Imperial Treasure

Chapter 650 - 421: One Night

Unlike Gong Jiu and Flower Demon, who would show up uninvited with everything prepared for themselves, Pu Qinghan was not as overly courteous as Lin Yun and the others. Her politeness was tinged with a sense of aloofness, not the kind that could be easily distanced but rather of self-restraint... In Gong Jiu’s words, having such a personality after so many years in the entertainment industry and not being taken down by others was truly the protection of the heavens...

Sui Yi often comes to the rescue because people like her, who have an innate talent for discerning character, are worth befriending.

But on the other hand, is it not because Pu Qinghan had first assisted Sui Yi that she ended up attracting such outcomes?

Pu Qinghan was led by Sui Yi to a room on the second floor.

Sui Yi pushed the door open, "Inside the bathroom and the wardrobe, there are spare pajamas that have not been used yet. As for your clothes..."

"I’ll have Sister Li bring them tomorrow."

Sui Yi nodded, "My room is next door. If you need anything, just call me..."

Since Sui Yi wasn’t much for small talk, after a few words of instruction, she let Pu Qinghan show her out and watched her go downstairs.

Downstairs, Sui Yi went into the kitchen, where Yhan Qingwu was stewing soup with red dates and goji berries, naturally for Pu Qinghan’s benefit.

To be honest, when it comes to life skills like taking care of others, Yhan Qingwu is indeed a bit more adept than Sui Yi. Actually, both Gong Jiu and Flower Demon are also more capable than Sui Yi. Maybe it’s just a matter of strengths and weaknesses. With people unrelated to her, Sui Yi was usually very indifferent, but the closer and more familiar one became, she wouldn’t indulge you in everything...

"Do you think the killer will come tonight?" Yhan Qingwu asked.

"No," Sui Yi replied, then fell silent. She then brought up the blood-written message on the wall from earlier, "That person is either intentionally creating panic or doing it deliberately. Plus, by sparing Qinghan’s life, there might be the intention to confuse others and shift their attention."

"You mean, his target is someone else?"

"The second target," Sui Yi added.

"Who?"

"Not sure, but among those people tonight..." Sui Yi pondered. She wasn’t a god and couldn’t see everything, but the clues she observed vaguely pointed her towards the things that Yi Chilian had reminded her of...

However, as it wasn’t something certain, Sui Yi didn’t mention it. Yhan Qingwu also didn’t ask, having been scared enough for one night, mentioning it again would be masochistic. "So, tonight we really need to rest well... We might be busy tomorrow."

Sui Yi nodded, "Once it’s ready, go take a bath... Your room is the same one as before."

"What about Gong Jiu and the others?"

"They’ll squeeze in together."

Yhan Qingwu laughed. After finishing with the stew, she left the kitchen with Sui Yi, only to see Mr. Xu Zhengmao in the living room by himself.

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Sitting on the sofa, Xu Zhengmao looked out of the large floor-to-ceiling window at the neon lights of the city, skyscrapers towering into the night. Yet his thoughts were drifting far away...

After seeing Sui Yi’s reflection in the glass window, he stood up and said to her, "I think Yue Beiqing’s people will contact me tomorrow."

Finding out his background would take Yue Beiqing only one night.

But an ordinary official agency wouldn’t be able to find out in a lifetime.

"That makes four," Sui Yi remarked indifferently.

"Mahjong?" Xu Zhengmao tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Bait."

He really did not like that word.

Licking his somewhat dry lips, Xu Zhengmao said, "Yue Beiqing will find out before Li Zhang."

Meaning, Li Zhang would find out sooner or later.

"Maybe when he finds out, his first reaction will be that his despicable illegitimate son killed his most beloved son..."

Sui Yi said nothing, Xu Zhengmao lowered his eyes, "God knows, I really wish it was me."

"Then you wouldn’t be here right now."

"Haha," Xu Zhengmao laughed, but Sui Yi just pointed to the sofa, "You sleep here..."

After speaking, she turned to walk away but suddenly said, when she was halfway up the stairs, "The Li Family may be one part of the killer’s scheme. If Yue Beiqing looks for you... You better think carefully before making a decision."

Xu Zhengmao always prided himself on being smart, and he was indeed clever, but at that moment he truly did not understand what she meant. Consequently, he was unable to sleep at 12 o’clock at night. The living room was pitch-black, his eyes wide open, his mind in disarray...

Suddenly, he squinted his eyes, barely making out a shadow flickering in and out of view...

The shadow crept stealthily without a sound, small at top, round in the middle, somewhat distorted...

Its movements were odd too, bobbing up and down, like a duck or a quail...

Images of a demon that flays human skin flashed through his mind.

And this demon was slowly approaching him...

He clutched the thin blanket over him and then suddenly leaped up, throwing his blanket over this demon and pounced...

"Ah!"

It sounded as though he hit something wrapped in the blanket, creating a loud clang on the floor, followed by chaos...

In the midst of tussling, Xu Zhengmao felt he had grabbed something soft... His expression froze.

Click!

The light turned on, and Gong Jiu and Flower Demon, having used Qinggong, leaped down from the second floor, heading straight for...

Uh, they braked.

They stared straight at the sight in the living room.

Sui Yi and the others also came out all at once...

Dressing in Sui Yi’s, Sui Yi glanced over and saw the two people on the ground tangled into a ball...

"I mean, Lin Yun, Xu Zhengmao, what are you doing?" Gong Jiu said with a smile, lips pursed. "In the middle of the night... this isn’t very appropriate, is it? You could’ve taken your time."

Flower Demon smiled, "Mr. Xu, you can let go of your hand now..."

Xu Zhengmao hastily climbed up from the ground and again reached out to pull up Lin Yun, who was all disheveled from being pounced on by him. Miss Lin’s face turned from pale to flushed as she stood up, grabbed the quilt beside her, and said defiantly, "Regardless, we are colleagues, and I came with good intentions to bring a quilt."

"Hmm, you even brought your own quilt," Flower Demon said with a cunning smile...

Damn!

Lin Yun’s face darkened, and she covered her chest with the quilt, ready to leave.

"Did it hurt much? I have some bruise cream," Gong Jiu said with a wicked grin.

Lin Yun’s face turned completely red, and she turned her head to glare fiercely at Xu Zhengmao.

Xu Zhengmao subconsciously clenched the hand he had used... He seemed to have been really forceful, and upon another look at Lin Yun, wasn’t she covering her chest with the quilt...

Gong Jiu chimed in, "I was just joking, but it seems I really hurt you..."

Flower Demon accused, "You are too wicked!"

Crack!

Those two enchantresses!

Seeing that the two concerned could not save face, Sui Yi finally spoke up, "It’s late, time to sleep..."

Phew, the boss is the best.

Lin Yun and the other breathed a sigh of relief.

Sui Yi turned around.

"I have a better cream here, come get it yourself"

Lin Yun: "..."

Is it too late to switch jobs now?

Hahaha! Pu Qinghan couldn’t help but feel overjoyed...

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The next day Xu Zhengmao and Lin Yun looked terrible, Gong Jiu mockingly suggested it was frustrated desires... Anyway, their relationship could never be cleared up....

But it was a safe night, he had breakfast with Lin Yun and left soon after, as in fact among them all, Lin Yun was the safest. Sui Yi and the others were not worried about her safety. As for Gong Jiu and Flower Demon, they were nowhere to be seen early in the morning, obviously Yhan Qingwu also had to go back to visit her mother who lived nearby...

So the house was left with just Sui Yi and Pu Qinghan.

Around noon, the company’s people finally showed up at Pu Qinghan’s place.

From the surveillance screen, Pu Qinghan saw it was Li Bo, informed Sui Yi with a word and then opened the door.

Accurately speaking, it was just Li Bo, standing there alone, shabbily with a backpack and carrying two small suitcases... appearing so miserably before her...

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After entering the house, Li Bo immediately bowed at a right angle to Sui Yi, startling Pu Qinghan, but Sui Yi, holding her mug, didn’t say much after the bow, instructed Pu Qinghan to entertain the guest herself, and went off to the study.

Sui Yi was accustomed to being indifferent, and Li Bo was used to being treated coldly, so she didn’t feel ashamed, rather she breathed a sigh of relief.

Once inside, Li Bo felt relieved, but Pu Qinghan was no fool. After a while, she said, "The company has given up on me, haven’t they?"

Her face was too calm, so calm that Li Bo couldn’t deny or cover it up, and could not offer any comfort; she had long known how strong her own artist was...

"Yes," was all she could respond.

"Then how... " Pu Qinghan gestured at the two suitcases.

"I... I resigned. That damn company, I’ve wanted to leave for a long time, so I checked out of the hotel, you know that hotel was booked by the company..."

Pu Qinghan took a deep breath, gritted her teeth. Resigned? It was because of her that she got fired, right?

She had thought about the scenarios designed by Li Yu and others last night, and judging from Li Bo’s behavior, she certainly hadn’t known, but after last night, she must have found out...

And with her temperament, how could she possibly not speak up...

"I’m sorry," Pu Qinghan hung her head; even amidst last night’s peril and hardship, she had never felt so disheartened.

"It’s fine, I’m not penniless; I’ve saved up over the years. Besides, I’m in my thirties and they never promoted me, so I’ve wanted to quit that place for a while... Here I am, coming to your aid... er, to cling to that big thigh," Li Bo said with a genuinely light smile. Maybe the company had really suppressed her for too long, and her anger towards the company’s plot against Pu Qinghan that morning was intense.

The showbiz is chaotic, and she was well aware, but in these affairs, some are willing to strike and some are willing to accept. Pu Qinghan had struggled to this day, she would have sold out long ago if she was going to, why wait until now?

Moreover, among them were those who genuinely pursued her, even wanting to marry her... why would she ever have to sell out to a womanizer like Li Yu!

Li Bo was full of anger, but now, seeing that Pu Qinghan was in good spirits, she finally felt somewhat calmed down...

After chatting for quite a while, Sui Yi suddenly left the study and stood on the second floor, telling the two, "There’s food in the kitchen; you can cook for yourself, or order takeout."

"Miss Sui isn’t eating?"

"I’m not hungry."

Sui Yi practiced martial arts and rarely felt hunger. Since her grandmother passed, she had not cooked again and certainly would not cook for these two people.

Having said that, she didn’t bother with them any longer.

That was indeed indifference.

She didn’t treat herself as the host nor did she treat the two of them as guests. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)