Song Qi always liked flattery. She raised her head with a proud look on her face and replied. “Sure. Why don’t you give it a shot again?”


  “Okay. In that case, I’m hanging up,” said Zhu respectfully.

  Song Qi acknowledged softly. Just as she was about to hang up, a thought crossed her mind and she added. “If she persists and refuses to come, use force if you have to.”


  Zhu knew what she was driving at and promptly acknowledged her words.

  Song Qi pursed her lips. She pulled her phone away from her ear and stood for some time before she turned to enter Old Master Song’s hospital ward.

  **

  After Zhu hung up the phone, he quickly ran after Huo Yao. In just a matter of minutes, she had already gone quite some distance.

  By the time he reached the school gates, Huo Yao had already walked up to the roadside and was getting ready to board the car.

  A man got off the car and took her luggage before placing it in the boot. Even though Zhu could not hear anything, it was clear that the man looked very respectful from a distance.

  Zhu frowned quizzically.

  His investigation had clearly indicated that Song Ning was just an average housewife. Her husband was a common employee at some ordinary company. Also, they were living in a very old estate.

  She might be having a hard life because she had five children to raise.

  His investigations had revealed that all her sons were doing well. The eldest was working at an investment firm, the second one was a lawyer, her third son was living abroad and her youngest boy was a singer.

  Unfortunately, the investigator only gave a brief report about her sons since they were not within the scope of the investigation.

  Zhu felt startled to see this. Could Song Ning afford to hire a chauffeur for Huo Yao in the capital?

  Huo Yao was about to get into the car and leave, so he hurriedly ran towards the car without hesitation.

  He was two steps away from Huo Yao when a familiar voice came from behind.

  “Uncle Zhu, what brings you to Tsing University?” asked Ji Ya with two students belonging to the same faculty standing beside her.

  When Zhu heard Ji Ya’s voice, he froze and turned to look at her. “Oh hi, Miss Ya. I happened to pass through.”


  He recalled Song Qi telling him not to divulge the truth about Huo Yao being at Tsing University. Also, he could not tell Ji Ya that they planned on sending Huo Yao to get her bone marrow tested.

  Ji Ya looked at him quizzically, holding a stack of books.

  Zhu raised his head to glance at the roadside. Huo Yao was already nowhere to be seen and the black car had driven off.

  In an instant, he said to Ji Ya without stopping to explain. “Miss Ya, I have to go now. I will explain further some other time.”


  The moment he finished his sentence, Zhu hurriedly walked to the roadside where his car was parked without waiting for Ji Ya to reply.

  He quickly got into the car.

  He wasn’t sure whether he would be able to catch up with the car that Huo Yao had gotten into.

  Ji Ya stood where she was and looked even more puzzled. Zhu was her mother’s most trusted aide. It was impossible for him to come to Tsing University for no reason. Also, judging from his reaction, he was not looking for her.

  Ji Ya touched her books with her hand before veering her eyes. She turned to apologize to her peers. “I think something might have happened at home, so I can’t continue discussing work with you. Mind if I take a rain check on this discussion?”


  Since she was well-liked at school, her peers naturally had no objection and left her to it.

  Ji Ya nodded to them before walking to the roadside and hailing a cab.