Chapter 16

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The next day.

The sun was high up in the sky. As it approached noon, people arrived at the Liu family’s old residence one after another.

Liu Qi did not go out to welcome the guests. She was only chatting and laughing with Liu Yue in the house because the job had long been fully taken over by Li Ya.

One can say that this morning was a thrilling one. She was ridiculed by her aunt early in the morning, saying that she was indecent because she slept in the same room with Shen Nanxiao.

Grandmother was furious. She scolded Shen Nanxiao indiscriminately, and the words she had said were quite funny.

Who would have thought that grandmother, who looked very kind, could also scold out words like sl*t and vixen.

Fortunately, she had slept with her mother last night, and Mother Wu, who had been sent by grandmother to take care of her mother, had been there as a witness. The matter was settled.

However, her grandmother did not feel guilty at all and treated this matter as if it had never happened.

“Ah Qi, thank you for your hard work. Grandmother did not intend to chase me away today.” Liu Yue’s voice was very gentle, like the continuous drizzle of rain in Jiangnan.

Liu Qi smiled lightly when she heard this. Then, she deliberately furrowed her brows and pondered. Then, she smiled and asked, “Then, sister, are you going to give me anything in return?”

“Whatever you want? As long as I have it.” Liu Yue was always gentle. When she smiled, her eyes were curved, and she was beautiful beyond compare.

Liu Qi had already prepared a lot of speeches yesterday. Among those who were going to act in The Ballad of the South Wind was an amazing senior artist.

This person was called Qin Xian; he was also the most popular movie star of her grandmother’s era. When grandmother heard that Liu Yue was going to act with Qin Xian, and that she was going to act as a decent character, her opinion of Liu Yue changed a lot.

In the past, Liu Yue had only acted in small roles. The most common roles were those of courtesans in brothels, and at one time she became popular.

Of course, this was not the main reason why grandmother hated Liu Yue. The main reason was because Liu Yue had dropped out of school.

Liu Qi was not surprised that she had dropped out before graduating from the good military academy she was in to become an actress. This was because when Liu Yue was young, she had told her about her dream of becoming an actress.

Dong, dong dong.

“Ah Yue, Ah Qi, the guests are almost all here. They will be at the banquet at 12 o’clock. Get ready.” Liu Feng knocked on the door from outside. She did not have any intention of coming in; the sound of high heels leaving could be heard after she stopped talking.

Liu Yue looked at Liu Qi, who was still wearing loose sportswear, and urged helplessly. “Hurry up and change into the dress that you brought. Otherwise, it will really be too late.”

Noon.

The birthday banquet officially began.

More than thirty tables were set up in the living room, and a table was set up in front. Wang Xianglai had specially invited the senior singer Hui Mingfang to celebrate grandmother’s birthday.

Today, grandmother dressed very elegantly in her usual attire. She wore a royal blue cheongsam, a pair of jade earrings, and an imperial jade necklace that her aunt had given her.

Meanwhile, the yellow jade bracelet that Liu Qi’s mother had given her had already appeared in Li Ya’s hands.

The moment the Liu family members appeared, Shen Nanxiao, who had already been seated, only had his gaze fixed on one person.

That beautiful lady with snow-like skin that was as dazzling as the stars in the sky naturally attracted the gazes of many other people as well.

Grandmother was satisfied with Liu Qi’s appearance today. At least she was presentable.

Liu Qi did not care for this birthday banquet. She looked at Li Ya and wondered what she would do.

Li Ya could be considered a rare beauty. Her fishtail dress wrapped around her curvaceous figure, and her picturesque brows and eyes had some traces of charm.

As for her height, Li Ya would naturally always be the winner compared to her.

After paying her respects to her grandmother, Liu Qi kept staring at Li Ya, keeping an eye on her to prevent her from trying anything.

Li Ya did not make any moves at the party in the afternoon. She only spoke to some noblemen in a gentle and polite manner.

Forget it, forget it. Her gaze gave her a headache. Liu Qi said to Liu Yue, “Sister, I’ll go for a while.” As she spoke, she pointed in Shen Nanxiao’s direction.

“Alright, go ahead.” Liu Yue smiled gently.

Hence, a little girl took a glass of champagne and slowly walked towards the group of people who were chatting with Shen Nanxiao.

Actually, there were not many people who sincerely came to this banquet to celebrate grandmother’s birthday. Most of them wanted to take this opportunity to build a relationship.

After all, it was not easy to get to know Shen Nanxiao.

However, the guests invited by the Liu family this time were all invitations written by Wang Xianglai. Other than the few aristocratic families that were necessary, they were all lousy relatives of the Wang family.

Honestly speaking, these people did not have the qualifications to come. This banquet of a large family was not only a banquet, but also a networking event.

Shen Nanxiao had always been drinking with a cold face. His handsome facial expression was like thousand-year-old ice. This group of people was really noisy. If they were talking about business, perhaps Shen Nanxiao could still talk to these people.

Seeing Liu Qi coming his way from afar, Shen Nanxiao put down his wine glass and stood up. “Excuse me.” After saying this, Shen Nanxiao crossed the crowd and went to Liu Qi.

No one dared to stop Shen Nanxiao once he left. His assistant, Wu Feng, who had rushed over today, had been following his president all along. Now that the president was with Miss Liu, it was naturally not convenient for him to follow.

However, at this moment, it was Wu Feng who was surrounded by a group of people.

“Shen Nanxiao, you’re so popular,” Liu Qi teased.

Shen Nanxiao did not reply to her. Instead, he snatched the champagne from the little girl’s hand and did not forget to educate her, “You’re not allowed to drink.”

Liu Qi immediately frowned and said unhappily, “I’m already 20 years old.”

“You’re not allowed.” Shen Nanxiao placed the champagne on the table and pulled Liu Qi to a less crowded place to sit.

“The police station has already released Jiang Feng and Yang Fan. There’s not enough evidence.” Shen Nanxiao’s tone was heavy, but he was especially worried.

He was afraid that Liu Qi would not be able to accept it.

However, Liu Qi was indeed shocked. Even if there was no concrete evidence of murder, it was impossible for them to be released so quickly.

Seeing that the little girl did not speak, yet she was gritting her teeth in hatred.., he explained, “Currently, there is no evidence to prove that it was murder. Moreover, Auntie did not suffer too much injury. If we insist on convicting them now, at most, they would only be charged with intentional injury. They would not be locked up for long. The matter can only be settled this way.”

Seeing that the little girl’s eyes were gloomy and she did not say anything, Shen Nanxiao raised his hand to pat her head and comforted her. “Don’t worry. I won’t let them get away with it.”

“Okay.” Liu Qi let out a breath of turbid air and only nodded slightly. She suddenly thought of the detective who called her the day before yesterday. Although it was not very trustworthy, she still wanted to find someone to help.

So, she said to Shen Nanxiao, “I’m going to the bathroom.”

“Okay.”

Li Ya saw all the interactions between the two. She lowered her eyes and felt a little strange. Last time, Liu Qi and Shen Nanxiao were quarreling. Why was it different this time?

“Sister Ya, what are you looking at?” The person who spoke was called Cheng Lan. She looked rather spiritual. Her father was in finance and had a good relationship with the Liu family.

Li Ya smiled gently and did not say much. She drank the champagne in her hand in one gulp. Then, she nodded slightly to the few of them and said, “Excuse me.”

…

In the bathroom, Liu Qi made a call to the previous number.

“Hello.”

“It’s Miss Cat. Why? Have you made up your mind?” The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little tired, but it was still arrogant.

Liu Qi felt that this person was like a big sister.

“Yes, I want to check for crime evidence of three people.” Liu Qi believed that the three people would not only do this one thing.

“Add me on Wechat. I’ll text you.” As soon as she finished her sentence, she hung up.

According to the text, Liu Qi successfully added the other party on Wechat. Her Wechat name was the ELO Detective Agency. Even her profile picture was black.

Elo detective agency: “Hello. You can call me Yue. Please send the person’s name, address, and phone number of who you want to look up.”

Liu Qi only sent her the name, license plate number, and the name of a welfare institute. These three people’s family background was only an orphan from a welfare institute.

Yue: “30,000.”

It was really… an exorbitant price.

Liu Qi did not bargain and directly transferred the money over. After Yue received the money, she said, “This is only the initial price. Later, depending on the difficulty, I will ask for more money.”