Chapter 722: She Was Shaken

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CHAPTER 722

Rather than getting at Bai Qing Mei, Li Xiu found out that she felt more worried about the lady.

She did not do anything for her to warrant that, instead, she was used by her. But something about how shaken Bai Qing Mei’s voice was, made Li Xiu feel bad and worried.

“Mother,” she lifted her eyes, her creased brows mirroring her confused expression.

“Yes, dear?”

“What would you say should someone you know as usually cocky suddenly speak with a shaken voice and accuses you?”

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Ding Jiaying did not reply immediately. She dropped the spoon in her hand which she used to stir the food on the fire.

Slowly, she turned her head to look at her daughter.

Li Xiu crossed her arms and legs and leaned on the door frame for support while she awaited her mother’s answer.

“By this, do you mean that something must have happened to Bai Qing Mei and now she is accusing you?” How she easily figured it out, Li Xiu did not know but that was subject for another time.

“Yes mother.” She released her hand and proceeded deeper into the kitchen. “What do you need help with?” She asked tilting her chin at the food materials before her.

“Help me dice those onions and pepper. I need them for the meal,” she instructed and pointed at the direction she placed them at.

“Okay.” Soon enough, Li Xiu started cutting the ingredients but she did not plan on letting the discussion die.

Reasons being that she wished to know if somehow whatever had happened to Bai Qing Mei would happen to them.

Her mind flashed back to the silent warning Bai Qing Mei had given her that night?

She hated Li Jing and plotting against was her goal till she could bring her down but if Bai Qing Mei who disliked her most was being this way, then something was up.

“Mother.”

“Hmm, I know,” Ding Jiaying replied casually. “Something indeed happen to her.” She paused briefly and closed the lid of the pot. Turning to face Li Xiu she inquired and this time more sternly than usual.

“Did she say anything by any means?”

“She just scolded me and accused me. I lashed out at her and told her off.”

“Fair enough,” Ding Jiaying said, darting her attention to work.

Her eyes flew open at her mother’s dismissal on the matter. She had expected a firm scolding.

Instead, all she got was her mother’s face relaxing as she went back to cooking. This was unusual.

The mother she knew would have been on and on about how important Bai Qing Mei was but now...

“Chop those ingredients for me, Xiu-er. I have no time. She has always been bitchy. If something happened that hot her scared then I can boldly say, it is her own cup of tea.”

Li Xiu nodded in understanding and resumed her task. In no time she finished all that was asked of her and she handed them over to her mother.

“Aren’t you scared?” She asked out of the blue. Ding Jiaying paused and took in deep breaths before shaking her head to answer.

“Why?” Li Xiu pushed.

“Because we did nothing. She on the other hand, her grandfather and herself are bad news. I bet they must have offended someone else. So why should we bear the brunt of the matter?”

She could not deny that her mother had a point but whether of not it was true, she did not know.

“Okay. Let’s go with what you say but I suggest, we should be careful. For all we know, that bitch Li Jing may be plotting something sinister.”

“That’s if we do not get our hands on her first,” Ding Jiaying assured.

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While everyone got busy with their fears, Li An was determined to live life at it’s best while she could without being troubled by the situation of the past.

She spent twenty years searching for a friend she considered a sister and lived her life in the shadows.

As sad and touching as it was... Now that so won’t else searched for them, she had hope and that hoped propelled her to try and come out of her fears a bit, irrespective of what was going on outside.

Li An stepped out of the front soor leading to her porch, wearing a classic short hand white jacket on a body fitted dark green gown.

Her matching white heels clicked with every step she gook as she cat-walked towards her car.

Just when she was getting close enough, her phone buzzed in her small Gucci hand bag, causing her to halt and take it out.

She closed her pursuant placed her phone on bed ear.

“Hello?”

“Good afternoon ma.”

“Afternoon Salmon. What do you have for me?”

“Important news. We could get the number of the private investigator and we have left a message.”

“Why aren’t you exploiting the opinion of a call?” Li An questioned. Her once smiling face contorted into a frown.

She did not need to be told, she already could figure out that something was off and they had to do that.

However, what mattered more to her was the fact that why they, one of the best couldn’t reach him?

“Voicemail.” That was the best answer he could give her before adding, “we could not track him down completely. I think he knows we’re are on his trail.”

“Okay. No worries. Use everything at your disposal to be able to talk to this guys. I believe he and his employer, knows more than they are letting out.”

“Got it ma.”

“Okay. Inform me if you get anything more. I would assist to the best of my capabilities and if possible, when we can get in touch, arrange a meeting. I would love to meet this person.”

Li An felt his breathing hitch at her words and the other end of the phone fell completely silent as though no one was there.

She did not speak dither and supported her bag with her arm as she assisted his response.