627 The Secret About the Past 245 (2/2)

After she left, Mrs. Gu remarked, ”This Madam Xu has really gone all out for her child.”

An Xiaoning picked up her cup of coffee and took a few sips before saying, ”Her biological daughter is no ordinary person…”

”Is she a psychic like you?”

”No. Neither Military Commander Xu nor Madam Xu is psychic, there's no way their daughter would be. What I mean is, this Xu Baizhi could very likely become a greater troublemaker than Xu Youran. If it was within my means to alter her fate, I would definitely do it even without Madam Xu's request, so as to avoid letting her harm others. However, I'm incapable of doing so. I'm not willing to risk losing my life in order to save her,” An Xiaoning explained.

”Yes, your health is of the utmost importance. There's no need to make such a big sacrifice for her. Besides, she's not an acquaintance of yours, neither does she have any feud with you. Even if she's a troublemaker, she probably wouldn't harm you,” said Mrs. Gu.

”Mother, you never know what could happen in this world. But I heard Madam Xu mention this elderly lady in Beijia Bay. She seems to be very experienced and skilled in fortune-telling. Seems like there are masters of the trade everywhere.”

”…”

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When Tuoba Gucheng brought Lin Shishi and Tuoba Danxue home, he instructed both of them to board a separate car while he rode in another one alone.

The bodyguard sitting in the driver's seat handed him a yellow document envelope when they were about to set off. ”Your Highness, this is all the information we've found after investigating.”

Tuoba Gucheng reached to grab the envelope and opened it to begin browsing through the pages of content, which were stapled together.

All of the information pertained to An Xiaoning.

It was rather detailed and precise.

After perusing the documents, he did not seem to find anything about her that was related to the Autumn Palace.

Included were various details about her love life and marriage as well.

The last time she got a divorce was on the 24th of July.

Tuoba Gucheng recalled that that happened to be the same date Mu Ning had taken a day off.

It turns out she took a day off… to get a divorce.

The reason for her divorce was not stated, however, which was to the puzzlement of Tuoba Gucheng.

Having been through a total of three divorces, how could she possibly still believe in marriage?

”Didn't you find out why she divorced Jin Qingyan?”

The driver immediately answered, ”Your Highness, we couldn't find any information about that, though I did come across some comments and discussions regarding their divorce online. When she announced her divorce, there were several netizens who commented that An Xiaoning must have fallen for another man. That's why…”

Tuoba Gucheng raised his brows in surprise and asked, ”Is that so?”

”Yes, but I can't find any data related to her name online now. Seems like someone had spent a hefty sum to remove and block all information related to the keyword on the internet.”

”That's really something a wealthy person would do…” said Tuoba Gucheng, stroking the ring on his finger as a particular line on the document caught his attention.

”An Xiaoning is a straightforward and brave person. Not only does she have a mind of her own and is decisive, but she also strikes the iron while it's hot. A few years ago, she invested in a low-production film and amassed hundreds of millions from box office sales…”

What kind of woman would have such drive and motivation? What kind of woman was she to be so capricious? What exactly made her decide to go undercover as a bodyguard in the Autumn Palace who had to be at the beck and call of her employer?

Tuoba Gucheng was as curious as a cat, filled with questions.