She's come clean; the fake heiress has a ton of aliases.

Chapter 325 Xiaoyu is missing

Hearing the jarring applause, Nan Zhuoyuan felt an even greater disgust for this imposter, Nan Qingqing.

All of this should have belonged to Xiaoyu, but now it has been taken by Nan Qingqing.

His face was grim, and his eyes radiated a chilling aura.

As soon as he stepped downstairs, a hand secretly grabbed Nan Zhuoyuan's arm and pulled him to the side.

Nan Zhuoyuan smelled the unique fragrance that belonged to his wife and followed her without any doubt.

The two walked into a dark corner, and the lights in the center of the hall came on again, as everyone congratulated Nan Bofu on finding his daughter, Nan Qingqing.

Seeing the displeasure on Nan Zhuoyuan's face, Li Xue immediately turned his face back to make him look at her.

"Zhuo Yuan, did you see Xiao Yu tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhuoyuan asked in confusion, "Wasn't she always keeping watch in Mom's room?"

Li Xue shook her head seriously, "She's not here. I just went to Mom's room and found only Dean Li and Pei Yu there. I didn't see Xiao Yu at all."

Nan Zhuoyuan asked curiously, "Did you ask them?"

Li Xue nodded. "Pei Yu said that an hour ago, Vice President Gu called Xiao Yu away, but I just saw Vice President Gu at the banquet. She said that she and Xiao Yu said a few words at the door and then parted ways. I asked the other servants, and no one saw Xiao Yu tonight."

Nan Zhuoyuan felt a tightness in his chest, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

“The ancestral home is so big, she can’t have gone anywhere in an hour. She’s most likely still at the ancestral home. I’ll arrange for someone to look for her.”

Li Xue's face turned pale, her expression full of worry. "I'll go look for it too."

Nan Zhuoyuan pressed down on her shoulder and said seriously, "Li Xue, don't go. Leave her to me. You go to Mom's room and keep watch."

He lowered his head, buried his face in her ear, and whispered, "Xiaoyu said that Mom will most likely wake up tonight. You must stay by her side immediately to make sure she is safe."

Li Xue nodded vigorously with a solemn expression, "Okay." After saying that, she was about to go back upstairs.

Unexpectedly, when I turned my head, I was met with Nan Luzhi's sinister face.

He smiled insincerely and said, "Young Master, Young Mistress, you two are really in love, aren't you?"

Li Xue felt a pang of panic and quickly smoothed her hair behind her ear to calm her anxiety, then smiled gently.

"President Nan, when did you arrive? Why didn't you go and talk to Qingqing?"

She wasn't sure if Nan Luzhi had heard what she and Nan Zhuoyuan were saying, so she could only ask tentatively.

Nan Luzhi smiled and said, "I just arrived and wanted to chat with the eldest young master for a bit. I saw you two whispering to each other, so I waited for a while."

Nan Zhuoyuan adjusted his glasses, his cold black eyes sweeping over Nan Luzhi, a faint smile playing on his lips.

“Mr. Nan, my wife and I just wanted to talk about my mother’s condition. She has to go upstairs to take care of her. What do you want to talk to me about? Why don’t we go over there and talk?”

Nan Luzhi didn't refuse and quickly followed up, "Young Master, I have a collaboration I'd like to discuss with you. I have a factory in the western district of City A that has been abandoned for many years. I'm now looking to buy up all the surrounding land and rebuild a giant factory, but I don't have enough funds. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Nan Zhuoyuan glanced back at the spot where he had been standing and saw that Li Xue had already gone upstairs. Judging from Nan Luzhi's tone, he probably hadn't heard what the couple had just been talking about.

He felt relieved and began to deal with Nan Luzhi.

"Mr. Nan, tonight is a big day for the Nan family. Actually, I don't really want to talk business, but considering that you are my sister's adoptive father."

"How about this, you come up with a proposal later, and I'll have someone evaluate it to see if it's suitable. If it is, then I'll definitely cooperate with you."

Seeing that he hadn't made a definitive statement, Nan Luzhi knew there was room for maneuver, so he quickly said, "Okay, I'll have them do it right away."

(End of this chapter)