On the way, Ning Xi took out her cell phone, found Lu Jingli's number, and sent him a text message.
[Lu Jingli, I have to go to City C to take care of some things with my adoptive parents, but I will definitely be back in the evening. Please tell your brother for me that I will go directly to see him after I return to the capital.]
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At the same time, Platinum Imperial Palace.
Upstairs, in Lu Tingxiao's study.
The man remained sitting stiffly all night.
There was a knock on the door, and Lu Jingli walked in cautiously. "Brother... Xiao Xixi sent me a text message just now, asking me to tell you that she has to go to her adoptive parents' place in City C to take care of some things, but she will definitely be back in the evening. She also said that after she comes back, she will come directly... directly to see you..."
At this point, Lu Jingli rolled his eyes and immediately suggested, "Brother! Otherwise, I'll send a text message to Xiao Xixi and tell her that we'll see each other another day. It's such a long journey, so she shouldn't rush back so quickly!"
He is so clever!
The longer we can delay it, the better!
The quiet study was filled with silence, and time seemed to have slowed down to the extreme, with every minute and every second flowing very slowly...
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Tingxiao stood up, picked up his coat and car keys, and walked out the door.
Seeing this, Lu Jingli's expression immediately changed, "Brother, what are you doing..."
Where is he going
Aren't you planning to go to City C
Isn't this just going to die
In fact, he felt that it could still be rescued!
Lu Jingli opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but when he saw Lu Tingxiao's expression, he couldn't utter a single word. He could only watch him disappear from his sight.
That back view...
The words "The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold; the warrior will never return once he leaves" suddenly popped up in his mind...
He knew clearly that what awaited him ahead might be a dead end, but because his beloved was there, he would go forward without hesitation even if it meant going through mountains of swords and seas of fire...
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After a bumpy journey, Ning Xi finally saw a familiar yet unfamiliar village not far away.
After an absence of five years, Ning Xi returned to the place where she had stayed for eighteen years. She was dazed for a moment, as if she was in another world.
Her most carefree eighteen years were also where all her nightmares began. As time passed, only a faint sense of regret and nostalgia remained...
"Sister, we still have a long way to go before we get home. Let me call a ox cart!" Tang Nuo was afraid that she couldn't make it, so he spoke.
Ning Xi collected her thoughts and said, "What's the point of calling an ox cart? Can't I even walk?"
“Oh…” Tang Nuo was glared at, but he was quite happy.
He was most afraid of Ning Xi being polite to him. Instead, he felt indescribably comfortable when she treated him the same as before.
Ning Xi walked forward while asking about the situation, "Who is the one who borrowed the money?"
Tang Nuo said in a deep voice, "That guy's name is Hong Bin. He used to work in Haicheng and just returned to the village not long ago. He said that he used to work for some big boss, but in fact he is just a scoundrel who only knows how to brag.
I told my dad so many times to have less contact with this kind of person, but after a few drinks, he became friendly with him and took away all his family assets. In the end, let alone the high interest promised, he couldn't even get back a penny of the original capital..."
Tang Nuo's face became worse and worse as he spoke, and then he quickly said, "But, sister, don't worry about this. We have already called the police and we will definitely get it back!"