Six forty-three.
In just thirty seconds, Ye Mingqian and Chi Yanchen completed the ultimate goal of this operation.
She noticed that the camera above her head returned to normal at some point and followed her movements.
In the race against time, I forgot about their existence for a moment, I just hope that the two people's cooperation will be flawless and no flaws will be revealed.
Ye Mingqian's heart was beating wildly. She pretended to be calm and walked to the desk, and then naturally placed the things Huo Jili gave her on the table.
She noticed that under the pen holder where she kept her brushes, there were a few pieces of paper where she had taken them out last time, and she immediately realized that someone other than her had entered Huo Jili's study.
It was a pity that the camera was now working normally, and she could not turn over it rashly, so she could only exit the study with regret.
When Ye Mingqian came out, she found that the bodyguards at the door were not the two people just now. She greeted them with a smile and took back her mobile phone.
When I was leaving, I passed by a rockery and was suddenly pulled over by someone, and then I fell into a warm embrace.
She looked up just in time to see Chi Yanchen's perfect jawline.
The courtyard of the Huo family is large at the back, so the rockery placed there is also three or four meters high. There is an inconspicuous hollow on the side, which is blocked by dense green plants and cannot be discovered without looking carefully.
The hollow was about two meters long, just enough to accommodate Chi Yanchen's tall body.
In her ears, she could hear the man's powerful heartbeat, intersecting with Ye Mingqian's frequency. She reached out to touch the man's chest in fascination, wanting to hear it more clearly.
"Why don't you go further in?"
Chi Yanchen grabbed her restless hand and took it into her underwear. The smooth and delicate skin was so hot that she wanted to withdraw her hand.
"Be honest and don't move."
Chi Yanchen's big hand holding her slim waist tightened slightly, and their bodies were pressed tightly together without any separation.
There was a sound of footsteps approaching from far away, and two cleaning aunts passed by on the other side of the rockery. Ye Mingqian was so frightened that she did not dare to struggle anymore for fear of being discovered.
"How did you arrange it?"
When he walked away, she lightly punched his strong chest.
"Six-forty is when they change shifts."
Chi Yanchen's hands began to be dishonest.
"So you didn't want to go in while they were changing shifts, but came out? How did you do it?"
Ye Mingqian slapped his big hand away angrily.
"Just get rid of one of them."
Chi Yanchen's answer was beyond her expectation, "Are you saying that among the guards, there are people assigned by you?"
Her eyes flickered: "Aren't you afraid of being betrayed at the critical moment?"
After all, their boss is Huo Jili, so things like double agents are just a matter of convenience.
"Worrying for nothing?" Chi Yanchen's hands moved around her body relentlessly. He lowered his head and blew gently into her ear: "Come to my room tonight?"
The itching between her ears made Ye Mingqian's legs go weak. She held the man's arm to steady her body and said through gritted teeth: "I want to talk to you about business."
"Tsk, you're getting boring."
Chi Yanchen let her go, pushed aside the green plants and walked out, "Of course I have the means to make him do things for me."
"Since you have eyes at the most critical place, why didn't you go in before?"
Ye Mingqian kept a certain distance from him and asked in a volume that only the two of them could hear.
"Surveillance issues."
He left these four words and went up to the second floor. He stood in front of a double door and looked down at her: "I want to go to the room to change clothes. Do you want to come with me?"
Only then did Ye Mingqian notice that she had already passed the atrium and arrived at the Huo family's backyard. Her face suddenly turned red and she ran away in the face of the man's ridicule.
After bypassing two bluestone paths, she came to her room.
The day she agreed to marry into the Huo family, Huo Jili reserved a room for her in the Huo family's ancestral home. It was fully equipped with furniture and daily necessities, and even the wardrobe was filled with all kinds of clothes tailor-made for her.
Ye Mingqian chose a long skirt with lantern sleeves from the dazzling array of clothes, paired with a plaid vest, and combed her hair into a high ponytail. She stood in front of the mirror, looking dashing and slightly mature.
She put on her Martin boots, walked around a few times with satisfaction, and checked the time. It was almost time to go out.
It's half past seven, half an hour before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet starts.
When Ye Mingqian stood in the reception hall, she understood why Huo Jili wanted her to learn from Zheng Hui how to organize future New Year banquets.
The Huo family's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was not as simple as a family gathering around a table to have dinner as she thought.
There were nearly ten large round tables outside the open-air courtyard, and many people were sitting on them one after another. Judging from their conversation and behavior, many of them were not locals of H City.
"they are?"
She asked Huo Feixue, who was still spitting out melon seed peels.
"A relative from my hometown in Jiangcheng."
When Huo Feixue mentioned the word "relatives", the corner of her mouth curled up, and she expressed that she didn't like to see these people.
"Thanks to them for coming all the way."
Ye Mingqian lamented their difficulty.
"Tsk." Huo Feixue rolled her eyes and almost rolled her eyes to the sky. "I heard that my uncle will not attend the banquet this year. They are so frustrated. Isn't it because they are worrying about not getting an advantage from the Huo family? If you ask me, I have stopped thinking about it. If you light up the incense and make love, there won't be so many troubles if you don't have this banquet with the same clan."
This was the first time she heard about these things about the Huo family, and she stood quietly by the side and smiled without saying a word.
When everyone had almost arrived, Zheng Hui came belatedly dressed in gold and jade. She first looked sideways at Ye Mingqian, and saw that she was relatively dressed today and did not steal the limelight from her, so it was rare for her to give her a good look.
"Follow me and meet the people from Jiangcheng's hometown."
Ye Mingqian heard the words and followed obediently.
Huo Feixue pulled Qin Luoying to sit on the chair and continued eating melon seeds.
"You'll get angry if you eat too many melon seeds. Why don't you, sister Feixue, go down and take a walk too?"
Qin Luoying stretched his neck and looked at the lively crowd below.
The tradition of hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet for relatives from the same clan in Jiangcheng has been an annual activity of the Huo family since Huo Jili succeeded in establishing a niche in H City.
Before the Qin family collapsed eight years ago, she followed Mrs. Huo every year, pouring wine for the elders. At that time, they all praised her as the future daughter-in-law of the Huo family.
In the past, she didn't think it was anything after hearing it too much, but now it is a certification she can't wait to get.
"After so many years, I have long forgotten you as a person. Don't forget, they are just a bunch of blood-sucking insects who have no profit and cannot afford to be early."
Huo Feixue could see through Qin Luoying's thoughts at a glance, and she was always mean and sarcastic.
Qin Luoying knew that what she said was the truth, but he just looked down at Ye Mingqian, who attended the banquet for her and chatted happily with the elders in Jiangcheng. He was jealous of her long-sleeved dancing skills, and hated that her legs were not up to par and ruined. He took all possible opportunities with Chi Yanchen.
