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"I’m fine, but you... I heard you were in trouble last night. It’s my fault that my own driver was bought off, leading to your injury." Mi Xi felt guilty, thankfully Gu Xiaoxi was unharmed. If anything serious had happened to her, he would have been to blame.

"These kinds of things are hard to guard against," Gu Xiaoxi grinned, "We just need to be more cautious from now on."

"You should have some people accompany you when you go out in the future, don’t let such a terrible thing happen again," Bai Yaxuan said seriously.

"Alright, I got it." Gu Xiaoxi also realized after this incident how malicious people could be. She naturally wouldn’t fall into the trap again.

"You also need to be careful yourself. With your status changed, you need to be even more vigilant," Mi Xi instructed.

Gu Xiaoxi glanced at Bai Yaxuan. A change of status, wasn’t that just because she married Bai Yaxuan and acquired the title of the First Lady?

"Brother, I understand," Gu Xiaoxi didn’t want to talk about this issue anymore, since the marriage was only temporary anyway.

She and Bai Yaxuan didn’t really have any relationship, and they would eventually divorce.

Gu Xiaoxi then asked Mi Xi why he had been detained, and Mi Xi explained the matter in detail to her.

"There was a sum of company funds that went missing, and I was reported. The police arrested me without any explanation," explained Mi Xi.

Actually, he hadn’t done anything. He didn’t even need to guess who had intentionally framed him.

This move would kill two birds with one stone: take him out, and then assassinate Gu Xiaoxi. After that, the Gu Family would be able to rest easy.

Gu Xiaoxi had long seen through Gu Hua and wasn’t particularly upset about it.

"Is there any evidence that you were framed? Where did the public funds go?" Gu Xiaoxi asked further.

With a smile, Mi Xi gave Gu Xiaoxi a reassuring look as he said seriously, "It’s already been resolved. The person who misused the public funds has been caught."

"Can you go back to work?" asked Gu Xiaoxi.

But Mi Xi shook his head. "I’ve been fired by the company."

Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fists. Gu Hua wanted to leave her isolated and unsupported, a girl with no experience, how could she handle so many company matters.

Even if she did have so many shares, she couldn’t become the chairperson.

"Brother, when work starts, you come back with me," Gu Xiaoxi said with a determined look in her eyes. "With you there, I won’t be afraid of anything."

"Okay!" Mi Xi smiled, "I will help you seize the power."

"What you need to be aware of now is not letting Gu Hua bleed the company dry. It’ll be a problem if by the time you return, you end up owing huge debts," Bai Yaxuan, who had been listening to the siblings’ conversation, naturally pointed out the most critical part of the matter.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded. "I know, from when the news broke out to getting married, it’s only been two months. He couldn’t have acted so fast that there would be no traces to follow."

"And I’ve been watching closely. Gu Hua doesn’t seem to be moving company assets since he still has things to deal with concerning Xiao Xi," said Bai Yaxuan.

Right while the three of them were talking,

Jue Qi hurried over and said to Bai Yaxuan, "Your Excellency, Young Master Quan has come to visit. Would you like to see him?"

Young Master Quan?

Gu Xiaoxi instinctively thought of Quan Shaoqing.

He had just left, so why was he back again?

Bai Yaxuan frowned. What was this guy doing at his house?

"Let him in!" Bai Yaxuan said with a frown.

To let the Quan Clan set up a base in Country A was already quite impressive. What more did he want?

A moment later, Jue Qi led Quan Shaoqing and Jin Xiao into the living room.

Gu Xiaoxi raised her eyes and looked at the man striding toward the door with a frown. He still looked handsome and imposing, but his demeanor was considerably colder than before.

"Didn’t we agree to meet tomorrow? What is this about?" Bai Yaxuan gestured for Quan Shaoqing to take a seat on the sofa as he made a welcoming motion.

"I have to leave tonight, so it’s better to take care of the related matters in advance," said Quan Shaoqing, with a wave of his hand, Jin Xiao immediately presented a stack of documents.

"Since we’re going to cooperate in the long term, it’s wise to discuss the related matters thoroughly."

Bai Yaxuan nodded, took the documents from Jin Xiao, stood up, and said to Quan Shaoqing, "Let’s talk in the study."

Before leaving, Bai Yaxuan didn’t forget to remind Gu Xiaoxi, "It’s cold outside, don’t go out. It might take a while before I come back, remember to take your medicine!"

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t know why but her ears suddenly felt hot, and she lowered her head.

That man had just barged into her room, and now he was strutting in again. Thinking about the bite mark he’d left on her neck, she couldn’t help but feel that the atmosphere was really weird.

Quan Shaoqing’s gaze inadvertently caught sight of her bashful appearance, and his eyes turned cold.

From a distance, Quan Shaoqing was heard saying to Bai Yaxuan, "Taking care of the lady’s medication, Your Excellency certainly has his hands full."

"Very well! The First Lady is young, so naturally, she needs to be looked after more," Bai Yaxuan replied.

Soon, the door to the study closed, and Gu Xiaoxi could no longer hear their conversation.

At the moment, the kitchen was busy with cooking, and Gu Yuxin was sweating profusely with the work.

Initially, she had stayed behind to take care of Gu Xiaoxi to get close to Bai Yaxuan, but she hadn’t expected that Gu Xiaoxi would actually make her cook in the kitchen.

As a daughter of a wealthy family, she had no idea how to cook; she was used to having everything handed to her on a silver platter.

Peeling shrimp, peeling crabs—she had never done such tasks before, and before even starting, she had already cut a big gash on her hand.

Qiao Wan glared at her with an unpleasant tone, "Second Miss, if you can’t even handle this little task, the First Lady will send you back."

"You little wretch, have you forgotten that you were once a servant of the Gu Family?" Gu Yuxin was extremely annoyed. It was clear that Gu Xiaoxi was bullying her. Now even a little maidservant dared to show off in front of her.

If it were not for Bai Yaxuan, she wouldn’t bother suffering like this.

"Now I am a maid of the Presidential Mansion. If you don’t want to do it, no one is forcing you. It’s still not too late to go back now," Qiao Wan said with a bad tone.

Gu Xiaoxi and Mi Xi chatted about some company matters for roughly two hours, and the study’s door was still closed.

Gu Xiaoxi felt a bit tired, "Bro, I’ll go upstairs to take some medicine after dinner before leaving."

"Okay! Then you should go quickly, being sick means you need more rest."

"I know! I’m not a child!"

Mi Xi smiled faintly, watching the girl as she quickly went upstairs, lively like a little rabbit. Still claiming not to be a child, in his heart, she would forever be a child who never grew up.

"Young Master Quan, would you like some water?" Qiao Wan quickly brought over tea she had prepared, her little cheeks flushed.

Mi Xi took the tea, speaking with gentle elegance, "Thank you!"

Qiao Wan lowered her head even further...

Gu Xiaoxi poured a glass of water, grabbed a handful of pills, and beside them were the candies that Qiao Wan had meticulously prepared.

Suppressing the nausea, she swallowed the medicine and quickly popped a candy into her mouth.

As she turned around, she suddenly bumped into a wall of flesh, startling her so much she nearly dropped the glass.

"Why are you here again?" Gu Xiaoxi glared at Quan Shaoqing’s familiar face and scolded angrily.

This guy had a habit of intruding into her room without invitation.

"Why can’t I be here!" Quan Shaoqing raised his eyebrows lightly and blew air on the nape of her neck.

Gu Xiaoxi angrily pushed him away, "If you keep this up, I’ll call for help."

She hadn’t forgotten that before this man left last time, he had bitten her neck.

Even though it didn’t bleed, it left an ambiguous mark, which would be troublesome if discovered.

"Go ahead and shout! If you do, I’ll say Miss Gu invited me over," Quan Shaoqing’s eyes scoured the surroundings, as if searching for something.

"You..." Gu Xiaoxi glared at him. This guy was a complete rogue. Clearly, he was always the one bullying her, could he be any more shameless?

Quan Shaoqing ignored her and continued his search.

"What are you looking for?" Seeing him looking around, even crouching on the carpet to peek under the bed, Gu Xiaoxi felt an urge to kick him.

"A lighter! Did you see it? It must have dropped here just now," Quan Shaoqing came back to look for it because it was obviously very important to him.

"I haven’t seen it!" Gu Xiaoxi looked around; there was no lighter anywhere to be seen.

"Has anyone else been in this room?" Quan Shaoqing didn’t find it and stood up with a grave expression.

"Bai Yaxuan and Qiao Wan have been here!"

"Just the two of them?"

"Yes!" Quan Shaoqing’s brow furrowed instinctively, a bad premonition stirring in his chest. If Bai Yaxuan had taken the item, then the trouble would be serious.

"Gu Xiaoxi, help me get the lighter back," Quan Shaoqing said, looking up with an indisputable determination in his gaze.

"How can you be sure he took it?" Gu Xiaoxi wondered.

"Would your family’s servants randomly take things from the rooms?" Quan Shaoqing scoffed coldly. Probably not. Loyal servants, even if they find something, would place it in the room. They would absolutely not take it away.

"No!" Gu Xiaoxi trusted Qiao Wan quite a bit, and besides, when she was foolish in the past, it was Qiao Wan who took care of her.

The people of the Gu Family were not good; if Qiao Wan was not good either, she probably would have died long ago.

"If you do as I tell you, you can help me retrieve the item," Quan Shaoqing moved forward and reached out to grab Gu Xiaoxi’s hand.

But she quickly dodged him.