Tang Ran nodded, her small hand gently tugging at Su Ding's skirt. "Auntie, please, I'll repay you when I grow up."
She said weakly, afraid of making a bad impression on Su Ding.
Su Ding thought about it and couldn't bear to refuse. She readily nodded, "Then we'll listen to Tang Tang."
Tang Ran's eyes lit up!
Jin Xiaoxi also laughed happily, "Great, great!"
"Uncle, Sister Yin Xue, when did you arrive? You didn't say anything in advance," Su Ding asked, looking at Ouyang Kai and Yin Xue.
"We came to find you right after the ceremony."
Ouyang Kai said with a smile, "How is it? Has Jin family’s people bullied you again in secret?"
Su Ding chuckled, "How could they? Everyone is very good to me."
"That's good. From now on, if Jin Ye bullies you in Jiangcheng, just fly back and don't let him see you again," Ouyang Kai teased. Just then, Jin Ye, Jin Miaomiao, and Yin Bo approached.
"Don't worry, Uncle, that day will never come," Jin Ye strode over, exuding the charm of a mature man.
Su Ding smiled charmingly and proactively linked her arm with his.
On the other side, Yin Bo walked up to his aunt and whispered, "Auntie, has he bullied you?"
"No," Yin Xue glanced at him and said faintly.
"Auntie, you shouldn't go to Lijin Island anymore. I don't think he's a good person," Yin Bo secretly glanced at Ouyang Kai, who was chatting with Su Ding and the others, and continued.
"After I finish developing the medicine, I won't associate with him anymore," Yin Xue said.
"What are you two talking about?"
Suddenly, Ouyang Kai walked over, his domineering aura immediately breaking the atmosphere of them whispering.
He sized up Yin Bo and said, "You kid, don't instigate your aunt and ruin her lifelong happiness. That would be a great sin."
As soon as he finished speaking, a blush spread across Yin Xue's cool face.
Yin Bo retorted indignantly, "With my aunt's beauty, what man can't she marry!"
His impression of Ouyang Kai was still very bad.
After all, he had personally witnessed Ouyang Kai disfigure Tang Yiyi's face and even kidnapped his aunt to go back with him.
Such a terrifying man was best avoided.
"Auntie, am I right? You won't marry him, will you?" Yin Bo didn't forget to add fuel to the fire by pulling Yin Xue into it.
"Mm," Yin Xue replied speechlessly.
"Heh, fine, kid, you just wait," Ouyang Kai licked his teeth, his sharp eyes locking onto Yin Bo, who felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
The birthday banquet concluded amidst laughter and joy, and everyone went back to rest.
No one noticed that as soon as the old man returned to his room, a figure quietly emerged from behind the curtains.
...
Meanwhile, in Jiangzhou, in the Jin family's living room.
Evening, heavy rain poured down.
"Is there any news of Madam yet?"
"No, Madam's phone lost signal and cannot be contacted for the time being. However, we have already sent people to locate the last known spot, which is a village called Xixiang near Jiangzhou."
"Alright, go quickly and add more personnel. Don't tell Young Master about this for now."
"Yes!"
Father Jin was pacing anxiously at home. His wife had said in the afternoon that she was going out to play with some friends, and he hadn't paid much attention, busying himself with company matters.
But now it was past ten o'clock at night, and his wife still hadn't returned.
Her phone was switched off and unreachable.
This left him unsure of what to do. His son was returning tomorrow, and he didn't want them to worry so late.
He wondered if his wife wasn't coming home because she minded Su Ding's return.
He was in a state of utter distress.