After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

"Lu Xiyan, I can't just watch you become someone else's fiancé!"

An Ning's voice choked with sobs as she mustered immense courage to make a final attempt to salvage the situation.

Believe it or not, my love for you is real...

She knew it wasn't appropriate to say that at this time, but she just wanted to tell him.

If you don't say it now, you'll never have the right to say it again.

"Lu Xiyan, I love you..."

His straight back stiffened abruptly, and Lu Xiyan involuntarily gripped his phone tighter.

His deep eyes suddenly reddened, his brows trembled, as if he thought he had misheard, and even his heavy breathing suddenly became lighter.

"peaceful......"

He spoke, his voice trembling without him even realizing it, "What did you just say? Say it again."

He asked the question cautiously, waiting for the other person's reply.

A few seconds later, a commotion came from the other end, making it impossible for him to hear clearly.

"peaceful?"

He panicked, gripping his phone tightly. "Anning?"

Instead of a reply, I heard the dial tone indicating the call had ended.

Lu Xiyan's eyes reddened, and his brows furrowed as he quickly dialed the number.

The phone emitted a busy tone indicating it was switched off.

Lu Xiyan dialed another number.

As soon as the call connected, his voice was icy, "President Dong, has An Ning gone to Dianhai?"

Dong Chenghai was still groggy on the other end of the phone, but he quickly perked up when he heard the voice. "Yes, Anning went on a business trip to Dianhai. I didn't originally plan for her to go, but she went by herself—"

Before he could finish speaking, the man asked, "Where is Dianhai?"

"Qichuan."

"When are you coming back?"

Dong Chenghai thought for a moment, "Probably a week or two."

As soon as the other party finished speaking, Lu Xiyan hung up the phone, his brows furrowed.

A week or two?

He hung up the phone and turned off his phone before he could even hear what was said clearly.

What does this mean?

Should I make him wait, or cast the fishing rod again and wait for him to bite?

But this time, he didn't have the patience to wait for her for a week.

"Western banquet?"

Cheng Wanwan walked towards him in her high heels. "Whose call was that? Are you done?"

She affectionately linked her arm with his, pretending not to see the call history on his phone, and smiled, "Grandpa Lu and my parents are still waiting for you to talk about the engagement tomorrow, go on over."

Lu Xiyan gripped his phone tightly. When he returned to the restaurant, someone came over to report something to the old man.

"Landslide?" Lu Lixiao's expression was serious. "Quickly send people to handle it and reassure the employees in the area."

Seeing that his expression was off, Lu Jin quickly asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"

"There was a day of torrential rain in Dianhai, which caused a landslide, making the employees a little worried. Fortunately, the incident occurred in Qichuan, which is quite far from our branch in Dianhai."

Lu Lixiao said in a deep voice, "I will have the local leaders calm everyone down."

"A landslide in Qichuan City?" Lu Xiyan's tone was unusually tense as he hurriedly asked, "When did it happen?"

"Just now." Lu Lixiao turned to look at him. "What, do you have friends in Qichuan?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiyan's breath hitched, as if something was about to overflow from his chest.

Qichuan!

She's in Qichuan!

The call was abruptly cut off because of a landslide!

A bad premonition suddenly exploded in Lu Xiyan's mind. His fingertips trembled, and he turned to leave.

"Western Banquet!"

Seeing that he was about to leave, Cheng Wanwan quickly grabbed his hand, "Where are you going? Are you going to find Anning?"

Cheng Wanwan knew perfectly well that An Ning was currently in Dianhai!

Because she had asked Sun Liangying to send An Ning to Dianhai for this assignment.

She told Sun Liangying that during the days leading up to her engagement, she had to find a way to get Anning out of Jinghai, as far away as possible!

She originally thought that as long as An Ning was not in Jinghai, she could successfully get engaged to Lu Xiyan.

Unexpectedly, even at this point, Lu Xiyan still wanted to go find An Ning!

Everyone present was shocked by Cheng Wanwan's words.

"Is what Wanwan said true?"

Lu Lixiao slammed his wine glass on the table, stood up with a stern face, and asked sharply, "Are you going to find An Ning?"

Before Lu Xiyan could speak, Han Yun stood up and angrily asked, "Xiyan, what do you mean by this? You're still in contact with An Ning?"

"dad!"

The atmosphere was tense. Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Lu Jin quickly tried to smooth things over, "Please don't be angry. Does Xi Yan have something urgent to attend to?"

"No matter how urgent it is, you can't leave today!"

Lu Lixiao stood imposingly before Lu Xiyan, his eyes sharp. "Especially, you mustn't go to see that woman An Ning! Don't you know what day it is today?!"

Lu Xiyan pulled his arm away from Cheng Wanwan's grasp, his eyes resolute. "Grandpa, I'll explain to you when I get back."

"Xi Yan!" Cheng Wanwan grabbed his arm tightly, crying pitifully, "We're getting engaged tomorrow, and you're going to go find An Ning at this time? What about me? What are you going to do about the entire Lu family and the Cheng family?"

Cheng Shao couldn't sit still any longer when his daughter had been wronged. He stood up and said seriously, "Xi Yan, have you thought this through? If you abandon Wanwan now, then this engagement is off."

"Dad! west Yan won't leave!" Cheng Wanwan immediately panicked, looking at the man pleadingly, "west Yan, don't go. Whatever it is, can we deal with it after the engagement banquet tomorrow?"

"Grandpa, Uncle Cheng."

Lu Xiyan's gaze swept over the two of them. "Sorry, but I have to leave now, no matter what!"

After he finished speaking, he strode toward the door despite everyone's objections.

After taking only a few steps, a group of bodyguards surrounded him.

Lu Lixiao stood with his back to him, not looking at him, and roared sharply, "Lu Xiyan! You dare to go see that woman today, just try it!"

Lu Xiyan's cold gaze swept over the bodyguards who surrounded him, and he scoffed, "What, does Grandpa still want to imprison me like he did four years ago?"

His icy gaze was like a knife sharpened with ice. "Who dares to stop me!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was incredibly intimidating, sending chills down your spine.

The bodyguards around him dared not disobey Lu Lixiao's orders, nor did they dare to step forward.

Lu Xiyan strode forward step by step, exuding an aura that no one could stop him.

Lu Lixiao's voice rang out behind him, "If you leave this house, you'll be disregarding your father's death. Don't ever call me grandpa again!"

His hands, hanging by his sides, suddenly tightened, his knuckles turning white.

Lu Xiyan's expression was cold, but his noble eyes were fearless.

"Then Grandpa will pretend I'm not his grandson."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Lu Lixiao was so angry that his blood boiled. "You unfilial son!"