Chapter 509 - Harassment

Qi Liya briefly explained to Xi Xiyan what had happened: Dr. Xia and the nurse who was his accomplice had been murdered.

Previously, when Xu Xiyan first overheard Dr. Xia and the nurse plotting to sabotage Qi Liya, she had deliberately allowed them to carry on with their plan because she wanted to uncover the actual mastermind hiding behind the scenes.

On the day of Qi Liya's surgery, Dr. Xia had been ready to operate on Qi Liya, confident that no one had caught on to his deceit.

Unfortunately for him, Xu Xiyan had secretly arranged for a few men to hide in the operating room and seize both Dr. Xia and the nurse before they could do anything to Qi Liya.

Qi Liya had not undergone surgery of any kind that day. She had fallen asleep after taking a sleeping pill, and was later told that she had been operated on.

The sham surgery had helped bring Huang Guoqiang and Qi Liya together. Huang Guoqiang had plucked up the courage to propose to Qi Liya, and Qi Liya had seen with her own eyes that the director's love for her was entirely sincere.

After the proposal, Xu Xiyan had informed the two of them of the truth. She had handed the scheming doctor and the nurse over to Huang Guoqiang, along with the recording of the conversation she had overheard.

But just as Huang Guoqiang was getting ready to personally interrogate the doctor and the nurse, they both had been murdered.

Huang Guoqiang became the primary suspect, and was now in police custody.

"Ms. Qi, don't worry. I'll come over to your place now. We'll discuss this in person."

This was an unexpected turn of events for Xu Xiyan. She quickly dressed herself and left her apartment.

She was the one person who knew everything that had happened. She hoped she would be able to help prove Huang Guoqiang's innocence.

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Xu Xiyan hurried over to Qi Liya's apartment. To her surprise, she saw that the man who had just entered the apartment building before her looked very much like Peng Sicheng, the director for "Root of Evil."

She stealthily followed him, and saw him knocking on the door of Qi Liya's apartment.

Inside, Qi Liya ran to open the door. She froze when she saw who was on the other side.

She had been expecting Jing Xi, not Peng Sicheng.

She asked warily, "I wasn't expecting you...why are you here?"

Peng Sicheng frowned slightly. He said testily, "What, am I not welcome here?"

The Qi Liya he knew was a docile and obedient woman who always stayed up to welcome him home no matter how late he returned after drinking with his clients. She lit the night lamps and kept the dinner warm on the table for him.

Back when they had been dating, she had been extremely obliging and eager to please. She had been a faithful puppy at his beck and call.

But that was the old Qi Liya. They had long since broken up, and Qi Liya no longer wanted to have anything to do with him. She said frostily, "Sorry, but it's too late in the day for a visit. Please leave, Director Peng!"

She moved to close the door, but Peng Sicheng's hand shot out and grabbed hold of the door, preventing her from shutting it.

"Hey! What do you want? Please leave!"

Peng Sicheng did not want to believe that she was mercilessly turning him away. "Are you sure you'll be able to survive without me? Well, I don't think so! Don't you think it's incredibly stupid of you to give up on me?"

"I don't know where you're getting all these ideas from, Director Peng. All I know is that even after we broke up, the sun has continued to rise for me every morning. The earth is still spinning. I've never heard of anyone not being able to 'survive' just because they broke up with someone."

"But I heard that Huang Guoqiang was arrested for murder. Do you really want to throw your lot in with a murderer?"

This was the main reason Peng Sicheng had come to see Qi Liya. As her ex-boyfriend, he felt that it was his responsibility to remind her not to destroy her own future.

"He didn't kill anyone. I know he's not a murderer. They'll acquit him because he's innocent."

Peng Sicheng's hard, unwavering gaze was making Qi Liya feel uncomfortable. She said firmly, "It's late. Please leave, Director Peng. God knows what kind of gossip the paparazzi will cook up if they snap a photo of us together. I wouldn't want to ruin your career, Director Peng."

Previously, he had been terrified of the potential negative impact Qi Liya would have on his career. He had kept a careful distance from her and pretended she was a complete stranger to him whenever they were out in public.

This time, she had turned the tables on him. She was sweeping him out the door and telling him she didn't want anything to do with him.

Peng Sicheng was suddenly overcome with fear.

He was afraid that Qi Liya had made up her mind. He was afraid that she was no longer waiting for him.

The thought spurred Peng Sicheng into action. He lunged forward and hugged Qi Liya. "Liya, please, stop this silly tantrum. I know you're just trying to spite me. I get it now. Let's start over! I promise I won't let you down this time!"

Xu Xiyan was still watching in the shadows. By this point, she had more or less figured out the relationship between Peng Sicheng, Qi Liya, and Huang Guoqiang. She clucked her tongue: who could have guessed that Director Peng was actually Qi Liya's ex-boyfriend?

But Qi Liya had already given her heart to Huang Guoqiang. Surely it counted as harassment for the ex-boyfriend to visit her at home and pester her like this...?

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