Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 678: Chapter 658: An Encounter in a Narrow Path, He Juncai (17)

”Senior brother, is it that person?” Luo Qianqian hesitated for a moment but still asked Jimo Cheng.

Jimo Cheng shook his head, ”No, but that person is somewhat related.”

Luo Qianqian became even more confused. If not him, then who? There was nothing strange about anyone else around...

”You need to look beyond the appearances to see the essence. You are still only skimming the surface; a person’s panic doesn’t necessarily lead to disarray,” Jimo Cheng said.

Frowning, Luo Qianqian looked over each person, not sparing even the customers eating skewers nearby, observing one after another.

”I’m hungry...” Luo Qianqian said after a while.

A flicker of helplessness crossed Jimo Cheng’s face. He ruffled Luo Qianqian’s neatly combed hair, making it messy, ”Guess correctly and I’ll treat you guys to a midnight snack.”

Luo Qianqian pursed her lips. How could she guess with so many people around?

”Senior brother, is Xiao Yu involved as well?” Luo Qianqian suddenly asked nervously, because after tonight’s event, He Wenyu would definitely not tell her friends about it.

”What do you think?” Jimo Cheng didn’t give a direct answer, only smiled with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He couldn’t be considered the answer, could he? Better just ask, right? If the answer to that question was omitted, what would Luo Qianqian do?

Luo Qianqian pursed her lips. She was still suspicious of Zhao Wenxuan, because even if there was a traitor here, it was impossible for them to know He Wenyu’s address, not even He Wenyu’s own parents knew. How could these people know?

So she maintained her doubts.

”I wonder how my godfather and godmother explained to these people. If their explanations differ, perhaps I could pry some information from He Guo’s lips? That way, I could eliminate some suspects first,” Luo Qianqian suddenly had a burst of insight.

But she instantly rejected the idea, ”No, that doesn’t make sense. Even if they did say something, how many different ways could there be? And the account from the listener may not match the speaker’s, so it can’t serve as a basis for elimination.” Unless, either He Jun or Huang Yueran didn’t mention this issue at all.

Luo Qianqian quickly took out her phone and tapped on it a few times.

At the coordination scene, Zhang Ye frowned as he took out his phone, puzzled by the message he just received, he called Huang Yueran and He Jun over to show them.

Question: Have both of you told the staff that we’re out of money and need to work hard to make more?

Huang Yueran nodded, ”I complained a bit to Xiao Mei, after all, the sudden emptying of the savings feels like a dream.”

Yet He Jun shook his head, ”Why would I talk about that?”

From afar, Luo Qianqian watched their reactions and felt a chill in her heart.

It wasn’t surprising that Huang Yueran spoke up, but with He Jun saying nothing, didn’t that mean the only ones who knew about the incident were on the godmother’s side?

”No way...” Luo Qianqian was dazed, looking at the message from Zhang Ye, she didn’t know how to react.

After contemplation, she still felt that one of the staff was peculiar, and she pursed her lips.

She sent a reply back to Zhang Ye.

Gather the staff at the barbecue restaurant for a meeting and ask them how they knew about the lack of funds in the account.

Zhang Ye, even more puzzled by this message, showed it to He Jun.

Upon seeing the name ’Qianqian’ as the sender, He Jun turned to look at Luo Qianqian, who was serious-faced at a distance, and nodded, ”The staff will return to the store for a meeting, and after that, they can go off duty for the day.”

Although Zhang Ye thought of following, he stayed back upon seeing He Guo’s demeanor. Huang Yueran, completely indifferent to going inside, just stood there, coldly watching He Guo, thinking, if her daughter was considered a money loser, she wanted to see how these so-called nobles were any less so!

After a while, three of the four employees came out, leaving behind the one person Luo Qianqian had anticipated.

Before she could figure out why he stayed, her phone rang. Glancing at the screen, she saw the bouncing words ’Godfather’.

”Godfather.” Luo Qianqian glanced at Jimo Cheng, took the call, and deliberately lowered her voice.

”Qianqian, do you know something?” He Jun looked at the old acquaintance in front of him, feeling the anger welling up inside. Just when he had asked the question, this person had been so frightened that they took two steps back. Wasn’t the answer obvious? The other three said they only found out because of the fuss He Guo made, and this one had stayed silent the whole time.

”Godfather, ask him how he found out.” Luo Qianqian pursed her lips.

She was very clear about the situation; there were only three people in her godmother’s shop, and these three happened to be a family. If it had been some sister-in-law of Sister Xiao Mei whom she had never met before, she wouldn’t have said anything. What she feared was...

”No need to ask, it’s Xiao Mei.” He Jun sighed. He hadn’t expected a long-time employee of his wife’s shop to do such a thing.

Luo Qianqian’s face became as cold as ice. Was this what He Juncai meant?

After hanging up the phone, she walked straight to Huang Yueran with a look of grievance on her face, ”Godmother, Xiao Yu kicked me. Will you help me beat her up, please?” Her face even bore two teardrops. She couldn’t come up with an excuse on the fly, so this was the simplest approach.

Huang Yueran had never seen anything like this. Her daughter had kicked her goddaughter to the point of tears?

She immediately took Luo Qianqian’s hand, wanting to comfort her. After all, the situation was quite serious. Without explaining, Luo Qianqian pulled Huang Yueran away from the scene and dragged her into the car. She then got out of the car, closed the door, and knocked on the driver’s window, ”Drive, take a loop outside.”

”Qianqian!” He Wenyu was visibly anxious.

”It’s alright, I’m here with Senior,” Luo Qianqian said with a smile, ”You guys take care of godmother. By the time you return, it will all be sorted out.”

Jimo Cheng watched the car drive away from a distance, his face showing no reaction. Then he saw the small figure that ran over and plopped down in front of him, getting up with a look of injustice, kicking at the uneven ground tiles and pouting her mouth in discontent.

He sighed in resignation, took her hand, and was relieved to find she hadn’t scraped herself.

Xiao Mei also wanted to leave after Huang Yueran did but her brother held her back, saying this was the boss’s family crisis and they should help if they could.

She was reluctantly made to stay.

”Senior, is everything ready?” Luo Qianqian asked.

Jimo Cheng tugged at the corner of his mouth, unsure how to react, and finally let out a sigh, ”Perhaps.”

Zhang Ye was a bit curious after seeing He Jun emerge, wondering why He Jun had such a serious look on his face.

Zhang Ye gave him a meaningful glance, but He Jun just shook his head.

Luo Qianqian really wanted to know what He Jun would do, how he would handle Xiao Mei, who had been with his wife for many years.

But to her surprise, He Jun said, ”Xiao Mei, Xiao Wu mentioned he wants to take you home to get married, and he just resigned. Even though you are an employee of Yueran’s shop, I can make decisions too. Do you want to go with him or...”

Luo Qianqian was startled, they were dealing with the situation in such a dignified manner.

Xiao Mei was also startled, then she looked at Xiao Wu and nodded, ”Then I’ll resign too.”

Luo Qianqian thought it over and understood. What use was there in knowing about such things? The police wouldn’t care; one can only remove such people from their lives for peace of mind.

He Guo was livid, ”He Jun, you’re saying you don’t have money to pay wages and yet you’re firing employees! Xiao Wu, Xiao Mei, don’t be scared! If he doesn’t pay you, just sue him!”

Luo Qianqian didn’t know what expression to show, looking at the woman beside him who had been silent the whole time, her face slightly flushed, for reasons unknown.

She wanted to keep observing, but Jimo Cheng pulled her away, ”Let’s go, aren’t you hungry?”

”But...” Luo Qianqian pointed at the crowd that was getting further and further away.

”You only need the outcome now. Haven’t you learned what you wanted to know?” Jimo Cheng said.

Had she learned everything? Not at all. For instance, who provided He Juncai with the information, and what did they want to do to Xiao Yu, she had no idea.

Before she could react, her phone rang. Luo Qianqian answered:

”Qianqian, what the heck did you say to my mom... sob sob sob... Mom, I didn’t, how could I bully Qianqian...”