C25 To the Old Residence

"Cough, cough, cough …" Lan Xi was so shocked by Xiao Yunyi's sudden words that she started to cough violently. Then, she looked at him with an expression of disbelief. "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yunyi lightly patted Lan Xi on the back to ease her mood. He then passed some water to Lan Xi to rinse her mouth. He then said the second sentence that frightened Lan Xi today, "Come with me to the Xiao family's old mansion tonight. Grandpa wants to see you."

With a "pu" sound, a mist sprayed out. Lan Xi choked on the water and violently coughed once more. Then, like a patient who had suffered a stroke, she pointed at Xiao Yunyi and her fingers trembled.

The words "You're kidding me" were clearly written on his face.

Who knew that the person in front of them didn't explain any further? He only nodded his head and left a sentence, "Tidy up properly." He then took the plate out and closed the door affectionately.

Lan Xi was dumbstruck as she watched Xiao Yunyi swiftly pick up the dishes on the table and leave.

After she repeated Xiao Yunyi's words several times, Lan Xi finally realized that Xiao Yunyi wanted to bring her to the Xiao family's old house. Furthermore, this request was made by her grandfather.

The old man of the Xiao family —

He wanted to see her!

She had been in the villa the entire time and had not been able to get in touch with the people from the business circles, as well as Chi Mo Han. Furthermore, the servants of Qiao Lin and the other people in the villa, who had received instructions from Xiao Yun, naturally wouldn't tell Lan Xi that Xiao Yunyi had broken into the underworld as the female assassin's lover.

She naturally didn't understand why Xiao Zhan wanted to see her.

Lan Xi looked at her rosy face in the mirror. There was a big difference between her and him when she was an assassin.

Previously, she had been living in darkness. But now, after leaving Lin Shengkun, not only did she have freedom, she even had love.

Thinking of love, Lan Xi silently made up her mind. No matter what Xiao Yunyi thought of her, she would take advantage of the moment when he was being nice to her.

Thinking of the old man Xiao she was going to meet tonight, Lan Xi felt a bit troubled. What should she do to make him satisfied? Or was she talking about herself? What could she do to make him unsatisfied?

Forget it, forget it. A smile blossomed on Lan Xi's face as she looked into the mirror. She picked up the cosmetics beside her and began to carefully dress herself up.

After Xiao Yunyi went downstairs to set up the dining plates, he went to his study to take care of the company's affairs. However, he was afraid that Lan Xi wouldn't be able to find him after cleaning up, so he took his notebook downstairs to have a look. While he was dealing with this matter, he was also waiting for Lan Xi. This was a novel experience for him.

Not even his mother had a woman he'd never had to wait for before.

His parents loved each other very much. His father and mother had always been waiting for him. However, his mother's speed was also very fast, so Xiao Yunyi thought that Lan Xi would also be fast.

In the past, when Lan Xi had been sent by Lin Shengkun to various banquets to get close to wealthy merchants to steal information, he had always been the one to put on makeup and pick out clothes. Lin Shengkun would never spend money on such small matters. Since they were going to see the old man today, Lan Xi only put on light makeup.

"Thump thump thump thump." The sound of high heels came from upstairs. Xiao Yunyi raised his head and saw that unlike the previous few times when he saw Lan Xi, who was either charming or miserable, her dressing today was very refreshing.

Considering that it wasn't a grand banquet, just a meetup and dinner, Lan Xi wasn't wearing any formal attire. Although Xiao Yunyi had prepared a very beautiful formal dress for her, Lan Xi had still given up on it.

A simple white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of silver heels made her feel very professional. If she let her curly hair fall down, she would give off a very coquettish feeling, or she would tie it up high, making people feel very capable. However, Lan Xi had a flower bud tied around her head, making her look cute and mischievous.

Xiao Yunyi's eyes were filled with smiles as he closed the computer and gave it to Qiao Lin for her to put it away. Xiao Yunyi stood up and walked to Lan Xi's side. He naturally held her hand as the two of them walked out.

Lan Xi was still a little confused. Where were they going for dinner? As she thought this, she asked.

"I've prepared a gift for grandpa, I'll go get it now."

Xiao Yunyi explained to her as he instructed Lu Zihao to drive.

Seeing Lu Zihao, Xiao Yunyi suddenly thought of something, turned around, and said to Lan Xi —

"Mu Yaran might be going tonight as well. It's best if you don't start a conflict with her." After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Mu Yaran is the person who came to find you yesterday."

Lan Xi had originally been quite happy, but after hearing Xiao Yunyi's words, she felt upset in her heart.

Was Xiao Yunyi protecting Mu Yaran? Did he already know about the conflict between him and Mu Yaran yesterday? But he chose to protect Mu Yaran.

Lan Xi felt as though her heart had been submerged in ice water. Yesterday, she had told Mu Yayan that it was Xiao Yunyi who had taken the initiative to let her live here, and had even used Xiao Yunyi's request to deal with Mu Yaran.

It seemed that she had been thinking too much.

Lan Xi felt her heart ache and her mood drop.

Xiao Yunyi didn't notice the change in Lan Xi as he was thinking about how he should treat Mu Yaran tonight. In the past, everyone treated Mu Yaran as his fiancee, so he didn't bother to explain. In any case, there wasn't anyone that could prove it. But now that he had someone in his heart, he couldn't let these rumors spread any further.

Mu Yaran had a good relationship with the old man. The reason for his appearance tonight was probably because she wanted to show herself in front of Lan Xi, but it was most likely because the old man wanted to give her a warning.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunyi revealed a cold smile. Although the Xiao family had already been handed over to him, the old man still wasn't too worried. Otherwise, they wouldn't have reacted so quickly to Xiao Ran's actions. There were still people in the Xiao family who were playing the trick of a servant and two masters.

He took advantage of Lan Xi's appearance to pull her out as well as to change the cooperation between the Mu family and the Mu family.

It was naturally impossible for Xiao Yunyi to tell Lan Xi of his thoughts.

Just like that, the two of them continued to think about their own matters. Soon, they arrived at an antique shop. When the shop assistant saw Xiao Yunyi bringing them up to the third floor, the owner personally took out a sandalwood box and gave it to Xiao Yunyi. After inspecting it, Lu Zihao accepted it.

Seeing that Lan Xi was interested in the antiques in the shop, Xiao Yunyi accompanied her on a tour around the shop. He didn't expect to meet a partner who knew about the story of Xiao Yunyi and the female assassin. When he saw that Xiao Yunyi had brought an unfamiliar woman with him, he took the initiative to ask about Lan Xi's identity.

Xiao Yunyi said, "This is my friend, Lan Xi."