Su Jianâan picked up the phone nervously and asked hopefully, âYunyun, can you get in touch with Aunt Zhou?â
âCousin, I was about to ask you this question.â Xiao Yunyun said in puzzlement, âI dialed the number you gave me but no one answered the phone. Is this number wrong?â
Su Jianâan was very sure that the number she sent to Xiao Yunyun was Aunt Zhouâs.
Yunyun lost contact with Aunt Zhou, too.
Aunt Zhou neither picked up the phone nor went home...
Xu Youningâs suspicion was very likely to be true.
Su Jianâan calmed herself down first and said, âYunyun, come back with Mumu immediately. And ask Yuechuan to send more people to protect you two. Be careful on the way.â
Xiao Yunyun noticed that something unusual happened, and she was obviously flustered. âOkay... I... I know...â said she.
âDonât be afraid,â Su Jianâan comforted her. âIâm going to find your cousin-in-law now. Weâll send someone to pick Mumu and you up.â
Xiao Yunyun calmed down a lot and answered, âOkay.â
When Su Jianâan hung up the phone and turned her head, she found Xu Youningâs hand was trembling.
She knew what Xu Youning was afraid of, so she tried to comfort her, saying âDonât worry. Maybe thereâs something wrong with Aunt Zhouâs mobile phone. Letâs go find Sijue and Boyan first.â
Only Lu Boyan and Mu Sijue knew how to deal with this situation. Asking them for help was the best choice.
Luo Xiaoxi didnât know what was going on. She asked in a daze, âJianâan, what happened? Whatâs wrong with Aunt Zhou?â
âIâm not sure yet.â Su Jianâan didnât want to make Luo Xiaoxi anxious, but her tone revealed her uneasy mood. âXiaoxi, you stay here. Youning and I will go to the club,â added she.
Su Jianâan and Xu Youning almost rushed into the club. The manager told them that Lu Boyan and Mu Sijue were in the meeting room.
Without knocking on the door, Su Jianâan ran straight to the induction area. The automatic door rang and opened.
She went straight in with Xu Youning.
There were some other people in the conference room. They all looked at Su Jianâan and Xu Youning in amazement as the two girlsâ sudden intruding puzzled them.
However, Su Jianâan never did anything inexplicable, unless... something was wrong.
âSorry, we need a pause.â
Saying this, Lu Boyan got up, took Su Jianâanâs hand, and pulled her out. Mu Sijue was in step with him. As the four people went out of the conference room, and the automatic door behind them slowly closed.
âBoyan,â Su Jianâan grabbed Lu Boyanâs hand and said, âAunt Zhou went to buy some food, but we canât get in touch with her now.â
Mu Sijue looked at Xu Youning and asked tensely, âWhatâs going on?â
âI donât know...â Xu Youningâs voice showed an unprecedented daze. âI went back from Jianâan home and found Aunt Zhou hadnât come back yet. So I called her, but... Aunt Zhou didnât answer the phone.â
Mu Sijue frowned involuntarily. He asked one of his subordinates coldly, âWho drove Aunt Zhou to the market?â
âGenerally, it will be A Wen and A Wu.â Then the man quickly reacted and said, âIâll contact them.â
He called them several times, but no one answered.
Hanging up the phone, he looked at Mu Sijue anxiously and said, âSeventh Brother, something... might happen.â
Xu Youningâs face suddenly turned pale. She snatched Mu Sijueâs phone.
Her grandma had passed away because of her. So she couldnât let anyone get hurt because of her again.
Mu Sijue grasped Xu Youningâs hand and asked, âWho are you calling?â
âKang Ruicheng!â Xu Youningâs tone was calm and firm. âIâll ask him to let go of Aunt Zhou!â
Mu Sijue wrested back his phone and said with a tough attitude, âIâll deal with it. Iâll contact Kang Ruicheng after we figure everything out. You donât have to be involved in!â
He was afraid that Xu Youning would vacillate.
âThereâs no need to investigate!â Xu Youning raised her voice. âKang Ruicheng found Aunt Zhou and kidnapped her when she was not at the top of the mountain! Kang Ruicheng is much crueler than you think. You donât know how he will treat Aunt Zhou!â
âAnyway, Iâll deal with it!â Mu Sijue said, âI know what Kang Ruicheng wants better than you do!â
Kang Ruicheng wanted no more than Xu Youning and Mumu.
Once Xu Youning contacted Kang Ruicheng, he would definitely tell her that as long as she went back, Aunt Zhou could come back safely.
In this way, Xu Youning would certainly vacillate.
However, how could Mu Sijue let Xu Youning go back?
Mu Sijue was in a dilemma.
Kang Ruicheng must have investigated Aunt Zhou and knew how important she was to him, so he kidnapped her at this critical moment.
Next, Kang Ruicheng would propose to swap Xu Youning and Mumu for Aunt Zhou.
Otherwise, he would torture Aunt Zhou with the most brutal tools.
However, how could Mu Sijue let Aunt Zhou get hurt?
For him, Aunt Zhou was no different from his biological mother. She was as important as Xu Youning, but Kang Ruicheng forced him to choose one from them.
Kang Ruicheng seized Mu Sijueâs weaknessâhe not only planned to take Xu Youning back but also wanted to plunge Mu Sijue into distress.
Su Jianâan also realized Kang Ruichengâs purpose.
But on second thought, she felt that something was wrong and said a âHmmâ softly.
Noticing Su Jianâanâs confusion, Lu Boyan asked softly, âWhatâs wrong?â
It seemed like something dawned on Su Jianâan. She grabbed Lu Boyanâs sleeve and looked at him in horror.
Lu Boyan frowned slightly, saying. âJianâan?â
Su Jianâan tried her best to remain calm and said, âKang Ruicheng has already known that Mumu is here. Then why does he kidnap Aunt Zhou? Isnât he afraid that we will threaten him with Mumu? Besides, we wonât hurt Mumu. Assume that he kidnaps Aunt Zhou just to make us send Mumu back earlier, which we will do sooner or later, then he is no more than beating a dead horse. That means Kang Ruichengâs real goal should be Youning. If he swaps Aunt Zhou for Mumu, how could he get Youning?â
Those who were not familiar with Kang Ruicheng might think that his goal was just Mumu.
However, Su Jianâan could tell that Kang Ruicheng would not rest content with bringing Mumu back only after forbearing and planning for such a long time.
If her guess was right, then Kang Ruicheng needed another bargaining chip.
Moreover, the second chip would have sheer weight. It would be either Mu Sijueâs relative or a person who could put Mu Sijue in a dilemma.
There was one person who met these conditionsâTang Yulan.
When moved to the top of the mountain with Su Jianâan, Lu Boyan had thought of taking Tang Yulan over for a short stay. He even asked Su Jianâan to persuade her.
However, it didnât work.
The old lady said that she was used to living in Orchid Gardens. Only in the old house could she sleep well and live a peaceful lifeâthis was also the reason why she was unwilling to move to Dingya Villas even if Xiyu and Xiangyi were born.
Tang Yulan and Lu Boyan had hidden in the United States for more than ten years. After coming back, they found City A had undergone great changes. Where Lu Boyanâs father had once become a skyscraper, leaving no mark of the past.
Apart from the old house in Orchid Gardens, she could not find the trace of Lu Boyanâs father in a second place.
In addition, since Su Yunjin had moved to Switzerland, she could take care of Shen Yuechuan if she lived in Orchid Gardens.
However, Tang Yulan did not completely disregard her own safety. If the tension between Kang Ruicheng and Lu Boyan mounted to the top, she would move to the top of the mountain so as not to give Kang Ruicheng any chance to threaten Lu Boyan with her.
Lu Boyan thought that Shen Yuechuan really needed an elder to take care of him. As long as he took full precautions and sent enough guardians, she would be safe.
He was sure that his security guards were strong enough to protect Tang Yulan.
Besides, Kang Ruicheng had been quiet during this period, so Lu Boyan did not ask Tang Yulan to move in anymore.
He thought Kang Ruicheng would probably not have any moves for a while after he sent Mumu back today.
However, he was completely wrong. Kang Ruicheng had already aimed at Tang Yulan.
Lu Boyan took out his mobile phone and called Tang Yulan, but no one answered.
His face darkened. He hung up and wanted to call the bodyguard captain. Before he dialed, the captain called him.
âMr. Lu, Old Madam is in trouble!â the captain said anxiously.
These words chilled Lu Boyan. He shouted, âTell me what happened!â
The captain answered, âOld Madam came to Mrs. Tangâs place today to play cards. We had been watching aside and nothing happened. Later, a Mrs. Zhong asked Old Madam to go out. Old Madam didnât allow us to follow, so we could only let her go first. Less than half a minute later when we followed up, we found she had been taken away by Kang Ruichengâs subordinates, I think.â
Fifteen years ago, Kang Ruicheng wanted to kill Tang Yulan and Lu Boyan, so Tang Yulan had to flee to the United States with Lu Boyan.
Before moving the headquarter of Lu Enterprises back to City A, Lu Boyan had warned himself not to give Kang Ruicheng any chance to hurt his family.
The harm that Kang Ruicheng had inflicted on Tang Yulan could not be eliminated in her whole life.
But now, she was caught by Kang Ruichengâs again, which would remind her of these nightmares.
âMr. Lu,â The captain continued, âWe just lost track of them. They were well prepared and were trying to stop us all the way. I donât know where they will take Old Madam to.â
Lu Boyan hung up the phone and dialed another number. He ordered coldly, âCall everyone back to City A.â
Su Jianâan felt that a disaster was imminent. She grabbed Lu Boyanâs hand, asking, âWhat happened to mom?â
Lu Boyan kissed her forehead and said. âDonât worry, I will deal with it. You just stay here and take care of Xiyu and Xiangyi.â
The old lady was really in danger.
Su Jianâanâs eyes became red. âIâm afraid...â
She didnât know much about Kang Ruicheng, but she knew how cruel he was.
Tang Yulan and Aunt Zhou were getting old, but Kang Ruicheng would not care about their ages. He would definitely vent his anger on the two old people so as to threaten Mu Sijue and Boyan...