The lawyers were left speechless.
Hadn't they said this person had changed recently? But now he was still cursing quite viciously.
Li Jiang's teeth chattered, his face turning so pale he nearly fainted.
"Shut up, shut up..."
"Let me show you something else... Do you know what this is? This is a share purchase intent letter, with funding of 100 million. Previously, Li Xiaoya casually invested in a gaming company and became a major shareholder there. Now the shares in her hands are becoming more and more valuable... This intent letter was presented to her."
"100 million, you've probably never even seen that much money in your life, let alone earned it, right?"
"Does it hurt? Do you regret abandoning Xiaoya back then?"
"You know, as a minor, Xiaoya's shares should be managed by her direct relatives. You were so close... just a little bit closer... and you could have represented her."
Sheng Yuxiao picked up the appraisal report and slapped it on his face again: "Too bad, even if you die, you can only die in such a despicable state."
Sheng Yuxiao stood up: "I have more good news for you. Xiaoya is planning to change her name, and of course, her surname will be changed to match her birth father's."
"We've found him, no wonder you're going mad with hatred. That man is far superior to you. The family assets Xiaoya will inherit in the future are so vast, your little brain can't even begin to imagine it."
"It might take a few days to come up with a new name, after all, so many people love her. They'll definitely put their hearts into it, go through all the dictionaries to give her the best name possible..."
Sheng Yuxiao said unhurriedly as he walked out.
Li Jiang's face changed from ashen to deathly pale.
"So what if you found him? So what... He's dead anyway, dead. The compensation money was sent to Wei Wenyu."
As he spoke, he tilted his head back, unable to bear it any longer. Suddenly, the handcuffs and chair toppled over together.
Hearing a loud "thud," Sheng Yuxiao didn't even look back, only saying to the lawyer: "See, I told you it wouldn't even take half an hour."
Soon after, Li Jiang was taken away by an ambulance again.
Hearing the ambulance siren, Li Xiaoya couldn't help but open the door and peek out.
She ran into Sheng Yuxiao coming back and asked, "What happened?"
Sheng Yuxiao said casually, "He might have died from anger. Come on, let's go home."
Li Xiaoya grabbed his large hand, and they walked out together.
As they walked, Sheng Yuxiao said, "Now I can be very certain that we can get something from your grandmother."
"Why?"
Sheng Yuxiao was silent for a moment, then said tactfully, "According to Li Jiang, your mother received something sent after your father's death. Your mother has been abroad for years, so it couldn't have been sent overseas. The only stable address would be in Jiang City."
Hearing this, Li Xiaoya perked up a bit.
"Mm, we need to go to Jiang City," she said softly.
Li Xiaoya soon returned to school.
Before she even entered, she saw Mu Bai standing there with a bag.
"I-I heard you were kidnapped, uh, I came to check... and bring you something in person." Mu Bai stiffly held out the bag.
Just as Li Xiaoya took it, she heard An Ying run out and shout seriously, "That criminal escaped!"
Li Xiaoya was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted: "Li Jiang escaped?"
"Yes, him! It's just been on the news, they've issued a wanted notice."
Li Xiaoya immediately called Sheng Yuxiao.
Mu Bai was a bit nervous on the side.
What criminal? The kidnapper? Would he come after Li Xiaoya again? Should I protect her later?
Sheng Yuxiao picked up quickly.
"Hello."
"Li Jiang escaped."
"Mm, don't worry about it. He will never appear in front of you again."
Li Xiaoya immediately understood, after all, the Li Jiang she saw that day looked like he could die at any moment.
She asked quietly, "So... he didn't really escape?"
Sheng Yuxiao chuckled, "He's gone to hell."
Just as they finished talking, Li Xiaoya hadn't hung up yet.
Suddenly, Qin Sui strode over.
Li Xiaoya looked up in confusion: "Why are you here?"
"Didn't Li Jiang escape? I came to check on you."
"Who came?" Sheng Yuxiao immediately sat up straight on the other end of the phone.
He hadn't gone to class today, so he didn't know Qin Sui had skipped class again.
But he could guess.
"Did Qin Sui come to see you?"
Li Xiaoya didn't have time to answer Sheng Yuxiao's question. She first told Qin Sui: "Sheng Yuxiao says it's okay, Li Jiang will never appear in front of me again."
Qin Sui immediately guessed - either he was killed, or he was sent out of the country.
If sent out of the country, it meant he fell into the hands of the Gui Family.
Indeed, he would never see her again in this life.
But Qin Sui still said, "Better safe than sorry. It's the end of the semester anyway, come on, I'll take you home. And we'll have a chance to see that old gentleman again."
Mentioning this, Li Xiaoya became more enthusiastic.
She nodded and said "Okay."
"Xiaoya, you're not running off with Qin Sui, are you?" Sheng Yuxiao asked in a low voice.
"I'm not running off, just going to see that grandpa."
Qin Sui took Li Xiaoya's phone and said to the other end, "Sorry, I have to call that old gentleman my godfather. I can go to his house, but the young master Sheng can't."
Sheng Yuxiao: "..."
Is this because my dad wasn't hardworking enough? Didn't find me such a godfather?
Sheng Yuxiao put away his phone and waved to Ning Heng nearby: "Have you sold that artwork?"
"It's sold, the money should be in the account in a couple of days... Then we can go split the money with Xiaoya. We're also negotiating the price for the second piece..."
"Good, when you go to give her the money, I'll go with you."
"Of course, Brother Sheng!"
Sheng Yuxiao cursed Qin Sui twice in his heart.
But soon he leaned back on the sofa, his expression relaxing a bit.
At least... Xiaoya's mood was better.
Qin Sui thought Li Jiang's "escape" was a very good excuse.
So instead of taking Li Xiaoya home, he directly took her to visit the Zhang family.
Because Old Mr. Zhang had collapsed a few days ago, the secretary was a bit hesitant now: "Should we receive visitors?"
"It's not a holiday or festival, Xiao Sui wouldn't come here on his own initiative. He probably has something to say. Please invite them in," Old Mr. Zhang said slowly.
The secretary had been with Old Mr. Zhang for many years. He said somewhat helplessly, "This young Master Qin is rather cold-hearted, he doesn't seem to have much affection for you. He actually... doesn't seem much like Xi Nian at all."
"They're both quiet young men, reserved, with some resemblance in appearance. It's already... very rare," Old Mr. Zhang mumbled.
"We can't say the young man is cold-hearted. Originally, it was just to comfort this old man's grief over losing his son. Being able to let me live these extra years is already us taking advantage of him," Old Mr. Zhang said slowly.
The secretary nodded helplessly, but couldn't help imagining: "If, if Xi Nian could have had a child... I wonder what they would be like. His superior said that back then... he had even filed for marriage..."
After saying this, the secretary felt he had spoken out of turn and quickly glanced at Old Mr. Zhang's expression.
Seeing no change in his demeanor, he knew that over the years, the old man had actually accepted this outcome. After all, the old man was strong-willed, so mentioning it again wouldn't make him weep bitterly.
"I'll go invite Young Master Qin in," the secretary said as he walked to the door, but he still couldn't help turning back to say: "Actually, actually if we wanted to find Xi Nian's mysterious fiancée from back then, it wouldn't be difficult."
"I've said before, Xi Nian is dead, she should have a new life. Don't go disturbing others," Old Mr. Zhang sighed.
"Yes, yes, but... after Xi Nian died, all his belongings went missing. Don't you want to get them back?"
"It's nothing but some medals and such things. If that girl really loved him once, leaving those things with her is also a kind of comfort. I don't... need to take them back."
Taking them back and looking at them would only add to the pain.
The secretary finally said nothing more.
Soon, he led Qin Sui and Li Xiaoya in.
It hadn't snowed much these past two days. Old Mr. Zhang lifted his eyelids and caught a glimpse of pink.
It was as if spring had arrived early.
Injecting a bit of vitality into this gloomy courtyard.
That bit of pink soon turned into a young girl.
She came before Old Mr. Zhang.
Qin Sui's voice rang out: "Grandpa Zhang, do you remember her?"
