Thinking of this, Louis and Song Xuanhe's expressions became solemn.
Only Xiao Yuanmu looked calm. Seeing their worried expressions, he smiled and said, "It's okay."
Song Xuanhe frowned, how could it be okay?
Xiao Bacong's move was not very brilliant. It would be easy to find loopholes if one thought deeply about it. However, not only Xiao Bacong himself knew this, Song Xuan and they knew it as well. Even if Xiao Lin and his wife thought of this, they would never gamble with Xiao Bacong's safety. Once they chose to agree to the demands of the so-called "kidnappers" and let Xiao Yuanmu go alone to exchange for Xiao Baicong, the gap that already existed between them and Xiao Yuanmu would be exposed to the sun.
As the head of the family and a father, Xiao Lin would definitely have such doubts as to whether a son who had obviously alienated himself from them could really take care of his younger brother and manage the Xiao family without any grudges. Once the seeds of doubt sprouted, Xiao Yuanmu's situation would become very embarrassing, and at this time, Xiao Baicong's goal would be achieved.
If you have to choose between a son who is capable and absolutely trustworthy, and a son who is very capable but unpredictable, many people will choose the former.
That’s why it is said that although Xiao Bocong’s move was not very clever, it was definitely the most effective one to deal with Xiao Yuanmu.
Xiao Yuanmu knew what Song Xuan and they were worried about, but he didn't say much. He just curled his lips and smiled, stroking the skin on Song Xuan's neck with his fingers, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
An hour later, the plane arrived in City Y.
As soon as they got off the plane, someone from the Xiao family came to take Xiao Yuanmu to their house in Y City. Because the situation was urgent, they did not avoid Song Xuanhe and took him along.
Madam Xiao looked haggard, and her eyes turned red when she saw Xiao Yuanmu. She opened her mouth and was about to say something, but when she saw Song Xuanhe behind him, she was stunned for a moment, then she forced a smile and said, "Xuanhe is here too, sit down and have some tea first."
It seemed as if the previous dispute had never happened.
Song Xuanhe followed suit and called her aunt, then sat down calmly. After sitting down, she smiled and said, "Aunt, it's nice to see you again."
Madam Xiao forced a smile, without the previous elegance and indifference, but still behaved properly: "I am glad to see you too."
"I've always heard from Xiao Yuanmu that you like to drink scented tea." Song Xuanhe took out a beautifully packaged tea can from his luggage, handed it over with a warm smile, and said, "So we brought some for you when we returned home this time. I wonder if it will suit your taste."
Mrs. Xiao took the teapot and handed it to the butler beside her, asking him to bring the tea set and make a cup of tea.
Song Xuanhe smiled slightly, interlocking her fingers with Xiao Yuanmu's. They didn't say anything until the water boiled and the somewhat dry flowers bloomed in bright colors in the water.
Madam Xiao took the porcelain cup and took a sip. The floral fragrance filled her nose. She knew it was a high-quality tea as soon as she drank it. The gloom in her heart dissipated a little, and she sincerely thanked Song Xuanhe: "It tastes good. Thank you for choosing it specially."
"Yuanmu picked it." Song Xuanhe smiled and lowered his eyes. "He was very busy, but he was afraid that something might happen to me because I went to the forest to collect inspiration, so he hurried to China. I heard that the routes were approved on an expedited basis, which made me feel a little guilty. I originally thought that since he had a rare rest, I would take him to relax around Nanshi. I didn't expect that time was so tight, so I could only accompany him to the tea garden in Nanshi to pick some tea. Many of the teas there are good, and they were all picked by him personally. But because I was in a hurry, I only brought this box with me. I'll have someone send it to you when the time comes."
Song Xuanhe spoke with a smile on his face, and his speech was neither fast nor slow. Under normal circumstances, it would be an extremely relaxed and comfortable conversation. However, at this moment, Mrs. Xiao was extremely anxious. Song Xuanhe's speech was so slow that it seemed to roast her heart on fire. She wanted to interrupt him several times, but because of her innate upbringing, she could only choose to listen with a smile, but she was very anxious in her heart.
After hearing what Song Xuanhe said, Madam Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "You are thoughtful. I was anxious to call Yuanmu back this time because something happened at home. Auntie didn't mean to disturb your time together."
Song Xuanhe smiled and said, "I know."
Seeing that Song Xuanhe seemed to be easy to talk to, Madam Xiao relaxed her vigilance and turned to Xiao Yuanmu and said, "Yuanmu, Mommy has something to tell you. Can you go upstairs with Mommy?"
Xiao Yuanmu suppressed the smile in his eyes and nodded calmly. Before he stood up, he said to Song Xuanhe, "The pastry chef here is very good at making French desserts."
Song Xuanhe watched Xiao Yuanmu and Madam Xiao go upstairs, and smiled to the housekeeper beside him, "I heard that your pastry chef is very skilled. I wonder how Napoleon did?"
The butler leaned forward slightly and said, "The Napoleon made by Le Goff is very much liked by the lady."
Song Xuanhe raised his eyebrows, very interested: "I wonder if I have the honor to taste it."
"certainly."
The housekeeper left to ask the pastry chef to make dessert. The smile on Song Xuanhe's face faded. He sat downstairs alone, looking at the delicately trimmed flowers and plants in the garden, waiting for Xiao Yuanmu and the others to finish their conversation and come downstairs.
About half an hour later, Xiao Yuanmu and the others came downstairs. The anxiety in Mrs. Xiao's eyes had mostly dissipated, and she even showed a real smile. It seemed that she was very satisfied with the results of this conversation.
"Are you guys done talking?"
Song Xuanhe asked Xiao Yuanmu with a smile.
"It's over." Xiao Yuanmu walked up to him, put his hand on his shoulder and asked, "Can we leave now?"
Madam Xiao also smiled slightly and said, "Xuanhe, I'm sorry to have made you wait for us for so long."
"It's okay." Song Xuanhe smiled without any grudge, and then said: "I've always heard from Yuanmu that the Napoleon made by your French pastry chef is very authentic, so I just took the liberty to ask the butler if we can provide dessert. I hope you don't mind, but it also makes me look forward to it. After all, the time to wait for delicious food is never too long."
Mrs. Xiao's smile changed slightly when she heard this: "Napoleon?"
"Yes." Song Xuanhe seemed not to notice the change in Mrs. Xiao's expression, and smiled: "I am also looking forward to it now."
Madam Xiao glanced at Xiao Yuanmu and was about to speak when Song Xuanhe asked again, "You said before that you wanted to find Yuanmu because of something urgent. Has the matter been resolved now?"
"It's been resolved." Mrs. Xiao's smile faded and she said, "Thank you for your concern."
Song Xuanhe smiled and said, "It's good that it's resolved. Yuanmu was very anxious on the way back, but when I asked him what was going on, he was unwilling to tell me. He didn't hide most of the company's affairs from me before, so I thought it must be the Xiao family's family affairs. I was a little worried about it. Now that it has been resolved, I feel relieved."
Madam Xiao nodded, turned to the housekeeper and said, "Go to the kitchen and urge them."
The butler nodded and turned to leave.
Song Xuanhe smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry. The last time I met you, I was a little excited and not very happy, so I've been wanting to talk to you again."
"Me too." Madam Xiao glanced at Xiao Yuanmu, and the smile on her face faded a little. She said with some explanation, "What I said last time didn't actually have any other meaning, but there were also mistakes in my expression. As a mother, I am actually very happy that you can protect Yuanmu in this way."
Song Xuanhe said apologetically, "I was too impulsive at the time. I always regretted it later. You are Yuanmu's mother. No matter what, you should be the one who loves him the most and cares about him the most. It is said that a mother is willing to give everything to protect her child. How could you treat him badly? I was impulsive and said something without thinking."
For some reason, although Song Xuanhe looked sincere and spoke in a genuine tone, Madam Xiao always felt that he was hinting at something. Thinking of her youngest son's matter, her hands on her knees tightened and she subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yuanmu. However, after seeing that Xiao Yuanmu's expression was no different from usual, she thought that she might have thought too much. Song Xuanhe could not have known that Xiao Baicong was kidnapped. After all, she only told Xiao Yuanmu after he came back, so it was even more impossible for Song Xuanhe to use this to imply her.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xiao felt a trace of guilt in her heart. Her eldest son and her younger son were naturally her dearest to her, but now her younger son was in danger of his life and her eldest son had to take the risk to save him. As a mother, even though she was unwilling, she had to let her eldest son take the risk. She could not ignore her younger son who was already in crisis just because of the possible danger to her eldest son.
What's more, the youngest son has just become an adult. He has been too well protected by his family since he was a child. He may not even be able to be tactful in dealing with the kidnappers. He may have suffered too much now, and he must be rescued as soon as possible. If the worst case scenario happens and the eldest son is kidnapped, he has at least lived alone outside for so many years and knows how to deal with those things and can protect himself, and then wait until the Xiao family sends someone to rescue him.
Things have their priorities. Even though Mrs. Xiao felt very uncomfortable and worried, she felt that this was the best solution.
While Mrs. Xiao was thinking about this, the housekeeper had returned from the kitchen. He whispered in her ear, "It will take about an hour."
Mrs. Xiao was stunned. Thinking of her younger son whose life was in danger, she couldn't help but look up at her older son, hoping he could say something.
However, Xiao Yuanmu did not notice her gaze and had been whispering something to Song Xuanhe. There was a hint of fatigue between his calm brows, but he was very serious.
Mrs. Xiao was stunned, and suddenly remembered her eldest son's decisiveness when he heard that his younger son was kidnapped and needed to be rescued without hesitation, and the only request he made. He said, "Since the kidnappers are targeting my people, Xuanhe's safety is also difficult to guarantee. I must send him to Louis first, and then go to rescue Bo Cong."
At that time, she wanted to refute, how could Song Xuanhe's safety be more important than his brother's safety.
But when she saw the determination in Xiao Yuanmu's eyes, she was speechless again. She knew without asking any more questions that in Xiao Yuanmu's eyes, family might be important, but compared with Song Xuanhe, they became less important.
Xiao Bacong is his younger brother, and it is not easy for him to save him regardless of his own safety. Song Xuanhe is the one he loves, and he wants to ensure his safety before doing other things. It is a very legitimate and reasonable request.
But sending him to Louis and then rescuing Xiao Bocong would take a lot of time, so Madam Xiao said, "It's also safe here, let him stay here."
Xiao Yuanmu smiled and shook his head, with a helpless and doting look in his eyes: "He doesn't like staying in strange places. If he is here, he will be very uncomfortable."
Is Song Xuanhe's comfort and ease more important than your brother's life safety?
The words were stuck in her throat and she didn't ask them out loud, because she knew that if she asked, then the mother-son relationship between her and Xiao Yuanmu would really be gone.
Seeing Xiao Yuanmu's gentle and affectionate eyes looking at Song Xuanhe, Mrs. Xiao suddenly felt a deep melancholy in her heart. If her eldest son had not disappeared, how great it would have been if he had grown up with them like the younger son.
For an hour, every minute and every second, her little son might be in agony. This hour could decide too many things. She could not imagine what price her little son might pay for this hour of waiting for dessert.
"Sorry." Mrs. Xiao interrupted their conversation with an apologetic look on her face and said softly, "Doug just told me that the pastry chef Le Goff injured his hand when cutting the dough. You may not be able to taste his craftsmanship today."
Song Xuanhe knew that Madam Xiao would never be able to keep her cool, but he didn't expect that she was so worried about Xiao Bocong that she would ignore the basic etiquette of a host and directly issue an order to expel him with such a poor excuse.
However, Song Xuanhe didn't really want to eat Napoleon. It was just that Napoleon was relatively time-consuming to make, so he used it to test the waters.
After getting the result of the test, he was too lazy to stay any longer and said tactfully, "In that case, please give my regards to Mr. Le Goff and wish him a speedy recovery."
Mrs. Xiao nodded: "I thank you on behalf of Le Goff."
Song Xuanhe and Xiao Yuanmu stood up. Madam Xiao saw them out the door and watched them leave.
As soon as he got in the car, Song Xuanhe asked, "How is it? Where is Xiao Bocong now?"
Xiao Yuanmu mentioned the name of the nearest continent to Y City. Song Xuanhe raised his eyebrows: "He is quite alert."
"When are you going?" Song Xuanhe asked again.
"Right away." Xiao Yuanmu said, "I'll take you to Louis. Wait for me there."
"I don't think Louis wants to see us right now."
Thinking back to what happened on the plane just now, Xiao Yuanmu didn't know what was wrong with him. His hand was originally touching his neck, and suddenly he hooked him over and kissed him, completely forgetting that Louis was on the other side. This was nothing, as Louis grew up in an open country and was used to them being close to each other. The key point was that Louis' girlfriend pushed the door open at that time, and as soon as she came in, she saw him and Xiao Yuanmu kissing.
At that time, Louis' girlfriend's expression, from shock to realization and then to trance, was extremely interesting. No matter how Louis explained, she was unwilling to believe that Louis was really a straight man.
Thinking of this, Song Xuanhe couldn't help laughing out loud.
Xiao Yuanmu also laughed. When he saw Song Xuan, who had just woken up with moisture in his eyes but frowned in worry about him, he forgot the situation at that time. Although he didn't care whether Louis would be blinded by the light, he didn't expect that this scene would be misunderstood by Louis' girlfriend, thinking that Louis was watching that kind of movie.
But by this time, Louis should have explained it clearly to his girlfriend.
When Song Xuanhe and Xiao Yuanmu arrived at Louis's house, they were both very concerned about this issue, so Song Xuanhe greeted him cordially.
Lewis rolled his eyes and said, “Because of you, I broke up again.”
Song Xuanhe forced out a sympathetic expression, patted his shoulder and said, "I'm sorry."
Louis saw through his hypocrisy, opened the door and let them in, not giving the couple who had no sympathy any chance to laugh at him, and asked directly: "Xiao, what are your plans?"
Xiao Yuanmu also stopped smiling and said calmly, "I'll go by myself."
Song Xuanhe frowned, and Louis looked at him in disbelief.
"I have a way to deal with Xiao Bocong." Seeing the anger in Song Xuanhe's eyes, Xiao Yuanmu explained: "He has my people around him, don't worry."
"How many of your people?" Song Xuanhe asked, "Or are all his people yours? If they are all your people, why don't you just ask them to send him back? If they are not all your people, it proves that Xiao Bocong is still in charge over there. You only have a few people, how can you deal with so many people like Xiao Bocong?"
"He won't do anything to me." Seeing Song Xuanhe was angry, Xiao Yuanmu smiled instead. He said, "Trust me, nothing will happen to me."
Seeing Xiao Yuanmu's determined expression, Song Xuanhe pursed his lips and said nothing.
In fact, he was very clear about how cautious Xiao Yuanmu was in doing things. He said that things that could be rest assured would basically not go wrong 100%, but it is better to be safe than sorry. What if that really happened?
There are so many people around Xiao Bacong, and they all share the same interests with him. Just for the sake of interests, they are willing to take risks for Xiao Bacong.
This matter was originally directed and acted by Xiao Bocong himself. If he just wanted to alienate Xiao Yuanmu from the Xiao family, it might be one of the better results. But if he wanted to go all out and take this opportunity to wipe out the entire family, then could Xiao Yuanmu really get away with it?
The Xiao family has only two sons, Xiao Yuanmu and Xiao Bacong. Even if Xiao Bacong did not do a clean job in this matter, Song Xuanhe speculated with the greatest malice that Xiao Lin would clean up the mess for his younger son for the sake of his younger son's future and for the successor of the Xiao family, no matter how angry and disappointed he was, because since he had already lost one son, he could not lose all his sons again.
Even if Xiao Lin was unwilling to do this, Madam Xiao would force him to do so. Xiao Bacong was of course well aware of this.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Bocong might really go all out. No matter how careful Xiao Yuanmu was, Song Xuanhe didn't dare to gamble with Xiao Yuanmu's life.
Louis really wanted to believe Xiao Yuanmu. Since Xiao Yuanmu was so sure, he must have made full preparations, so he was completely relieved and said with a smile: "In this case, we will wait for your good news here."
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Liang and Song Xuanhe who were silent, held his hand tightly, and comforted him silently.
Song Xuanhe raised his eyes. This was the first time that Xiao Yuanmu saw such a worried look in his eyes. It was as if his eyes could only hold him, only possessed him, and only cared about him. He suddenly wanted to stay in these clear eyes and look at them for a while longer.
"Can you guarantee that nothing will happen to you?" Song Xuanhe looked at Xiao Yuanmu seriously, wanting to get his assurance once again.
"I promise." Xiao Yuanmu hugged him gently and avoided his gaze. He was afraid that if he looked at him again, his plan would not be carried out on time. He whispered, "Trust me."
Song Xuanhe hummed softly and hugged Xiao Yuanmu back.
Louis watched from the side and reminded faintly: “I just broke up.”
"Because of you, I reconciled with my childhood sweetheart for less than two weeks before we broke up again. She even thought that there was something wrong with my character and that I had lied to her about my sexual orientation. It may take me longer to reconcile this time. Don't you feel guilty?"
"If you knew this was in my house, I don't think you would have stayed together for so long..."
Seeing that Song Xuanhe and Xiao Yuanmu were unmoved, Louis could only give up and use other methods to attract their attention. He said seriously: "Xiao, are you going to let Xiao Bocong direct and act by himself, and then come back safely?"
"Of course." Xiao Yuanmu let go of Song Xuanhe, paused for a moment, and the gloom in his eyes dissipated before he continued, "Impossible."
"How are you going to deal with him?" Louis was very curious and excited.
Xiao Yuanmu said calmly: "Deal with him the way he wants to deal with me."
Louis was puzzled: "You also staged a play and pretended to be kidnapped? Then let him rescue you and expose him?" Halfway through, Louis felt that what he said was stupid, and shook his head and said: "Impossible."
There was a dark shadow in Xiao Yuanmu's eyes. Louis and the others naturally didn't know Xiao Bacong's ultimate goal. He didn't know it in his previous life either. So even if he noticed the doubts, he still went to save Xiao Bacong. However, by mistake, Xiao Bacong accidentally stepped into the trap set for him.
In this life, he made Xiao Lin sick ahead of time, and Xiao Bacong couldn't sit still and staged this self-directed and self-acted kidnapping drama in advance. The people he had bribed already participated in Xiao Bacong's plan as he expected without any doubt, which made him know clearly that Xiao Bacong's drama this time was no different from that in the previous life.
Since this is the case, he will follow the trajectory of his previous life, but this time, he will make Xiao Bacong go from accidentally stepping into the trap he set to having to step into it himself, and he will make all his plans go down the drain and make him completely lose the chance to become the head of the Xiao family.
"What exactly is your plan?" Louis was curious.
Xiao Yuanmu just lowered his eyes: "You will know when the time comes."
As he spoke, he glanced at his watch, stood up and said, "I should go and 'save' Xiao Bocong."
Seeing Song Xuanhe looking up at him, the gloom in his eyes disappeared, revealing a little smile. He bent down and whispered in his ear: "Yesterday I said that you will not make me sad no matter what you do, except for one thing."
Song Xuanhe raised her eyes and met his gaze.
Xiao Yuanmu said softly: "Only if you leave me can I be sad."
He raised the corners of his eyes slightly, and comforted him with a smile and confidence: "So, I won't make you sad."
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