Yan Xiluo's first action was to send a message to her parents, telling them that she was safe and sound and would be home later.

As for An Xinyue and Li Mufei, in order not to worry them, she simply said that she forgot to charge her phone, and then took care of other things at the company.

Then she saw a message from Yan Yixing.

"Little sister, your fifth brother will be back soon, and he will definitely not let the people who kidnapped you get away with it!"

"Little sister, Cousin Shaochuan said you're alright now, you're with Brother Yan, and Fifth Brother will be landing soon."

"Little sister, your fifth brother is home and waiting for you to come back."

How did Yan Yixing know she had been kidnapped? Wasn't he traveling the world?

"Fifth Brother, I'll be home a little later."

After replying to Yan Yixing, she turned her attention to the message sent by Yan Mingxuan.

"Little sister, why didn't you tell your big brother? It was too dangerous for you to put yourself in such a risk! Luckily you're alright, otherwise your big brother would feel guilty for the rest of his life."

"Big brother, the plane is about to take off. Once it lands, you should go home as soon as possible."

Even her older brother knows? Yan Xiluo was somewhat stunned...

"Brother, I'm fine. I'll be home soon."

After replying to Yan Mingxuan's message, she saw messages from several other brothers. Before she could reply, another WeChat message kept popping up from her subordinates, so she had to check what urgent matters they had to report first.

“Boss, it’s confirmed that Lao Li stole the medical support belt sample. Ah Yu and I extracted the video. It’s a video of him making the transaction with that person. We’ve also found out where the money went afterward.”

Pang Jiayi sent several videos in a row, but Yan Xiluo didn't watch them, thinking she would deal with the matter after she got home.

Immediately following was a message from Yu Ling.

"Boss, besides our people, there should have been three other groups of people secretly protecting you and observing your every move last night."

"It is certain that one group of people belongs to Young Master Lan, another group belongs to Young Master Li, and the third group is lurking in the Yan family villa, which should be one of the five young masters."

"After seeing Young Master Lan pick you up and that man be captured, I took my men back to the base."

At this moment, Yan Xiluo did not reply to the message immediately, but was thinking about who the people in the villa were.

Third brother? No, that shouldn't be the case. If it were his, he would have sent a message.

That must be the eldest brother's? No, he learned he was kidnapped from the fifth brother.

Fifth Brother? Could it be that Fifth Brother is just a playboy who appears to be indulging in eating, drinking, and having fun, but in reality...?

So why did he do that?

After much deliberation, Yan Xiluo realized that Yan Yixing's identity was definitely not simple.

In the bathroom, Lan Jingyan was thinking about how to propose to Yan Xiluo. Right now, all he could do was propose to her and make it official that they were engaged, since they hadn't reached the legal marriage registration stage yet.

Another issue is how to deal with those people. He thinks it's better to torture them slowly. The two who were drugged with aphrodisiacs, the second-in-command was castrated by someone hired by Li Shaochuan. Since they didn't die suddenly, they were spared because of this.

Fortunately, Yan Xiluo has the antidote for the aphrodisiac, so he plans to... torture them repeatedly, letting them experience it as many times as possible.

= = =

"Ningning, my sister hasn't replied to my messages all day, and there's no word from Ayan either. I have to go back right away. Why don't you come back with me? I'm worried about leaving you here alone."

Yan Yuze was worried that something had happened, but he didn't dare call home, fearing it would only cause his parents more trouble. So he could only hurry home.

"I'm fine. Your house is less than an hour away, and besides, there's a housekeeper here. My foot is fine, I'm not a child anymore. Don't worry, go ahead. It's mainly Luo Luo's fault."

Jiang Xuening felt that Yan Yuze didn't need to keep her by his side all the time, as she was fine and capable of taking care of herself.

"Then I'll hurry back as soon as I know they're alright."

"No, I feel more at ease having you by my side."

Yan Yuze still felt uneasy. Jiang Xuening couldn't stand for long. What if she couldn't resist fiddling with something she wanted to do and forgot about it after a while?

"I told you it's okay, Auntie's here. What will you do for work then? Will you take me with you too?"

Jiang Xuening reached out and touched his face to comfort him, wanting him not to worry about her.

"Then... call me immediately if you need anything, okay? I'll be right back."

He was still a little worried, but Jiang Xuening had already emphasized it a second time, so he knew he couldn't go against her.

He was really worried about Yan Xiluo at this moment. They chatted every day, and Yan Xiluo never went more than half an hour without replying to messages. Lan Jingyan was the same. This gave him a bad feeling.

In addition, his right eye kept twitching last night. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or if something serious had happened. He was already very worried when he woke up this morning and didn't see any messages. It's already noon and there's still no news. This is obviously very unusual!

"Okay, go ahead. Oh, and take this snack for Auntie, right? She said she liked it last time."

Jiang Xuening took out the pastries she had just made that morning from the refrigerator.

"Okay, you need to keep in touch with me while I'm not home, okay?"

Yan Yuze was still worried.

"Alright, that's too much nagging! Go on!"

Jiang Xuening pushed Yan Yuze towards the door.

"I'll be back as soon as possible."

Yan Yuze hurriedly took the elevator to the underground parking garage with the pastries in his hand.

= = =

Q City

"Nanxing, has Luoluo contacted you?"

Yan Chenyu was getting anxious. Yan Xiluo hadn't contacted him or replied to his messages since last night.

"No, after we chatted at noon yesterday, she didn't reply when I tried to contact her in the afternoon. I thought she was replying to me telepathically, so I didn't bother her anymore."

Chen Nanxing and Yan Chenyu were having lunch at the dining table, elegantly cutting their steaks.

"That's strange. Luo Luo never ignores my messages, let alone for so long."

He didn't make his sister angry, did he?

"Have you contacted Lan Jingyan? Or her family?"

Chen Nanxing was a little confused, but felt that Yan Chenyu was right. Yan Xiluo never failed to reply to messages; no matter how busy she was, she would always find time to reply.

Something was definitely not right, which made her a little worried.

“I can’t get in touch with Ayan either. I think I have to go home. Do you want to come back to City A with me? It’s not safe for you to be here alone. You’re Luoluo’s good friend, and I can’t leave you here alone. We also need to take Nuannuan back with us.”

Yan Chenyu was genuinely anxious, his expression somewhat awkward, devoid of his usual sunshine and tenderness.

He didn't dare contact his parents, fearing that if something happened, it would worry them again.