Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Seeing Andy Again

In fact, Qiao Yi could have adjusted her own mood even without Lu Yanchuan’s comfort, but with his consolation, she immediately felt much better.

“If you don’t like those banquets, just don’t attend them. If your dad asks, tell him I asked you to accompany me at the company.”

Lu Yanchuan’s suggestion earned him a rewarding kiss from Qiao Yi, but then she thought of something and her mood, once lifted, fell again.

“It’s easy to talk about other banquets, but there’s one at the Sun Family tomorrow night, and I really have to go to that one.”

Lu Yanchuan raised an eyebrow; the Lu Family, the Capital City, and the Qiao Family didn’t have much to do with the Sun Family, and if there was any interaction at all, it was a relationship of mutual calculation and competition, so Qiao Yi really didn’t need to force herself for the Sun Family’s banquet.

“It’s Andy-the invitation to the Sun Family banquet was sent by her.”

If it weren’t for Andy’s invitation, Qiao Yi wouldn’t have to attend the Sun Family banquet and could simply pretend not to know about it.

Lu Yanchuan knew something about the relationship between Qiao Yi and Andy; he only knew that Qiao Yi had put a lot of effort into helping her rearrange her identity, and Qiao Yi hadn’t told him the specifics, nor had Lu Yanchuan asked further.

“Since she invited you, just show your face there, and I’ll pick you up to come back after work.”

Who says Mr. Lu is cold and heartless? Clearly, her Mr. Lu is an exceptionally attentive and tender husband!

Despite her unwillingness, Qiao Yi still went to the hotel arranged by the Sun Family to attend the banquet the next day.

Qiao Yi didn’t arrive too early, and as soon as she entered the venue, she found a corner to wait in for a while before looking for an opportunity to leave.

However, since Andy took the initiative to invite her to the banquet, she must want to meet with Qiao Yi there. Qiao Yi looked around the venue several times but couldn’t find Andy anywhere.

After a while, just as Qiao Yi was getting impatient and thinking of leaving, she finally spotted Andy.

Andy was keeping close company at the side of Sun Family Patriarch Sun Wenbin, and their behavior was intimate, more like another kind of male-female relationship than that of boss and assistant.

Although Qiao Yi knew some of Andy’s past, she was still somewhat in disbelief when she saw it with her own eyes.

Andy and Sun Wenbin, after all, were related by blood! How could they…

Recalling the way Andy had looked when she first saw her, and her hatred for the Sun Family, Qiao Yi felt as if she had been struck by a heavy blow and couldn’t calm down for a long time.

“Qiao Yi, when did you get here? I’ve been looking for you and couldn’t find you.”

Andy walked over, while Sun Wenbin’s gaze followed Andy and, spotting Qiao Yi, raised his glass to her.

“How are you doing at Sun Group?”

“I’m doing well. I’ve already made it to the president’s assistant, thanks to your big project. Without it, I wouldn’t have been able to rise so quickly.”

Andy was very calm, not knowing if she didn’t understand the subtext of Qiao Yi’s words or if she was pretending not to understand.

The venue was by no means a good place for conversation. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Andy gave Qiao Yi a look and then took the initiative to head outside the venue.

Qiao Yi waited two minutes, ensuring no one was paying attention to her, and then followed in the direction Andy had left.

The hotel’s backyard was a large garden. A few steps into the garden, Qiao Yi was pulled by Andy into a very secluded corner.

“I just saw you with Sun Wenbin?”

“That’s right, I’m now his special assistant, and also his mistress.”

Andy admitted it openly and even showed Qiao Yi intimate photos of her and Sun Wenbin on her phone.

“Back then, when you said you wanted to take over Sun Group, was this the means you were talking about?”

Qiao Yi found it hard to understand why Andy would do such a thing, even though she knew Andy might have her unavoidable bitterness, but still…

“Are you trying to say that they are my relatives, and what I’m doing is against nature and decency?”

Andy acted very indifferently, not at all angered by Qiao Yi’s words, even shrugging it off nonchalantly.

“Do you know why I was hospitalized that time in Tian City? It was because I was running away from my own brother, and you rescued me midway. Later, when I returned to Capital City, I fled from the Sun Family again, and it was you who rescued me. Do you think someone like me would still care about what’s natural and decent?”

“But even so…”

Qiao Yi struggled to continue what she wanted to say, feeling sympathy for Andy.

Although the present Andy was beautiful, graceful, elegant, and enchanting, Qiao Yi could never forget the wounds and the look of despair when she first saw her in the hotel.

“You don’t understand; what I want is not to take over the Sun Family. What I want is the Sun Family’s complete destruction.”

Her tone was critical, mixed with a chilling coldness.

Untasted by others, do not preach benevolence to others.

Qiao Yi sighed, handing the phone back to Andy.

“If you need anything, come straight to me or call Qiao Qiao. I’ll do everything in my power to help you.”

Personal grudges aside, a family like the Sun Family shouldn’t continue to exist!

At last, Andy’s expression showed a slight change, and perhaps she had grown so used to feigned smiles that even when she wanted to cry, she found it difficult.

“Don’t worry, my revenge is not yet complete, and there will definitely be times when I need you. But I do have some news for you–Sun Wenbin has been secretly in contact with a foreign group these past few days. I overheard their conversation; they mentioned the Qiao Family and you. You’d better be cautious in the days ahead.”

Foreign? Qiao Family? Her?

A name immediately came to mind for Qiao Yi.

“That foreign group, is it called the Dirk Group?”

“I’m not sure; they didn’t mention a name, and I didn’t hear very clearly. In any case, it’s better to be cautious.”

Qiao Yi nodded; this was indeed very important news.

Andy had been with Sun Wenbin all this time and had no opportunity to pass the news to Qiao Yi, so she could only use the Sun Family banquet as an opportunity to inform her.

“Just keep it in mind; I can’t be out for too long, I’m heading back now.”

After Andy and Qiao Yi nodded to each other, Andy turned and walked into the darkness.

Qiao Yi gazed at the starry sky aimlessly wandering the garden, her mind constantly pondering over Andy’s words.

A foreign group that mentioned the Qiao Family and her could only be the Dirk Group that she had offended not long ago.

Even though Qiao Yi had played a little trick when she called Jenfors last time, it might temporarily dispel Jenfors’ suspicions of her, but who could guarantee that Jenfors wouldn’t come back to his senses and doubt her again.

There’s no such thing as being vigilant against thieves every day; letting Jenfors escape last time ultimately left a lingering problem.

Walking in circles, Qiao Yi shivered from the cold wind, rubbed her arms, and started to head back.

As she turned past a floral wall and was about to enter the hotel, she suddenly felt a severe pain in the back of her head, and Qiao Yi’s vision went dark as she collapsed.