Downstairs, a dim gaze drifted across the crowd unnoticed by anyone.

She first watched Duan Yao's figure disappear from sight as the elevator went up, then picked up the champagne in her hand, took a sip, looked at Song Beiyou, looked at her suit jacket, and then looked away.

The series of movements was frighteningly smooth, and no one noticed.

Duan Yu came over from not far away. "Aunt Lou Yue, Grandma asked me to give this to you."

It was a gift bag containing various medicines and two bottles of pear syrup personally prepared by Madam Duan.

It was all out of her love for this adopted daughter.

Lou Yue liked it very much.

She preferred this to priceless jewels and jade.

She enjoyed the feeling of being cared for by Madam Duan.

"Thank you so much, ma'am, you're so kind." Lou Yue made no attempt to hide the joy on her face. "And her?"

Duan Yu put his finger to his lips, making a "shh" gesture, "Grandma is going to prepare some things, she'll be back to blow the cake in a bit."

Don't panic, don't panic.

Lou Yue raised an eyebrow, picked up the champagne glass in her hand again, and drank it all in one gulp.

When other relatives came to chat with her, she politely put down her champagne glass and patiently started talking to them.

The first impression she always gives is that of an angel, flawless and approachable.

......

The top floor of the Duan family's old house.

This entire top floor belongs to Duan Yao.

At this moment, he was sitting imposingly at his desk in the study.

Standing in front of him, Yan Li solemnly reported to him on the situation of Bai Jingcheng's meeting with Song Beiyou that day.

Yan Li said, "Third Master, all the surveillance footage from that coffee shop has been tampered with, so it took some time to recover it."

Duan Yao pressed his tongue against the ground. "What did they find out?"

Yan Li told the truth, "Bai Jingcheng asked Miss Song about Nanming's situation."

Just like us, he discovered that Nanming's IP address had been appearing in Qingshuihe for an extended period of time.

Duan Yao suddenly opened his eyes.

A chilling look flashed across his eyes, "What did Youyou say to him?"

Yan Li was genuinely taken aback for a moment.

long?

You know what, they called him quite naturally and familiarly.

Just now, in the inner hall on the first floor, I thought that his third master had only come up with the idea of ​​calling Miss Song "Youyou" because he was just trying to "save the beauty".

Unexpectedly, this one call became an addiction.

Hey!

After a moment of surprise, she quickly said, "Miss Song said she doesn't know her."

After saying that, he handed the surveillance video on his tablet to Duan Yao.

Duan Yao took it and started reading.

Song Beiyou and Bai Jingcheng's meeting lasted only about ten minutes.

Duan Yao takes every minute and every second seriously.

The more Yan Li looked at him, the more he could feel the irritability emanating from him.

He didn't know what was going on, and he figured nothing bad had happened on the surveillance video.

Ms. Song was very firm; she refused to accept the apology and directly denied that she did not know Nan Ming.

What about the third master's irritability?

Thinking of this, a brilliant idea flashed in Yan Li's little head. He wondered if his Third Master was jealous.

Do you dislike Miss Song being alone with other men?

Do you dislike Ms. Song having coffee face-to-face with other men?

It really is!

Yan Li guessed correctly!

All of Duan Yao's frustration stemmed from the way Bai Jingcheng looked at Song Beiyou.

He completely understood the admiration, covetousness, and even greed in Bai Jingcheng's eyes towards Song Beiyou.

It seems that shorting the Bai family that day was too lenient.

He asked Yan Li, "What major projects has the Bai family been working on recently?"

Yan Li said, "They seem determined to bid for that piece of land in the north of the city these past two days, saying they plan to build the Bai family's pharmaceutical empire base there."

Without a second thought, Duan Yao said, "The Duan family will take it."

Upon hearing this, Yan Li was inwardly amazed, but outwardly remained serious, saying, "Yes, I'll go prepare right away."

He agreed and turned to leave.

Although Duan Yao was eager to go downstairs to find Song Beiyou, he did not leave immediately.

Instead, he continued watching the video on the tablet, lost in thought.

Song Beiyou.

Nanming.

Qingshui River.

Song Beiyou also knows medicine, and he's very, very good at it.

He had once been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, and it was Song Beiyou who quickly cured him.

Not only the aphrodisiac, but also the story Xie Jingbai told him about Song Beiyou appearing at the Imperial Capital Hospital to perform surgery on a critically ill patient.

Could it be?

Thinking of this, Duan Yao narrowed his eyes, and an incredulous light shone from the depths of his eyes.

He murmured, "Youyou, how old are you? You're already so capable?"

After speaking, he got up, already eager to go downstairs to find her.

Just as he stood still, there was a knock on the study door.

Duan Yao stepped forward and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Lou Yue.

Duan Yao frowned slightly when he saw the visitor.

Lou Yue was the first to greet him, "Brother Yao."

"What's the matter?" Compared to Lou Yue, Duan Yao seemed very distant.

Lou Yue said succinctly, "I have something I'd like to trouble Brother Yao with."

His steps downstairs were interrupted, and Duan Yao was somewhat displeased. He urged, "Speak."

Lou Yue had been used to Duan Yao's lukewarm personality since she was a child.

She said frankly, "I want to ask you, Brother Yao, to help me move my job to a more public position so that I can have more time to go home and spend with my godmother."

Duan Yao heard this; Lou Yue was his mother's adopted daughter, so it wasn't a big problem.

"Ah."

He gave a vague agreement, closed the door to his study, and started to leave Lou Yue's side.

Lou Yue felt that she was fine, so she turned around and followed behind Duan Yao.

Just then, the elevator not far away went up, and before Duan Yao could reach the elevator entrance, the door opened, and Song Beiyou stepped out.

Next to Song Beiyou was Duan Yu.

The four of them met face to face.

Duan Yao looked pleasantly surprised, not expecting Song Beiyou to come up.

Her suit jacket had somehow disappeared, revealing a bright green dress that perfectly accentuated her figure.

Song Beiyou glanced at the two people in front of him, but didn't seem to care.

Duan Yu led Song Beiyou out of the elevator. "Uncle."

"Oh, Aunt Lou Yue is here too."

Lou Yue replied frankly, "Yes, I have something to trouble your uncle with."

Duan Yuming understood, "Oh, I see."

"Alright, Aunt Lou Yue, let's go downstairs first. Grandma is still waiting for you down there."

As she said this, she placed the soup in her hand in front of Duan Yao and asked him to take it, saying, "It was made by your grandmother, remember to drink it."

Lou Yue smiled faintly, "Okay, let's go."

The two entered the elevator and left in front of Song Beiyou and Duan Yao.

Song Beiyou, “…”

Why did you leave her all alone?

Duan Yao's voice rang out at this moment, "You..."

Song Beiyou's voice rang out, "The old lady said you had something important to tell me?"

With that one sentence, Duan Yao realized that his mother was creating an opportunity for him. His eyes softened, and he said, "Yes, go to my study."

Song Beiyou again, "..."

Why are you acting so mysteriously?

......

After getting off the elevator, Lou Yue asked Duan Yu, "Is your grandmother carrying out some kind of plan?"

Stepping out of the elevator, Duan Yu's mood brightened considerably. He lowered his voice and said, "Shh, keep it low-key."

It's nothing, Grandma just wanted my uncle to drink some nourishing soup.

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