Chen Jing blushed and felt hot from her daughter's teasing. Seeing her mother's face was so red it looked like it was about to explode, Zhu Qianying quickly reached out and hugged her.

"Mom, Uncle Luo is a pretty good man. If you feel you like him too, give it a try. Anyway, he's only talking about girlfriends, not wives. Besides, even if you both like each other, you don't know if you're compatible until you've spent time together."

Afraid of making her mother laugh too hard, Zhu Qianying quickly told her mother her true thoughts after reading the bet.

Although she kept telling herself not to interfere with her mother's decisions or her thoughts.

But seeing that Mom and Luo Yifan clearly have feelings for each other, yet neither dares to take a concrete step forward, while Luo Yifan has already taken that step, if Mom doesn't respond soon, the other party will probably feel very frustrated.

Chen Jing didn't refute anything; clearly, she already knew what her daughter was saying.

"Mom, whether you want to give it a try or not, think it over carefully. In short, there's absolutely no way the contract will cheat you, so don't worry."

This time, Chen Jing finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll think about it myself. You're tired too, go to sleep."

Of course, she also knew that her daughter would never go to bed so early; she was just saying that because she wanted to think things through quietly by herself.

Zhu Qianying came out of her mother's bedroom, first went to check on Zizai's room, then went to check on Xiao Luzi's room next door, and made sure that both children were sleeping soundly before going to the study to keep Young Master Yan company.

"Young Master Yan, is there any news from the Zong family?"

Several days passed, and there was still no news from Dongbu and Xiaoshao. Not to mention that Xiaoluzi, a child, would feel uneasy, even Zhu Qianying, an adult who had experienced many storms, felt increasingly uneasy.

"Not at the moment!"

Yan Shao dared not tell Zhu Qianying that he had tried to inquire about it before but was rebuffed.

"However, no news is good news. Trust me, Jiang Qi is just like Qin Xiu and Kai Zi, he's very reliable in his work. Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

"Besides, those two bodyguards we went with aren't ordinary people; they're all special forces soldiers. If anything really happens, they'll definitely try to contact us or seek help; they won't just sit and wait to die."

If Brother Xie told him to ask less questions, it means something must have happened to the Zong family.

The fact that the Zong family was willing to help Bai Shao during the turmoil, even before they knew of Xiao Luzi's existence, shows that Bai Shao is still valued by the Zong family, even after Zong Zhe has passed away.

Presumably, the Zong family has already treated Bai Shao as Zong Zhe's widow. In that case, they would never disregard the safety of Bai Shao and her father by arranging for them to go abroad.

Since we've allowed them to go abroad, we'll make sure they're safe.

However, Yan Shao did not want to tell Zhu Qianying about these speculations about the main family, because he did not want her to worry.

"Yes, I understand, but I can't help but worry about it."

Young Master Yan beckoned her over.

Zhu Qianying obediently walked over, and Yan Shao pulled her over and made her sit on his lap.

"Fool, do you know why the Zong family would take such a huge risk to help Bai Xiangdong?"

Zhu Qianying nodded, "Of course it's because of Xiao Shao."

"Well, think about it, if they didn't care about Bai Shao, would they help Bai Xiangdong?"

Zhu Qianying shook her head.

"So, perhaps they care more about Bai Shao and Uncle Dong's safety than we do."

Zhu Qianying blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "You mean to say that the Zong family has already regarded Xiao Shao as their daughter-in-law?"

"Otherwise, why would they spend so much manpower and resources on this?"

After Yan Shao's reminder, Zhu Qianying felt a little relieved.

"All right……"

"You don't need to be too nervous about Uncle Dong and Bai Shao's matter. Think about it, Uncle Dong's surgery is not a minor surgery. Postoperative recovery will take some time, twenty days to a month, which should be the shortest time. It's only been a few days now, and you're already so nervous."

Yan Shao gently patted her head to comfort her.

Zhu Qianying didn't refute anything, but just rested her head against his chest in silence.

"By the way, is something wrong with Mom?"

Zhu Qianying thought for a moment before telling him about the bet. Yan Shao was amused and said, "I didn't expect Luo Yifan to be so determined."

"Yeah, I think so too. What he did was really cool!"

As a person gets older, it becomes harder to be as open and carefree as a child; if they like something, they may not dare to say it.

They may not like it, but they might not dare to refuse it.

Luo Yifan, on the other hand, was clearly going all out, not intending to give his mother a way out, and most importantly, he had blocked all his own avenues of survival.

In other words, if his mother harbors ill intentions towards him, he will lose everything.

This time, even someone as arrogant as Young Master Yan couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Indeed, it's really not easy for someone like him to have achieved this."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, with Zhu Qianying teasing Yan Shao.

"Why didn't you think of such a cool way to make a bet with me back then?"

Yan Shao touched her forehead with his head. "If I do it, you'll agree?"

Zhu Qianying was speechless. Indeed, the situation between herself and Yan Shao in the past was different from that of her mother and Luo Yifan now.

If Yan Shao had done that back then, given her personality, she probably would have torn up the contract and broken things off completely.

Yan Shao pushed Zhu Qianying, who was deep in thought, up and patted her bottom.

"Okay, if you're tired, go to sleep first. You don't need to stay with me today! I have a lot to do today, so you don't need to wait for me to go to sleep."

To be honest, Zhu Qianying really wanted to slip away because she had an important phone call to make.

Hearing Yan Shao say that, he went along with it and yawned several times, asking, "Are you sure it's okay?"

Yan Shao pinched her cheek and laughed, "It's really no problem. Go to sleep. Look how sleepy you are, your eyes are even red."

Zhu Qianying was granted a pardon and returned to her bedroom. After climbing into bed, she quickly took out her phone and dialed Qi Xiao's number.

The phone, which had been busy several times during the day, finally connected this time.

"Shadow, what is it?"

The phone was noisy; it seemed like they were out having fun.

"There's something I want to ask you. Will it bother you? Or are you with Aaron and Ling Chen?"

Young Master Yan told her to call Ling Chen to verify, but of course she couldn't actually call Ling Chen. After all, he was her sister, and some things she said might be biased.

And she, naturally, was too embarrassed to ask so directly.

"No, I'm with a client. Wait a minute, I'll go to another room to talk to you."