Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

92. Nancheng Lie Finds The Truth Behind The Mystery

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

Nancheng Lie leaned against the wall and stared at Li Qinghao’s retreating figure. His smile deepened.

‘One day he will beat Nancheng Group? Does he have the ability to do that? For some unknown reason, I believe that he can do that when I recall the confidence in his eyes. Maybe he will be my strong opponent. If not for Xu’s whereabouts, I wouldn’t get close to Li Qinghao, let alone learn about his true self,’ Nancheng Lie thought to himself. His smile disappeared to be replaced by a frown. A spasm of familiar pain shot through his heart. His eyes were unfocused, as if he were staring inside at his memories of Han Mingxu. Gradually, Li Qinghao’s images completely overlapped with Xu’s.

Nancheng Lie immediately blocked the thought out of his mind. ‘Why do I always mistake Li Qinghao for Xu? If he resembled Xu in appearance, I would believe he was… Wait! Maybe I’m not thinking in the right way. Keqi looks exactly like Xu, but facts prove that he’s not Xu. So, we can’t judge a person by his appearance. Although Li Qinghao doesn’t look like Xu, it can’t prove that he’s not Xu.’

Nancheng Lie’s heart missed a beat, but soon he came to himself and gave an ironical smile. ‘At the least, Keqi has the same DNA as Xu. What about Li Qinghao? His DNA is completely different from Xu’s. There is no proof that he is Xu,’ Nancheng Lie thought.

A thought struck him, and for some unknown reason, he was in a good mood. After a while, he suddenly remembered something.

‘It has been half a month. I think LD organization must have annihilated T organization. Why hasn’t my eldest brother called me yet?’ Nancheng Lie thought to himself.

He took out his cell phone and called his eldest brother. “Bro.”

“I was just about to call you.” Nancheng Yunyu’s voice sounded tired. He had put a lot of energy into annihilating T organization there days. “There is no antidote for TRKS.”

“What?!!”

“T organization has been destroyed, but we saved a doctor who was forced by T organization to study viruses. The doctor participated in the development of TRKS. He said that TRKS is a kind of semi-finished virus. T organization invested too much money in the development of new viruses and that caused a shortage of funds in the later period. There was no extra money for the further development of TRKS. So T organization sold TRKS as a finished virus.”

“Does that mean the semi-finished virus and the finished virus have different effects?” If so, Frise’s words should be false because she had been deceived by T organization. In this case, would the two-thirds of antidote that Li Qinghao got from Frise work?

“Yes, in theory it is so. I’m bringing the doctor back to China. Our flight will arrive at the airport in four hours. Come and pick me up.”

“Okay.” Nancheng Lie hung up the phone. He was unable to calm down.

TRKS had no antidote. Did that mean Li Qinghao only had three months to live? No, TRKS was a semi-finished product, that was to say, its effect was different from the end product’s. What would happen to Li Qinghao?

Would he live longer or die sooner?

Nancheng Lie’s lungs struggled for breath against ribs of stone and his heart was shattered into tiny pieces. He felt as if he had been slugged by a piece of lead pip. He couldn’t accept the possibility of Li Qinghao’s death. He was afraid of losing the person he liked again.

The person he liked?

Nancheng Lie turned pale. The person he liked… He… He liked Li Qinghao?!

This was not good news. How could he like Li Qinghao? He once vowed that he would love Xu forever. How could he fall in love with Li Qinghao? Was it just because Li Qinghao resembled Xu in character that he fell for him? No, he was not such a shallow man, but… Bits and pieces of the moments with Li Qinghao raced through Nancheng Lie’s mind. He remembered Li Qinghao’s every twinkle and smile. He had to admit that Li Qinghao resembled Xu very much.

Li Qinghao’s words kept ringing in his mind.

“While I feel familiar with you, do you also feel the same way?”

What on earth was he hinting at?

“I’d like to have some instant noodles with eggs.”

The dish was a symbol of his happy memory of Xu. How could Li Qinghao know it?

“Yes, he is still alive and four months later I’ll tell you where he is. But in exchange, you have to stop investigating his whereabouts and everything about him. Certainly, you can take advantage of the social forces of Nancheng family and keep trying to find out where he is. But trust me, if you do so, you will never see him again.”

Why did Li Qinghao ask him to wait for four months? At that time, he couldn’t understand why, but now he vaguely knew the answer.

Why did Li Qinghao insist on investigating the antecedents of Xu? Why was he so excited when he knew Keqi and Xu were twins?

When Nancheng Lie put all the cards on the table, he was suddenly enlightened.

‘Why do I always see Xu’s character in him? Because he is Xu.

Why does he know Xu likes to eat instant noodles with eggs? Because he is Xu.

He told me that Xu is still alive, but why did he ask me to wait for four months? Because he had only four months to live.

Why was he eager to know Xu’s antecedents? Because he is the real Xu,’ Nancheng Lie thought.

Nancheng Lie couldn’t tell how he felt now. Was Li Qinghao really Xu? Nancheng felt a tremendous pressure on his chest and had a sudden impulse to go to Li Qinghao ask point blank if he was the real Xu. But Nancheng knew he mustn’t do that.

The private detective had sent him many pictures of Li Qinghao. He learned Li Qinghao’s eating habits, dressing style, etc. from the pictures. One picture showed Li Qinghao lying on the grass reading a book. Everything about Li Qinghao was a copy of Xu.

What was more… Nancheng Lie ran back to Nancheng Group like a wind.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Nancheng.”

“Hello, Mr. Nancheng.”

His subordinates greeted him in succession, but he ignored them. His pale face frightened his subordinates, and some of them even considered calling an ambulance for him.

“Mr. Nancheng…”

“No matter what happens, don’t disturb me,” he said to his assistant before he ran into his office. Then he took all the pictures taken by the private detective out of his desk drawer. He soon found the picture, in which Li Qinghao lay on the grass of Li’s garden reading a book. He looked carefully at the picture and found that Li Qinghao was holding a medical book in his hands!

Nancheng Lie dropped into his leather chair. He looked terrible, but his eyes were as bright as stars. His lips slowly curved up in a big smile.

Xu… Xu… He was almost sure that Li Qinghao was Xu, but he needed more evidence to prove that. He gave a meaningful smile. Since DNA tests could prove nothing, he would look for other evidence.

He picked up the telephone and dialed his assistant, “Ask all of the Software Department to be in the meeting room in five minutes.”

At Shihao Hotel.

After lunch, Wilbert Dom requested a visit to Mr. Li’s company, which was located in an industrial park. Many companies, especially those with factories, had moved there. The industrial park was a good location and large in area, suitable for those companies that wanted to combine their factories with administrations.

Mr. Li’s factory was not big. Despite only having 50 workers, it had the most advanced machines. What was more, Mr. Li showed great foresight when he set up his company, because in addition to the factory, he bought this land. At that time, the former owner of this factory performed poorly in business, so he sold the factory at a very cheap price.

“Mr. Wilbert, these are our company’s products, including small home appliances, fans and electric razors. Every kind of product has already been certified in different countries, so rest assured, all our products are up to standard.” Mr. Li poured out words when it came to business.

Wilbert Dom nodded, “Mr. Li, I see from the cleanliness of your factory that you are a very careful person. I trust you, but I have a question. My needs are large, but your company seems unable to satisfy me in a short time. What are you gonna do?”

Since Mr. Li dared to discuss business with Wilbert Dom, it meant that he had taken account of every eventuality in advance. “Mr. Wilbert, please come to my office for a talk.”

Wilbert Dom followed Mr. Li to his office. At the sight of them, a middle-aged man waiting there immediately stood up and greeted Mr. Li with a smile, “Hi, Li.”

Mr. Li introduced them, “This is Mr. Wilbert. This is my friend, Mr. Yang from Yangming Electronics.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Wilbert.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Yang.”

After exchanging a few words of greeting with Mr. Yang, Wilbert Dom turned to Mr. Li, waiting for him to explain.

“Mr. Wilbert, you just said that your needs are large, and you are worried that my company can’t meet your needs. In order to solve this problem, I’ve invited Mr. Yang to join us. His company Yangming Electronics is a big company, and his factory has more than 500 workers. I once did business with Nancheng Group, and its boss asked me the same question. Since then, I’ve been cooperating with Mr. Yang.” Two years ago, for a time Nancheng Group gave preferential treatment to Mr. Li’s trading company, because Li Qinghao was another victim of the shooting of Han Mingxu. At that time, Mr. Li received many orders from Nancheng Group and earned a lot of money.

“I’m sorry,” Wilbert Dom said. “I didn’t expect a third party to join us. I must think twice before I can promise. Besides, I need some time to get to know Yangming Electronics. You’ve no objection, I take it?”

“Of course not.”

When leaving Mr. Li’s company, Wilbert Dom said to Mr. Li, “I want to make a tour of the city. Can I have Qinghao as my guide?” Mr. Li was quite willing to satisfy Wilbert, but considering Li Qinghao’s physical condition, he refused. “My son was seriously ill two years ago. He was in a coma for two years, and two months ago he finally woke up. His leg is hurt, and his doctor told him to take more rest, so…”

“Since it is so, I’ll eat my words. I hope next time I’ll have a chance to make him my guide. We are going for a drive around in the city. Mr. Li, you don’t have to accompany me anymore.” Wilbert was considerate towards Li Qinghao.

“Let me accompany you, Mr. Wilbert…”

“Don’t bother to come any further,” Wilbert Dom said in an imperative tone. He stretched out his hand and stopped Mr. Li. At the moment, his dominating aura blanketed the vicinity.

“Dad, you are old and unable to get along with the youths,” Li Qinghao said humorously.

Wilbert Dom took a look at Li Qinghao and chuckled.