It was only a glimpse, but Li Caiyi was sure that it was Detective Tang. But why would he be here?
Not that he couldn't be here or anything, but wasn't the anniversary party supposed to be only for employees and affiliated companies? And it looked like he was in such a hurry too.
Li Caiyi's sense of curiosity was tingling. She wasn't one to poke her nose into soone else's business, but Detective Tang had done so much for her. She wouldn't like it if sothing bad happened to him.
Going against her initial plan, Li Caiyi turned around and walked in the sa direction Detective Tang went. She noticed him avoiding the front entrance and went to the side yard for what looked like a rendezvous eting.
It seed like he was waiting for soone.
Li Caiyi contemplated whether she should co out and greet him, but Detective Tang's behavior was pretty suspicious. He looked around as if he was worried soone would spot him trespassing.
In the end, she decided to wait to see how things were going. If this was so kind of secret eting with a woman or sothing, she would leave the premises imdiately.
Detective Tang had a sharp sense, so Li Caiyi made sure her body was hidden behind the large pillar, a few ters away from him.
After ten minutes, another figure appeared in the yard, and Li Caiyi's eyes widened in surprise when she saw who it was.
The man whom she desperately tried to avoid today.
The current CEO of ng Pharmaceutical, and also her ex-father-in-law.
,m ng Yaoshu.
Li Caiyi put her hand on her chest, in an attempt to calm down her erratic heartbeat. She was afraid soone would find her hiding, just from how loud it beat.
Why? What relation could Detective Tang have with ng Yaoshu?
Li Caiyi tried to recall whether she had ever t Detective Tang before she regressed. But she couldn't rember ever eting him before. He had a unique personality so Li Caiyi would certainly rember him if she ever t him.
Beads of sweat rolled from her temple as she observed the two of them talking. The distance was too far for her to make out anything, but if she went closer, Detective Tang probably would find her out.
Li Caiyi didn't want to talk to or even et ng Yaoshu ever again in her life if she could help it, so she decided not to risk it and waited in her place.
In people's eyes, ng Yaoshu might appear to be a gentleman and honest businessman, who cared a lot for people's health and welfare.
Under his leadership, ng Pharmaceutical Support was first established, although the practice wasn't fully well-known until ng Renshu's ti. It was a charity program where he helped unfortunate families to get dical help.
He was a kind, noble, and down-to-earth person who made one achievent after another. A lot of people respected him and looked up to him.
No one would believe that behind that gentleman-like smile, hide a snake-like face that was ready to gobble up anyone who tried to stand in his way.
Li Caiyi shuddered as she recalled his cold eyes as he looked down on her in her previous life. It felt like her life energy was being sucked out of her body, leaving her with an empty shell.
Once, Li Caiyi also believed that ng Yaoshu was the kind man he led everyone to believe. Only when she was on the verge of the abyss did she finally realize his true color.
He wasn't there during ng Renshu's coming-of-age party because he was too busy to attend, and Li Caiyi was very relieved. However, seeing his face again awakened a lot of bad mories she wished to forget.
Li Caiyi squeezed her upper arm tightly as she tried to maintain her labored breath. A wave of nausea hit her. If it weren't for the pillar in front of her, she probably would collapse on the spot.
'Calm down. Look around you. This isn't the ng household where they push you around anymore. You are free now, and it will always be like that.'
Li Caiyi repeatedly told herself that, and after a while, she finally could think straight again. She peeked out from behind the pillar, and it looked like both of them were in the middle of a serious conversation.
Detective Tang had a severe expression on him, unlike his usual self. She wondered what they could possibly be talking about?
Detective Tang did say that he was more capable than he looked. If he could even make ng Yaoshu buy his service, then that probably wasn't just nonsense talk, after all.
"Oh, it seems they have finished talking." Li Caiyi mumbled as she watched ng Yaoshu walking away. "This is my chance to approach Detective Tang."
"Oh, is that you Miss Li?"
Li Caiyi jolted like soone had electrocuted her before she turned her head in surprise.
It turned out to be Shao Junfei's voice. He stood a few steps away from her with confusion clearly written on his face.
Li Caiyi heaved a sigh of relief. For a mont, she thought it was ng Yaoshu. She probably lost a few years of her life from that scare.
"I saw soone leaning on the pillar and thought you needed so help. Do you feel unwell, Miss Li?"
"Oh." Li Caiyi straightened her back and forced the most natural smile she could muster before replying, "Mr. Shao, I didn't expect to run into you here. Please don't worry, because I'm not feeling sick at all."
Or at least not anymore. She was kinda light-headed when she saw ng Yaoshu, but that shock just now really pulled her down to reality.
"Is that so? Then, I'm glad. You disappear as soon as you give your speech so I'm kind of worried. Were you here all this ti?"
"Yes. I was feeling a tad suffocated and went out for so fresh air." Li Caiyi felt sorry for lying, but she couldn't tell him she was here trying to spy on soone else's eting.
"This venue had a spacious garden with a lot of flowers, so it is a good place to take a stroll."
Li Caiyi didn't even notice there were flowers around her because she was too focused on her own mission. "You are right. They are so pretty. But what brings you here Mr. Shao? Are you here to take a breather too?"
"Oh." Shao Junfei looked hesitant for a mont, before he asked, "To be honest, no. I was actually searching for you. Soone said they saw you leaving the main venue earlier."
"You were searching for ? Can I help you with sothing?"
Shao Junfei stared at her straightly. "I want to ask you sothing. Have you heard anything from Jingfei about today?"
Li Caiyi finally understood his intention. Shao Jingfei was very hostile to his brother, but for so reason. Li Caiyi didn't know anything about their history, but she could feel that Shao Junfei genuinely cared for his brother.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shao, but I haven't heard anything from him. I wasn't able to persuade him, and he didn't seem like he even wanted to talk about today's event."
There was a weird smile on Shao Junfei's face like he was troubled and relieved at the sa ti.
"I see. Thank you, Miss Li. I'm sorry for asking this from you. I should have known that Jingfei is not the type that can be easily persuaded."
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