novelraw Chapter 416
Chapter 416
Ye Yuning arrived at Xiangti.As she walked to the villa’s entrance, she saw a scene of utter chaos inside. The housekeeper had already called the police, who were also present.
Chen Wei looked at the mess inside and scoffed, "Was the property management asleep at the time?"
Ye Yuning’s expression darkened! If someone could turn the place upside down like this, they must have come the night before.
The housekeeper in charge of cleaning for her saw her and hurried over, "Miss Ye, it was like this when I came over at noon. Look at this, I..."
"Did we lose anything?" Ye Yuning clenched her teeth, breathing heavily.
The housekeeper shook her head, "Nothing’s been lost."
"Nothing’s missing?"
"Yes, I checked your valuable jewelry and handbags, and nothing’s gone. It’s just that, while rummaging, they knocked over a few bottles of your cosmetics."
Chen Wei’s lips twitched as she looked at Ye Yuning. Her boss’s skincare products were all very expensive. And she had bought so many valuable items over the years, many of them limited editions. Could it be that nothing was stolen? It was baffling...
Ye Yuning took a deep breath. "Not a single item is missing?"
The housekeeper nodded, "Nothing’s missing, but the few items they spilled are pretty expensive. They’re probably worth tens of thousands."
Chen Wei looked at Ye Yuning worriedly.
Ye Yuning felt a throbbing headache.
The police finished their inspection and came out, looking at Ye Yuning, "Are you the owner of this house?"
"It’s mine," Ye Yuning nodded.
The lead officer glanced at her and said, "Nothing was stolen, and based on the scene, it seems the person was looking for something here."
Looking for something? What would someone be looking for at her place when she hadn’t been staying at home recently? What was there to find?
After a brief exchange with Ye Yuning, the police departed.
Ye Yuning stood at the doorway, engulfed in a brewing storm, her mind fixated on the police officer’s words, ’The person was looking for something...’ Looking for something, looking for something...
"Boss," Chen Wei called out with concern, seeing her silent.
Ye Yuning said, "Looking for something? Coming uninvited to search for something here?"
"Yes, that’s what the police officer said."
Ye Yuning ground her teeth! At that moment, a vague shadow flashed in her mind, becoming clearer and clearer!
Just then, her phone started to BUZZ. It was a call. She took it out and saw it was from Ji Nan.
Ye Yuning answered, "Hello."
At the same time, her personal phone also vibrated inside her bag; it was a call from Xiao Linye. This time, Chen Wei had prepared the phones perfectly; both the personal and company phones were identical. Preoccupied with Xiao Linye’s incoming call, she nevertheless tried to focus on what Ji Nan was saying.
Ji Nan’s tone was respectful, "Miss Ye, our master would like to have dinner with you tonight."
Despite the respect, Ye Yuning clearly sensed the firmness in Ji Nan’s tone. Why so insistent? Is it because she no longer holds any leverage over Qin Jinchuan?
At this moment, she had a good idea of who had paid a visit to her Xiangti. She even had a strong suspicion of who orchestrated the robbery against her today. In this day and age, she thought, who would dare to cause such blatant trouble!
Ye Yuning sneered, "Where shall we have dinner?"
"Green Tea Restaurant!"
Ye Yuning: "..."
Chen Wei, overhearing the conversation: "..."
Green Tea Restaurant? What kind of restaurant chooses such a name? Chen Wei wondered.
If Ye Yuning were to believe that Qin Jinchuan did not do this on purpose, she’d be fooling herself. He’s deliberately referencing her previous ’green tea’ incident with him, isn’t he!
Ye Yuning scoffed, "Does that place have anything good?"
Chen Wei, standing behind her, could distinctly feel the danger emanating from Ye Yuning. Such vehemence, as if desperate to tear someone apart.
Ji Nan said, "There’s green tea chicken, green tea duck, green tea bread, green tea..."
The repeated mention of ’green tea’ infuriated Ye Yuning so much that she hung up the phone abruptly!
Chen Wei shivered beside her, muttering, "How can the young master of the Qin Family be so vile?" He’s even worse than those infamous young masters who act like homewreckers!
Ye Yuning retorted, "Has he ever been normal, didn’t you know?"
Chen Wei was speechless. Right, he never had been normal! He had played the fool so convincingly for years; now that he’s finally stopped acting dumb, he’s gone outright mad.
「Meanwhile, Qin Jinchuan was at a hot spring club just outside Xiangti.」
Shi Yan had also arrived, and Qin Yu was there too. Initially planning to leave after lunch, Qin Jinchuan said he had to apologize to Xiao Linye that afternoon and dragged them along to play cards. Shi Yan and Qin Yu also found it ludicrous; he’d attempted to snatch the Ye Family’s adopted daughter but ended up grabbing Xiao Linye’s wife instead. He definitely owed an apology!
Ji Nan came over after making the call, "Sir."
"What did she say?" Qin Jinchuan raised an eyebrow.
Ji Nan reported, "She hung up the phone in anger."
Qin Jinchuan sneered, "Heh, still unwilling to admit she’s a ’green tea,’ huh?!"
Ji Nan: "..."
Overhearing their conversation, Shi Yan and Qin Yu had a good idea of who Qin Jinchuan had instructed Ji Nan to call. Who else could he be calling a ’green tea’ right now except for the Ye Family’s adopted daughter?
Shi Yan and Qin Yu felt that Qin Jinchuan was really playing with fire!
Qin Jinchuan said, "Continue calling her."
"Yes, sir." Ji Nan nodded and went to make the call.
Shi Yan remarked, "Are you sure you want to provoke that woman? I suggest you take a lesson from what happened to Xiao Shuo when he angered her." Whether she’s truly an ’innocent’ woman or not, one only needs to look at the fate of those who’ve been involved with her in the past.
Qin Jinchuan retorted, "I’m not provoking her. That woman, who dares mess with her?" She’s the type to record every word. Getting involved with such a woman is just asking for bad luck.