Chapter 1019: Triple Release

"As a collateral member of the Guo family, reaching this point has not been easy for me." Guo Kai shook his head and sighed, "So, Jiacheng, you shouldn’t doubt me."

Guo Jiacheng was straightforward and didn’t want to go along with him, but he also knew he didn’t have any evidence. So he followed Huo Shiqian’s instructions: "Ah Kai, you don’t need to be nervous, this woman wasn’t sent by me..."

Guo Jiacheng glanced disdainfully at Xia Lan and said, "She came willingly on her own."

"You’re talking nonsense!" At this point, Xia Lan quickly protested, "I didn’t. I didn’t!"

"No?" Guo Jiacheng sneered, "Didn’t you say a few days ago you wanted to send a woman to Ah Kai?"

"Where is she? Ah Kai hasn’t received anyone." Guo Jiacheng said, "It seems you intended to send yourself."

"Since you’re so eager to come to Ah Kai, I, Guo Jiacheng, will graciously fulfill your wish!"

After speaking, Guo Jiacheng turned to Guo Kai and said, "Ah Kai, this woman, I’m leaving her with you. What happens next is entirely up to you."

Then, Huo Shiqian’s men pushed Xia Lan toward Guo Kai, and then followed Guo Jiacheng in leaving.

After Guo Jiacheng and the others left, Guo Kai frowned, looking at the trembling Xia Lan, unsure of what Guo Jiacheng intended.

Thinking it over, Guo Kai asked, "Are you a trusted person under Guo Jiacheng, or someone who has offended him?"

"I..." Faced with Guo Kai, certain memories from her past life resurfaced, and Xia Lan was a little scared, "I, I have no relation with him..."

Guo Kai refused to believe it, sneering: "Not talking, are you? Don’t worry, I have ways to make you talk!"

Hearing this, Xia Lan felt as if she had plunged into an ice cellar.

Could it be, could it be that she, Xia Lan, is destined to fall back into a pit of hell in this life?

Xia Lan felt cold all over. She gritted her teeth, suffused with unwillingness.

No, she can’t just concede like this. She’s the lucky one chosen by heaven to be reborn; she absolutely cannot concede just like this!

Let her think, let her carefully think, how can she escape this hellhole!

Capital City.

After receiving the news that Xia Lan was indeed sent to that "pervert," Xia Chuyi heaved a deep sigh.

Yet, some things are just self-inflicted, and there’s no living.

After this matter was settled, in the days that followed, Xia Chuyi found unexpected peace in her life.

Both Xia Lianlian and Liu Yingying seemed to have vanished without a trace.

For Xia Chuyi, this kind of life couldn’t be better.

Perhaps the only "inconvenience" was that her father still strongly opposed her relationship with Huo Shiqian—though, of course, the so-called opposition was just continuously brainwashing her with thoughts of studying more and not getting married too early.

Over time, Xia Chuyi felt she was growing calluses in her ears.

Final exams arrived amid such days.

"Chuyi, you don’t need to be too nervous or pressured for this exam." Before the exam, Xia Chuyi heard such "care" from Ou ZhenTing.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t do well." Ou ZhenTing said, "You’re still young, studying for a couple more years is nothing. Dad will always be your strong support."

These words seemed to express concern for Xia Chuyi but ultimately meant her dad didn’t want her to do well, not wanting her to graduate early.

Yet, he couldn’t say it directly.

Thus, Xia Chuyi calmly smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I’m not nervous, and there’s no pressure, but I definitely will do well."