On the way, An Qian had briefly explained her family situation.
Her father was An Wenyan, who divorced her mother when An Qian was three years old and became a son-in-law to the Tang family.
Since then, An Qian had only met An Wenyan less than three times.
An Qian also had a half-sister, whom she was meeting for the first time.
Tang Lanxin led the way, not saying a word throughout the journey.
Soon, they arrived in front of a villa on the east side of Meijing Haoting.
"Wait here for a moment. I'll go get my father," Tang Lanxin said, opening the door for Qin Shilei and the others before turning to leave.
After the woman left, Zhang Xiaoli spoke, "Why didn't she lead us directly to your father? Do you think she might have some trick up her sleeve?"
"Let me see."
Qin Shilei walked to the window and peeked out from behind a corner of the curtain.
Not long after, Tang Lanxin returned with a middle-aged man who possessed a charismatic aura.
"An Qian, it's truly a blessing from heaven that you're safe," An Wenyan said as he opened the main door and rushed to An Qian, eagerly trying to embrace his daughter.
An Qian dodged his embrace with a swift movement and asked calmly, "Where is my mother?"
An Wenyan raised his hands and touched his head naturally. "She's fine. Come with me to see her."
He paused and then said to Tang Lanxin, "Xin'er, please entertain An Qian's friends here."
Qin Shilei stepped forward and said gently, "An Qian, I'll go with you."
An Wenyan turned around and smiled, "Young man, you must have been through a lot bringing An Qian back. Please rest here for a while. Let us three family members have some private time together."
An Qian turned to Qin Shilei and said, "You are my benefactors. I also want my mother to meet you. Let's all go together."
An Wenyan smiled and said, "Alright, let's all go then."
Zhang Qiang stepped forward and said, "Since An Qian has found her family, we will take our leave and visit again tomorrow."
After leaving his address, he turned and walked out with Xie Haimei.
An Wenyan led the three of them towards the villa in the center of the villa area.
"Your mother is inside. Let's go in," An Wenyan said, pushing open the main door and walking in first.
Qin Shilei grabbed An Qian, who was eager to enter, "There are people inside, many people."
"Haha!" A burly man in camouflage chuckled and walked out. "Kid, you've got sharp ears."
Behind him were more than ten young men, also in camouflage, each armed. Four of them were carrying rifles.
"An Wenyan, where's my mother?" An Qian shouted into the house.
Tang Lanxin said, "Your mother is on the third floor of this villa. Surrender now, and you'll see her soon."
"An Wenyan, get out here! What did you do to my mother?" An Qian shouted angrily into the house.
"Xin'er, you are sisters. Why must you create discord?"
An Wenyan came out again, smiling, "Your mother is fine. Someone just took a liking to her. I hope you can persuade her."
"You... Shameless," An Qian pointed at An Wenyan and scolded, "She was once your wife too! You treat her like this?"
An Wenyan looked wronged. "I'm doing this for her own good. In this apocalypse, it's her fortune to be protected by a strong man as a weak woman. It's better than being bitten to death by zombies or starving to death."
Tang Lanxin giggled, "Heh heh, my dad is just securing a good future for his ex-wife. You should be grateful to him."
"Bullshit!"
An Qian said coldly, "I will protect my mother. You don't need to worry about her. Please hand her over."
An Wenyan said earnestly, "You know Tang Haotian, right? He is now the head of the Apocalypse Family. It's he who took a liking to your mother. You can survive and live well in this apocalypse only by following him."
"Tang Haotian?"
An Qian scorned, "He's not much older than me. I didn't expect him to be this kind of person."
"Cao thief? Married woman?"
These two words suddenly popped into Qin Shilei's mind.
"Brother Haotian is a very good person. If he weren't unwilling to force others, I would have already sent your mother to his bed."
Tang Lanxin pouted, defending her cousin.
Clang!
An Qian drew her sword and pointed it at An Wenyan, saying in a deep voice, "Hand over my mother quickly, or don't blame me for being impolite."
"Hee hee."
Tang Lanxin clapped her hands and smiled enchantingly, "I've changed my mind. I want to send both mother and daughter to Brother Haotian's bed. I'm sure he'll prefer a mother-daughter pair. Dad, don't you think that's a good idea?"
"You're despicable," An Qian couldn't believe her half-sister was so venomous at such a young age.
An Wenyan ignored An Qian's fiery gaze. "Good, that's a very good idea. If you two mothers and daughters work together to win Young Master Tang's heart, you'll be able to do whatever you want in Ning'an City."
"Haha."
An Qian laughed in anger, "Aren't you afraid that I'll have Tang Haotian kill you then?"
"Uh."
An Wenyan's expression suddenly turned ugly.
He was so focused on pleasing Tang Haotian that he forgot about this possibility.
Three days after the apocalypse, An Wenyan and his ex-wife had returned to Tang Corporation after enduring hardships.
Unexpectedly, upon their return, they were strongly attacked by his current wife and younger daughter.
Tang Haotian happened to pass by and took an immediate liking to his ex-wife.
"I like this woman, but I don't like to use force. You figure it out," he said, and then left.
Before the apocalypse, An Wenyan could still hold a certain position in Tang Corporation with his business acumen.
After the apocalypse, he could only survive precariously by completely depending on Tang Haotian.
He had to try his best to please Tang Haotian in order to survive more respectably, and even to obtain some crystal cores to strengthen himself.
Now, An Wenyan found himself in a difficult situation.
Sending his daughter and ex-wife to Tang Haotian would definitely please him. But as An Qian said, if both women pleased Tang Haotian, what if Tang Haotian listened to them and killed him?
"Dad, are you stupid? You're my dad. How could I let Brother Haotian kill you?"
Tang Lanxin glanced at her father and then ordered the people around her, "Take them down."
Qin Shilei gently squeezed the hands of the two women.
"Go."
Phantom Silver Eyes.
Shadowless Step.
Qin Shilei used Phantom Silver Eyes to control the farthest person with a gun first, then rushed towards another big man with a gun.
An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli simultaneously drew their swords and slashed at the other two men with rifles.
"How dare you! Everyone be careful not to hurt the two beautiful ladies," the leader, a burly man, warned his subordinates.
"Ah!"
Three screams rang out simultaneously, and three rifles, along with three arms, fell to the ground.
The three of them bent down and scooped up the rifles into their rings.
Qin Shilei took another step and reached the young man he had dazed.
With a swift stroke of his sword, a head flew into the air. The last rifle was also seized.
"Kill them! Don't hold back!" Seeing how fierce Qin Shilei and the other two were, the leader immediately changed his strategy.
In less than thirty seconds, all of them lay on the ground, their eyes wide with disbelief.
Qin Shilei looked up and found that An Wenyan and his daughter had disappeared.