Xie Zhitan still sounded bewildered. "Who? Fu Ruan?"
Qin Ci fell silent again. When no answer came, Xie Zhitan pulled his phone away and checked the screen once more.
The call was still connected. He raised an eyebrow and hovered his finger over the end-call button.
"Why are you still lazing in bed like a kid?" Qin Ci sounded a little strange when he spoke again.
Xie Zhitan paused, his voice cooling several degrees. "Was there something else?"
"Fu Ruan has the Bo Family and the Lu Family backing him. Nobody in the Imperial Capital is stupid enough to make an enemy of him, so how did the Xie Family offend him?"
The last traces of Xie Zhitan's drowsiness vanished.
He sat up and asked, "Fu Ruan is from the Fu Family that works in new energy technology?"
"That's right. The Fu Family Patriarch and the patriarchs of the Bo and Lu Families are lifelong friends who've been through life and death together. That alone means nobody in the Imperial Capital can touch Fu Ruan."
"I see..."
"Tsk. I'll pick you up at the Xie residence and tell you in person."
"Pick me up? There's no need..."
Xie Zhitan gave his disconnected phone a puzzled look.
What was Qin Ci up to?
It was the weekend. Xie Zhitan had finished his backlog of work yesterday and told his secretary he wouldn't be coming into the office today.
He hadn't slept so well in ages, and he was in a very good mood.
He swam a lap in the pool, then showered.
When he came downstairs again, he saw Qin Ci sitting in the living room.
Xie Zhitan briefly faltered, then continued downstairs.
Hearing his footsteps, Qin Ci looked up impatiently. "What took you so long..."
His voice grew quieter and