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"Xu Feifei!"

Xu Feifei turned around and saw Nangong Ye staring at her angrily.

Nangong Ye stormed up to her.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan silently stepped forward and shielded her behind her.

Seeing Lin Yuan ahead, Nangong Ye couldn't vent his anger, so he tried his best to control himself and asked, "Xu Feifei, where have you been these past few days?"

Xu Feifei looked at Nangong Ye in front of her and asked with some surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"You still haven't answered my question? Do you know how frantic your family is looking for you? Why didn't you contact them when you came back to China?"

What are you talking about?

Xu Feifei walked to Lin Yuan's side and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Hearing his questioning tone, Lin Yuan was displeased and frowned, saying, "Feifei and I just returned from Europe yesterday. We didn't have time to tell you, so I'm sorry to have worried you, Uncle and Aunt."

Xu Feifei stared at Lin Yuan in surprise, then suddenly remembered that Lin Yuan had told her parents that they had gone on a study tour together, so she didn't deny it.

Lin Yuan's words extinguished most of Nangong Ye's anger, and he nodded helplessly, saying, "Alright, but Xu Feifei, you should call your parents now to let them know you're safe."

Nangong Ye's sudden change in attitude stunned her.

"Aren't you going to fight?"

“I’m afraid Feifei won’t be able to call. Her phone and mine were stolen on our first day in London, and the new phones don’t have her parents’ phone numbers,” Lin Yuan said.

Xu Feifei glanced at Lin Yuan, her hand unconsciously reaching for the small bag at her waist, inside which was the phone she had stolen last night.

She didn't understand why Lin Yuan would tell such a lie, but given the current situation, she had no choice but to cooperate, so she nodded in agreement.

Nangong Ye looked at Lin Yuan with some skepticism, but he never denied what Lin Yuan said, so he took out his own phone and gave it to Xu Feifei, saying, "In that case, you can use my phone to make the call."

Lin Yuan pushed his hand away, "It's not convenient right now, we still have some things to do."

After saying that, he took Xu Feifei's hand and walked away.

Seeing this, Nangong Ye grabbed her hand and said, "No, this matter is very important. We'll do other things after we finish fighting."

As soon as Nangong Ye touched Lin Yuan's hand, Lin Yuan immediately broke free, ignoring him, and continued walking while holding Xu Feifei's hand.

Seeing that holding Lin Yuan's hand had no effect, Nangong Ye quickly grabbed Xu Feifei's hand instead. This surprised and bewildered Xu Feifei.

The two of them pulling and tugging at each other made her feel dizzy.

Xu Feifei immediately shouted, "Stop, stop, stop, I'll hit you."

She looked at Lin Yuan and comforted her, "It's okay, I can make a call quickly."

After seeing that she agreed, Nangong Ye handed her the phone. She took the phone and called Gao Lan.

The call was answered quickly. "Xiao Ye, have you found Fei Fei? I'll be there soon. Tell her to find a shop nearby and wait for us."

"Hello, Mom. It's me, Feifei."

Upon hearing her voice, Gao Lan exclaimed excitedly, "Feifei, you're back! Where have you been these past few days? Why didn't you contact your family? Do you know how worried they were about you?"

Hearing her mother's agitated tone, tinged with reproach, Xu Feifei felt a pang of unease. She moved away from them and said, "Mom, I just got back from Europe yesterday. My phone was stolen, which is why I couldn't contact you in time. I'm so sorry."

She had absolutely no idea what was going on or what had happened; she was completely bewildered. It didn't seem like what Lin Yuan had described; everyone seemed so anxious.

"It's alright, it's good that you're back. Find a shop nearby and wait for us, your dad and I will be there soon."

"Okay, sure."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Feifei prepared to go back.

Seeing that she wasn't talking, Lin Yuan walked towards her. Nangong Ye followed behind Lin Yuan, hesitant to speak.

Xu Feifei handed the phone to Nangong Ye and said, "Here you go, thank you. How did you get back? Weren't you at summer camp with Lin Xier?"

Nangong Ye glared at her, then turned his head and said, "How dare you say that?"

Xu Feifei looked completely bewildered, not understanding what he was talking about.

"What do you mean?"

Before Nangong Ye could answer, Lin Yuan interrupted, "Feifei, let's finish the call now and go back."

Xu Feifei looked at Lin Yuan apologetically and said, "I'm afraid I can't go. My mom asked me to wait for her here. How about I go back after my mom arrives?"

Lin Yuan glanced at her, "That works too."

At this moment, none of the three spoke again.

The atmosphere gradually became strange. Xu Feifei wanted to continue asking Nangong Ye why he wasn't with the female lead, but Nangong Ye, seeing Lin Yuan's hesitant expression, ignored her.

Lin Yuan looked at her with a serious and wary expression.

Strange, the current situation resembles a love triangle. Fortunately, she doesn't like the male lead, so it hasn't become a closed loop.

Soon, a black Maybach minivan pulled up next to them.

The car door opened, and a beautiful woman stepped out.

Xu Feifei spotted Gao Lan at a glance and stood still, calling out softly, "Mom."

Gao Lan got out of the car, walked up to Xu Feifei, and looked her over carefully with tears in her eyes, saying, "It's good that you're alright."

Looking at Nangong Ye, he first said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Ye."

She turned to Lin Yuan and said, "You must be Lin Yuan. Feifei told me you helped her a lot. Thank you."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "No, it's nothing, Auntie."

"Feifei, your dad is still waiting for you in the car. Go and chat with him first, otherwise he'll get anxious again," Gao Lan urged softly from the side.

"ah?"

Xu Feifei looked at her mother, then at the black car.

The black car exuded an invisible authority, making her hesitant to go alone. So she pleaded, "Mom, come up with me."

"It's okay, you go up first, I'll be up in a bit."

After saying that, he nudged her towards him.

Xu Feifei looked pitifully at Gao Lan, then at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan said softly, "Don't worry, it's alright."

Now that things had come to this, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and take a deep breath, then slowly and laboriously made my way up.

After the car door opened, Xu Furen was seen sitting in the car, looking at the documents in his hand with a blank expression.

Xu Feifei found a seat cautiously and said tentatively, "Dad."

"Um."

Xu Furen responded at first, and after a moment, he looked up at her, glanced at her, and after seemingly confirming something, lowered his head to look at the documents again.

The air was filled with an atmosphere of solemnity and a little oppression, which made her feel very uncomfortable. Gao Lan said he was in a hurry, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Why haven't you contacted us these past few days?

Xu Furen's voice was deep and authoritative.

Xu Feifei wanted to be more lively, but the atmosphere was like an interrogation room. She didn't dare to say much, afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"My phone was stolen on my first day in London, so I couldn't contact you."

"Robbed in London on the first day?"

Xu Feifei nodded again and said, "Mhm."

"That doesn't make sense, does it? If your phone was stolen on the first day, how did you contact your mom afterwards?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Feifei said awkwardly, "Really? Maybe I remembered the time wrong."

Xu Furen glanced at her. "You mentioned participating in a study tour before. How was it? Did you have any special experiences?"

She hadn't participated in any study tours, nor had she heard of them, so she had no experience to speak of. She could only give a perfunctory reply: "Uh... it was just so-so."

After saying that, her father looked up at her again, his eyes stern, but he didn't say anything.

The atmosphere inside the car fell silent once again.

Xu Feifei sat in the car, feeling extremely uncomfortable. She wanted to get out, but didn't dare to talk to her father, so she could only sit there idly.

A moment later, Gao Lan got into the car and said to the driver, "Xiao Liu, we can head back now."

"Wait, are we going home now?" Xu Feifei quickly called out to stop them.

"Yes, I asked Aunt Wang to cook something delicious for you when you get back. You haven't been home in so long, have you missed Aunt Wang's cooking?"

Xu Feifei recalled the meals and desserts that Wang Ma made. No matter what kind of cuisine they were, they were delicious and perfectly suited her taste.

Thinking about it now, yes, I really did think about it.

However, she had promised Lin Yuan that morning to go grocery shopping with her, so she cautiously asked, "Could I go back a little later? I promised Lin Yuan that we would go to the supermarket together, and it wouldn't be good to go back on my word now."

Xu Furen looked at the documents in his hand without looking up and said, "Since Aunt Wang has prepared the meal, go back and eat. Have your friend leave an address and what they need to buy, and I'll have someone deliver it to her."

“Yes, Feifei. We can just have someone deliver it. It’s too much trouble to go to the supermarket to buy things.”

Seeing this, Xu Feifei knew she had to go home now. Looking out the car window at Lin Yuan, she saw Lin Yuan staring at her.

"I'll tell her now and come back in a bit." Xu Feifei was afraid her parents wouldn't agree, so she got out of the car before they could give her a reply.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up the moment she got out of the car, and she stared at her intently.

Xu Feifei walked to her side, lowered her head and said apologetically, "Lin Yuan, I can't go to the supermarket with you. My parents are urging me to go back. Are you going to go to the supermarket by yourself or have it delivered? I'll cover all the expenses for today. I'll go with you next time."

Lin Yuan's complexion had finally improved a little, but upon hearing these words, her expression darkened even more.

She stepped forward and took Xu Feifei's hand. "Feifei, can you tell me the answer you promised me yesterday?"

"Huh?" Xu Feifei looked at Lin Yuan, then at Nangong Ye standing next to her, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long pause, he said, "Let me go home first."

Lin Yuan gripped her hand tightly and said, "What if I want it now?"

Xu Feifei lowered her head and said, "Not now, there are people around. Lin Yuan, my parents will be urging me soon, I'll definitely give you an answer when I get back. This time I won't procrastinate."

Finally, she looked up at her with unwavering eyes.

Nangong Ye interjected from the side, "What's the answer?"

Lin Yuan stared into her eyes, half believing and half doubting, and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

For some reason, after Lin Yuan said that, Xu Feifei felt that she was particularly vulnerable, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"I'll give you an answer when I get back. Can I have someone send some groceries over to your place?"

"Okay, I'll wait for you. You can take care of the grocery shopping. Remember to contact me as soon as you get back."

"Feifei, let's go back." Gao Lan called out to her from the car.

Yes, it will.

After Xu Feifei finished speaking, she walked towards the car, saying to her mother as she went, "Okay, I'm coming right now."

Nangong Ye watched the two of them the whole time, feeling confused and strange. But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong. "What was the answer?"

After watching the car Xu Feifei got into drive away, Lin Yuan turned around and left.

Nangong Ye followed behind her and said, "What's the answer? Lin Yuan, are you going to the supermarket to buy things? I'll go with you!"

"Need not."

"I'll pay, and I'll help you carry your things! I can carry a lot, and if it's not enough, I can have someone come and help. Do you need it? If you do..."

Before Nangong Ye could finish speaking, Lin Yuan got into the car and drove off, leaving Nangong Ye standing there dumbfounded, inhaling the exhaust fumes.