XYLFTL Chapter 14

Chapter 15

After putting Anping on the bed, Shen Xiaoyou straightened up, stretched, and sighed in relief, thinking, “Why am I so weak? I need to exercise more.”

Anping suddenly opened her eyes and whispered, “Am I too heavy?”

Shen Xiaoyou immediately shook her head and explained, “No, even if I were carrying a child right now, I’d be tired. I need to work out.”

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Anping, who was as thin as a stick. They both needed to train; Anping needed to gain weight.

Shen Xiaoyou immediately booked a set of yoga classes.

Afterward, she went into the bathroom to wash up. Fortunately, the house was cleaned regularly, so it was relatively clean.

After washing up and returning to bed, Anping clamored to go wash too, but Shen Xiaoyou pulled her back.

Anping looked at Shen Xiaoyou blankly.

Shen Xiaoyou found her so adorable that she pinched Anping’s face and said, “Go wash up.”

Although she didn’t understand why, Anping was still very happy.

After washing up and lying in bed, Shen Xiaoyou said to Anping, “Let’s go back tomorrow, clean up the house, and bring Grandmother here, okay?”

“Okay!” Anping replied happily.

She noticed that Shen Xiaoyou said “the house” instead of “your house.”

A strong sense of security enveloped Anping.

Anping was so happy that she hugged Shen Xiaoyou even tighter.

“Xiaoyou~” Anping said to Shen Xiaoyou again.

Shen Xiaoyou responded softly, “Eh~ How many different nicknames are you going to give me?”

“So many, so many, one different one every day!” Anping had indeed thought about it, but she couldn’t come up with that many.

Shen Xiaoyou tapped Anping’s head and said, “Not focused.”

“I’m definitely focused on you. Having many nicknames just means I love you too much,” Anping said firmly.

Shen Xiaoyou hummed, “So, if I don’t have many nicknames, does that mean I don’t love you?”

“Of course not! I know you love me, but I love you, and I not only want you to know it in your heart, but I also want to say it all the time,” Anping said, looking at Shen Xiaoyou.

“I love you, Xiaoyou~” Anping said suddenly.

Shen Xiaoyou was caught off guard, and her heart felt numb.

Smiling, she replied, “I love you too.”

Anping hugged Shen Xiaoyou again and said, “Go to sleep!”

Shen Xiaoyou obediently closed her eyes and lay in Anping’s arms.

Anping looked at Shen Xiaoyou and felt that only at this time did Shen Xiaoyou not act so much like a big sister in front of her.

Anping really wanted to tell Shen Xiaoyou that it was okay to act like a child in front of her.

But judging from Shen Xiaoyou’s actions, she seemed to need to maintain a big sister demeanor.

Anping smiled and thought, “Oh well, as long as she’s happy.”

The next day, the two of them immediately set off on the road back to City J.

All the way, Anping was looking forward to it. Would Grandmother be happy if she knew she was going to Jingcheng early?

She was also thinking about what to take back later and how to thank the neighbors.

Those people who were very friendly and took good care of her and Grandmother.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at Anping’s silly smile and really didn’t trust her to drive.

Even though Anping swore she wouldn’t think about these happy things.

“Okay, let’s rest for a night, and I’ll drive for a while tomorrow, and we’ll be there. It’s okay to think about happy things!” Shen Xiaoyou said to Anping.

“But you’ll be tired,” Anping said reluctantly.

Shen Xiaoyou immediately comforted her, “Before I met you, no one cared about me every day. My maternal grandmother is good to me, but she’s too busy. She used to take me everywhere when I was little, but not anymore when I got older.”

Shen Xiaoyou pretended to be sad.

Anping panicked and quickly hugged her, “I’m here now.”

Shen Xiaoyou buried her face in Anping’s arms and said, “Yeah, I know, so I’m already very lucky.”

Anping saw that she couldn’t win against Shen Xiaoyou, so she gave up.

After resting for a night, Anping was still asleep when Shen Xiaoyou set off.

After driving for a while, Anping woke up, and they were almost home.

Anping said angrily, “You’re really something, you have to take everything on yourself, hmph!”

Shen Xiaoyou smiled dotingly and said, “I want to! Only for you~”

Anping’s anger disappeared instantly, “Okay then, but no next time.”

Shen Xiaoyou quickly nodded in agreement.

In her heart: “I’m willing to do it for a lifetime.”

When they were almost at the gate of Grandmother’s House, Anping looked out the window.

She felt strange.

She thought, “Grandmother can’t still be asleep at this hour, right? The courtyard door is closed, and Grandmother isn’t working.”

As soon as the car stopped, Anping immediately got out and ran into the courtyard.

Shen Xiaoyou had sensed Anping frowning just now and followed closely behind.

Anping opened the door and searched the house, but Grandmother wasn’t there.

Then she took out her phone to call Grandmother.

Unexpectedly, Grandmother’s phone rang in the bedroom.

A thousand thoughts flashed through Anping’s mind, and her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.

She looked helplessly at Shen Xiaoyou and said, “What should I do? Grandmother never leaves the house without her phone.”

Shen Xiaoyou was even more distressed to see Anping like this and quickly comforted her, “Anping, don’t worry, let’s go out and ask if anyone has seen Grandmother.”

Shen Xiaoyou took Anping’s hand and walked out, asking everyone they met on the road if they had seen Anping’s grandmother.

Anping was sad for a while, then recovered her composure, thinking: “That’s right, I have to find Grandmother, not just be sad.”

They asked everyone in the village, but no one had seen Grandmother.

The state of mind that Anping had finally built up almost collapsed again, but fortunately, Shen Xiaoyou caught her.

Shen Xiaoyou gently patted Anping’s back and said, “Let’s go check the surveillance cameras at the entrance of the village to see if Grandmother left the village.”

Just as they were about to leave, Aunt Zhang, a neighbor, came out and saw Anping, “Anping? You’re back?”

Anping tried to calm her emotions and said, “Yes, Aunt Zhang, I mistakenly thought my grandmother was taken to Jingcheng. Have you seen her?”

Aunt Zhang looked surprised and said, “Huh? A group of people in black suits came just now and took your grandmother away, saying you asked them to pick her up.”

Anping was stunned and said, “I didn’t!”

Aunt Zhang didn’t hear clearly, but Shen Xiaoyou told Aunt Zhang that it was okay, that Anping had remembered wrong.

After watching Aunt Zhang leave, Shen Xiaoyou asked Anping, “Can you think of who it could be?”

Anping shook her head, looking confused.

“I might know,” Shen Xiaoyou seemed very sure of her answer.

Anping immediately raised her head, “Are you saying, the Lin Family?”

Shen Xiaoyou nodded. She had felt last time that if they could come to visit, they wouldn’t leave easily.

So she told Anping to bring Grandmother to Jingcheng, but it was still too late.

Now that she had identified the target, Anping wiped away her tears and asked Shen Xiaoyou, “Xiaoyou, is there a way?”

“Of course, they’re no match for me,” Shen Xiaoyou raised her eyebrows, looking confident.

Anping believed her.

After getting in the car, Shen Xiaoyou made a phone call, “Get me more bodyguards, fifty should be enough, in City J, at the Lin Family Residence.”

Anping felt that Shen Xiaoyou was even more handsome listening to these words.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiaoyou then said, “Also, block all of the Lin Family’s upcoming collaborations that haven’t been signed yet.”

After saying this, Anping saw a contemptuous smile on Shen Xiaoyou’s lips.

Shen Xiaoyou hung up the phone.

She saw Anping staring at her without blinking.

“I have good news to tell you, do you want to hear it?” Shen Xiaoyou’s expression seemed to say, “You’ll definitely be happy after hearing this.”

“I want to hear it,” Anping felt that it must be related to Grandmother.

Shen Xiaoyou smiled and said, “The Lin Family hasn’t been able to sign any projects recently, and I’ve blocked all the upcoming collaborations, which means their family is going to run out of money!”

Anping was shocked; she didn’t know that Shen Xiaoyou could be so powerful.

She smiled lightly. “Lin Yuan, will you stay if there’s no money?”

“My dear biological parents, if you go bankrupt, will Lin Yuan still be with you?”

Shen Xiaoyou couldn’t understand Anping’s smile, but she couldn’t care less; they had already set off.

At the Lin Family Residence, Father Lin and Mother Lin were treating Anping’s grandmother with good tea and water.

But the atmosphere was unusually cold.

Father Lin said, “Auntie, just give us a number. We’ll bring the child back; she’s our biological daughter after all.”

“Biological daughter, huh? And you publicly made things difficult for her? You have a daughter now; why do you still need our Anping?” Grandmother didn’t back down; how dare they deceive an old woman.

Not long ago, a group of bodyguards got out of a car.

Seeing Grandmother working, they said, “Grandmother, hello, Miss Anping asked us to pick you up.”

As soon as Grandmother heard that her granddaughter was coming to pick her up, she immediately asked, “Do I need to bring anything?”

The bodyguard shook his head, “Miss Anping just wants you to come.”

Although Grandmother suspected that Anping couldn’t hire so many bodyguards, she knew that Anping had gone to Shen Xiaoyou, so she thought that Shen Xiaoyou had hired them.

When she arrived, she realized that she had been deceived. She didn’t expect that she was useless at her age. How could Anping send someone else to pick her up without calling?

Seeing that the old woman wouldn’t back down, Father Lin also lost patience, “Then do as you please. When Anping finds out that you’re missing, how worried will she be? She’ll definitely have to come begging me then.”

Grandmother rolled her eyes at him, thinking, “You’re probably not as reliable as Shen Xiaoyou.”

Shen Xiaoyou had already driven to the entrance of the Lin Family Residence, and the bodyguards were also in position.

Shen Xiaoyou didn’t plan to get out of the car; Anping asked her why, and she said she was waiting for someone.

Soon, a few people in business suits quickly appeared.

Then Shen Xiaoyou got out of the car and greeted the leader.

“Mayor Zhou? I’m Shen Xiaoyou,” Shen Xiaoyou said, holding out her hand.

Mayor Zhou immediately nodded, “Xiaoyou, you’ve grown so much. I came as soon as I got the call. What’s going on?”

Mayor Zhou looked at the surrounding bodyguards and then at the Lin Family Residence. Could it be that the Lin Family had gotten into trouble?

Anping didn’t quite understand.

Shen Xiaoyou smiled at Anping, as if to say: “Don’t worry.”

Shen Xiaoyou could hire bodyguards and block collaborations, but she still needed to bother her maternal grandmother for someone of the Mayor’s level.

However, as soon as her maternal grandmother heard what had happened, she immediately helped her find the Mayor. Her maternal grandmother had always disliked people who acted like this.

Shen Xiaoyou asked Mayor Zhou with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, “How is the Lin Family doing?”

“Hmm… they’re alright, I guess,” Mayor Zhou didn’t dare to say. He was now certain that he didn’t know what the Lin Family had done, but they had definitely offended this Shen Xiaoyou.

Shen Xiaoyou chuckled and told Mayor Zhou why she had called him here.

Inside the house, Lin Yuan was saying to Father Lin and Mother Lin, “Mom and Dad, starving her for a few days will do the trick. People will say anything when they’re hungry.”

Mother Lin made a decisive decision, “That’s it, Anping must be brought back.”

Father Lin hesitated, but finally nodded and said, “Okay, someone, take her away.”

Grandmother wanted to resist, but two young people held her down.

Grandmother’s heart was filled with: “Anping, what will happen to her Anping!”

At this moment, the door was opened, and Mayor Zhou walked in with Shen Xiaoyou and Anping.

Fifty bodyguards followed closely behind.

Everyone was so frightened by the scene that they didn’t dare to move. Anping immediately ran to Grandmother and said, “Grandmother, are you alright?”

As soon as Grandmother saw Anping, she shook her head and said, “I’m alright. It’s all Grandmother’s fault for trusting these people.”

Anping was furious and looked at Father Lin and Mother Lin, “You’re too evil, bullying an old woman.”

Anping was trembling with anger.

Shen Xiaoyou stepped forward, patted her, and smiled, “Not giving her food? Locking her up for two days? Mayor Zhou…”

Just now, Shen Xiaoyou told Mayor Zhou that the Lin Family had kidnapped an old woman, and he didn’t believe her.

But now, with the evidence right in front of him, Mayor Zhou’s face turned dark.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Yuan immediately stepped forward and said, “No, you must have heard wrong. We said we wanted to treat Grandmother well.”

Father Lin was about to respond, but Grandmother bit him to death.

“Bullshit, if they hadn’t arrived in time, I might have starved to death in your house,” Grandmother said crudely in front of Anping for the first time.

It seemed that Grandmother was really angry.

Mayor Zhou said with a dark face, “Lin Yonghui, your family is no longer qualified to attend the city’s outstanding representative conference.”

Recently, all kinds of inspectors will come to your house.

After warning them, Mayor Zhou signaled to Shen Xiaoyou and left.

Shen Xiaoyou then took Anping and Grandmother to the bodyguards.

Shen Xiaoyou looked at their family with disgust.

“Don’t use your petty tricks on ordinary people. You’re nothing.”

Lin Yuan looked at Shen Xiaoyou protecting Anping so much and was jealous, thinking: “Why does she have such a strong backer when she’s not a rich young lady?”

Lin Yuan comforted herself again: “It’s okay, it’s just luck that she ran into Mayor Zhou.”

Shen Xiaoyou took the people and left, Father Lin and Mother Lin chased after them, but were stopped by the bodyguards.

Not long after they left, Father Lin’s secretary ran over in a hurry…