Grandpa Xia couldn't bear to see Xia Weilan being wronged. Immediately, he said, "Second brother, it's fine that you don't come usually. But as soon as you come, you say such unpleasant things. Girl Weilan has been dealing with a lot of company cooperation matters these days. How can you talk to her like that?"
"What? So the little girl has earned a lot of money for the company recently, and I can't say anything about her?" Uncle Xia didn't buy it. But suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, revealing an uncontrollable greed.
Just by looking at his expression, Grandpa Xia knew what he was up to.
Didn't Uncle Xia always come to the old mansion for money?
"Since you're here, stay for a meal before you leave!" Grandpa Xia said calmly.
At the dinner table, Uncle Xia never gave Xia Weilan a good look. In his eyes, he never recognized Xia Weilan as the eldest daughter of the family. He only regarded her as a wild girl who didn't deserve his attention.
After the meal, Uncle Xia went to Grandpa Xia's study.
Xia Weilan was about to return to the Splendid Royal Court. Unexpectedly, she heard an angry voice coming from the study: "This little bit of money isn't even enough to fill your teeth! The company's dividend isn't due yet. If you take so much at once, have you ever considered the company's capital turnover?"
Xia Weilan stopped in her tracks and turned her head, looking worriedly in the direction of the study. Grandpa's voice was so loud that he seemed extremely angry. After thinking for a while, she still lifted her feet and walked over.
"Stop pretending. I know how much money you've made for yourself over the years. You'd better spit it out. Anyway, I'm also a Xia. The company only gives me 20% of the shares. Do you think I'm that easy to deal with! Hurry up and write."
"Bang!" It sounded like something had fallen to the ground, making Xia Weilan's heart skip a beat in the corridor. Without thinking, she directly pushed open the door and walked in.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Xia Weilan saw Grandpa Xia sitting angrily in the chair. A porcelain vase beside him had been accidentally knocked down.
Seeing this, Uncle Xia's face flashed with a look of panic. He walked out and called the servant over, then lifted his feet and ran away directly.
Xia Weilan immediately helped Grandpa calm his breathing. But Grandpa was so angry that he just pointed straight at the door, his chest heaving, unable to speak.
"Grandpa, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
Xia Weilan and the servant helped Grandpa Xia into the car and rushed to the hospital.
In the car, Grandpa Xia gradually calmed down a bit. He said weakly, "He's really insatiable! Insatiable!"
Xia Weilan remembered the crumpled check in the study. She roughly understood what was going on and quickly comforted Grandpa, "Grandpa, don't say anything for now. Your health is the most important thing. Don't get angry and hurt yourself."
Hearing this, Grandpa Xia finally calmed down. The butler, Zhao, beside him, looked at Grandpa with a worried face.
After entering the hospital and taking some medicine, Grandpa Xia finally felt more comfortable in his chest.
Xia Weilan stayed by his side, preparing food for Grandpa Xia and chatting with him to relieve his boredom.
When Grandpa Xia fell asleep, Xia Weilan finally left the ward, leaving only Butler Zhao to guard inside.
As Xia Weilan walked out of the hospital, she called Mo Beichen: "Husband, I'm about to go home."
It was already completely dark outside. Xia Weilan let out a soft breath and walked to the roadside to hail a taxi. But Mo Beichen on the other end of the phone suddenly said:
"I'm in the police station now. The suspect has been arrested."
"Who is it?" Xia Weilan asked quickly.
"It's an employee of a competitor. He has surrendered himself."
Xia Weilan didn't expect the matter to be like this. But she was still puzzled, "Where did he get the guts?"
Mo Beichen on the other end was silent for a moment and said, "I'm afraid he's just a scapegoat."
Thinking of Ouyang Mingqi, Xia Weilan couldn't help asking, "Have you compared the fingerprints I brought?"
"Yes, they don't match." Mo Beichen said, "Okay, go back and rest early. I'll be back soon."
After Mo Beichen finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly.
And Xia Weilan just stared blankly at the scenery outside the window.
That night, not long after Xia Weilan returned to the Splendid Royal Court, Mo Beichen came back in the night, his face extremely cold and solemn.
After Mo Beichen came back, he went into the study. Xia Weilan knocked on the door and walked in, "Husband."
In the room, Mo Beichen wasn't dealing with official business at all. Instead, he was sitting motionless on the sofa.
"The person behind this is not simple. He can buy people off and clean up all the surveillance so thoroughly." Mo Beichen voiced his thoughts. Suddenly, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Xia Weilan had already washed up. She was soft and smelled good all over, which finally made his knitted brows relax a bit.
Xia Weilan didn't know what to say either. She just leaned against him silently.
As she was leaning against him, she suddenly felt his previously quiet hand start to move. Xia Weilan's eyes flashed. She immediately pressed her hand on Mo Beichen's palm, which was about to slide into her skirt.
"Husband, what are you doing?" Xia Weilan looked at him with a blushing face and a pounding heart.
Mo Beichen looked up at her and said indifferently, "What do you think?"
"But we already... at noon." Xia Weilan was too embarrassed to sit up from his arms. Unexpectedly, Mo Beichen let go of his hand before she could. "You go to sleep first."
Hearing him say this, Xia Weilan felt a bit reluctant. "Don't stay up too late."
Xia Weilan got out of his arms. Then she heard him say again, "Tomorrow I'll send someone to protect you. Pay attention to your own safety."
This was what Mo Beichen had been worried about. He wasn't afraid for himself. He was just afraid that the person who wanted to harm him would involve the people around him again, especially Xia Weilan.
"Husband..." Xia Weilan finally understood the reason for Mo Beichen's abnormality at this moment. Was he a little scared?
In the room, the two looked at each other and were both shocked, because they could see concern in each other's eyes.
As if touched by something, Mo Beichen suddenly grabbed her back into his arms and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
It was the same kind of kiss as at noon, extremely domineering.
Xia Weilan quickly softened in his arms. But he didn't make any further moves. He just held her like this.
"Weilan," he leaned on her forehead and spoke in a low voice, "The reason I haven't announced our marriage all this time is that I want you to have a peaceful college life like an ordinary person, instead of being targeted by some scheming people because of me."
"Okay." Xia Weilan nodded. "I understand."
"Moreover, I've always thought it's not a bad thing that I'm older than you. You grow up well, and I'll escort you in front. But now, I'm afraid I can't do it well and let you get hurt." Mo Beichen had never been so unsure before. Maybe it was because he cared too much.
Today in the police station, when he saw the suspect, he couldn't get any clues about the person behind him from the suspect at all. He didn't expect that someone could do things so flawlessly without leaving a single trace. This person made him cautious.
Who was that person?
Was there such a person in the capital? So shrewd and cunning, like a slippery loach.
What was his purpose? What did he want?
Mo Beichen wasn't sure about any of these.