The corridor on the second floor of Senyuan was quiet. Gu Qichen must have instructed no one to come up.
Qin He saw that the study door was slightly ajar from a distance, with light spilling out.
As she approached, she saw the people inside through the gap.
Gu Qichen was sitting at the desk, with Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen also present.
There were also two people she hadn't expected. Qin He squinted and pushed the door open.
"Qian Zimo, Shishi, why are you two here?"
Qian Zimo, sitting in a chair next to Gu Qichen, looked over at the sound and snorted without acknowledging her.
Di Shishi, however, felt a bit guilty. After all, she had been living at the Qin family's house and had even snooped around Qin He's study.
"Shishi, you don't have to look like that. You know someone else tried to trick us first," Qian Zimo said coolly.
Di Shishi immediately straightened her back. "That's right! Your husband asked us to come discuss something."
Qin He gritted her teeth and sat down in an empty chair.
Qian Zimo looked up. "Normally, you ask me to investigate whatever you need, and I do it. I never expected you to expose us after finding out."
Qin He squinted. "Didn't you also rat me out and get me exposed? So, we're even."
How could they be even?
Qian Zimo's lips twitched. He decided not to argue with Qin He.
A lot of documents were already spread out on the table.
Qin He glanced at them. They were about Shazhen and Kai.
"Liyan, your people will be responsible for acting as lookouts in Shazhen, and Yan Chen's people will stay to monitor any abnormal departures from Qingcheng..."
Gu Qichen was assigning tasks.
The group stared at the map of Shazhen. Di Shishi frowned. "Why don't we send some people to scout Shazhen first? It's a desert, after all. If we rush in like this, we might find nothing."
Qian Zimo shook his head. "As soon as we send people, Shen Yizong will find out. It will be troublesome if he gets there first."
Qin He stared at the map. According to the plan discussed by Gu Qichen and Qian Zimo, those going to Shazhen would be her, Gu Qichen, Di Shishi, and Yu Jing.
Qian Zimo would be in charge of the overall coordination.
"The plan is good, and the preparations are adequate. But the convoy cannot have too many vehicles. Shazhen is not a tourist spot. A couple of cars passing by is fine, but a whole convoy would be too conspicuous," Qin He said.
Qian Zimo nodded. "That's right. So, our rescue vehicles won't enter Shazhen. They'll take a detour from another side."
Xiao Liyan said, "We need to prepare a special GPS tracking system, and we should also have car radios ready."
They had to ensure everything was foolproof.
Qin He listened, feeling that these preparations were sufficient to ensure safety.
Di Shishi leaned over. "I think sending two helicopters to follow Qin He's car from high above would be safer."
Qian Zimo shook his head. "Even a slightly larger convoy is too conspicuous. And you want to send two helicopters? I'm afraid local authorities will come to investigate what we're doing."
After discussing, they quickly made a decision. The departure was set for tomorrow.
Once the meeting was over, Qin He saw Di Shishi getting up to leave and quickly stood up.
"Shishi, I'll go back with you."
She had been out of the house for a whole day.
Di Shishi glanced at Gu Qichen and smiled. "I'm not going back to the Qin family now. I'm going to discuss preparations with Qian Zimo."
As everyone else dispersed, Qin He was left behind.
She looked at Gu Qichen, who was sitting at the desk organizing documents.
"Come and sit down. Rest for a while, and I'll take you home after I finish organizing these things."
No overnight stays before marriage was a new rule set by Qin Yun.
After Gu Qichen finished packing, he took Qin He out of Senyuan.
In the car, Gu Qichen drove, and Qin He sat in the passenger seat.
"Gu Qichen, does my brother know about today's matter?"
Gu Qichen glanced at her. "Do you want him to know?"
"No!" Qin He gritted her teeth.
If Qin Yun knew she was going out on her own to search for that lost small country, he would probably scold her to death.
"If you don't want to say it, you don't have to. But I think, for your brother's sake, you should still inform him about leaving tomorrow."
Qin He nodded thoughtfully.
The car quickly returned to the Qin family's residence. After Qin He got out of the car, she turned to look at Gu Qichen.
"Be careful on your way back."
Gu Qichen smiled. "Okay."
He watched Qin He enter the Qin residence before turning his car around.
After returning from Shazhen, their engagement ceremony would be just around the corner.
Qin He entered the living room. No one was there.
Faint laughter could be heard from the side hall. The butler came out from the side and smiled when he saw Qin He.
"Miss is back."
"En." Qin He looked towards the side hall. "Is Aunt Xu here?"
"Yes, she arrived this morning, worried about young madam's health. After checking on her, she's been playing mahjong with madam and young madam."
Qin He entered the side hall. Xu Wanwan's health had finally improved after many days of recuperation.
Now she could stroll in the garden and play mahjong for a while each day, instead of always lying in bed.
Ming Yuzhu, seeing Qin He enter, looked up. "Look, Lele, it's almost dark. Why are you only getting back now?"
Qin He smiled. "I was with Grandma Gu for a while."
Ming Yuzhu tutted and turned to Mrs. Xu. "Now I understand you. Look at this girl, she's always out and about before she's even married. What will happen when she marries Gu Qichen?"
Mrs. Xu smiled. "We can have them live with us then. Speaking of which, Gu Qichen doesn't live at the Gu family's old residence either. If you really miss him, you could always stay at Senyuan for a while."
Qin He listened to them chat and playfully leaned towards Ming Yuzhu, sitting on the chair next to her and holding her arm.
"Mom, I'm not even married yet, and you're already reluctant to let me go?"
Ming Yuzhu's heart was touched. She glared at Qin He. "I'm not reluctant at all. It's good that you go out early, so I don't have to worry about when you'll come back every day."
Qin He pursed her lips and smiled. "Mom, what about my brother? He should be back from the company by now, right?"
Xu Wanwan played a "three" card. "After he returned, he went to the study on the third floor. It seems like he has a lot of company matters lately."
"Okay, then I'll go find him. I have something to discuss with him." Qin He got up and politely greeted Mrs. Xu, saying she would be leaving for a moment.
After Qin Yun and Xu Wanwan got married, Ming Yuzhu had prepared a house for them to live in, but they both didn't want to leave the Qin family, so they ended up living on the third floor.
Now, the entire third floor was Qin Yun and Xu Wanwan's residence. Ming Yuzhu and Qin He usually didn't go up to the third floor to disturb the couple.
Upon reaching the third floor, Qin He walked to the study door and gently knocked.
Qin Yun's voice soon came from inside. "Come in."