On this side, Song Luokui heard it with a puzzled look on her face. How did she not know that she had leverage? Apart from her and Chi Yu's rather familiar relationship that she was trying to hide from her brother, she had a clear conscience about everything else.
Chi Yu walked over, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."
Song Luokui: "But I haven't seen her in a long time, and what leverage could I possibly have? I haven't done anything wrong."
Chi Yu: "She probably thinks you've done something wrong, or wants to spread rumors. Don't mind her. Are you going back?"
"No need, aren't you going to work? Uncle An will come to send me home."
"Okay, I'll see you out."
"Alright."
Chi Yu sent Song Luokui off to the car, leaving with the words: "Remember this weekend."
"Got it, got it. Bye bye."
"Bye."
Chi Yu watched the car leave until it was out of sight before returning to the building. In the small house over there, Chen Xinyuan was trembling and cowering in the corner, "I told you, I told you, wah wah wah. I'll never dare again."
Chi Yu walked over, "What's going on?"
A man in black: "She said Miss Song and Wei Qing have an intimate relationship. She said she saw Miss Song's photos on Wei Qing's phone."
Chi Yu's eyes immediately narrowed at the mention of Wei Qing. So Wei Qing had previously asked her to call him "Brother Wei Qing"? She had never even called him "Brother Chi" or "Brother Yu". Wei Qing really thought too highly of himself.
As for why Chen Xinyuan saw the photos on Wei Qing's phone, it was clear that the Chen family was trying to attach themselves to the Wei family. Chen Xinyuan had previously attended an event as Wei Qing's female companion, so it was understandable that she could see the photos.
"Let her go, and tell her that if her family wants to continue operating in Jing City, they'll know what they should and shouldn't say."
"Yes."
Back in his office, Chi Yu called Song Luokui, "That woman said Wei Qing has many photos of you on his phone."
Song Luokui looked shocked, "Huh? That's not... I'm not even close with him."
Chi Yu: "I won't let him harm you."
"No, you mean he's investigating me? To be honest, I've only met him twice. Once was when he directly came to our gathering and said something to my brother that I don't know about. The other time was the last time. There's no conflict between us."
Chi Yu caught the key point: "Your last gathering?"
Song Luokui: "Ah, the gathering my brother hosted for people on our side, just eating and drinking and playing in the courtyard. Then he came along with some people. I didn't even talk to him at the time. He was looking for my brother, I don't know what he said, but my brother told me to run if I saw him."
"Someone said that back in high school, you and my brother were the ones who got him sent abroad? What did he do at that time?" Song Luokui asked again.
Chi Yu: "Nothing much, just being a sycophant, sowing discord, and so on. Don't mind him. The Wei family wants to vie for some position, and their methods aren't very clever each time, so be careful of their people. Wei Qing especially is not a good person."
Song Luokui: "I see. Just... if he's investigating me, does that mean he also knows about our relationship? Will he tell my brother?"
Chi Yu: "What relationship?"
Song Luokui: "Right, we don't have a relationship."
Chi Yu: ...Even though she said that, why did it feel so uncomfortable?
After hanging up, Chi Yu sat in his chair thinking for a while, then made a call, "Help me investigate whether there were any other forces behind the terrorist attack that Song Luosheng encountered in Country X, apart from it being a terrorist attack. Also look into whether Wei Qing and Song Luosheng had any cooperation in their previous investigations."
"Yes."
On Song Luokui's side, after learning that Wei Qing had photos of her on his phone, she immediately became a little paranoid. Could someone be secretly taking pictures of her outside? She turned to look at the window in the room, with the curtains not drawn, and immediately went to draw them. The balcony also needed to be closed.
It was too terrifying. Was that person a pervert? She and he weren't even close.
After drawing all the curtains on the windows, Song Luokui felt much better. She continued to look at the project plan, flipping through to the end, only to find a line of praise written at the very end: Great job on the project plan, keep it up!
That handwriting was clearly Chi Yu's. He had even praised her in this aspect? Song Luokui immediately felt a sense of pride.
She looked again at the new project plan she had just written recently, and decided to go to the company next week if she had time.
On this weekend, with the whole family at home, Song Luokui was thinking of an excuse to go out, since she had promised to attend some private gathering with someone and couldn't go back on her word.
In the afternoon around 2 o'clock, Song Luokui grabbed her bag and prepared to leave. Song Luosheng saw her heading downstairs with her bag and immediately asked, "Where are you going?"
Song Luokui: "Ah, I'm going back to school."
Song Luosheng: "This early? Don't you usually go back tomorrow morning?"
Song Luokui: "I just feel like going back today. I can sleep in a bit tomorrow, and I have a lot of homework lately, so I need to go to the library to do homework." Song Luokui lied blatantly, as she actually had no homework at all.
Song Luosheng stood up, "Alright, I'll send you there."
Song Luokui: "Okay, thank you brother."
Song Luosheng helped her carry her bag, grabbed two apples from the table and put them in, "Eat some more fruit. Let's go."
In the car, Chi Yu texted Song Luokui asking when she would be ready.
Since Song Luosheng was still there, Song Luokui glanced at him but didn't reply. She waited until Song Luosheng dropped her off at the dorm building before replying from the balcony after seeing him leave: "What time does your private gathering start? Seven?"
Chi Yu: "Yeah. Should I pick you up at six?"
Song Luokui: "Okay, wait for me at the dorm building. Keep it quiet, you know?"
Chi Yu: "...Alright."
Song Luokui: "Oh, and I need to return to the dorm later tonight. There's a curfew, so I can't leave too late."
Chi Yu: "Got it. I'll make sure to send you back before the dorm curfew."
After hanging up, Song Luokui immediately went to take a shower and wash her hair. Although Chi Yu said to dress casually, Song Luokui's intuition told her she still needed to prepare.
She wore a rather modest white embroidered cheongsam dress that she had brought from home and kept in her bag, luckily her brother didn't notice. She put her hair up in a bun, wore pearl earrings and a matching pearl necklace, and finally put on a long coat.
Then she put on a pair of high heels. As it was almost time, Song Luokui was about to text Chi Yu that she was ready when her roommate Wang Sisi returned to the dorm with dinner. As soon as she entered, "Wow, Luokui, where are you going? You look so pretty all dressed up."
Song Luokui immediately shushed her, "I'm going out in a bit and might be back late. Don't tell anyone else, okay?"
Wang Sisi showed that she understood. On this side, Chi Yu had already called to say he had arrived. Song Luokui grabbed her bag and left. Wang Sisi looked down from the balcony and saw her walk downstairs and get into a car, but couldn't see who was inside.
However, Wang Sisi thought that if it wasn't Song Luokui's family in the car, there was one other possibility – it could be Senior Chi...
