Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
It took a while for Ji Qingyan to calm down.
In her opinion, Qin Yingyue was the one who had endured all the pressure and pain.
Although Lin Yi was sent to the orphanage, Lin Yi was treated well by Mother Wang, and he didnât lack fatherly and motherly love.
However, her future mother-in-law was all alone. She traveled everywhere. In order to keep watching Lin Yi, she didnât dare to take a step forward in her own life.
All these years, she had been the one struggling the most.
âSo you donât hate her deep down, do you?â
âWhy should I hate her?â Lin Yi smiled.
âThey werenât in a good situation back then. If they didnât send me away, I would probably have died. In addition, thereâs no reason to hate her for what she did. However, after so many years, weâre just too unfamiliar with each other. We canât be so intimate after just meeting a few times.â
Ji Qingyan nodded noncommittally. Lin Yiâs thoughts were so deep. There were many things that couldnât be done in a day. The grooves of familiarity still had to be smoothed out with time.
âDo you know what sheâs doing now?â
âSheâs doing fine. Why are you asking this?â
âShe gives me a very different feeling, you know, she seemed like a young lady from a respectable family.â
âDidnât you mention her situation before in Yangcheng? The Qin familyâs circumstances are not bad.â
âThatâs not what I meant. That kind of temperament canât be cultivated with money.â Ji Qingyan held Lin Yiâs hand, getting more and more excited as she spoke.
âDuring dinner, her mannerisms and temperament were really too good. I was too embarrassed to eat at the same table as her. 1 feel like I didnât have any manners at all.â
âSheâs her and youâre you. Thereâs no need to compare.â
âNo, the kind of excellence thatâs carved into your bones is not something you can understand. I feel a little pressured by it.â
âThatâs all unnecessary pressure. Youâre just looking for trouble.â
âNo matter what, sheâs still my future mother-in-law. Sheâs so outstanding. How can 1 not feel pressured?â
âWhy do you care so much? Things will be fine as long as 1 like you.â
After being comforted by Lin Yi, Ji Qingyan felt much better. She held his arm and walked towards the mall before driving back to the hotel.
â1 went to take a shower since I was sweating again.
âGo on.â
Lin Yi said casually and sat on the sofa.
He was prepared to check on Shen Tianzhuo and Ning Che because on the way back, Shen Tianzhuo had already called, but he did not answer.
Just as he took out he phone, Lin Yi realized that Ji Qingyan was standing at the entrance of the washroom and did not enter.
âUmâ¦â
âWhy are you looking at me like that?â
âWhy did you let me take a shower so quickly? Youâre not planning anything bad right?â
Lin Yi,
âJi Qingyan, itâs only now that I realize how perverted you are.â
âHow am I a pervert?â
âYou call me a pervert when I tease you, but you call me abnormal when 1 donât tease you.â Lin Yi looked at Ji Qingyan playfully. âThatâs a dangerous way of thinking.â
âGo, go, go. Your mind is the dangerous one.â
Rolling her eyes at Lin Yi, Ji Qingyan entered the bathroom.
On Lin Yiâs phone were dozens of unread messages, most of which were from Shen Tianzhuo.
Lin Yi went to the second floor and called Shen Tianzhuo back.
âDirector Shen, howâs the situation?â
âIâve found the person you mentioned. He checked into the Sailboat Hotel about three days ago, but he stayed in his room most of the time. He left the hotel less than five times,â Shen Tianzhuo said.
âAnd he covered himself so tightly that I couldnât see what he looked like at all.â âCan you find out which room heâs staying in?â
âRoom 2909,â Shen Tianzhuo answered.
âThis is the only useful information. As for the surveillance footage, Iâve already sent it to your phone. Take a look and call me if thereâs anything else you need me to do.â
âThank you, Master Shen.â
âBratâ¦â
After hanging up, Lin Yi held his phone and looked at the message from Shen Tianzhuo.
It was indeed as he had said. There was no information worth using on the surveillance footage.
In three days, he went out of the room four times, including the time they had met during the day.
Moreover, every time he went out, his clothes did not change. Lin Yi also could not see his face clearly.
That manâs identity was still a mystery despite the information he now had.
He could not guess it at all.
Lin Yiâs expression was heavy. Even if he wasnât sure, for safetyâs sake, he could only treat him as the real man in black.
He had to be on guard when doing things.
After reading Shen Tianzhuoâs message, Lin Yi opened Ning Cheâs messages. They contained two documents.
Lin Yi glanced at it and had a rough understanding of the auction that was going to be held the day after.
The auction was held by the Fuseby Auction House. It would be held in the worldâs most famous tower, Halifa Tower.
At that time, they would invite all the rich people in the world to participate.
As for the items at the auction, Ning Che did not reveal them.
After scanning through the rest of the contents, Lin Yi called Ning Che.
âYou have taken a look at what I sent you, right?â
âWhy isnât there any information on the auction items?â
âItâs a secret. No one knows what theyâre going to display.â
âEven you didnât find out?â
âOf course, donât underestimate the Fusrby Auction House. They rose to the top of the industry and secretly advertised that they had obtained jewelry made from Bass Ore. If they didnât have some skills, would they dare to do something like that? The goods would have long.â
Lin Yi pursed his lips. Ning Cheâs words made sense.
âBut Iâm a little curious. Bass Ore is serious business. Where did they get these things?â Lin Yi said.
âCould someone be secretly supplying them?â
âBased on the current situation, that should be the case, but we donât know who it is.â Ning Che said.
âWeâll have to wait slowly to find out what the truth is. We canât rush it.â
âThatâs all for now. Weâll contact each other if anything happens.â
âOkay.â
After hanging up, Lin Yi stood by the window.
He felt that this level of auction should far exceed Fuseby Auction Houseâs ability.
There was a high chance that someone was supporting them.
Otherwise, with the auction being held the day after tomorrow, there was no way the secret could be kept so well. Even the Central Guards Brigade were stopped.
From the looks of it, this was also an opportunity for him.
With Ji Qingyan by his side, he had no time to deal with these matters.
It would be best if it could be delayed until the day after.
However, based on the current situation, he would have to trouble his biological mother to assist him.
âLin Yi, Iâm done. Itâs your turn,â Ji Qingyan called out.
âI donât want to shower.â
âWhy not?â
âYouâre a pure person, and youâre not touching me, so whether 1 shower or not doesnât matter to me. You just have to make sure youâre clean, because 1 want to touch you.â