The tear mole at the corner of Lan Yu Xi's eye twitched uncontrollably. "Don't say I don't know where she is; even if I did, I wouldn't tell the old man. My grandmother always said she would never see him again in this lifetime."
"Perhaps she was just saying that and didn't mean it?"
Nan Xiao said this not to try and get the old man and his first love back together, but simply because he wanted the old man to have a more relaxed old age.
"How much do you know about the grievances between those three?" Lan Yu Xi shot him a glare. "If you don't know anything, then don't say things like that!"
Nan Xiao ruffled her hair. "Don't be angry. Eat first, and we can discuss this on the way."
Lan Yu Xi dodged his hand and said with a slight air of command, "Call Huo Ding and have him schedule a head CT for you."
Nan Xiao smiled and took out his phone. He found it quite novel; usually, she listened to him, but now it was her turn to order him around.
"Huo Ding, Xi Bao wants you to arrange a head CT for me… She's coming with me… Otherwise, do you think I'd go? Alright, see you in a bit."
Seeing that he had finished the call, Lan Yu Xi took a tissue and wiped the corner of her lips. "What time is it booked for?"
"Anytime."
"Then I'll go see the two children first, and then we'll leave."
Nan Xiao glanced at her pajamas. "You plan to go out in that?"
Lan Yu Xi looked down at her pajamas. What was wrong with them? They were so modest they could practically be mistaken for loungewear.
"Your brothers are all here."
"I'm not afraid of you, why would I be afraid of my brothers?"
"Can they compare to me? I raised you, I know every mole on your body."
Lan Yu Xi's face flushed slightly. She kicked his pant leg and stomped upstairs.
Nan Xiao curved his lips slightly and rose to go to the living room.
After changing, Lan Yu Xi headed straight for the garden. She saw her brothers fawning over the two children without any semblance of self-respect. She walked over with a smile.
Mu Mu saw her mother running towards her like a little train. "Mommy, you're finally awake~"
Lan Yu Xi bent down and picked her up, smiling as she asked, "Did you sleep well at Daddy's last night?"
Mu Mu nodded vigorously. Just as she was about to say "good," she remembered her mother might get angry and quickly changed her answer. "It was good, I just missed Mommy."
Lan Yu Xi knew her little thoughts well. She smiled and flicked her little nose.
Mu Mu pointed to the sky for her to see. "Mommy, look, a drone! Grandma bought it for me and brother."
Lan Yu Xi looked up and smiled. "Then take more pictures with your brother. I'll be back for lunch, okay?"
"Is Mommy going out?"
"Yes, Mommy is going out with Daddy. I'll be back soon."
Mu Mu's eyes lit up immediately. "Are you and Daddy going out together to get your marriage license?"
Lan Yu Xi rubbed her temples, looking at the little one. "How old are you, and you already know about that?"
Mu Mu said in her milky voice, "In the idol drama I've been following recently, the male and female leads got married."
"You should watch fewer idol dramas in the future! Lest…"
Just as Lan Yu Xi was about to lecture her daughter, Mu Mu was snatched away in a hug.
"No talking about our adorable little princess!" Lan Xiao Qi said with a stern face.
Lan Yu Xi saw her mother and brothers also looking over, so she quickly shut her mouth.
"By the way, Chao Chao and Mu Mu just told me that a patient named Su Ya is trying to get in touch with me through connections. I heard she caused trouble here. If I refuse to treat her, will it affect you?"
"Don't violate the vow you made back then because of me. Besides, while that Su Ya is a bit of a green tea, she hasn't done anything too excessive to me."
"You mean you want me to take this patient?"
"She only has one option: a heart transplant. Aren't you researching artificial hearts? Before she finds a suitable heart, you can give her your newly developed fifth-generation product."
Lan Xiao Qi's mouth twitched. Was his sister trying to find him a test subject?
Lan Yu Xi smiled and squeezed Mu Mu's little face. "Mommy won't disturb brother playing with the drone. Tell him later that Mommy will be back for lunch."
"Okay~" Mu Mu pouted and kissed her mother's cheek. "Mommy, is Daddy coming back with you?"
"...I don't know. It depends on whether he has time."
Mu Mu sighed with disappointment. "Why is Mommy so free, but Daddy is so busy?"
"..." Because she had captured several laborers, how could she not be free.
Lan Yu Xi didn't answer her daughter. After saying goodbye to her parents, she returned to the front yard.
As soon as she turned, she saw Nan Xiao already waiting by the car.
Lan Yu Xi walked over quickly. "Wait for me a moment, I'll go get the car keys."
Nan Xiao seemed to have anticipated this. He turned and took her handbag and car keys from the car. "You need to get used to driving your own car, so I'll ride with you."
Lan Yu Xi raised an eyebrow slightly. "We'll each drive our own cars."
Nan Xiao rubbed his nose. "Afraid of being photographed by reporters? Or just annoyed with me?"
"You're overthinking it! I'm afraid you'll be busy and won't have time to drive me back."
"I promised Mu Mu I'd be back to accompany her, and I won't break my word. No matter how big the matter is today, it won't shake my resolve to accompany my daughter."
Lan Yu Xi pouted and opened his car door, getting in. Since he had said so much, what else could she say?
Nan Xiao smiled and slowly drove out of Half Mountain Villa.
On the road, seeing that Lan Yu Xi was in a decent mood, Nan Xiao hesitated and asked, "How much does your grandmother owe your family that she would even give up her own granddaughter?"
Lan Yu Xi glanced at him and replied with a less-than-pleasant tone, "If it weren't for my grandfather, Ling Yun's mother would have died in childbirth, and my grandmother would have died with her. It's a pity that, contrary to someone's wishes, my grandmother and my mother Ling Yun had strong enough lives to be saved by my grandfather."
Hearing her hostile tone, Nan Xiao was shocked. Could this matter be related to his mother!
"You mean, someone was hunting your grandmother back then? Did you find out who did it?"
Lan Yu Xi tossed her long hair and looked at him with a teasing expression. "Since you've already guessed, why do you still need me to confirm it?"
Nan Xiao's dark eyes, like an ancient well, flickered with a hint of darkness.
"Do you still want to hear it?" Lan Yu Xi curved her lips into a mocking smile. "If you still want to hear it, then please pull over and let me drive. I'm afraid that after hearing it, you'll be so stimulated that you won't even be able to drive."
Nan Xiao's grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly. "I'm not so fragile that I can't drive. I've heard too many things about her recently, things more shocking than this."
Lan Yu Xi tilted her head to look at him. "Is there anything more chilling than this?"