The Chi family.

"Miss, the guards sent to rescue Miss Huo have returned."

Xiao Lan rushed in to report.

Chi Tang hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

Xiao Lan shook her head: "We haven't found Miss Huo. It's like she's vanished into thin air. Our people have inquired around, and it seems that even the servants of the Huo family don't know where Miss Huo went."

Upon seeing the letter hidden in the vase, Chi Tang immediately sent people to rescue Huo Yajie.

Because once Huo Minglang finds out that Huo Yajie has passed on the message, then...

Even if she didn't know, Huo Minglang's rebellion meant Huo Yajie was in danger.

Secretly, Chi Tang wanted someone to bring Huo Yajie out.

Unexpectedly, not only did His Majesty's assassination attempt on Huo Minglang fail, but Huo Yajie was also never found...

"How could this happen? Where are they? Where could they have gone?"

Xiao Wu, who just arrived in Beijing today, was furious. He couldn't sit still and kept pacing around the room.

But he also knew that the city patrol where Huo Yajie was now was full of traitors, and he couldn't possibly infiltrate them!

Aunt Chi's heart clenched. She clutched her chest, her lips pale, and said, "That Huo Minglang treated Chen Yi so cruelly before, what if he...?"

Before he could finish speaking, everyone fell silent.

Because everyone understood what Aunt Chi meant by what she hadn't finished saying.

"No, I can't just sit at home and wait. I have to go find her!"

Brother Wu rushed straight out.

Chi Dashan slammed his hand on the table and roared, "What can you do there? What good will you be besides making your family worry about you?"

"...But we can't just sit here and wait, can we?"

Brother Wu was extremely annoyed.

But it obediently stopped, though its lips were tightly pursed, and it looked somewhat agitated and uneasy.

Chi Tang said softly, "Fifth Brother, don't worry, I will send people to continue searching. But Big Brother is right, if you go, it will only make us worry about you more."

Brother Wu blushed deeply after being told that.

They're such grown-ups, yet they can't help with anything.

The eldest brother manages everything at home, as well as the affairs of the charity school.

My sister-in-law is used to running restaurants, and now she wants to open a new one in Beijing.

The second brother goes without saying.

Even my third brother now has his own career, is very busy, and has gotten married and settled down.

Although Fourth Brother still had feelings for that woman, he had married and had children, and even owned a Qiqiao shop.

Even his nephews have found their own things to do, but he...

He has accomplished nothing and is doing nothing at all.

He studied, but he wasn't interested.

I don't have the brains for business.

Farming? I don't know anything about it.

Managing a charity? They think it's all trivial stuff and they don't want to do it.

His parents always said he was the smartest among his brothers since he was little, but now he's the most useless one!

"ah!"

Suddenly, Brother Wu squatted down, clutching his head, tearing at his hair, and shouting in frustration.

Aunt Chi looked worried, while Uncle Chi looked furious.

Young man, what's going on here?

Chi Tang stopped them and gently shook her head at them.

Xiao Wu is clearly going through a period of confusion right now, constantly doubting himself.

And Miss Ya Jie's matter was merely the trigger.

Before finding my own path, I would often feel this restless.

The whole family trusted Chi Tang, so no one said anything.

Xiao Lan immediately instructed people to continue searching for Huo Yajie.

However, Chi Tang chased after her.

"Miss, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Lan, I'm actually very safe at home. What about you guys... why don't you take a couple of days off and be yourself?"

Chi Tang spoke up.

Actually, she was worried that Xiao Lan and the others were still grieving over Xiao Hong's death, and they also had to work...

Xiao Lan forced a smile and said, "Miss, no need. We... we're used to it. This is the fate of us bodyguards."

The bodyguard has no family or friends.

From birth to death, each person has only one code name, not a real name.

Even if bodyguards develop feelings for each other after spending a long time together.

But if one of the bodyguards is killed, no one else will have time to grieve.

This is the mission of the secret guards.

"Little Blue, to me, you are not bodyguards. Little Red..."

“Miss, I really regret it. You were supposed to send me. If I had gone, Xiao Hong wouldn’t have died.”

Xiao Lan was very sad.

Chi Tang said seriously, "You and Xiao Hong are equally important to me. No one's life is more precious than the other's."

“But Xiaohong has a boss. If I die, it’s just me dying.”

The eldest brother will be saddened if Xiao Hong dies.

Chi Tang took the initiative to hold Xiao Lan's hand.

Xiao Lan's hands were very thin and bony, and felt rough to the touch. They were also cold, with thick calluses on her palms.

But Xiao Lan is only a teenager!

"Xiao Lan, don't think like that. Even if Xiao Hong really dies, you should think about living well for her sake too! Instead of wallowing in self-pity, how can Xiao Hong be at ease if you keep doing this?"

“…I understand, thank you, Miss.”

As a bodyguard, his mental fortitude is naturally excellent.

Perhaps it's because I've been spending too much time with the young lady lately, that I've forgotten my responsibilities and the proper conduct expected of a bodyguard.

"Take three days off and do whatever you want."

Seeing that Chi Tang insisted, Xiao Lan stopped arguing.

She nodded, extremely grateful for the young lady's thoughtfulness.

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