"What did you say?" Mu Xiao swallowed a mouthful of hot milk tea and almost scalded herself.
"Manager Tang said that he wants me to take over the Qi Corporation's investment project. Otherwise…"
Ye Shu's brows were tightly furrowed and her eyes had a tinge of sadness.
"Even if he could find someone to hurt your father in prison, would anyone really be willing to risk their lives for him?"
"Don't be intimidated by him!" Mu Xiao said with a look of understanding.
"Besides, given your father's attitude towards you, I think he should be taught a lesson!"
"But my mom will be upset!" Ye Shu sighed.
Although she yearned for her father's love, she no longer expected it after so many years. However, her father was the world to her mother and she had to protect him.
"Haven't you done enough for your mother?" Mu Xiao grumbled unhappily.
"I know you're filial, but you're still so young and full of youth. Your mother…"
Mu Xiao saw the sadness in Ye Shu's eyes and sighed, deciding to give up persuading her.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Mu Xiao looked at Ye Shu, knowing that she must have something to ask of her.
Ye Shu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know what the Qi Group's investment project is, but I think CEO Xing and the rest are determined to get it.I really don't know what to do."
"I don't have the confidence to win this project but I certainly don't want my dad getting hurt over this. And I can't discuss this with my mom…"
As Ye Shu spoke, her expression became even more tense. One could tell that she was very worried.
"That's right! If you discuss it with your mother, she'll definitely ask you to do all it takes to win this investment project!" Mu Xiao said without hesitation.
"Do you think that CEO Xing is behind this?" Mu Xiao asked.
Ye Shu frowned but did not reply. It wasn't that she hadn't suspected it but CEO Xing was the company's leader after all, so she really didn't want to make wild guesses.
Besides, no matter who was behind this, her priority now was to get rid of the threat to her father!
Mu Xiao thought about it again and again. The two of them were at their wits' end.
…
"Grandma, why isn't Mommy back yet?" Ye Xun lay on the table, feeling aggrieved as he quietly looked at the big apple in front of him.
"Who knows where your crazy mother has gone again!" Lu Fen snorted and was very dissatisfied with Ye Shu's lack of maturity.
"Then, should we go out and look for her?" Ye Xun raised his head and asked with anticipation.
Lu Fen walked to the sofa and sat down. "If you want to go, go yourself! I don't have the time to look for her!"
With that, Lu Fen picked up her phone and scrolled through her messages.
Ye Xun pouted and looked at Lu Fen.
But Lu Fen didn't seem to care at all.
He thought for a while, then carried his small backpack, put away the phone his mother had bought for him, and walked out the door with some change.
…
"Little Master…" Butler Qin pushed open the door and was about to ask Qi Chen if there was anything he wanted to eat. Little Master had been sulking all day and had not taken a single bite.
"Where is he?" Butler Qin walked into the empty room and suddenly felt that something was amiss.
He rushed to the cage where the King Snake was, only to find that the young master's treasure had disappeared!
"It's over!"
Butler Qin shouted and rushed out of the room. "Oh no! Little Master is missing!"
…
"Speak! How did he disappear?" When Butler Qin entered Qi Heng's study to report, he was flipping through documents.
Butler Qin saw that Qi Heng did not even lift his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know either. When I went there a while ago, Little Master was still resting in his room sadly."
"I didn't expect…" Butler Qin said with a panicked expression.
"Did Little Master run out secretly because he was too upset?"
When Qi Heng heard this, he raised his head to look at Butler Qin. His brows furrowed slightly as if he was examining Butler Qin.
"Did you two plot this beforehand?" Qi Heng asked again.
Butler Qin hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Definitely not! This time, definitely not!"
"Ever since that last time when Young Master found out that I had arranged for Young Master to run away from home, I've not dared to do it again!" Butler Qin said frantically.
Thinking back to that incident, Little Master was beaten up badly by Young Master because he ran away from home and couldn't get out of bed for three days; it was really scary.
Butler Qin was not punished because he was an longtime employee of the family. But looking at how pitiful Little Master looked, Butler Qin swore to himself that he would never do such a thing again!