From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 A Complete Makeover

Qiao Yi’s words were not a threat to intimidate Qiao Xin. As the project’s materials supervisor, even if Qiao Xin was unaware of when these materials were substituted, she would be held responsible for any future accidents that could happen!

“Don’t overdramatize the situation! I personally oversaw the materials being stocked, and if there’s a problem, you can’t pin it on me!”

Trying to maintain composure, Qiao Xin threw the cell phone back to Qiao Yi, even attempting to turn the tables.

“Just because there was no problem at stocking doesn’t mean there weren’t problems later. The most likely explanation is that someone secretly swapped the materials, and besides the set of warehouse keys I have, the only other set is in your hands!”

When Qiao Yi was at the construction site, the situation was urgent and there was no time to think carefully, but after Xiao Ting left, Qiao Yi thoroughly reviewed everything and discovered an inconsistency.

That was the warehouse doors and windows, which showed no signs of being tampered with!

Qiao Yi was certain there were no issues when the materials were stocked; the only possibility was that someone secretly switched them. Now, with the warehouse intact, it clearly pointed to an inside job!

Finally, Qiao Xin’s face changed, and she avoided Qiao Yi’s gaze, looking very uncomfortable.

“It might have been you who switched the materials! Why are you pinning the responsibility on me?”

“Do you even have a brain? The keys to the warehouse are locked in the company’s communal storage, do you need me to pull up the surveillance for you? You’d better take this chance while I’m still patient, and replenish the material batch, or don’t blame me for taking legal action!”

Having said that, Qiao Yi no longer wished to speak with her and turned to leave Qiao Xin’s place.

Watching Qiao Yi’s retreating figure, Qiao Xin could no longer hold her composure and ran back inside to pick up the phone and dial Lu Ming.

“Where are you now!”

Qiao Xin had to dial three times before the call was answered, but the voice that answered was a woman’s.

“Who is this?”

“And who are you? Let Lu Ming take the call!”

The woman on the phone hesitated, as if guessing who Qiao Xin was, and tenderly offered an apology.

“I’m sorry, Miss Qiao, I didn’t notice it was your call. Ming hasn’t gotten up yet, would you like me to wake him up for you?”

Such affectionate words coming from the woman on the other end were seamlessly natural, and even a bit shy, as if she and Lu Ming had just done something intimate.

The moment she heard the term ‘Ming’, Qiao Xin recalled the woman who appeared at her house that day.

“Who are you! Why do you have Lu Ming’s phone?”

“Whose phone?”

Lu Ming’s voice came through from the other end, followed by soft sounds, and then the phone was handed to Lu Ming.

“What madness are you on about now, Qiao Xin?”

“Me, crazy? I think you are the one going crazy! Who is that woman? Why is she with you?”

Qiao Xin’s sharp voice caused Lu Ming to instinctively move the phone away. After a moment of silence on his end, he brought the phone back to his ear.

“If you’ve got something to say, say it; otherwise, I’m hanging up.”

Of course, Qiao Xin didn’t want to let the matter slide so vaguely, but the issue at the construction site was evidently more pressing than the problem of the woman next to Lu Ming.

“The materials at the construction site, was it you who took my keys and swapped them out!”

“Yes, it was me…”

“Do you know there’s been a collapse at the site, and Qiao Yi and Xiao Ting discovered the materials you swapped when they were inspecting the warehouse, and now the investigation has led to me!”

Qiao Xin yelled in despair, and Lu Ming was also shocked by this news, urgently asking for details.

Qiao Xin told Lu Ming about Qiao Yi coming to see her and especially stressed the words Qiao Yi warned her with.

“You better send all those materials back right now, or else I’ll go tell Qiao Yi that you were the one who stole them!”

Qiao Xin’s threat was only met with a disdainful snort from Lu Ming, it could even be called mockery.

“I’ve already sold those materials. Now, because of you, our deal can’t continue. You better figure it out on your own!”

Lu Ming hung up the phone right away; Qiao Xin screamed into the phone crazily but got no response at all, anger drove her to throw her phone away.

The initial investment for building materials was nearly a million, which wasn’t a lot for the entire project, but it definitely wasn’t easy for Qiao Xin to come up with that much money all at once!

Qiao Yi knew those materials couldn’t have been moved by Qiao Xin, but this incident was definitely related to her!

The strong words she had just told Qiao Xin were just a warning, she would be lucky if she could replenish the materials, but even if she couldn’t, she couldn’t let her off so easily!

The company’s investigation results had not yet come out, and the pressing issue was to contact the material suppliers to repurchase soon.

The new funding requirement needed an application process, so Qiao Yi went directly with the contract to find Qiao Qiao, but she encountered a stunning beauty full of allure in Qiao Qiao’s office.

What’s going on? Has her silly younger brother been struck by Cupid?

“Sister! This is Sun Keke!”

“Ah! Sun Keke! You, you’ve recovered from plastic surgery?”

The voluptuous beauty in front of her was actually Sun Keke. Although the old Sun Keke looked pretty good, she had a gentle aura, not at all like the bold and proud siren she seemed to be now!

“It’s been a while, Yiyi, you should call me Andy now!”

Sun Keke… oh, no, Andy, slinked over with a seductive sway and coyly blew a kiss to Qiao Yi.

Andy was the new identity that Qiao Yi had prepared for Sun Keke, an orphan with outstanding achievements and a graduate of a prestigious overseas university.

After the surgery, Andy, who now bore some mixed-race features, had eyes that turned blue. When she looked at you seriously, it felt like you were her entire world.

“I heard from little Qiao Qiao that you’re looking for a new supplier? Why not consider me and give me a big order?”

Andy had joined Sun Group three days ago, and she was planning to find Qiao Yi today, but since Qiao Yi wasn’t in the office, she had to meet Qiao Qiao first.

Qiao Yi didn’t miss the fleeting look of disappointment when Andy clarified her relationship with Qiao Qiao.

Even though she’s the older sister, and while she didn’t mind Andy’s past, Qiao Qiao’s love life was for him to decide.

Since Andy changed the topic, Qiao Xin also followed her lead and spoke about the accident.

“I don’t need to find a new supplier, I just need to make up this batch of materials. The supplier I’ve negotiated with doesn’t have enough stock, and the next delivery won’t arrive for another month.”

Qiao Yi and Andy quickly signed the contract for the batch of materials, and by the time Xiao Ting called again to inquire about the situation, Andy had already arranged for the delivery to the construction site.