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Yin Qinghuan hadn't slept for the entire night. When she came downstairs, she flipped through her phone to see if there was any news.

However, it was clear that the police had not gotten anything out of it, so the news had yet to spread.

The absent-mindedness of the morning did not even reach the design department's ears during their meeting.

"Yin Qinghuan, do you have any thoughts on designing the Gesang Flower series of jewelry this time?"

Lin Te's question brought her back to reality. Yin Qinghuan was startled for a moment before she shook her head.

"Alright, let's set the standard based on Yi Chen's design philosophy. Everyone can begin to do their own thing."

After the meeting ended, the other guests left the meeting room one after another. Yin Qinghuan took a look at her phone, but there was still no news about her.

"What are you thinking about? I saw your distracted look just now."

Yi Chen was sitting across from Yin Qinghuan. She had clearly seen the way the woman had fallen into a trance during the meeting just now.

He thought that Yin Qinghuan would come up with a different design idea, but in the end, she didn't.

"Nothing." Yin Qinghuan squeezed out a smile and shook her head. She slowly stood up, took the documents on the table and left the meeting room.

When Joanne arrived at the company, she was limping and wearing a medical crutch.

As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw the people who had left the meeting room.

The clerks were shocked to see her, and they looked at her in astonishment.

Joanne's assistant came forward and asked with concern, "Designer Qiao, why have you come to the company? Are you feeling better?"

"Nothing."

As Joanne spoke, she fixed her gaze on Yin Qinghuan and Yi Chen as they walked out of the meeting room. The corner of her mouth raised into a cold smile as she turned around and walked towards them.

Yin Qinghuan halted her steps as she looked at the woman walking towards her. It seemed that she had recovered quite well. It had only been a few days, yet she had already returned to ST.

However, this image really made one feel pity.

"I'm back." The four words, Joanne, were emphasized and traces of anger and hatred could be seen in her eyes.

The bystanders could tell that the situation had changed completely. Previously, Yin designer and Qiao designer weren't friends, but now why does it feel like the fire and water are incompatible?

Yi Chen naturally noticed the hatred in Qiao Annie's words and glanced at Yin Qinghuan from the corner of his eyes. The other party's expression was indifferent as he replied with a smile, "Welcome back."

After she finished speaking, Yin Qinghuan brushed past the woman who was blocking her path. Her shoulder collided with the other side. With Joanne's current appearance, if no one supported her, she would definitely fall.

Fortunately, the assistant was quick to act, supporting Joanne who was leaning on her walking stick and swaying on the verge of collapse.

In the silent Smoke Battlefield, at this moment, the design department's office was completely silent.

People seem to realize gradually that the relationship between the three designers has changed.

When noon arrived, everyone went to the dining hall. Only Joanne and Yin Qinghuan were in the design department.

Yin Qinghuan also didn't know if the police could find the "her" in the lake or if Yin Xiangze's drunken talk that night was true or false.

Joanne slanted her eyes at the woman who was sitting quietly by the side, thinking back to what Yin Qinghuan had said that day in the hospital.

She would never forget the attitude of this woman that day, the mockery and cold slander in her words.

"Yin Qinghuan, I believe that this accident definitely wasn't an accident."

Joanne's voice came from the empty office, carrying a profound meaning behind it. It was hard for one to not hear it even if one wanted to.

Yin Qing didn't even raise her head. She didn't even look at the person who spoke and maintained her silence. She picked up a pen and twirled it between her fingers.

"Both you and your brother are ruthless enough!"

Joanne was not a fool. If something happened to her now, it would only benefit two people. One was Yicheng, and the other was Yin Qinghuan.

Since Yin Qinghuan was able to acknowledge her relationship with Qi Yan, wasn't her goal clear? She also wanted to become Mrs. Qi.

As for her brother Yin Xiangze, no matter if it was to help her sister get on the throne or because of what happened that night, the best way was to make Joanne disappear.

"I don't understand what you're saying." As Yin Qinghuan gazed at the rotating pen in her fingers, a gentle smile appeared on her lips. Her disheveled hair obstructed her line of sight, and her eyes were calm.

In comparison to Joanne's excitement, she was much more indifferent. Yin Qing turned her head to look at the woman who was staring at her with hatred in her eyes. The scene seemed to have frozen in place. No one spoke a word. The atmosphere had turned into ice.

In the end, it was still Joanne who couldn't contain her anger. She asked first, "When did you and Qi Yan Shang start?"

Listen to this question. How is she supposed to answer? She had probably forgotten the exact time.

"Before you can think of it."

Mm, it began the day after she was reborn.

"Before that! "No wonder you …"

Before Joanne could finish her words, she heard footsteps. Her voice suddenly stopped. A ripple appeared in Yin Qing's eyes. What did she want to say?

Was it about Jojono that night, before that? Could it be that there was something else he didn't know about that night?

The one who came back was Joanne's little assistant, and because Joanne couldn't move, the assistant went to the cafeteria and brought her some porridge.

With this third person, the atmosphere in the office turned completely quiet. Yin Qinghuan lazily stood up. She picked up the cup of water on the table and walked straight towards the tea room.

"This time, you and Yi Chen will both be eliminated by me!"

If Joanne was spouting vicious words at this moment, then … These harsh words didn't have the slightest standard.

"Really? Then I'll wait and see."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a car stopped in front of her as she came out of ST.

As the window rolled down, the man in the driver's seat turned his head to look at her. The man said lightly, "Get in the car."

"…" Yin Qinghuan stood motionlessly on the spot. After hesitating for two seconds, she smiled and asked, "Boss Chu, you have something to talk to me about?"

Why is Chu Huai here? He wouldn't specifically wait for her to get off work, right?

"Mother asked me to send a gift to Madam Yin, so I'll send you back."

Yin Qinghuan: Giving gifts to Yin ma, then we should go straight to the Yin house. Why did you come to ST to pick her up? You say it's along the way? Why did this reason sound so awkward?

Although Madam Chu was dissatisfied with Yin Qinghuan, it was her mother who had consoled and coaxed Old Master Chu when he died. Thus, the friendship between the two remained.

As a matter of fact, Madam Chu had been abroad for a while before, and wanted to bring some famous tea back for her mother.

"There's no need to go through so much trouble. Just give me the item. I'll just bring it back, so I won't trouble you to come over. "

"I have to deliver it to Madam Yin myself. That's the only way I can show my sincerity."

Yin Qinghuan: "…"

Alright, it's not like I've never seen Chu Huai's stubbornness before. The woman nodded. There seemed to be no reason for her not to get into the car.

On the way back to the Yin house, the woman kept her gaze outside the car window, looking down to check her phone from time to time to see if there was any new news, but she seemed to be too anxious. Such a big lake, it had only been half a day, how could she have found the body so quickly? Besides, the body might not actually be there.

Chu Huai could tell that her gaze would occasionally look out of the window, but she didn't even blink, as if she was thinking about something. After a long while, he slowly spoke …

"You have nothing to say to me?"

"Hmm?"

Yin Qinghuan's gaze turned from the window to Chu Huai as she shook her head in puzzlement.

"About the cooperation case."

"Didn't we sign the contract already? Does Director Chu have any other questions?"

He didn't understand why Chu Huai mentioned the cooperation case. Could it be that he knew that ST wanted to break the agreement and end the cooperation with the Chu Clan? However, so what if she knew? She was no longer in charge of this matter and did not want to get involved.

"Director Chu, I'm just a small designer. There are a lot of decisions I can't make."

Mm, if Chu Huai had come to find her to denounce her, then she could only say this. Simply put, it was to look for the boss if there was anything to do, so as not to implicate the innocent.

A few minutes later, the car stopped outside the Yin house.

When Yin Qinghuan wanted to unbuckle her seatbelt, the man moved a bit faster than her, and leaned very close to her. Yin Qinghuan's eyes revealed a slight ripple, and when she saw that the man helped her unbuckle her seatbelt, she curled her lips and thanked him before getting out of the car.

Entering the house, the servant prepared dinner, and when Madam Yin came downstairs, she saw a man and a woman enter. Following that, he revealed a smile and said, "Chu Huai, why have you come?"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze towards his daughter. Looking at her mother's expression, Yin Qinghuan had a bad feeling. Her mother was probably overthinking things.

"Mom, Chu Huai came to give you something. We just coincidentally met."

Hearing the two words "coincidentally", Chu Huai's lips faintly curved upwards, while Yin Qinghuan chose to completely ignore him.

"You're too polite, but since we're already here, let's go after dinner." Yin Mu's mother walked over, smiling as she spoke. Yin Qinghuan naturally didn't want to eat at the same table as Chu Huai.

"Mom, Director Chu is very busy right now, let's not waste her time."

"It's time for dinner." However, when someone unhurriedly said this, Yin Qinghuan could only smile in response, but remained speechless.

At this moment, a piece of real-time news was shown on the television in the living room. The reporter's report had instantly attracted her attention.

— Last night, someone reported a murder on the lakeside in the foothills of the outer suburbs. The body was submerged in the lake and escaped. The police carried out salvage and rescue work on the entire lake.

Yin Qinghuan slowly turned her head and looked at the television screen. It was in the lake, and right now, the live broadcast was showing not only the police but also the reporters.

After fifteen hours of salvage, the police found a dead woman at the bottom of the lake. But the body was no longer the same. After preliminary forensic examination, the deceased had been dead for more than two months.

On the TV, the scene was already surrounded by the police, and no one else was allowed to get close. Even though the camera did not see the salvaged female corpse, it could still be seen the reactions of the people at the scene.

Several law enforcement officers frowned, looking unwell. As for the few reporters present, some of them covered their mouths and noses while others shook their heads in disgust.

Yin Qinghuan's mind went blank. In that instant, she could no longer hear anything and could no longer see anything.