After Nan Xiao hung up Mu Mu's call, he dialed Lan Mu Guo's number.
Lan Mu Guo quickly found him. "What's wrong?"
"Hurry home. Mu Mu said someone called Qi Yue, she didn't answer, but she kept crying. I suspect it was Xiao Feng Ru or Nan Xiao calling her."
Lan Mu Guo frowned. "It shouldn't be them. Nan Jiang almost beat them to death, they're still locked in the basement."
Nan Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly. "If not them, then it's Nan Jiang. Hurry back. Wan Qi and Joyce are staying at Luo Ma's tonight, and I'm afraid the two children won't be able to watch her, and something might happen."
Lan Mu Guo let out a long sigh. "Then I'm leaving. Please tell Uncle Hong for me."
"Mhm, go back quickly."
After Nan Xiao watched him leave, he took out his phone and dialed. Hearing the busy signal, Nan Xiao let out a scoff and beckoned for Nan Er, who was hidden in the shadows.
"Patriarch."
"Find someone to go to Nan Jiang's house and tell him that if he dares to harass Qi Yue again, I'll expel him from the Nan family too!"
"Yes..." Nan Er took out his phone and made a call. After speaking only a few words, he turned to Nan Xiao and said, "Patriarch, Nan Jiang is outside the Half-Mountain Villa."
Nan Xiao snorted coldly and took out his phone to call Lan Mu Guo. "You guessed right, it was indeed Nan Jiang who called. He's at our doorstep right now. Do you want me to handle it for you?"
Lan Mu Guo said coldly, "No need, I'll deal with him myself!"
"That... be careful when you act. He's Qi Yue's biological father after all."
"So what if he's her biological father? I'll still beat him half to death. How dare he bully my woman, doesn't he put me in his eyes?" Lan Mu Guo said with a cold laugh as he opened the car door. "Honestly, when it comes to ruthlessness, you and Yu Xi aren't good enough. You have too many reservations."
Nan Xiao touched his nose. "I admit that. Yu Xi and I won't interfere. You handle it. But the premise is, don't hurt Qi Yue's feelings. You'll be together for a lifetime."
Lan Mu Guo's hand gripping the phone tightened slightly. "Then how do you plan for me to deal with that beast?"
"Discuss it with Qi Yue, gauge her feelings, then decide what to do."
"Alright."
Seeing that he had calmed down, Nan Xiao hung up the phone with relief.
Lan Yu Xi and Lan Xiao Liu had been busy in the ward for nearly three hours before they came out.
Seeing them emerge, everyone gathered around.
Hong Yi Nan supported his father and asked anxiously, "How is it?"
"It's alright." Lan Yu Xi smiled and took the voice recorder from Lan Xiao Liu. "This is the new memory my sixth brother and I implanted in our师娘. Everyone listen to it so you don't say the wrong thing when she wakes up."
Nan Xiao suggested, "Let's go to the next ward to listen. It's quieter there."
After Lan Yu Xi led everyone into the adjacent ward, she opened the voice recorder. Everyone listened to it twice before leaving the hospital one by one.
Windsor and Hong Yi Nan stayed with Old Master Hong at the hospital. Nan Xiao and Lan Yu Xi took the two children back to Half-Mountain Villa.
Lan Xiao Liu had returned earlier than them. When they returned, Lan Xiao Liu was drinking with Lan Mu Guo. Of course, Old Master Lan Si was drinking wine, while he was drinking juice.
Lan Yu Xi blinked. "What's going on? Still drinking in the middle of the night?"
Lan Mu Guo lazily raised his eyelids and glanced at her. "You must be exhausted. Hurry and take the three children to bed. I'll go to sleep after I finish this drink."
Lan Yu Xi glared at him. "You've clearly had too much to drink, what three children! Stop drinking!"
Lan Xiao Liu chuckled.
"Are you drunk too?" Lan Yu Xi eyed his glass of juice suspiciously.
Nan Xiao squeezed her hand tightly. "Ignore him, he's taking advantage of me!"
Lan Yu Xi finally understood and huffed indignantly, pulling Shi Kuo and Shi Han's hands as she hurried upstairs.
Nan Xiao took the juice from the butler and sat down. "Having a tiff with Qi Yue?"
"No, I did as she wished and didn't lay a finger on that beast. How could we be arguing?" Lan Mu Guo abruptly drank the wine in his glass. "Alright, I won't drink anymore. You must be exhausted too, get some rest."
Nan Xiao knew he was sulking because he hadn't dealt with Nan Jiang, so he didn't bother him further. He tasted the juice and said to the butler, "Is there any more? Xi Bao likes this flavor of juice."
"Yes, I'll bring some up for Miss right away."
"No need, give it to me, I'll take it up to her."
Lan Mu Guo glanced at him. "Is being a wife's slave very enjoyable?"
"Yes, you'll understand this joy soon enough." Nan Xiao smiled and took the drink, heading upstairs.
Lan Mu Guo kicked Lan Xiao Liu's pant leg. "You go up too."
Lan Xiao Liu impassively patted his pant leg. "Do you know why I don't want a girlfriend? Because I'm afraid of being like you, having my emotions dictated by a woman."
"I *want* my emotions dictated by her!"
"If you want your emotions dictated, then why are you sulking?"
"Ai! You don't understand. When you have a woman, you'll know how I feel now. I wanted to get revenge for her, but she wouldn't let me. It's suffocating."
Lan Xiao Liu smirked slyly. "If it's suffocating, go and release some tension."
Lan Mu Guo kicked him, but Lan Xiao Liu nimbly dodged, whistling as he went upstairs.
Nan Qi Yue had been hiding in her room, observing the situation downstairs. Seeing that everyone had left, she pushed open her door and tiptoed downstairs.
Lan Mu Guo, with his back to the stairs, poured himself another glass of wine. Hearing footsteps, he said without turning his head, "Didn't I tell you to go up and sleep? What are you doing down here again!"
Nan Qi Yue pursed her lips tightly, walked up to him, and took the wine glass. "Stop drinking, go upstairs and sleep."
Lan Mu Guo was slightly stunned, then looked up at her. "I don't have anything tomorrow, no need to sleep so early."
Nan Qi Yue tilted her head back and downed the wine in the glass. Then, with a flushed face, she placed the glass heavily in front of him. "Fill it up, I'll drink with you!"
Lan Mu Guo glared at her irritably. "If you can't drink, don't be foolish. Look how red your face is!"
"Your face is redder than mine! Fill it up for me!" Nan Qi Yue stubbornly pushed the wine glass towards his hand.
Lan Mu Guo helplessly stood up and took her hand. "Be good, go to bed."
"I'm not going. I know you're in a bad mood, I want to stay with you."
Lan Mu Guo sighed softly and pulled her into his embrace. "Why are you doing this? I am indeed frustrated, just let me be alone for a bit, and I'll be fine tomorrow."
"I know you're doing it for my own good. Actually, I wanted to let you do as you pleased, but this is the capital. Uncle is the Prime Minister. If you beat someone up at his house, it would affect his political career if it got out."