It was already evening when he returned to Jiangbei.
With Wang Yuyan safely brought back, Qin Xuan's mission was considered complete.
After bidding farewell to the others, Qin Xuan headed home.
Upon returning to the villa, Qin Xuan was eager to see his wife, Tantai Yue.
Despite their brief separation of only a few days, Qin Xuan felt as though they had been apart for a long time.
He couldn't wait to embrace Tantai Yue and tell her how much he had missed her during this time.
It couldn't be helped, though they had been married for three years, they had only recently entered the throes of passionate love.
Those in the throes of passionate love often exhibited the same behavior as Qin Xuan.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother-in-law, Zou Lifen, and Tantai Hongguang sitting on the sofa.
Tantai Hongguang was studying stocks, while Zou Lifen was applying lipstick.
Seeing Qin Xuan return, Zou Lifen immediately put down her lipstick and rushed towards him, her face full of anger. Without a word, she began to curse,
"You heartless wretch, you finally decided to come back? You're not a man at all. Seeing my daughter's company on the verge of collapse, about to fail, you just ran away, forcing my daughter to beg for help everywhere. How could my daughter fall for a good-for-nothing man like you!"
Qin Xuan's expression instantly darkened.
He was accustomed to Zou Lifen's insults, but her subsequent words struck a nerve, directly hitting his heart. He coldly retorted,
"What did you just say? What happened to Tantai's company?"
Zou Lifen was startled by Qin Xuan's tone, but being accustomed to her shrewish and arrogant ways, she continued to spew venom,
"What... what's it to you? You're a wast..."
*Slap!*
Qin Xuan slammed his hand on the nearby shoe cabinet, his voice like a sharp sword as he said,
"I'll ask you one more time, what happened to Tantai?"
Each word Qin Xuan spoke was like a sharp sword piercing Zou Lifen, causing her to shiver. She stammered,
"Why... why so fierce? A few days ago, Yue'er's company faced a crisis. For some unknown reason, they suffered tens of millions in losses. Furthermore, the raw material suppliers refused to provide Yue'er with materials, and the out-of-town raw material channels were cut off due to exorbitant prices. So, Yue'er has been running around looking for raw material companies these past few days, getting drunk every day. But in the end, she was still rejected. Today, she went to yet another raw material company to negotiate business..."
Qin Xuan's brows furrowed after hearing this.
He had been gone for less than half a month, and such a major incident had occurred.
If he had returned a few days later, he feared...
Qin Xuan knew that this must be related to the people he had offended.
Either Jin Shikai or Li Shengtian.
As for the Tantai family, Qin Xuan didn't believe they could stir up much trouble.
Most of them were now working on the assembly line at Foxconn, and they lacked the ability to harm Tantai.
Worried about Tantai, Qin Xuan, after clarifying her whereabouts, immediately rushed out again.
After Qin Xuan left, Zou Lifen finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been so suppressed just now, she hadn't even dared to breathe deeply. Then, she reverted to her usual shrewish demeanor and slapped Tantai Hongguang, who was acting as if nothing had happened on the sofa, cursing,
"You useless piece of trash. Others yell at your wife, and you don't even dare to interject. Why was I blind to have ended up with you? Anyone is better than you. You have a mouth, but it's useless for anything other than eating."
Speaking of which, Zou Lifen couldn't help but think of Diao An, who had previously tricked her into gambling.
Even though he was a骗子 (pianzi - swindler), his sweet words were truly pleasant to hear. If only he weren't a swindler...
At this moment, Tantai Hongguang was unaware that a faint green aura was already hovering above his head.
Following the address provided by Zou Lifen, Qin Xuan arrived at a place called Beihong Western Restaurant.
Zou Lifen had mentioned that Tantai Yue was picked up by a man with a big belly driving a BMW in the afternoon, and that they were to have dinner here tonight.