Chapter 325: A tall tree attracts the wind
Unfortunately, it can't be sent out.
The phone number there always shows as unavailable.
Lin Yilan noticed that Huo Juncheng's eyes were not right when he was staring at the phone screen, so she moved closer to him and asked, "What happened?"
Huo Juncheng felt a little desperate, a hint of anxiety floating between his brows. He casually opened his phone and showed it to Lin Yilan: "Grandma has been kidnapped." Then the kidnapper sent another text message: "Is fifty million US dollars not too much to ask for? What do you think, filial descendant of the Huo family?"
Fifty million US dollars!
Lin Yilan had only seen so much money on TV. She cursed, "These bastards are crazy!" They even didn't let the old lady go. It was really detrimental to one's moral character.
Huo Juncheng breathed a sigh of relief, his mind resonating with all the kindness his grandmother had shown him over the years. A life was nothing compared to fifty million dollars! But he couldn't even contact the robbers. Even if he agreed, would they know?
Ding Dong sound.
Another text message.
"If you agree, we'll treat her to delicious food and drinks for the $50 million! If not, I'll feed her to my golden dragons (a kind of carnivorous fish)."
Huo Juncheng was really going crazy.
He was in the open, while his enemies were in the dark! He didn't even have the right to say "no." This feeling was truly unpleasant.
[If you agree, bow three times toward the southeast now. Make sure you do it with a big bow. Otherwise, if I can't see you, I'll think you're not going to take your grandma back.]
Lin Yilan had been standing close to Huo Juncheng and could clearly see the text messages sent by the robbers.
She looked southeast, and saw a bustling shopping mall facing the hospital. There were many people coming and going, and even if she chased after them now, she would never find the person who kidnapped the old lady.
Lin Yilan added Yan Xing's WeChat directly using Yan Xing's mobile phone number, quickly explained the current situation to him, and gave Yan Xing those Internet phone numbers, hoping that he could help track it down.
Yan Xing took a look and replied with a sentence that made Lin Yilan and Huo Juncheng feel disappointed.
"This kind of person is impossible to track. Even if they were able to track him... he's not even where you think he is. If he could use this method against you, he must have already hacked into the mall's surveillance and is watching you directly from across the land."
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Yilan really wanted to curse, and handed the message sent by Yan Xing to Huo Juncheng to read.
At this moment, Huo Juncheng didn't even think twice before bowing three times with a wide bow towards the southeast. The man quickly sent Huo Juncheng another provocative text message: "Not bad, quite filial." After that, he stopped texting.
The most important thing Huo Juncheng had to do now was to calm the kidnappers before considering other things.
Lin Yilan asked him, "Did you offend anyone?"
Huo Juncheng directly denied it: "Impossible." He had been doing business for these years to avoid such things from happening, so although he treated people a little coldly, he did not do anything extreme and never bullied anyone.
These people kidnapped my grandma just for money!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked for $50 million. Huo Juncheng's eyes darkened for a moment, then he exhaled, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this. You can continue to focus on your senior brother's affairs."
Lin Yilan no longer had the energy to focus on her senior brother's affairs. Her senior brother was already dead, and she just wanted to find out the cause of his death. But now her grandmother was different. Grandma was still alive, and she had been kidnapped! She had to find her grandmother as soon as possible.
Grandma Huo treated her even better than her biological grandmother. If Lin Yilan couldn't find her grandma for a day, she would feel as uncomfortable as if a huge stone was pressing on her chest.
As she thought about it, she lowered her head in grievance... She had never felt guilty about anything, but now her eyes were filled with tears.
"If it weren't for me, Gao Hu wouldn't have left the hospital and grandma... and this wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault... It's all my fault." She was too selfish and didn't consider her grandma.
Lin Yilan knew that someone wanted to harm the Huo family recently, but she was able to pull Gao Hu's grandmother over to help her do such a meaningless little thing.
Seeing Lin Yilan blaming herself so much, Huo Juncheng softened his tone and whispered softly in her ear, "It's not your fault. It wasn't you who asked Gao Hu to come back. It was me. Lin Yilan, don't blame yourself."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but as soon as he did, Lin Yilan cried out "wow".
Yuanzi and the doctors and nurses in the entire hospital were all stunned, completely unaware of what had happened to the two men. Yuanzi thought everything they did was directed at him, so he quickly stepped forward and apologized with a smile on his face.
Huo Juncheng glanced at him coldly and ordered, "Gao Long and Gao Hu, go upstairs and pack up grandma's things and bring them home."
"yes!"
Lin Yilan didn't want others to see her ugly crying face, so she hid in Huo Juncheng's arms. Huo Juncheng's suit fabric was very soft, and she didn't feel any discomfort when it touched her skin.
Her tears flowed drop by drop from the corners of her eyes: "I'm sorry... Huo Juncheng... I'm sorry." If it weren't for her, none of this would have happened.
Huo Juncheng didn't mean to blame Lin Yilan at all. He was the one who called Gao Hu over. He had assumed people were too simple. He didn't expect these beasts would not even let his grandmother go.
"I told you I didn't blame you, stop crying."
Lin Yilan wiped away her tears and suddenly raised her eyes. Her sharp gaze was like a knife wielding a knife as she stared at everything in front of her. She gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "If I find out who is behind this, I won't let anyone go."
The dean followed Huo Juncheng and kept explaining. Huo Juncheng got tired of listening and let the dean fend for himself.
After Gao Long and Gao Hu packed up their things, they returned to the Huo family's old house.
Lin Yilan hadn't been home for a while. Ever since Jenny moved in... she had moved out in a huff. It had been a while since then. The servants greeted Lin Yilan warmly when they saw her.
Compared to before, she couldn't even smile politely now.
When Sister Xiu saw the young master and the young mistress coming back, she immediately stood up to greet them: "Young master, young mistress, let me take these things." She casually took the things from their hands.
Huo Juncheng and Lin Yilan walked side by side, his big hand tightly wrapped around her small hand. The purpose was to make her feel less guilty.
Grandma’s affairs really have nothing to do with Lin Yilan, or anyone else.
It’s all because a big tree attracts the wind!
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll ask Sister Xiu to make it. You haven't eaten well these past two days, so I'll ask the kitchen to make you some good food."
For the first time, Lin Yilan lay in his arms like a little bird: "Huo Juncheng, how about you scold me?"
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