Chu Yan wasn't at home because he went to see Qi Ling. Because Xu Cheng had disappeared, the Xu Family noticed something was wrong and began investigating the relevant individuals, searching for Xu Cheng's whereabouts.
Before Xu Cheng had people take Chu Yan away, he had mentioned this matter to others, which led the Xu Family to set their sights on Chu Yan, suspecting that he was involved in Xu Cheng's disappearance.
He had asked Qi Ling to help him erase all traces. Even if the Xu Family suspected him, they couldn't find any evidence.
Besides that, Chu Yan also discussed some other matters with Qi Ling, so when he got home, Qin Zhao was already back and had gone to sleep.
The next day, Chu Yan went to work as usual.
Qin Zhao planned to go to the deep mountains near Imperial City to dig up medicinal herbs, which could be used to refine some needed elixirs. As she was getting ready to leave, she received a phone call from Su Xiaotong.
