"Alas, you're actually right. Fang Yaozu doesn't respect me much."
Song Nuan continued with a smile, "But I am his legal wife. Fang Yaozu is almost fifty now. If anything unexpected happens, the Fang Corporation will be inherited by the child in my womb. Actually, I quite like you. Why don't you hold on a little longer? After Fang Yaozu passes away naturally, as Mrs. Fang, I can acknowledge the identity of your child and ensure a life of wealth for him. I can also invest in your studio. We have a common enemy, Qin He, don't we?"
Song Nuan emphasized the phrase "passes away naturally."
Seeing Zhang Caiyu's increasingly fearful and thoughtful gaze, Song Nuan knew she understood.
She smiled and said, "I just don't know how long you're willing to wait. Actually, this might not be the only option for you."
With that, Song Nuan left.
She knew Zhang Caiyu's greed and believed this woman would not disappoint her.
After Song Nuan left, Zhang Caiyu sat in the room for a while before going to a pile of miscellaneous items.
She rummaged through and found a perfume bottle, which she always carried with her.
Originally, she intended to use this perfume to harm Qin He, but she never had the chance.
After discovering she was pregnant, she thought of using the perfume to harm Lin Xiaoya... As long as Lin Xiaoya was dead, Fang Yaozu would surely marry her for the sake of the child.
But Lin Xiaoya was right, Fang Yaozu wouldn't dare offend the Qin family, he would only snatch the child and wouldn't marry her.
What Lin Xiaoya had said just now seemed like the most suitable path. Moreover, the torment of the past month made her wish Fang Yaozu dead!
"HIV virus," Zhang Caiyu pursed her lips, staring at the bottle.
This was outwardly a perfume bottle, but in reality, it contained a mixture of blood from used syringes of HIV patients that she had obtained earlier.
"Fang Yaozu—I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!"
She only had three days left at the Fang residence, and she had to find a way to harm Fang Yaozu on the last day, to get this substance into his body!
At eleven-thirty in the morning.
Qin He was driving slowly on the road.
Because of Xu Wanwan's matter, she had taken a week off.
Today was the weekend, and Gu Corporation was closed, so she didn't have to go to the perfumery department.
She decided to visit her master.
While waiting for the green light, Qin He hummed a song in a good mood. Her phone beeped, and she picked it up to see a WeChat message from Gu Qichen.
Gu Qichen: [Where are you?]
Qin He replied with a voice message: [Driving, heading to Master's place. What are you up to?]
Gu Qichen quickly replied: [I have an urgent meeting, can't accompany you. I'll pick you up in the afternoon.]
Qin He smiled: [No need. I'm just visiting the old gentleman and checking if those reporters are still bothering him.]
The green light turned on, and Qin He, without further reply, started her car.
She drove all the way to the alley entrance of Liu Xing'an's house. Qin He got out and took some small pastries from the trunk.
After closing the trunk, she looked around the alley entrance.
It seemed that the reporters who came for the mortise and tenon exhibition hall had voluntarily stopped disturbing Liu Xing'an's life.
The live broadcast she had done last time seemed to have been effective.
Qin He, carrying the pastries, walked towards the courtyard gate. Her peripheral vision caught something to the side, and her brows furrowed. She immediately turned her head to look.
A man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt had just flashed by the alley entrance. She hadn't seen his face clearly.
However, she remembered seeing the gray hoodie before she got out of the car and before opening the trunk.
Was it a coincidence?
How could someone double back?
Qin He quietly retreated from the alley and took a detour through the street to the other end of the alley.
She stood at the intersection, watching the gray hoodie man in the distance. The man was holding his phone and casually walked past the alley entrance again, as if he were just passing by.
Qin He narrowed her eyes. It wasn't a coincidence; someone was tailing her!
Previously, Shen Ruiyi and Qi Zhen had been guarding her master's place. But Shen Ruiyi had recently gone to help her investigate Song Nuan and Lin Xiaoya's identities.
With only Qi Zhen left, he couldn't possibly be on twenty-four-hour surveillance here.
Qin He hugged the pastry box to her chest. Fortunately, she had brought plenty of pastries. She propped them up, partially covering her face, and walked towards the man.
When she was about three meters away, the man looked over warily.
The man wore a mask, revealing only a pair of very ordinary eyes.
However, having lived under the same roof with that person for so long, Qin He immediately recognized those eyes.
It was Monkey, Shen Yicong's subordinate!
Monkey clearly recognized her too and turned to dart away.
Qin He threw the pastry box in her hand aside and chased after him without stopping.
The street here was narrow, but there were many cars. Amidst the traffic, Qin He closely followed Monkey.
She wasn't sure if Monkey had a weapon, and she cautiously watched his movements.
As they reached a crossroad, Monkey had just crossed the pedestrian path, and a group of primary school students, around seven or eight years old, were beginning to cross the road under the guidance of several teachers.
Qin He stumbled, and saw Monkey look back at her fiercely, his finger pointing at a primary school student.
Qin He saw a hidden dart in his sleeve.
She read the threat in Monkey's eyes and came to an abrupt halt.
Monkey turned and ran wildly again, disappearing down a side street within seconds.
Qin He stood rooted to the spot, a chill running down her spine.
Shen Yicong's people had actually found their way here!
Monkey was someone who followed Shen Yicong. Now that Shen Yicong had sent him here, he must be planning something against her master!
Moreover, Monkey had a hidden dart in his sleeve but hadn't shot it at her earlier.
Shen Yicong still wanted her alive. He hadn't given up on those patterns.
The primary school students gradually passed by her.
Innocent voices could be heard.
"What is this auntie doing?"
"You can't call her auntie. My dad said all pretty aunties should be called big sisters."
Qin He clenched her fists tightly, looking at the two little girls who were gazing at her expectantly. She forced a strained smile.
The people from the Lev organization had no humanity. If she hadn't stopped just now, a child might have already fallen to the ground.
Qin He thought for a moment and turned back towards the alley.
When she reached Liu Xing'an's door and knocked, Madam Liu quickly opened it.
"Teacher's wife."
"He'er has arrived." Madam Liu smiled, "Your master was just talking about you, saying he's carving an antique-style makeup box today and needs to use mother-of-pearl inlay techniques. You can learn from him."
Qin He smiled, "Master has such skills? Then I must learn diligently."
Looking at her teacher's wife's gentle and doting expression, Qin He forced a smile, her heart growing heavier.
Her master and teacher's wife were both old. If Shen Yicong really did anything to them, even if he didn't succeed, any minor injury would be extremely dangerous!
She had to deal with Shen Yicong's matter as soon as possible!
But she couldn't find where Shen Yicong was hiding. This person was like a venomous snake lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike her!
Her master and teacher's wife treated her like their own daughter. No matter what happened, she had to protect these two people!