“I’m here too!” Lan Xiaoliu greeted as he entered, picking up Zhaozhao. “Hanyi drew a picture in the sterile room today, guess what he drew?”
Zhaozhao furrowed his tiny brow and pondered, “Brother, sister, and him?”
Lan Xiaoliu chuckled and flicked his nose. “Your little brain is incredible! You guessed it right away! Hanyi heard that you and Mumu were doing a live stream to raise funds for the villagers in Daliang Mountain, so he wrote seven words on the drawing with a shaky hand – Thank you, brother and sister!”
Mumu counted on her little fingers. “Uncle Liu, ‘Thank you, brother and sister’ – isn’t that six words?”
“There are six words, but there’s also a big exclamation mark after them!”
Mumu pouted. “Okay, I won’t say you can’t count.”
Lan Xiaoliu laughed and patted her head. “Come on, Uncle Liu will take you out to play.”
Lan Yuxi glanced at the darkening sky outside. “It’s already dark, where are you taking them?”
Lan Xiaoliu said with a smile, “I’m going to shoot some videos of small animals for Hanyi. He still can’t see us for a while after the surgery, so watching small animals and Zhaozhao and Mumu will help him pass the time.”
Lan Yuxi gently patted Mumu’s back. “Go ahead, record more short videos for Hanyi.”
“Okay.” Mumu turned and opened her arms to Lan Xiaoliu.
Lan Xiaoliu scooped her up with one arm. “Here we go~”
Lan Yuxi watched the three of them leave, then provocatively glanced at Lan Musi, who was leaning on the railing and looking at her.
Lan Lao Er huffily turned his face away.
Lan Yuxi looked at Nan Xiao with a wronged expression. “Husband, what kind of person is he? It’s one thing for him to scheme against me behind my back, but now he’s angry with me! He’s trying to bully me because Mom and Dad aren’t home.”
Nan Xiao suppressed a smile and pulled her into his arms. “It’s okay, husband will stand up for you.”
“I knew my husband was the best to me. Some people, they only want their wives and not me.”
Lan Musi snorted and came down. “I did that for you! But you, you can’t stand the sight of me every day. As soon as you got back, you showered me with drama.”
“Pfft—” Lan Yuxi covered her mouth, laughing.
Lan Musi sat down next to her and pulled her hand down. “You’ve got the certificate, you’ve taken the wedding photos, when are you going to do what you promised me?”
Lan Yuxi rolled her eyes at him. “What did I promise you?”
“Are you trying to renege?”
“You silly goose! Don’t worry, it’ll be half a month at most, and your business will be done!”
“Still half a month?”
“What else? Hanyi is having surgery tomorrow, who has the time to deal with your trivial matters!”
Lan Musi thought for a moment. “Alright, for Hanyi, I’ll endure.”
“I’m taking Zhaozhao and Mumu to the hospital tomorrow, are you coming?”
“Yes, absolutely.”
“Have you arranged things with the school?”
“Everything’s arranged.”
Lan Yuxi patted Lan Musi’s shoulder forcefully. “Good, for being so responsible, I’ll definitely handle your business!”
Lan Musi took her hand and stood up. “I’m going upstairs. You two should get some rest too… Oh, are Zhaozhao and Mumu live streaming today? I’ll go give them some gifts.”
“No more live streams, it’s not good for children to do that.”
“Then I’m going up.” Lan Musi said and quickly went upstairs.
“Beep… beep…” As soon as he left, Nan Xiao’s phone rang.
Nan Xiao looked at the number on the screen, his expression not very good, and got up. “I need to take this call.”
Lan Yuxi glanced at the screen, saw it was An Lanshu calling, and pointed to the study. “Take it in the study, I’m going upstairs.”
Nan Xiao lightly acknowledged and went into the study with his phone.
Lan Yuxi shook her head helplessly, got up, and went upstairs.
She had just changed into her pajamas when Nan Xiao pushed the door open and came in. “Wife, I need to go to Shengshi Jiangnan. The housekeeper said my mother isn’t feeling well.”
“Go ahead. Ask Huo Ding to come along too, so anything that happens can be dealt with promptly.”
Nan Xiao kissed her forehead with a guilty expression. “I’ll try to be back as soon as possible.”
Lan Yuxi said calmly, “Try not to make her angry. If she wants you to stay, then stay.”
Nan Xiao pursed his lips. “We’ll see.”
Lan Yuxi got him a set of pajamas and put them in a bag. “She probably won’t let you come back tonight. Since you’re going, don’t provoke her. However, when you’re there, you must be careful with your food and drinks, and make sure to lock your door when you sleep.”
Nan Xiao looked at her with amusement. “Don’t you trust me that much? Or should I not go?”
Lan Yuxi shoved him out impatiently. “Hurry up and go. The later you go, the sicker she’ll get.”
Nan Xiao hugged her with a hint of helplessness. “I’m sorry.”
Lan Yuxi remembered something and quickly pushed him away. “Wait, I’ll get you something.”
Nan Xiao looked at her suspiciously as she ran back into the bedroom and then rushed out again.
“Open your mouth!”
Nan Xiao obeyed and opened his mouth.
Lan Yuxi put a pill into his mouth. “Alright, you can go now.”
Nan Xiao frowned slightly as he swallowed the pill. “What did you give me?”
“Poison.” Lan Yuxi smiled and gestured towards the stairs with her chin. “Go on, hurry.”
“I’ll eat poison too,” Nan Xiao said with a smile, lightly kissing the top of her head before turning and going downstairs.
When Zhaozhao and Mumu returned from filming, they were disappointed not to see their father. Lan Yuxi comforted the two little ones for a while before going to wash up.
In the middle of the night, the two little ones were asleep, but Lan Yuxi’s eyes were wide open, unable to fall asleep.
After counting sheep for a while and still unable to sleep, Lan Yuxi completely gave up on the idea of sleeping. She got up, went into the walk-in closet, took out her phone, and made a call.
“What’s the situation on your end? Is An Lanshu really sick?”
“She’s really sick. Dr. Huo stayed there for a long time before leaving.”
“Is Fu Ruixi there too?”
“Yes, she came this afternoon and hasn’t left yet.”
Lan Yuxi tightened her grip on her phone and said coldly, “Get me the surveillance feed from over there.”
“Yes.”
Lan Yuxi hung up, took out her laptop, and after it booted up, she received the link sent by her subordinate.
Twenty minutes later, on the second floor of Shengshi Jiangnan.
Outside Nan Xiao’s bedroom door, a figure tiptoed from the adjacent room. The person held a tube-like object and blew into the gap under the door a couple of times. After waiting for a moment, they took out a key and opened the door.
Lan Yuxi stared at the screen for a moment, her fists clenched in anger.
Fu Ruixi! She actually dared to!
Good!
Very good!
An Lanshu indeed had malicious intentions. If she hadn't prepared in advance, Nan Xiao would have definitely fallen into her trap!
The next second, Fu Ruixi was kicked out like a kite with a broken string.
Following that, Nan Xiao walked out with a cold expression. He glanced coldly at Fu Ruixi, who was convulsing on the ground, then quickly went downstairs.
An Lanshu stood at the foot of the stairs, looking at him coldly. “What are you doing!”