The Hidden Heiress Is a Secret Big Shot

Chapter 299: Chapter 299 Pei Jue’s Feelings, Xiao Wu’s Moved Chapter 299: Chapter 299 Pei Jue’s Feelings, Xiao Wu’s Moved Pei Jue’s voice carried an indescribable gentleness.

“It was hard being Ziwei, but being my little friend, you could be free.”

“How did you know that?”

Qingwu retreated from Pei Jue’s embrace and looked up at him.

“I’m not a fool.”

Besides, as long as there was a clue to be found, there was nothing the Pei Clan couldn’t investigate!

Qingwu had previously reported Chao Run’s academic misconduct on a scientific forum under the name Ziwei, which led Pei Jue to guess that she had posted it.

How many leaders could there be in Beidou Star?

Pei Jue investigated all of Ziwei’s activity traces. He knew far more about her past than she imagined.

Since he realized her significant position in Beidou Star, Pei Jue had been digging deeper, wanting to understand her in his way!

Pei Jue stretched out his hand, his palm held slightly open, towards Qingwu.

“To reward hardworking Xiaowu, here is my gift.”

“A gift?”

Qingwu’s gaze fell on Pei Jue’s palm, watching as his hand slowly opened.

Inside his hand was a USB drive shaped like an Osmanthus Jade Carving!

“You…where did you get this thing?”

Pei Jue chuckled softly, “I guessed you needed it.”

Qingwu indeed needed this jade carving USB drive, but she was even more surprised by how Pei Jue knew she needed it!

“I investigated traces of Beidou Star’s past and went to the abandoned laboratory, learning some interesting things by chance.”

Wasn’t this jade carving USB drive supposed to be with Ye Qilan?

Qingwu was somewhat startled and looked at Pei Jue: “Where did you get it from?”

“Ye Qilan auctioned off this jade carving a while ago, and I got it by luck.”

Though Pei Jue spoke lightly, Qingwu didn’t believe it was such a coincidental and straightforward way.

Her hand moved along Pei Jue’s shirt cuff, unbuttoning it, revealing arms wrapped in quite a bit of bandage under the bitter absinthe-scented perfume, carrying a strong smell of topical ointment.

“You’re injured?”

“Isn’t being injured pretty normal in the assassin business?”

Getting injured may be normal for an assassin, but for someone of Pei Jue’s level to be this severely injured was certainly not normal!

Qingwu knew Pei Jue’s skills best. The renowned Singer on the assassin list wouldn’t make such rookie mistakes, and the wounds on his arms were clearly left by sudden attacks in a moment of inattention!

“Tell me, what really happened?”

“Take my gift and I’ll tell you.”

Pei Jue didn’t stop Qingwu from examining the wounds on his arms, but he insisted that Qingwu accept the gift he brought!

Taking the jade carving from his hand, it seemed that the warm temperature from Pei Jue’s palm had also seeped into the smooth jade, feeling warm to the touch.

“I accept it.”

“Xiaowu should know, I went to the border and had a couple of drinks with Boss Xiao.”

Boss Xiao, a heavy drinker, confidently claimed he never got drunk. When Pei Jue sought him out for drinks, Boss Xiao agreed without hesitation and boasted he would drink Pei Jue under the table!

The result was that when Boss Xiao woke up the next day, Pei Jue had already left.

He didn’t even remember what he had said when he was drunk!

“Boss Xiao’s weakness is speaking freely after getting drunk, but on the border, I’m the only one who can get him drunk.”

“I asked about some things regarding your grandmother and learned how important this jade carving is to you.”

Whether it was because this jade carving was something Qingwu’s grandmother left behind, or due to the items hidden within the USB drive, it was significant for Qingwu!

“Ye Qilan did indeed auction off this jade carving, but…it was at an auction in Chunzhou.”

Chunzhou, located on the borders of Hua Country, is truly a lawless zone, bordering several small countries. The elongated borderlines and straits hid unknown amounts of crime and bloodshed!

Chunzhou’s auction house, while called an auction, was essentially where the hosts sold off items, leaving others to scramble for them amidst chaos and disorder, profiting from the ensuing chaos!

“You went to Chunzhou’s auction house?”

“Yeah, I arrived just as the jade carving was being offered; their demand wasn’t for money. It was quite worthwhile.”

The people selling goods at Chunzhou’s auction house weren’t short on money or connections; they were usually maniacs!

“What was their demand?”

“Just went to Chunzhou’s underground fight club, a round-robin battle.”

Qingwu suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with undisguised surprise…and concern. No wonder Pei Jue needed to mask his body with strong perfume!

He couldn’t possibly think he’d fool a doctor’s nose, could he?

“Why do that when you know it’s dangerous?”

Pei Jue making his way out of Chunzhou’s underground fight club wasn’t terribly difficult, but the problem was that he still had unhealed injuries!

Going to the underground fight club like that, in a round-robin battle, facing countless reckless desperados, it would be strange not to sustain injuries…

“I only knew you needed it. Maybe Ye Qilan was trying to lure you there, so it didn’t matter who went.”

If he didn’t go, she would have!

Knowing the risks involved, Pei Jue couldn’t bear to let Qingwu face such danger.

Pei Jue reached out to pat Qingwu’s hair, his deep voice carrying a hint of laughter.

“As long as you need it, what I do isn’t in vain.”

Qingwu tightened her grip around the jade carving, pulling Pei Jue’s wrist and leading him out of the stairwell straight to Shen Zhongshuang’s office, where she pinned Pei Jue down into a chair.

Qingwu calmly said, “Take off your clothes.”

The door creaked open, several heads poking in from outside, all chorusing, “Xiaowu, are you…okay?”

Inside the office, Qingwu was bending over, tugging at Pei Jue’s collar, staring at him with seriousness and authority.

She was still ordering him to take off his clothes!

Shen Jishi quickly shut the door, patting his chest.

“My god… I never thought Xiaowu and President Pei, it’s always Xiaowu taking the lead, huh!”

This scene was really a bit steamy, making Shen Jishi’s eyelids twitch.

Shen Boyi: “…Maybe we saw it wrong.”

Shen Shaojia: “Big brother, don’t lie to yourself.”

Shen Zhongshuang: “I still need to get something from inside, should I just disappear for a bit instead?”

Qingwu opened the office door, and the three members of the Shen Family stood outside, staring at her wide-eyed!

From their expressions, it was clear their thoughts had run wild; Qingwu looked at Shen Zhongshuang, “Second brother, do you have another surgery? If not, come in, I need help and I’m alone.”

Shen Zhongshuang’s mind was buzzing!

Following Qingwu back into the office, seeing Pei Jue’s strong upper body covered in bandages, with many of them soaked in blood, he finally understood his sister wanted to change Pei Jue’s bandages!

“What happened to President Pei?”

As Shen Zhongshuang spoke, he was about to examine Pei Jue, but Qingwu held up her hand to stop him.

“Please, second brother, hand me the items.”

“Xiaowu, it’s better if I do it. President Pei’s injuries look quite deep.”

Even though they were fiancés, Pei Jue and Qingwu were not yet engaged, and letting his sister change the bandages of a half-naked man in front of him, Shen Zhongshuang flatly refused.

Qingwu didn’t back down, her long lashes fluttering slightly, but her hands steadied with conviction.

“Second brother, he doesn’t like being touched by others, so let me handle it.”