From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 284: Dirk Ran Away

"Qiao Yi! Right now, immediately, instantly! Cancel the contract!"

Lu Ming talked on and on, completely ignored by Qiao Yi. Seeing her expression growing more and more impatient, Lu Ming utterly lost his rationality and reached out to grab Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi’s toes slipped on the ground, and both she and the chair slid backwards, just avoiding Lu Ming’s hand.

"What? Are you infuriated? Or planning to kill me to silence me?"

"Lu Ming, today I’ll put it straight— if you dare to mess around here, you’ll have to pay back a hundred, a thousand times over on the project!"

Qiao Yi stood up, brushed away the hand Lu Ming had extended, and pressed him down onto the office desk.

Lu Ming grimaced in pain, unable to outtalk Qiao Yi, and with the contract still in Qiao Yi’s hands, even his physical strength was no match for hers. A complete defeat in all aspects made Lu Ming wish he could just find a hole to crawl into!

"Today, considering you’re already struck down, I won’t stoop to your level, but remember, Lu Ming, a person’s patience has its limits. Don’t try to challenge my bottom line."

Qiao Yi let go of Lu Ming’s hand, pulled a piece of paper from the desk, and meticulously wiped her hand as if she had just touched something filthy!

Lu Ming’s face swelled up like a pig’s liver, the contract in his arms all crumpled.

"Qiao Yi, are you not afraid I’ll tell Grandpa? If Grandpa knows about the huge pit you’ve dug for me, you definitely won’t be able to handle the consequences!"

"Are you three years old? Bullied outside and still running home to tell on someone? If you really want to tell Grandpa, then go ahead—let’s see who Grandpa will think of!"

Though Grandpa’s previous behavior of favoring Lu Ming had made Qiao Yi uncomfortable, when it came to business matters, Grandpa wouldn’t go too far.

Lu Ming bitterly left, and Qiao Yi stretched, deciding between staying at the company and skipping work, decisively choosing the latter.

Qiao Yi actually somewhat hoped Lu Ming would tell Grandpa something, giving her a reason to completely shut him down.

But Lu Ming disappointed Qiao Yi once again; he seemed resigned and quietly started preparing his own small company.

Qiao Yi didn’t take action against him, as long as Lu Ming no longer provoked her, she didn’t mind temporarily living in peace with him.

The peaceful days didn’t last long; half a month after Lu Yanchuan disappeared, Qiao Yi received a video call from him again.

In the video, Lu Yanchuan had a new scar on his face, many bandages wrapped around his body, and he looked significantly thinner.

Qiao Yi couldn’t control her tears, it was both worry and tears of joy.

"I’ll return to the country tomorrow, did you miss me?"

"It’s great you’re coming back! It’s great! I missed you, I missed you so much!"

Qiao Yi was incoherent, hugging her phone, not even realizing what she was saying.

The two of them, one speaking and the other listening, not to communicate, but just wanting to hear each other’s voice, to console their souls.

For the news of Lu Yanchuan’s return, Qiao Yi stayed up excitedly all night, holding her phone and smiling foolishly.

Two hours before the plane landed the next day, Qiao Yi rushed to the private airport, waiting for Lu Yanchuan to return.

Qiao Yi thought that after crying so long yesterday, she wouldn’t cry upon seeing Lu Yanchuan today.

But she miscalculated; the moment she saw Lu Yanchuan, tears came unexpectedly.

"You finally returned! Do you know how worried I was about you! Do you understand!"

Qiao Yi hugged Lu Yanchuan tightly, crying her heart out.

Lu Yanchuan, with one arm hanging, embraced Qiao Yi’s waist with his remaining arm, not separating from her in the slightest.

The two of them returned to their residence like conjoined twins, and Hound tactfully cleared out all unnecessary people, leaving the space for Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan.

When Lu Yanchuan contacted Hound again, it was already two days later.

"Dirk Group has gone bankrupt, the headquarters and the majority of its branches are also destroyed, but Dirk escaped and wasn’t caught. You are still responsible for following Yiyi and ensuring her safety!"

As previously mentioned, the entire Dirk Group added together is still not a match for Dirk alone.

As long as Dirk is around, he could easily reestablish another Dirk Group with a wave of his hand.

So their main task now is to find Dirk!

This time they caused such a huge loss to Dirk, he might just be hiding in some corner, ready to strike them a heavy blow at any moment!

Hound knew how important Qiao Yi was to Lu Yanchuan’s heart; Lu Yanchuan entrusting Qiao Yi’s safety to him showed his immense trust in Hound.

"Rest assured, Boss, I’ll follow Sister-in-Law and absolutely won’t let anything happen to her!"

When Lu Yanchuan left, Qiao Yi was still asleep.

During the long period he was away, Qiao Yi had hardly had a good night’s sleep. Now that she could finally rest, Lu Yanchuan couldn’t bear to wake her.

Moreover, he was going to meet Yan Xiyu this time, and it wasn’t suitable for Qiao Yi to accompany him.

Lu Yanchuan found Yan Xiyu near Dirk’s true headquarters. At that time, he almost got caught by Dirk’s men. If Lu Yanchuan had arrived a bit later, perhaps he would have died on the spot!

"Next time you do something, you must notify us in advance, otherwise you’ll return to Yan Family."

Lu Yanchuan had never threatened Yan Xiyu like this before, and Yan Xiyu knew he meant what he said and realized that Lu Yanchuan was really angry this time.

"I know, but this time I had to find Weiwei, otherwise I would be restless for the rest of my life."

During the time abroad, although he found Yan Xiyu, Lu Yanchuan hadn’t had a chance to have a proper conversation with him until now, when the two could finally talk peacefully.

"Look at this to understand."

Yan Xiyu handed his phone to Lu Yanchuan, whose expression gradually became grave.

"Is this from An Wei?"

Yan Xiyu nodded, his gaze falling on the unconscious An Wei in the hospital bed, filled with love and devotion.

"Recently these new drugs launched by Dirk Group have very severe side effects. Weiwei was given this drug. Yun Qing said that Weiwei might never wake up."

Lu Yanchuan handed the phone back to Yan Xiyu.

"What about you? Just waiting for her to wake up?"

Yan Xiyu nodded and then shook his head, the drug affecting the nerves, even if An Wei woke up, she wouldn’t last long.

"Let’s leave it at that for now. I don’t have the heart to think about anything else. This time you can’t just be hands-off."

Lu Yanchuan patted Yan Xiyu’s shoulder twice and then got up to leave the hospital.

It’s not that he didn’t care for Yan Xiyu, but the news Yan Xiyu showed him was too critical; he had to deal with it right away!