Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 160

Chapter 160

The first option meant Gu Huaiwei could remain forever young and beautiful, enjoying a life of endless wealth and luxury.

The second option, however, meant she would enter a new world and continue her life of labor.

At that moment, a new email notification popped up on the computer at the Oasis Matchmaking Agency.

Without needing a second thought, Gu Huaiwei clicked the second option, choosing to enter the next Dimension.

The moment she made her choice, a new point of light silently flickered to life on the massive oil painting of a Ferris wheel hanging behind the office area of the Oasis Matchmaking Agency.

Lin She, He Xueyi, and Bai Miemie all felt the surge of power simultaneously.

As a newcomer, Bai Miemie actually ran out to the lobby to look at the oil painting. Her eyes, with their horizontal pupils, shimmered with a bright radiance.

“Wonderful.” She couldn’t help but bite her finger. “Sister Gu really is the chosen one to open the Paradise Gate.”

A week later, the Branch Store was capable of operating on its own. Gu Huaiwei returned to the Real World to continue dealing with Qi Yuntian’s situation.

Qi Yuntian had already made his choice.

After researching the benefits of a trust from various sources, he didn’t hesitate to sign the contract when Gu Huaiwei presented it to him. Then, he revealed everything he knew.

Previously, after his grandmother had collapsed from a cerebral infarction, he had been living as a street thug. Petty theft and small-time scams couldn’t generate the large sums needed for her medical bills, so he had tried to earn the money through legitimate channels.

When Qi Yuntian was looking for work, despite his lack of education, he was quite bold. Seeing the exceptionally high salaries offered by the Xiyuan Group, he applied directly for a management position.

High pay naturally came with high recruitment standards.

By all rights, Qi Yuntian shouldn’t have even qualified for an interview.

Yet, he successfully landed the job.

Xiling Yuan, a special consultant for the Xiyuan Group, had instructed the HR department to hire him.

According to Qi Yuntian, Xiling Yuan was incredibly mysterious. He had black hair and blue eyes, a cold personality, and a face so exquisite he didn’t seem mortal.

He had packaged Qi Yuntian as a wealthy scion and instructed him to do business with Gu Changge, purchasing large quantities of goods from the Other World from her.

During that period, Qi Yuntian lived the high life, and he and his gang of hoodlum brothers fared exceptionally well.

After Gu Changge disappeared, Qi Yuntian thought his good days were over. Fortunately, Xiling Yuan then ordered him to keep an eye on Gu Huaiwei.

If Gu Huaiwei put anything up for sale, he was to be the first to buy it.

Qi Yuntian was the one who had been monitoring the apartment Gu Huaiwei had rented for Mu Lingxi from across the street. However, after Mu Lingxi called the police, he never returned to that apartment.

Therefore, he wasn’t the one who stole the Gold Coins later on.

Qi Yuntian felt no remorse for his actions.

“I have no personal grudge against you. I only did things for Xiling Yuan for the money. I wasn’t the only one he found; there were others. He packaged us all as small business owners to do business with your sister.”

Gu Huaiwei recalled Secretary Wang telling her that after her sister disappeared, many of the business owners her sister had dealt with vanished into thin air. Even their companies were liquidated, as if it were all part of a premeditated plan.

“Xiling Yuan…” Gu Huaiwei murmured the name. A strand of long black hair fell over her shoulder, and she absentmindedly tucked it behind her ear. “Did this person ever tell you why he targeted my sister and me? What was his purpose?”

Qi Yuntian raised an eyebrow. “I just handle the work; I don’t care about anything else.”

In truth, he had already shared most of what he knew.

But when Qi Yuntian looked down and saw a small patch of his black thermal underwear peeking out from his sleeve, he felt that Gu Huaiwei was a decent, loyal person, so he added a few more words: “Hmm… he cared a lot about those strange things you two brought out.”

“That much is obvious.” The Xiling Family wanted the Other World goods in the hands of the Gu sisters.

“Take those Gold Coins you sold before. He had me buy them at a price many times higher than the market value. Even if there were other rare metals in the gold, buying them like that was a losing business.” Qi Yuntian rubbed his chin with his handcuffed hands; he couldn’t quite understand the way rich people operated.

But since Gu Huaiwei had treated him well, he helped her speculate on Xiling Yuan’s motives.

Gu Huaiwei’s brow furrowed slightly. “The Xiling Family doesn’t lack money. He wasn’t doing it for profit.”

Qi Yuntian gave a mischievous grin. “Your sister is quite beautiful and soft-spoken. At first, I thought Xiling Yuan was doing all this just to throw money around to woo her.”

Gu Huaiwei reminded him with some displeasure, “Don’t make pointless assumptions like that.” She hated the idea of these foul men lusting after her sister.

Seeing her strong reaction, Qi Yuntian shrugged and continued, “After your sister disappeared and until your family went bankrupt, Xiling Yuan didn’t make any new arrangements.

“At that time, I almost thought I was going to lose my job. It wasn’t until you brought out the Gold Coins for sale that I was assigned again to find a way to get close to you.

“But for some reason, you suddenly changed your mind. Aside from selling a bit of gold at the start, no matter how we hinted or offered high prices later on, you refused to sell any more of those Gold Coins.”

“So, you were also the mysterious buyer who offered Sister Jin a high price for the coins?”

“Yeah, that was me.” Qi Yuntian leaned forward slightly and nodded. “To be precise, the buyer was Xiling Yuan. I was just the one sent out to negotiate the price.”

“And later, framing Sister Jin so she was suspected in a criminal case…”

Noticing the change in Gu Huaiwei’s tone, Qi Yuntian immediately distanced himself. “Every debt has its debtor. Xiling Yuan did that; it had nothing to do with me.”

After leaving the prison, Gu Huaiwei organized the information she had gathered from Qi Yuntian and obtained Xiling Yuan’s contact information.

She calmly handed these key leads over to a private investigator, along with detailed instructions to begin an investigation.

However, the private investigator brought back some unexpected news.

Xiling Yuan had resigned from the Xiyuan Group a month ago. Three days after his resignation, he was found dead in his villa by a neighbor. His body was in a strangely contorted position, and he was completely alone when he died.

After his death, no one claimed the body. It was currently sitting in the Crematorium.