Chapter 84: Chapter 84 The Purpose of the Gong Family

Lu Yanchuan did not refute Qiao Yi’s words. Although the original plan wasn’t to return to Capital City from Taikou Villa, since Qiao Yi had packed up, changing the plan was not out of the question.

Taking along a little maid and two large trunks, they got into the car. Ma Yu cooled down a bit before slowly starting the car towards Taikou Villa.

Taikou Villa originally belonged to the Old Madam Gong.

After Old Madam Gong passed away, by Lu Yanchuan’s order, her properties were donated or auctioned off, leaving behind only some items of sentimental value in her old residence.

However, Taikou Villa was an exception since not only did Old Madam Gong have shares, but the Gong Family did too.

Therefore, after Old Madam Gong’s death, the Gong Family bought back her shares at market price.

Such a transfer should not have posed any problems, but after the funeral for Old Madam Gong, Xiao Luo informed Lu Yanchuan that the Gong Family forbade him from taking away any relics Old Madam Gong left at the villa.

Xiao Luo was an orphan Old Madam Gong met over a decade ago. For many years, though they were officially master and disciple, their relationship was no different from that of a mother and son.

Now, without Old Madam Gong, and with Xiao Luo’s naturally introverted and somewhat timid personality, he certainly couldn’t compete with the pack of wolves and leopards of the Gong Family.

Fortunately, Lu Yanchuan had given a heads-up, allowing Xiao Luo to seek help.

Lu Yanchuan’s visit to Taikou Villa was first to retrieve Old Madam Gong’s relics and secondly to investigate why the Gong Family members cared so much about her relics.

During his short stay in Tian City, he had no idea how many times the Gong Family had covertly sent people to steal Old Madam Gong’s possessions.

Lu Yanchuan was irked to no end, having asked Xiao Luo numerous times without getting any clear answers.

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The people who had been sent and caught for interrogation knew nothing but their task to steal the relics, with success defined by obtaining anything at all.

“Could it be possible that among Old Madam Gong’s belongings, there is some rare treasure? Is that why the Gong Family is so desperate?”

After hearing Lu Yanchuan’s reasons for going to Taikou Villa, Qiao Yi pondered along.

Lu Yanchuan neither denied nor confirmed. Qiao Yi pursed her lips, knowing from his look that she was mistaken.

Qiao Yi’s gaze landed outside the window, aimlessly observing the quickly passing buildings when she suddenly slapped her thigh and exclaimed.

“Right!”

Lu Yanchuan’s face beside Qiao Yi twisted slightly but quickly returned to calm.

“What is it?”

“Do you remember what Gong Ting said to you the day she came looking for me and bumped into you?”

Lu Yanchuan glanced at Qiao Yi’s small hand on his thigh, then silently shifted his gaze to her face.

The words Gong Ting said when she came to kidnap Qiao Yi…

“Do you mean, their target, the shares of the Gong Family in the teacher’s hands?”

Qiao Yi nodded vigorously, continuously patting on the thigh.

“Yes, exactly! Didn’t she ask you to hand over some shares? You told them back then that Old Madam Gong didn’t have any shares, but Gong Ting didn’t believe it at all!”

Indeed, he had said that, but Gong Ting was acting like a madwoman at the time, completely dismissive of Lu Yanchuan’s words, making them futile.

Silence fell in the car again. Qiao Yi rested her chin on her hand, her thoughts a tangled mess, and Lu Yanchuan was the same, except his gaze occasionally glanced at Qiao Yi in the rearview mirror.

Taikou Villa was located at the boundary between Tian City and H Province, nestled halfway up a mountain, famed for its hot springs.

When Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan arrived at Taikou Villa, Xiao Luo was already waiting for them at the entrance. Seeing Lu Yanchuan’s car approach, the child was so excited he was almost in tears.

God knows how much humiliation he had suffered these past few days at the villa. When Old Madam Gong was alive, the people there doted on him, but now they were utterly indifferent.

If it weren’t for the people Lu Yanchuan left to protect him, he might have been driven out of the villa by now.

“Senior Brother…”

The last time Qiao Yi saw Xiao Luo was at the funeral. Today, she finally had the chance to properly get to know this favorite little disciple of Old Madam Gong.

According to what Lu Yanchuan said, the boy was still in university, and it would still be two more months until his twentieth birthday.

With his chestnut-colored curly hair fluffy and soft, and his pale, baby-faced features, he could easily be mistaken for a high school student.

If Lu Yanchuan was the untouchable and stern president, then Xiao Luo was the pure and sweet boy next door. His baby face, together with the bright eyes he had when he saw Lu Yanchuan, resembled a little dog excited to see its owner.

Little dog… Xiao Luo ran over, waving his arms. As soon as Lu Yanchuan got out of the car, Xiao Luo quickly updated him about the current situation in the villa.

“The Gong Family has taken over the villa completely. However, the shares aren’t held by the same person. It seems internal conflicts have emerged, so the villa has been temporarily closed, claiming to be undergoing restructuring.”

This “restructuring” came at an inconvenient time. From June to before October was the villa’s peak season, and even if it needed restructuring, there was no need for it during this period.

“Do you know the current distribution of the villa’s shares?”

“I’m not sure of the others. I only know Gong Ting holds thirty percent of the shares, Mr. Gong holds another thirty percent, and the rest I don’t know.”

Xiao Luo was somewhat embarrassed. Lu Yanchuan had given him so much help, and yet he couldn’t even handle this much. He really didn’t live up to Lu Yanchuan’s trust.

Lu Yanchuan didn’t care about these things. After Qiao Yi also got out of the car, he led her and Xiao Luo towards the villa.

“I’m sorry, but this villa is currently undergoing restructuring and is not open for business. Please leave, sir.”

While they were walking, suddenly two security guards approached, blocking their path.

Xiao Luo hurriedly stepped forward, explaining the identities of Lu Yanchuan and Qiao Yi to the guards.

“They’re not tourists; I invited them to handle matters. You…”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Qu, but please don’t make it difficult for us.”

The two guards completely ignored Xiao Luo. With their hands behind their backs, they stood firm, determined not to let them enter the villa.

“You! You!”

Xiao Luo choked in frustration, pointing at the guards but unable to speak, his face turning red without daring to look back at Lu Yanchuan.

“Make way.”

Lu Yanchuan extended his hand, pulling Xiao Luo behind him, and walked up to the guards, looking at them emotionlessly.

The guards could ignore Xiao Luo, but they couldn’t ignore Lu Yanchuan. Under Lu Yanchuan’s gaze, cold sweat instantly beaded on their foreheads.