Meanwhile, at the Emperor's Grand Hotel.
Madam Huang was touring the venue prepared by the event planning company for her 50th birthday banquet. In three days, she would officially step into her fifties, the age of knowing destiny.
She had invited all the prominent families nationwide, as well as some world-renowned celebrities and superstars, to her birthday banquet. She wanted to create an effect of being surrounded by stars, to thoroughly overshadow the Song family and bask in glory in front of the entire nation.
The venue was decorated with a festive main color of deep red. She was very pleased, even starting to imagine how she would outshine the Song family in three days, making everyone remember that she was Madam Qin, the President's wife.
Just then, her phone rang, interrupting her daydream.
Seeing the caller ID, Madam Huang specifically found a corner. After ensuring no one was around, she answered, "What is it?"
"Fourth Madam, Yu He came to see me," said Yang Lin on the other end of the line.
He then recounted everything Yu He had told him to Madam Huang.
Madam Huang almost screamed when she heard about the recovered recording: "What?! She recovered the recording?!"
She had spent a fortune to have Vulcan handle it, and Yu He actually recovered it?!
Had that brat's abilities become this formidable?
If it weren't for Qin Xinhui's sexual orientation being exposed, leaving her scrambling and with no time to deal with Yu He, would she be facing so many troubles now?
However, it was just a recovered recording. Her voice now was different from her old one. As long as she didn't admit it, no one could identify her.
Therefore, she couldn't panic.
"She said the recording was recovered. But don't worry, I have the memory card now," Yang Lin said, looking at the memory card in his hand.
Madam Huang's brows were tightly furrowed. "Is it the original memory card? Did she make any other copies of the contents?"
Yang Lin was stumped by the two consecutive questions. At the time, he was too happy seeing Yu He mistake Chen Hao for a mole, he had forgotten to ask.
But he recalled Yu He's weak and sincere demeanor back then, and her intelligence. She shouldn't have been able to deceive him!
"I told her to wait for my notification. Judging by her demeanor, she trusts me greatly, so she probably didn't make a backup," Yang Lin said.
"Probably?" Madam Huang's eyes turned sinister.
She disliked uncertain matters.
She had kept the memory card in the first place to mislead the culprit towards Qin Xinhong, to use her as a knife to cripple the eldest branch.
Unexpectedly, that brat Yu He didn't investigate what she was supposed to, and dug up everything she shouldn't have!
"Destroy the memory card! And kill her too! We can't let her live!" she commanded with venom.
Anyone else hearing such a disregard for human life would have been shocked, but Yang Lin was not. He merely asked with concern, "What about Seventh Master Qin..."
"Qin Beiting is abroad and won't be back anytime soon. It just so happens that my 50th birthday banquet is in three days. Bring her here, do it on the spot, and let it liven up my birthday celebration!"
Madam Huang couldn't help but get excited at the thought of Yu He's demise being the opening event of her birthday banquet.
Yu He wanted her to go to jail?
What a beautiful dream!
Yang Lin: "Alright, I'll plan it."
After hanging up, Madam Huang made another call. The line was picked up shortly after by a seemingly lazy male voice, "Aunt Huang, what's up?"
"Si Chen, I have something that will help you take down Qin Beiting. Are you in?" Madam Huang asked.
She believed this lunatic would be enthusiastic about anything that went against Qin Beiting.
"What is it?" Li Si Chen asked.
"Kill Yu He." Madam Huang said this as casually as if she were commenting on the good weather.
"Tsk, this exciting? Alright!" Li Si Chen narrowed his eyes, a smile of unknown meaning playing on his lips. "How do you want to do it?"
Seeing his lack of hesitation, Madam Huang was very satisfied. It didn't matter that Yu He was his disciple; her and Qin Yonghao's kindness to him were far greater.
She looked around again, ensuring no one was present, before stating her plan...
Meanwhile.
Yu He returned to Jade Water Bay at one o'clock in the morning.
After showering, her phone on the table rang. It was Yang Lin.
She deliberately waited a moment longer before calmly answering, her voice low, "Hello, Brother Lin?"
"Miss Yu, are you asleep?" Yang Lin, hearing her voice as if she had been woken up, thought how carefree she was.
"Mm, I was waiting for your call and accidentally fell asleep," Yu He said.
"I apologize for the late call. I listened to the recording. This recording of ordering a hit is very advantageous criminal evidence. I've already applied for an investigation. Now, as long as Madam Qin admits the voice ordering the hit is hers, we can immediately apprehend her!" Yang Lin said.
As expected, he was the mole!
Yu He had not mentioned that the voice in the recording was Madam Huang's from the beginning. In fact, she had spent a lot of time trying to find the owner of the voice in the recording, yet he directly revealed it.
It seemed he had already colluded with Madam Huang.
However, this was exactly what Yu He wanted.
"Can we go to the Qin family to arrest her once daylight breaks?" she asked intentionally.
"No rush. The Qin family is too powerful. If we go to arrest her directly, they'll bail her out privately. That way, your objective won't be achieved," Yang Lin said.
Yu He followed his lead, feigning anxiety. "Then what should I do? Just watch her get away with it?"
"Don't worry, I've already thought of a plan of action," Yang Lin soothed. "Madam Qin's birthday banquet is in three days. We can arrest her on that day. This will generate public attention. With all the public eyes on them, the authorities won't be able to easily grant the Qin family private bail."
"Brother Lin, this method you suggested is brilliant! How did I not think of it?" Yu He said, feeling disgusted with herself.
Yang Lin, seeing that she had taken the bait, smiled. "It's nothing. Then we'll meet at the Emperor's Grand Hotel in the capital in three days."
Yu He: "Okay, see you then."
"See you then," Yang Lin hung up, shaking his head with a "tsk tsk." The so-called top hacker and the nameless divine doctor's intelligence was nothing more than this.
He then sent a message to Madam Huang: [The fish has taken the bait.]
Meanwhile, Yu He hung up the phone, a wry smile on her lips.
Just then, Chen Dong's call came in.
She hesitated looking at the caller ID but eventually answered, asking in a calm tone, "Assistant Chen, what is it?"
"Baby, it's me."
The man's magnetic, deep voice reached her ears, soft and tender, stirring up the longing she had suppressed deep within her heart.
"..."
Qin Beiting, on the other end of the line, having finally managed to reach her, resisted the urge to question who she was on the phone with. He quickly said,
"Baby, don't hang up... I listened to the doctor's orders and received treatment today. The doctor said I was doing very well and agreed to let me call you..."