Lan Yuxi smiled indifferently, "It's okay, aren't you still here? You remind me often, and I'll remember."
Ling Xiaoling sighed, "Has that medicine not been developed yet?"
Lan Yuxi's tear mole at the corner of her eye twitched, "It has been developed, but the clinical effect is not very ideal. They have already started re-developing it."
Tang Wan subconsciously touched her pocket. Actually, the medicine's effect was quite good, but this girl deliberately didn't take it to create more opportunities for Jiaqi and Duan Ting to spend time together. To prevent any accidents, she kept the medicine on her person, intending to force-feed it to her if her second personality appeared.
The next day, all of the An family's industries in China were acquired. An Ziling wanted to confront Lan Yuxi, but the thought of her and her little devil of a son made him scared, so he went to Nan Xiao's office lobby.
Nan Xiao actually gave him some face and met him.
Ten minutes later, An Ziling walked out sweating profusely. His dear nephew had warned him that if he dared to stay in the capital any longer, he would acquire his overseas companies as well.
An Ziling was so scared that he didn't even dare to go home and rushed straight to the airport. His wife only found out a week later that the An Corporation was gone, their home was gone, and An Ziling had already fled abroad to find his younger wife.
An Ziling's wife waited at the villa on the mountainside for Nan Xiao for a whole day. Nan Xiao took good care of her, directly buying her a plane ticket and sending her to An Ziling.
Wanting to cause trouble for him and his family? Impossible! Letting them "family of three" fight like dogs was the best strategy.
Later, Nan Xiao's uncles and aunts also came to cause trouble, wanting to get the An Corporation back, but they were all scared away by Nan Xiao. Wanting the An Corporation wasn't impossible, but they had to trade their current industries for it!
Time flew by, and it was soon May. The whole family was extremely busy, with only Lan Yuxi idly waiting around, almost to the point of squatting under a tree counting ants.
May 6th was the date of the collective wedding.
On May 5th, Blue Seagull Island welcomed nearly a thousand distinguished guests, including over a hundred heads of state and dignitaries from various countries.
Nan Yao had already been discharged from the hospital and had recovered very well. The scars on his body and face had disappeared with the ointment Lan Yuxi had given him.
After being discharged, he returned to Country Y with Luan Qian. He had also received an invitation to this wedding, so he brought Luan Qian and their son, Nan Luansheng, with them.
Lan Yuxi hadn't seen him for some time. Upon seeing him, she felt a moment of daze. Time seemed to have left no mark on him, and the suave, cheap scumbag father had returned.
Seeing the family of three walking towards her hand in hand, Lan Yuxi frowned uncomfortably. His blatant display of affection truly meant he had forgotten his lawfully wedded wife.
Even though she didn't like Qiu Shuying, she inexplicably felt uneasy.
"Xiao, Yuxi, congratulations." Nan Yao naturally greeted the couple, completely ignoring Lan Yuxi's not-so-friendly gaze.
"Big Brother, you recovered so quickly!" Nan Xiao smiled as he observed Nan Yao. "That's truly wonderful!"
Nan Yao smiled and looked at Lan Yuxi, "This is all thanks to Yuxi! If it weren't for the medicine she gave me, I wouldn't dare to attend your wedding with this face."
As Nan Yao spoke, he affectionately stroked Nan Luansheng's little head, "Shengsheng, greet Uncle and Auntie."
Nan Luansheng bowed deeply to Nan Xiao and Lan Yuxi, "Hello, Uncle and Auntie."
Nan Xiao smiled and took out a card, handing it to him. "I didn't see you when I went to Country Y last time, so I didn't bring you a gift. This is Uncle's见面礼 (jiànmiànlǐ - gift for meeting)."
Nan Luansheng dared not accept it and looked at his mother.
Luan Qian smiled and nodded, "Uncle gave it to you, so you should accept it. Otherwise, Uncle will be angry."
Nan Luansheng then reached out with both hands to accept the bank card, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Nan Xiao smiled and ruffled his hair. "We're all family, no need to be so polite. Go on, your brother and sister are over there. Go play with them."
Nan Luansheng looked in the direction Nan Xiao was pointing and saw a group of children much younger than him running around wildly. He hesitated.
Luan Qian gently nudged him, "Go on."
Since his mother had spoken, Nan Luansheng dared not disobey, but he still felt reluctant. He was a little gentleman and didn't want to play with these brats.
Mumu saw a handsome little哥哥 (gēge - older brother) walking over and smiled, waving at him. "Hello, little哥哥!"
Looking at her smiling face, Nan Luansheng was instantly warmed.
Mumu very friendly took his hand. "Little哥哥, come play with us."
Lan Yuxi had been watching them. Seeing that Nan Luansheng had integrated with them, she turned around with a smile.
Nan Yao said with a smile, "Mumu was just like Yuxi when she was little, both so cute."
Lan Yuxi raised an eyebrow slightly, and the drop of blood-like tear mole also twitched. "Rare indeed that you still remember what I was like when I was little."
Nan Yao's smile froze. "I remember everything about your childhood. It was just because of that woman that I couldn't get close to you. If I had gotten close to you, you would have probably been more than just jumping into a lake."
Lan Yuxi chuckled. "Some people can always explain their coldness so perfectly."
Seeing the embarrassment on Nan Yao's face, Nan Xiao took Lan Yuxi's hand and said, "Big Brother, I still have guests to entertain. Why don't you and Luan Qian go see Dad?"
Nan Yao nodded slightly and led Luan Qian towards Nan Zhenting.
Lan Yuxi pouted. After Nan Yao walked away, she said indignantly, "I thought he would come on his own, but I didn't expect him to be so ostentatious."
Nan Xiao raised his hand and touched her. "Forget it, since they're here, if you don't want to see them, just stay away from them."
Lan Yuxi pouted and glanced back towards Nan Zhenting. Seeing Nan Yao talking to the old man, and Luan Qian looking at Ling Yun's mother not far away with a strange gaze, her heart skipped a beat. However, she quickly felt relieved. Didn't she also look at Xia Qianqian with that kind of gaze when she saw Xia Qianqian, who had undergone plastic surgery to look like her?
Ling Yun sensed Luan Qian's gaze and looked over. When their eyes met, she was also taken aback. If she didn't know that her mother had only given birth to her, she would have thought she had seen long-lost twin sisters.
Ling Yun politely nodded at her, and Luan Qian gave an awkward smile.
Tang Wan smiled and linked her arm with Ling Yun's. "I've heard that this Luan Qian looks like you, but I didn't expect her to look so much alike. You know, what if Mom actually had two daughters back then?"
Ling Yun shook her head with a smile. "She's much younger than me. But it's really rare to look so alike."