Xia Xingchen didn't have any appetite at all. When she smelled the food, she felt like vomiting. So, she just ate it casually and asked the servant to send the meal away.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, she changed Mrs. Lanting into clean clothes. Seeing that she had fallen asleep, her frowning brows relaxed a little, and she felt much more relieved. She took out her cell phone and was considering whether to call him in another country to ask if he had decided on a time to come back.
But, I am worried that he has something important to do right now.
Xia Xingchen hesitated for a while, but ultimately did not make the call. Instead, he just checked the news on Weibo on his phone.
The first piece of news that caught her eye was actually good news.
and…
The male protagonist was someone she knew.
"The second young master Yu got engaged on the second day of the Chinese New Year, but the identity of the bride remains a mystery."
Xia Xingchen was very surprised when she read the news. She thought that a lazy young master like Yu Zenan would not get married and tie himself down for at least the next 5 to 10 years.
Why are you getting engaged all of a sudden
She thought the target was probably some rich lady. Yu Zeyao was now eager to take over Ye Qing's job, and he was probably trying to use his brother's marriage as a tool to consolidate his political power.
Thinking of this, Xia Xingchen couldn't help but sigh, feeling emotional.
It is a sad and pitiful thing to be engaged, married and spend your whole life with someone you don't love.
Xia Xingchen was reading the news and feeling very sad when there was a knock on the door.
She looked back and saw the servant had already pushed the door open.
"Miss Xia, Mr. Lan wants you to go to the study. He said he has something important to discuss with you."
Xia Xingchen nodded, "Okay, I'll be there right away."
Even if Lan Zhan didn't look for her, she would actually look for him. She had to ask him what he wanted to do.
She straightened her clothes, helped Madam Lanting to pull up the quilt, and gave a few words of advice to the person who was taking care of her before she left with peace of mind.
When she arrived at the study, Lan Zhan was standing at the window with his hands behind his back. It was unclear whether he was looking at the scenery outside the window. When he heard her footsteps coming in, he did not turn around immediately.
Xia Xingchen closed the door, took a few quick steps inside, and stopped when he was a few steps away from him.
"The reason why my father was taken away now is because of you. Why did you do this?" She didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.
Lan Zhan slowly turned around at this moment, looking her up and down, as if he had not heard her question at all, and just said to himself: "You are very pretty. Although you already have a child, you were young when you gave birth, and your figure has not changed at all. No wonder Second Young Master Yu has set his sights on you."
Xia Xingchen frowned slightly, feeling very disgusted by his gaze, and didn't know why he suddenly brought up Yu Zenan.
"Are you targeting me and Ye Qing, so you started with my father to take revenge on us?" She asked desperately.
Lan Zhan pulled out a chair and leisurely sat down in front of the large desk, crossing his hands and asking, "Have you read the news today?"
"I do not know what you're talking about."
"Second Young Master Yu is getting engaged."
Xia Xingchen found that she couldn't understand the shrewd Lan Zhan at all. She didn't even know why his topic kept revolving around Yu Zenan.
He just said coldly: "What do you want to say?"
"You want to see your father and have him come out to recuperate, that's not impossible. As long as you have the document signed by me, you can easily achieve it - I suggest you don't think of relying on Bai Yeqing alone. He is facing resignation now. Smart people will think twice and will be more willing to accept me and Vice President Yu's account! What do you think?"
Xia Xingchen hesitated for a moment, frowning, "You are colluding with Yu Zeyao?"
"Niece, please don't say such harsh words. It's a smart choice for people with the same political demands to work together." Lan Zhan stood up and walked to her side, with cunning in his eyes, "Tell me, do you want to save your father? If you don't want to, I can lock him up in there. However, I don't know how good the doctors in there are. Didn't Mr. Bai just have a liver surgery some time ago? If he accidentally gets infected in there, maybe, before the Spring Festival, he will..."
"What do you want me to do!" Xia Xingchen was terrified and could not listen any further. He gritted his teeth and interrupted Lan Zhan, "Just tell me your purpose! If I can do it, I will do it!"
Lan Zhan looked at her eyes full of determination and smiled. He patted her tense shoulders and said, "You don't have to be too nervous. It's just that I'm now with Vice President Yu, so I have to help him. The news of Second Young Master Yu's engagement has spread all over the country, but unfortunately, I received news this morning that the bride is missing. You say, how can the Yu family afford to lose face like this? So, Vice President Yu asked me to find a ready-made bride for Second Young Master Yu."
When he said the words 'ready-made bride-to-be', his eyes fell on her. At that moment, Xia Xingchen understood what he meant.
After being shocked, he was so angry that he couldn't help cursing, "Lan Zhan, you are so shameless!"
She shook his hand off her shoulder in disgust.
He said that the bride had run away, and he was afraid that the Yu family would be embarrassed, so he pushed all the responsibilities to the Yu family. However, how could she not know that all this was arranged by him in advance! However, she could not figure out why Yu Zenan would cooperate with Lan Zhan and his brother
"Are you anxious?" Lan Zhan's expression turned cold. "The choice is yours. You can refuse me!"
"Are you so sure that I will accept your threat? What if I won't waver at all?"
"Then we have nothing to talk about." Lan Zhan said, and he grabbed the phone beside him and dialed a number. After a while, Xia Xingchen only heard him say: "How is Mr. Bai's condition? Has it worsened? Good. Don't worry about the lack of medicine. We'll talk about it after the New Year. Whether he can survive or not depends on his own luck. If he gets infected, then so be it..."
Xia Xingchen couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he took a deep breath, rushed over, and hung up the phone.
My fingers were shaking because I was so angry.
She stared at him with red eyes, as if she was staring at a murderous demon.
"Lan Zhan, you've gone too far! My dad and you are old acquaintances, and my mom and you are siblings. How could you bear to hurt them like this?" She couldn't even pronounce the word 'uncle'. "They have been separated for more than 20 years, and now they are finally together. My dad even proposed to my mom just now... How could you be so cruel?!"