The Favored Heiress
Chapter 606: Madam Xiao Returns to the Country

Chapter 606: Chapter 606: Madam Xiao Returns to the Country

Jin Rong watched Shang Yu board the helicopter, a clear concern appearing on his handsome face.

Not until the helicopter took off, its rotors blowing his hair into disarray, did Jin Rong ponder for a moment and directly call He Chen.

"Madam Xiao has returned to the country."

...

The next day, past nine in the morning, the sky was overcast, with rain.

Li Qiao woke up and went to take a shower. When she came out, she noticed something was off.

Shang Yu was gone!

Outside the door, Luoyu was nonchalantly smoking a cigarette facing the sea. Hearing footsteps, he immediately turned around.

Li Qiao looked around but still couldn’t find any trace of the man.

Before she could ask, Luoyu timely answered, "Miss Li, the boss has gone to sea for a task."

To sea?!

Li Qiao made an ’oh’ sound and looked toward the several islands in the distance over the sea, "When will he be back?"

Luoyu said, "Didn’t say, probably will return after finishing the task."

"Did Jin Rong go too?"

As soon as her words fell, a disgruntled voice came from around the corner of the villa’s path, "Lack of respect, even ’Jin Rong’ is how you address me?"

Leaning her shoulder against the bay window, Li Qiao met Jin Rong’s dissatisfied gaze before glancing behind him again.

"Stop looking. He’ll be back once he’s done. For the next few days... you’ll stay with me," Jin Rong said as he walked over with a teasing smile, "Kid, do you want to go to a hot spring?"

Li Qiao curled her lip without much interest, "Not really."

Jin Rong stepped onto the porch, trying to be as amiable as an affectionate father, "Then what do you want to do? Go to sea? Scuba diving? Swimming? Fishing?"

"I’ll sleep a bit more."

Li Qiao wasn’t particularly tired, but Shang Yu’s silent departure made her keenly sense something unusual.

Because ever since he took that call last night, something seemed off.

Soon, Li Qiao turned and went back to the master bedroom, sat cross-legged on the bed after closing the door, and caressed her phone screen, pondering over the possible scenarios.

Calling Liuyun probably wouldn’t help.

If there was something she could be told, Shang Yu wouldn’t have left without a word.

She didn’t believe he had gone to sea for a task.

There were only two possibilities: either he had gone back to the South Sea or returned to the border.

...

That afternoon, Li Qiao received a call from Shang Yu.

After pressing the answer button, she didn’t speak and silently waited for him to start the conversation.

The man’s voice came through as usual, low and slow, tinged with laughter, "Why not speak?"

"Weren’t you out at sea?" Li Qiao was lying beachside, letting the breeze hit her, with her forearm resting on her forehead, a sly smile playing on her lips, "Why don’t I hear any sound of the waves?"

There was silence for two seconds in the earpiece before Shang Yu’s voice overflowed with a deep laugh, "You can’t be fooled by anything."

Li Qiao sat up with a neutral tone, "Tell me, you went back to the South Sea, didn’t you?"

"Mhm, there was a small issue with the corporate business, I had to come back and handle it," the man spoke warmly with a rustle in the background, "Not happy?"

Li Qiao frowned, "Why didn’t you take me back to the South Sea?"

Shang Yu went silent for two seconds, his voice lower, "I thought you were very tired last night..."

Li Qiao: "..."

She rubbed her forehead, less confidently, "No matter how tired, I could have gotten up."

"Alright, I’ll call you next time."

A few minutes later, they ended the call.

Li Qiao put down the phone, squinting at the cloud-covered sky, thinking since he didn’t take her to the South Sea, maybe she should give him a surprise instead.

Just then, Jin Rong came to the beach holding a plate of sliced guava, calling out to Li Qiao from over ten meters away, "Kid, come eat some fruit. After that, let’s go to the hot spring to invigorate the blood."

Li Qiao turned to look at Jin Rong, a flash of sharpness in her eyes.