Upon hearing Liang Yu's words, Yan Qi only replied in a low voice:

"fine."

These paintings were all painted by Yan Qi himself. How could he not be familiar with the artists who created them?

Since Liang Yu injured his hands in a car accident six years ago and became withdrawn, Yan Qi began to try drawing with irregular zigzag lines.

He wanted to use this painting to tell Liang Yu not to give up on himself just because his hands are disabled.

Yan Qi wanted to show Liang Yu through his actions that even if one cannot draw a straight line, one can still become a painter.

This art exhibition was specially organized by Yan Qi for Liang Yu.

Before Liang Yu could speak again, Yan Qi continued:

"You can draw like this too."

Liang Yu froze for a few seconds before turning his head slightly and looking into Yan Qi's deep, dark eyes.

A dark, swirling current seemed to surge in Yan Qi's eyes, instantly locking Liang Yu's gaze and rendering him completely immobile.

Liang Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly.

That feeling of being swept up and imprisoned vanished in an instant.

Liang Yu's lips twitched slightly, her gentle voice carrying a hint of sweetness:

"Yan Qi, thank you."

This art exhibition deeply moved Liang Yu, filling her with anticipation for her new life in the future.

Liang Yu feels that perhaps one day in the future, she will also be able to create paintings that bear her personal characteristics.

Perhaps she could also hold an art exhibition like that.

After the two finished viewing the art exhibition, Yan Qi asked Liang Yu:

"Do you want to go to the duty-free shop? If you don't want to go, you can have someone else do the shopping for you."

After a few seconds of silence in the passenger seat, Liang Yu answered softly:

"Yan Qi, I don't want to keep hiding in the house and not seeing anyone anymore. I feel like I can face strangers."

He then looked up at Yan Qi and said seriously:

"I can go to the duty-free shop myself."

Yan Qi stepped on the gas, turned the steering wheel half a turn with one hand, and asked in a low voice:

Do you want me to come with you?

Liang Yu immediately smiled and asked, his eyes crinkling:

"Would you find it troublesome to go shopping at the duty-free shop with me?"

Yan Qi parted his thin lips slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Won't."

As soon as Liang Yu stepped into the duty-free shop, a mix of cool air and various fragrances hit him.

Looking around, the mall is brightly lit and dazzling, with people coming and going and sales assistants' voices rising and falling.

Liang Yu couldn't help but curl his fingertips, and his hands trembled slightly.

She couldn't help but lower her eyelashes slightly, finding it difficult even to glance at the counter next to her.

People hurried past Liang Yu, and occasionally when someone passed by at very close range, Liang Yu would freeze and subconsciously shrink to the side.

Yan Qi then took a step closer to Liang Yu.

Dressed in a striking black, he stood like a silent barrier between Liang Yu and the passing crowd.

When pedestrians tried to squeeze past Liang Yu, Yan Qi slightly turned his body to block them, then swept his gaze across them with a cold stare.

The other person would subconsciously slow down and immediately walk around them.

Yan Qi's lowered gaze remained fixed on Liang Yu. His eyes were somber, carrying an almost obsessive protectiveness, yet he never approached Liang Yu even an inch.

Following the list sent by Lin Xiao, Liang Yu entered a brand store.

A sales assistant in a business suit walked over with a smile and light steps, clearly eyeing Liang Yu, who looked particularly flustered.

"Madam, what would you like to see? Our new perfume has arrived..."

The sales assistant was only halfway through her sentence when Yan Qi gave her a cold glance.

The sales assistant's remaining words were immediately choked up, her smile froze, and she subconsciously stopped in her tracks.

In the end, he didn't dare to take another step forward, but just stood at a distance, not daring to speak to anyone easily.

When Liang saw that the sales assistant didn't approach him any further, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

Liang Yu smiled at the sales assistant, then took out his phone, placed it on the counter, showed the sales assistant his shopping list, and whispered:

"These are all the things I want to buy. Could you please pick them out for me? I'll wait for you at the counter."

The sales assistant immediately said "okay" and quickly took out her phone to take a picture.

Lin Xiao's list was a table that clearly showed the brand, model, color, and style of each item.

Lin Xiao made this list to make it easier for Liang Yu to make mindless purchases.

Lin Xiao had already figured it out: if Liang Yu didn't want to go out, he could just hand the list to any of his assistants and they could buy it.

Liang Yu strolled towards the counter, wandering around in quieter corners as she went.

Yan Qi stayed about a fist's width away from Liang Yu, completely shielding him from the occasional crowd that would try to squeeze in.

Liang Yu strolled around casually, completely unaware that all the customers in the store had quietly left.

The sales assistant was very efficient and quickly brought all the items to the counter.

When Liang Yu went to the counter to pay, she realized that she was the only customer in the entire store.

She looked around curiously and asked the sales assistant in a low voice:

"Why are there no customers in the store?"

The sales assistant replied respectfully:

"We're having important guests arrive, so we've cleared the premises and limited the number of customers."

Liang Yu nodded in sudden realization.

After she paid her bill and walked out of the shop side by side with Yan Qi, the shop door was opened and began to welcome customers again.

Liang Yu was completely unaware of all of this.

Yan Qi escorted Liang Yu back to the hotel. After watching Liang Yu enter the elevator, he walked to another elevator door to wait for the elevator.

The waiter opened the elevator door for Yan Qi and pressed the floor button for him.

Yan Qi stepped out of the elevator one step behind Liang Yu and went directly into the suite next to Liang Yu's.

After a while, Kang Liang rang the doorbell of Yan Qi's suite.

After Kang Liang quietly entered the suite, he began to report to Yan Qi:

"Young Master Qi, those men who surrounded Miss Liang have been thoroughly interrogated. They are all members of the local gang."

"We found their boss today. He said that a woman surnamed Cao paid them to deal with Miss Liang."

"I questioned her carefully, and Cao Lanhua spent a lot of money, intending to kill Miss Liang."

Yan Qi sat on the leather sofa with his long legs crossed, his dark and sinister gaze fixed on his knees.

After listening to Kang Liang's report, he remained silent for a few seconds before coldly issuing the order:

"Now look up all the news about the Liang family."

Kang Liang agreed and immediately picked up his phone to check it carefully.

A moment later, Kang Liang reported to his superior with a solemn expression:

"Young Master Qi, on the day we flew to Country A, many small media outlets in China suddenly reported the same thing at the same time, with the theme 'The eldest daughter of the Liang Group is about to return from overseas'."

The matter suddenly became clear.

No wonder Cao Lan dared to go all out and boldly contact the local gang to assassinate Liang Yu in Country A.

It turns out that it was these small media outlets that instigated this.

Cao Lan is probably seeing threats everywhere.

Because he was so afraid of Liang Song's true identity being exposed and so afraid of losing control of the Liang Group, he resorted to any means necessary and disregarded the consequences.

Upon hearing Kang Liang's report, a sinister glint flashed in Yan Qi's dark eyes. He parted his thin lips slightly and coldly ordered:

"Take this message to Liang An now."

Kang Liang said "okay," immediately turned around and left the suite, heading towards the sanatorium where Liang An was.

It was just getting dark, and the twilight enveloped the entire hospital building like a black veil.

The lights in Liang An's hospital room were not all on; only a wall lamp was lit, casting a warm yellow light on the floor and creating a blurry shadow.

The rest of the living room was shrouded in darkness, making it seem even more somber than during the day.

Liang An sat on the leather sofa by the window, an unlit cigarette between his fingers, his knuckles slightly white.

He has been waiting here ever since he received Kang Liang's call; he has been waiting for half an hour now.

A moment later, a slight sound came from the entrance hall as the door was pushed open, crisp and clean, carrying a sense of tightness and pressure.

Liang An raised her eyes and looked directly at the man who walked in.

Kang Liang's face was expressionless, as if he were just doing something perfectly ordinary.

He stepped inside and closed the door behind him.

A soft "click" sounded particularly clear in the quiet reception room.

Kang Liang didn't approach; he stood a few steps away from the sofa, calmly looking at Liang An.

He offered no pleasantries or probing; he went straight to the point, his voice low and devoid of any warmth:

"President Liang, President Yan asked me to pass on a few words to you."

Liang An replied politely:

"Okay, Assistant Kang, please have a seat."

Kang Liang's tone was calm, yet every word carried an undeniable and authoritative force:

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Liang. There's no need for you to sit down. I'll leave after I finish speaking."

He paused, then his gaze sharpened suddenly, as if piercing straight into Liang An's heart, and his tone became increasingly somber:

"Mr. Liang, do you know who those people who surrounded Ms. Liang yesterday were?"

"They are members of the local gang, and now they are all in my hands."

"Mr. Liang, do you know why they're surrounding Ms. Liang?"

"It's because Cao Lanhua offered a large sum of money to keep Miss Liang here forever."

"Mr. Liang, do you know why Cao Lan spent so much money to buy Miss Liang's life?"

"It's because a few days ago, several small domestic media outlets published a news article with the headline 'The eldest daughter of the Liang Group is about to return from overseas.'"

"Mr. Liang, your wife seems very afraid that your daughter will join Liang's Group, and that your daughter will compete with her for control of Liang's Group."

"But we all know that Mr. Liang and his wife have a son, right? What's so scary about Mr. Liang's wife?"

After a pause, Kang Liang summarized, word by word:

"Mr. Liang, this is your family matter, and you should handle it yourself."

"But now the news is flying around in the country, which is greatly affecting the future IPO of Liang's Group. President Yan is very dissatisfied."

"What Mr. Yan means is, why don't you just leave this matter to him and let him handle it all?"

"The Liang Group does not necessarily have to be named after 'Liang'."

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