They were talking when the phone in the living room rang: "Hello."
On the other end of the line, after confirming the person: "The person you asked me to find has been found. Sheâs now in Beijing."
Xue Hongjuan frowned and asked: "What else did you find out?"
The person replied: "For now, Iâve only found out that sheâs in Beijing. Nothing else yet. Itâs impossible to be that quick, and besides, you just asked me to help you find her whereabouts."
After a pause, they continued: "If you want to find out more, itâll definitely cost extra."
Xue Hongjuan was straightforward: "Moneyâs not a problem. I just want her information."
After hanging up the phone, Song Bingjing spoke up: "So, you didnât find anything?"
Xue Hongjuan shook her head: "The time was too short. We only found out sheâs in Beijing, and thereâs no other information yet. But, since thereâs still time before school starts, once we find her, handling her wonât be a problem."
Why Xue Hongjuan was so determined to confront Xinyan was because she saw Mu Haoming invite her to dinner, chatting and laughing through it all, which she couldnât tolerate.
At first, when people said she wasnât as beautiful as Han Xinyan, she didnât say anything but was already displeased inside. Still, she felt competing with someone from a small place wasnât worth her trouble, so she hadnât bothered with her.
But she never thought that she dared to approach Mu Haoming, who was someone she fancied, so she had to find an opportunity to teach her a memorable lesson.
If Xinyan knew her thoughts, she might shout to the sky: Iâm innocent.
Having dinner with Mu Haoming was merely because Mr. Mu had him bring a medical book to her. Just in time for a meal, he didnât want to take her back to the yard, so they went to the cafeteria together.
This led to Xue Hongjuanâs misunderstanding.
Previously, because Xue Hongjuan was warned by her cousin, she didnât dare to overtly deal with Xinyan. Hence, she thought of taking advantage of the vacation, sending someone to East Province, planning to handle her locally. Unexpectedly, the person was sent, but she wasnât found.
Seeing her finish, Song Bingjing lightly coughed and continued to ask: "If Mu Haoming finds out about this, he might get angry. Do you want to reconsider?"
Xue Hongjuan, being used to arrogance, said: "So what if he knows? Could he possibly turn against me for Han Xinyan?"
*
In a small courtyard in Beijing.
Gu Yingying looked excited: "Dad, are Uncle and Grandpa really coming back home?"
Gu Hongrui, holding a newspaper, didnât look up and said flatly: "Yes, thatâs what they said on the phone."
Gu Yingying, confirmed, felt a bit nervous and said: "Dad, where will they stay when they come back?"
Gu Hongrui looked up at his daughter: "Yingying, you know your uncleâs personality, your cousin completely takes after him. Dad still relies on the main branch, so you must not cause trouble."
Gu Yingying, hearing this, felt unhappy: "Dad, look at you saying that. Iâm just concerned about Uncle and Grandpa. How could I be foolish enough to upset them?"
Thinking of something, she asked in a low voice: "Dad, didnât my cousin say she was planning to return home before the yearâs end? Why havenât we received her call?"
Gu Hongrui felt his daughter seemed unusual: "Why are you suddenly interested in the matters of the main branch?"
Gu Yingying feigned calm: "When we lived together before, my cousin took good care of me. Naturally, I should pay attention to their matters."
Hearing her say this, Gu Hongrui found it quite normal.
Seeing Gu Hongrui not pursue the subject further, Gu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief.
Her interest in the main branchâs matters was certainly driven by her own thoughts.
After all, there were many from the Gu Familyâs collateral branches, and they werenât the only ones. If she wanted something, sheâd have to strive for it herself.