Fu Tingyan didn’t want to speculate but he thought that the couple used to have issues because they were seeing each other too much last time. Although it was rare now, they used to fight a lot in the past.
“What do you mean again?” Qin Shu couldn’t help but want to punch him. “Can’t you just wish us the best?”
“I want to, but there is a problem between you and my brother…”. Feeling Qin Shu’s gaze turn cold, he changed his words immediately. “You just need to coax him.”
Bo Ye glanced at Fu Tingyu and took a bite of his rice.
Qin Shu ignored Fu Tingyan and continued eating.
Fu Tingyan didn’t ask any more questions. He glanced at Jiang Yu and Ye Xue and realized that they were getting along quite well. Relationships were also dependant on personalities?
Jiang Yu took a bite of his rice and said to Ye Xue, “We’ll go to the movies later. Put on some more clothes. It’s cold outside.”
“Okay,” Ye Xue replied. She wondered what she should wear later.
To the movies?
Fu Tingyan asked, “What movies are you guys going to watch later?”
Jiang Yu replied, “Thrillers.”
“Oh.” Fu Tingyan nodded thoughtfully. He turned to look at Bo Ye. “We’ll go and take a look later.”
Bo Ye’s voice was cold. “I’m not going.”
Fu Tingyan raised his eyebrows. “My injury…”
Bo Ye:”…”
Fu Tingyan clenched his chopsticks and took a mouthful of rice. Bo Ye’s silence meant that he had agreed to go.
After Qin Shu was done with her meal, she put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to the few people at the dining table, “I’m going out for a while.”
After saying that, she left the dining table and went straight to the second floor.
The four people at the dining table watched Qin Shu leave.
Not long after, Qin Shu came down with her backpack and walked out of the apartment.
Jiang Yu retracted his gaze and suggested, “Since Qin Shu wouldn’t be here tonight and there’s no work tomorrow, let’s play all night. Movies first and then karaoke. What do you think?”
“I’m fine with anything,” Fu Tingyan said.
Bo Ye said, “I object.”
Ye Xue was reluctant too, but she didn’t dare to voice it out.
Jiang Yu raised his hand and deliberately counted the three of them. “One, two, three, three to one. The objection is invalid.”
Bo Ye continued, “Ye Xue is a girl. It wouldn’t look good on her if she doesn’t return home all night.”
Jiang Yu turned his head to look at Ye Xue. Ye Xue raised her head slightly and looked at him innocently, which made him reconsider his suggestion.
Fu Tingyan glanced at Ye Xue and then at Bo Ye. “Let’s not go to karaoke. Just stay in the apartment and have a blast.”
Jiang Yu nodded. “Alright then.”
Ye Xue let out a sigh of relief and lowered her head to take a bite of her rice.
…
After Qin Shu left the school, she hailed a cab and went to the branch office.
When she reached the branch office, it was already eight in the evening.
She paid and exited the cab.
Standing in front of the office building, the employees had already gone home for the night. She looked at the top floor and realised that the lights were on, which meant that there someone was still in the office.
She retracted her gaze and walked straight into the building.
The office building was quiet. There were no one else other than the security guards.
In order to avoid trouble, Qin Shu bypassed the security guards and took the elevator directly to the top floor.
“Ding”
The elevator door opened and Qin Shu walked out. It took her some time to locate the office.
The office door was tightly shut. She did not knock but held the doorknob and pushed the door open. The heavy door made a sound when pushed open.
The person inside raised his head warily and looked in the direction of the door. He was surprised when he saw Qin Shu at the door.
Qin Shu’s gaze swept past Shi Yan and looked at the office desk beside him. She didn’t see anyone. She then looked at the lounge on the other side. The door to the lounge was tightly shut.
Shi Yan knew that Qin Shu was here to look for Master Fu. He stood and went up to greet her. “Madam Fu, why are you here?”
Qin Shu retracted her gaze and looked at Shi Yan. “Where is he? Where did he go?”
“Master Fu is out on some errands. What urgent matter brought you here?” Shi Yan felt that Qin Shu had come at a bad time. Master Fu had entered the mountain and he did not know when he would be back.
Qin Shu’s gaze fell on Shi Yan. She was a little puzzled. “Why didn’t he bring you along?”
“I have something to do here.” Shi Yan replied guiltily.
“Then why can’t I reach him on his cell phone?” Qin Shu asked again.
“Maybe there’s no signal.”
“When will he come back?”
“I’m not sure yet, but…”
Qin Shu knew that Shi Yan was lying the moment she heard him. She stared at him.
Shi Yan couldn’t continue under Qin Shu’s sharp gaze.
Only then did Qin Shu ask, “Where on earth did he go?”
Shi Yan was a little torn. Should he tell her? Master Fu did not leave instructions on this matter when he left.
“You can’t even tell me where he went?” Qin Shu frowned. She had a bad feeling.
Shi Yan lowered his eyes. “Young Master Gu is missing. Master Fu went to look for him.”
Hearing this, Qin Shu remembered that it had been a while since Gu Yan went into the mountains to pick herbs. There had been no news about him, and she had forgotten about it because of what had happened.
However, Fu Tingyu’s martial prowess was negligible.
She couldn’t help but feel a little worried. “How many Ye brothers did he bring?”
“I’m not sure. There should be no less than twenty of them, because it would be faster to search separately.”
Qin Shu thought about it and realised that it made sense. The mountain area was vast. It would be a waste of time to only have one search group. “Have you found anything yet?”
“Not yet.” Shi Yan said.
“I’ll go back first.”
“Okay.” Shi Yan heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that she wanted to look for Master Fu, but fortunately, she didn’t.
Qin Shu didn’t stay any longer. She left the office after saying that.
Shi Yan immediately followed and sent Qin Shu out.
After leaving the office building, Qin Shu hailed a cab and got in. “To Imperial University.”
The driver drove off.
Shi Yan stood there for a while and felt a little worried. He wondered how the search was going?
…
After Qin Shu returned to the apartment, she realised that there was no one in the apartment. She thought that they must have gone out to play, and didn’t think much about it.
She went straight to the second floor. After tidying up, she carried her bag and went down. When she walked to the balcony, she saw that Boss was sleeping in his crib.
She bent down and carried him out from his crib.
Boss woke up the moment Qin Shu stretched out her hand. His pair of dark green eyes looked at Qin Shu. He felt neglected because Qin Shu didn’t play with her these few days.
Qin Shu also knew that she had neglected Boss these few days. She rubbed his head and said apologetically, “I’ll take you out for a walk.”
“Meow.” Boss’ dark green eyes lit up. He was bored after being cooped up in the apartment for a long time and wanted to go out to play.
Hearing Boss shout so happily, Qin Shu knew that he also wanted to go out. She rubbed his head again. “Let’s go.”
She carried Boss out of the apartment.
This time, she didn’t let anyone accompany her. She was the only one.
She left the school and hailed a cab.
She bought some things along the way to use in the mountains, keeping everything simple.
