This time, Mu San did things without any attempt to conceal them, and his methods were so crude that they didn't seem like his style at all.

However, the facts were right in front of her, and it was difficult for Qiao Xia not to suspect that he was the culprit.

Su Jiu bit her lower lip, "I can apologize to Jiang Xiaomian on Weibo, or I can clarify things for him..."

"It's too late." Qiao Xia said without the slightest hesitation.

Su Jiu closed her eyes briefly. "Can I ask you for one last favor? Come with me to see someone; she might be able to help you?"

Qiao Xia: "?"

Although Su Jiu's words were hard to believe, they piqued Qiao Xia's curiosity, so she went with him anyway.

Of course, she wasn't that stupid; she was accompanied by a group of big shots who had returned to the scene in suits.

Uncle Niu took off his sunglasses and sighed, "Miss, does this count as a business trip?"

Qiao Xia nodded, amused.

Uncle Niu said excitedly, "Miss, with you by my side, I'm finally keeping up with the times. Don't worry, I'll handle everything perfectly and make sure no one touches a hair on your head."

As the two were talking, a woman wearing a floral headscarf sneaked over, holding another person in her hand.

Uncle Niu quickly put on his sunglasses, straightened his back, and whispered in a voice that everyone could hear, "Miss, I think those two people over there are very suspicious. Should we arrest them and question them?"

Qiao Xia clutched her head in exasperation. "You're bodyguards, not gangsters. Stop thinking about illegal and criminal things!"

"Yes, Miss."

Qiao Xia felt that the way she addressed him needed to be corrected; if this were in the world of Detective Conan, the police would be called in immediately.

In the brief moment that Qiao Xia was distracted, the two furtive figures had already sat down opposite her.

One of them was extremely reluctant, his face full of impatience, while the other greeted Qiao Xia very familiarly, "Why did you choose a seat by the window? With people coming and going like this, won't our cooperation be exposed?"

"?" Although she didn't understand, Qiao Xia still readily agreed, "How about we change to another private room?"

"No need, I'm mainly afraid someone will recognize me." In the dead of winter, the woman took off her headscarf and took out an exaggerated feather folding fan, fanning herself on her chin.

The person sitting next to her rolled their eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. "Big sister, you've only acted in three movies, and your total screen time doesn't even add up to ten minutes. Nobody knows you."

"No manners, call her Mom." Zeng Manwen tapped Mu Xiaozhu's hand with the handle of her fan in annoyance, then continued to flirt with Qiao Xia.

To everyone's surprise, Qiao Xia covered her mouth in shock, "You are... Zeng Manwen?"

"You know me? Could it be that you're my fan?" Zeng Manwen grabbed Qiao Xia's hand, her excited expression making it hard to tell who the fan was.

Qiao Xia nodded firmly, "I like you so much."

Zeng Manwen pointed with her fan, "Look, look, there aren't many young people with such good taste these days. Which of my works do you particularly like?"

"Uh...face?" Qiao Xia raised an eyebrow uncertainly.

To be honest, Zeng Manwen was married off to the nearly fifty-year-old Mr. Mu in a grand ceremony when she first debuted, and at that time she really didn't have much fame in the film industry.

Qiao Xia knew about her because her face was so stunning that even after twenty years, many people still couldn't forget her, and she was often used by bloggers in compilation videos.

As a seasoned fan of good looks, Qiao Xia was really drawn to Zeng Manwen's appearance and remembered her name after only watching a few videos.

Mu Xiaozhu interrupted them speechlessly: "Can we get down to business first?"

Qiao Xia quickly released Zeng Manwen's hand, sat up straight, and said, "Go on."

Mu Xiaozhu first extended her hand, "I haven't thanked you yet. If your father hadn't taken over my land, I would have handed over all my shares to Mu San long ago."

Qiao Xia shrugged indifferently, "It's nothing, just a normal transaction, not worth a thank you. What exactly did you come here for today?"

Zeng Manwen finally remembered her real purpose: "I came here to beg you to save my son."

"Your son?" Qiao Xia looked at her in confusion.

Mu Xiaozhu sighed and explained, "It's Mu Xiaoze. Mu San sent him to a small island."

Zeng Manwen nodded repeatedly, "If he goes there, he will definitely die. Only you can save him now."

"Wait, wait, wait." Qiao Xia raised her hand to interrupt, "How did you come to this conclusion? And Mu San only sent him to the island, why are you all reacting as if Mu San wanted to kill him?"

“You don’t understand.” Zeng Manwen slapped her thigh. “The Mu family is a very complicated place. There are eight branches of the Mu family. Since Mu San returned from abroad, the other branches have either died or died.”

"The island that Xiaoze went to is Mu San's private island. He's like a local tyrant there. How could Xiaoze possibly have a good time there? What sins have I committed to marry such a family? My husband smells like an old man, and my son is a fugitive."

Mu Xiaozhu was furious upon hearing this. "Now you regret it? Did you listen to me when I told you not to marry my father?"

Zeng Manwen retorted, "What kind of time is this for you to make sarcastic remarks? Are you still my best friend?"

There was so much information here that Qiao Xia almost couldn't process it all. "Wait, you two are best friends."

"ah."

"You even tried to stop her from marrying your dad?"

Mu Xiaozhu replied matter-of-factly, "Yes."

Qiao Xia's eyes widened. "You two can still sit together so calmly now, even though you couldn't stop them?"

Zeng Manwen waved her hand and said, "None of that matters. What matters is my son. He has been gone for four hours. Every moment we delay will increase his danger."

Qiao Xia shrugged and said, "What does that have to do with me?"

Zeng Manwen looked at her with sympathy and approached her gossipily, "You don't know yet, do you? As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Mu San has already made a move against your Qiao family. The only thing we can do now is to unite and fight against him."

Qiao Xia asked curiously, "How do you resist?"

Zeng Manwen paused for a few seconds, then honestly said, "I haven't thought about it yet, but as long as I go against him, it will definitely be the right thing to do. For example, you can lead people to rescue my son first."

As she spoke, Zeng Manwen carefully examined the physiques of Uncle Niu and the others, and sincerely praised them, "I think they're quite good. When shall we set off?"

Qiao Xia's lips twitched, interrupting her rambling, "If you don't have any useful information, you should go back first. The matter of Mu Xiaozhe is just your speculation. No matter what, they are brothers."

"Don't go! It's only your own brother who's the problem!" Zeng Manwen stopped Qiao Xia. "I have some important information to tell you."