CH 136

Old Master Xia refused to let Xia Weilan feel wronged, he immediately said, “2nd Bro, you hardly show your face around, but did you come here just to make these unpleasant comments? Weilan is doing her best for the sake of the company. She helped the company gather a few business deals these days. How can you say that to her?”

“So what? Just because that little wrench helped the company make a lot of money, so I can’t give some advice to her?” 2nd Master Xia didn’t buy it. But his eyes suddenly flashed with a look of greed that he couldn’t conceal.

The moment Old Master Xia saw his expression, he knew what he was up to.

Didn’t he always show up just to ask for money?

“Since you’re here, let’s have a meal together before you leave!” said Old Master Xia.

At the dining table, 2nd Master Xia didn’t act kind toward Xia Weilan. In his eyes, he did not recognize Xia Weilan’s status as the eldest young miss. He only saw her as a wild girl who is a nobody.

After the meal, 2nd Master Xia went to the study with Old Master Xia.

When Xia Weilan was about to return to Fairview Imperial Court, she heard an angry voice from the study, “This amount is not enough for you? It’s not yet time for the company to distribute the dividend, and yet you insist on taking away so much at once. Have you ever considered the company’s capital turnover?”

Xia Weilan halted. She turned her head around and looked worriedly at the study. Grandpa’s voice was loud and he sounded very upset. She hesitated for a moment before making her way toward the study.

“Stop pretending. Do you really think I have no idea about how much money you put in your own pockets over the past few years? It’s time for you to spit it out. Regardless, I’m still a member of the Xia family but I only owned 20% of the company’s shares. Do you think you can send me off so easily? Fill in that cheque now!”

Crash. The noise of something falling onto the ground was heard. Xia Weilan’s heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t care about anything now. She opened the door and walked in.

“Grandpa, what’s wrong with you?” Xia Weilan saw the Old Master fall on the chair and he had accidentally knocked over a porcelain artifact next to him.

2nd Master Xia was panic stricken. He quickly ran out to call the servant for help and he fled the scene.

Xia Weilan immediately helped the Old Master to calm down. But the Old Master was so furious that he kept pointing at the door, panting heavily, unable to make a sound.

“Grandpa, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Xia Weilan and the servants helped Old Master Xia into the car and rushed to the hospital.

In the car, Old Master Xia gradually calmed down a bit, and said, “He’s really greedy and never satisfied, never satisfied at all!”

Xia Weilan recalled the crumpled check in the study, and she roughly figured out what had happened. She quickly comforted Old Master Xia, “Grandpa, don’t talk first. Your health is important. Don’t get too worked up.”

When Old Master Xia heard this, he calmed down. Butler Zhao sat beside him and stared at him in worry.

After the Old Master was admitted to the hospital, he took some medicine to smooth out his breathing.

Xia Weilan stayed beside him. She prepared some snacks and talked to him to relieve his boredom.

After Old Master Xia fell asleep, Xia Weilan left the ward, leaving only Butler Zhao to keep a watch on Old Master Xia.

She called Mo Beichen as she made her way out of the hospital, “Hubby, I’m going home now.”

It was already dark outside. Xia Weilan let out a sigh. She flagged down a taxi, but Mo Beichen suddenly said, “I’m in the police station now. We’ve caught the suspect.”

“Who is it?” Xia Weilan quickly asked.

“An employee of a competitor has turned himself in.”

Xia Weilan didn’t expect things to turn out this way. She was puzzled, “What gave him the nerve?”

Mo Beichen said after a brief silence, “I’m afraid he’s just a scapegoat.”

Xia Weilan thought of Ouyang Mingqi, and couldn’t help asking, “Have you checked the fingerprints?”

“Yes, it doesn’t match.” Mo Beichen said, “Well, you better go home and take a rest. I’ll be home shortly.”

As soon as Mo Beichen finished his words, he hung up.

Xia Weilan stared blankly at the scenery outside the window.

That evening, not long after Xia Weilan got home, Mo Beichen came home wearing a cold expression.

He went straight into the study. Xia Weilan knocked on the door and walked in, “Hubby.”

In the room, Mo Beichen was not doing his work but was sitting motionless on the sofa.

“It’s not easy to get someone to be a scapegoat and wipe all the records off the CCTVs. The person behind all this is not any ordinary person.” Mo Beichen said what was in his mind. He suddenly reached out and took Xia Weilan into his arms.

Xia Weilan had already washed up, and her soft body was lingering with a sweet scent. He finally relaxed his tightened eyebrows.

Xia Weilan didn’t know what to say but just quietly leaned in his arms.

She suddenly noticed that his obedient hand moved. Xia Weilan quickly reacted and pressed his palm that was about to slide into her skirt.

“Hubby, what are you trying to do?” Xia Weilan looked at him while blushing. Her heart was beating fast.

Mo Beichen raised his eyes and said, “What do you think?”

“But we already…at noon…” Xia Weilan wanted to break free from his arms in embarrassment. However, she didn’t expect Mo Beichen to loosen his grip on her first, “You should go to sleep first.”

When he said this, Xia Weilan felt a little sorry for him, “Don’t stay up too late.”

Xia Weilan pulled away from his arms and heard him say again, “I’ll arrange for someone to protect you tomorrow. Watch out for your own safety.”

This is what Mo Beichen has been worrying about just now. He is not worried about what would happen to him. He was more worried that whoever was trying to harm him would hurt the people around him instead, especially Xia Weilan.

“Hubby…” Xia Weilan finally understood the reason behind Mo Beichen’s odd behavior.

Is he feeling a little scared?

In the room, the two people exchanged glances. They were shocked when they saw the concern in each other’s eyes.

Mo Beichen seemed to have come into realization and he suddenly pulled her back into his arms. He leaned over and sealed her lips.

His kiss was the same as this afternoon, an extremely potent kiss.

Xia Weilan leaned against his arms, but he didn’t take any further action. He was holding her just like this.

“Weilan.” He leaned his forehead on hers, and said gently, “The reason why I have never announced our marriage is because I wanted you to have a peaceful college life like an ordinary person instead of being targeted by someone with ill-intention because of me.”

Xia Weilan nodded, “I understand.”

“Moreover, I never felt bad about being older than you. You will grow up well, and I will lead you on and protect you. But now, I’m afraid that I might not be able to do well and end up letting you get hurt.” There was never a moment that Mo Beichen felt so uncertain. Perhaps, it was because he really cared about her.

Today, when he met the suspect in the police station, he could not get any clues from that person about the real mastermind. He didn’t expect that someone would be able to get away with this without leaving any traces behind. This person caused him to get cautious.

Who is that person?

Is there such a person in Beijing who is so shrewd and cunning, like a loach?

What is his motive? What does he want?

Mo Beichen had no answers to those questions.