Qin Beiting's face was grim, a tempest brewing beneath his deep, dark eyes.
The young girl had lied to him, coming here to secretly meet with that lunatic Li Sichen!
Yu He felt a prickle of unease under his gaze. How could she have known Qin Beiting was going out to Budweiser Inn!
And now she'd been caught red-handed.
She didn't know when Qin Beiting had appeared, or how much he'd heard, but his cold face and the palpable low-pressure aura emanating from him, even from several meters away, all screamed that he was angry!
As she pondered how to explain herself and prevent the two men from fighting like last time – if they did fight, in such a sensitive location, she figured they'd be trending on hot search before tomorrow, tonight.
"Come here!" Qin Beiting's thin lips parted, uttering two words, his voice as chilling as if it had come from the depths of an icy abyss.
But at this very moment, Li Sichen, unfazed by the brewing storm, slung an arm around Yu He's shoulders and leered at Qin Beiting, "Since you've seen it, there's nothing to hide. That's right, the two of us have formed an alliance." Da Feng Novel Network
"I never agreed to that!" Yu He wrenched his arm away, immediately distancing herself.
Li Sichen wasn't bothered. He smiled and said, "You already took the USB drive."
Yu He felt Qin Beiting's icy gaze shift to the USB drive in her hand, and instantly felt as if she were holding a burning ember.
She suddenly realized she'd been tricked by Li Sichen again!
Others might betray their fathers, but she, the master, was always betraying her disciple!
Li Sichen continued ambiguously, "You don't know how to tell him, so I'll tell him for you..."
"Shut up!" Yu He interrupted him.
She really wanted to sew his lying mouth shut with a needle!
In fact, she even reached out to cover Li Sichen's blabbering mouth. Li Sichen, being taller, tilted his head back to prevent her, and at the same time, cupped her waist, saying slyly, "Your hands can't cover it, you need your mouth."
Qin Beiting stared intently at Li Sichen's hand on Yu He's waist, his eyes dark, his face so cold that the surrounding temperature seemed to plummet.
Just as he was about to step forward, Yu He's eyes flashed fiercely. Taking advantage of Li Sichen's unpreparedness, she placed her hands on his shoulders, pushed him, and forcefully thrust her right knee upwards.
"Ouch..." Li Sichen, caught completely off guard, hunched over and clutched his groin, breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain. "Damn, you hit way too hard! ... My future happiness..."
Yu He, with a cool expression, clapped her hands and then turned to walk towards Qin Beiting, complaining, "Brother Ting, he bullied me."
Li Sichen: Who exactly was bullying whom?!
Qin Beiting's steps faltered. That move, just watching it, looked painful.
Seeing that Yu He could be so ruthless with Li Sichen, his cold expression softened slightly, but his voice still carried a lingering chill. "Does your knee hurt?"
Yu He nodded. "It hurts!"
Li Sichen: ……………… Damn it!
Normally, Qin Beiting would have doted on her, massaged it, and taken her home.
But at this moment, he didn't. Instead, he said coldly, "It's supposed to hurt! Who told you to secretly meet him!"
Yu He: "..."
He really was angry.
Thinking about the consequences of Qin Beiting's anger in the past, which always left her bedridden for days, Yu He felt even more flustered.
She tried to maintain a calm facade, explaining, "It wasn't a secret meeting. I came to find Sweetheart, and just happened to run into him."
As soon as she finished speaking, a private room behind Qin Beiting opened, and a familiar figure walked out.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!
Yu He thought that her best friend was truly timely. She secretly winked at Ruan Tianxin, only to hear Ruan Tianxin walk over with delight.
"Little Sprout, you're here too? Why didn't you tell me in advance... Huh, Little Sprout, did you get sand in your eyes? Why are you blinking so much? Do you want me to blow it out for you."
Yu He: "……………………"
What use is such a foolish best friend?
Qin Beiting looked at her with a cold, 'let's see how you explain this' expression. "Treating Ruan Tianxin's illness, hmm?"
"Treat what illness? I'm not sick..." Ruan Tianxin looked completely baffled.
Her lie exposed on the spot, Yu He was too embarrassed to respond.
Seeing Yu He's silence, Ruan Tianxin finally noticed the tense atmosphere between her and Qin Beiting, especially Qin Beiting's expression, which was colder than ice.
"Seventh Master Qin, are you still going back to your private room to play?" she asked cautiously.
Qin Beiting didn't reply. He grasped Yu He's wrist and pulled her towards the elevator, his actions a clear refusal.
Ruan Tianxin watched as Yu He obediently followed him back. She then glanced back at Li Sichen, who was leaning against the wall, looking green in the face, and suddenly understood why Yu He had been so compliant.
So Little Sprout also had a survival instinct!
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Outside Budweiser Inn, half an hour earlier.
Qiao Wei found a parking spot and parked the car. He got out to use a public restroom nearby. As he walked back, he happened to see a Lamborghini parked at the entrance of Budweiser Inn.
The car doors opened, and Qiao Qiao and Qi Suilin stepped out from either side.
Qiao Qiao was wearing a Dior Barbie pink dress, shimmering crystal high heels, her long hair cascading naturally, and a delicate makeup on her face. Dressed up, she looked considerably more elegant, a complete transformation from her usual understated attire.
She smilingly linked her arm with Qi Suilin's and walked into Budweiser Inn.
Since Qiao Qiao had run out of the clinic crying last time, Qiao Wei hadn't been able to find her. He thought she'd return in a few days, but she seemed to have vanished into thin air. Her phone was unreachable, and she didn't reply to WeChat or messages.
As time passed, Qiao Wei began to worry if something had happened to her. He never expected her to actually go looking for Qi Suilin!
"Qiao Qiao!" Qiao Wei called out, about to follow, when the doorman happened to be driving Qi Suilin's car to park, blocking his path.
Qiao Qiao heard the familiar voice and turned to see Qiao Wei, her brow furrowing slightly.
"What is it?" Qi Suilin asked when he saw her turn.
Seeing that he was about to look back, Qiao Qiao quickly pulled him into the bar. "It's nothing, I'm just curious where the doorman will park the car. Let's go in quickly, don't keep them waiting."
Qi Suilin, thinking she came from the mountains and hadn't seen much of the world, didn't pay it much mind.
As Qiao Wei circled around the car, he saw that they had already entered the bar and quickly followed.
But as soon as he entered, he was blinded by the dazzling lights and deafening music. The bar was bustling with people, incredibly lively, and Qiao Qiao and the others had vanished.
"Handsome, what would you like to drink?" A waiter, seeing a new customer, approached and handed him a menu.
Qiao Wei had never been to a bar before. He glanced at the menu, but couldn't understand any of the varied wine names. However, seeing that each glass cost over a thousand yuan, with the cheapest being several hundred, he was startled.
Wasn't this just daylight robbery?
"I don't drink. Where did the two people who just went in go? That woman is my sister, I'm here to find her." Qiao Wei said.
The waiter observed his reaction with disdain. "If you can't afford it, leave. The rule at Budweiser Inn is that you must spend money upon entry."