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Ji Pianran had heard her second uncle's words and had originally planned to go out and hide for a while, waiting for the situation to settle down before returning.
On the fourth day after she left, a middle-aged man found her in a small hotel.
He was wearing a black uniform from the Ji Family's company. She had seen him before; he had come to Gu Chen's house to deliver things to her father, and he was a manager.
The man said it was her father who had arranged for him to find her at all costs and to convey a message to her, which was,
that she should run as far as she could because the Xu Family would not let her go so easily.
If she returned, there would only be two outcomes: Either marry Xu Qingmu or witness the downfall of the Ji Family's company.
At the time, Ji Pianran was only in her late teens, still young and trusting towards everyone.
She only knew that it was her father's instruction, but never considered why her father would do so.
