Presumably, someone had been reporting all of Yan Xia's actions to him all along, which was why he knew everything so well.
Yan Xia began to regret going to see Shangguan Yao on her own in a fit of anger. Although she was constantly being watched, there was no guarantee that everything would go smoothly.
"Mr. Long is right. I naturally won't let personal matters affect my work," Yan Xia said, her fingers gently tapping on the table. She looked quite relaxed. "Judging from your arrangements, you're going to take some major actions soon."
Long Tao let out a sneer.
"Can't I invite Miss Cheng out just for fun?"
"Of course not," Yan Xia replied. "You invited me to meet at the port and mentioned the upcoming actions in the message. As far as I know, this port was privatized a few years ago. Mr. Long should have made all the necessary arrangements long ago. If I'm not mistaken, the location of the next operation is right here."
She spoke without the slightest hesitation, exuding absolute confidence.
Long Tao looked at her approvingly, shaking his head and clicking his tongue.
"Sure enough, you're the partner I chose. You're really smart."
Yan Xia glanced at her watch. She had been sitting there for more than ten minutes. Seeing that Long Tao was about to get to the main point and discuss the relevant details, but Lu Qianzhou still hadn't arrived. On such an important occasion, he actually didn't show up.
Did he avoid coming because she was here? But wasn't he always worried about her being bullied? He should be here at a time like this.
Yan Xia felt that she must be going crazy. She would be flustered when Lu Qianzhou came, and she would also overthink when he didn't show up. All sorts of thoughts ran through her mind, like whether it was because she had confronted him, and he was afraid of being held accountable, so he gave up on this deal and didn't plan to show up.
If he really gave up on this deal, wouldn't all her efforts have been in vain?
But when she thought about the moment when Lu Qianzhou was really arrested and sent to prison, she felt that she couldn't bear it. She didn't want anything to happen to him, but she also didn't want him to get off so easily.
She was a complete contradiction now.
Long Tao detailed the upcoming deal to her, as well as the relevant procedures and precautions. Since this was her first time participating in a deal, she needed to be more vigilant about many things.
Yan Xia memorized all the key information in her mind.
Finally, after Long Tao had finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask,
"Will Mr. Lu still participate in this deal?"
"Of course," Long Tao said, as if he had guessed her thoughts. He looked at her with a knowing look. "He's our transfer station. Without his help, how could these things be smoothly transferred overseas?"
Yan Xia's eyes flashed.
Each partner had their own tasks. Only by dividing the work and cooperating could things progress quickly and smoothly.
"I've heard a lot of rumors about Miss Cheng and Mr. Lu recently. Now it seems that those rumors are true," Long Tao said.
Yan Xia didn't offer any explanation. At this moment, it didn't matter how Long Tao viewed the relationship between her and Lu Qianzhou.
If because of Lu Qianzhou's relationship, he could trust her more and let down his last bit of guard against her, it might not be a bad thing for her.
"Mr. Lu has something more important to do today. I'm sure there will be news soon. I just don't know if it will be good news or bad news for Miss Cheng," Long Tao said meaningfully.
Before Yan Xia could ask him what kind of news it was, Long Tao had already stood up from the sofa and reached out his hand to her.
"I hope Miss Cheng can keep her mouth shut. I wish our first deal all goes smoothly. Happy cooperation."
His smile sent a chill down her spine.
Yan Xia shook hands with him casually, greeted him briefly, and then ended the meeting and left the port.
Somehow, it had started to drizzle at the port. Yan Xia was dressed in black from head to toe and walked quickly.
When she was still about a hundred steps away from the car, Zhou Qi came to meet her with a transparent umbrella in his hand. His face didn't look good. He carefully examined her expression.
Yan Xia let him hold the umbrella for her and followed his steps back to the car.
It wasn't until the car had started steadily that Zhou Qi said carefully,
"Boss, there's just been some news from Shengshi. It's about Fang Jiangyi."
Yan Xia was absent - minded, thinking about other things. She didn't think the situation would turn out badly.
"What's going on?"
Zhou Qi frowned and hesitated. It was obvious that he didn't really want to tell Yan Xia this news, but after a moment of silence, he still said,
"It's said that an electronic device in his office suddenly exploded. But he had just left the office at that moment, so he only suffered minor injuries and managed to escape. But then, on his way to the hospital to get his wounds bandaged, the car he was in was in an accident. The driver was drunk, and a large truck rammed directly into his car. The car was completely crushed out of shape. He's currently being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. His life or death is unknown."
These successive accidents were obviously not accidents but deliberate acts.
Yan Xia suddenly turned around and stared at him, as if trying to digest what he had just said.
She suddenly remembered what Long Tao had said meaningfully when he mentioned that Lu Qianzhou hadn't come today.
"Mr. Lu has something more important to do today. I'm sure there will be news soon. I just don't know if it will be good news or bad news for Miss Cheng."
Could it be that he was referring to this?
Because the mastermind behind the scenes had been forcing Lu Qianzhou to choose between Fang Jiangyi and her. If he didn't make a choice, either she or Fang Jiangyi would keep running into danger until one of them was killed.
Lu Qianzhou, in order to avoid this possibility and to keep her safe, had taken action against Fang Jiangyi first.
She slumped in her seat. One of her hands weakly rested on the armrest, and she could barely sit still.
Her heart began to race uncontrollably, and all the blood in her body rushed to her head. The veins on Yan Xia's forehead throbbed painfully. "Where's Lu Qianzhou? Where is he?"
She was eager to know Lu Qianzhou's whereabouts.
Zhou Qi said helplessly, "I've been following you all day. I don't know about this."
Yan Xia frowned tightly. In the past, she might have cried at this moment, but today, unexpectedly, she didn't cry. Instead, she calmly instructed the driver,
"Go to the hospital where Fang Jiangyi is."
After saying that, she took out her phone and called Lu Qianzhou.
Whether it was because the person on the other end knew that she was coming to confront him or for some other reason, Lu Qianzhou didn't answer her call.
Yan Xia held her phone tightly. Every breath she took made her chest ache, as if a knife had been stabbed into her heart.
Whether this was really done by Lu Qianzhou or not, now she could only pray that Fang Jiangyi would survive. Otherwise, the peace she had been trying to maintain would collapse.
Shangguan Yao had always said that she was the balance between Fang Jiangyi and Lu Qianzhou, but for her, Fang Jiangyi was also such an existence.
She had repeatedly pleaded with Lu Qianzhou not to touch Fang Jiangyi. Only in this way could she barely get along with him peacefully.