Du Zhiaohui had incredible luck – surviving several ambushes and assassination attempts, managing to escape each time with his life. This was partly due to his cautiousness, but also thanks to his good fortune.

Xiao Yu, who remained in Pengcheng, was relieved that Du Zhiaohui hadn’t died. If something had happened to Du Zhiaohui, even if Xia Dajun was fine, where else could she find a job with such high pay of several thousand Hong Kong dollars? If anything were to happen to Du Zhiaohui, Xiao Yu would have to give up on Xia Dajun as a target. Finding another person so easy to deceive wouldn’t be simple, so naturally, she was concerned about this matter.

She couldn’t get much information. Du Zhiaohui’s ambush on the way to the airport was a serious incident that wouldn’t be exposed in the news.

Someone of Xiao Yu’s status couldn’t possibly know the case details.

Liu Tianquan wouldn’t tell her either.

Liu Tianquan was avoiding meeting with Xiao Yu – too many meetings could give others leverage, so what was the point of the meeting?

During Xiao Yu’s anxious waiting, Liu Tianquan was recalled to Hong Kong.

She didn’t know yet that Boss Liu already had a bigger stage waiting for him, and the chances of him returning to Pengcheng were slim.

Xiao Yu was trembling with fear, worried that the Du family had dealt with Liu Tianquan and might implicate her. She didn’t dare flee elsewhere – if Liu Tianquan was fine, running would ruin everything, and if something had happened to him, wouldn’t the Du family find her anywhere she ran?

Xiao Yu was too scared to leave her home. She truly had no money left – while she hadn’t learned how to earn money, she certainly knew how to spend it. How long could the few hundred yuan Xia Dajun leave her last? Xiao Yu was absolutely worried sick about her future!

She just had bad luck.

She wasn’t born into the right circumstances, and her luck was poor – every man she met turned out to be unreliable.

While Xiao Yu was lamenting her misfortune, Du Zhiaohui returned to Pengcheng. This time, Young Master Du was quite high-profile – both parties had agreed to the investment plan, so naturally, they needed to sign the formal investment agreement.

The photograph of Du Zhiaohui shaking hands with Mayor Tang appeared in the newspaper. A Hong Kong group was settling in the Special Zone. Xiao Yu happened to see this and only then realized that Young Master Du was completely fine.

But what about Xia Dajun?

Xiao Yu waited hopefully for Xia Dajun to find her.

After several days, Xia Dajun still hadn’t appeared.

Xiao Yu followed Du Zhiaohui’s motorcade from afar, but Xia Dajun no longer appeared by his side.

Where had Xia Dajun gone?

Liu Tianquan was the boss, and Xia Dajun was the target – with both men simultaneously missing, Xiao Yu didn’t know what to do!

Gritting her teeth, Xiao Yu stopped Du Zhiaohui’s car.

She said she was looking for Brother Dajun.

Someone in Du Zhiaohui’s entourage recognized her, “Young Master, this is the woman Xia Dajun was keeping.”

Plain-looking – this was just Xia Dajun’s taste.

Since returning to Pengcheng, Du Zhiaohui had been busy signing agreements with the city government, temporarily pushing Xia Dajun’s matters to the back of his mind. Seeing Xiao Yu reminded him.

“Give her some money to send her away.”

Young Master Du barely glanced at Xiao Yu. Xia Dajun hadn’t mentioned bringing this female fellow villager to Hong Kong, and the Young Master wasn’t that charitable. However, he did remember promising Xia Dajun to bring his daughter to Hong Kong.

Now that the signing was complete, Du Zhiaohui felt he could relax a bit.

With nothing better to do, why not go to Beijing to look for Xia Dajun’s daughter? Du Zhiaohui really disliked the women in Pengcheng – the strong sunlight combined with their lack of sun protection awareness made it difficult to find locals with fair skin.

There weren’t many attractive dark-skinned women, and they didn’t dress fashionably – darkness just made them look rural. Du Zhiaohui had rather traditional aesthetic preferences, favoring women with fair skin.

His follower took out his wallet and stuffed all the cash to Xiao Yu:

“Leave now, don’t block the Young Master’s way. Xia Dajun won’t be coming back.”

The Young Master treated Xia Dajun well – he must be disabled now. The followers were happy – without Xia Dajun, the Young Master would rely on them again!

Everyone knew there was a future following the Young Master. Even Liu Tianquan had been pushed out of Pengcheng, leaving only the Young Master in charge. It didn’t matter whether Liu Tianquan was promoted elsewhere – the Young Master was overseeing investments worth hundreds of millions. After all, he was the Chairman’s son – would the Du family bypass the Young Master and hand things over to an outsider?

Du Zhiaohui had previously suspected that the booking assistant had leaked his itinerary, but after investigation, that person turned out to be clean.

He replaced two other unreliable assistants – anyway, he was convinced it was Liu Tianquan, whether there was evidence or not.

The follower gave her the money and pushed Xiao Yu to the roadside.

The car drove past, kicking up dust that covered Xiao Yu’s face.

She clutched the colorful Hong Kong dollars, feeling utterly helpless.

Young Master Du had such grand airs – he didn’t even roll down his window. No wonder Liu Tianquan said Young Master Du looked down on her. Xiao Yu stood there grinding her teeth – he truly hadn’t spared her even a single glance!

In the car, Young Master Du was instructing his assistant: “Buy me a ticket to Beijing, as soon as possible.”

…

Young Master Du was heading north to relax.

Kang Wei had just returned to Beijing, travel-worn, and he wasn’t alone – Pan San followed behind him.

“Third Brother wasn’t in the country, I waited for him for a long time.”

Indeed, Kang Wei had gone to find him, but Pan San happened to be abroad. Kang Wei had stubbornly waited until Pan San returned. Upon meeting, they rushed back to Beijing as quickly as possible. Pan San had gotten quite tanned, his face and neck were different colors, and his palms were rough – someone who had been living on a ship for a long time.

“Third Brother, sorry to trouble you again!”

Xia Xiaolan felt quite apologetic for bothering both Kang Wei and Pan San.

But weren’t people suspicious that Pan San was a smuggling boss? Was it really okay for him to appear so openly in Beijing?

“What trouble? We’re all family. Sister-in-law, sorry to have worried you. I can’t directly resolve Chengzi’s situation, but take me to see Uncle Zhou.”

Zhou Cheng had found a good wife – a Huaqing University graduate who looked delicate but didn’t look down on rough people like them. When Zhou Cheng encountered this “involvement,” Xia Xiaolan didn’t complain and still treated him the same as before.

“I haven’t done anything illegal in the country, but my situation over there is quite complicated. It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but some things aren’t suitable for you to know.”

That was all Pan San could say.

Xia Xiaolan was quite straightforward:

“Alright, I’ll take you to the Zhou family.”

If even Xia Xiaolan couldn’t know, Kang Wei didn’t need to know either. Xia Xiaolan took Pan San to the Zhou household. Zhou Guobin was slightly surprised but didn’t send Pan San away.

Leaving Pan San at the Zhou house, Xia Xiaolan treated Kang Wei to a meal:

“You’ve put so much effort into this matter. I don’t need to thank you for your relationship with Zhou Cheng, but I’ll remember this in my heart!”

Kang Wei became anxious, “Brother Chengzi has helped me too many times. Finally, I can help a little bit – this is what I should do. Sister-in-law, speaking like this means you’re being too formal, not treating me as a family!”

If Zhou Cheng hadn’t taken pity and helped him up, Kang Wei would still be wasting his days.

In the future, after Kang Wei’s grandparents passed away, could his uncles look after him for life? Being young and choosing an easy life without striving – only to regret it when seeing others’ achievements in old age, wanting to catch up but time won’t wait – that would surely be extremely painful!

From this perspective, Zhou Cheng had given him a new lease on life, pulling a confused person back onto the right path.