The Favored Heiress-Chapter 814: Li Qiao’s Phone Confiscated

But Li Qiao felt something was amiss.

If they wanted to breach the firewall, why remove the attack before the firewall had been breached?

At this moment, Shang Yu ended the call, casually placed his phone on the coffee table, and patted Li Qiao’s back as he held her, "Did the noise wake you up?"

Li Qiao rose from his embrace, took the blanket she was holding, and subtly covered his legs with it.

She leaned against the sofa, trying her best to ignore a certain eye-catching reaction from the man, and asked indifferently, "Whose firewall are you attacking?"

Perhaps because she had just woken up, Li Qiao’s throat felt tight.

Shang Yu glanced at the blanket on his legs, leaned over to pick up a cup of water from the table, and handed it to her, "Are you hungry?"

Li Qiao raised an eyebrow, took a sip from the cup, and repeated, "Whose firewall?"

The man looked at her lips, now wet from the water, with an intense gaze, "Rest and recover from your illness, okay?!"

Was he planning to keep her cooped up, not telling her anything?

Li Qiao remained expressionless, "I’m better now."

Shang Yu turned his head, his eyes unfathomably deep, and as their gazes met, Li Qiao’s resolve began to wane, "I’m hungry."

The depths of the man’s eyes held an imperceptible smile, but his features showed no sign of softening, "Go wash your face, then eat."

Li Qiao ’hmmed’, slipped on her slippers, walked a few steps forward, then turned back and lifted the blanket, searching for something.

Shang Yu watched her actions with tranquility, lips slightly lifting, "What are you looking for?"

"My phone." Li Qiao said as she shook the blanket and then turned to look at the chaise longue, but it wasn’t there either.

Then, she heard the man’s deep and rich voice by her ear, "Until you’re better, I’ll keep it for you."

Li Qiao pursed her lips, sighed heavily, and slowly walked to the bathroom.

This cold seemed to have made Shang Yu more anxious and strict than usual.

Was it because of the little human in her belly?

Li Qiao washed her face, looked up at the mirror, her eyes flickered, and she cunningly smiled.

...

Five minutes later, Li Qiao swayed into the dining room, her indifferent expression revealing nothing.

Only occasionally glancing at Shang Yu across from her, her eyes held a smile that said she understood.

A piece of bamboo shoot was placed in her bowl, accompanied by the man’s question, "Do you want to go to Wenxi Island?"

Li Qiao lifted her eyelids, "What for?"

Did Jin Rong’s old father need something?

"To overwinter."

Li Qiao paused in her movements, declined with a smile, "No need, the South Sea isn’t cold."

Shang Yu’s gaze lingered on her intensely, and before he could reply, Luoyu walked in, nodded at the man, then held out a phone to Li Qiao, "Madam, Cheng Mo returned your call."

Li Qiao: "..."

Shang Yu’s lips curved into a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, eyeing Luoyu, "Cheng Mo?"

"Madam just spoke with Cheng Mo." Luoyu responded, continuing to act as the messenger, "He said he indeed found a suspicious interception target, likely the one Madam mentioned, Yin Mo."

Li Qiao supported her forehead with one hand, poked at her rice bowl with chopsticks, and sighed helplessly, "Tell Cheng Mo to try using decimal encryption techniques to communicate with the other party."

Luoyu brought the phone to his ear and repeated the message verbatim.

After hanging up, Luoyu nodded his head, preparing to leave.

Behind him, the boss spoke up, "Tomorrow, you go to the company to relieve Zhui Feng."

Luoyu: "???"

...

The next day, Li Qiao’s cold symptoms had eased, and her nasal voice was much lighter.

But Shang Yu still hadn’t returned her phone, and he even prohibited her from using the computer.

Resigning herself to the situation, Li Qiao stopped struggling and idly passed the time with a few pregnancy books in hand.

She had no idea when these books were bought, but they had mysteriously appeared on the coffee table.

Just after ten in the morning, Liuyun, who hadn’t been seen for days, returned from Parma.

He walked into the living room with steady steps, and upon seeing Li Qiao, he quickly nodded in acknowledgment, "Madam."

Li Qiao closed the book and took a breath, "How is Yun Lih doing?"

Liuyun reported in a formal tone, "He’s been admitted to the old house, and the second young master and the family head are preparing his medicine."

"What about Xiaxia?"

Liuyun’s eyes lifted, his expression subtle, "She is also... at the old house."

Glancing at Liuyun’s expression, Li Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone grew heavier, "Are you certain?"

Xia Siyu had the Rare Gold Diamond Card Li Qiao had given her to go to Parma, so entry wasn’t a problem, but Liuyun’s behavior was unusual.

"Miss Xia is indeed at the old house..." Seeing the doubt on Li Qiao’s face, Liuyun didn’t dare to conceal anything and admitted honestly, "She’s working as a helper."

Li Qiao frowned, "A helper?"

Liuyun pursed his lips and nodded, "She’s afraid of burdening Brother Lih psychologically, so she went to the pharmacy to help, responsible for preparing his medicine. She didn’t want you to worry and asked me not to tell you."

This selfless dedication was something even an outsider like Liuyun found rare and precious.

After all, she was the heiress to a leading pharmaceutical enterprise, willing to humble herself for Yun Lih, and she was considerate, careful not to trouble others.

Why couldn’t he meet a woman like that?

Understanding the situation, Li Qiao dropped her gaze and after a few seconds of silence, she spoke faintly, "Give me your phone."

"It’s out of battery," Liuyun said earnestly, "I need to report to the eldest first."

Li Qiao: "..."

...

Less than twenty minutes later, Shang Yu and Liuyun returned to the living room.

Li Qiao glanced at him lazily and then continued to look down at her book.

Shang Yu, with one hand in his pocket, turned to Liuyun and instructed, "Take the equipment to the laboratory."

Liuyun nodded and hurriedly left the Mansion.

Li Qiao watched the man’s approaching figure from the corner of her eye, pretending to flip through her book, appearing engrossed in learning how to be a good pregnant mother.

A smile curved on Shang Yu’s lips as he approached her, and he gently tousled her hair, "I have something to show you."

Li Qiao glanced at him and haughtily flipped a page of "The Pregnant Mother’s Bible," "To see what?"

The man tugged at her wrist and pulled her up into his arms, the laughter in his eyes growing stronger, "Unhappy?"

Li Qiao pursed her lips insincerely, "Dare I be?"

A light chuckle escaped Shang Yu’s throat, patting her shoulder soothingly, "I’ll give you the phone soon, let’s go for a check-up first."

"What check-up?" Li Qiao’s mood changed as quickly as it came. Recalling what Shang Yu had just said to Liuyun, she looked up surprisingly, "A new device?"

"Mm-hmm," Shang Yu said, leading her toward the laboratory, glancing at Li Qiao, "Haven’t been to the lab these past few days?"

Li Qiao gave him a cold look, "Wasn’t it you who ordered the laboratory doors to be locked?"

She would have liked to go, but could she get in?!

Shang Yu arched an eyebrow nonchalantly, his lips curling into a low chuckle, "It might have been Wang Yue."

As he spoke, he wrapped his arms around Li Qiao, pulling her closer, and whispered a lure into her ear, "I’ll punish him later."

At the entrance of the laboratory, Wang Yue, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, was squatting down, unlocking the floor lock.

He felt wronged; the only reason he’d locked it was because of that expensive safety deposit box.

No one knew how much money was inside; if it went missing, wouldn’t it be deducted from his bonus?

There were no surveillance cameras in the basement laboratory, and with a plethora of servants and bodyguards in the Mansion, one had to be cautious.

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