Kong Hanyue’s expression was relaxed. “It seems like there’s been a little problem, but nothing serious. Zexi said he can handle it, and if he can’t, his father’s old friend can help.”
When Kong Hanyue mentioned the old friend, Xia Yu couldn’t help but think of An Tianfeng. Considering An Tianfeng claimed to be Uncle Zhong to Zhong Yunxin at school, he must have a good relationship with Zhong’s father.
With An Tianfeng’s connection, there probably wouldn’t be any problem.
Xia Yu felt slightly reassured.
He looked at Kong Hanyue again. “You went to see Zhong Yunze again?”
“I couldn’t find anyone to ask, and I only found out something had happened, so I went directly to ask Zexi.” Patting Xia Yu’s back, Kong Hanyue said, “You scared me to death; I thought my savings for retirement were gone.”
Unlike Kong Hanyue, Xia Yu wasn’t so optimistic. Just because someone offered help didn’t necessarily mean the crisis could be overcome.
However, it wasn’t a big deal either. It was a limited liability company, and the company itself bore the debts. Even if it went bankrupt, the shareholders wouldn’t be personally liable—only their investments would be lost.
Apart from this company, the Zhong family must have other businesses. Even if they didn’t, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to support them.
Being able to bring his mother home, Youxue must be very happy.
After saying goodbye to Kong Hanyue, Xia Yu returned to his room.
He suddenly remembered something.
He had only come back for the New Year, so why were he and Youxue now completely living at Kong Hanyue’s place?
What was worse was that Zhong Yunze and Zhong Yunxin didn’t seem to have any objections.
After the husband’s death, the wife taking her children from the previous marriage to live with her wasn’t exactly a decent thing.
Well, since the people involved had no objections and Youxue didn’t have to cook or clean anymore, it was probably fine.
He could focus more on Zhong Yunxin in return and give her all those pieces of jewelry soon.
Yawning, Xia Yu lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
An Tianfeng would leave tomorrow. He had plans to go on an adventure in a foreign forest with some travel companions.
He would leave in the morning, so Xia Yu could go to Xu Youxiang’s house at noon to pick her up.
The next day, entering An Siyao’s body, Xia Yu bid farewell to An Tianfeng and watched him get into the car heading to the airport.
Back in the room, Xia Yu sent a message to Xu Youxiang.
『An Siyao: I’ll come to pick you up at noon.』
『Xu Youxiang: ???』
『An Siyao: You’re just lying in bed at home anyway. It’s better to lie here. It will also make things easier for your parents after you leave.』
After typing, Xia Yu threw the phone aside. He knew Xu Youxiang would send some stubborn replies next, so there was no need to look.
He shifted his gaze to the gift An Tianfeng had given him.
Because of the busy days, the gift box had been placed in a corner, and neither Xia Yu nor An Siyao had thought to open it.
“Can I take a look?” Xia Yu asked An Siyao.
“Sure.” An Siyao didn’t care; otherwise, she wouldn’t have left it unopened.
Touching the box, Xia Yu felt a surge of curiosity. What could be inside?
His mind flashed words like gemstone necklace, jade carving, and famous painting.
He lifted the lid and looked inside.
It was a wooden carving.
Not an exquisite one, but a strange and rough wooden carving. Xia Yu felt he could carve ten of them in a day.
“It’s probably a souvenir from Africa or South America.” An Siyao’s voice was calm, obviously already prepared mentally.
“…”
Was it a souvenir in the style of indigenous people?
Picking up the wooden carving and taking a look, Xia Yu closed the box and put it aside.
He felt very disappointed.
“He likes to travel everywhere,” An Siyao continued. “Mom disliked this so much that she moved back here.”
The topic suddenly became heavy.
What should he say now?
Coughing, Xia Yu said, “I don’t like running around.”
“Right.” An Siyao became cheerful again.
Successfully resolving this issue, Xia Yu dared not bring up An Tianfeng’s topic again.
He surfed the internet casually. At noon, he went downstairs for lunch, comforted the three maids, called the driver, and started on the journey to Xu Youxiang’s house.
Xu Youxiang’s home was in the neighboring city, about a two-hour drive, but the high-speed rail was fast.
However, Xia Yu didn’t plan to take the high-speed rail with Xu Youxiang.
That proud person wouldn’t endure being stared at by people on the train.
At 2:30 PM, the driver arrived at the foot of the building where Xu Youxiang lived.
The robot driver asked nothing, only following the lady’s instructions and the navigation to come here.
He opened the car door for Xia Yu and stood by the car, watching the lady walk into an ordinary residential building.
He was curious, but he dared not ask.
Back in the car, he continued being a tool.
On the other side, Xia Yu had already arrived at Xu Youxiang’s door. He pressed the doorbell.
Madam Xu opened the door.
Seeing An Siyao outside, Madam Xu’s face lit up with a smile.
“It’s Yaoyao! Come in quickly.” She hurriedly fetched slippers for Xia Yu and knocked on Xu Youxiang’s door. “Xiangxiang, Yaoyao is here.”
Initially, Madam Xu thought An Siyao was just her daughter’s good friend.
But later, when her niece-in-law pushed for marriage and revealed that her daughter disliked men, she realized their relationship might be complicated.
Then, about half a month ago, a group of professors and experts came to examine her daughter, and she found out that An Siyao was also her daughter’s benefactor.
“Auntie, I came here today to take Xiangxiang to my place so that she can be better taken care of,” Xia Yu directly stated his intention.
“Eh?” Madam Xu was surprised; Xu Youxiang hadn’t told her anything.
She felt reluctant inside, but after careful consideration, she thought Xia Yu was right. At the other party’s place, Xiangxiang would surely receive better care.
“Then, I’ll go pack clothes for Xiangxiang.” Madam Xu looked somewhat dazed.
“My home is in Yaoguang. Here’s the address. You can visit her anytime,” Xia Yu handed a note to Madam Xu.
“Right, her father is still out. I’ll call him back,” Madam Xu took the note and made a phone call.
Seeing that Madam Xu had no objection, Xia Yu sighed in relief. He went to Xu Youxiang’s room.
Xu Youxiang’s face was slightly red, and she said nothing.
Ten minutes later, Mr. Xu returned home.
The two thanked Xia Yu and started packing things for Xu Youxiang.
“Take this.”
“And this.”
“Don’t forget this.”
Xia Yu watched them pack two suitcases and said nothing. These items were basically unnecessary, but bringing them would make Mr. and Madam Xu feel more at ease.
He didn’t leave immediately, had dinner at the Xu family, and then stood up to say goodbye.
Seeing their daughter’s girlfriend carrying a woman down, with the woman’s parents thanking them profusely and seeing them off, the driver sucked in a breath of cold air.
But he immediately adjusted his expression and opened the door for the lady.
After helping Xu Youxiang get seated, Xia Yu got into the car.
They said goodbye to Mr. and Madam Xu. As the car started moving, Xu Youxiang rolled down the window and shouted at them, “You two work hard on getting me a younger brother or sister!”
After speaking, Xu Youxiang felt relieved.
A moment later, she began to feel embarrassed and ashamed for shouting such an awkward thing. She didn’t know how she had said it just now.
To prevent Xia Yu from laughing at her, she asked, “Aren’t you only supposed to exist for eight hours… mmm”
Xia Yu covered her mouth and raised the phone in his hand.
『An Siyao: Don’t talk about this outside.』
『Xu Youxiang: Hmph, they won’t believe it anyway.』
『An Siyao: We can refer to it as a game. Use ‘FS’ and the term ‘login’.』
『Xu Youxiang: Aren’t you only online for eight hours a day? It’s already been more than eight hours since you messaged me!』
『An Siyao: She is special.』
『Aren’t I special?』 Xu Youxiang typed the words, then deleted them. Obviously, she wasn’t.
A surge of anger rose in her heart. She threw the phone aside and turned her face away, refusing to look at Xia Yu.
Seeing that the two were no longer communicating, the driver cautiously asked, “Miss, where are we going?”
“Home.” Xia Yu answered.
The driver’s heart pounded violently. He really wanted to ask the lady if she was serious about bringing a woman to the villa?
But he dared not ask.
He had already guessed that this was the disabled woman the lady had seduced.
After working hard to defeat his younger brother and have the master return to announce the heir, could it be that the master had just left in the morning and the lady was already rushing to bring a woman to the villa?
That was too fast!
What if the master found out?
There was already a madam at home; the master would definitely find out!
And the madam would surely have her own thoughts!
Should he warn the madam to stay out of the lady’s affairs?
No, the madam’s matters no longer concerned him. If he was caught again, he would be the one to disappear!
With a heavy heart, the driver continued driving.
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