Wang Jiaojiao was stunned. "What... what do you want? My grandfather is Zheng... mmmph..."
A bodyguard covered her mouth and dragged her directly into the elevator.
Seeing this, the bodyguards she brought were about to step forward to stop them, but they were immediately subdued by bodyguards hidden in the dark and thrown into the elevator together.
Zheng Peipei looked at Lan Xiaoliu nervously, "You're not going to do anything to her, are you?"
Lan Xiaoliu frowned slightly. "Sister-in-law, the meek will inherit the earth. You must remember these five words!"
Zheng Peipei's small face turned red as she averted her gaze. "I'm not your sister-in-law."
Lan Xiaoliu hooked the corner of his lips. "I thought only men would forget about things once they were done. I didn't expect women to be so heartless."
Zheng Peipei glanced at him quickly. "I'm not refusing responsibility. I'll compensate for other things, but I will never be a substitute for someone else."
"A substitute? You mean Zi Xin? Then you're overthinking it. Although you look very alike, you are definitely not a substitute in my second brother's eyes. Because if he treated you as a substitute, he wouldn't be so worried about you. As soon as he heard Wang Jiaojiao was causing trouble, he immediately called me to come protect you."
Lan Xiaoliu glanced at her troubled face and continued, "Are you worried that if you agree to my second brother, he might discard you after getting what he wants? I can reassure you. He's very traditional. Once he makes a choice, it's for a lifetime. And about Zi Xin, you don't have to worry about her interfering with your relationship with my second brother, because her heart only belongs to my elder brother."
Zheng Peipei looked at him suspiciously.
"In a while, my elder brother will accompany Zi Xin to China. You'll understand when you see them," Lan Xiaoliu said, turning his head as he heard the elevator door open.
Lan Musi walked out hurriedly. The first question he asked Lan Xiaoliu was, "Where is she?"
"I had someone throw her out," Lan Xiaoliu said, turning to leave. He had done what he needed to do, and the rest was up to his second brother.
Lan Musi looked around and walked into the ward with a frown.
Seeing him enter, Zheng Peipei nervously clenched her fingers.
Lan Musi asked coldly, "Your grandfather withdrew all the bodyguards?"
Zheng Peipei's eyes dimmed, and she gave a soft "Mm."
"He's giving up on you already, without even a proper confrontation?"
Lan Musi frowned and took out his phone, dialing.
"Mom, have the Zheng family arrived?"
"Not yet, what's wrong?"
"When they get there, don't be nice to them. I've never seen such cold-blooded people. Peipei is still sick, and they left her alone in the hospital. If I hadn't come, she would have had to be discharged alone. And that Wang Jiaojiao, not only did they not deal with her, they even encouraged her to cause trouble at the hospital."
Tang Wan frowned slightly. "Are they not taking their own granddaughter seriously, or are they not taking our Lan family seriously! You and Peipei wait there, your father and I will personally come to pick up Peipei to recuperate at our home."
Lan Musi nodded and hung up the phone, looking at Zheng Peipei. "My parents are coming to pick you up from the hospital."
"Don't bother Uncle and Aunt. It's too much trouble for them."
"This is a must. Otherwise, you'll never be able to establish yourself in the Zheng family."
"I never intended to rely on the Zheng family. I can support myself."
"With me here, you won't have to worry about supporting yourself," Lan Musi said, gripping his phone tightly. "Your grandfather did this, didn't your parents say anything?"
Zheng Peipei pursed her lips. "It's because I was too stubborn that I hurt my parents' feelings."
"You are indeed stubborn. I've explained things so clearly, I don't know what you're still hesitating about."
Zheng Peipei lowered her eyes, her voice barely audible, and asked, "Can you wait for me? I still want to pursue a doctorate after I finish my master's."
"Hmm?" Lan Musi didn't hear clearly and looked at her suspiciously.
Zheng Peipei glanced at him quickly. "I still need at least four years of study. After graduation, I want to go out to work. Can you agree to that?"
"It's rare for you to be so ambitious. Why wouldn't I agree?"
"But I heard that women are not allowed to work in Norcas."
Lan Musi hooked the corner of his lips. "Although I live in Norcas, I am Chinese, and I plan to settle in China."
"You want to settle in China?"
Lan Musi nodded. "Xi'er has been drifting for twenty-four years and has no family around her. I want to stay by her side, so if anything happens to her, there will be someone to talk to."
"I really envy the relationship between you siblings. It's not like that in my family. When my brother found out about my accident, he didn't care if I was framed or not; he just thought I was a disgrace and couldn't even be bothered to look at me."
"It's better not to go back to such a family. My parents will be here soon. You'll come with us to the hillside villa. After you've recovered, no matter where you want to live, I'll accompany you."
Zheng Peipei's face flushed to her ears.
At four in the afternoon, just as Lan Yuxi finished a call with her mother, Nan Xiao called.
"Wife, I'm here. Are you out of class?"
"I'm out of class. I'll come out and find you now."
"I'm in the parking lot."
Lan Yuxi smiled and said, "You drove into the campus? What were the guards doing? Didn't they say that non-staff members are not allowed to enter without permission?"
"I'm not a staff member of Lan Ling Academy, but I am from the Nan Group Training Center. They have no reason to stop me." Nan Xiao got out of the car and waved to Lan Yuxi, who was walking towards him.
Lan Yuxi smiled and quickened her pace.
Nan Xiao hung up the phone, opened his arms, and Lan Yuxi rushed into his embrace with a smile.
Nan Xiao leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "Why are you so happy today?"
"Huh? Is it that obvious?"
"I don't know if it's obvious or not, but I can tell."
Lan Yuxi let go of him, smiled, and got into the car. "Get in, I'll tell you on the way back."
Nan Xiao sat in the driver's seat, and as he started the engine, he glanced at the rearview mirror with a frown.
Lan Yuxi asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
"A man has been peeking at us. I took a look just now, and he ran away."
Lan Yuxi turned her head and looked back at the car. "We should be more careful at school from now on. I guess our hugging and kissing scared him away just now."
Nan Xiao shrugged indifferently. "I'm worried about my own wife. What business is it of his!"
Lan Yuxi poked his arm with a smile. "You swore!"
"Did I?" Nan Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly. "Didn't you say you had something fun to tell me? Tell me, make me happy too."
"Zheng Peipei is staying at our house now. Mom and Dad personally picked her up. You won't believe it, but as soon as Mom and Dad left, Old Man Zheng and the others showed up, haha..."
Lan Yuxi hadn't finished speaking before she started laughing.