Chapter 971: Is He Hiding Something From Me

“Xixi, what’s wrong?” Bai Lu shook Lou Xi’s arm, realizing she seemed distracted.

“Nothing, nothing.” Lou Xi refocused her gaze; she could have sworn she’d just seen a pair of eyes deeply resembling Xi Siwei’s hidden among the gardening workers. “I think I might’ve just seen Xi Siwei.”

Bai Lu hesitated, “That seems unlikely, doesn’t it?”

She glanced at the gardener’s car that had just driven away, “If he escaped from prison, he wouldn’t come to the Qin Family now; that would be walking right into a trap, wouldn’t it?”

Lou Xi thought Bai Lu’s words made sense. If Xi Siwei had escaped, why would he come to the Qin Family? That’d be exactly like walking into a trap.

“Maybe I was overthinking it.” Lou Xi shook her head, considering she might have simply been mistaken.

The car stopped at the villa’s entrance; the driver opened the door, and Lou Xi and Bai Lu got out one after the other.

Lou Xi instructed Sister Yun to prepare two extra dishes tonight, since guests were coming over.

…

At the Qin Family, Qin Mobai was working but constantly felt the absence of Su Lin, making various tasks feel a bit off.

“Knock, knock, knock—” The office door was knocked. Without looking up, Qin Mobai invited the person in.

“President Qin.” Hearing the familiar voice, Qin Mobai looked up.

“What are you doing here?” Qin Mobai eyed Su Lin, who should have been at Jia Sheng Group as the general manager, but was here instead.

“This isn’t as formal as reporting by phone, so I came by!” Su Lin instantly regained his assistant demeanor.

Qin Mobai flashed a subtle smile, leaning against his chair’s backrest, looking at Su Lin.

“As you anticipated, Xi Siwei has already taken his parents out from the Qin Mansion. He disguised himself as a gardener to go to the Qin Mansion, then took them through the back door of the villa, finally leaving via the gardener’s car, blatantly exiting the Qin Mansion.”

Listening to Su Lin’s report, Qin Mobai remained expressionless, making it unclear what he was thinking.

“We just need to keep tracking them to find out where their hideout is, and then inform the police. Xi Siwei’s previous crimes are enough to keep him imprisoned for a lifetime, and now adding a prison escape, it would be a disservice to our country’s laws if he doesn’t get a life sentence!”

Qin Mobai watched Su Lin’s impassioned speech, unsure about what exactly he was so impassioned about.

“Alright, I got it.” Qin Mobai said coolly, “Also, you don’t need to follow Shen Ruozhuo anymore to check what she’s doing. Just return to Jia Sheng as general manager.”

Su Lin paused, realizing Qin Mobai’s words meant he was only to act as a general manager.

Is this… a result of distrust?

“Don’t overthink it; it’s just that Jia Sheng Group currently needs someone experienced to lead, and Lu Li can’t stay in Jia Sheng Group forever.” Qin Mobai reassured Su Lin.

“Understood, I got it.” With that, Su Lin left Qin Mobai’s office.

After Su Lin left, Qin Mobai called Lu Li.

“Check where Xi Siwei’s hideout is now; Su Lin probably hasn’t told me something.” Qin Mobai said in a deep voice.

Su Lin had been with him for a long time. Su Lin knew Qin Mobai well, but Qin Mobai knew Su Lin just as well.

Therefore, he could detect the changes in Su Lin’s demeanor.

Qin Mobai didn’t want Su Lin to betray him because of a woman.

Thus, before a mistake is made, Qin Mobai wants to prevent it from happening.

“I’ll go right away!” Lu Li said enthusiastically, “But tonight, could I come to your place for dinner?”