Xia Yansi understood what Xia Shixun meant. When he said get the job done, he actually meant for him to get married to Xia Linan immediately. However, Xia Linan already had someone in his heart.

Xia Yansi said hesitantly: "But An An..."

"She is a girl, what opinions can she have? Those are women's opinions. Afterwards, she will accept her fate and will not resist anymore."

"Or... have you changed your mind and no longer like An An?" Xia Shixun asked suspiciously.

Xia Yansi said subconsciously: "No."

"That's fine if there isn't any. I'll arrange things and you'll just execute them." Xia Shixun said.

Xia Yansi struggled for a few times, and slowly said, "...Okay." His voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.

He didn't know if what he was doing was right, but his heart told him at this moment that he wanted Xia Linan.

No matter whether it has been ten years or five years, he still loves Xia Lin'an, a little more every day.

Especially when he saw Xia Lin'an mention Fu Yiming, the unwillingness in his heart surged up, and getting Xia Lin'an became his inner demon.

Xia Shixun looked at Xia Yansi with satisfaction and nodded.

In the room upstairs, Xia Linan took Zhou Linlang to the balcony and looked downstairs and saw that there were no servants.

Zhou Linlang looked at Xia Linan's cautious look with confusion, and asked, "What do you want to tell me? So mysterious?"

Xia Linan asked quietly, "Mom, did you bring your cell phone up here?"

"Yes." Zhou Linlang nodded and reached into her pocket to take out her cell phone.

Xia Linan's face was filled with joy, "Lend it to me for a while." She reached out to grab Zhou Linlang's phone.

But Zhou Linlang reacted quickly and clasped her hands together, asking suspiciously, "What do you want to do?"

Xia Linan said with a distressed look on his face: "Mom, I just want to let him know I'm safe. I don't want to do anything."

At this time, the sky outside gradually darkened, and five hours had passed since Xia Linan disappeared.

Fu Yiming sat in the study, pinching his brows with his fingers, his face tense. There was still no news from Xia Linan.

In the last five minutes of the deadline, Wang Yihan rushed up to the second floor with a stack of information, knocked on the door a few times, came in and said, "President, this is the information you wanted."

Fu Yiming didn't even look at him, he immediately snatched the stack of documents and started flipping through them.

His eyes paused when he saw Xia Linan's original place of origin, "Linshi?"

It’s not far from here, just two or three hours’ drive.

Could it be that Xia Linan was taken home?

Wang Yihan was about to speak when Fu Yiming's cell phone rang.

The location of the call was exactly the "near city" he just mentioned.

Without any hesitation, Fu Yiming picked up the phone: "An An?"

Xia Lin'an was very happy when the call was connected. Before she could open her mouth, she heard Fu Yiming's deep and hoarse voice, calling her nickname.

"How do you know it's me?" Xia Lin'an asked in surprise.

Fu Yiming did not answer her question, but asked: "Where are you now? Is there anything wrong?"

Xia Linan heard Fu Yiming's anxious voice and felt guilty. He whispered, "I'm sorry. My family took me home... I'm fine, I'm not injured."

"Really?" Fu Yiming asked in a deep voice, holding the phone tightly, fearing that Xia Linan had lied to him in order not to make him worry.

However, he was more worried that Xia Linan's family would make things difficult for her, after all, they were willing to take such a coercive approach.

"I'm really fine." Xia Lin'an assured again.

She glanced at her mother who was eavesdropping nearby, then turned sideways and said to the man on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, I'll just stay at home for a few days and then I'll be back."

"I'll pick you up?" Fu Yiming said. For some reason, he had a feeling that after Xia Linan returned home this time, it would not be so easy for her to come back to him.

"No need. Your company is so busy. I will call you when I get back." Xia Lin'an shook his head and refused.

Fu Yiming was silent on the other end, and after a moment he said solemnly, "Okay."

Someone seemed to be talking to Xia Linan, so Fu Yiming frowned and asked, "Who's next to you?"

"Um, yes, it's my mother." Xia Linan said reluctantly.

Zhou Linlang kept winking at her, asking Xia Linan to give her the phone. She also wanted to say a few words to Xia Linan's mysterious boyfriend.

Fu Yiming paused for a moment, then said slowly, "Give the phone to my aunt, I'll say hello to her."

Xia Linan had been ignoring Zhou Linlang's request, but since Fu Yiming had brought it up, she was too embarrassed to refuse, so she reluctantly handed the phone to Zhou Linlang and whispered, "Don't say anything nonsense to scare him."

Although Xia Lin'an's voice was low, Fu Yiming heard it clearly. The corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, sweeping away the unhappiness and depression that had accumulated in his heart that afternoon.

Zhou Linlang glanced at Xia Linan with dissatisfaction. What did he mean by scaring him with such nonsense?

She didn't argue with Xia Linan too much. She took the phone happily and shouted into it, "Hello, I'm Anan's mother."

"Hello, Auntie." Fu Yiming spoke in a clear and melodious voice. He did not try to please her, but it was pleasant to hear.

Zhou Linlang responded, then glanced at Xia Linan and asked, "Um..."

"Just call me Yiming." Fu Yiming said at the right time.

"Yiming, how long have you been with our An'an? What are your plans for the future? Can you tell Auntie?"

After hearing Zhou Linlang's question, Xia Linan's heart was alarmed and he wanted to snatch the phone away, "Mom, how can you ask this?"

However, no one knows a girl better than her mother, so Zhou Linlang dodged the question.

Fu Yiming was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he spoke to an elder so formally.

He lowered his brows and thought for a moment, then he opened his thin lips and said, "Aunt, it would be more appropriate to say these words to you in person when we meet formally."

"Now that you've asked, I'll tell you the truth. Although An An and I have only been together for about half a year, I really want to live with her and protect her for the rest of my life. In my heart, no one can compare to her, and I don't want to let her suffer or be wronged.

"I am a businessman. Trust is the most important thing in the business world. I always keep my word. If I can't do it, I will come to you in person to apologize."

After Fu Yiming said this, Xia Linan froze there, his face changed.

Zhou Linlang took a look at Xia Linan's eyes and knew that her daughter was probably completely devoted to the man on the other end of the phone.

He spoke in a calm and steady voice, and Zhou Linlang could tell that he was not joking at all.