Listening to Bai Hanyun’s question, Jiang Yinqi calmly explained, "Mhm. Hu Chaoyang is the Hu Family’s second son. Originally, his elder brother called him back from overseas to help with the Hu Group, but I intercepted him and invited him to be the Bai Group’s new CEO."
Letting out a sigh, Jiang Yinqi added, "It seems the Hu Family is very unhappy with me and the Bai Group because of that."
Rubbing her chin, Bai Hanyun asked, "So... this invitation is a hongmen banquet, and you are too scared to go alone?"
Laughing at her words, Jiang Yinqi admitted, "Yes, yes, yes. Your elder brother is scared and needs you to accompany me to this hongmen banquet."
Since Xi Yang City and Shang Du City were not far apart, Bai Hanyun agreed. "Alright. I will go with you."
Surprised by her decisiveness, Jiang Yinqi said, "I thought I would have to spend a lot of time coaxing you to go with me tonight. Why the sudden agreement?"
Rolling her eyes, Bai Hanyun explained, "Grandpa Yu invited me to the auction tomorrow at Gu Bao Auction House."
"Since Xi Yang City and Shang Du City aren’t far apart, I can accompany you to the banquet tonight and fly to Shang Du City tomorrow morning for the auction. It’s on the way anyway."
After listening to her explanation, Jiang Yinqi asked, "Since you will stay the night at Xi Yang City, do you want to stay at my place or in a hotel?"
Instead of answering, Bai Hanyun asked back, "Elder Brother Yinqi, how many rooms do you have?"
Not knowing why she asked this, Jiang Yinqi replied in confusion, "I have three spare rooms. Why are you asking this?"
Hearing his answer, Bai Hanyun made her decision and replied, "Then I will stay at your place. I will bring my bodyguards, so we will need those three rooms."
Realizing that she was going to travel with her bodyguards, Jiang Yinqi nodded. "Alright. I will have the servants clean the rooms and change the sheets."
After finalizing the plan, Bai Hanyun said, "Then I will call you when I arrive in Xi Yang City. Remember to pick me up at the airport."
"Don’t worry. Send me your flight details, and I will be there on time." Jiang Yinqi promised.
"Don’t be late," Bai Hanyun reminded him before ending the call and messaging Hua Yuyu.
[Brother Hua, I’m attending a banquet this evening in Xi Yang City. Please book me a flight. I will also attend an auction tomorrow in Shang Du City and bring some antiques, so you all need to come with me for security.]
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With that settled, Bai Hanyun got out of bed and began packing for the next two days. As she was choosing a dress for the banquet, another message came.
[Miss Bai, our flight to Xi Yang City is in two hours. Please get ready. We need to leave in twenty minutes.]
Reading it, Bai Hanyun exclaimed, "Oh no! I don’t have time to do this slowly!"
Setting her phone down, she quickly packed a set of modern hanfu and another set of ancient-style hanfu, a gift from Feng Xiyan, into her travel suitcase.
Rushing into her walk-in closet, Bai Hanyun chose a set of jade jewelry to wear to the auction, also gifted by Feng Xiyan.
In less than five minutes, she had finished packing her clothes, jewelry, toiletries, and the antique mirror. Grabbing a clean dress, Bai Hanyun took a quick shower.
By the time she stepped out with her travel suitcase and a box of antiques, Hua Yuyu and the others were already waiting in the yard.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Bai Hanyun said, dragging her travel suitcase behind her.
Taking it from her, Hua Yuyu replied, "We still have time."
After saying that, he placed the suitcase and the box of antiques in the trunk, got into the car, and the group drove toward the airport.
Two hours later, Bai Hanyun and her bodyguards landed at Xi Yang City’s airport.
As soon as they walked out of the arrival gate, Jiang Yinqi spotted them from afar. Waving at them, he called out, "Hanyun, over here!"
Turning toward the sound, Bai Hanyun’s eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Yinqi waiting by his car. Waving back at him, she smiled brightly and replied, "Elder Brother Yinqi!"
Trotting toward him, Bai Hanyun asked, "Have you been waiting long?"
Jiang Yinqi patted her head and said, "I just arrived."
Then he turned to Hua Yuyu and the others with a warm smile. "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. I have prepared transportation for you. Let’s have a meal first, then I will send you back to my villa."
Hua Yuyu nodded and replied politely, "Thank you, Attorney Jiang."
Seeing that they were carrying a wooden box and several travel suitcases, Jiang Yinqi motioned to the drivers to help with the luggage.
Opening the passenger door of his sports car, he said, "Hanyun, get in."
After she got into the car, Jiang Yinqi drove out of the airport, followed closely by two black SUVs.
Sitting beside him, Bai Hanyun asked, "Elder Brother Yinqi, how are things in the Bai Group? Can CEO Hu handle Bai Yansheng and his people?"
Jiang Yinqi smiled and replied, "You don’t need to worry about that. With Chaoyang’s ability, it won’t be long before he cleans up the Bai Group. As for Bai Yansheng and his men, they can’t make any big moves now."
Curious, Bai Hanyun asked further, "What did CEO Hu do to them? Given Bai Yansheng’s personality, it’s impossible for him to just accept CEO Hu as the new CEO without doing anything."
Nodding in agreement, Jiang Yinqi replied, "After gathering the evidence, Chaoyang just reported Bai Yansheng’s corruption to the police and let them handle the rest."
When she heard this, Bai Hanyun raised her brows slightly. "He managed to gather the evidence in such a short time? That’s very impressive."