The next evening, Lu Jingyuan drove to Mountview Inn with her two children after having dinner.

Ning Ran had called her the day before, informing her of the change in plans where the former would only return to Livingsfill two days later.

As Erbao's goldfish needed to be fed and have its water changed, Ning Ran requested Lu Jingyuan's help to do so.

Although they could've ordered the inn's staff to do it, Erbao insisted that only Lu Yunxue knew how to feed her fish.

Therefore, Lu Jingyuan happily obliged as it had been some time since she last returned to the inn.

When Lu Yunxue learned that Erbao had tasked her to feed the goldfish, she was pretty excited because she felt important.

Sitting in the child seat at the back, she continued to fidget restlessly. “Mommy, when is Erbao and Ms. Ning coming back?”

“They didn't say. Probably within the next few days. Also, you shouldn't cling to Erbao all the time. She's just here with her mommy because her mommy needs to work. Once they're done, they would leave and won't be staying in Livingsfill permanently.”

Lu Yunxue was visibly upset upon hearing her mother's words.

Given that she and Erbao were best friends, it was difficult for her to accept the latter's inevitable departure.

“What's wrong? Are you reluctant to see her leave? Don't tell me you want her to stay in Flower City with you,” Lu Jingyuan teased.

“I don't want to be away from Erbao,” Lu Yunxue murmured with a pout.

“There's nothing we can do about it. You'll understand once you grow up. Regardless of how close you are with your friends and relatives, you'll have to go your separate ways in the end.” Lu Jingyuan let out a sigh.

“But, I'm not grown up yet. I don't want to be separated from my best friend,” Lu Yunxue retorted.

“In that case, what do you want?”

“I want to stay in the same city as Erbao. We will go to the same school, become classmates, and grow up together. By the time we're adults, it will be fine for us to go our separate ways.” Lu Yunxue revealed her thoughts about the matter.

Lu Jingyuan turned toward Lu Yunbing. “What do you think?”

The latter maintained an icy expression. “I'm not that childish.”

Despite what she said, she, too, thought it would be great if they could be schoolmates with Dabao and Erbao.

“Look at how much more mature your sister is. The only thing you care about is having fun,” Lu Jingyuan reprimanded her younger daughter.

“She's lying. She doesn't like living here too and wants to have friends to play with. In fact, she loves playing with Dabao even more.” Lu Yunxue exposed her sister's feelings.

“Nonsense. Unlike you, I don't think about playing every day!” Lu Yunbing denied her twin's claim.

“I don't think about playing all the time too. I just need a friend. People without friends are really pitiful!” Lu Yunxue began to argue with her sister.

“I'm someone independent. Not having friends doesn't matter to me.”

“You're lying!”

argument, Lu Jingyuan

obedient children, both girls fell silent at once. They then gave each other the cold shoulder by looking

car, they soon arrived at the entrance of

the back car door, unbuckled the children's

since Ning Ran rented the inn long term, the staff no longer lived there. They would only come during the day to tidy up and maintain the

around and the inn was extremely

Jingyuan proceeded to open the door with her

she found the fish bowl and saw its murky water, she knew it was due for a

the fish food and began

for it was a responsibility assigned to

herself some black tea and sat in

was finished and the fish was fed, it was time for them to

Ning Ran a call to inform the latter that they had completed the task, she realized that she had left her

call Erbao when we're home to inform her that the fish has

right, Mommy. Let's go. When Erbao and Dabao come back, we'll come back here to play with them,

Jingyuan readily

daughters out, she was greeted by the

she assumed they were Qiao Zhan's men. “What are you doing

men exchanged silent glances with each

girl with a pair of

second, their leader dashed into the inn and grabbed

scream,

in any way, Lu Jingyuan and her

upon her that they were

duct tape plastered across her mouth, she was unable

her daughters were also restrained and thrown to her

resist, for she was worried that the kidnappers would harm her

wanted, she believed her family would take

got a grip on herself and stopped struggling. Thereafter, she tried to reassure her

in the morning when Nan Chen's

he was

with the caller ID

picked up

Your wife and children are in my hands. I want

voice was heavily accented, Nan Chen could still discern the caller's

next to us. And yet, you claim that you

have twenty fingers in total, and we'll mail them to you one by one. You had better pay up since ten million is

background, Nan Chen figured that the caller

tell that it wasn't a prank

pull such a prank in the middle of the night. Even if they did, they wouldn't

to verify that they're alive,” Nan Chen

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