“Ye Dong isn’t that stupid. If she exposes me, Rong Zhaonan will only hate her more,” He Su said coldly.

Aunt Xu frowned, feeling uneasy for some reason: "Su Su, I'm a little worried..."

"What are you worried about? Over the years, I have never directly confronted anyone. I am not a fool like Xiang San. Even if others say that I encouraged Ye Dong, at most I am just a mother-in-law who does not like her current daughter-in-law."

He Su toyed with her teacup and scoffed, "Let that idiot Xiang San lead the way."

Aunt Xu hesitated for a moment: "Speaking of all these years, Su Su, you've only done this once... Are you sure those people are all innocent?"

He Su nodded: "Back then, after they finished their business, something went wrong, so I made them all take a train to another city. It's been so many years, and they haven't dared to go back to Beijing. They all know that it's a matter of being executed."

Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief: "The rest are all minor matters, no problem."

He Su thought for a moment and instructed, "You should go to the hospital first and find out what's going on."

Aunt Xu nodded: "That's true, it's always better to be cautious."

...

Ning Yuan did not go back to Chen Chen's house with Rong Zhaonan. She had arranged to meet with Madam Ning at a restaurant today.

Ah Heng and Xiao Liu went to escort and interrogate the person, while Brother Li and another of Rong Zhaonan's men were responsible for following Ning Yuan.

When Madam Ning saw her return, she looked her up and down and breathed a sigh of relief: "Is everything alright?"

Ning Yuan shook her head: "I'm fine."

Brother Li said somewhat apologetically to Madam Ning, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely protect Consultant Ning and ensure his safe return to Shanghai without delaying the project's progress."

It feels especially awkward to eat or use someone else's food.

Madam Ning knew that since she hadn't publicly acknowledged Ning Yuan, people like Brother Li in Shanghai would most likely think that she was protecting Ning Yuan for the sake of projects in Shanghai.

She didn't explain further, but went along with the conversation, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Li. I still have some questions to ask Consultant Xiao Ning. You can go and rest first."

Brother Li nodded honestly and turned to leave with another bodyguard.

Ning Yuan closed the door and told Madam Ning what had happened that day.

After hearing this, Madam Ning frowned slightly: "You should be careful. Don't come here these next few days. You'll be starting school at the end of the month soon. After I finish visiting your father's old friends here these next few days, we'll go back to Shanghai next week."

Ning Yuan was taken aback: "Ah, but..."

Rong Zhaonan is probably going to be very upset; he originally wanted to go to Guangzhou with her.

"Why are you interfering with Xiao Ai's business? Handle your own affairs. You said you were coming back to meet her parents, and you've already done that. You've also finished your market research, haven't you?"

Madam Ning immediately saw what Ning Yuan was thinking and made a decisive statement.

Seeing Ning Yuan hesitate, she rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Xiao Ai's face and figure have been implanted in your heart, haven't they? People say that men are easily blinded by lust, but women are just as easily infatuated with beauty. Your Aunt Zhou has fallen for it. Xiao Ai is even better looking than her father was when he was young."

Before, when I looked at Xiao Ai, I only thought he was good-looking. He was clearly from the North, but he had the face of a top conman from pre-liberation Shanghai.

After learning that he was the child of Zhu Jun and Rong Jiuyu, she carefully examined his features and discovered that he was indeed blessed with good looks, inheriting all the best traits from his parents.

If it weren't for Zhu Jun's child, she would have thought the child was too beautiful.

Ning Yuan was embarrassed: "Mom, you're a lady of high society... ladies of high society don't roll their eyes, mind your image."

Mom, don't be so blunt.

Madam Ning poked her forehead in an annoyed tone: "Stop it, come back to Shanghai with me when this is over! Your eldest brother helped him import a lot of rare goods back then, including that air cushion you mentioned. It wasn't cheap; it was from America. That was enough to help him out."

Ning Yuan nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll listen to Mommy, but I want to go to Guangzhou."

Now that Rong Gouzi is clear-headed, there's no point in her staying here.

Madam Ning knew she was going to buy goods and wanted to tell her she didn't need to go through all that trouble, but ultimately she didn't say it.

My younger sister has her own ideas.

As a mother, she'll offer support and advice; once the child is older, she won't interfere.

...

Ning Yuan had made up her mind to run away in a couple of days.

Ah Heng and Xiao Liu originally planned to escort the man to the police station, but the police station discovered that the man had a gunshot wound, so they had someone accompany them back to the hospital to treat the wound.

The man went to the hospital for surgery to remove the bullet.

When Xiao Liuzi saw the injuries on Aheng's face and body, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Heng, why don't you go and treat your wounds too?"

Ah Heng looked down at himself; there were knife cuts on his side and back, all from when he was arresting people, but none of them were serious.

She waved her hand: "It's nothing, just a minor scratch."

Before Xiao Liu could say anything, Aheng pushed him away forcefully, saying, "Alright, alright, I'm fine. Aren't you going to prepare your statement? Hurry up, don't worry about me."

Xiao Liu, still feeling uneasy about her appearance, grabbed her arm and pulled her back abruptly: "No, Sister Heng, what if your wound gets infected..."

When Aheng wasn't looking, he was pulled into his arms.

"Tsk, you've gotten so strong, not bad." Ah Heng was intrigued when he saw Xiao Liu pulling him in front of him.

She had carried Xiao Liuzi up the valley before.

She reached out with great interest to touch Xiao Liu's arm, then touched the muscles on his chest, and pinched them: "Wow! Not bad, these muscles are quite big. Kids really do change when they grow up! I didn't even notice how much muscle you've gotten when I punched your chest before."

Xiao Liuzi blushed instantly, his honey-colored neck turning red: "No... Sister Heng!"

If it weren't for Heng Jie, he wouldn't have tried so hard to "grow up".

"What are you doing?" A deep male voice suddenly rang out behind them.

Aheng was taken aback, and he and Xiao Liu turned their heads to look, only to see Wei Heng's tall figure standing not far from them.

Aheng immediately stood up from Xiao Liuzi's arms, giving him an awkward, dry laugh: "Hey, isn't this Brother Wei Heng? What brings you to the hospital?"

What the hell? Why does she inexplicably feel like she's been caught cheating?

Wei Heng looked at the bloodstains on her body, then glanced at Xiao Liuzi: "What happened?"

Ah Heng waved his hand dismissively: "Hey, just carrying out a mission, no big deal."

Seeing this, Wei Heng frowned and said, "Come with me for a moment. This injury won't do."

Without waiting for her, he turned and left.

Ah Heng scratched his head and looked at Xiao Liuzi: "I... I'll go then."

Xiao Liu was taken aback: "Sister Heng, why..."

The man said he would help her deal with it, so she went with him, even though he was the one who offered to help her first.

Ah Heng sighed: "Because I feel guilty."

After saying that, she turned and followed Wei Heng, leaving Xiao Liuzi standing there expressionless and aggrieved.

Wei Heng led her into a treatment room and turned to look at A Heng: "Take off your clothes first."