"Did I say you could drink on her behalf?" Mo Beichen put down his chopsticks. It seemed that he had lost his appetite for the meal. His tone was rather unfriendly.
"Yes, yes." Xue Zhiqing didn't dare to offend Mo Beichen. He quickly poured a glass of wine for Xia Ruolin:
"Dear daughter, drink it quickly."
Today they had come here to apologize. Xue Zhiqing knew that if Mo Beichen was not in a good mood today, Xia Ruolin would have to stay in jail for several years. So, suppressing his heartache, he directly brought the wine to Xia Ruolin's lips.
Xia Ruolin made a bitter face and gulped it down unwillingly. This time, she directly slumped onto the chair.
"Dear daughter..." Xue Zhiqing called out with a pained look. Then, turning to Mo Beichen, he said in a rather persuasive tone:
"Mr. Mo, we are here today with sincere apologies. We hope you can be magnanimous and give Ruolin a chance to start anew."
"Mr. Xue, you're joking. How could I have such power? This is a society ruled by law, and the law will have its own judgment." After saying that, Mo Beichen stood up directly:
"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Xue. We'll take our leave now."
At this moment, Xia Weilan's eyes were shining. She quickly stood up following Mo Beichen and obediently trailed behind him.
With Mo Beichen backing her up, she felt extremely happy at this moment.
Xue Zhiqing chased after them and was about to say something when several policemen rushed in from outside and headed straight for the private room where Xia Ruolin was.
"Mr. Xue, we've received an order to take Xia Ruolin back to the police station. She can't leave casually until she clears up the matter." The policeman said directly to Xue Zhiqing. Without saying a word, the other two policemen went into the private room and led Xia Ruolin out from either side.
"This... Whose order did you receive!" Xue Zhiqing roared angrily.
But the policemen didn't say anything more. They directly escorted Xia Ruolin into the police car and drove away.
In the Maybach beside them, Xia Weilan watched as Xia Ruolin was taken away like a dead pig. A big smile spread across her face.
"Husband, guess what expression our elegant and generous Xia Ruolin will have when she wakes up and finds herself back in the jail cell?" After saying that, Xia Weilan seemed to think of something and suddenly covered her mouth and giggled.
"Does this make you happy?" Mo Beichen also hooked the corner of his lips, perhaps infected by Xia Weilan's bright smile.
"Happy!" Xia Weilan grinned:
"Husband, it's all thanks to you."
The next day.
Just as Xia Weilan arrived at school, she saw Gu Yuwei waiting there.
"Weilan." Gu Yuwei looked at her rather shyly: "I have something to tell you."
"Sure." Xia Weilan walked with her under a big tree: "Your younger brother is back at school, right?"
"Yes." Gu Yuwei replied: "Someone called me last night and wanted to give me a large sum of money to settle the matter with Xia Ruolin privately."
"What's your decision then?" Xia Weilan said without any surprise.
"Weilan, we're just ordinary people. We really can't fight against those powerful people." Gu Yuwei said hesitantly: "They told me not to hold on to Xia Ruolin so tightly. I'm still considering it."
After saying that, Gu Yuwei didn't dare to look at Xia Weilan. Her decision was quite clear.
The phone call last night was full of threats and inducements. Any sensible person would choose to let the matter drop, right?
"What does your younger brother say?" Xia Weilan asked.
"He doesn't know yet." Gu Yuwei looked worried: "But my younger brother won't agree."
"Weilan, what do you think I should do?" Gu Yuwei frowned in distress, looking like a little duck caught in the storm.
Xia Weilan remained calm: "To be honest, I think the decision should be up to your younger brother. He's the biggest victim. And I can see that your younger brother has a strong character. If you're scared, I'll ask Mo Beichen to arrange for you to study abroad. As for the tuition fees and living expenses, I can provide them on behalf of the Xia family. After all, you were innocently involved in the Xia family's disputes, and my grandfather won't object."
"Okay." Gu Yuwei let out a sigh of relief and thanked her gratefully again.
Not long after, it was summer vacation. During the day, Xia Weilan attended classes, and in the evening, she went to the hospital to visit Old Master Xia.
The hearty laughter of two old men came from the ward:
"Haha, old man, you lost again."
Old Master Mo, looking energetic, was sitting in front of the hospital bed. There was a game of Go on the bedside table. Old Master Xia was having an intravenous drip while playing Go with Old Master Mo.
"Let's play again! Let's play again!" Old Master Xia was a bit reluctant to admit defeat when he saw that he had lost again: "It must be because I haven't been in good spirits recently. It doesn't mean anything for you to win a couple of rounds. I'm sure I'll win the next one."
Xia Weilan and Mo Beichen entered the ward with a basket of fruits in hand. This was the scene they saw.
"Grandpa, you mustn't get too excited. The doctor said you need to rest." Xia Weilan said helplessly.
"Right. Since Miss Weilan has said so, stop playing. If I'd known you'd get so emotional, I wouldn't have played Go with you." Old Master Mo waved his hand repeatedly and quickly started to tidy up the Go pieces, shifting the blame onto Old Master Xia.
"Humph." Old Master Xia snorted and disagreed: "I don't know who was itching to play in the first place."
Old Master Mo didn't refute. He reached out and patted the chair beside him:
"Come here quickly, Weilan. Sit here with Grandpa."
Before Xia Weilan could sit down, Old Master Xia also spoke up:
"Sit by the bed. Come to Grandpa."
The two old men stared at each other in mid - air and got stubborn.
"Alright, alright." Xia Weilan was a bit helpless. She walked to the bedside to check on Old Master Xia's condition:
"How do you feel today, Grandpa?"
"Everything else is okay, but I feel a bit stuffy." Old Master Xia told the truth.
"Grandpa, I bought some fruits. Which one do you want to eat? I'll peel it for you." Xia Weilan said very gently.
Old Master Mo was a bit jealous. He pulled Mo Beichen to sit beside him and watched as Xia Weilan sat by the bed peeling fruits for Old Master Xia:
"It's good to be sick. There's someone to take care of you. I even want to get sick."
Mo Beichen was quite calm. His natural air of nobility was exuded from his bones, which even made Old Master Xia take a few glances at him from time to time.
"No one would want to get sick like that." Xia Weilan gave half of the fruits to Old Master Mo.
Old Master Mo took the fruits and took a big bite. He felt much more comfortable.
Xia Weilan curled the corner of her lips. She thought the two old men in front of her were really quite cute.
Xia Weilan sat back on the edge of Old Master Xia's bed and said softly:
"Grandpa, in a couple of days, when my school is on summer vacation, I'll have more time to come and see you."
"Is summer vacation coming so soon?" Old Master Xia was surprised: "Good, good. You're so considerate, girl."
Old Master Mo interjected: "Summer vacation is great. During the summer vacation, Weilan can go for an internship at Mo Ying Group. She can also spend more time getting closer to Beichen."
Old Master Mo always thought that Mo Beichen was a blockhead. He was always so cold and indifferent about everything.