When Xia Xiaolan asked Secretary Lai if it was acceptable, of course, it had to be even if it wasn’t! It was just spreading some false news, not harming anyone, and Mayor Tang wouldn’t object either. Liu Fen herself was quite puzzled.

Xia Xiaolan spoke vaguely, “I feel that although Tian Xiaoyan resents us, it’s strange that she would want your life. We should investigate thoroughly – I’m worried someone else might be involved.”

She wanted to draw out the culprit.

Liu Fen seemed to understand: “You two be careful then, especially you, being alone in Hong Kong. I’m worried someone might take advantage of you!”

Liu Fen didn’t fully understand. She wasn’t one to make enemies – who would want her life? Any attack on her must be aimed at Xiaolan or Old Tang, so she naturally had to repeatedly warn these two.

Secretary Lai had asked Xia Xiaolan if she wanted to meet Tian Xiaoyan. Xia Xiaolan pictured Tian Xiaoyan’s face and shook her head: “No need, there’s no point in meeting.”

Similarly, Liu Fen and Tang Hongen had no desire to meet Tian Xiaoyan.

What was there to meet about? At this point, was there any need to explore Tian Xiaoyan’s motives?

Forget it. Even Liu Fen had no intention of playing the saint. Someone had tried to kill her – she wasn’t mentally ill enough to still care about them. With that time, she’d rather focus on her husband and daughter, care more about her elder brother and sister-in-law, her nephew, Grandmother Yu in America, even Ji Jiangyuan… In Liu Fen’s life, there were so many people waiting in line, there was no need to waste time on Tian Xiaoyan!

Luo Yaozong’s surgery was complete. His injuries were mostly external, except for one knife wound to the lower abdomen which was more troublesome. Unlike last time when someone threw him from upstairs, this time he was injured while saving someone – his wounds could be counted as medals of heroism.

Xia Xiaolan didn’t know how to evaluate this coward. When the anesthesia wore off and Luo Yaozong lay in bed grimacing in pain, she sincerely thanked him:

“Luo Yaozong, how did you happen to save my mother?”

Luo Yaozong stammered: “Ms. Xia, you said Tian Xiaoyan was from Yunan. I searched for her for a long time but couldn’t find her, so I asked Manager Ge… Since I couldn’t find her, I decided to wait for her to show up herself.”

So he had asked Ge Jian.

Xia Xiaolan understood.

When she had asked Luo Yaozong and even Bai Zhenzhu to find someone, she hadn’t explained why she wanted to find Tian Xiaoyan. These people didn’t know her reasons.

But Luo Yaozong was quite clever to think of asking Ge Jian.

Ge Jian was someone Xia Xiaolan trusted deeply and knew many family matters. He was originally supposed to handle this matter himself, but Xia Xiaolan had asked him to stay in Qiong Island.

Ge Jian was very measured in his actions, knowing what could be said. The fact that he told Luo Yaozong these things showed sufficient trust in him.

“So you waited outside the city government staff quarters?”

The bandaged Luo Yaozong, wrapped like a zongzi, nodded with effort.

When he saw someone rushing at Liu Fen with a knife, Luo Yaozong wasn’t afraid at all. In his subconscious, he thought he was incredibly capable – he was the security team leader. If someone committed violence under his watch, even though he wasn’t carrying his baton, if he had been, he would have subdued the attacker with a series of strikes. How could he have gotten so seriously injured?

Xia Xiaolan checked her watch: “Alright, rest well and recover. During your hospital stay, you can think carefully about what reward you’d like.”

Luo Yaozong had risked his life to save her mother and fought with a knife-wielding fool out of self-interest.

But so what?

Xia Xiaolan wasn’t afraid of people around her having ulterior motives. If she didn’t reward Luo Yaozong this time, who would risk their life like this in the future?

Luo Yaozong was a bit dazed.

What should he ask for?

The formidable boss meant he could ask for anything.

Luo Yaozong’s breathing quickened. At this moment, he wasn’t thinking about Xia Xiaolan’s beauty or money. His mind was intoxicated like he was drunk:

This time, could he ask to become a manager?!

The Luo family bloodline was obsessed with official positions.

It’s just that Luo Yaozong’s obsession with “being an official” had taken a detour – who wanted to be some small village chief anyway!

…

Xia Xiaolan rushed back to Pengcheng.

She went to the hospital again.

She stayed there for an entire day without leaving.

The people following her discreetly inquired and heard that a city leader’s family member had been attacked and was seriously injured. After a full day of emergency treatment, they still hadn’t escaped life-threatening danger.

“I heard it was done by a kid.”

“What kid? They weren’t that young, must have been fourteen or fifteen.”

“The police station arrested them, who knows?”

“There must have been accomplices.”

On Saturday, Xia Xiaolan didn’t return to Hong Kong.

Later, Ji Jiangyuan also learned of this incident and rushed back to Pengcheng.

When Xia Ziyu’s people reported back what they had learned, she was so delighted she could hardly believe it.

The attacker must have been Tian Xiaoyan.

A city leader’s family member was seriously injured and hospitalized, and Xia Xiaolan rushed back so quickly – the victim must be Liu Fen.

Heaven was being so kind to her!

These past few days, happy events had occurred one after another.

First, Xia Xiaolan went crazy wanting to short stocks.

By going against Xia Xiaolan, she made over ten million in one day.

Second, after leaving Tian Xiaoyan in Pengcheng for so long without much hope, Tian Xiaoyan succeeded?!

Since she had “abandoned” Tian Xiaoyan, she wouldn’t contact her again to avoid leaving unfavorable evidence. Plus with Du Chengrong’s sudden incident, she didn’t have the energy to manage Tian Xiaoyan’s situation.

Liu Fen was seriously injured and still hadn’t escaped life-threatening danger!

This news made Xia Ziyu happier than earning over ten million Hong Kong dollars, and it was more important too.

Heaven must have made some mistake – having one reborn person like her wasn’t enough, they even let Liu Fen defy fate and change destiny.

Compared to her trepidation, everything came too easily to Liu Fen. She was destined to not be able to bear such good fortune!

Haha!

Xia Ziyu laughed out loud, laughing until tears came out:

“Xia Xiaolan, let’s see how you fight me now!”

Liu Fen not dying immediately was slightly disappointing.

But dying from serious injuries would have about the same effect.

More importantly, the timing of this incident was perfect. If Liu Fen died, since Xia Xiaolan and Mayor Tang weren’t blood-related, their father-daughter relationship would naturally be dissolved, instantly removing half of Xia Xiaolan’s support.

Even if Liu Fen didn’t die, being seriously injured and in emergency treatment now meant Mayor Tang probably wouldn’t have much energy to help Xia Xiaolan raise funds.

Even Xia Xiaolan herself would have to stay at the hospital playing the role of filial daughter, right?

At Qihang Capital, without substantial financial support and the boss’s attention diverted elsewhere, when the stock market opened on Monday – heh, Xia Xiaolan’s huge losses were inevitable.

Tian Xiaoyan’s arrest was expected by Xia Ziyu. Once Tian Xiaoyan took that step, she definitely wouldn’t escape.

And she would never admit to manipulating Tian Xiaoyan.

She had never actually said “kill Liu Fen” – those were all Tian Xiaoyan’s assumptions!

However, Xia Ziyu also knew that Xia Xiaolan was very clear about her true identity. Coincidentally, with Du Chengrong now in a coma and without Du Chengrong’s backing, it was possible that Xia Xiaolan might use violent means to arrest and force a confession from her.

The safest option was naturally to not return to the mainland recently.

As long as Liu Fen died, she was fine with not returning to the mainland for 5 years, 10 years… no, even 20 years would be fine!