Outside the villa, the driver was sending messages to his girlfriend in the lounge when he was startled upon hearing from a maid that An Siyao was looking for him.
He was so frightened that he dropped his phone onto the ground.
Picking up the phone, the driver followed the maid into the villa, his heart heavy.
He had never been inside the villa before; it was where the young mistress lived.
What could have happened this time?
Many guesses flashed through the driver’s mind, ranging from assassination, poisoning, to staged accidents.
Once he entered the villa, his anxiety disappeared and was replaced with pride.
Being allowed into the villa must mean my abilities and loyalty have been recognized by the young mistress!
Can any other driver do that!
Wait, thinking about it, could these maids who live in the villa have something special about them?
The driver observed the maid in front of him for a while but couldn’t figure anything out, feeling somewhat uncertain.
But then he thought, if this maid had something abnormal, wouldn’t I have noticed? Otherwise, how could she qualify to work in the villa?
Unable to determine the maid’s true nature, the driver turned to look at the surrounding scenery.
He had gazed at this front courtyard many times from outside the villa, but being inside now felt different. Such a large yard, such neatly arranged flower beds—indeed, the rich live a decadent life just as I imagined.
If only I could live in a villa like this with Qingqing, even in a remote city instead of Yaoguang!
Maybe I should ask the young mistress for some high-paying tasks?
But, besides driving, I don’t know how to do anything else! And those tasks could land me in jail if I get caught!
Sighing, the driver looked to the other side. Beside the pond, a figure was sitting there.
This figure wasn’t sitting on the ground, but in a wheelchair.
The driver recognized this person: it was Xu Youxiang, the girl he had once driven for the young mistress when she was taken.
Seeing Xu Youxiang staring blankly at the water, looking despondent, the driver sighed, a faint sense of guilt rising in his heart.
He assumed Youxiang was upset about being confined, and since he was the one who had taken the young mistress to Youxiang’s house, he felt somewhat responsible.
However, his own future was uncertain enough; how could he possibly help someone else?
He glanced at Xu Youxiang once more and slightly shook his head.
Feeling the driver’s gaze, Xu Youxiang turned in his direction, just in time to see the driver entering the villa.
She turned her gaze back to the pond.
In the pond, six koi fish swam joyfully, their movements agile, turning swiftly with a flick of their tails.
Staring at the koi’s tails for a while, Xu Youxiang touched her legs.
Xia Yu, considering that if An Siyao’s behavior became too abnormal, Yu Liang might go mad, had used her body in the drug development process, so she had a clear understanding of the drug’s progress.
Although the major part was already completed, the finer details still lacked clarity. At this stage, the drug was not ready for use; at the very least, clinical trials needed to begin first.
Myself, I won’t live to see that day.
If only it had been half a year earlier, maybe I could have made it.
It’s not death, just amputation, but for me, it’s no different than death.
Xu Youxiang had expected herself to be angry and agitated, but in reality, she felt very calm, as calm as the surface of the pond.
The pond shimmered with a soft glow; staring for too long made her head spin, as if her consciousness had been captured, and she felt the urge to touch that shimmering light.
Pushing her wheelchair, Xu Youxiang approached the edge of the pond, the dazzling light beneath her feet making her dizzy.
Grasping the wheels, Xu Youxiang backed away a circle.
This was the pond in An Siyao’s house.
“Miss Xu?” The maid hurried over as well. “Don’t stay too close to the pond. Last week, the young master slipped into the water here.”
“Okay, push me back.” Xu Youxiang said.
She rested her left elbow on the armrest, supporting her chin, thinking about other things.
Her right hand gently rubbed her legs.
Her legs had completely lost sensation, but the tactile feeling remained.
Because Yu family had arranged top doctors, her legs were well maintained, looking and feeling just like normal.
Since they would soon be gone, then while they still had time, letting them serve one last purpose was only appropriate, right?
From a small bag beside her wheelchair, Xu Youxiang took out her phone, searched for Xia Yu’s QQ number, and clicked to add him as a friend.
She had deleted Xia Yu before, and hadn’t added him back yet.
Xia Yu didn’t respond, so Xu Youxiang put the phone back into the small bag.
Passing the second floor, Xu Youxiang saw An Siyao heading toward the study.
That feeling—was it Xia Yu? No wonder he didn’t respond to my friend request.
What was he doing going to the study? And what about that driver who had just arrived?
Xu Youxiang’s heart was full of questions.
Noticing Xu Youxiang, Xia Yu waved at her and then walked into the study.
The driver was already waiting inside.
Sitting down, Xia Yu asked the maid to leave and closed the door.
The driver became even more nervous. He thought:
Why was the maid sent out? Was this matter too sensitive even for the maid to know? Or perhaps among the maids in the villa, there were spies?
The driver soon had no time to think about this question, because Xia Yu began to speak.
“I need you to go to Nanming.” Xia Yu told the driver.
He didn’t continue, waiting for the driver to ask questions.
“Yes.” The driver didn’t ask why. He told himself that he was just an emotionless robot, and as long as he followed the young mistress’s instructions, everything would be fine.
He recalled the information about Nanming—it was a city not far from Yaoguang, located in Su Province.
When the driver didn’t ask any questions, Xia Yu had no choice but to continue.
“You need to place these items into four lockers in different shopping malls. As soon as you place them, immediately send me the addresses and passwords.” Xia Yu pointed at the four small bags on the table.
“Understood.”
“Hmm?”
“Alright!” The driver quickly changed his tone.
“You will leave early tomorrow morning. I need this task completed before nine o’clock.” Xia Yu then pulled open a drawer in the desk and took out one hundred thousand yuan in cash.
Noticing the driver’s rapid breathing upon seeing the money, Xia Yu was quite satisfied.
Pushing the money toward the driver, Xia Yu said, “This is your operating expense. How you use it and where you spend it are entirely your decisions; no need to report back to me.”
The driver accepted the money and assured that he would definitely complete the task.
“And don’t have unnecessary curiosity.” Xia Yu added.
The driver nodded again, showing he understood. He wasn’t stupid, after all. He knew not how many spies might be lurking around him, and even this mission might be a test. How could he possibly risk being drowned in the river just to satisfy some irrelevant curiosity?
It was precisely because Xia Yu appreciated this trait of the driver that he had entrusted him with the mission.
After dismissing the driver with the items, Xia Yu stood by the window, gazing at the scenery outside.
Nanming was right next to Zilang. He would have Heimao retrieve these items.
He hoped his plan would go smoothly without any issues.
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