Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1830: Chapter 1829: Investigate a Person

Li Shi Yao’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, then she smiled and answered, "Yes, my cousin is on a business trip today. Sister Wen, how did you know?"

Wen Ran smiled subtly, "I heard about it too."

"Sister Wen, who did you hear it from?"

Li Shi Yao’s big eyes were stubbornly intent on getting an answer.

"Ranran, let’s head back to the office. It’s almost time for work."

Before Wen Ran could reply, Mo Xiuchen, who had been standing silently beside her, suddenly spoke in a low voice.

Wen Ran looked up and gave Mo Xiuchen a slight smile, softly saying, "Okay."

"Shi Yao, we have to get back to work. Let’s chat next time when we have more time."

Wen Ran casually glanced at Jiang Hui, who stood beside Li Shi Yao.

Li Shi Yao politely bid them farewell and left, pulling Jiang Hui along.

"Xiuchen, what’s wrong?"

After walking a few steps, Wen Ran looked up at Mo Xiuchen, just as he turned his head toward the direction of Li Shi Yao and Jiang Hui.

They walked in opposite directions and were quite far apart by now.

Wen Ran wondered if it was just her imagination, but Mo Xiuchen seemed a bit strange.

Mo Xiuchen turned back, meeting Wen Ran’s concerned gaze, and he slightly curled his lips, saying gently, "It’s nothing."

"Really?"

Wen Ran blinked, a smile appearing on her face.

Mo Xiuchen nodded, slightly increasing the grip with his large palm holding her small hand, "It’s really nothing."

"I just felt that Jiang Hui was looking at you eagerly. I suppose being too handsome has its downsides."

Wen Ran joked, pretending to be displeased and furrowing her brow.

Mo Xiuchen chuckled, "If Ranran doesn’t like other women staring at me, next time someone does, just scold her or gouge out her eyes."

Wen Ran gave him a sideways glance, "If I really did that, I’d be a madwoman."

Instead of confronting anyone who stared at him, it might be better to make him a bit uglier directly.

Mo Xiuchen raised his eyebrows, "Being handsome isn’t my fault, Ranran can’t turn me into an ugly monster; you wouldn’t enjoy looking at me either!"

Wen Ran pouted with a light laugh, "You might be right. This handsome face would be such a loss if it turned ugly."

Returning to the office, Wen Ran was busy all afternoon.

Mo Xiuchen met with two clients in the meeting room, and after finishing, he did not immediately go back to his office.

A face flashed before his eyes, unfamiliar yet slightly familiar, causing Mo Xiuchen’s handsome brows to wrinkle slightly, a dark glint passing through his deep eyes.

After pondering for a moment, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, Xiuchen."

After a few rings, Qin Mu’s voice came from the phone.

Despite having his mother and mother-in-law helping, Qin Mu took a long leave under the pretense of caring for his wife and child since Qingqing is too young.

Qin Mu’s long holiday was nearing its end.

"How many days are left on your leave?"

Mo Xiuchen leaned his tall frame against the chair, an expression of laziness mixed across his handsome brows, his tone indifferent.

Qin Mu’s laughter came through the phone, "About ten days. Why, are you planning to extend my leave?"

Mo Xiuchen sneered, "You’ve been idle at home for months, you should return to work tomorrow."

"No way. My leave isn’t over yet," Once my leave is up, I’ll naturally come back to work.

Qin Mu wasn’t foolish; he knew that after this leave, returning to the company meant being enslaved by Mo Xiuchen, and who knows when the next long vacation would be.

"You’ve already had a few months, these few days won’t matter. Ranran and I are headed to Bali tomorrow, so I need you back at the company early."

"Going to Bali?"

Qin Mu asked surprisedly over the phone, what a joy it must be, having him return to toil away while they enjoy a romantic escape.

Mo Xiuchen hid his smile, "Ranran and I aren’t going to Bali for leisure. Today, Meng Ke went to Bali on business, and Xu Wanqi was stopped by Lu Zhiyan."

"So what? Meng Ke’s business trip matters to you?"

Qin Mu was convinced Mo Xiuchen was just finding a pretext to enslave him.

"Ranran mentioned feeling uneasy, concerned that Meng Ke might know about Xiaoxiao’s overseas business trip. Why hasn’t Tang Yang found any evidence of Meng Ke’s crimes yet?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Mu’s tone became more serious, "No calls from Yang mean evidence hasn’t been found yet. Didn’t Lu Zhiyan send someone to follow Meng Ke?"

Qin Mu wasn’t aware of Bai Xiaoxiao’s business trip, "What does Bai Xiaoxiao’s business trip have to do with Meng Ke?"

"It’s the uncertainty of any connection that is causing concern. Meng Ke’s parents have gone traveling, and Meng Ke and Xu Wanqi’s departure can’t be denied as potentially a flight risk."

Especially with Bai Xiaoxiao’s company encountering troubles in D Country.

Mo Xiuchen had called to inquire with Haochen’s people in D Country, but they didn’t know the specifics either.

However, it seemed somewhat sinister.

"Xiuchen, even if Meng Ke has plans, your trip to Bali won’t help. Didn’t you just say Bai Xiaoxiao went abroad on business? This should be handled by Ah Feng. I’m enjoying my last few days of vacation."

"If you don’t want to come back to work, can you at least do something for me?"

Qin Mu’s words made sense, it’s not like Mo Xiuchen didn’t know.

He merely saw this as an opportunity to get Qin Mu to return to the company sooner while he could take Ranran out for a few days to relax.

But with Qin Mu not easily fooled, Mo Xiuchen couldn’t force it.

Upon hearing it was a task rather than returning to work, Qin Mu readily agreed, "Sure, as long as it’s something I can do, tell me."

"Help me investigate someone."

Mo Xiuchen’s eyes darkened and his tone slightly deepened.

"Who?"

"A student from T University named Jiang Hui, she’s good friends with Meng Ke’s cousin Li Shi Yao."

"A student?" Qin Mu laughed meaningfully over the phone, "Xiuchen, don’t tell me you’ve gotten yourself into another romantic debt, having even students drawn to you. Does Ranran know?"

"When did you become so gossipy?"

Mo Xiuchen’s displeasure was clearly expressed.

Qin Mu laughed twice over the phone, "No problem, leave it to me. I’ll get the results in three days."

"Ah Mu, what did you just say about Xiuchen getting into romantic debt?"

After ending the call, Qin Mu turned around, noticing An Lin had awoken from her nap without him knowing and was looking at him with wide eyes in confusion.

He chuckled softly, walked two steps to the bed, sat down at the edge, and reached out to hold An Lin’s hand.

"When did you wake up?"

"Just when you were questioning if Xiuchen had gotten into romantic debt."

As she spoke, An Lin sat up, Qin Mu reached with his other hand to grab a pillow to support her back. Then he said leisurely,

"Xiuchen asked me to help investigate someone, I was just joking with him."