The next moment, the half-closed bathroom door was pushed open from the outside. Jiang Lixuan, with hair wax on his head, a slightly sullen face, and wearing only suit pants and a white shirt, strode in.
Jiang Xinxin followed behind him, grabbing his trouser leg and peeking out half her face to look at Nan Yuanman, a smug smile creeping onto her face.
Upon seeing the young man lying in front of Nan Yuanman, she immediately shouted, "Uncle! Look over there!"
Jiang Lixuan immediately looked at Nan Yuanman to make sure she was safe, although her clothes and hairstyle were a little messy, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He frowned, walked towards Nan Yuanman, pointed at the man on the ground, and asked, "Yuanman, what happened?"
Before Nan Yuanman could explain, Jiang Xinxin spoke first: "Could it be that Sister Yuanman did something to this big brother? Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem to be doing anything good..."
Nan Yuanman frowned and glanced at Jiang Xinxin, then said to Jiang Lixuan, "You've come at the right time. He was just scared unconscious by a ghost. Come quickly, take him out and call 120 to get him away."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lixuan immediately understood why Nan Yuanman had suddenly run into the men's restroom. Without saying anything, he obediently went forward, picked up the young man from the ground, and led him out of the restroom.
Jiang Xinxin originally thought that Jiang Lixuan would scold her severely after seeing Nan Yuanman do something bad, but to her surprise, he not only did not scold her, but also helped her save people.
Recalling Jiang Lixuan's coldness towards her and her mother these past few days, Jiang Xinxin's resentment was like boiling water. She reluctantly reminded him, "Uncle, Nanmanyuan is harmful..."
“I didn’t harm anyone,” Nan Yuanman interrupted her, emphasizing, “I came to save him.”
Jiang Lixuan frowned, glanced at Jiang Xinxin indifferently, and said coldly, "Xinxin, there's nothing for you here. You're not feeling well, and there will be a lot of people coming and the air will be stuffy. Go find your mother first."
Jiang Xinxin, who wanted to say something more, choked on her words. She bit her lip, stared at Nan Yuanman, and reluctantly said, "Fine..."
Jiang Lixuan carried the young man out, and Nan Yuanman opened the coffin lid, took in the equally unconscious vengeful ghost, then picked up her bag, grabbed the strap that had fallen to the ground, and walked out of the bathroom.
Jiang Xinxin's act of calling Jiang Lixuan attracted the attention of the staff in the banquet hall. When Jiang Lixuan carried the young man out of the restroom, the curious crowd instantly erupted in commotion.
"Isn't this Lu Xu? What happened to this kid?"
"He was perfectly fine just now, and told me he was going to the bathroom. What... what's going on?"
"Don't ask any questions yet, call 120 immediately!"
Jiang Lixuan handed the unconscious Lu Xu over to the person in charge and told them to wait for the ambulance to take her to the hospital. He then took Nan Yuanman back to the sixteenth floor to have the stylist fix her hair.
Nan Yuanman sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking extremely depressed as she hugged her broken handbag. Gou Dan hovered awkwardly behind her, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
Jiang Lixuan noticed it, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How did your little crossbody bag get damaged? Do you want me to sew it for you?"
"No need." Nan Yuanman looked down at the baby carrier strap in her hand, and gently tugged at it, pulling out pieces of fluffy cotton cloth.
She sighed knowingly; the suspenders had been corrupted by ghostly energy and were no longer usable.
She could only wait until evening to have her grandfather make her a new strap. Luckily, the bag wasn't damaged, or she would have cried.
Looking at her sad expression, Jiang Lixuan pondered for a moment, then got up, walked to the window, and made a phone call.
After Nan Yuanman finished styling her hair, there was a knock on the closed door. Jiang Lixuan went over and negotiated for a while, then came back carrying several colorful handbags.
"Perfect," he called to her. "Look around, are there any bags you like?"
Upon hearing the sound, Nan Yuanman looked over and saw all sorts of children's handbags, including cartoon frogs, sunflowers, teddy bears, and so on.
Nan Yuanman's eyes brightened slightly, and her gaze involuntarily fell on the sunflower-shaped handbag. Jiang Lixuan, who had been carefully observing her expression, immediately took out the sunflower-shaped handbag: "You like this?"
"How about using this until your handbag is repaired?"
Nan Yuanman nodded reservedly: "Well... okay, this bag is a gift from you!"
Jiang Lixuan felt a slight sense of relief, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved into a smile: "Yes, I gave it to you."
The little girl eagerly took the new bag and moved the things from her old handbag into it. While she was fiddling with it, Jiang Lixuan received a phone call and went out to handle some matters.
Nan Yuanman was halfway through tidying up when her stomach started to hurt. She instinctively stuffed Xiao Hong into her new handbag, clutched her bottom, and ran to the toilet, crying, "I need to poop! I need to poop! Waaaaah!"
There was a knock on the door. Half a minute later, the door was carefully pushed open from the outside, and Jiang Xinxin's weak voice came through: "Uncle, your uncle is looking for you..."
Jiang Xinxin peeked into the room and found it empty; the stylists had already moved away.
She blinked, pushed open the door and came in. Wasn't her uncle here?
She took a few steps forward and saw the old handbag that Nan Yuanman had placed on the sofa.
Jiang Xinxin recognized it at a glance; it was the bag that Nan Yuanman had been carrying with him during this time.
She stood at the doorway, staring intently at the old bag. As if possessed, she stepped forward and gently began to rummage through the old handbag.
Dog Egg hovered beside her, frowning and watching her movements coldly. He would immediately intervene if Jiang Xinxin stole anything.
Only some talismans from Nanmanyuan that hadn't had time to be moved remained in the old satchel.
Jiang Xinxin disdainfully pushed the talismans aside and reached inside. Suddenly, she felt a hard, square little thing in her hand, like a small card.
"What are you doing?" Nan Yuanman's voice suddenly rang out from behind her. Jiang Xinxin shuddered and quickly pulled her hand out, hiding the hard thing in her palm.
She turned around impatiently, suppressing her rapidly beating heart, and complained, "Why did you suddenly make a sound! Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?"
"Who told you to sneak around like that? You didn't touch my things, did you?" Nan Yuanman frowned, ran forward, pushed Jiang Xinxin aside, and checked her old handbag.
"You think everyone's like you! Honestly! You're just making baseless accusations!" Jiang Xinxin clutched the small card, complaining guiltily, then stomped her foot and said, "Fine, I'm not playing with you anymore! When Uncle comes back, tell him that Uncle is looking for me!"
After saying that, she ran out.
Dog Egg stared intently at her retreating figure and said, "She just went through your bag and it looks like she took something out of it."
Nan Yuanman sat on the sofa and checked the contents of her old handbag over and over, muttering to herself, "But nothing is missing from the bag!"
The peach wood sword, copper coin sword, and talismans that Grandpa made are still there.
"Huh!" Nan Yuanman took out a small black object and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
The man looked at it: "USB drive."
Nan Yuanman scratched his head: "When did this appear in my bag? It wasn't here before!"
After much contemplation, Nan Yuanman concluded that the only explanation was that it might be something belonging to Jiang Lixuan, which she had accidentally brought into his room during the days she slept there.
Let him see it when he gets back.
Gou Dan was worried and told Nan Yuanman not to run around anymore. He then followed Jiang Xinxin's scent and drifted over.
As he approached, he heard Jiang Yueyao's voice: "Xinxin, where did you go just now?"
Jiang Xinxin was still a little guilty. She hid the USB drive she had taken from Nan Yuanman in her hand and said, "Mom, my eldest uncle is looking for my youngest uncle. I just went to call him."
Jiang Yueyao frowned slightly, gave a soft "hmm," looked around to check the surroundings, and only after confirming that no one was around did she squat down in front of her and say earnestly, "Xinxin, do you remember what Mom told you yesterday, asking you to do Mom a favor today?"
Jiang Xinxin nodded: "I remember."
Jiang Yueyao took a black USB drive out of her bag and handed it to her: "When the family reunion banquet starts later, can you sneak backstage and give this to the uncle in charge of playing the video? Can you do that?"
Xinxin is still a child; even if her parents find out, they can easily let it go.
After all, adults are always more tolerant of cubs, especially since Jiang Xinxin is physically weak...
Jiang Xinxin hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: "...Okay."
"Good girl." Jiang Yueyao kissed her forehead and handed her the USB drive: "Mommy believes you can keep it safe, right?"
Jiang Xinxin nodded, still a little confused: "Mmm."
After giving instructions to Jiang Xinxin, Jiang Yueyao went back to put on makeup.
Jiang Xinxin stood in the corridor, remained silent for a moment, and then stretched out her other clenched fist. Only then did she realize that what she had brought out from Nan Yuanman's old bag was also a black USB flash drive.
Just then, Jiang Xinxin suddenly felt someone gently push her from behind.
She didn't hold the two USB drives properly, and they fell to the ground with a thud.
Jiang Xinxin quickly picked them up, but both USB drives were black and had the same model number, so they were indistinguishable when mixed together.
Jiang Xinxin felt a little flustered. She tried hard to distinguish them for a while, but still couldn't tell them apart. She was afraid that Jiang Yueyao would be disappointed if she found out, so she could only choose one blindly.
Anyway, it's a USB drive I swiped from Nanmanyuan. If what comes out isn't from Mom, she can just blame it on me...
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