Ji Xingmi was still thinking about what she had just come up with on her way back. Had she encountered Zhao Chen too many times? She didn't go out much, but recently it seemed like every time she went out, she would run into him. Although not always face-to-face, it was enough to make Ji Xingmi feel strange.
"Little Chicken, check if there's anyone monitoring us nearby?"
"Okay."
After taking Ji Xingmi home, Little Chicken went to scout the area and then drove away. He only returned slowly when it was getting dark. The food the aunt had saved for him was still warm. After eating, Little Chicken went to find Ji Xingmi to report.
"There are indeed people monitoring outside, but I feel like there are two groups. Neither side knows about the other's existence. The group behind seems to be following the group in front."
"As expected, we're being monitored. Is it our own people?"
"They don't look like they're from our side."
"Investigate their background!" Ji Xingmi said, and then fell into thought. But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't figure it out. Finally, she went to see her father, Ji, and told him about Little Chicken's findings today.
"Are you suspecting Zhao Chen?" Ji Mingxue asked his daughter after hearing everything.
"He's appeared too many times, it's unreasonable not to suspect him! Besides, Grandpa Gu is back now, and Old Master Zhao hasn't made any moves. Don't you find it strange?"
"I checked after you mentioned it before, and I haven't found any problems so far. They are clean to a terrifying degree!"
"No problems is the biggest problem," Ji Xingmi echoed. Both father and daughter fell silent for a while, and then Ji Mingxue spoke, "What do you plan to do next?"
"If it's really Zhao Chen's people, what's their purpose in watching me?"
"Has your identity been exposed?"
"How could that be?! Number One and the others wouldn't let that happen. If something was exposed from our side, Number One would definitely have made arrangements. Or perhaps they want to use me to do something?"
"The Zhao family should know about your medical skills. If they really want to find you for treatment, the relationships between the elders would be enough. There's no need for such a roundabout way, right?"
"Every time I encounter him, there's a girl named Zou Wenwan by his side."
"I remember that should be the daughter of the eldest son of the Zou family?! With the Feng family having no heirs, the Zou family has stabilized. There's nothing significant happening recently that would warrant this kind of action from them!"
Ji Xingmi thought of the information she had seen about the Luo family and recalled Zou Wenjing's identity, then said to her father, "Could it be related to the Luo family's affairs? Dad, do you think it's possible that the people behind all this are actually the Zhao family?"
"What? But the Zhao family's relationship with the Feng family isn't good. The Feng family even played a part in their downfall back then! If that's really the case, it's too terrifying! Then what is the purpose of their scheme? To seize absolute power?"
Ji Xingmi fell silent when her father raised this question and started thinking about the cause of the matter from the beginning. The downfall of these families had no apparent connection to her. She had no actual traces of action in this regard. Then what was Zhao Chen's reason for targeting her? Or was it unrelated to these matters and just targeting her? Now, she not only had connections to the Ji family but also to the Gu family.
If the source of everything was related to the Zhao family, and they knew she was the one disrupting their plans, then they would naturally target her. Was it for this reason? Was it worth it? Or was there something else they wanted from her? What could it be?
Ji Mingxue frowned and said, "I understand this matter. You don't go out for now, and you can go out after I've cleared everything up." He couldn't figure out this matter either, so he could only make such an arrangement for the time being.
"No need to clean it up, let's leave it for now! Let's see what they plan to do?"
"You mean? No, that's too dangerous! We don't know what they really want to do. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to your mother!"
"Dad, I have my own means of self-preservation. A thief can steal for a thousand days, but a guard can't guard for a thousand days. Let's be the hunter for once."
"No, even the most meticulous plan can have flaws! I won't let you take risks, and you can't take risks. You must know that you are not just my daughter now, but also..." Ji Mingxue didn't finish the rest of his words, but they both knew what he meant.
Seeing her father's serious expression, Ji Xingmi no longer insisted. She nodded to him, indicating that she wouldn't act rashly. Seeing her agree, Ji Mingxue breathed a sigh of relief and waved her away to go back and rest.
Ji Xingmi stood by the door for a while after leaving the study before returning to her room. She seemed to have never seen her father look so serious. In her memory, her father had always been kind to her and had rarely gotten angry. Had she been too naive this time, not considering their feelings?
Ji Xingmi thought about this matter all night, making her mind a complete mess. Unable to help herself, she had to go to her space to refine some medicine to relieve the stress. Her father's actions were also swift. By the evening of the next day, Little Chicken reported that the people nearby had been cleared out.