After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity-Chapter 503 - 498: Request for a Private Meeting

"Qi Si."

Chi Boyuan stared seriously at the person inside the car.

Qi Si had no choice but to open the car door and get out, "Weren’t you off on a mission?"

"I heard," Chi Boyuan said gravely, "they’ve come."

"Yes."

"What are they planning to do?"

"I don’t know."

"Now that the Chi Family is involved, do you plan to leave them out of it?"

Seeing his reaction, Chi Boyuan knew what Qi Si was thinking.

Qi Si said, "This has nothing to do with your Chi Family."

"Weren’t they responsible for my Seventh Uncle’s death?" Chi Boyuan frowned deeply, "Qi Si, the Chi Family can also contribute."

"The Chi Family doesn’t need to do anything," Qi Si’s tone grew colder, "don’t get in the way."

Chi Boyuan furrowed his brow tightly and stared at Qi Si.

Qi Si’s phone buzzed at that moment. He took it out and saw it was a message from an informant inside.

He just glanced at it and nonchalantly put it away, then gave an order to the person at his side.

Watching his people disperse and hide, Chi Boyuan’s frown deepened.

"What’s happened?"

Qi Si, however, turned and got back into the car.

"Qi Si," Chi Boyuan raised his tone a bit, "do you plan to shoulder this alone?"

"One of me is enough."

"Bullshit, I know very well what kind of enemy we’re facing." Chi Boyuan clenched his fists, "Even if you don’t tell us, we’ll investigate, we’ll follow behind. If you don’t want us getting in the way, then tell us all your plans."

But Qi Si coldly made a call, "Mr. Chi, your grandson is neglecting his duty."

Chi Boyuan burst out laughing.

After hanging up the call, Qi Si looked over.

"You’ve really got guts," Chi Boyuan looked ready to bite, "When did you get the old man’s private number? You’re bold, filing such complaints."

"It’s for Mr. Chi’s precaution."

"Damn it."

Chi Boyuan felt his phone vibrating, swore under his breath, and turned to answer it. Whatever was said on the other end made Chi Boyuan’s expression turn grim, "I understand, Grandfather."

After hanging up, Chi Boyuan took big strides forward. The car window that had been rolled down rose again, and the door locked.

Chi Boyuan tugged hard at the door handle and let out a cold laugh, "Qi Si, don’t think that by sending me away, no one else will deal with you."

Through the car window, Chi Boyuan angrily hit it several times to vent the rage in his heart.

Qi Si watched the receding car, staring intently at his phone.

At the first sign of any trouble inside, he would act immediately.

No matter who controlled that territory, whether he had the right to intervene or not, he would not allow Shen Yan to face that kind of danger alone.

*

A few minutes later, Qi Si’s phone rang.

It was Du Yundan.

Qi Si’s brow furrowed slightly.

He had thought Chi Boyuan would contact Wang Jue or Zhai Hongshen.

"What is it?"

On the other end, Du Yundan, hearing the cold greeting, touched his nose in annoyance, "Boyuan called me..."

"It’s none of your business," Qi Si hung up the call.

Du Yundan persistently called again, hung up five or six times, until Qi Si, face still cold, answered again, "Speak."

Du Yundan sighed, "You can’t just make me show up at the scene, can you? Boyuan has made it clear to me; if it concerns you, it concerns us. Qi Si, if one of us is in trouble, you’ll step in, right? You’ve interfered in Boyuan’s matters more than a few times. Now you’re pushing us away, what is this supposed to mean?"

"Don’t come and get in the way."

Qi Si had lost all patience.

The normally gentle Du Yundan’s face couldn’t help but darken, "Qi Si, say that again."

Qi Si had already hung up.

Du Yundan’s amiable facade cooled, and those around him, accustomed to his congenial demeanor, found his sudden grimness rather terrifying.

He snatched his coat and keys, saying indifferently to the few sitting nearby, "I’m stepping out, let’s call it a day."

"Young Master Du..."

Everything had been fine just moments ago, so why this abrupt change?

*

At the first meeting, the team from the base seemed to have plenty of patience, chatting away with smiles plastered on their faces but sticking to trivial matters without touching on the main issue.

It was unclear what they had up their sleeves.

"They seem to want to drag this out," Vice Dean Shao uttered from behind, witnessing the scene clearly.

"Time’s almost up, are they going to arrange accommodations next? Have we been standing here for nothing today?" mused a researcher next to Shen Yan.

The research institute harbored open hostility towards the team from the base, which anyone could sense without much effort.

No one would be pleased standing in their shoes.

The base team was here for Jian Yu and their research results—allowing them entry was already a courtesy on their part.

"There’s no need for such lengthy discussions with them, we should have just taken action directly."

"We have to follow certain procedures."

"What procedures? This back-and-forth could end up leading nowhere. What if we get framed by their side and end up having to admit our research is fraudulent?"

The conversation was laced with distaste for the base team.

The words deeply resonated with Shen Yan.

If it were up to her, she wouldn’t waste time bantering aimlessly here; candid and direct communication was her style, anything else was just a hassle. free𝑤ebnovel.com

But everyone understood that this was a necessary process.

Thus, on the surface, they maintained their composure, while internally they had already cursed the base team to high heaven.

If it came to a fight, the research institute wouldn’t mind rolling up their sleeves!

Shen Yan pinched her phone and glanced at the message from Qi Si, sending back a reply.

Her emergence implied Qi Si must have guessed something.

Or perhaps he had already received the news and was waiting outside.

Thinking of Qi Si just outside, Shen Yan glanced over at Shen Wenhong’s direction.

Shen Wenhong had been watching Shen Yan all this time, waiting for their conversation to end and the arrangements for the base team’s accommodations to be handled, before the tedious pleasantries finally ceased.

They would come back tomorrow for another meeting, discussing the matter of Jian Yu in earnest.

As the base team left with the designated staff, Shen Yan lingered before turning to leave.

"Shen Yan, wait a moment."

Professor Lin called out to Shen Yan.

Turning her head, Shen Yan saw the person in charge from their side approaching, seemingly with something to instruct.

The person in charge had a somber expression and said, after exchanging a few words with Vice Dean Shao, "The other side has requested a private meeting with you."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense.

"What do they mean by that? Are they looking down on our research institute, or is our higher-up unable to cover for us?" snapped Vice Dean Shao angrily.

The latter remark made the person in charge turn back to look at Vice Dean Shao.

It was a complaint that those above weren’t capable of protecting Shen Yan.

The person in charge continued, "If you’re unwilling, we’ll make other arrangements."

"Of course we should make other arrangements, how can we let Shen Yan meet alone with that pack of wolves? If anything happens, who will be responsible?" Vice Dean Shao’s face had turned ashen.

Only then did Shen Yan speak, "What does the higher-up suggest? Do they need me to meet them alone?"

"It depends on your personal decision," said the person in charge, seeking Shen Yan’s preference.

"Then let’s arrange it," Shen Yan said nonchalantly.

"Shen Yan!"