Half an hour later, two imposing SUVs drove into the underground parking lot of Yan Emperor Group, one after the other.
Li Qiao turned off the engine and looked over at the parking spot next to her.
Despite her outright refusal of Luoyu’s company, he had still followed her all the way here, maintaining a moderate distance the entire time.
With an indifferent curl of her lips, Li Qiao got out of the car and walked towards the private elevator.
Thus, Luoyu couldn’t help but feel surprised when he saw the exclusive elevator card in her hand.
Li Qiao was the first person, aside from the four major assistants, to get an exclusive elevator card.
Because even Master Qiu and Young Master Ou didn’t have this privilege.
Upon reaching the top floor, One Zero One, it was not yet eight o’clock.
Ignoring Luoyu’s perplexed expression, Li Qiao walked straight into the chairman’s office; Shang Yu hadn’t arrived yet.
Outside the window, the sky was overcast, seemingly brewing a heavy rain.
Li Qiao looked at the gloomy sky and picked up her phone to head to the pantry.
In the pantry, the secretary was speaking softly with Luoyu. Upon seeing Li Qiao enter, the secretary smiled at her and stopped talking.
Li Qiao placed her cup on the espresso machine, selected the latte mode, and kept her head down, messaging on WeChat while waiting.
Luoyu, standing behind her, stared fixedly at her back, before giving the secretary a look and then they both left one after another.
Hearing the footsteps, Li Qiao lazily raised an eyebrow and turned around, just in time to catch a glimpse of Luoyu’s complicated glance before he left.
Li Qiao indifferently turned her gaze back and saw the messages on WeChat, then lifted her phone to make a voice call to the other party.
"Help me check if there are any medical records for Guan Mingyu in the past year."
"Yeah, get me the results as soon as possible."
After a few hurried sentences, Li Qiao hung up the phone, stood thinking for a moment, and then returned to the office.
Time flew by, and as noon approached, Shang Yu was still nowhere to be seen.
In the four hundred square meter office, the silence was only broken by the hum of the air conditioning.
Li Qiao boredly glanced at her phone screen; she had messaged Shang Yu a few minutes ago, but there was still no reply.
At that moment, she furrowed her brows and looked away from the screen, and her phone rang right on cue.
Li Qiao’s eyes lit up with amusement, and as she answered, she called out in a light tone, "Master Yan."
The other end of the phone was eerily quiet, without a hint of noise.
The man’s deep and magnetic voice came through the receiver, "At the company?"
Li Qiao leaned back in her chair and turned slightly, lazily looking at the unoccupied large desk opposite her, "Yeah, the boss isn’t around, and no one has assigned me new work. I’m quite bored."
Shang Yu curved his lips while holding the phone and glanced out of the car window, his eyes hiding a smile, "Sounds like it’s the boss’s fault."
"Not really, Master Yan, you’re busy; I understand," Li Qiao conceded with a teasing comment, her eyes shifting as she asked, "By the way, why did you arrange for Luoyu to follow me? Is there a special situation?"
Li Qiao was indifferent to Luoyu and didn’t care about her awkward attitude.
But there had to be a reason for Shang Yu’s arrangement, and she wanted to know why.
"We’ll talk about her later. Get ready to head back to the Li family villa; the old patriarch has already arrived."
Old Mr. Shang had come?!
Li Qiao’s eyes sparkled, and she smiled as she said, "Alright, I’ll head back now."
At the Li family villa, along Shaded Boulevard outside the main gate, two rows of luxury cars were parked, twice as many as typically accompanied Shang Yu on outings.
At that moment, a light rain was falling, and four unfamiliar-faced bodyguards stood in the rain to the left and right of the wrought-iron gate.
Li Qiao parked her car at the entrance and walked into the hall at an unrushed pace.
Well, from the moment of entry, bodyguards could be seen everywhere in the vast villa estate.
Even around Shang Yu, there had never been so many accompanying bodyguards.