'll have endless money."
The woman's eyes were languid. "I've always been with you."
"Heh, don't think I don't know, you're still in touch with that President Wang and President Li."
After sending the woman back, Yang Hao clutched the card, his emotions surging.
He went and got a bank card, transferred all the money into his own account, and finally felt at ease.
On his way back, Yang Hao passed by a Chinese restaurant that Gu Ranran used to frequent. When he was pursuing Gu Ranran, he often bought food from there.
But today, as he stopped his car, Yang Hao's brow furrowed.
He had seen Gu Ranran's awful sister-in-law today. With two hundred million now in hand, and seeing Qin He's venomous look, it was impossible for her to give Gu Ranran a single cent in the future.
Gu Ranran's brother was also henpecked, not uttering a single word the entire day.
Tsk, Gu Ranran's value for his use was completely gone.
As long as Qin He was around, Gu Ranran wouldn't be able to get another cent from the Gu family.
Then, in the future, Gu Ranran would have to spend his money. The days ahead would be a losing proposition.
Yang Hao sat in the car for a while, pondering.
He intended to open a bar, but it was too inconvenient to have Gu Ranran with him all the time, and he would have to keep placating this woman whose value he had already drained.
Yang Hao started the car and drove directly back to his apartment on Tingqing Road.
In the apartment, Gu Ranran was still wiping away tears. The day's events had been too much of a blow, and she couldn't accept it for a while.
Hearing movement at the door, Gu Ranran quickly stood up and walked over.
It was Yang Hao.
"Brother Hao, you're back. How did things go?"
"Very well, it's all signed." Yang Hao smiled.
Gu Ranran smelled the perfume on Yang Hao. Although she disliked it, there was nothing she could say.
She knew that many of the women in the bars liked to wear heavy perfume, and it was normal for Yang Hao to pick some up when he went to sign the contract.
If she were to be jealous of even this, Yang Hao would think she didn't trust him.
Gu Ranran wiped away a tear. "Brother Hao, I've thought about it. We should franchise the Yelan Bar with this money. Brother Li Yan has been managing Yelan for so many years, and Yelan's reputation in Qingcheng is already very strong. As long as Brother Li Yan agrees, we're sure to make a profit!"
Yang Hao smiled and nodded. "I'll do whatever you say."
"Then I'll ask Brother Li Yan tomorrow to see when he has time to meet us."
Yang Hao nodded.
A few days passed.
At two in the afternoon, in the Qingsui project team, Qin He sat in her office, studying the latest sales report.
Li Ai's press conference was a great success. Because of the incident involving her and Zhang Caiyu that went viral online, the "wild tea" was sold out as soon as it was launched.
Some second-hand platforms were already reselling it at inflated prices, ten times the original cost.
Qin He looked at the report. "The cost of wild tea is what it is. Increase production. There's no need for consumers to pay ten times the price. We won't engage in scarcity marketing either."
Li Ai nodded.
Qin He then looked at the other reports.
Li Ai smiled. "Sister Qin He, everyone has developed a new perfume recently. I'll have someone bring it in for you to smell later and see if there are any improvements."
Qin He smiled. "You're fast."
"Of course. This time, sales are close to setting a new record in the perfume industry!" Li Ai said proudly. "Everyone is full of fighting spirit now. Qingsui has become famous in the industry! We want lasting fame!"
Qin He nodded. "Good, I believe in you."
After Li Ai left, Qin He picked up her phone and glanced at it.
The news from Qingyan Mansion had just popped up on her phone, but it wasn't convenient to look with Li Ai present.
Qin He opened Qingyan Mansion and checked the management group.
Mo: [Found Shen Yicong's whereabouts!]
Qin He's eyes instantly sharpened, glued to the screen!
Mo also sent the investigation address and a video of the scene.
Qin He looked at the familiar place in the video, her face turning slightly pale.
It was a cemetery on the outskirts of Qingcheng, where the Shen family's parents were buried.
Shen Yicong's appearance there was likely to bury Shen Yilin, and he didn't intend to hide his tracks.
Qin He typed: [When was this video taken?]
Mo: [Yesterday, but subsequent tracking failed. Shen Yicong seemed to deliberately expose himself, wanting us to know he's in Qingcheng and cause us panic!]
Qin He: [Indeed, the more panicked one is, the more prone they are to making mistakes in judgment.]
Di Shi: [The Qin family is very safe. Qin Yun has sent many people to protect them from the shadows. I've noticed. Qin He, I'll be your personal assistant recently.]
A surface assistant, a real bodyguard.
Qin He and Di Shishi both possessed extraordinary combat skills, so being together would be much safer.
Qin He thought for a moment: [You stay at home, I'm not at ease about Wan Wan.]
Shen Yicong was after those patterns, Qin He mused.
But those patterns were too ancient and complex. Qian Zimo hadn't found any clues yet, and Gu Qichen's investigation was ongoing with no news.
Qin He rested her forehead on her hand, feeling a heavy heart.
Qingcheng now felt like a giant arena, trapping her, Gu Qichen, and everyone around them.
And now, Fang Yaozu, Song Nuan, Zhang Caiyu, as well as Shen Yicong from the Lev organization, were all in Qingcheng.
The sense of danger was already choking people's necks, capable of taking their lives at any moment!
Her phone rang again. It was a message from Mo: [Don't worry, I'm already tracking his whereabouts. Since the scope has narrowed to Qingcheng, finding Shen Yicong is just a matter of time.]
Qin He squeezed her temples, thinking of Gu Ranran's situation: [I know you might be very busy, but there's one thing I need to trouble you with.]
Mo: [Why are you suddenly so polite?]
Qin He vaguely explained Gu Ranran's situation to Qian Zimo, typing: [I want to know all of Yang Hao's background!]
Mo: [Didn't you already investigate thoroughly yourself?]
Qin He: [I'm afraid I might have missed something.]
It had been a few days since Gu Ranran left with the money. She wondered how she was doing now.
As it was nearing the end of work, Qin He got up and went to the top floor.
Gu Qichen had been acting very mysterious lately and rarely saw her.
Qin He narrowed her eyes. As she approached Gu Qichen's office door, she heard voices from inside.
"Yes, the birthday cake needs to be chosen carefully. Mmhmm—"
Birthday?
Qin He was momentarily stunned. It was June now, and her birthday was approaching.
Had Gu Qichen been busy with this in his mysterious way lately?
Qin He's lips curved slightly. She really wanted to push the door open and question him. A birthday wasn't worth them not seeing each other for several days.
But after thinking about it, she decided to respect Gu Qichen and quietly left the vicinity of his office door.