Chapter 804 - Lies (1/2)

“Auntie, why stand on ceremony with me?” Xia Yixuan laughed and hit Song Wan’s arm. “You watched me grow up. Even though I have no mother—to be honest, you’re like my other mother. If it was not for me being too young and foolish, I would have already called you Mom.” As she said that, there was an expression of unbearable sadness on her face.

Song Wan wanted to say something, perhaps words of comfort; but Xia Yixuan interrupted her.

“Auntie, just stay here first. I’ll come back again tomorrow. Oh, yes, I’ll ask someone to deliver food over later. You guys should eat first. No matter what happened, it would be okay in the end. You should rest first before we talk about anything else.”

When Xia Yixuan was done talking, she nodded at Song Wan before playing with Chu Xiang for a while more and leaving. After closing the door and being outside alone, all the smiles on her face faded away.

She carried her bag, grinned, and walked towards the darkness of the night.

Chu Jiang had waited for a very long time and finally received Song Wan’s call.

“What on earth are you doing? Where’s the child?” Once the call connected, Chu Jiang looked for his granddaughter in a hurry. At first, Song Wan was feeling indignant; and after getting hollered by Chu Jiang, she was even more frustrated.

“I accidentally broke my phone. Also, I took the two kids out to play and would only return in a few days. My granddaughter loves me so much now. You all have taken too much of her time so you should just let me take care of my granddaughter for a few more days. Okay, that’s it; we’re still having fun. If there’s nothing else, don’t bother me. Don’t worry, when I return, I will definitely return you your granddaughter in one piece.”

She spat the words out like a machine gun and did not even give Chu Jiang any time to speak before she hung up. When Chu Jiang wanted to say something else, the other side had already hung up.

Chu Jiang held the phone like an idiot for half a day and had no idea what was wrong with Song Wan.

How could she just leave as and when she wanted? Even going to travel? She did not even bring any luggage; where could she travel? Also, where on earth did she go? Even if she was traveling, how could she not pick up her call?

“Oh, okay.” Chu Lui lay in the car and as he squinted, there was a sense of tiredness in his eyes. “Don’t worry, I’ll settle this. Also, don’t worry about my mother’s side. Even though she has two kids with her, she knows her limits and would not do unreasonable things. Besides, Mom has money with her and would not let herself suffer.”

He was comforting Chu Jiang and himself as well. Just that for some reason, there was still a suffocating feeling pressing against his chest.

He closed his eyes and placed his fingers on the steering wheel, knocking it lightly. After some time, he opened his eyes, placed his phone in front of him, and dialed a number that he had already memorized by heart.

“Ruoxin, I’m Chu Lui. I need to go overseas for business, and Rainy insisted that she wanted to follow me. She even secretly followed me to the airport. The child’s temper is really stubborn so I’ll bring her along with me for the next few days.

Xia Ruoxin did not say much on the other end, but Chu Lui felt very guilty due to the lies he said.

When he got the kid back, he would then apologize to her sincerely. He just did not want her to worry as, after all, Xia Ruoxin did not like Song Wan at all. If she found out that her mother took Rainy away, she would be very worried.

He drove back to the office and prepared to settle everything in the office first before really finding a business trip for him to go on. Nothing in the company could go past her as, after all, she was part of the company.

Overnight, he settled his important work and booked the earliest flight. Of course, no one knew when he left and only knew that he had to go on a business trip. When the secretary received this information, their CEO was already in midair.