After hearing this, Mrs. Qi rubbed her temples wearily.
"Keep this news under wraps."
"Don't let them find out."
A rare look of exhaustion appeared on Mrs. Qi's face.
"Also, keep an eye on the movements of that person who's been digging into this matter," Mrs. Qi said coldly.
After all, anyone who could be investigating this must not be an easy person to deal with. And it was very likely that she already knew something. Mrs. Qi didn't dare to think about the consequences. It was better that fewer people knew about this matter.
The assistant, perhaps noticing Mrs. Qi's grave expression, placed the information he had long investigated in front of her.
"Madam, please take a look. This is the person who's been trying to find out about Wen Yin's hospital," the assistant said.
Mrs. Qi was greatly surprised when she saw the photo.
"It's him?!"
Mrs. Qi occasionally met Wen Zhi when she was at home and Wen Zhi came to visit Qi Siran. She never thought that Wen Zhi would be investigating her own sister's background.
"Could this little girl already know something?" Mrs. Qi wondered.
She never connected Wen Zhi with Qi Siran. After all, Mrs. Qi couldn't imagine that her own daughter would be so idle as to care about someone else's background.
In the end, Mrs. Qi couldn't figure it out, so she rubbed her temples tiredly.
"Be careful not to let Wen Zhi notice anything. And remember to handle things well at the hospital. Make sure the nurses keep their mouths shut."
After giving her instructions, Mrs. Qi waved the assistant away. Her deer - like eyes, which bore a faint resemblance to Wen Yin's, stared quietly out of the window.
So, whose daughter was Wen Yin exactly? Mrs. Qi didn't dare to think about the consequences. There was a thought in her mind struggling to surface, but it was suppressed by her remaining rationality.
For the first time, Mrs. Qi walked to Qi Siran's door and gently knocked on it. A familiar yet strange voice came from inside.
"Who is it?"
Qi Siran's tone was very guarded, and a sense of sadness welled up in Mrs. Qi's heart for no reason. She didn't know when their relationship had become so bad. Her own daughter was actually on guard against her. This was something Mrs. Qi could never have imagined before.
Mrs. Qi told herself again and again to stay calm and take good care of Qi Siran. After all, Qi Siran had been in poor health since childhood. Their family had almost fulfilled all of Qi Siran's wishes from childhood according to her requests. But unexpectedly, for the sake of a man, Qi Siran was willing to turn against her.
Mrs. Qi couldn't help but sigh. This was the first time she had been a mother, and she didn't know how to communicate effectively with her children. Qi Siran's emotions were obviously on the verge of extreme radicalism. Mrs. Qi didn't dare to say anything to her.
"It's me."
It took a few seconds for Mrs. Qi to reply. Somehow, her voice had become hoarse and choked.
Qi Siran seemed not to expect her mother to come at this time. She composed herself, stood up, and opened the door.
"What do you want?"
Qi Siran still seemed to be sulking. Her attitude towards Mrs. Qi was lukewarm.
The more Mrs. Qi thought about it, the sadder she felt. She forced a stiff and unnatural smile that looked worse than crying.
"I baked some small cakes today. Do you want to try them?"
Mrs. Qi used the most humble excuse to get closer to her daughter, but Qi Siran clearly didn't give her the chance.
Qi Siran said coldly, with no emotion in her dark eyes.
"I don't like sweet things recently. You can eat them yourself."
After saying that, Qi Siran slammed the door shut, leaving Mrs. Qi standing there stiffly.
After a long time, Mrs. Qi slowly lowered her hand. A sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart. So, was the daughter she had carefully raised not even willing to call her "mom" anymore?
On this day, Mrs. Qi stood in front of Qi Siran's room for a long, long time. In the end, she walked away silently. Her back looked a bit haggard. But Qi Siran didn't see any of this.
Qi Siran couldn't help but let out a cold snort in her room.
"You were the one who pushed me away, and now you're the one trying to mend our relationship!"
Qi Siran couldn't help but vent her anger.
"So, you've made up your mind to help an outsider rather than your own daughter, right?"
Thinking of the day when Mrs. Qi publicly exposed her at the Shao family's villa, Qi Siran gritted her teeth in hatred. She had been waiting for this day for more than a decade!
Shao Yinan and she were childhood sweethearts. It was Wen Yin who came later. Why did Shao Yinan fall in love with Wen Yin? Qi Siran thought with gritted teeth.
Wen Yin, she would surely find out all her secrets and make her lose face! Anyway, that old man Shao Qi didn't like Wen Yin at all!
There was a sinister and strange light in Qi Siran's eyes. Then, as if she remembered something, she picked up her phone and sent a message to Wen Zhi.
[Qi Siran: Step up the investigation. No matter how much it costs, get the hospital to talk.]
Mrs. Qi at the door had no idea that Qi Siran was the one behind all this investigation! Wen Zhi was just a tool enslaved by Qi Siran!
After sending the message, Qi Siran noticed that there were several new messages on her WeChat. They were all from Shao Yuanjia.
[Shao Yuanjia: It's been so long. Do you want to go out and have some fun?]
[Shao Yuanjia: Why aren't you replying, Sister Siran?]
[Shao Yuanjia: I'm really heart - broken, bro!]
Finally, Shao Yuanjia sent a few cheesy emojis. Qi Siran had no intention of replying to him. She just wanted to use him and didn't really plan to develop any feelings for him. This man would occasionally send her a few messages to keep his presence known. Qi Siran hated people like this the most.
She turned off her phone and ignored his messages. At the same time, Shao Yuanjia was also looking at his phone. The assistant in front of him was reporting Qi Siran's recent schedule word by word. Obviously, Shao Yuanjia didn't trust Qi Siran either.
"As far as I know, Miss Qi of the Qi family first met Wen Zhi and then hired a private detective. I don't know what she's investigating."
Hearing the words "private detective", Shao Yuanjia slowly raised his eyes.
"Private detective?"
"I didn't expect Sister Siran to be so cunning. Let me see what she's investigating that even requires a private detective," Shao Yuanjia said. He picked up the report folder from the assistant, and his expression froze.