"Mm."
Weng Liweng responded with a grunt, and Lan Qianqian chose to believe him. He had no reason to lie to her, did he?
With the problem finally resolved, Xuan Mohan breathed a sigh of relief and began to cling to Lan Qianqian again.
At first, Lan Qianqian was hesitant, but then she directly put her arm around the man's broad and sturdy shoulder.
Leaning into this fragrant and warm embrace, Lan Qianqian realized how much she cherished it. It was warm, secure, and soothed away all her fears from the night.
The moon was bright, casting their entwined figures on the ground.
On the way back, Xuan Mohan’s well-defined fingers pressed a button in the car.
“President.” Li An’s respectful voice sounded from the car.
“Find out for me who Lan Qianqian encountered at the company today. I want to know every single detail.”
Xuan Mohan gripped the steering wheel with one hand and said fiercely.
“Yes.” Hearing the president’s chilling tone, Li An shivered. Daring not to delay, he hung up the phone and immediately began his investigation.
Before long, Xuan Mohan returned to the old mansion. Upon entering, his sharp gaze landed on a servant. “Where is Ji Anlan?”
The servant, intimidated by Xuan Mohan’s terrifying gaze, kept her head lowered.
Trembling, she said, “Miss Ji is in her room on the third floor.”
With that, Xuan Mohan strode out, his leather shoes making a “thump, thump” sound on the smooth floor.
As the sound faded, the servant dared to raise her head, patting her rapidly beating heart.
“You scared me to death.”
“Bang~” The door to Ji Anlan’s room was kicked open.
Ji Anlan, startled, was about to lash out. Upon turning and seeing Xuan Mohan, she immediately flashed a smile.
“Mohan, why are you back…”
Before she could finish, Xuan Mohan’s hand had already gripped her slender neck.
“How dare you interfere in my affairs, hmm? Who allowed you to do this?”
The pressure from his hand continued to increase.
“Mohan, I did this… for your own good. Lan Qianqian… what is she? Such an immodest… woman, how can she… be worthy of you?”
Having spoken intermittently, Ji Anlan’s face turned red.
“Whether she’s worthy or not, I decide. If I find out you’ve done anything again, it won’t be this simple.”
With that, he threw Ji Anlan to the ground, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his hands as if they had touched something dirty.
After wiping, he threw the handkerchief onto Ji Anlan’s face with a scornful smile, and then he was already outside the door.
Ji Anlan, sitting on the ground, clenched her fists tightly.
Hearing the car start outside, she let out a laugh, slowly loosened her hands, and stood up. She took one step after another, moving further inside…
The next day, Lan Qianqian was engrossed in sketching and revising on her drawing paper. She had already fallen behind on work yesterday.
“Buzz buzz~”
At this moment, a phone call suddenly interrupted her train of thought. Lan Qianqian, with a troubled frown, picked up the phone. “Hello?”
Her gaze, however, remained fixed on the drawing paper.
“Qianqian, save me! I’m at the Emperor’s Club, ah!”
“Bang~” The sound of the phone hitting the ground.
“Beep beep beep~”
As a series of events unfolded, Lan Qianqian momentarily lost her composure.
Once she reacted, without thinking too much, she immediately bolted for the exit.
Inside the floor-to-ceiling window, a woman with heavy makeup and wavy hair was about to hand a stack of documents to the director for review.
Seeing this, she frowned and said sourly, “This Lan Qianqian, treating the company like her own home, coming and going as she pleases.”
Ji Anlan, with a hint of concern on her face, said, “Lan Qianqian left so quickly, something might have happened to her. We should be understanding.”
In her heart, she was already envisioning a hundred possible scenarios for her misfortune.
“What could happen to her? She’s late for work, and now she’s left during working hours. Although she’s a Xia Group employee, once she’s at Xuan Group, she has to abide by Xuan Group’s rules and regulations. Why should she be an exception?”
“Alright, alright, don’t be angry. At worst, we can mention it to Xia Group.” Ji Anlan comforted her from the side.
Hearing this, the woman, who was admiring her freshly manicured nails,’ eyes lit up. “Director, please review the documents first. I need to go.”
She then hurried away.
Behind her, Ji Anlan leisurely sank back into the chair.
“The number you have dialed has been switched off. Please try again later. Sorry…”
Lan Qianqian, who had run out of the group, heard this automated voice and felt a surge of anxiety. She waved her hand to flag down a passing taxi and quickly got in.
“Driver, please drive faster.”
Seeing the young girl’s anxious demeanor, the driver increased his speed, as long as it was safe. Driving a bit faster meant he could pick up more passengers and earn more money today.
Soon, the car stopped at the Emperor’s Club. Lan Qianqian got out and rushed inside, only to be stopped in the lobby. “Miss, please provide the room information or your identification details.”
Lan Qianqian had left in such a hurry that she hadn’t thought to bring anything. She had paid for the taxi with her phone, and indeed, that was all she had with her.
Only now, upon hearing the front desk, did she realize that she knew Han Han was at the Emperor’s Club, but she didn’t know the specific location.
Lan Qianqian, her anxiety mounting, gestured frantically. “Did a girl about this tall, with wavy, curly hair, this long, and in her twenties, come in just now?”
“Many people enter our establishment every day. With your description, there could be dozens, if not hundreds. How can we possibly know who you’re referring to? If you don’t leave, I’ll call security.”
The front desk receptionist, seeing Lan Qianqian’s attire and demeanor, judged her to be penniless. At this time, many people were entering and leaving, and several were already looking this way.
She couldn’t let Lan Qianqian disrupt the club’s business. Seeing that she still refused to leave, the receptionist raised her voice,
“Security,” “Security!”
“What’s going on? Why is it so noisy up front?” Lu Haoran asked with a frown, looking at the middle-aged man bowing his head and bending his waist beside him.
The latter shuddered.
The Emperor’s Club, as the largest establishment in S City, was jointly funded by four individuals. They always held their business negotiations or private gatherings here.
Today, he had come to inspect the premises and was surprised by the poor order.
“Young Master Lu, I’ll go and check immediately.” With that, he bowed and prepared to investigate the situation.
“No need, I’ll go myself. I want to see who dares to cause trouble at the Emperor’s Club.”