Xia Family

As he was busy fretting about his so-called misfortunes, Xia Jinhu didn't notice Master Xia and Madam Xia enter the living room.

Seeing their youngest son's frantic expression, the husband and wife looked at each other's eyes, feeling an impending doom.

Did something happen to Jiannan?

Where is he right now?

Not knowing the answers to the questions gnawing in her mind, Madam Xia could not hold it in any longer. Moving closer to where Xia Jinhu sat with his head buried in his hands, she softly called out to him.

"Jinhu, were you able to contact your brother?" Madam Xia asked his youngest son hopefully.

Hearing his mother call his name, Xia Jinhu raised his head and turned to her direction, his eyes rimmed with unshed tears.

As soon as he met his mother's worried gaze, Xia Jinhu's tears fell uncontrollably. He immediately threw himself in his mother's embrace.

"Mother, mother... I'm sorry... I'm very sorry..." like a pitiful child, Xia Jinhu cried.

Seeing their grown up son cry this pitifully, the two elders thought that something bad had really happened.

Their expressions were miserable.

If something were to really happen to Xia Jiannan, the whole Xia Corporation would be compromised.

But not knowing what's the situation was, Master Xia and Madam Xia could not do anything to resolve the issue.

That is, if there really was one...

Looking at the pathetic second son of his bawl his eyes out in his mother's embrace, Master Xia could not take it anymore!

With a powerful tug, he was able to yank the weeping young man away from his mother.

Master Xia crossed his arms over his chest, staring down at his son. You could practically see his lips twitching before they formed into a straight line.

"Tell me... What happened?"

Master Xia's tone made Xia Jinhu choked back his sobs. His father was really scary!

I have to be serious!

Wiping his tears with his sleeves, Xia Jinhu sniveled slightly before facing his parents like nothing had happened.

Like a switched button, Xia Jinhu's attitude took a complete overturn and he started to narrate everything from the very beginning.

"Well, isn't Secretary Cheng reported that brother had gotten into another car so you had me look for him, right?" Xia Jinhu started. "Right?"

"..."

Getting no response from his parents, Xia Jinhu could only clear his throat to try to dispel his awkwardness.

"So yeah! I tried calling brother but his phone couldn't be reached. I called again and again, yet his number was out of coverage area! Just when I was about to lose hope, brother picked up my call! I swear, I almost jump up in joy..." Xia Jinhu got carried away.

Master Xia's brows were already twitching, "Get straight to the point!"

When will he start to take things seriously?

"Alright..." Xia Jinhu gulped, afraid that his father would to something unimaginable to him. He then tried to remember what was he supposed to say next, but in the end, "Where was I again?"

Madam Xia held her forehead helplessly. "Your brother picked up the call. What next?"

Xia Jinhu's mouth formed into an "o" and he made a sound of approval. "Then, I asked brother where is he, why isn't he picking up my calls, if he's in trouble or if he need me to come. But he only said that he's busy somewhere and told me not to come, so I pleaded..."

Noticing that this blabbermouth was starting to spout nonsense again, Master Xia cleared his throat.

Uh oh!

Seeing his father's impatient and displeased look, Xia Jinhu hurriedly continued, "But instead of hearing brother's answer, I heard a woman's voice calling him "Mr. Xia" on the other end of the line..."

Finishing his narration, Xia Jinhu looked expectantly at his parents. "So... that's it!"

"That's it?" Madam Xia's expression didn't seem right.

After all that he had said, what useful information did they get?

This good-for-nothing son of hers had scared her out of her wits!

"What the hell were you crying for earlier then?!"

Hearing this, Xia Jinhu scratched his head and with a silly smile on his handsome face, he embarrassingly said, "Well, when I found out that brother is with a woman, I had a sudden thought that the world will end soon... I couldn't believe it!"

Madam Xia bonked him on the head.

"You punk! I almost had an heart attack because of you! What's wrong with your brother being with a woma..."

Wait... What?! A woman?

Realizing this, Madam Xia was dumbfounded.