Lin Yang went home in a huff, and Xu Chengzhi offered to take her home several times, but she coldly refused each time.

Upon returning to the Lin residence, she went straight to Ms. Song's room and hurriedly knocked on the door.

"Bang bang bang—" Disregarding all manners, the knocking on the door was extremely loud.

I knocked for a long time, but no one came to open the door.

It wasn't until the old servant of the house heard the commotion and rushed over that he reported, "Miss, Madam hasn't returned yet."

Oh, right, Ms. Song received a few business calls earlier; she was probably busy negotiating deals.

Then... go find her father!

Lin Yang changed her choice and turned to knock on Lin Zhengguo's door.

Before she had taken two steps, the old servant behind her saw her intention and spoke up again, "Miss, the master has also gone out and has not yet returned."

Damn, what a coincidence, they're all not here?

Could it be...?

Are they planning to sell me behind my back?

Lin Yang dared not think about it any further.

"Okay, thank you, Granny Zhang." Lin Yang thanked Granny Zhang and sent her away, indicating that she could go and do other things.

Granny Zhang bowed slightly, lowered her head, and withdrew.

After seeing that Granny Zhang had left, Lin Yang quickly went back to her room.

I glanced around the room; they'd been brought here on short notice, so there wasn't much to tidy up.

She then picked up her important documents and put them in her pocket, removed her heavy makeup, and put her mask and baseball cap back on.

He sneaked open the door, ready to slip away.

Just in case, and to avoid being sold out and having to obediently count the money, Lin Yang thought it best to run away!

Lin Yang hadn't even left the corridor when Xiao Zheng, who was always around, called out to her, "Auntie, where are you sneaking off to?"

Lin Yang's body tensed up immediately in fright, and her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

Xiao Zheng's shout completely ruined her plan to leave the Lin residence quietly.

"Nephew, why haven't you left yet?" Lin Yang turned around stiffly, her back teeth grinding together as if they were about to fight under her mask.

"I was just about to leave, Auntie, are you leaving too? You wouldn't be..." Xiao Zheng glanced at Lin Yang's outfit, his voice lowering slightly, "...thinking you're planning to elope?"

Holy crap! It's only been a short time since her blind date, and even Xiao Zheng already knows she's getting married soon?

Then... wouldn't Mr. Ex know even more?

Damn, she couldn't imagine how she would die at Mr. Ex's hands.

Thinking of Mr. Ex's intense possessiveness, Lin Yang couldn't help but shudder with fear.

"What...what do you mean by eloping? I don't understand." Lin Yang started playing dumb again, her smile extremely fake.

“Aunt, the news of your marriage alliance with the Xu family has been all over the place. I’m the inside scoop in the industry, how could I not know? So don’t pretend to be ignorant in front of me!” Xiao Zheng’s voice grew louder and louder as he spoke.

"Shh! Keep it down!" Lin Yang hurriedly stood on tiptoe to cover Xiao Zheng's mouth.

He turned to look around and, finding no one there, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If even Xiao Zheng knows, then Mr. Ex is even more likely to know.

No, she has to escape in order to turn the situation around!

Lin Yang calmed Xiao Zheng down, then used their years of relationship to threaten him, "Pretend you didn't see me today. If my mom or dad ask, just insist you were asleep and didn't know anything, understand?"

Xiao Zheng was about to agree to Lin Yang's request when he looked over Lin Yang's shoulder and saw the person behind her, his expression freezing...