Qin Xinhong turned her head and saw Qin Jincheng's pale face, and that this was his residence.
"Jincheng, what's wrong? You look unwell," she asked deliberately.
Qin Jincheng snapped back to attention, swallowed, and feigned ignorance, "Godmother, what is this? It looks so much like the fetal-stabilizing pills you used to take."
"You know?" Qin Xinhong stared at him intently, her sharp gaze mixed with a trace of indignation.
Qin Jincheng suppressed the panic within him, hugged her arm obediently, and said, "I've always been concerned about your matters, Godmother. I want to help you find the culprit who switched your medicine as soon as possible."
Qin Xinhong felt a little more at ease hearing his words.
Jincheng was adopted by her from the orphanage because he was well-behaved, sensible, and good at charming people.
She had watched him grow up over the years and understood his character, believing he wouldn't do anything to harm her.
The next day, the lab report from Pharmacist Fang came out. The medicine was indeed the toxic special medicine previously used by Qi Yuanyuan, not the fetal-stabilizing pills given by Yu He.
Qin Xinhong breathed a sigh of relief. If it had been the fetal-stabilizing pills from Yu He, then Qin Jincheng would have been the prime suspect, as the medicine was found in his backyard.
Deep down, she couldn't bring herself to accept that Qin Jincheng would do such a thing.
Qin Xinhong was unsure of Yu He's intentions and immediately took the lab report to Yu Xianyi Clinic to find her.
Yu He was in the consultation room attending to a patient. After finishing with her current patient, she had Elder Madam Yu take over, then returned to the west wing and unhurriedly called Ye Jianming.
On the other end, Ye Jianming was in a meeting with department heads. He was flattered to see Yu He's call. He had saved her number long ago, but this was the first time she had called him proactively.
He immediately paused the meeting and carefully answered, "Hello, Xiao He?"
"Has the contract with Mengmengda been signed?" Yu He asked.
Ye Jianming was taken aback, wondering how she knew about this. He didn't recall mentioning it to her.
The previous cooperation negotiation with Mengmengda in Beijing had gone smoothly, but for some unknown reason, the other party suddenly refused to cooperate.
He had even traveled to Beijing for several days and inquired through contacts, only to find out that he might have offended someone powerful, who was expected to acquire Mengmengda and suspend cooperation with Ye Shi.
If the cooperation failed, Ye Shi would be unable to ship products pre-sold during the 618 sales event, facing a public relations crisis regarding their credibility. Ye Jianming had been worried for two days, racking his brain for a solution.
It wasn't until last night that the CEO of Mengmengda suddenly contacted him again, saying that the cooperation could continue and they were even offering a 2% profit margin.
So, Ye Jianming had flown to Beijing again early this morning to sign the contract and immediately returned to the company for a meeting with department heads this afternoon. Now Yu He was calling to inquire about it.
Could his daughter have helped resolve this?
Otherwise, why would she call at this particular time to ask about it?
Ye Jianming assumed this was the case and felt a sudden surge of emotion. "It has been signed. The other party even offered a 2% profit concession. I plan to allocate the extra 2% profit to the project fund for searching for the Black Spirit Pearl."
Yu He thought she had misheard. "You are really looking for the Black Spirit Pearl? And you've established a project fund?"
"Yes, don't worry, we will definitely find the Black Spirit Pearl for you," Ye Jianming assured her.
Yu He: "..."
Alright, whatever makes you happy.
Qin Xinhong had been waiting for Yu He in the living room of the west wing for a while. Seeing her finish her call and come in, she immediately stood up and handed her the report. "The drug test report is out. It's not the medicine you gave me before."
"I know. It's Qi Yuanyuan's special medicine," Yu He said as she sat down on the rosewood chair and glanced at her WeChat messages.
Qin Beiting had not sent any updates since he left with the photos last night.
"How do you know?" Qin Xinhong asked, then immediately felt she was stating the obvious. Yu He was a divine doctor, and she had witnessed her distinguishing the ingredients and dosage of medicine by scent alone – an almost walking drug identification machine.
"Then is there a problem with this?" Qin Xinhong asked again.
"Have you found out who buried it there?" Yu He countered.
"Not yet. It's a blind spot for surveillance, and not many people go there, so there are no witnesses. There were many people there yesterday, and the footprints were destroyed. This was my oversight; I should have secured the scene immediately," Qin Xinhong replied truthfully.
She suddenly thought of Qin Jincheng. He was currently the biggest suspect. Although the medicine found wasn't the real one, where did he get these fake poisonous drugs?
And what was his intention in obtaining them?
Yu He tutted with dissatisfaction at the efficiency and was about to say something when there was a commotion at the door.
"Sir, you cannot enter without permission."
"Get lost, you pest. I'm his master!"
Then, Yu He saw Li Sichen stride in forcefully, followed by Qiao Wei, who had failed to stop him. "Yu He, he..." Qiao Wei said.
"It's alright, you can go down now," Yu He told Qiao Wei.
Qiao Wei acknowledged and, before leaving, cast another glance at Li Sichen before exiting.
Li Sichen paid no mind, even unceremoniously selecting a bottle of red wine from the wine rack, pouring himself a glass, and sitting opposite Qin Xinhong. "Miss Qin is also here."
Qin Xinhong frowned, seeing him act as if he owned the place. She felt his relationship with Yu He was unusual, but wasn't Yu He with Qin Beiting? Why did she seem to have such an ambiguous relationship with Li Sichen?
"You should go back and rest well, and don't worry about that matter for now," Yu He said softly to Qin Xinhong.
She would wait until the end of the month when she met Qin Xinyao to see what he wanted to say.
Although Qin Xinhong found Yu He's actions strange, she still got up. As she was leaving, she couldn't help but ask Yu He, "What's your relationship with him?"
"That's none of Miss Qin's business," Yu He replied indifferently.
Qin Xinhong whispered a reminder, "I just want to remind you that my uncle dislikes Li Sichen. If he knew you two were together, he would likely be furious."
Yu He: "..."
"Are you developing chips for the Qin family?" Li Sichen asked directly when he saw Yu He return to the living room.
Although he had seen the news before coming, he wanted to confirm.
"And then?" Yu He retorted.
Without denial, Li Sichen knew her answer and asked with a charming smile, "Qin Beiting isn't working with you, is he?"
Yu He looked at him but said nothing.
Li Sichen continued of his own accord, "He dislikes the Qin family so much, he would never develop new chips for them. If he were to be involved in chip development, he'd go to XS Group, so let me work with you!"
Yu He thought, You do understand Qin Beiting quite well. It's just that he doesn't *go* to XS Group; XS Group *is* his.