The Favored Heiress
Chapter 659: Going Home to Visit Relatives

Chapter 659: Chapter 659: Going Home to Visit Relatives

The living room, Li Qiao leaned lazily against the sofa, propping her cheek and watching the brilliant sunshine outside the window, her gaze narrowed slightly, "It’s time to go to Parma."

Sitting beside her, Shang Yu lifted his head from his phone, his eyes twined with a thin smile, "Not planning to go to British Imperial?"

Li Qiao moved her gaze back from the window, her lips curving lightly, "My identity fell to Parma, not British Imperial. What would I go there for?"

The man put his phone on the table, rested his elbow on the back of the chair, and sized up Li Qiao from the side, nodding for her to continue.

Li Qiao leaned against the armrest, her eyes bright, "Going to British Imperial now would only be stirring up the grass and startling the snake. Yun Lih’s disappearance doesn’t mean something happened, he cherishes his life a lot, he wouldn’t hit a stone with an egg."

"You know him that well?" Shang Yu’s eyes narrowed, his finger stroked the top of her head, his expression intriguing.

Li Qiao slapped his wrist away, smiling, "He died once before, he knows better than anyone how important it is to be alive. Besides, Shen Qingye’s deal isn’t for an assassination; he has no reason to put himself at risk for it."

The man’s gaze focused intently on her, his Adam’s apple moving twice, "Even so, if he wants to help you deal with Xiao Yehui, it’s not impossible."

Li Qiao fell silent for a few seconds, then smiled casually, "It’s indeed possible, but he wouldn’t do that. Even you haven’t acted rashly, so why should he start a war?"

Shang Yu pressed his thin lips together, then after a moment, he picked up his phone to dial and instructed, "Prepare the flight to Parma for tomorrow."

Li Qiao’s eyes flashed, nudging Shang Yu with her toe, "Which rank is Yun Lih’s Mercenary Group in the International Club’s Eight Major Groups?"

"Third."

Li Qiao pondered, the number one rank should be the Core Alliance formed by core members, followed by the Strategic Bureau.

Gu Chenn had said before that the Strategic Bureau of the International Club is likely to be in Aida State.

Since the Mercenary Group is ranked third, its strength should not be underestimated.

Li Qiao eyed Shang Yu’s handsome cheek, asking with a half-smile, "Aren’t you worried that something will happen to him?"

The man’s thin lips curved slightly, pinching her chin and giving it a shake, "Is there a need to worry? He’s not foolish, even if something really happens, he would leave clues in the system. The real liabilities are Yun Ling and Shen Qingye."

Li Qiao seriously agreed, "That’s right."

...

In the afternoon, Li Qiao went out in her car after lunch.

Since she was going to Parma, she also had to arrange some minor matters in South Sea in advance.

After she left, Shang Yu received a call from Cheng Mo, "Boss, I checked. The hidden figure K in the Mercenary Group joined the International Club to save an entire border mercenary branch."

The man held a cigarette between his fingers, his handsome face shrouded in a faint mist, "Go on."

Cheng Mo swallowed, "According to the information, her label is... the second leader of the Mercenary Group."

Shang Yu lazily exhaled a puff of smoke, "Pull up the mercenary branch’s commission history for the past few years."

"Yes, boss."

After hanging up the phone, the man’s gaze turned unfathomable.

Li Qiao’s deeds during her years at the border were even more numerous than what he had discovered.

Having her involvement with so many underworld forces, one or two was fine, but getting mixed up with too many forces might be not good.

...

Elsewhere, Li Qiao drove to the fund company. Despite it being a holiday period, there were still quite a number of people working overtime at the company.

She went to the meeting room, organized a few documents into her computer bag, and was about to leave when Xi Luo floated in, her expression somewhat resentful.

Seeing her, Li Qiao stood beside the desk, "Do you need me for something?"

Xi Luo pursed her lips, getting straight to the point, "You went to Aida State and didn’t contact my brother?"

Oh, Xi Ze.

Li Qiao shook her head indifferently, "No."

Xi Luo had said that if there was a contract dispute, she could contact Xi Ze. Since Luoyu had brought her own legal team, she didn’t get involved further.

At this moment, Xi Luo let out a heavy sigh and said with a wry smile as she pointed at Li Qiao, "I thought you two had been in touch... Do you have any idea that my silly brother is still in Aida State waiting for your summons?"

Li Qiao: "..."

A gold-medal lawyer—this idle?

Before she could speak, Xi Luo crossed her arms and lamented, "If he hadn’t called me today to complain, I would have almost forgotten about him."

Li Qiao picked up her bag and walked towards the door, casting her a meaningful look, "You’re certainly a great sister."

Xi Luo snapped back to reality and saw her retreating figure, frowning as she called out, "Hey, are you heading out again?"

"Yes, going back home for a family visit."

Family visit? What kind of strange term is that?

Aren’t all her family in South Sea? Why would she need a family visit?!

...

In the afternoon, Li Qiao made another trip to the research institute.

She didn’t enter the building but waited for Lian Zhen in the garden downstairs.

Soon, Lian Zhen hurriedly came out in his white lab coat and greeted Li Qiao with a warm and scholarly smile, "Sorry to keep you waiting, I was just in a meeting."

Li Qiao shook her head and passed him the laptop bag in her hand, "Senior Brother Lian, there are some documents inside that you might want to look at when you have the time."

"What documents?" Lian Zhen took the bag, unzipped it, and took a look, clearly surprised, "Medical Lasko?"

Li Qiao, with one hand in her pocket, glanced over the documents, "The application materials are at the back. It’s selected every three years; you might as well give it a try."

Lian Zhen gave a modest smile, "The highest honor in medicine, and there’s still no awardee from our country. Xiao Li, do you really think I stand a chance?"

"Whether you do or not, you’ll only know if you try," Li Qiao replied calmly as she looked at Lian Zhen, "The introduction to the award and the guidelines are all in there. Fill out the application materials for now; we can arrange the rest when I get back."

Lian Zhen pursed his lips, his face showing doubt, "Get back? Where are you going?"

"I might be away for a while," Li Qiao said, glancing at her watch. "I’ve already sent you the report on the progress of the research for the upcoming month. If there’s anything urgent, you can call me at any time. I need to go now."

Lian Zhen’s gaze held a complex mix of emotions as he looked at the documents, feeling as if they weighed a ton.

...

The next day, the Yan Emperor’s Special Plane took off from South Sea International Airport, bound for Parma.

Li Qiao’s original plan was to first go to Parma to meet with Shang Zonghai and incidentally retrieve the remaining translation documents.

As for Yun Lih, she had already secretly sent people to search for his whereabouts. Until she was sure he was indeed in danger, Li Qiao chose to watch and wait.

What neither she nor Shang Yu had expected was that this trip to Parma would be fraught with real danger.

Furthermore, it would last longer than she had anticipated.

This time, apart from Luoyu accompanying her, the other three assistants stayed behind in South Sea to continue their routines.

At nine in the morning, local time, the plane landed at Parma International Airport.

Wei Ang’s motorcade had been waiting on the tarmac for a while, and as soon as they saw the two of them, they approached immediately, "Eldest Young Master, Young Madam."

Li Qiao blinked, finding Wei Ang’s change of address rather novel.

Shang Yu draped his arm around Li Qiao’s waist and began to stroll forward, "Back to the estate."

Wei Lang, with a troubled expression, said, "Eldest Young Master, the family head is still waiting at the old house."