Du Jingshan said, "It means exactly what it says! If you don't understand, that's fine. I won't hurt Li Xiyue, and only I can protect her!"

She'll be back after she finishes her business deal. If you don't believe me, wait until she gets back and ask her!

Mu Cangnan sneered, "You can protect her? What makes you think you can protect her? You don't even have a gun!"

Given his status, he should be armed; he has his own gun and ammunition. But Du Jingshan is not armed. So why should Du Jingshan protect Li Xiyue?

Du Jingshan said, "That letter is with Li Xiyue's mother. You can go to her mother and ask her for the letter. As for anything else, I have nothing to say."

He pushed Mu Cangnan's hand away and strode towards his office, ignoring Mu Cangnan and the security guards who had rushed over behind him.

He knew Mu Cangnan suspected him, but he had no way to explain it to Mu Cangnan.

Mu Cangnan clenched his fist. He had found a suspicious point, but it was vague and unclear. Du Jingshan didn't fall for it at all and cleverly skipped over his question.

In order to investigate the doubts in his mind, he had no choice but to go to Cheng Xiaohui to ask for that letter and look for any suspicious points in it.

Li Wenbo couldn't find Li Xiyue. When he got home, he saw Cheng Xiaohui greeting him with a smile.

Cheng Xiaohui handed the letter to Li Wenbo and explained the situation to him.

Li Wenbo gently patted Cheng Xiaohui's shoulder and said, "Look at you, you can't keep your composure and you're scaring yourself. Is the child alright?"

You scared me half to death; I thought something had happened to our daughter.

Cheng Xiaohui said, "How can you blame me? So many things have happened in our family, I'm really afraid that Yue'er is in danger."

It's all good now. I received Yue'er's letter and know she's alright, so I'm relieved.

This child is really something. Just how busy is she? Couldn't she have gone and talked to Du Jingshan herself? Instead, she had to leave a letter in the dormitory.

"Tell me, what if my roommate didn't see it? What would we do then?"

Li Wenbo said, "She would definitely put the letter in a conspicuous place. How could her roommates not see it?"

"I'm so glad to hear from my daughter. I can finally relax. I'm drenched in sweat; my clothes are completely soaked."

Cheng Xiaohui said, "Go wash up quickly. These next few days, let's not just stay home and keep an eye on the family business. Let's go check on our daughter's four factories. We don't want anything to go wrong while she's away."

Gui Xiang is a good girl, but she's all alone, and I'm afraid she won't be able to manage.

I guess I had good judgment. I spotted Du Jingshan from the beginning. Du Guixiang is Du Jingshan's sister. If they get married in the future, Guixiang will be Yue'er's sister-in-law.

This is called "keeping the good stuff in the family." Everyone's in the family running the business, working together with a shared purpose and concerted effort—how could the business not succeed?

The more she thought about it, the happier she became. This was simply the most perfect combination she could imagine. She would be at ease once her daughter married into the family.

Li Wenbo nodded. His wife was right. If Du Jingshan and Li Xiyue's marriage could go through, then Du Guixiang wouldn't be an outsider. With her sister-in-law helping Li Xiyue look after the business, what was there to worry about? It was better than having an outsider!

Just as the couple were thinking about their daughter's bright future, Mu Cangnan's voice came from the courtyard.

"Auntie and Uncle, are you home?" Mu Cangnan asked.

Li Wenbo walked out of the door and said, "I'm home. It's Comrade Mu. Please come in."

Mu Cangnan followed Li Wenbo into the small building. He respectfully said to Cheng Xiaohui, "Hello, Auntie. I heard from Du Jingshan that Yue'er left a letter. May I see the letter?"

Cheng Xiaohui took out the letter and handed it to Mu Cangnan. Although she was not very satisfied with Mu Cangnan, she could tell that Mu Cangnan was also anxious about Li Xiyue's whereabouts.

She said, "Look, Yue'er is fine. She was in a hurry to take the train to the south to discuss business. She left in such a rush that she didn't have time to tell anyone. She only left a letter, which caused this misunderstanding. I'm sorry, I made you worry too."

Mu Cangnan took the letter and read it from beginning to end. There was nothing wrong with the handwriting; it was indeed Li Xiyue's handwriting...

He said, "Auntie, don't you find it strange? Just how anxious was Li Xiyue that she didn't see anyone and left only a letter before leaving?"

Cheng Xiaohui said, "Maybe she was in too much of a hurry. Trains don't wait for anyone. Teacher Du found the letter. Teacher Du wouldn't lie to us. We trust him!"

Mu Cangnan felt unprecedented pressure. In Cheng Xiaohui's mind, Du Jingshan was more trustworthy than him...

He said to Cheng Xiaohui, "Auntie, I didn't mean anything by it, I'm just worried about Yue'er's safety."

The letter didn't say when he would return, which factory he was going to discuss business at, or even a specific address.

Cheng Xiaohui sighed and said, "This child is not taking the letter seriously at all. It is really worrying."

However, I trust my daughter's abilities; she'll definitely come back as soon as she's finalized the deal.

Mu Cangnan said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if Li Xiyue encountered something in another province? We wouldn't even have anywhere to look for her! Leaving this letter is as good as leaving it at all!"

Cheng Xiaohui's heart suddenly clenched again at Mu Cangnan's words.

She pulled Li Wenbo aside and said, "Comrade Mu is right. If our daughter has any problems in another province, we won't even know where to look for her."

Li Wenbo quickly comforted his wife, "Don't worry! Don't scare yourself. This letter... this letter should be real."

Let's wait a little longer. If anything happens to our daughter on the way, she'll definitely call us, right?

Cheng Xiaohui nodded absentmindedly, as if what Li Wenbo said made sense.

Her mind was a complete mess, and she had no idea which way to go.

Mu Cangnan said, "I will continue to investigate this matter until I see Yue'er. I'm leaving now."

Li Wenbo followed behind Mu Cangnan to see him off. He watched Mu Cangnan walk away before closing the courtyard gate and returning to the small building.

Cheng Xiaohui stood by the window, watching Mu Cangnan's back, which was long gone. She sighed, "Old Li, do you think Mu Cangnan cares more about his daughter, or Du Jingshan cares more about his daughter?"

Li Wenbo said, "What's wrong? What nonsense are you thinking about now?"

Cheng Xiaohui said, "Although Du Jingshan is my most satisfactory candidate, both in terms of his job and his family background."

But now it seems that the person who cares about Yue'er the most is Mu Cangnan, who is always worried about Yue'er.

But once Du Jingshan found the letter, he was no longer worried about Yue'er's safety..."

Li Wenbo said, "This... you think Mu Cangnan is better now?"

Cheng Xiaohui said, "I think we need to be more careful about who we choose as our son-in-law, after all, this is a matter of Yue'er's whole life!"