An Xi nervously fiddled with her fingers, "Yuxi, I apologize on behalf of my elder brother. Please don't be angry with him. I didn't see through Luo Jinwen's character, and my brother certainly wouldn't have."
Lan Yuxi smiled and patted her hand, "What are you talking about! Elder brother's mistake was unintentional, why would I be angry with him! Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go eat. If you two have plans this afternoon, you don't need to stay and accompany me. I'll see how things go and head back around two or three o'clock."
Mu Luxi said, "I have nothing to do when I go back, I'll accompany you."
An Xi pursed her lips, "I won't be accompanying you this afternoon. Luansheng is still at your place, and I'm afraid he'll act up if he can't see me for too long."
"Okay, it's settled. What do you two want to eat?"
The three discussed it and finally chose a well-known Western restaurant.
The moment Lan Yuxi stepped in, memories from a year ago flooded her mind.
On that day, she had dinner here with her elder brother, then was mobbed by reporters. Nan Xiao had protected her, calling her "my child" repeatedly to smooth things over.
She had already been heartbroken then, who knew she and he would end up together after all their twists and turns.
As the three ordered their food, Nan Xiao's call came in, "Have you had lunch?"
"We're about to eat, how about you?"
"I just finished a meeting and am going to eat now. How are things on your end? Any progress?"
"Yes! Quite significant! Xiang Dong was successfully pursued by Huo Nian, and Xiang Xi..."
Lan Yuxi reported the couples who had successfully gotten together to Nan Xiao one by one, but she didn't mention Luo Shi Yi's matter to avoid worrying him.
Nan Xiao's lips curved slightly, "Good. It wasn't a waste of all this effort."
"Right? How will you reward me?"
"How about I reward myself to you?"
Lan Yuxi exclaimed with disgust, and Nan Xiao's hearty laughter soon came through the phone.
"What time will you be back? Do you need me to pick you up?"
"No need, I'll be home earlier than you."
Lan Yuxi glanced at Mu Luxi and An Xi, who were exchanging meaningful looks, and playfully rolled her eyes at them before saying to Nan Xiao, "I'll hang up first. The two people sitting opposite me are about to have their teeth ache from our sweetness."
"Okay." Nan Xiao smiled and hung up. Just as he was about to turn off his screen, he saw several WeChat notifications.
Nan Xiao saw that the messages were from the people he had sent to protect Lan Yuxi and quickly opened WeChat.
Before he could finish reading, his face darkened.
Luo Jinwen, well done! He actually dared to send his two sons to stir up trouble.
Nan Xiao quickly typed a few words on the screen and sent them before heading to the restaurant, emanating a chilling aura.
Luo Residence.
Madam Luo, Xie Youlan, watched her two sons being thrown in from outside the door, her heart aching so much she almost fainted.
"Who the hell beat my sons like this?" Xie Youlan shrieked.
Fia, with a frown, shouted inside, "Hong Men's Lan Yuxi!"
"You little slut... slap!"
Before Xie Youlan could finish speaking, she was slapped.
Xie Youlan clutched her instantly swollen face, staring blankly at the person who hit her. This woman had been standing outside just moments ago. How had she gotten in, and how had she hit her?
"Old hag!" Fia said coldly, "My Xi Master said, if you're not afraid of her exposing your family's dirty secrets, then go ahead and make a scene. The more public, the better!"
Ying watched indifferently. After Fia warned Xie Youlan, he said coldly, "If you want medical expenses, go to the Half-Mountain Villa!"
Xie Youlan stared at the two of them blankly. It wasn't until they got into the car that she came to her senses and yelled at the servants behind her, "What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and take the young masters to the hospital!"
Xie Youlan directed the servants to carry her two sons onto a car, while she got into another and headed to Huo's Hospital ahead of them.
On the way, she called her husband.
"Husband, the sons were beaten by Lan Yuxi..."
"What? You said who beat my sons?"
"Lan Yuxi! That little slut must be standing up for that unfilial child. Our sons are still unconscious... *sob sob*... Husband, you must get justice for our sons."
"Take the children to the hospital quickly. We'll discuss getting justice later."
Luo Jinwen said he would get justice, but in his heart, he was already terrified. That was Lan Yuxi, Nan Xiao's wife. It would be difficult to get justice!
He regretted it now. He shouldn't have sent his two sons to Dihao just to climb the social ladder.
"I'm on my way to Huo's Hospital. Once the medical report is out, you can file a police report. Lan Yuxi is nothing, even if her husband is Nan Xiao, assaulting someone is still against the law!" Xie Youlan pouted, "Does she really think I'm easily scared? She warned me that if I dared to speak out, she'd expose our past. Our family is spotless, what secrets are there to expose?"
Luo Jinwen's face turned pale. His hand, holding the phone, tightened. After a long pause, he said tremblingly, "Do not report it! Turn around immediately and do not go to Huo's Hospital."
"Why?!"
"Before you ask why, think about the mother of that little beast!"
Sweat instantly appeared on Xie Youlan's forehead. Had Lan Yuxi already learned the truth?
Impossible. If she knew the truth, she would have come to settle the score long ago.
Despite her thoughts, Xie Youlan no longer dared to mention reporting the incident. However, her promise to Luo Jinwen not to report it didn't mean she wouldn't take her two sons to Huo's Hospital.
Huo's Hospital was the best in the entire capital, and it was close to home. She couldn't bear to send her two sons to those second or third-rate hospitals.
Xie Youlan's car soon arrived at Huo's Hospital. After getting out of the car, she made a phone call.
"Vice Dean Li, this is Xie Youlan. My two sons have some minor injuries, can you help me get two hospital rooms?"
Xie Youlan knew that without connections, it would take a week or two to get a room at Huo's Hospital.
If this were before, Vice Dean Li would have agreed without hesitation. But the dean had just called him, saying that from now on, Huo's Hospital would refuse to admit Luo Jinwen and his entire family of four.
Seeing that Vice Dean Li was slow to respond, Xie Youlan felt a vague sense of foreboding.
"Mrs. Luo, I apologize, but all the hospital beds are full."
"Vice Dean Li, don't you have internal rooms? Can you give me two... no, just one room."
Seeing that his polite refusal wasn't working, Vice Dean Li had no choice but to tell the truth, "Mrs. Luo, to be honest, Dean Huo just called me. He said that from now on, Huo's Hospital will refuse to admit your family of four."
"What?!" Xie Youlan stood in the lobby and shouted loudly, disregarding her image.
Vice Dean Li frowned, hung up the phone, and then blocked Xie Youlan and Luo Jinwen's phone numbers.
Seeing that the call was hung up, Xie Youlan redialed and discovered she had been blocked. It was then that she realized the Nan family and the Huo family were in league with each other, which explained why her husband had told her not to come.