Chapter 123 The Boy Who Cried Wolf! The boy cried wolf, and the wolf really came!
Shao Muyan has always been a man of principle, and Madam Shao never intended to persuade him with just a few words.
After saying this, Shao Muyan still fell into deep thought.
He can remain rational and calm in other matters, but when it comes to Yu Yan, his emotions begin to override his rationality to some extent.
Shao Muyan stared ahead, seemingly lost in thought. Madam Shao exclaimed, "Hey, come out."
Yu Yan was ill, and the reporters didn't want to bother her for too long. However, Yu Yan was much happier than they had imagined, and the material they gathered in an hour was enough to make a very exciting headline.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with the media, Mrs. Shao saw them off, while Shao Muyan went into his hospital room.
"Are you tired? Have some water." He was still very considerate.
Yu Yan gently shook her head, "Not tired."
Although she spoke for an hour, the conversation was all about professional topics, and she was actually quite excited and radiant.
After drinking most of a glass of water, Yu Yan looked at Shao Muyan and said again, "Uncle Yan, I'm almost fully recovered and have a caregiver to take care of me. You really don't need to stay in the hospital with me. It's such a waste of your time."
Shao Muyan glanced at Yu Yan.
These days, Yu Yan has always been very respectful to him and speaks to him politely.
He initially thought that Yu Yan was uncomfortable because her mother was there, but later he found that Yu Yan was quite happy when she was with his mother, so her discomfort was directed at him.
Shao Muyan's heart was pounding. Could it be true, as his mother said, that if he didn't take the initiative, she would back down?
"I……"
Just as Shao Muyan was about to speak, the phone rang. It was Hua Zhidao calling.
He answered the phone and asked what was wrong. Hua Zhidao said, "Gan Xiaoxing has been kidnapped."
Yu Yan heard it.
The two of them looked up at the same time, and their brows twitched.
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Gan Xiaoxing didn't play the game this time; she was genuinely kidnapped.
The wolf has really come.
When Gan's father received the call from the kidnappers, he was completely bewildered, wondering why they would kidnap his daughter for no reason.
When the other party explained the reason, Gan's parents realized that Xiang Chu had fallen into the water the previous night because their daughter, Gan Xiaoxing, had hired bandits to do it.
The two looked at each other, completely dumbfounded.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Gan Tai shouted into the receiver, "Xiang Chu is Xiao Xing's godson, how could she push him into the water?"
The other party didn't waste any more words with them. "Enough nonsense! You have 24 hours to give us the five million after the deal is done. If you don't, well, your daughter wants to be an internet celebrity, right? We'll make her a real 'internet celebrity' then."
Soon, several indecent photos of Gan Xiaoxing, bound hand and foot and dressed in rags, were sent to Gan's father's phone.
When the parents saw this, they immediately couldn't sit still!
Gan Tai's face turned deathly pale, and he shook his head in disbelief. "Impossible! I don't believe Xiao Xing did this... They must have made a mistake!"
"They've already come knocking on our door, so what's impossible now!"
Chairman Gan's face turned red. He was furious that his daughter had done such a heinous thing and felt sorry for her being imprisoned. He was so anxious that he had a heart attack and collapsed on the spot.
The ambulance took Chairman Gan into the operating room, and Mrs. Gan was in a state of utter confusion.
Her daughter had been kidnapped and a ransom of five million was demanded. Her husband was in critical condition inside the hospital, and she was at her wit's end.
She dared not call the police, fearing that the criminals would kill her and that if the police were called, the truth about the drowning incident would be revealed, and Xiaoxing and Xiang Jingheng would be finished. How could she then marry into the Xiang family?
Moreover, such a heinous incident will certainly lead to legal consequences, and his future will be completely ruined!
Xiaoxing, oh Xiaoxing! Why did you do such a foolish thing?!
Mrs. Gan beat her chest and stamped her feet in deep regret, regretting that she had spoiled her daughter too much and raised her to be fearless.
In the past, when she caused trouble, either her parents would bail her out, or Xiang Jingheng would clean up her mess. But now... this trouble is too big!
Having no other option, Mrs. Gan could only call the company's finance department and ask them to prepare the money.
The CFO, however, said there was no money in the account.
"How can you not have the money?" Mrs. Gan exploded. "Can't you even come up with a mere five million?"
“We really can’t come up with it.” The CFO was a tough guy, and said in a cold tone, “The group’s cash flow has been cut off for a long time. Let alone five million, we don’t even have one million in cash flow in the account. We can’t even pay the employees’ salaries.”
Since Gan Xiaoxing's frequent scandals, several of their group's projects have fallen through, the stock price has been severely affected, employees have not received their wages, and seeing the chairman's daughter living in a big villa and driving a luxury car, everyone is full of complaints.
Having no other choice, Mrs. Gan had to bite the bullet and call Xiang Jingheng, whom they had long considered their son-in-law.
Anyway, you can't go wrong by asking Xiang Jingheng for anything; he has to take care of Xiaoxing.
Otherwise, their daughter's youth would have been wasted all these years.
When Mrs. Xiang learned that Gan Xiaoxing had been kidnapped, she was extremely anxious. After all, Gan Xiaoxing was her goddaughter. Although she didn't know why those people wanted to kidnap Gan Xiaoxing, she couldn't think about that right now.
Unable to reach her son by phone, Mrs. Xiang simply took Mrs. Gan to the company to find Xiang Jingheng.
Xiang Jingheng was repeatedly reading the papers written by Yu Yan in his office when he suddenly had a burst of inspiration and clarified the next research direction for the laboratory.
He and Mei Nan were having a great time discussing things when Mrs. Xiang and Mrs. Gan burst in.
As soon as she entered, Mrs. Gan grabbed Xiang Jingheng's hand, sobbing uncontrollably, "Jingheng, you have to save Xiaoxing! They want five million, and I don't have the money right now. Please help me..."
Xiang Jingheng frowned, trying to shake off Gan Tai's hand but unable to.
Mei Nan stepped forward at the right moment, supported Gan Tai, and comforted her, saying, "Don't cry, tell me slowly..."
She led Mrs. Gan to the sofa, asked Mrs. Xiang to sit down, handed Mrs. Gan tissues, and poured tea for Mrs. Xiang. She was busy but organized and considerate.
With a stern face, Mrs. Xiang questioned Xiang Jingheng about why his phone was off. "Xiaoxing has been kidnapped. This is a matter of life and death, and you're just turning a blind eye. Do you have any conscience? I want to slap you!"
Mei Nan stood beside Mrs. Xiang, patting her back and gently coaxing her, "Madam, don't worry. There's so much going on at the company right now. There are constant harassing calls from various media outlets. President Xiang has been working tirelessly for several days and is almost exhausted."
Only then did Mrs. Xiang notice that her son's eyes were bloodshot. She still felt sorry for her child and calmed down.
Xiang Jingheng watched coldly as Mrs. Gan complained about how difficult the situation was, and how Chairman Gan was still in the hospital undergoing emergency treatment, saying she didn't know what to do.
"Did you call the police?" Xiang Jingheng asked.
Mrs. Xiang said, "Yes, it's such a big deal, we still need to call the police and get them involved. There's no use just worrying about it."
Gan Tai stammered, not daring to say anything else, only saying that he was afraid the kidnappers would kill Xiaoxing if he called the police. "Jingheng, the other party has given us 24 hours to give them the money. Don't say anything else yet, just help me prepare five million to rescue Xiaoxing!"
Mrs. Xiang chimed in, urging Xiang Jingheng to take the money.
Xiang Jingheng said with a cold face, "Those thugs almost killed my son, and almost killed Yu Yan and Mei Nan. I wanted to kill them all. Why should I give them five million?"
Gan Tai was stunned upon hearing this, while Xiang Tai didn't understand. "What are you talking about? Who harmed Xiao Chu?"
"What, didn't Madam Gan tell you?"
Xiang Jingheng's face was filled with undisguised sarcasm. "Last night, Xiao Chu was thrown into the sea. It was Gan Xiaoxing who hired those bandits to do it. This five million is the fee after the deed is done."
Mrs. Xiang's eyes widened. "What did you say?"
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