Nan Qiao discovered a surgical knife inside.
The surgical knife looked sowhat familiar, but for the mont, Nan Qiao couldn’t recall where she’d seen it before.
Zheng Qinnian walked over to Nan Qiao and asked in a low voice, "What’s wrong? Have you seen this surgical knife?"
"No, I haven’t." Nan Qiao chose to conceal the truth.
If she couldn’t rember, then she wouldn’t trouble everyone else and cause them to worry along with her.
Nan Qiao used tweezers to pick up the surgical knife she’d found in the crevice and put it into a bag.
After a while, several people finished their tasks and left the cave together.
Upon leaving, they restored the cave entrance to its original state.
Granny Qian hadn’t woken up yet and was carried down the mountain by the bodyguard.
The group left the mountain in the sa way they had co.
...
Li Yehan erged from the eting room as Secretary Zhao hurried over, looking anxious as if sothing serious had happened.
Secretary Zhao bowed slightly and said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, sothing’s wrong with the Young Lady..."
Li Yehan frowned slightly, "What is it?"
Secretary Zhao explained that Nan Qiao had left ho early in the morning with Zheng Qinnian and Huo Siyu.
Not only that, but she had taken Uncle Qin and several bodyguards with her to a small village.
Their people couldn’t follow too closely, so they could only keep their distance. They were unclear about what they were doing, fearing that Nan Qiao’s people might discover them.
After all, the people Nan Qiao brought were well-trained and had strong counter-surveillance abilities.
Old Wu sent a ssage to Secretary Zhao, which greatly frightened him.
During Mr. Li’s trip for the cooperation eting, he might not even care about the deal and head back to Jing City.
Secretary Zhao added, "The Young Lady is very safe; she is said to have already descended the mountain and should be back in Jing City soon."
Li Yehan took a step forward, with Secretary Zhao following quickly.
Li Yehan chose not to return; Nan Qiao was intentionally keeping secrets from him, so he pretended to know nothing and decided not to go back yet.
Li Yehan reached out, and Secretary Zhao handed over his phone.
Li Yehan took the phone and sent Old Wu a number: "Ensure the Young Lady’s safety, follow from a distance, don’t get discovered, and don’t lose track."
Old Wu, who received the ssage, was in a bind.
Old Liu patted him, "What are you staring at? Didn’t you hear Mr. Li’s order?"
Old Wu, with a bitter face, replied, "I heard, but that’s not the problem. Following from afar risks losing them, while getting closer might lead to discovery; it’s a difficult balance!"
Old Liu said, "The task is getting harder; it’s more trouble than courtship."
Old Wu gave him a sideways glance, "You’re talking as if you’ve ever courted anyone."
Old Liu, stubbornly defending himself, retorted, "You haven’t courted anyone either; how do you know it’s not troubleso?"
Old Wu replied, "I see Mr. Li and the Young Lady courting without any trouble."
Old Liu disdainfully replied, "Do you think you’re Mr. Li?"
Old Wu was speechless.
This is really heart-piercing!
The two continued to mock each other while keeping surveillance on Nan Qiao’s every move.
...
Nan Qiao stayed in the small village for a short ti, spoke a few words with Zhou Shulan, and left without eating.
Nan Qiao left so dicine for Zhou Shulan to give to Granny Qian.
Zhou Shulan initially didn’t want to feed Granny Qian the dicine, but Nan Qiao said sothing that made her willingly do it.
"Granny Qian can improve, and you won’t have to work so hard to care for her; you’ll get much more free ti."
Zhou Shulan considered this, and it seed true; she might as well feed her.
...
Nan Qiao and the group returned.
Upon arriving ho, Nan Qiao cleaned the silver bracelet thoroughly and then took out another identical silver bracelet from the drawer.
The two silver bracelets placed together were indistinguishable.
Nan Qiao, with a dazed expression, leaned against the sofa, gazing up at the ceiling, filled with anxiety.
Why doesn’t she rember these things?
Nan Qiao thought of soone and went out again to find Tan Zhe.
Tan Zhe didn’t go to the lab today; he was exercising at the gym.
After receiving Nan Qiao’s call, Tan Zhe returned ho from the gym in the residential area, wearing sportswear.
"Junior sister, you finally rembered senior brother. You must have sothing important if you’re visiting the master halls. Otherwise, why would you rember senior brother?" Tan Zhe feigned a hurt gesture.
Nan Qiao laughed, her face full of smiles, laughing heartily.
"Senior brother, you’re always teasing . It’s just that I saw you were busy and didn’t want to bother you."
Nan Qiao placed the gift she was holding on the table: "Senior brother, a gift for you."
Tan Zhe raised his eyebrows, "Showing favor for no reason, tell , what do you want?"
Nan Qiao opened the gift, revealing an expensive watch, the very one Tan Zhe had been eyeing for a long ti.
"Junior sister, how did you know I wanted this watch?"
"You liked it on the social platform, and I saw it. You won’t be in Jing City at the end of the month, so I bought your birthday gift in advance."
Tan Zhe covered his heart, deeply moved, "Junior sister, you’re like my real sister."
Nan Qiao laughed again, exchanged so pleasantries, and stated her purpose.
Tan Zhe was speechless.
He knew it; the junior sister never visits the master halls without a reason.
Every ti she ca to find him, there was sothing important.
Thinking that the junior sister ca to him rather than their master, Tan Zhe comforted himself.
Yes, in the junior sister’s heart, he as the senior brother is more important than the master.
Tan Zhe had never refused any request from Nan Qiao, never once denying her.
This ti would be no exception.
Tan Zhe seriously said, "Junior sister, lie down."
Nan Qiao obediently lay on the sofa, with a pillow under her head, adjusting into a comfortable position.
Tan Zhe had a chain in his hand and proceeded to hypnotize Nan Qiao.
After a while, Nan Qiao closed her eyes and entered a hypnotic state.
"You see a forest, running on the dirt ground; you’re scared, continually moving forward; you enter a cave, with many dical devices inside; this is the experintal base..."
Tan Zhe described the scenes between the forest and cave, helping Nan Qiao imrse herself and feel as though she’s physically there.
"Qiaoqiao, what do you see? Did you see any strangers?" Tan Zhe asked probing questions.
"No, no one." Nan Qiao mumbled in response.
Tan Zhe asked again, "Did you enter the lab inside the cave? Did you see the dical devices?"
"No, nothing at all."
Tan Zhe frowned, wondering why Nan Qiao saw nothing.
He asked several more questions, but Nan Qiao consistently replied the sa, seeing nothing, experiencing nothing.
Tan Zhe was forced to end the hypnosis.
Nan Qiao woke from the hypnosis and opened her eyes.
Tan Zhe helped her sit up and handed her a cup of warm water.
Nan Qiao drank, her moist black eyes filled with confusion and puzzlent.
"Qiaoqiao, you don’t have that mory."
Nan Qiao wouldn’t believe it; her bracelet was there, so how could she lack that mory?
Tan Zhe provided his hypothesis, "Qiaoqiao, don’t dwell on these matters. Perhaps soone else found your bracelet, was taken to the experintal base, dropped the bracelet there, and today you picked it up."
Nan Qiao instructed repeatedly, "Senior brother, your guess makes sense. Don’t tell the master about this and don’t speak to others either, okay?"
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