Wei Wenjuan's expression suddenly became extremely strange.
He wasn't sure if there was something wrong with his eyes...
He looked again.
Afraid his brother might act rashly,
Wei Wenjuan sent another message.
Half a minute passed...
A minute passed...
Clearly, Ke Muning had no intention of brutally drowning the future heir of the Ghost family.
They were... playing.
Playing???
Wei Wenjuan wiped his face, feeling cold sweat on his temples.
He chose to call the old man first: "For now, Xiao Ya is fine."
Wei Xuanming said coldly: "Now you know my words were correct?"
Since Xiao Ya wasn't in danger at the moment, Wei Wenjuan didn't argue with his father again. He just calmly said: "You've mixed up cause and effect. Xiao Ya is fine not because you said the right thing, but because she avoided the risk herself."
Although Wei Wenjuan still hadn't figured out why this scene had occurred.
He frowned deeply, then instructed his brother not to show his face for now.
They needed to act separately.
Wei Wenqing replied with a: "Okay."
After putting away his phone, the bodyguard beside him was still perplexed and confused.
Hadn't he been so anxious his eyes were bloodshot just now? But now he had strangely regained his composure.
The bodyguard reached out his hand and said: "Is the crisis over? Then you should give me back the gun..."
Wei Wenqing shook his head and opened his hand.
The phone emitted an AI voice: "Give me more bullets."
The bodyguard opened his mouth, then closed it again.
It's necessary to be prepared for emergencies, Wei Wenqing thought.
*
A feeling of weightlessness enveloped Li Xiaoya.
It seemed like just a blink of an eye, she was lifted into the air, then plummeted towards the water surface, but the airflow under the board supported her and Ke Muning well, making them "float" steadily above.
A tourist who failed to operate nearby fell into the water, letting out a high-pitched scream, splashing water on Li Xiaoya's face.
Xu Ruying frowned, looking a bit uncomfortable: "Why let that Ke Muning take Xiao Ya to play? This activity is too dangerous, what if water gets into her lungs? When Xiao Ya was lifted into the air, I saw her face turn pale."
Secretary Wang had already sat down on the beach chair. He handed over a glass of juice, smiling slightly and saying softly: "Her face was pale, but did you hear her scream?"
"What if the child was so scared she forgot to scream?" Xu Ruying couldn't agree.
Secretary Wang asked her: "Do you know who was in that photo Ke Muning had?"
"Huh? Who?" Xu Ruying looked bewildered.
When Wei Wenqing went to Li Family Village back then, Xu Ruying had already left. After returning to Jin City, they hadn't met face to face. Xu Ruying hadn't watched much of the subsequent program content either.
"It's Xiao Ya's uncle," Secretary Wang said slowly.
"What?" Xu Ruying's face changed drastically, looking horrified at Ke Muning, "What does he want with Xiao Ya's uncle? I only understood about two words of what he said earlier. It can't be anything good, right?"
"It's nothing much, he just wants to kill Xiao Ya's uncle."
"You call that nothing?" Xu Ruying jumped up, looking even more terrified at her uncle, "He wants to kill someone! And it's Xiao Ya's uncle! Then why are you still..."
Secretary Wang still smiled without change: "Then tell me, did Li Xiaoya recognize the photo?"
"Of course she did, who wouldn't recognize their own uncle..." Xu Ruying said, then suddenly paused, realizing instantly, "But she still stayed with us."
Secretary Wang nodded lightly, then looked towards Li Xiaoya's direction again, saying: "So this is giving her a chance to understand her enemy. Whether in business or anything else, opportunities and dangers always coexist."
Xu Ruying murmured: "That's why I'll never learn your skills. I don't want to wade into any danger at all."
"It's okay, you don't have to wade in."
Hearing this, Xu Ruying didn't feel happy, but rather felt more upset for Li Xiaoya.
She had already suffered so much in Li Family Village, why did she have to face so many dangers now?
Xu Ruying spoke hesitantly: "Then Uncle, can you..."
Before she finished, Xu Ji said: "I can't."
Xu Ruying glared at him: "Why does Xiao Ya call you Secretary Wang? Let me guess, it must be because Sheng Yuxiao asked for your help before, so you made up an identity for yourself as Secretary Wang, right?"
Xu Ji looked at her and said: "Have you been eating walnuts lately?"
Xu Ruying glared at him even more fiercely, feeling ashamed and angry: "Uncle!" "I just want to ask you, why did you agree when Sheng Yuxiao asked for your help, but you rejected me before I even finished speaking?"
"That's why I say you're not suitable for this line of work. After studying finance, you've only learned the superficial aspects," Xu Ji said with a smile. "If Ke Muning is willing to give me an airline route, why should I push him away?"
"What if he's tricking you? How could he possibly give you an airline route just for helping him identify someone in a photo?"
"Then you can pray that he is tricking me," Xu Ji still said with a smile. "That way, I'll kill him first."
Xu Ruying: "..."
Xu Ruying had indeed been protected quite well by the Xu family, a large clan. Moreover, her parents were intellectuals who didn't concern themselves with matters outside their world, so they wouldn't tell her these things either.
It was only now that she glimpsed some of the cruelty of the world through Li Xiaoya.
She sat back down dejectedly, even turning her gaze away slightly, not daring to look at Li Xiaoya's appearance. She felt a sense of guilt for not being able to help her at all.
Wealthy individuals like Ke Muning love to engage in extreme sports as their daily entertainment.
He had mastered the flyboarding project exceptionally well, displaying skillful techniques and rarely plunging headfirst into the water.
Finally, with the help of the staff, Ke Muning took off his equipment, ending this activity.
His build was strong and tall, making it incredibly easy for him to pick up Li Xiaoya. He effortlessly grabbed her back to the shore and asked, "Was that fun?"
Li Xiaoya looked up at him without saying a word.
Her face, after being wet by the water, appeared even more porcelain-white and cold.
Ke Muning smiled with satisfaction: "It seems you really don't understand a word, huh?"
"But you're quite brave, didn't make a sound. Who exactly are you to him?" Ke Muning mused, stroking his chin.
Then he took a large towel from the staff and wrapped Li Xiaoya entirely, helping her dry off.
Xu Ruying, seeing them return safely, also felt relieved and immediately went up to say, "Xiao Ya, do you have a change of clothes?"
For a moment, Li Xiaoya thought about whether she could ask this man called Ke Muning to accompany her back to get a change of clothes, and then have her uncles and several bodyguards catch him together.
But soon, this idea was rejected.
She couldn't communicate with her uncle under this foreigner's nose right now.
Such a thing seemed to require a high level of coordination as well.
It was too difficult...
So Li Xiaoya said softly, "No."
Xu Ruying immediately said, "That's easy to fix, I'll take you to buy some. There are shops near this beach."
Secretary Wang stood up, patting the sand off himself, and said, "Let's go together."
So Wei Wenjuan watched helplessly as they... entered a shop?
They went shopping again?
"Mr. Wei, why are you alone here? Let's go," Zhou General came over to greet him concernedly. "Where's Xiao Ya? How come I don't see her?"
Wei Wenjuan said nonchalantly, "Met a relative, took her out to play."
Zhou General thought to himself that he was becoming more and more curious about their identities.
"You have relatives everywhere abroad?" Zhou General remarked.