Translator’s note: Sorry, there must be tons of typos and errors but I’m so sleepy…I’ll check this tomorrow.
Chapter 128: Missing
The second hand ticked by and the sun moved steadily westward. Qi Yu didn’t notice the passage of time. He spent the whole afternoon browsing the capital flow statements and balance sheets of each company under the Group, analyzing their retained value.
When he raised his head, he realized that the sky outside the window was already beginning to dim.
Fu Yansheng was still sleeping on his bed. He seemed to be extremely tired. He hadn’t changed his posture since he laid down.
Qi Yu nestled himself into the sofa, stared at the man wrapped in the quilt, listening to the rare little snores between his breaths. His heart felt heavy.
Buzz…
The sudden sound of the phone buzzing interrupted his thoughts. Qi Yu picked it up immediately but Fu Yansheng still moved as though he’d been disturbed.
Qi Yu suppressed his voice and said “Hello?”. He got up, feeling a little displeased and walked to the bathroom to answer the call.
The call was from Ye Qinru. He asked, “Chief Qi, have you met that Si Ze’s assistant?”
Qi Yu didn’t understand what he meant by asking. “Si Ze’s assistant? You mean Song Puxin?”
Ye Qinru: “Yes, Assistant Song. I heard that he’s missing.”
Qi Yu wondered, “Missing?”
Ye Qinru: “I received a call from Secretary Huang, that one that’s always next to Si Ze, early this morning. He said that Assistant Song seemed to have disappeared in the middle of the night last night. Chief Si called them up at five in the morning to get a search going but they haven’t been found him yet. Now, they’re afraid something might have happened to him, Secretary Huang asked me to call everyone who knows Assistant Song to ask if they’ve seen him.”
Qi Yu: “I haven’t seen him…”
Ye Qinru said helplessly, “I guessed as much. We’re not very familiar with that assistant of his. What’s the use asking us?… Okay, that’s all I wanted to ask. Then, I’ll hang up first.”
Qi Yu felt a little weird. If he remembered correctly, the apartment on Huai’an Road was where Song Puxin lived. On the phone the night before yesterday, Si Ze asked Huang Junwen to get him from there and bring him to Tengyun Building. Last night, Fu Yansheng dropped Si Ze at Huai’an Road.
Ye Qinru said that Song Puxin couldn’t be found. Was Song Puxin no longer in the apartment when they dropped Si Ze off or did he disappear after meeting with Si Ze?
He returned beside the bed and saw that Fu Yansheng was already sitting up.
“Who called?” The man’s voice had recovered a lot.
“Chief Ye. He said that Assistant Song is missing.” Qi Yu looked at him and he said it.
When Fu Yansheng heard this, he didn’t have a big reaction. Qi Yu’s heart skipped a beat. For a moment, he suspected that this matter had something to do with Fu Yansheng…
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Qi Yu also took the opportunity to ask the question he had just been wondering about.
Huang Junwen told him that Song Puxin was still there when Si Ze went back last night. This was because Song Puxin was guarded by bodyguards when Si Ze was out. Song Puxin couldn’t leave. But when Si Ze got home late last night, the bodyguards withdrew.
Si Ze woke up in the early morning and found that Song Puxin wasn’t beside him, neither was he in the house. He checked the apartment’s surveillance cameras and found that Song Puxin left the Times Apartment at about 4:40. After that, he disappeared. His phone couldn’t be reached and they’ve already asked everyone they know but they still haven’t found him.
Qi Yu felt chills go down his back. He subconsciously glanced at Fu Yansheng and asked Huang Junwen, “Is Si Ze okay?”
Huang Junwen said, “He’s going crazy! He’s got his entire network of contacts looking for him. In just half a day, I think the entirety of Haicheng knows that his precious assistant is missing. Even the chairman also knows about it, a dressing down is probably going to be unavoidable. …Sigh, anyway, if you have any news about Song Puxin, please contact me immediately!”
Qi Yu: “Okay…”
After hanging up the phone, Qi Yu repeated to Fu Yansheng what Ye Qinru and Huang Junwen had just said, all the while observing Fu Yansheng’s expression.
After hearing this, Fu Yansheng simply commented, “Everyone can see that the relationship between Si Ze and Song Puxin isn’t normal. Even rabbits will bite when cornered, to say nothing of Song Puxin who’s a grown man. Having been oppressed for so long, I think it’s just normal that he’d want to leave.”
…But why if he wanted to leave, why sneak away from Si Ze’ side at 4 in the morning?
If this was some spontaneous action of Song Puxin’s, Qi Yu might have even questioned if this person wanted to commit suicide…
Seeing Fu Yansheng’s calm appearance, Qi Yu hesitated for a moment. He couldn’t help but ask, “Were you just in your room the entire time last night?”
Fu Yansheng was stunned for a moment. He then said without any change in his expression. “I was there the whole time.”
Qi Yu didn’t continue to ask questions. Seeing that it was getting late, the two went out for dinner together and after they came back, they spent some time on Qi Yu’s lessons. They were ready to go to bed at about ten o’clock.
As if to make up for the emptiness last night, Fu Yansheng hugged Qi Yu and kissed him as soon as they got into bed.
Could Song Puxin’s disappearance be a signal that their mission was coming to an end?
Or was it that Fu Yansheng saw Song Puxin’s current situation the day before yesterday, so he couldn’t help but report to the higher-ups to ask for Song Puxin to pulled out first?
When all this was over, would Fu Yansheng also disappear without a word like Song Puxin?
……
This thought made Qi Yu tremble all over. He found an opportunity to turn their positions over, holding the man under him, turning from passive to active…
Controlling the rhythm, looking at Fu Yansheng’s appearance brought about because of his undulations and passion. Qi Yu felt a sense of security having the other party firmly in his hands.
However, in the end, physical reassurance could never completely solve his inner unease. After some lovemaking, Qi Yu rested on Fu Yansheng’s arm, his mind filled with his next countermeasures.
The next day, Qi Yu went to Fengmao to find Xu Jing.
It’s been a month and a half since he came to Xu Jing for help last time. After Lin Huan’s matter was resolved, the two of them had one call and hadn’t had much contact since then.
Upon seeing him, Xu Jing asked directly, “What kind of help are you asking from me this time?”
Qi Yu: “How do you know that I’m here to ask you for help? Can’t I just come to see you?”
Xu Jing smiled and said: “Forget it, since last summer vacation to now, when have you come just to see me? You heartless little brat…”
Qi Yu felt guilty and said “I’m sorry”.
Xu Jing: “Okay, I’m just joking with you. I know you’re busy now. You’re no longer the little brother who used to look for me to pass the time with whenever he had nothing to do. In fact, I’ve also ended up pretty relaxed. Just tell me directly, what’s the matter?”
Qi Yu said thoughtfully, “I’d like to learn from you about the details of Shanyu’s investment projects and current funding situation.”
Shanyu was not a listed company and there were no publicly available information about its funds. After reading the information he’d gotten Dong Ming, he found that it didn’t include detailed reports of Shanyu’s investments during the past few years.
Xu Jing heard the words and let out a “huh”. He raised his eyebrows and said, “You’re checking my accounts?”
Qi Yu: “No…”
Xu Jing smiled and sighed, “You really have grown up.”
The other party’s sigh seemed to be mixed with a bit of loneliness, but Xu Jing still hadn’t done anything to embarass Qi Yu. He got up and walked to the glass bookcase. He took out several large and thick folders inside. He turned around and handed them to Qi Yu: ” It’s all here, do you want to me to make a photocopy of it for you?”
“No, I’ll look at it right here.” Qi Yu sat on the sofa and immediately began to flip through it.
Shanyu Investment was established four years ago, that is, when he was a sophomore in high school abroad. The registered capital was only 20 million but after the company was established, his father invested 300 million in his name. It was also in that year that Xu Jing took over as CEO, holding 50% of the company for him.
After these four years, Shanyu Investment’s assets have reached 1.7 billion yuan, nearly tripling the entire money invested, including the other 50% invested by the Siyuan Group.
Although, in managing the company, Xu Jing couldn’t act separately from Qi Yuancheng’s supervision and guidance, this achievement was enough to prove the other party’s unique business vision and investment ability.
Qi Yu glanced at the projects invested in by Shanyu. There were only three companies where they’ve investd more than 100 million yuan. They were all well-known blue-chip listed companies in the industry. Most other projects received anywhere from 10 million to 100 million. The companies they’ve invested in covered various industries and when added all together, numbered about a dozen. The 600 million that his father mentioned last time was only the funds that were on hand, those that Shanyu hadn’t yet used.
Qi Yu asked Xu Jing about the investment time of those large-scale projects and whether those funds could be withdrawn at any time.
“Generally, the investment period is five years. No matter whether it resulted in a profit or loss, as long as you’ve invested, you can get it back after five years. That is unless you resell or transfer the invested equity.” Xu Jing replied. A little curious, he asked, “Why are you asking?”
Qi Yu’s whole mind was focused on the crisis that the Si Yuan Group might face. He thought about the possibility that something happened to the Si family and their Group’s stock price might fall. If another shareholder withdraws or if the Si Holding’s assets were frozen, they needed to have sufficient cash on hand to deal with the threat of external acquisitions and other difficulties.
Without thinking it through, he said, “Jing Ge, can we recover all of Shanyu’s investments in a short period of time?”
Xu Jing’s face stiffened. “What did you say?”
Qi Yu: “I mean, withdraw all investments, collect what can be collected, sell what can be sold. The more liquid assets were can have securely in hand, the better.”
Xu Jing’s eyes instantly turned sharp: “Is this your idea? Or your dad’s?”
Qi Yu: “It’s mine.”
Xu Jing was momentarily stunned. He suddenly laughed from anger. He said: “Qi Yu, I have worked hard for you for so many years. These are not just investment projects, behind each project there is a network of interests and contacts that you can use in the future. You think we can just take all those back because you say so?”
Qi Yu panicked in his heart and quickly explained, “Jing Ge, I didn’t mean that.”
He guessed that Xu Jing had misunderstood. Indeed, his thoughtless words made it seem like he was questioning all of Xu Jing’s hard work over the years. Taking back those investment must seem to Xu Jing that he was obliterating his achievements.
But Qi Yu also had his secrets he couldn’t reveal. Though he said that, he didn’t know how to explain it to Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was disappointed when he saw that he couldn’t say why. He didn’t know when those kind and gentle eyes that used to be at him like a little brother began to be replaced by one filled with doubts and disapproval.
Qi Yu’s heart felt as though it was being twisted with a knife. This erosion of Xu Jing’s feeling for him was more unabearable for Qi Yu than his criticisms and scoldings.
He clenched the documents tightly and said in a low voice, “I’ll think about it again…”
But the hurt and misunderstanding caused by his words was already done and Xu Jing could bring himself to smile again even after Qi Yu’s retraction.
He sighed and said, “I heard about Lin Huan’s acquisition of HZ Technology last month. If you had followed my methods earlier, the Si Yuan Group might have already acquired HZ by now. But you wouldn’t listen. …Qi Yu, I’ve been telling you all along to wake up to the realities. But I don’t know what’s with you now. I don’t know what you’re thinking…” Xu Jing looked at him and asked sharply, “I just want to ask, these changes in you, are they related to Fu Yansheng?”
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【Little Theater】
While Teacher Fu was sleeping, Qi Yu sat on the sofa and watched him with tender eyes.
Qi Yu: I want to counterattack.
Teacher Fu: …? ? ?
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【Author’s Note】
Yesterday, I saw an immortal’s comment from a reader named “Lu Yitang”——
“My battlefield is to defend justice and to protect you; it’s not to have you charge in and break into enemy lines.”
“You’re standing in the middle of the storm, surrounded by treachery. At any moment, you could find yourself in mortal danger. Why must you make me just stand by and watch?”
I feel that it fits Teacher Fu and Chief Little Fish’s mood perfectly. I wanted to share it with all of you~(*/ω＼*)
But QY could’ve easily mentioned all the stuff going on with SY as a reason to why he wanted more accessible funds. Would at least have made XJ have felt a little bit better than having him believe his management is being questioned.. Maybe QY would’ve come across a bit immature but that’s OK 😕
THANK GOD SONG PUXIN FINALLY GOT AWAY
QY needs Xu Jing on his side, he’s gotta work on communicating better with XJ… It’s so difficult for QY though.. he cannot talk about anything in his heart or mind to anyone… 🙁
thanks for the chapter!
i don’t trust xu jing at all, the tension they have between them and not even in a s*xy way. Still wonder how the author is going to resolve that. And I love the A/N
Thanks for the chapter <333
I also despise SZ for being an abuser but I also understand where his distress came from but that doesn’t meant that it can justify for being an abuser.
I’m with xj on this one.
Qy is not considering xj feelings here, bruh he was your brother before you got lover so atleast before getting disappointed by xj you should talk properly, it’s like MC got ‘white lotus’ syndrome here.
It’s frustrating
istg, icb you ppl don’t get that qy don’t care about sz, he’s projecting his own situation on him.
and sorry but how would he explain the situation that he can’t even ask fys, it’s confidential for a reason hello?