Ever since Xiao Yuanmu went to the hospital to visit Xiao Lin, his expression became much more serious.
No one except Song Xuan could notice this slight change, but people close to Xiao Yuanmu could feel it.
"Song, I really want to use all the beautiful words to praise you." Louis grabbed Song Xuanhe's arm with a grateful look on his face: "Since you came to the company, Xiao's chance of coming to work has increased. These days, he comes to the company every day because you are willing to accompany him to work. Your presence has reduced my workload by at least half. You are simply an angel. The most important thing is that I can finally have a date starting today!"
Song Xuanhe curled his lips, stretched out his hand and said, "Congratulations."
"It's all because of you!" Louis thanked him sincerely, and casually expressed his sympathy for Song Xuanhe: "But Xiao is too clingy. If you stay with him in the company every day, you must be very bored."
"No." Song Xuanhe smiled and said, "You forgot that I need to draw design drafts every day."
"Even so." Louis shook his head: "I also think it's hard for you to accept a life without private space... Oh! I remember I still have a lot of work to do! You and Xiao are a perfect match! I'm leaving first!"
Louis quickly ended the topic without saying anything more, and left quickly without looking back.
Song Xuanhe didn't even need to turn his head to know who the footsteps behind him were. He smiled and said, "Why is Louis so afraid of you?"
"Maybe it's because he had to cancel his date tonight." Xiao Yuanmu glanced at the direction where Louis left, hugged Song Xuanhe, and said lightly with his chin resting on his shoulder.
"He has been working for a long time. You are just his partner, not his boss. You should let him take a slow vacation. Otherwise, if he keeps working without rest, his work efficiency will decrease." Song Xuanhe said.
"Don't worry about him." Xiao Yuanmu didn't like to talk about other people with Song Xuanhe. He moved his chin on his shoulder. When Song Xuanhe's attention returned to him again, he said, "You also think I'm too clingy. Do you want some private space?"
"I really didn't expect you to be so clingy." Feeling Xiao Yuanmu's arms tighten around him, Song Xuanhe continued, "But I know there's a reason for this."
Xiao Yuanmu paused, loosened his grip on Song Xuanhe a little, and said softly, "Xiao Lin's health is worse than I thought."
Song Xuanhe nodded slightly and listened to Xiao Yuanmu quietly.
"The Xiao family has been in turmoil these past few days. Xiao Bocong's people are trying to attack RE while encouraging the Xiao family and its affiliated families to support them. In addition, there are many people stirring up trouble. I'm worried that they will do whatever it takes to hurt you, so I've been following you."
Song Xuanhe was stunned for a moment. He had thought that the reason why Xiao Yuanmu was suddenly more nervous towards him than before was because of Xiao Lin, because Xiao Yuanmu's change only appeared after he visited Xiao Lin, so his guess was natural. However, he did not expect that the Xiao family had reached this point, and he did not expect that Xiao Yuanmu would give up the best time to fight for the inheritance for him and stay by his side all the time.
"Xiao Lin has always been in poor health. Some people can't control their thoughts when they can't see him. Although they are just jumping up and down and it won't cause any harm, I am also worried that they will hurt you by mistake. Moreover, Xiao Bocong attacked Xiao Shenglin last time. Although he did it cleanly afterwards, I still caught him. I am afraid that he will be worried that I will use this matter to make a fuss, so he will just go for you."
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Yuanmu lowered his voice with a chill as real as ice, causing Song Xuanhe to tighten her arms around him.
"I'll be fine." Song Xuanhe said, "Don't worry."
Seeing Xiao Yuanmu was about to speak, Song Xuanhe interrupted him with a half-smile, "Besides, didn't you send four or five invisible men to follow me? What is there to worry about?"
Xiao Yuanmu's Adam's apple slid, and he looked away and said, "They are trying to protect your safety."
"I know." Song Xuanhe raised his eyebrows: "Including the photos of me in your study drawer, they were also taken to ensure my safety."
Xiao Yuanmu nodded, his dark eyes gleaming with light, innocent and beautiful: "Yes."
Song Xuanhe couldn't help but kiss the corner of his mouth. Xiao Yuanmu lowered his head and wanted to deepen the kiss, but Song Xuanhe raised his hand and pushed him away, saying, "You still have something to say, continue."
Xiao Yuanmu's happy expression suddenly darkened, and he whispered, "I may have to go to the Xiao family's main house in the next few days. For some reasons, I can't take you with me, but it's also dangerous for you to return to the country, so I hope you can move in with Louis. His identity can make some people hesitate before doing anything."
"Are you in danger?"
Xiao Yuanmu was almost visibly stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, he tightened his jaw, lowered his eyelashes and said, "No."
"You're lying."
Such an obvious guilty look had never appeared on Xiao Yuanmu's face before, and Song Xuanhe frowned almost subconsciously.
"Where is the Xiao family's residence? If it's dangerous, you can choose not to go there."
After saying this, Song Xuan and himself both knew how naive their words were, so they pursed their lips.
"In Country S." Xiao Yuanmu said calmly, "I have to go."
When he heard the word Country S, Song Xuanhe couldn't help but frown. He always felt that he seemed to have heard something about this country, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
He put aside the things he couldn't remember and asked the question he was most concerned about: "Is the Xiao family's main house safe?"
"The Xiao family's main residence..."
I thought of the huge, ancient and solemn castle, the several old people inside who strictly observed the old rituals, and the servants who far exceeded the needs for the sake of solemnity and pomp. I thought of the depressing life when I lived there alone in my previous life, being under constant surveillance.
Xiao Yuanmu's eyes darkened, and his tone was unpredictable: "That is the safest and most dangerous place."
Hearing Xiao Yuanmu's tone, Song Xuanhe suddenly remembered what Xiao Shenglin had mentioned before about the Xiao family and Xiao Baicong.
He asked, "Your brother, I mean Xiao Bocong, how many people are there to help him? Will it be dangerous for you to go back? The main house in Country S is where he grew up, but it is a completely unfamiliar environment for you. You will definitely not be as capable as him when you go back to the main house. And if everyone over there is his people, will you..."
"I'm sure I'm not in danger."
Seeing the worry in Song Xuanhe's eyes, Xiao Yuanmu curled his lips and said, "Most of Xiao Bocong's people have followed him to the United States. There are not many left in Country S. Most of them are people who manage his fund and his daily life. The people who will go back with him this time will only be the few people who usually take care of his daily life. These people can't pose a threat to me."
Song Xuanhe heard Xiao Yuanmu's casual remark prove that Xiao Bocong had at least ten people around him. Thinking of the exaggerated number Xiao Shenglin had mentioned before, he couldn't hide his curiosity and asked, "Do you know how many people are around Xiao Bocong?"
"Who do you mean?"
"They are the ones who stand on his side, stand with him and fight with you for the right of succession."
"Too many to count." Xiao Yuanmu said calmly, "There are more than fifty people around him who grew up with him, as well as his assistants, bodyguards, doctors, and people who help him manage his funds. If we count the people who stand behind him and fight for power with me, we also have to add the people who support him in the Xiao family and those who support him in the Xiao family. In addition, there are also shareholders of the various branches of the Xiao family. It's hard to get an accurate number."
Hearing this, Song Xuanhe frowned: "Then where are your people?"
Xiao Yuanmu was silent for a while, probably thinking. After about half a minute, he said, "The number of people in the Xiao family who really help me is no more than a handful. Most of the people who stand on my side want to achieve a balance so that they can get the most benefits. If we are to identify the people who really stand on my side, there are three of them."
Song Xuanhe: …
The difference is like heaven and earth.
"You..." Song Xuanhe licked his lower lip and said with some difficulty: "Where do you get the confidence that nothing will happen to you?"
In the book, Xiao Yuanmu inherited the Xiao family only after going through many twists and turns, but Xiao Yuanmu in the book did not have much hope of inheriting the Xiao family. In fact, at the beginning, he was unwilling to compete with Xiao Bocong. It was only a series of events that happened later that forced him to fight, and he was pushed to sit on that position.
But where does Xiao Yuanmu get the confidence from now that makes him feel that he will definitely inherit the Xiao family and there will be no danger in returning to the Xiao family’s main residence? Judging from the number of people, Xiao Bocong can be said to have crushed him.
As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. Xiao Yuanmu has three people on his side, and Xiao Bocong may have three hundred people on his side. They don't even need three to be better than one. Can't they beat him even if thirty to one are better than him?
Thinking of this, Song Xuanhe suddenly paused and frowned.
He remembered that Xiao Yuanmu in the book did not have much ambition when he first returned to the Xiao family. At that time, he was dragged into the vortex of power struggle by those people in the Xiao family. However, even so, he was not very ambitious after inheriting the Xiao family. He even did more things to compensate Xiao Bacong because of his good relationship with Xiao Bacong. He also thought that if Xiao Bacong wanted, he would wait until the right time to return the position of the head of the Xiao family to him.
However, the current Xiao Yuanmu is determined to take over the Xiao family and is full of hostility towards Xiao Bocong, which is completely different from the Xiao Yuanmu in the book who did not fight or compete at the beginning.
Before, when I didn't think about these things together, I didn't find it strange. However, when I connected all these points that were inconsistent with the original character setting into simple nodes, I found that the differences between Xiao Yuanmu and the book were already very obvious a long time ago.
Song Xuanhe raised her eyes, and their gazes met Xiao Yuanmu's, her eyes flashed.
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