Li Qianfan had a family matter to attend to, so asking Dai Paipai for leave was normal.
However, after receiving Li Qianfan's leave request call, Dai Paipai's heart sank!
In the five to six hours from midnight until dawn, Dai Paipai had thought of many things.
Like a highly enlightened monk.
She only thought of Li Qianfan.
She decided that once she got to the office, she would immediately kneel at his feet and beg him to forgive her for the nonsensical things she said yesterday evening.
She would beg him, seeing her complete enlightenment, to never leave her.
From now on, she would be the most obedient daughter—
But Li Qianfan was taking leave today.
Why would he take leave?
If Dai Paipai were Li Qianfan, after being estranged by her for not hesitating to cripple Du Tianci, who had no grudge against him, just to protect her, she would also be disheartened.
Taking leave—
It was actually to save her face!
Dai Paipai was sure that Li Qianfan would take leave today, and tomorrow, and the day after.
Gradually, he would disappear from her world.
"I have finally lost the only person in this world who truly cares for me."
Dai Paipai sat in her car, resting her head on the steering wheel.
Tears of regret poured out like a spring.
She cursed herself incessantly: "Dai Paipai, you idiot! You deserve to be heavily criticized by those bad kids. You deserve to be forced by Zhao Lianjin to agree to his demands."
Li Qianfan, of course, did not know the state of his boss, Paipai.
After making the call to request leave, he walked into the restaurant.
"Qianfan, I just thought of something."
Ning Xiaolan, who had finished eating, said, "Be careful when you and Ziyu go to Qingshan Scenic Area."
Su Ziyu, who was eating, looked up. "What's wrong?"
"According to unconfirmed intelligence,"
Ning Xiaolan said, "the girl who just went missing was last seen at Qingshan Scenic Area. And a month ago, the woman who went missing also seemed to have been there."
Qingshan Scenic Area was a 4A-rated scenic spot, and even on weekdays, it was always bustling with tourists.
Two women going missing a month apart, both having visited Qingshan Scenic Area before their disappearances, would naturally attract the police's high attention.
Of course.
This did not prove that they both met their fate at Qingshan Scenic Area.
But Ning Xiaolan still reminded her daughter and son-in-law to be cautious of their safety when they went there.
"Don't worry."
Su Ziyu said, "Anyone who dares to kidnap your son-in-law, I'll kick him to death."
"You and your big mouth! A few amateur moves, and you think you're invincible."
Ning Xiaolan glared at her. Before leaving, she deliberately warned her, "No bullying Qianfan. Otherwise, you'll be disciplined with the belt when we get home."
"Mom, you're so good to me!"
Li Qianfan said with a face full of happiness, "Don't worry, Mom. If Ziyu really bullies me, I'll call you right away."
Su Ziyu raised an eyebrow, and her cold peripheral vision, like knives, pierced him.
Li Qianfan, fearing her retaliation, hid in the bedroom.
He went to the balcony and took out his phone.
Soon.
Li Chenyang's voice came through: "Young Master, what are your orders?"
Li Bei and other middle-aged people called Li Qianfan "Village Chief."
But the younger generation, like Li Chenyang, found the title "Village Chief" too common and preferred the more pleasant "Young Master."
Li Qianfan didn't care what Li Chenyang called him.
He said in a low voice, "Later, Ziyu and I will go to Qingshan Temple in Qingshan. It's possible that it's related to the disappearance of female tourists. Investigate it secretly, and use the village's resources in Tiandong if necessary."
"Understood."
After Li Chenyang replied, he reported again, "Young Master, the Du family is one of the newly emerging Three Great Families in Tiandong. The Yuanhang Group, with a market value of tens of billions, is a Du family enterprise. Moreover, the Du family holds a 6% stake in Jinchao Group. Ye Kaiming, the general manager of the Qingyun branch of Jinchao Group, is the Du family's nephew-in-law."
Yesterday afternoon.
After leaving Jintan Renjia, Li Chenyang immediately used the Li Family Village's resources in Tiandong to thoroughly investigate the Du family in Tiandong.
He paid special attention to the Qingyun branch of Jinchao Group.
This was because Li Qianfan had mentioned yesterday that he wanted Su Laiyun to go there to "promote" Paipai Fashion's work uniforms.
After Du Tianci was dealt with by Li Qianfan, the Du family would certainly not let it go.
But the Du family would not act rashly!
After all, the cruelty Li Qianfan displayed yesterday was enough for anyone to take him seriously.
The Du family would definitely find Mo Hongti first to help clarify Li Qianfan's background before making any plans.
Mo Hongti, however, would not involve Dai Paipai, but would inform the Du family that Li Qianfan and Su Ziyu were a couple, and Su Laiyun was his brother-in-law.
Then, when Su Laiyun went to the Jinchao Group branch, he might be rejected.
"Also."
Li Chenyang continued, "Qingyun's largest private hospital, Tianci Hospital, is wholly owned by the Du family. Its scale is more than ten times that of the Young Madam's Guangming Hospital. Especially in terms of location and medical staff, it's not comparable to Guangming Hospital."
He paused.
Li Chenyang added, "I was thinking, if the Young Madam could become the general manager of that hospital, you would surely be very happy, Young Master."
Li Qianfan chuckled upon hearing this.
He asked, "Sister Chenyang, how old are you now?"
"Twenty-four."
"Are you married?"
"Young Master—"
Li Chenyang was speechless. "Are the village chiefs of our Li Family Village all matchmakers?"
"Hehe, just asking casually."
Li Qianfan gave a sheepish laugh and heard the bedroom door open. He quickly said, "Okay, that's all for now."
Su Ziyu, wearing her slippers, leisurely walked onto the balcony and asked, "Who were you sneakily calling?"
"A beautiful woman."
Li Qianfan handed her his phone. "Do you want to check?"
"Tsk, I can't be bothered."
Su Ziyu pursed her lips, suppressing the urge to check her husband's phone. "Don't give me a reason to catch you, or I'll break your legs."
Break your legs—
It was too normal for the violent woman to use this phrase as her catchphrase.
Li Qianfan didn't care at all.
He asked, "Wife, when are we leaving?"
"Get out."
Su Ziyu said, "This院长 needs to change clothes."
"We are a couple—"
"Get out."
"You're depriving me of my legal right to feast my eyes!"
"Three, two."
Su Ziyu began to count down.
Li Qianfan quickly fled the bedroom.
He lay back on the sofa, looking out the window, pondering how the Du family would act next.
Would Mo Hongti join forces with the Du family to deal with him?
If that were the case.
Not only Su Ziyu but also Paipai boss would be in trouble.
"If that happens, don't blame me for being ruthless to the Mo family too."
As Li Qianfan thought this, his phone pinged.
He received a WeChat message.
He opened his phone and saw it.
It was a photo—
A long, fair, and tender leg, with a delicate foot resting on the edge of the bed.
Li Qianfan's eyes immediately lit up. He jumped up, rushed to the door of the secondary bedroom, and knocked vigorously.
He shouted, "Wife, I want to see your legs live!"
"Get lost—"
His wife's cold and heartless voice could be faintly heard from the bedroom.
At nine o'clock in the morning.
In the office of the general manager of Paipai Fashion.
Dai Paipai had been staring at the laptop screen, lost in thought, for forty minutes.
She didn't want to be lost in thought.
Because whenever she was lost in thought, her heart ached terribly!
But she really had nothing to do.
Zhao Lianjin, the deputy general manager, was too considerate of her. He was afraid she would get tired and handled all the company's affairs himself, never bothering the general manager, Dai.
Knock knock—
The office door was knocked.
Dai Paipai blinked, snapped back to attention, and quickly took a deep breath.
After adjusting her state, she said in a melodious voice, "Please come in."
The person who knocked and entered was the especially considerate Deputy General Manager Zhao.
Zhao Lianjin entered and looked behind the door.
The secretary's desk behind the door was empty.
He smiled.
He looked up at Dai Paipai. "Paipai, why isn't your little secretary at the company today?"