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It was already 10 p.m. when we got back to the Yunxi Bay villa area.

Su Hao turned off the engine and parked the car. Li Qiuchan picked up the gift box from the back seat, and the two walked into the villa's living room together.

The living room lights were still on.

Song Xiaoxiao sat cross-legged on the sofa, hugging a cushion, scrolling through her phone listlessly.

Hearing the door open, she immediately looked up, her eyes lighting up: "You're finally back! I was so bored!"

As she spoke, Song Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on the gift box in Li Qiuchan's hand, and she curiously leaned over to take a look.

"Wow, cousin, did your best friend give you all these? This brand of perfume is really expensive!"

"Yeah, she insisted on giving it to me, and I couldn't stop her." Li Qiuchan placed the gift box on the coffee table, changed her coat, and hung it on the coat rack next to her.

Song Xiaoxiao followed behind Li Qiuchan, chattering incessantly: "Cousin, I heard you went to the hospital tonight to save a heart attack patient, and it was Su Hao who did it?"

"How did you know?" Li Qiuchan asked curiously.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to my excellent training."

Song Xiaoxiao proudly pointed at Su Hao and said, "I successfully taught a caveman how to use a mobile phone. I had Su Hao tell me everything you guys did tonight on WeChat."

Li Qiuchan reminded Su Hao, "You don't need to tell everyone about your private life, you know?"

"What do you mean by privacy? I'm just concerned about you guys," Song Xiaoxiao protested.

"Speaking of which, Su Hao is practically a walking Hua Tuo (a legendary Chinese physician), saving lives wherever he goes."

Li Qiuchan was amused by her exaggerated tone: "It's not as exaggerated as you say."

"It's not an exaggeration at all. She even saved someone while she was with me," Song Xiaoxiao said earnestly.

"Who did you save?"

"Well, I forgot about that for a moment."

Song Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hand, shook her head, and said, "Oh, I don't want to think about that anymore. By the way, cousin, I've always wanted to ask, how exactly did your engagement with Su Hao come about? Who arranged it? How was it arranged?"

Li Qiuchan's expression faltered slightly, and she remained silent for a moment, seemingly considering how to answer.

Seeing her hesitation, Song Xiaoxiao immediately stepped forward, wrapped her arms around her, and used her charm to plead, "Cousin~ just tell me! I promise I won't tell anyone else!"

Li Qiuchan, unable to resist her persistent pestering, sighed helplessly and slowly said, "When I was a child, I was always in poor health, getting sick every few days, and often fainting for no reason. My family took me to major hospitals all over the country, but they couldn't find the cause of my illness. Then one day, three mysterious women came to our family and said they could cure my illness."

"Are they Su Hao's three masters?" Song Xiaoxiao pressed.

Li Qiuchan nodded: "Yes, they saved me, but in exchange, they wanted me to marry one of their disciples when I grew up."

"So this marriage was actually arranged by the three masters?" Song Xiaoxiao nodded thoughtfully.

"Have you ever seen what those three masters look like?"

Li Qiuchan shook her head: "No, they always come while they are unconscious. I have never seen their true faces. I only know that their medical skills are superb and their temperament is extraordinary, unlike ordinary people."

Song Xiaoxiao gave a slightly disappointed "Oh," seemingly not satisfied with the answer.

Su Hao smiled and said, "I'll introduce you to them sometime in the future."

"Really?" Song Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up immediately.

"That's a deal! No backing out!"

Su Hao nodded: "No regrets."

Li Qiuchan stood to the side, her gaze falling on Su Hao's angular profile. Recalling the scene of him turning the tide at the hospital tonight, and his seemingly unreliable but actually protective actions towards her, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

Grandpa's vision was indeed unique.

"Su Hao, what does my cousin's best friend, Wen Lan, look like? Is she pretty?"

Su Hao preemptively replied, "Not as good-looking as you."

Song Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment, then a bright smile bloomed on her face. She looked as comfortable as a cat that had just been stroked: "You know how to talk!"

However, Li Qiuchan immediately added, "Wen Lan was quite curious about Su Hao today, full of admiration, and even said that she would find an opportunity to get to know him better in the future."

Song Xiaoxiao's smile froze on her face instantly, and then disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She turned to Li Qiuchan, looking at her with a disappointed expression, her tone urgent: "Cousin! You need to pull yourself together! He's already offered to get to know your fiancé, why are you acting like nothing's wrong? What if someone steals him away one day? You'll be crying then!"

Li Qiuchan was amused by her nervous appearance: "We're all friends, it's not as exaggerated as you say."

"Friends?" Song Xiaoxiao asked with a serious expression.

"Cousin, haven't you heard the saying? Many couples start as friends! Today she's a friend, tomorrow she might be a rival! You can't let your guard down!"

Seeing her indignant expression, Li Qiuchan couldn't help but laugh out loud, reaching out to ruffle her hair: "Alright, alright, I know. How can a young girl like you worry about these things more than I do?"

"I...I was just worried about you!" Song Xiaoxin said guiltily.

She didn't want Su Hao to end up with Wen Lan, after all, she had known Su Hao longer than Wen Lan.

Li Qiuchan smiled and shook her head: "Alright, it's getting late, you should get some rest. We have things to do tomorrow."

Song Xiaoxiao said "oh" and goodnight to Su Hao before returning to her room.

However, lying in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

The thought of "not as pretty as you" filled Song Xiaoxiao with a sweet feeling.

But when she thought about how Li Qiuchan's best friend also had infatuations with Su Hao, she couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

"No, I have to keep an eye on Su Hao for my cousin. We absolutely can't let her succeed!"

……

The next morning.

After breakfast, Su Hao drove Li Qiuchan and Song Xiaoxiao to the Li Group.

Song Xiaoxiao volunteered to go to the Li Group.

On the one hand, it was to broaden their horizons, and on the other hand, it was to make it easier to keep an eye on Su Hao.

She sat in the back row, gazing intently at the street scene outside the window, like a little bird just released from its cage, full of curiosity about everything.

"Cousin, is your company big? Does it have a gym? A coffee shop? Is the food in the cafeteria good for lunch?"

Li Qiuchan was amused by her series of questions: "You'll know when you get there, but I'm letting you know in advance that I won't have time to play with you while I'm at work. Just wander around by yourself, but don't go off on your own."

"Okay, okay!" Song Xiaoxiao readily agreed, but her eyes were already searching for the location of the milk tea shop on the roadside.

The car quickly arrived at the Li Group building.

Su Hao parked the car, and the three of them walked into the building together.

The young woman at the front desk saw Li Qiuchan and quickly stood up to greet her.

"Mr. Li!"

Seeing all the employees bowing and scraping to Li Qiuchan, Song Xiaoxiao suddenly felt like an emperor on an inspection tour.

As the three were about to head towards the elevator, they saw Zhou Qian walking quickly towards them, her expression somewhat serious.

"Mr. Li, I have two pieces of news to report to you."

Li Qiuchan paused slightly, glanced at Zhou Qian's expression, and a vague sense of unease rose in her heart: "Speak."

"The first piece of news is that Hong Kong businesswoman Shi Zhenxiang suddenly informed us last night that she will not be renewing the contract." Zhou Qian's tone was somewhat helpless.

"We had a great discussion yesterday, and the other party was very satisfied with our proposal. I don't know why they changed their minds overnight."

Li Qiuchan frowned slightly.

Shi Zhenxiang is a businesswoman from Hong Kong Island who has invested in several projects in Nanjing and has maintained a stable cooperative relationship with the Li Group.

This contract renewal is related to the company's revenue plan for the second half of the year. If the contract is suddenly terminated, it will indeed cause considerable trouble.

"And the second piece of news?"

Zhou Qian hesitated for a moment, but still said, "The Jinling Chamber of Commerce just notified us that the Li Group has been disqualified from participating in next week's investment and financing project negotiation meeting."

Li Qiuchan's expression finally changed.

The investment and financing project negotiation meeting is one of the most important annual events for the business community in Nanjing, bringing together high-quality projects and investors from the city and even the province.

If a cooperation can be reached at this meeting, it will be crucial for the company's development.

Being disqualified means that the Lee Group will lose an important financing channel and development opportunity.

Li Qiuchan took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and turned to Song Xiaoxiao, saying, "Xiaoxiao, why don't you go to my office with Secretary Zhou for a while? Su Hao and I are going out to take care of some things."

Although Song Xiaoxiao didn't know what had happened, she could tell from Li Qiuchan's expression that things weren't good, so she nodded obediently: "Okay, cousin, you go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."

Li Qiuchan gave Zhou Qian a few more instructions, telling her to take good care of Song Xiaoxiao, and then turned and walked out of the building with Su Hao.

"Go to the Jinling Chamber of Commerce."

Li Qiuchan sat in the passenger seat, her tone calm, but the slight tightening of her grip on the seatbelt betrayed her inner turmoil.

The sudden breach of contract by Hong Kong businesswoman Shi Zhenxiang, and the Chamber of Commerce's subsequent cancellation of the Li Group's participation at the same critical juncture—these two events occurring at the same time are far too coincidental…