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Ye Wangchuan gave her a meaningful look.
Qiao Nian met his eyes and knew the answer without him saying anything.
She placed the half-empty Coke bottle on the bar counter and went to the stairs. âIâm going to Rao City.â
Gu San looked at her back view as she went upstairs and then looked at Ye Wangchuan anxiously. âMaster Wang, arenât you going to stop Miss Qiao?â
âI wonât.â
Qiao Nian was worried about Aunt Chen and the rest. It was normal for her to want to go over and confirm Uncle Chen and Aunt Chenâs safety. He had no reason to stop her.
Moreover, the matter in Rao City had basically been settled.
The Zhou family wouldnât be able to do anything.
If Qiao Nian wanted to go, he would go with her.
Ye Wangchuan retracted his gaze. Still as noble and lazy as usual, as if he could not even be bothered looking up, he instructed Gu San, âBook two tickets for the earliest flight to Rao City.â
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At the Fu residence in Rao City.
Fu Ge had just returned home when he saw his mother beckoning him.
After a day of hard work, he was not in the mood to hear about blind dates. However, he endured it and walked over.
Before Mother Fu could speak, he beat her to it. âMom, I had a meeting today and Iâm exhausted. If itâs not important, Iâll go to my room and shower first.â
âStop right there!â
How could Mother Fu not know what he was thinking? She looked at her sonâs back view as he turned to go upstairs and explained, âIâm not going to ask you to go on a blind date.â
Fu Ge stopped and looked back at her, but he had no intention of walking back. He just stood there and waited for her to speak.
Mother Fu looked at his distant demeanor, and her heart tightened. âYouâre still thinking about why you couldnât stay in Beijingâ¦â
Fu Ge graduated from a prestigious school and was favored by the heavens. He was the heir of the family and the one she valued the most.
Who knew that her youngest son, who she was most proud of, would end up like this? She had to admit it even if she didnât want to.
Fu Geâs current state had something to do with her.
If she had not despised Qiao Nian and insisted on tying the Fu family to Qiao Chen, the family wouldnât have declined to this point.
In a small place like Rao City, they were almost reduced to an ordinary family.
âSigh, youâre still blaming me.â Mother Fuâs eyes reddened and she rubbed them, her tone indescribably defeated and self-reproachful.
Fu Ge was already very tired. Seeing her expression, he felt even more tired and did not have the strength to comfort her. âI donât blame you.â
He did not want Mother Fu to cry in front of him, so he changed the topic. âBy the way, Mom. What did you want to say to me just now?â
Sure enough.
Mother Fu stopped crying as she recalled what she wanted to share with him and became excited. âItâs not a big deal.â
What?
âToday, Cai Gang personally went to the Food Administration to pick up someone and send him to the hospital.â
Mother Fu couldnât hide her envy upon mentioning Cai Gang.
The Fu family had declined.
In the past two years, Cai Gang had become more and more stable in his post. He had become the number one person in Rao City.
âI thought it was odd. Just wanted to ask if youâd heard anything out there.â
âMe? What makes you think I know?â
Fu Geâs eyes were lonely. He smiled and said directly, âThat circle has always been tight-lipped. Even if there is news, it will only spread within the circle and not reach the ears of outsiders.â
He was talking about the circles of the big families in Rao City.