Chapter 233: The Sooner The Better
Xuan Xia originally thought Ding Lu would drive to the hospital. Wasn’t Guan Jinjun staying at the hospital? But watching the street scenes pass by, the front seemed to be Yanjing’s well-known villa district.
She couldn’t help but speak up: “This is… going where?”
Ding Lu explained while dividing her attention: “The hospital has too many people and eyes. My uncle felt it was inconvenient, so he was discharged today.”
Xuan Xia understood and said no more.
More than ten minutes later, Ding Lu drove the car into the garage of the villa marked with the number 28 gate.
And at this moment, inside villa number 28, the lights were brightly lit, showing not the slightest awareness that it was already early morning and time to turn off the lights and sleep.
Xuan Xia followed Ding Lu from the garage into the villa, and soon saw a house full of people.
Qu Xingxuan, the two Daoist Masters from Qinghui Temple, Guan Jinjun, two ladies of unknown specific identities, and additionally several bodyguards.
After the people in the room saw Xuan Xia, Qu Xingxuan was the first to stand up, wanting to come over to greet her, but at the critical moment he remembered his current persona and abruptly stopped his steps, merely looking at Xuan Xia with an excited expression.
“You’ve arrived.” Qu Xingxuan greeted Xuan Xia reservedly.
Xuan Xia smiled and nodded at him.
After more than a month without seeing him, it seemed Qu Xingxuan hadn’t been tormented by studying at all. Instead, Xuan Xia felt that Qu Xingxuan had grown taller.
After greeting Qu Xingxuan, Xuan Xia nodded to the two Daoist Masters from Qinghui Temple.
The two Daoist Masters smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Xuan Xia.
Both of these Daoist Masters had participated in the operation led by Yan Wentao last time, and plus Xuan Xia had seen them several times when visiting Qinghui Temple, so they were familiar with each other.
After greeting those she knew, Ding Lu introduced the remaining few she didn’t know.
Ding Lu said: “Aunt, uncle, this is Xuan Xia.”
“Xuan Xia, my uncle and aunt, this is my younger sister Guan Lixue.”
It turned out to be a family of three.
Xuan Xia followed Ding Lu’s words and greeted the three.
20️⃖ The three members of the Guan family: Guan Jinjun appeared the calmest, but Madam Guan beside him couldn’t hide her agitation as soon as she opened her mouth, “Miss Xuan, thank you for coming all this way. Please, Miss Xuan, you must help!”
Before Xuan Xia could respond, Ding Lu looked at Guan Lixue and asked: “Why is Lixue at home too?”
As soon as this was mentioned, Madam Guan’s expression became even more agitated. She reached out to hold her daughter’s hand and kept rubbing it, as if to feel the reality: “She almost had an accident.”
“What?!” Ding Lu’s expression changed.
Guan Lixue tugged at the corner of her mouth with a smile, not hurrying to explain the situation, but instead soothing her mother’s emotions.
Qu Xingxuan on the side leaned over and quietly explained the situation.
Because Guan Jinjun had suddenly been hospitalized, the company’s affairs for the past two days had been handled by Guan Lixue.
According to the original plan, Guan Lixue was supposed to go on a business trip to the neighboring city today, but unexpectedly something almost happened halfway, so Guan Lixue urgently returned.
As for those bodyguards, they were hired by the Guan couple to ensure Guan Lixue’s safety on the business trip. According to Qu Xingxuan, it was precisely because these bodyguards had strong destinies and abundant yang energy that they saved Guan Lixue from disaster.
He then specifically described the situation Guan Lixue encountered.
For people like Qu Xingxuan who were accustomed to such things, the situation Guan Lixue encountered wasn’t particularly dangerous, but for ordinary people, it was enough to scare them out of their wits, and for the more timid, it could even scare them to death.
Just like Ding Lu, who was listening beside Xuan Xia.
Qu Xingxuan had spoken very softly, but Ding Lu still heard most of it. She hadn’t experienced it personally, but just imagining it made her legs go weak. Unable to hold back, she grabbed Xuan Xia’s arm for support.
Xuan Xia nodded, also signaling Qu Xingxuan to stop talking.
She then reached out to support Ding Lu, lest she really fall.
Ding Lu gratefully glanced at Xuan Xia.
Xuan Xia looked at the three Guan family members again, not knowing exactly what enemies the Guan family had made to form such a deadly feud that threatened the lives of the whole family.
As for the two fallen workers mentioned by Ding Lu, Xuan Xia now completely ruled them out.
Guan Lixue’s encounter was clearly arranged by someone powerful; it couldn’t have been targeted by two fallen workers.
Additionally, Guan Lixue’s composure was quite impressive to Xuan Xia.
As expected of an entrepreneur’s daughter?
While Xuan Xia was looking at the Guan family and organizing her thoughts, Guan Jinjun suddenly spoke: “Now that Miss Xuan has arrived. I have some words I want to say to everyone.”
Because Guan Jinjun said “everyone,” Qu Xingxuan and the two Daoist Masters from Qinghui Temple also turned their attention to Guan Jinjun.
“I don’t care what methods you use, I want to know who is harming my family.” Guan Jinjun paused, “Whether it’s the hands-on people or the ones commanding from behind the scenes, I want to know.”
After speaking, he paused again, as if to ensure everyone present could hear his words clearly.
After his line of sight swept over Xuan Xia and the others one by one, Guan Jinjun continued: “No matter how many people are needed, no matter how much money is required, even if it means bankrupting the family, I am willing to pay. I only need answers.”
Xuan Xia: “…”
Throughout Guan Jinjun’s speech, his tone was calm and his emotions stable, but his words truly startled people.
This was truly using the steadiest emotions to say the harshest words.
However, his wife and daughter standing beside him didn’t voice any disagreement with his earlier words; they all tacitly accepted his decision.
Qu Xingxuan and the two Daoist Masters from Qinghui Temple simultaneously looked at Xuan Xia.
Bankrupting the family without hesitation—these words would absolutely be full of temptation in the ears of money-loving people.
But fortunately, everyone present now had been brought by Xuan Xia; they were absolutely reliable in terms of character and desires.
Xuan Xia smiled faintly and said to Guan Jinjun under everyone’s gaze: “I understand. Mister Guan, rest assured, we will definitely give you an explanation.”
Guan Jinjun nodded, not forgetting to add: “Be quick, the sooner the better.”
Everyone understood the principle that delays breed trouble; Guan Jinjun already knew that the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for his family.
“I understand.” Xuan Xia responded mildly as always.
In the following time, Xuan Xia called Qu Xingxuan and the two Daoist Masters together, and everyone exchanged what they had seen and sensed in the past two days to see if there were any clues.
Through Qu Xingxuan’s supplement, Xuan Xia learned that they hadn’t been at this villa for long either.
As for the previous situation, including guarding the Guan couple last night, everything was normal with no anomalies.
However, one of the two Daoist Masters suddenly said: “When we entered, I always felt something was off about this villa.”
“What’s off about it?” Xuan Xia asked while looking at Qu Xingxuan.
Qu Xingxuan understood what Xuan Xia meant and immediately shook his head.
He hadn’t sensed anything off about this villa.
No unclean things.
The one who felt it was off said: “The feng shui layout of this villa seems a bit wrong, but we came in in a hurry earlier and didn’t have time to look carefully.”
The implication was that he wanted to examine the entire feng shui pattern of the villa.
“Then take a look.”
Went out for birthday, ended up inverting myself, broke for several days. I don’t know what’s going on, but since February this year, my body has been having problems. Sigh.
