From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: A Short Parting is Better than a New Marriage

Qiao Yi was filled with righteous indignation, feeling both alarmed and angry, and even a bit relieved.

Fortunately, Jenfors was a mess, and luckily she had truly confronted Jenfors without backing down!

Otherwise, she might have already signed the contract and pushed the Qiao Family into a fire pit!

Clutching her blanket, Qiao Yi had already mentally chopped Jenfors into eighty-one pieces in her mind, and only after venting did she belatedly think of a more important issue.

“Although Jenfors is from Dirk Group, we have no evidence. We have no proof that he intended to sabotage the cooperation between Qiao Family and Taylor, nor proof that he wanted to trap Qiao Family!”

Qiao Yi fell into depression again, having results but no evidence was the most suffocating point!

“I’ve found some leads, and I’ll let you know once I have the results.”

With Lu Yanchuan’s words, Qiao Yi immediately felt relieved.

However… Qiao Yi’s gaze fell on Lu Yanchuan, slowly moved down a bit then quickly retracted like she got an electric shock.

“This time… thank you, but it doesn’t mean I came back by myself! I’m leaving!”

Qiao Yi clutched her blanket about to get out of bed and dress, but before her feet even touched the ground, Lu Yanchuan grabbed the blanket, pulling her back into bed along with the blanket.

“What are you doing!”

“Stop making trouble.”

Lu Yanchuan’s words made Qiao Yi even angrier, her hands forcefully pushing against Lu Yanchuan’s body, staring up at him obstinately.

“What do you mean stop making trouble! It was clearly you who looked down on me first! These days you’ve also been ignoring me! Now you are saying I’m causing trouble! Do you even make sense!”

Qiao Yi was so angry that her nostrils flared, but her aggressive demeanor inexplicably made Lu Yanchuan want to laugh.

“I didn’t ignore you. These past days I’ve been tracking down Jenfors and his subordinates, worried that any action might startle them so I didn’t come to see you.”

Not only that, Lu Yanchuan took LQ’s people and completely wiped out Dirk’s newly established bases in the country, his chance encounter with Qiao Yi yesterday was also to follow Jenfors.

Though such tasks could be handled by his subordinates, when it came to Qiao Yi’s safety, Lu Yanchuan inexplicably didn’t let others take action, instead, he personally stepped in.

None of this was told to Qiao Yi by Lu Yanchuan, he just gently kissed her on the forehead.

“I won’t look down on you, you are my lawful wife, sharing honor and disgrace with me, how could I look down on you.”

Qiao Yi’s face was already beet red, she covered her mouth silent, afraid she might inadvertently grunt, which would be utterly embarrassing.

Lu Yanchuan seemed to have fallen in love with the kissing gesture, his lips moved down a bit and landed on Qiao Yi’s nose tip.

It’s ill-advised to tease a man right after waking up in the morning, although it was the person himself stirring up his feelings.

Qiao Yi was already back asleep when she was carried out of the bathroom, and after Lu Yanchuan placed her back on the bed, he went to the study to arrange the next move against Dirk Group.

Qiao Yi slept for a total of ten hours, and by the time she woke up, it had already gotten dark outside.

Thirsty, hungry, and exhausted – that precisely described Qiao Yi’s current state.

Though she was so thirsty she could perish, Qiao Yi still didn’t want to crawl out from under the covers, feeling as if she was sealed inside the blanket.

“Awake?”

Just when Qiao Yi was about to die of thirst, Lu Yanchuan finally appeared, bringing the life-saving water and food.

Qiao Yi was dug out from under the covers by Lu Yanchuan, who propped her up bonelessly and poured half a glass of water into her mouth before she finally came to life.

“I didn’t go to the office today…”

“I’ve already asked for leave for you.”

Anyway, everything that needed arranging was already arranged, and skipping work for one day wasn’t a big deal.

Qiao Yi comforted herself internally, then resolutely began to enjoy Mr. Lu’s meticulous care.

However, the joy was always short-lived, and soon after slumping down, Qiao Yi was awakened by the ringtone of her phone.

When she picked up the phone, she saw it was from Feng Siyu. Only then did Qiao Yi remember that she had left Feng Siyu alone in the hotel!

“Yuanyuan…”

“How is it, my darling! Doesn’t the thrill of a little separation taste just like a honeymoon?”

The background was a bit noisy, but it didn’t stop Feng Siyu’s voice from coming through clearly.

Qiao Yi’s face turned red immediately, she took a guilty glance at Lu Yanchuan beside her, then tucked herself and the phone back under the covers.

“What are you saying! What honeymoon from a little separation! Be careful or I’ll hang up!”

Qiao Yi’s lightweight threat wasn’t taken seriously by Feng Siyu, who screamed for a while before revealing the real purpose of the call.

“A few days ago, didn’t you say you wanted some celebrities to perform at the annual meeting? I’ve asked around for you; do you remember Le Bai from Sihai Entertainment? You can contact her for performers!”

The moment she mentioned Le Bai, an enchanting and sensual figure appeared in Qiao Yi’s mind.

Shivering silently, Qiao Yi rubbed her arms and repeatedly declined.

“Let’s forget about it. Just thinking about her gives me a headache! And I have some troublesome matters at hand, let’s talk about this after a couple of days!”

Qiao Yi quickly hung up and peeked out from under the covers only to meet Lu Yanchuan’s thoughtful gaze.

“What, what are you looking at?”

“A little separation feels like a honeymoon?”

All done! So embarrassing! Qiao Yi felt like murdering someone but was drowned in Lu Yanchuan’s teasing look.

Forced to discuss with Lu Yanchuan the true essence of “a little separation feeling like a honeymoon,” the next morning, Qiao Yi hurriedly rushed to the office.

“Put a hold on the projects for now. Taylor Group is going to change the person in charge and will interface with us soon, so everyone can rest well these days, thanks for your hard work during this period.”

The sudden vacation arrangement made the team feel unusual, and they quickly asked for more details.

Of course, Qiao Yi couldn’t disclose Jenfors’s true identity to them, merely saying that Taylor had its arrangements, and they should rest assured.

Once this news came out, it unsurprisingly stirred up a storm inside the Qiao Family.

Rumors of all kinds arose, mostly about how Qiao Yi had been so ostentatious about setting up the interfacing team, and now after such a long time, not being able to secure a single project was truly embarrassing…

Qiao Yi ignored these murmurs, focusing her attention on finding evidence of Jenfors’s true identity and his plans to secretly switch the contract!

Evidence was hard to find, or rather Jenfors was too cautious. Several times Qiao Yi’s sent people nearly got caught, and later on, Jenfors even reduced his outings, making it even harder for Qiao Yi to act.

However, just when Qiao Yi was at her wit’s end, an opportunity quietly arrived; Jenfors unexpectedly took the initiative to call her, wanting to sign a contract with the Qiao Family!