Chapter 565 - 566: Drugged
Qin Mobai just had a meeting with the finance department of the Qin Family; for the past two years, the Qin Family has been running at a loss and almost operating at a deficit.
It was only after he got in touch with the Qin Family’s matters that he realized how awkward the position of the Qin Family was.
"Su Lin, inform the general manager of the Qin Family to notify each department to draft a layoff list." The general manager of the Qin Family is Qin Mobai’s father, Qin Ruiqian.
"Yes, I understand." Su Lin replied, "President Qin, you have a dinner appointment with Director Zhao from the Land Bureau tonight."
As Su Lin spoke, Qin Mobai took out his vibrating phone.
A message from Lou Xi.
Wife: Mother-in-law’s exhibition is ready. Come to the exhibition hall to check the results.
Qin Mobai thought for a moment and replied: What time?
Lou Xi quickly responded.
Wife: Now.
"Any schedule later?" Qin Mobai asked Su Lin.
"Except for the dinner at seven with Director Zhao, there’s nothing else."
Qin Mobai nodded and replied to Lou Xi.
Qin Mobai: I’m heading over now, have an engagement later.
Wife: Okay.
Qin Mobai returned to the office, grabbed his car keys, and before leaving, instructed Su Lin: "Don’t schedule anything for me tomorrow and the day after."
"Tomorrow I can understand." His mother’s exhibition opening, "What about the day after?"
"Accompany Lou Xi for a prenatal checkup." Although Lou Xi has been pregnant for a while, Qin Mobai hasn’t formally taken her for a checkup yet. No matter how busy he is, he doesn’t want to miss such a meaningful moment.
"President Qin is showing off his love again."
Qin Mobai ignored Su Lin’s words, took the car keys, and left.
It was not yet closing time, so there were few cars on the road, and Qin Mobai reached the exhibition hall in twenty minutes.
The exhibition hall is closed when there are no exhibitions, and it’s sparsely populated. After parking his car, he headed towards the main entrance of the hall.
There was a security guard at the door, who opened the door for Qin Mobai upon his arrival and said, "Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin is waiting inside."
"Thank you." Qin Mobai thanked him politely and walked into the exhibition hall.
Perhaps the place was cleared; it was so quiet inside that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard clearly.
Carpets covered the floor, and footsteps on them were perfectly muffled.
The lighting inside was dim, and Qin Mobai wasn’t sure where Lou Xi was.
"Lou Xi?" In the empty exhibition hall, Qin Mobai called Lou Xi’s name, but there was no response.
Reaching the center of the hall, Qin Mobai saw a portrait his mother painted for his father years ago, the only man she ever painted was Qin Ruiqian.
His phone rang at this moment, pulling his thoughts away from the painting.
It was a message from Lou Xi.
Wife: I have a bit of business to attend to and will come over later. I’ve prepared some tea for you, wait for me for a bit!
A slight smile appeared on Qin Mobai’s lips. Turning his head, he saw a steaming cup of tea on a table.
From afar, he could smell the aroma of black tea.
Approaching, Qin Mobai picked up the cup, it was Qimen black tea, Lou Xi knew he preferred black tea over coffee.
Qin Mobai sipped the tea while waiting for Lou Xi’s arrival.
Time ticked by, but Lou Xi didn’t come.
In contrast, Qin Mobai began feeling hot all over, not due to the air conditioning in the exhibition hall...
Qin Mobai frowned. He glanced at the tea cup and wondered if it had been spiked?
He immediately called Lou Xi, but there was no response!