Madam Nan watched her son with a face as dark as ink. "Your heart is only for Lan Yuxi. You'd even do something like attempt suicide for her. How can I still trust you?"
Nan Xiao said in a deep voice, "I was consumed by guilt and couldn't face anyone back then, not that I tried to commit suicide because of Xi Bao. Mom, Xi Bao did nothing wrong. Why do you have to make trouble for her at every turn? You've done so many things to Xi Bao that you shouldn't have, yet she still intends to live peacefully with you. Why can't you try to accept her?"
Madam Nan pondered for a moment. "Are those two children yours?"
Nan Xiao softly hummed an affirmative.
"Are you marrying her because of those two children?"
"No, I only recently found out that those two little ones are my children. Mom, I've liked Xi Bao for many years. If it weren't for that incident, Xi Bao and I should have been together long ago." Nan Xiao glanced at the expensive steel watch on his wrist. "Mom, in my life, I've never asked you for anything. This time, I'm begging you. Stop this, and make Xi Bao and me happy."
A flicker of struggle crossed Madam Nan's eyes. Her son was right. He had never asked her for anything. Yet, the thought that he was begging her because of Lan Yuxi still made her somewhat unhappy.
"I can make you happy, but those two children must be raised by me. Also, Lan Yuxi can never enter the old residence in this lifetime."
A hint of darkness flashed in Nan Xiao's obsidian eyes. He stood up and said, "Consider it as if I've said nothing to you!"
Seeing him about to leave, Madam Nan hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"
"It's time to wrap things up. Without them, without me, what will you have left in the Nan family? If the old man really divorces you one day, you should start considering your future now."
Nan Xiao walked towards the door as he spoke.
Madam Nan's voice trembled as she asked, "Did you really destroy them?"
"There's no need for me to lie to you."
Nan Xiao walked out without looking back. He had caught a glimpse of Lan Moshu signaling him earlier and, worried that Lan Yuxi might be in trouble, dared not delay for a moment. His pace quickened.
Lan Xiao Wu saw him emerge and made a gesture. Nan Xiao followed him into the adjacent private room.
At the dining table in the adjacent private room, Lan Yuxi and Chao Chao were each in front of a computer, typing furiously.
Lan Yuxi looked up upon hearing footsteps. "We've basically locked onto their location. They are less than five kilometers from here. They haven't moved forward, so they should be in a standby state."
Nan Xiao glanced at the location, picked up his phone, and sent a message to Nan Xiangbei.
"Do you need support? My people are all on standby outside."
"No need. I'll be there immediately. If I'm there, there won't be a fight."
Nan Xiao ruffled her hair and walked behind his son. Seeing that his son's small hands were moving so fast that only afterimages could be seen, he sighed inwardly.
"I'm leaving. You two be careful. Eat something if you're hungry. I'll come back to pick you up after I've handled things over there."
"Mmm, go quickly."
After Nan Xiao left, Lan Xiao Wu asked, "Xi'er, who exactly are those people?"
"Killers. This cannot be spoken of because, in the early days of the founding of the nation, the President ordered that each major family dismiss their assassins. I didn't expect the ancestors of the Nan family to be so bold as to keep them until now."
Lan Xiao Wu scoffed. "It's not that they were bold, but they had already found scapegoats in advance. Think about it, why is the jade bracelet in that old woman's hand, and not in Nan Xiao's, the head of the family?"
Lan Yuxi raised her eyebrows slightly. "If I had known this, I wouldn't have bothered with this troublesome matter."
"Can you just not bother if you say you won't?" Lan Xiao Wu subtly gestured towards Chao Chao. "This little guy, he acts indifferent towards his father, but in reality, he cares more than anyone. Knowing his father is in trouble, he rushed back. Xi'er, I think Nan Xiao's ability is not as good as Chao Chao's. Marrying him is a bit of a loss for you."
Chao Chao retorted indignantly, "Who says my dad isn't capable? My dad's men are less than a kilometer away from those people, and based on their direction of travel, they should have detected their traces."
"You little brat, I just said it casually, why are you getting so worked up with me?"
Lan Yuxi smiled helplessly. "You know he cares about Nan Xiao, yet you deliberately provoke him."
"Fine. Can't I just shut up?" Lan Xiao Wu said, about to head out.
Lan Yuxi asked, "Where are you going?"
"To order some food for you and the little guy. And to check the situation over there?"
As soon as Lan Xiao Wu finished speaking, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside.
Lan Xiao Wu slightly opened the door and peeked out. He saw a few Nan family bodyguards carrying Madam Nan out of the adjacent private room.
Lan Xiao Wu's lips curved upwards as he closed the door and turned to Lan Yuxi. "The old witch has been carried away."
"Fainted again?" Lan Yuxi asked, frowning.
Lan Xiao Wu nodded with a gloating expression. "Mm-hmm. Her arms were dangling as they carried her. This time, she's probably really fainted."
"Knock, knock..." A knocking sound came from outside the door.
Lan Xiao Wu glanced at his sister. Seeing her nod, he opened the door.
Nan Zhenting walked in with a stern face and placed the jade bracelet Madam Nan was wearing beside Lan Yuxi. "This is the token of the Nan family's matriarch. It's something that doesn't belong to her, yet she's occupied it for so many years. Your grandmother didn't get to wear it, so you wear it for her."
Lan Yuxi pursed her lips. "Is this a token or a death warrant?"
"Of course, it's a token! If it were a death warrant, would Nan Xiao help you get it?" Nan Zhenting sighed. "I always thought those people were dismissed long ago. Today, I learned that An Lianshu had been keeping them behind my back. If this were discovered, how many people in the Nan family would be implicated? Fortunately, Nan Xiao has already controlled them."
Lan Yuxi pushed the jade bracelet back towards him. "You keep it. Although Nan Xiao and I are married, it doesn't mean I'll get involved in the Nan family's messy affairs."
"You child, Nan Xiao is the head of the Nan family. If you don't help him manage the Nan family, who else can?"
"You!"
Nan Zhenting glared at her irritably. "I still want to enjoy a few years of peace! If you don't care for it, then return it to Nan Xiao. I couldn't be bothered who he gives it to!"
Lan Yuxi furrowed her brow slightly. "Did the old lady faint because you fought with her over this bracelet?"
"I'm not that capable. She fainted from heartache because her son destroyed her last line of defense."
*Serves her right!* Lan Yuxi thought to herself. Then she asked, "Old man, are you hungry? Shall I have your grandson accompany you for a meal?"
Upon hearing that his grandson hadn't eaten, Nan Zhenting immediately became anxious. "How can you be a mother? The child hasn't eaten at this hour. What if he gets hungry?"