First of all, she had been getting along with Song Yi'an for quite some time, and she had a basic understanding of his temper.
Song Yi'an was a man of few words.
Since he didn't turn to the Song family for help or use his identity as the Song family's grandson to seek assistance from them even in such a desperate situation, it was even more unlikely that he would turn to the Li family, with whom he had no relation.
How did Li Xiangping know so much, even how much he had borrowed and how much he had to repay?
But Li Qiyu knew that if she asked Li Xiangping, she would surely get nothing.
She wasn't stupid enough to ask Song Yi'an either - this was obviously his sore spot. At least she should find out the general situation first and then go to him for confirmation. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know how to start the conversation.
She had to investigate this on her own.
Moreover, she must investigate.
Since Song Yi'an had confessed his feelings to her and hoped to continue this marriage, she should at least understand how this marriage had started.
The last wish left by Li Xiyu was a hurdle for Li Qiyu.
There must be something she didn't know yet.
Li Qiyu didn't sleep a wink all night.
She rummaged through the house, but since so much time had passed, she couldn't find any records related to Song Yi'an's mother's illness back then.
It had been four or five years by now. It was very difficult to find any clues about something that had happened four or five years ago.
However, if money had been spent, there should be records, right?
Li Qiyu remembered that in ancient times, when she helped her father manage the military pay, she discovered a small deficit. In the end, she found out through the account books that a junior general under her father had embezzled the money for an emergency a few years ago.
Modern people should also have account books, right?
She used the search engine to learn how to check a person's accounts and how to check accounts through mobile online banking. Fortunately, the current online banking used face payment. She quickly entered Li Xiyu's online banking background.
This daily act, which was very simple for modern people, was extremely difficult for Li Qiyu. She searched on the search engine while using the app to search for accounts. At three o'clock in the morning, she finally found a large medical expense paid by Li Xiyu with her bank card four years ago. If it wasn't for Li Xiyu's own hospitalization, it should have been for Song Yi'an's mother.
The next day, Li Qiyu left home early in the morning. By the time Song Yi'an woke up, she was long gone.
Song Yi'an thought Li Qiyu had gone to work. He called Wang Shu and scolded him severely.
"Are you such a boss who exploits your employees? Making your employees go to work before dawn?"
Wang Shu was still in bed and was scolded so much that he was completely confused.
"Boss, what do you mean?" Wasn't Song Yi'an the boss? Why was he scolding him early in the morning?
Wang Shu woke up a bit and asked again. Only then did he know that Song Yi'an was心疼 because Li Qiyu had gone to work so early.
He looked at the time. It was just past seven o'clock.
"Which crazy company starts work so early?" After scolding, he felt something was wrong and quickly explained, "I mean, I definitely don't exploit my employees. My studio would never start work so early."
"Then it's your unreasonable task assignment. Otherwise, why would she go to the company so early?"
"Nonsense. I don't assign tasks unreasonably. Your wife's job is just to handle data, and she's already finished. Now the script is in the final review stage, and she has nothing to do. There's no more work for her."
Saying this, Wang Shu opened his phone and saw a new message in the attendance group at 6:30 in the morning.
He quickly shouted,
"Lao Song, let me tell you, you can't blame me. Your wife didn't go to work at all. She asked for leave."
Afraid that Song Yi'an wouldn't believe him, he even sent a screenshot of the group chat to Song Yi'an.
Seeing the chat record, Song Yi'an was full of questions.
"Then where did she go?"
"She's your wife, and you're asking me?" Wang Shu angrily hung up the phone.
Early in the morning, Song Yi'an had just been giving him a headache.
Li Qiyu went to find Ming Yuexuan. After realizing that she didn't know how to take a taxi in the capital last time, she had learned from Ming Yuexuan. After leaving the manor, she took a taxi on her own.
Ming Yuexuan took her to a private detective.
"This detective is quite famous in the circle. He's very good at catching cheaters."
"Circle?"
"The upper - class circle in City B. That's what they all say."
There were also such intelligence dealers in ancient times. It seemed that this person specialized in inquiring about the intelligence of the rich.
The private detective was a thin middle - aged man in his thirties or forties. As soon as he saw two young girls coming, he asked, "What? Is your husband having an affair?"
Li Qiyu shook her head. She handed the information she had sorted out all night to the private detective.
"I want you to help me investigate something."
Then she also gave the detective a photo of Li Xiangping.
"Is this your husband?" The private detective picked it up and was full of doubts.
The girl in front of him didn't seem like someone who would rely on a rich man for money.
"No." Li Qiyu said firmly, "This is my father."
It was rare to see a daughter investigating her father, but in their line of work, they just needed to do the job for the money.
The private detective put away the information and said, "Okay. I'll give you an answer within three days."
Li Qiyu and Ming Yuexuan came out of the private detective's office. Ming Yuexuan held her hand and asked curiously, "That thing happened so long ago. Why do you want to investigate it? Isn't it better to forget some things? People say it's better to feign ignorance."
"This is the knot between Li Xiyu and Song Yi'an."
"But it's not the knot between you and him."
"But now, I am Li Xiyu."
Ming Yuexuan looked at Li Qiyu and began to understand a bit.
Actually, Song Yi'an was a good man. Li Xiyu was also a sensible girl when she married Song Yi'an. The main reason they couldn't be together was external forces.
Although Li Xiyu never told her anything back then, Ming Yuexuan could feel the pressure on her friend.
Ming Yuexuan looked at Li Qiyu and was a bit touched.
"Thank you."
"Why are you suddenly thanking me?"
"Thank you for not forgetting Xiaoyu."
If she were Li Qiyu, now that Song Yi'an was pursuing her, she could just enjoy Li Xiyu's identity and Song Yi'an's love with peace of mind.
Actually, every time Li Qiyu mentioned Li Xiyu, it meant more danger for herself. Her current happiness might be dragged down by Li Xiyu's past.
However, as Xiyu's friend, she was also a bit touched.
This kind of feeling was very complex and contradictory.
Ming Yuexuan hugged Li Qiyu. Neither of them knew that there was someone who was about to go crazy looking for them.