From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 193: The Complicated Situation

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: The Complicated Situation

Qiao Yi knew that the hideout where she was kidnapped by Jenfors was a property developed by the Sun Group, and since she was taken away from a Sun Group’s banquet by Jenfors, although there was no concrete evidence, Qiao Yi could be certain that the Sun Group had connections with Jenfors.

Andy had said before that Sun Wenbin had connections with an international group, and Qiao Yi knew that the group must be Dirk Group.

And Jenfors was the second-in-command of the Dirk Group, deeply trusted by the boss of Dirk. During the kidnapping of Qiao Yi, Jenfors had a call with a woman, whose voice was extremely similar to An Wei, even identical.

Qiao Yi, based on the phone number obtained from Jenfors’s phone, tracked down the location of the call in Guang City, only to find a mobile phone, and the number An Wei left behind was exactly the number of this phone.

That is to say, An Wei had some unknown connections with Dirk Group!

But now, Lin Ke, one of Lu Ming’s lovers, surprisingly has connections with An Wei, so could she suspect that Lin Ke also has connections with Dirk Group!

"Could it be that both Lin Ke and An Wei are with Dirk Group?"

"Can’t say for sure, we have to wait for the results of the police investigation or wait for Jenfors to wake up himself."

Lu Yanchuan had the words on the tip of his tongue but swallowed them back down; he wanted to say that there were no females among the higher-ups in Dirk Group.

But saying this now seemed inappropriate, after all, nobody knew the exact personnel arrangements of Dirk Group, just like Dirk Group didn’t know that he was the actual owner of LQ.

"Forget it, it’s useless no matter how much we guess, finding An Wei now is the most important, we can’t let Nana stay here forever."

Qiao Yi, who had never taken care of children before, almost developed a shadow over childcare these past few days.

Who could tell her why a child could cause so much trouble, with meals that need nutritional combinations on schedule, bedtime stories to sleep, even needing help to bathe!

If there wasn’t an auntie at home, Qiao Yi felt she could just as well die.

Fortunately, Nana was quite obedient, knowing she was staying at someone else’s house, and did not make more demands.

But the child’s own needs were enough to give Qiao Yi a headache, not to mention other demands.

It wasn’t that Lu Yanchuan didn’t want to find An Wei, it’s just that she seemed to evaporate into thin air once she left the airport. All the surrounding surveillance was checked, but no trace of her was found.

Even with Lu Yanchuan personally intervening, he couldn’t find where this person went, which shows how formidable this woman was.

The search for An Wei never stopped, and Qiao Yi was almost ready to give up; schlepping Nana around every day, she entirely treated Nana as if she were her sister.

As a child, she had always wanted a sister, and it was after her insistent requests that Mr. and Mrs. Qiao had Qiao Qiao.

It’s just a pity, Qiao Qiao wasn’t the sister Qiao Yi had hoped for. Although Qiao Yi forced her to be a sister for two years, once Qiao Qiao came to her senses, she firmly refused to let Qiao Yi treat her as a sister again.

Qiao Yi’s lackadaisical attitude didn’t affect Lu Yanchuan; without finding An Wei, Lu Yanchuan started to target Lin Ke, and without looking, he actually found something.

A while ago, Lu Yanchuan clearly warned Lu Ming to stop fooling around and damaging the image of Lu Group.

This past month Lu Ming seemed to have quieted down somewhat, and it was unknown what agreement he’d reached with Qiao Xin, but he temporarily gave up the idea of divorcing her.

Lu Yanchuan had thought Lu Ming had seen the light and was ready to work diligently, but unexpectedly, Lu Ming played a game of feigning one thing and doing another with him!

On the surface, he no longer associated with Lin Ke, but behind the scenes, Lu Ming actually bought a house for Lin Ke, set her up outside, and they started living a life openly and honestly!

Lu Yanchuan wasn’t being nosy, anyone could see how much trouble Qiao Xin could stir up, if she found out Lu Ming was double-dealing with her, Qiao Xin would definitely make a huge scene.

Always fearless, Lu Yanchuan felt troubled for the first time over family squabbles and gossips.

"Go call Lu Ming."

Receiving another summons from Lu Yanchuan, Lu Ming’s heart raced with nerves, but there was no helping it; when Lu Yanchuan spoke, he had to comply.

"What’s really going on with Lin Ke, are you still in contact with her?"

Lu Yanchuan cut straight to the chase, and though Lu Ming was momentarily stunned, he quickly laughed it off.

"Uncle, that should be my personal business, shouldn’t it? Aren’t you being a bit too nosy?"

"Your personal affairs have affected the Lu Family’s public image, that makes it more than personal. If you don’t want me to step in and help you, you’d better deal with that Lin Ke quickly."

Lu Yanchuan couldn’t be bothered to argue with Lu Ming; he gave his orders bluntly and waved Lu Ming out with a gesture.

Lu Ming couldn’t believe Lu Yanchuan could be so unreasonable. Though angry, he dare not show it in front of Lu Yanchuan and could only storm out, slamming the door heavily behind him.

Lu Yanchuan had always overshadowed him. The more Lu Yanchuan insisted he break off his relationship with Lin Ke, the less likely he was to do so!

Whether it was for the sake of his relationship with Lin Ke or simply to spite Lu Yanchuan!

He didn’t believe that without breaking up with Lin Ke, Lu Yanchuan had any means to separate them!

Lu Yanchuan couldn’t find peace, and Qiao Yi’s despairing lifestyle was also disrupted by Andy’s arrival.

"The Sun Group is ready to officially start the harbor old-town project."

Wrapped up like a ball, had she not spoken to Qiao Yi first, Qiao Yi surely wouldn’t have recognized her.

But more than Andy’s strange attire, Qiao Yi was more concerned about the Sun Group’s moves.

"The harbor old-town area, wasn’t the Sun Group planning to sell a part of it? Why have they decided to start construction now?"

"I don’t have the full details yet, just know that your man teamed up with your dad, disrupted the Sun Group’s sales plans, forcing them to start construction ahead of schedule."

Andy peeled off her numerous layers as she spoke.

Hat, mask, scarf, gloves, sunglasses...

It was only after Andy had removed all the disguises that Qiao Yi realized she’d worn such an array of items.

"Why did you put on so much stuff just to come out?"

"Sun Wenbin is too cautious. I lied to him about going to a yoga class, then snuck out afterward. After eating, I have to have a bath and change clothes before I can go back."

Andy offered this explanation, knowing each and every member of the Sun Family, of course she wouldn’t reveal more flaws in front of them than necessary.

Qiao Yi sympathized with Andy very much, and even when Andy snatched the meat right off her chopsticks, she wasn’t angry but kept piling her plate with more food.

After swallowing a big mouthful of hotpot lamb and sipping a drink to soothe the spiciness, Andy finally looked up and said,

"I estimate the Sun Group won’t delay past the end of this month to start construction. Go back and inform your man and your dad, the plan can begin right away!"