From Runaway Bride to Global Queen-Chapter 133: Preparation for Accepting Punishment
Chapter 133 -133: Preparation for Accepting Punishment
Xiao Ting had just stepped out of the partner company’s office when she received Lu Yanchuan’s phone call.
“Xiao Ting, book a flight back home immediately. I’ll have Ma Yu escort you back.”
“Return home? But the project here isn’t finalized yet…”
The sudden demand to return home baffled Xiao Ting, but Lu Yanchuan didn’t give her the opportunity to dwell in indecision and issued a direct command.
“Postpone the project, come back to the country as soon as possible.”
Lu Yanchuan’s arrangement never required any explanation, and Xiao Ting, albeit stunned for a moment, agreed and headed straight to the airport to book the earliest flight back home.
Qiao Yi had been listening by the side the whole time, and only relaxed after knowing that Xiao Ting obediently decided to return home.
Since Qiao Yi knew that she was the target, she naturally didn’t want to implicate anyone else, not even a stranger claimed to be an employee under Lu Yanchuan.
Since the other party had only sent a surreptitiously taken photo of Xiao Ting, it proved that they were only secretly watching Xiao Ting. The only way to completely prevent Xiao Ting from encountering danger was to have her leave this place as soon as possible.
“I’m still a bit worried…”
Qiao Yi sat beside Lu Yanchuan, her hands held by his, yet she was still fidgeting restlessly.
“Don’t worry, I’ve already sent people to inspect the cargo warehouse at the pier.”
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A deserted warehouse at the pier, demanding Qiao Yi to come alone at half-past ten at night, all seemed like typical scenes played out in TV dramas.
After Qiao Yi informed him of the message, Lu Yanchuan sent people to the appointed place for inspection, ensuring that anyone showing up at the pier warehouse could not escape from the palm of Lu Yanchuan’s hand.
Hearing Lu Yanchuan’s words, Qiao Yi felt somewhat reassured.
However, what she was nervous about wasn’t what she might encounter at the pier, but the fear of other people around her being harmed.
Qiao Yi couldn’t bear the news of any friends or family encountering accidents.
At ten o’clock in the evening, Lu Yanchuan’s men sent news that Xiao Ting had successfully boarded the plane, only then did a big stone in Qiao Yi’s heart finally land on the ground.
“You can stop here, I’ll walk the rest by myself…”
“I’ll go with you.”
Lu Yanchuan never intended to let Qiao Yi go to the meeting alone. If his men hadn’t come back empty-handed from the pier warehouse, Lu Yanchuan wouldn’t even let Qiao Yi go there.
Qiao Yi hesitated, “What if they do something to someone else because I didn’t do as they wanted?”
“If you do as they wish, the other party may also harm others, and you yourself might be in danger too.”
Lu Yanchuan spoke the truth, leaving Qiao Yi with no room for rebuttal. But coming with so many people in such a high-profile manner, wasn’t that a bit too conspicuous?
As if perceiving Qiao Yi’s concerns, Lu Yanchuan sneered softly.
“If it wasn’t that time was pressing, I’d bring even more people.”
“Uh…”
Alright, she lost.
The car stopped outside the pier warehouse, and when getting out, Lu Yanchuan still firmly held Qiao Yi’s hand.
The pier was pitch-black, devoid of any light, and suddenly wind blew, stirring something that made a rustling sound in the dark night, eerily jarring.
Qiao Yi was startled, almost clinging to Lu Yanchuan’s chest, yet he with a faint smile gently and irresistibly drew her waist close.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
Qiao Yi didn’t want to be afraid, but she couldn’t control her own terror, feeling almost petrified.
They hadn’t walked far when some footsteps were heard from behind the abandoned containers.
The hair on Qiao Yi’s skin stood on end, but Lu Yanchuan was as steady as Mount Tai, holding Qiao Yi and calmly waiting for those people to come out.
“Boss, we’ve already searched the whole pier, there’s none here.”
It turned out to be Lu Yanchuan’s men. Qiao Yi let out a sigh of relief, her body also relaxing a bit.
But in the next second, their location suddenly lit up.
Containers were used as projection screens, and a light coming down from the highest container on the right was shining onto the containers on the left, displaying a pre-recorded video.
Lu Yanchuan’s men quickly split into two teams; one stayed behind to protect Lu Yanchuan and Qiao Yi, while the other headed toward the source of the light.
Qiao Yi could not focus on anything else because the projector displayed the video of Feng Siyu being attacked!
The footage showed a man carefully loosening the screws on the safety rope, evading everyone’s sight, and, while putting the harness on Feng Siyu, subtly attached the tampered safety rope.
And what horrified Qiao Yi the most was that after doing all this, the man didn’t leave but stood in the crowd with a smile, watching as Feng Siyu climbed the rock wall, then fell heavily.
Throughout, the man’s smiling face never changed, even making a victorious gesture towards the camera as Feng Siyu fell.
The subsequent footage was what Qiao Yi had already seen in the surveillance video; the man stowed away the safety rope and left the chaotic set openly.
After the video ended, the final image froze on the man smiling provocatively at the camera before getting into a car.
Qiao Yi was shaking with icy fingers and trembling body, unable to imagine what would have happened if Feng Siyu had fallen from a higher spot!
“I knew you wouldn’t come alone, and of course, I don’t plan to meet you just yet.”
The projector screen darkened for a moment and then displayed a table and a person in a black cloak.
“Feng Siyu was lucky, but I wonder if others will also be so lucky?”
The cloaked person turned on a voice changer, making it impossible to discern even the gender, let alone identify them!
“Who on earth are you! What exactly do you want to do!”
Qiao Yi somewhat frantically yelled at the projector, she was quite sure she had not made such a deep enemy out of anyone in her twenty-something years of life.
The only person who was at odds with her, Qiao Xin, would only face her as an enemy, not employing such insidious tactics!
“You must be very curious about my identity, but I can’t let you know just yet—after all, our game is just beginning—”
The cloaked person laughed in a prolonged manner, with a tone that seemed rather deranged.
After the initial panic, Qiao Yi had calmed down.
No matter what, she was the Yiyi who had been in the game for so many years; now that she knew someone was aiming at her, it was better than being clueless.
The cloaked person laughed maniacally for quite a while before slowly gesturing a shooting motion at the camera.
“Qiao Yi, are you ready to face the consequences?”
