A sharp glint flashed in Lu Qianzhou's eyes.
Perhaps after so many tests, having determined Yan Xia's importance to him and the attitude of everyone towards this key figure, the mastermind behind the scenes had gradually become more brazen. The successive accidents, seemingly not threatening Yan Xia's safety, actually had a continuous impact on her.
The person involved is often confused, while onlookers see clearly. Lu Qianzhou was very aware of Yan Xia's current situation.
Lu Qianzhou handed the contents of the courier box to his assistant and said calmly, "Destroy all these things."
Although there had always been an insurmountable gulf between him and Fang Jiangyi, it was obvious that Yan Xia's safety was of greater importance now. On this point, they rarely reached a consensus.
Over the years, the most heinous person had received his punishment. From then on, there were only two things he needed to pursue. One was the secret that had been hidden for years, and the other was his pursuit of Yan Xia.
At this stage, keeping her safe was the most important thing.
A moment later, a black - clad man walked into the office. It was the bodyguard Lu Qianzhou had arranged to follow Yan Xia. The man leaned over and whispered in Lu Qianzhou's ear.
"We've been having people follow that car. Miss Cheng should be in no immediate danger for now. As soon as the car stops, we'll immediately arrange a rescue."
Lu Qianzhou said in a deep voice, "Keep a close eye on it."
This was not the first time Yan Xia had been kidnapped in her life, but it must be the most thrilling one recently.
When she woke up, her consciousness was still hazy, and her head was dizzy. But in her blurred vision, she could see that the thugs in the car were all wearing masks. Maybe because she had just woken up, she couldn't make out their faces at all.
She only knew that there were flickering lights in the car, which meant the car was moving forward.
The heat in her body was irresistible. Waves of heat were radiating from her body. Her body was covered in a fine layer of sweat. To avoid any other incidents, she tightly clenched her fists, not letting those people know that she had woken up.
She still remembered that she had been dizzy after drinking that glass of water with Jiang Yue, and then she had lost consciousness.
She thought she had really let go and just wanted to continue pursuing her fate with Lu Qianzhou. But it turned out she had overestimated herself. What was she about to face now?
She suddenly remembered the kidnapping arranged by Peng Shiyi for Fang Jiangyi a long time ago. It was a familiar scene, but last time her consciousness had been clear, while now, she couldn't even maintain basic self - control.
She didn't know what kind of drug she had been given. The unknown fear made her uneasy.
It felt as if there were thousands of bugs biting inside her body. The unbearable numbness and a strong desire for sexual intercourse were overwhelming.
Jiang Yue had actually given her this kind of drug!
At the same time, Fang Jiangyi, who was chairing a regular meeting in the conference room, also received a call.
After listening to the content of the call, his face darkened. Without even saying a word to stop the meeting urgently, he stood up uncontrollably and was about to leave to find her.
He and Lu Qianzhou had taken every precaution just to keep Yan Xia safe. Now he regarded her safety as more important than anything else. He couldn't quite explain what this emotion was.
Whether it was because he loved her or because of his guilt towards Cheng Yanxi and he wanted to make up for it on Yan Xia. In any case, he would do his best to protect her. Although it seemed that he was very likely to lose to Lu Qianzhou.
But the result didn't matter. No matter whether Yan Xia chose him or Lu Qianzhou, he didn't want anyone else except her. If he had to be alone for the rest of his life, he would regard it as a form of atonement for her and a compensation for his mistakes towards Cheng Yanxi.
However, before he could reach the door of the conference room, the door was kicked open.
Lu Qianzhou was followed by several strong and capable bodyguards. He stood at the door of the conference room with a gloomy face.
Everyone in the conference room looked at each other in surprise and started whispering.
Lu Qianzhou glanced at him and said, "Get out."
Then he turned around and left.
Seeing the group of high - level executives in an uproar, Fang Jiangyi's assistant quickly spoke up to stop them, soothe everyone, and announced that the regular meeting would be postponed.
In the corridor, Fang Jiangyi, for the first time, didn't waste any words with Lu Qianzhou. "What are you doing here? Since you don't care about the current danger at all and insist on involving her in that incident back then, why are you looking for me now?"
Lu Qianzhou's face was gloomy. "I'm not here to argue with you."
"I don't want to argue with you either. We both know very well that if it weren't for Yan Xia in the middle, our conflict would have broken out long ago, and the confrontation would have been just a matter of time." His implication was that he had been tolerating for Yan Xia's sake.
Lu Qianzhou's mindset was exactly the same as his. In his eyes, Fang Jiangyi was the one who had taken advantage and still acted so righteously.
Fang Jiangyi stood upright, and his gaze was as straight as an arrow. "I really don't want the past to affect the present people, especially Yan Xia. So let's have a temporary truce and focus on Yan Xia's safety first. After we solve the problem of the mastermind behind the scenes, no matter who she chooses, the other person should not interfere anymore."
This was his true inner thought.
But Lu Qianzhou would never agree to this proposal.
"I can accept the first part of the proposal, but I will never give up on her. No matter when, even if you marry her, I will not give up."
Yan Xia hadn't untied her knot yet, and her attitude towards him was still ambiguous. Lu Qianzhou knew he had a chance. No one could predict what the future would hold, so everything couldn't be rushed.
He still had plenty of time to wait for her to change her answer.
Fang Jiangyi frowned. He probably thought this guy was too unreasonable and always insisted on things without any sense.
"Mr. Lu, it's confirmed that the car has stopped. Miss Cheng has been taken to a hotel, a newly - established property of the Peng family."
Lu Qianzhou's face turned even uglier. He had indeed been too lenient towards the Peng family in the past, which had given them one chance after another.
In the Peng family, who else had the guts? Or was it that someone had colluded with the mastermind behind the scenes?
The two of them almost entered the elevator at the same time. Lu Qianzhou turned his head and looked at Fang Jiangyi contemptuously. "You've always been so lenient towards the Peng family, so they have the guts to challenge my bottom line again and again. You'd better rein it in and cut off all relations with the Peng family, or I won't spare you."
Fang Jiangyi didn't say a word.
The two got into their respective cars and rushed to the hotel at the fastest speed.
Lu Qianzhou was very clear at this moment that the mastermind behind the scenes was far more capable than this. If the other party wanted to take Yan Xia away without their notice, it would be very easy. But this time, the other party had deliberately left them clues and waited for them to find her.
So it was very likely that Yan Xia was safe. Maybe the other party just wanted to teach him a lesson and remind him to deal with Fang Jiangyi as soon as possible, otherwise, Yan Xia would be the one to suffer.
But unexpected situations couldn't be ruled out. Only by personally confirming Yan Xia's safety could he feel at ease.