The Favored Heiress
Chapter 405: Afraid of Me?

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Afraid of Me?

Indeed, as Shang Yu said, no one came to disturb them that night.

So much so that the man indulged in pleasures almost all night long, allowing Li Qiao to truly witness his admirable stamina.

She had always known that Shang Yu was unusually frenzied when it came to making love.

But she never expected that on the day before he left on a business trip, he would devour her like a ravenous wolf leaving nothing behind.

Even at the climax, a bizarre thought crossed Li Qiao’s groggy mind.

If love could reflect the level of obsession, then Shang Yu must be a severe case.

...

At seven in the morning, Li Qiao, feeble from illness, finished breakfast and shakily climbed into the black business car.

She didn’t know what time she had fallen asleep, only that when she woke up in the morning, the man was holding her in the bathtub for a bath.

At this moment, Shang Yu was also sitting in the car, turning his head to look at Li Qiao who sat huddled against the window. His thin lips curved slightly as he raised his hand, intending to pull her into his arms.

"What?"

The young girl shifted closer to the window, her bloodshot eyes sweeping over him with a wary glance.

The man’s hand paused in mid-air.

In the front seats, Luoyu and Liuyun silently exchanged glances for a moment, communicating with their eyes whether to get out of the car for a cigarette before coming back.

Shang Yu narrowed his eyes, looking at Li Qiao holding her arms across her chest and pouting. A hint of amusement seeped into his eyes. "Afraid of me?"

Li Qiao’s voice was sharp as she glanced at his hand, then swiftly brushed it away, speaking with a cool tone, "Of course I’m afraid, South Sea Master Yan, who wouldn’t be?"

Just the scent of him now made her feel awful.

The crazy scenes from last night replayed in her mind frame by frame, accompanied by the slowly inhaled fragrance of him, as if rewinding a tape.

Then, her face turned red.

Shang Yu glanced at the rearview mirror, and Luoyu and Liuyun, as if struck by inspiration, opened the door and got out of the car.

The automatic door was still open, letting in the light morning breeze from outside.

The man leaned over to Li Qiao, with his arms around her waist, he forcefully pulled her into his embrace and asked in a deep voice by her ear, "Still feeling unwell?"

Li Qiao pursed her lips without a sound, her reddened eyes darting a look at him, carrying a little unwillingness to deal with him.

"Be careful in Chong City, take Luoyu with you when you go out, and call me if anything happens,"

Shang Yu noticed her displeasure, his broad palm gently patting her back, his voice low and magnetic in her ear as he instructed.

Li Qiao’s heart softened, she looked up into the man’s deep, ocean-like eyes and pouted, "Got it."

Shang Yu kissed her cheek and held her for a while before instructing Liuyun to drive them to the airport.

As the automatic door closed, the man’s tall and imposing figure became blurred outside the window. Li Qiao watched for a moment and then leaned back in her seat to catch up on sleep.

After a whole night of indulgence, the soreness in her waist and legs wouldn’t subside for a good three to five days.

On the Mansion’s platform, Wang Yue stood behind Shang Yu, staring in the direction where the car had disappeared, and said with a grave expression, "Boss, I just got the news, Madam Xiao is already on the plane and will arrive in the South Sea this afternoon."

"Hmm." The man stood with his hands behind his back, his indifferent and profound demeanor showing no emotion.

Wang Yue pressed her lips together and said, "You deliberately arranged for the medical conference to be in Chong City this time, is it to keep Miss Li from meeting Madam Xiao? Yet if Miss Li finds out..."

Shang Yu looked back at her with an unfathomable expression, "Have Luoyu keep her safe, and block the news about the South Sea from her."

Wang Yue opened her mouth but still hesitated to speak.

Hopefully, Madam Xiao wouldn’t run into Miss Li.

While Wang Yue was still racking his brains over Madam Xiao’s matter, the man who had already strolled a few meters away suddenly paused, turning back with a cool look in his eyes, "Have you four been very idle lately?"

Confused, Wang Yue scratched his head, "Not at all."

"Since there’s still time to gamble in the WeChat group, it seems money is not an issue."

With that, the man turned and walked away.

Wang Yue hadn’t figured out what that meant until the afternoon when all four assistants simultaneously received the deduction notice from Yan Emperor’s finance department.

Deduction amount: Three million.

Deduction item: Half-year bonus.

Deduction reason: Unauthorized gambling arrangement.

When the four assistants saw the notification, they all had the same thought, this was clearly abuse of power for personal gain!

...

At noon, the laboratory’s exchange team arrived at the Seaside city of Chong City, located at the southernmost end.

After three hours of flight, Li Qiao had been catching up on sleep on the plane and now, after disembarking, didn’t feel so exhausted.

This time, there were seven people from Renhe Laboratory who came to attend the exchange meeting, plus the last-minute addition of Luoyu, making it a grand procession of eight people exiting the airport hall.

Chong City was hot, and being by the sea, the hot wind brought with it a sticky, faint smell of the ocean.

Li Qiao’s luggage was all being pushed by Luoyu, while she herself walked beside them with a lightness in her step, appearing quite languid.

Academician Jiang wore a senior’s shirt and fanned himself continuously with a newspaper from the plane, "Lian Zhen, where exactly is the car you arranged?"

Before Lian Zhen could reply, Luoyu spoke up assertively, "I’ve arranged for a business van, it’s in parking lot C."

Academician Jiang cheerfully thanked Luoyu for her troubles and then called everyone together to head to the parking lot.

Outsiders were unaware of Luoyu’s identity, merely assuming she was a friend of Li Qiao, but Academician Jiang was fully aware.

This was one of Master Yan’s four assistants.

Following a forty-minute journey, the business van stopped in front of an old-style guesthouse.

Next door was the convention center where the exchange meeting would be held tomorrow.

After Luoyu and Lian Zhen finished checking in at the front desk, Academician Jiang reminded everyone in the lobby, "You all go back and rest up. If you’re free this afternoon, you could take a look around the convention center next door.

Let’s meet downstairs promptly at seven in the morning, make sure all materials are prepared, and don’t let any errors occur."

Before long, everyone returned to their rooms. Li Qiao was so tired she just lay down on the bed as soon as she entered the room.

"Miss Li, what would you like for lunch?"

After settling the luggage, Luoyu walked into the guest room to see Li Qiao lying listlessly on her side.

Li Qiao shook her head, "I want to sleep for a bit, you go ahead and eat."

Luoyu opened her mouth as if to say something, then stopping herself; yeah, it was clear she was really exhausted from last night.

She pressed her lips together, smiled, said something else, but Li Qiao did not hear her clearly; in less than three minutes, Li Qiao had already drifted off into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, at Chong City Airport’s arrival hall, a man dressed in a lotus-pink shirt paired with black trousers walked out of the VIP passage with a taut face.

He was followed by two tall and intimidating men in black, and the seaside city’s sweltering heat was unbearable. The moment the man left the airport, the sticky air made it feel like his breath was sticking, "What a dump, it’s damn hot."

The two bodyguards behind him looked impassively at the back of his head and simultaneously wiped their faces.

Lucky for you in your cool pink shirt, they were still clad in thick black suits.