At the police station, Gu Yuwei and Gu Yunuo both identified Xia Ruolin as the mastermind behind the kidnapping. At this moment, Xia Ruolin and Golden Hair were locked up in separate cells.
Golden Hair had already woken up. Finding himself arrested by the police, he seemed surprisingly calm, remaining silent all the time without saying a word.
"Do you think you'll get away with it just by keeping your mouth shut? You've been caught red - handed for kidnapping. No one can bail you out," said the police officer seriously, frowning.
Just then, Xia Ruolin's father, Xue Zhiqing, rushed to the police station.
"Where's my daughter? Who's slandering my daughter?" Xue Zhiqing demanded angrily. His eyes fell on Gu Yuwei and Gu Yunuo who had just finished taking their statements, and his eyebrows knitted in anger.
"Mr. Xue," Xu Wei blocked Xue Zhiqing's view and looked at him steadily.
"Mr. Xu, why are you here?" Xue Zhiqing immediately softened his tone and asked politely.
"Our young mistress was framed. Mr. Mo sent me here to check the situation," Xu Wei replied neither over - deferential nor over - bearing.
"There must be some misunderstanding," Xue Zhiqing said rather lamely, then turned to the police officer beside him and asked, "Where's my daughter? I want to see her now."
Xue Zhiqing followed a police officer into a room. Xu Wei narrowed his eyes and quickly reported the situation to Mo Beichen.
"Mr. Xu, was that Xia Ruolin's father just now? He seems so arrogant. Will he take revenge on us?" Gu Yuwei was a bit scared the moment she saw Xue Zhiqing. After all, she was just a girl without a powerful background and couldn't compete with these wealthy people.
"I'll take you home first. Don't worry. We'll protect you 24/7," Xu Wei comforted her.
"Okay," Gu Yuwei thought of Mo Beichen's status and suddenly felt more confident. In Kyoto, Mo Beichen's name was a symbol of authority.
On the other side, at the hospital.
Xia Mei rushed to the hospital in a hurry. She fussed over Old Master Xia and said a lot of good things about Xia Ruolin.
"Dad, you love all your children equally. I'll definitely discipline that naughty girl well in the future. Don't be angry anymore," Xia Mei was a gentle and elegant woman. Her soft - spoken words made the listeners feel at ease unconsciously.
"Humph! It's you who have spoiled her all these years," Old Master Xia said coldly, not yielding an inch.
Hearing this, Xia Mei looked back at Xia Weilan who was silent. An idea came to her mind and she decided to humble herself.
"Weilan..."
"Aunt, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make our family unhappy. I've hurt our family harmony because of my matter. As long as it turns out in the end that I've wrongly blamed Sister Ruolin, I'll definitely apologize to her," Xia Weilan interrupted Xia Mei's words, looking anxious and conflicted.
"Aunt, I didn't expect things to turn out like this. At that time, the hostage directly identified Sister Ruolin as an accomplice. I still feel like I'm in a dream. Aunt, you can't believe it either, right?" Xia Weilan didn't give her a chance and kept talking.
Xia Mei opened her mouth, then patted Xia Weilan's shoulder and said, "It's Ruolin who is being childish. You've been wronged."
"Thank you, Aunt, for understanding," Xia Weilan replied meekly.
Mo Beichen, standing beside her, saw her slightly uneasy look and a glint of admiration flashed in his eyes. Even Old Master Xia secretly curled his lips.
It turned out that this Xia girl was so good at pretending to be weak to outwit others.
Xia Mei pursed her lips to hide her uneasiness and then turned back to peel a pear for Old Master Xia.
"Alright, it's getting late. Xia girl, Beichen, you go back and rest first," Old Master Xia coughed lightly and said.
When Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen entered the elevator, they could still hear Xia Mei's soft voice from the ward not far away.
"Actually, my aunt has been quite nice to me usually. It's just that Xia Ruolin has been spoiled by her and has no bottom - line," Xia Weilan said with a sigh as Mo Beichen held her in his arms.
"Wrong is wrong. She has to pay the price. Don't think too much," Mo Beichen looked down at her, his tone nonchalant.
"Okay, I know," Xia Weilan replied flatly, showing little emotional fluctuation.
"You're so calm at such a young age!" Mo Beichen couldn't help but reach out and tap her nose.
"Hey," Xia Weilan grinned, grabbed his hand and said, "How can I compare with you? You're so stodgy."
Just as she finished speaking, the elevator door dinged open. Xia Weilan pushed him away and ran out.
Mo Beichen watched her back indulgently and then walked out slowly, his steps calm.
Xia Weilan ran for a while and then looked back secretly. Seeing that Mo Beichen was walking unhurriedly and didn't seem angry at all, she felt a bit bored.
"Alas..." Xia Weilan sighed inwardly. It was really tiring to be in a relationship with a shrewd person.
For example, now, Mo Beichen knew that she wasn't really running away, so he didn't even bother to chase her.
Mo Beichen walked up to her, suddenly put his arm around her waist and said in a deep voice, "What did you just say? Hmm?"
"Ah..." Xia Weilan blinked her eyes. Why did she feel like she had fallen into Mo Beichen's trap? She had walked right into it. How frustrating.
"Stodgy? Hmm?" Mo Beichen pinched her chin with one hand and lifted her face up.
"Husband... I was just joking with you. Hehe," Xia Weilan blinked her beautiful eyes and gave a couple of innocent dry laughs.
Mo Beichen's fingertips suddenly stroked her lips back and forth, and his eyes darkened a bit.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Until Xia Weilan's face flushed and her heart raced, her eyes flickering. Then Mo Beichen suddenly let go of her and said, "Mrs. Mo, you're being a fangirl."
After saying that, Mo Beichen got into the car.
Xia Weilan's heart skipped a beat. She reached out to cover her burning cheeks and then got into the passenger seat.
"It seems you really like this stodgy me," Mo Beichen said teasingly, looking at her.
Xia Weilan didn't expect Mo Beichen to be so childish. She couldn't help but say, "Husband... I'll call you Mo Three - year - old from now on. You're even more petty than me."
Mo Beichen wasn't angry at all. He stepped on the accelerator and said unhurriedly, "If I were really petty, you wouldn't have the chance to talk to me like this."
Xia Weilan thought about this sentence and couldn't help but nod in agreement. She was really getting bolder and bolder, all because Mo Beichen was becoming more and more tolerant.
Thinking of this, a warm current suddenly flowed through Xia Weilan's heart.
Thinking of Mo Beichen in her past life, he was such a cold - faced person. But looking at Mo Beichen today, he was like an improved version, having restrained himself a lot for her.
"Husband, if one day I cause your company to face a crisis, what will you do?" Xia Weilan suddenly asked out of the blue. This question had been bothering her for a long time.
Mo Beichen was clearly a workaholic. Why did he still jump into the sea to save her last life even after knowing that she had lied to him?
"You're overthinking. My company won't face a crisis," Mo Beichen said indifferently.