Honest Beta gets scammed

After sending the message, Li Qing threw her phone onto the bed.

He got up to wash up and quickly pulled out his already packed suitcase.

He then carried the suitcase to the door, pushed it open, and went out.

The door slammed shut with a "bang".

Li Qing headed straight for the train station.

……

Twilight Nebula.

Guan Li frowned as she looked at the reply on her phone.

[Leaving so soon?]

She sent a message, but after waiting for several minutes, Li Qing did not reply.

Guan Li felt a little lost and looked up at the person behind the desk.

Fang Yuehan was sitting in a chair, holding a document in her hand. Noticing Guan Li's gaze, she raised her eyelids and looked over.

"Gone?"

Guan Li nodded: "Yes, Li Qing said he's going back to his hometown today and wants to cancel the apartment purchase."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuehan nodded, then looked away, picked up the document, and left the office.

"...Then let's go."

Guan Li watched Fang Yuehan leave, then raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

She reported Li Qing's impending departure to her superiors, and the feedback she received was as she expected—they were very lenient towards Li Qing.

I initially thought it was all He Xiangchen's doing, but it turns out that Fang Yuehan also came along with the feedback.

Even if they didn't say it outright, it was obvious to everyone that they were there to ask Li Qing.

This really startled Guan Li.

The uncertainty is starting again. Is Li Qing simply He Xiangchen's kept man, or does his family actually have some powerful background that she doesn't know about? After all, Fang Yuehan went there in person; a kept man doesn't seem to have that kind of power, right?

Guan Li was really nervous and was very careful when reporting her work.

Unexpectedly, after hearing that Li Qing had decided to leave and would be leaving today, Fang Yuehan simply nodded lightly, making the whole process seem casual, and it ended so easily.

Guan Li was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

Fang Yuehan was also at that banquet, so she naturally heard about what happened between He Xiangchen and Li Qing. But she didn't expect things to escalate to the point where Li Qing was about to leave.

When the message reached her from below, she knew someone was going to have a headache.

Fang Yuehan and Li Qing only met a limited number of times.

However, it cannot be denied that what Li Qing said at the banquet was indeed somewhat helpful to her, and she was grateful for that.

She might have to think twice about big favors, but she's happy to help with small things like relaxing contract terms.

I came here mainly to talk to Li Qing, but I didn't expect him to leave so decisively.

Since that's the case, she decided not to say anything more.

As Fang Yuehan walked out of the Twilight Nebula Building, she took out her sunglasses and put them on.

His gaze drifted toward the luxury apartment building next to the Nebula Building.

Several bodyguards in black were hurrying in and out of the lobby, seemingly looking for something to notify.

Fang Yuehan chuckled softly and looked away.

She had already determined who had leaked those things she didn't want to tell Qu Qingzhe to him. Although Qu Qingzhe hadn't mentioned the remaining details, based on her understanding of He Xiangchen, she could roughly guess what else He Xiangchen had done.

She had originally planned to find an opportunity to trip up He Xiangchen, but now it seems she doesn't need to do anything.

……

The president's office of the He Group.

He Xiangchen always felt uneasy and inexplicably restless, making it difficult for him to hide his anxiety when dealing with documents.

Xu Shi stood to the side, silently adjusting his glasses, his mind filled with doubt.

What's wrong? Didn't you say you had a good chat with Mr. Li Qing yesterday? Why are you still so angry today?

"Snapped!"

The file was left on the desktop.

He Xiangchen took a deep breath, raised his hand and rubbed his temples hard, then took out his phone in frustration. On the screen, his friend request was still hanging there all alone, without any response.

Is Li Qing still angry? Or has he not seen his friend request yet?

He Xiangchen stared at that profile picture, feeling increasingly uneasy.

He looked up at Xu Shi, who was pretending to be a wooden figure, and after a couple of seconds of contemplation, asked in a cold voice, "Have you caught the person?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he immediately bowed in response.

"Mr. He, we're still pursuing him. We haven't caught him yet, but we're certain he can't leave the capital."

Speaking of this, Xu Shi felt a chill run down his spine.

Yesterday, after Li Qing left the banquet, He Xiangchen immediately ordered him to check the surveillance footage and all the people who came in and out.

After calming down, He Xiangchen realized that something was wrong no matter how he thought about it.

Unlike when Li Qing was kidnapped, his state last night was clearly one of mental chaos.

But strangely, he did not lose his mind and launch an indiscriminate attack.

If this is another special positive effect caused by having a highly compatible partner around, then his berserk behavior itself is inexplicable.

Li Qing was right next to him, and had done everything he could. Just a few minutes ago, his mental state was perfectly fine, but the next second it exploded.

There's something wrong with it no matter how I look at it!

He insisted that someone was definitely up to no good and that he would make Xu Shi find that person no matter what.

When Xu Shi received this order, his first reaction was: Boss, you have too many excuses!

Even he, as the most loyal member of the He family's Xiangchen faction, couldn't help but speak up for justice!

You've already lied and played with people, scaring them so badly, so why are you still trying to shift the blame? You just want to find someone to take the fall so you don't seem so bad.

But despite his inner grumbling, He Xiangchen had given the order, and even if he was just going through the motions, he would definitely investigate.

As it turned out, I was shocked by what I found out when I checked.

There are some unidentified people who have sneaked in!

And they escaped before their people could even lock onto them! They've been chasing them for a while now and still haven't caught them!

He Xiangchen frowned even more deeply upon hearing this.

Nothing goes right!

Just as he was getting annoyed, Xu Shi's phone vibrated. He glanced at He Xiangchen's face and, seeing that he didn't react, Xu Shi took out his phone and answered it.

The person on the other end of the phone was reporting something at a very fast pace. As Xu Shi listened, a look of exhaustion appeared on his face.

He hung up the phone and turned his head.

"Mr. He, Li Qing... is gone."

He Xiangchen slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing Xu Shi like a knife.

He braced himself on the table and slowly stood up, each second carrying a sense of impending doom.

"They left... What does that mean?"

Xu Shi forced a smile and said, "The people at the apartment said that Mr. Li went out this morning with his suitcase, and now... no one knows where he is."

"Where did they go?"

He Xiangchen's voice suddenly rose, and his anger finally surfaced.

"Are you kidding me? There are so many of you, and you can't even keep an eye on him?"