Lan Mushang and Lan Yuxi simultaneously opened WeChat and clicked on a livestream link.
On the screen, a plain-faced beauty was tearfully saying, "Hello everyone, I am Xia Qianqian. These past few years, I've been developing my career abroad and was completely unaware of what was happening at home. Upon hearing the news, I was shocked. I hope my father can cooperate with the police and quickly confess to the crimes he has committed. Also, I want to formally apologize to Miss Lan Yuxi on behalf of my father."
As Xia Qianqian spoke, she bowed deeply towards the camera and said softly, "Miss Lan Yuxi, I am so sorry! My father has already received his due punishment for the mistakes he made, and my grandmother has been hospitalized from the shock. Please, I beg you, let our Xia family go."
Xia Qianqian bowed again. When she raised her head, her face was already covered in tears.
She sobbed, wanting to say something, but could not utter a single word.
Her pitiful appearance made men want to leap through the screen and protect her.
Lan Yuxi narrowed her eyes slightly. This voice sounded so familiar.
Suddenly, a sky full of red flashed before her eyes, and another "her" lay in the crimson pool of blood.
Recalling the inappropriate sounds she had heard on the phone that day, Lan Yuxi's head exploded.
The two "hers" within her mind were constantly battling, each wanting to be the master of this body.
Lan Yuxi clutched her head in pain and collapsed onto the carpet with a thud.
Lan Mushang was startled and hurriedly picked her up.
"Xi'er! What's wrong? Don't scare me, brother."
Lan Yuxi was completely lost in her own world. The intoxicating gasps she had heard were gone, replaced by endless noise. It felt like half a century had passed when she heard the cry of a baby.
The cry was weak, like a helpless kitten.
She lay there, from cold to numb, feeling as if her life had reached its end.
It was the cry of another kitten that awakened her.
She had come back to life, disoriented, forgetting many things, not even knowing who she was.
The two "hers" inside her body continued to tear at each other. She looked with unfocused eyes at the person holding her tightly.
Lan Mushang anxiously patted her face, "Xi'er, what's wrong?"
"Let me sleep! Quickly!"
She knew she couldn't hold on for much longer. If she remained in this state, she would return to that chaotic world.
Lan Mushang looked at her with great concern, then, without hesitation, took out a golden needle and inserted it into her...
The next evening.
As Nan Xiao and Nan Xiangdong entered the lobby of the Emperor Hotel, Xia Qianqian greeted them with a polite smile.
"Nan Xiao, you're here."
Nan Xiao frowned slightly. "Why didn't you come straight up?"
Someone of her status, sitting here, wasn't afraid of being photographed by paparazzi? Or was she intentionally seeking publicity?
"I wanted to see you sooner so I could apologize immediately."
Nan Xiao glanced at the expensive steel watch on his wrist. "I only have forty minutes! And I'm not here to listen to your apology."
Xia Qianqian was adept at reading people. Seeing Nan Xiao's impatience, she smiled and said, "Then let's go upstairs and talk over dinner."
Nan Xiangdong, standing to the side, twitched his lips. Truly worthy of an international award winner; yesterday she was weeping pitifully, and today she was smiling like a spring breeze.
If one didn't know better, they'd think she was very close to their boss!
Stop!
Where was her hand reaching?
She dared to try and link arms with their boss!
Nan Xiangdong was about to step forward to stop her.
Nan Xiao beat him to it, stiffly dodging Xia Qianqian's hand, without even considering if his abruptness might hurt the girl's feelings.
Xia Qianqian's expression changed slightly, then returned to normal the next second.
"You're quite ungentlemanly. That will make people lose face."
"I'm not used to women getting close, and besides, I'm not much of a gentleman." Nan Xiao quickened his pace, leading Nan Xiangdong into the elevator.
Xia Qianqian looked at his retreating back with a complicated expression, pursed her lips, and followed.
She had called Nan Xiangdong more than ten times trying to arrange a meal with Nan Xiao, but Nan Xiao had refused.
The only reason he had agreed this time was because she knew where Luan Qian was.
It seemed that Nan Yao held significant weight in his heart; her strategy had worked!
As long as he came, she would find a way to make him let her father and the Xia Corporation go.
In the private room, Nan Xiao got straight to the point as soon as he sat down.
"I heard you have information about Luan Qian? How did you know I was looking for her?"
After pouring him tea, Xia Qianqian asked with a smile, "If I hadn't said I knew Luan Qian, would you have come?"
"Yes. As you know, I just woke up and am very busy."
"When you had your car accident, I was still filming abroad. I couldn't even come back to take care of you. I was so worried, Nan Xiao. How is your recovery going?"
Nan Xiao glanced at his watch again. "As you can see, it's quite good. You haven't answered my question yet."
He had written his impatience all over his face. Xia Qianqian felt a chill and rubbed the teacup.
"It's quite a coincidence. My cousin is a household registration officer, and she mentioned it to me inadvertently. However, if the Luan Qian you're looking for is the same person I know, you won't find her by searching this way, because she immigrated to Country Y many years ago."
"Immigrated?"
"Yes, she immigrated ten years ago."
Nan Xiao slightly raised his sharp, handsome eyebrows. His elder brother died in a car accident and fell into the river ten years ago. She immigrated ten years ago. Was it a coincidence, or was this Luan Qian another woman of his elder brother?
"Do you have her contact information?"
"Yes, she's a well-known writer there. The drama I'm filming now is adapted from her novel."
Xia Qianqian took out her phone and searched for a while. "Found it. Nan Xiao, add me on WeChat, and I'll send it to you."
"I don't have WeChat."
Xia Qianqian was taken aback.
Nan Xiangdong quickly stepped forward to explain, "Miss Xia, our boss doesn't use WeChat. Please send the number to me."
Xia Qianqian gave an embarrassed laugh. "Your boss always treats me, his benefactor, like a thief. It makes me wonder what to do... Okay, I've sent it to you."
Nan Xiao said flatly, "Miss Xia, you don't need to constantly remind me of the past. If I were ungrateful, you wouldn't have achieved what you have today."
Xia Qianqian's hand tightened slightly on her phone, and she suddenly smiled.
"Thank you for your help, but I've never considered myself a benefactor. Also, I am very disappointed with what my father has done. I already apologized to Miss Lan on his behalf yesterday."
If she hadn't brought it up, Nan Xiao wouldn't have been angry, but her mentioning it ignited his temper.
"Is that what you call an apology? If your livestream hadn't been taken down, your fans would have soon been instigated by you to attack Lan Yuxi!"
"The Xia family's current predicament is Xia Zhaoyang's own doing! Yet you asked Lan Yuxi to spare your Xia family in front of so many fans. Do you think it wasn't enough for your father to slander Lan Yuxi once, and you want to slander her again?"
Xia Qianqian looked at the man in front of her with a pale face. So, it was his doing that her livestream was banned!
That b*tch had been gone for four years, yet he was still protecting her like this!