Upstairs, Lu Zechuan's face looked grim, and his aura was quite low.
Xia Mian gently reached out her hand and hooked his finger.
No wonder Lu Zechuan was so concerned about her matters, it turns out, they were both fellow sufferers tossed by the waves of fate.
"Sorry to make a fool of myself in front of you." Lu Zechuan smiled self-mockingly.
Xia Mian said nothing, just gently scratched his palm to show comfort.
For some inexplicable reason, Lu Zechuan felt much more at ease.
He led Xia Mian to the end of the corridor to a room and knocked lightly twice.
Moments later, a maid opened the door.
Seeing Lu Zechuan, the maid's face lit up with joy, "Young Master, you finally came back, Old Mrs. Xu has been talking about you all afternoon!"
Lu Zechuan nodded slightly, leading Xia Mian inside.
Lying half-reclined on the bed was an old lady with gray and defeated-looking hair. The old lady seemed just woken up, her gaze still a bit bleary.
Seeing Lu Zechuan and Xia Mian enter, her eyes instantly brightened.
The old lady looked at Xia Mian's extraordinarily beautiful and spirited face and smiled so widely her eyes disappeared.
"Oh dear, Ah Chuan finally brought his girlfriend back for me, the old lady, to see." Old Mrs. Xu felt comforted in her old heart.
Lu Zechuan is the eldest grandson of the Lu Family, not very old. As for her, she was getting on in age, not knowing if she could last this winter. She wanted to see her eldest grandson bring back a girlfriend, marriage aside, at least let her old heart be happy.
"Mianmian, this is grandma." Lu Zechuan brought Xia Mian forward, softening his tone.
The old woman in front of him was the person he cared most about in this lifetime.
"The young girl is called Mianmian! What a beautiful little girl!" Old Mrs. Xu reached out and held Xia Mian's hand, her eyes full of affection.
"Our Ah Chuan, huh, doesn't like to talk much, has a bit of a cool temperament. Mianmian, you mustn't dislike him too much." Old Mrs. Xu spoke gently, rambling on in a heartbroken manner.
Xia Mian smiled warmly, "I won't, Ah Chuan is very nice."
Looking at Old Mrs. Xu's face, benevolent and kind, it should have been a face destined for longevity, but there seemed to be too little vitality as if her big limit was about to come.
Xia Mian discreetly checked Old Mrs. Xu's pulse, which was steady and strong, not like someone about to die.
As Xia Mian was puzzled by the strange conflict appearing on Old Mrs. Xu, her peripheral vision caught sight of the three pots of flowers placed on the windowsill.
With just one glance, Xia Mian's expression became somewhat serious.
They were three azalea plants, blooming abundantly, yet each was shrouded in a thick layer of death qi.
"What are these flowers? So pretty!" Xia Mian asked, looking at the three pots of flowers, seemingly unintentionally.
"Oh, those are azaleas found by that girl Xiao Man, originally very ordinary, but their color is unusual." Old Mrs. Xu responded, seeming tired, and let out a weary yawn.
Xia Mian responded, "The color really is quite rare."
She had never seen azaleas redder than blood before!
Such an intense red, dazzlingly brilliant.
Lu Zechuan slightly narrowed his eyes, knowing Xia Mian never spoke without reason.
These few pots of flowers have an issue!
"Grandma, I also really like these pots of flowers, I'll move them to my room!" Lu Zechuan lazily said.
"If you like them, move them, they aren't anything precious." Old Mrs. Xu's voice weakened, her spirit dwindling again.
Lu Zechuan's eyes darkened, "Grandma, you get some rest, I'll send Mianmian back first."
Old Mrs. Xu made a sound of agreement and tiredly closed her eyes.
Lu Zechuan and Xia Mian left the room, and the first thing he did was get someone to move those three pots of flowers to his room.
As they went downstairs, Lu Zhenqing and Shen Man were already nowhere to be seen.
Lu Zechuan didn't mind, he only spoke softly after taking Xia Mian out the door, "What's wrong with those three pots of flowers?"
Xia Mian stopped, her expression serious, "Those three pots of flowers, they grow by drinking human blood."
Lu Zechuan's face slightly changed, "How do you know?"
Xia Mian tilted her head, looking at him with a half-smile, "Of course I can see it."
Xia Mian looked steadily at Lu Zechuan, her tone seriously genuine, "I was born with a Yin Yang Eye, able to see the fortunes and misfortunes of all things. Do you believe me?"
Facing her gaze, those eyes pure as a clear spring, without any impurities, Lu Zechuan laughed, "I believe you."
From giving him the rabbit hair tie at first, to later giving him the amulet, to interrogating the kidnappers, Xia Mian's behavior was never normal.
"Find a place to burn those three pots of flowers!" Xia Mian said lightly, then bent over and got into Lu Zechuan's car.
Lu Zechuan made a sound of agreement, started the car, and drove Xia Mian home.
Xia Mian got out of the car, watched Lu Zechuan leave, and then returned to her own villa.
The villa was very quiet, too quiet.
Xia Mian felt some unease in her heart. She called out for her mom while looking all over for Song Juan's figure.
Yet, after searching the entire villa, she didn't see any sign of Song Juan.
Xia Mian took out her phone and called Song Juan.
The phone rang but no one answered.
Xia Mian's heart was raised with anxiety.
Thinking of all the happenings in her previous life, fear and unease welled up in her heart.
What happened on this day in her previous life?
Xia Mian furrowed her brows, trying hard to remember. In her past life, she got hit by a car and was unconscious in the hospital.
When she woke up, she found out Song Juan had gone to the company, got into a dispute with Xia Jianguo's people, and during the argument, Song Juan accidentally fell and died...
Yes, Xia Jianguo's explanation was that Song Juan had a misstep and fell, he didn't even consider her opinion and directly issued a letter of understanding to the person who argued with Song Juan!
Xia Mian's face turned unbelievably pale, she couldn't care about anything more, grabbed the car keys from the coffee table, and rushed out.
In her urgency, she even forgot she didn't have a driver's license with her current identity...
Xia Mian drove a car out of the garage, floored the gas pedal, and headed straight for Song Group.
It was her mistake, she shouldn't have thought just because she was reborn, many things changed, thinking that many trajectories in this life would also change...
Xia Mian drove the car at an incredibly fast pace, and in just fifteen minutes, she had driven to the bottom of the Song Group building.
Xia Mian parked the car by the roadside and rushed into the company building.
There was still half an hour before the time when Song Juan had her accident in the previous life.
She absolutely could not allow the same thing to happen again!
Xia Mian was the daughter of the Song Group, and she had been to the company with Song Juan before, so almost everyone at the company knew her.
But today, as soon as Xia Mian stepped in, she was stopped by the security guard at the entrance.
"Who are you? Song Group doesn't allow entry without an appointment!" The security guard approached with a baton in hand.
Xia Mian narrowed her eyes, her expression icy, "Get out of my way!"
If Xia Mian still didn't understand that Song Juan's so-called accidental fall in her last life was a complete sham, then her rebirth was wasted.
"Daring to be so presumptuous on our company's premises, really deserving some lessons!" The security guard swung his baton at Xia Mian's head.