Her Home

Xia Ke was not interested in being Mrs. Jiang. She came to Lin City to find someone. She was wearing a silver necklace around her neck, which was a relic left behind by her grandfather. In the ingot-shaped pendant was a small photo. The person in the photo was the target Xia Ke was looking for.

Xia Ke put down her luggage and subconsciously reached for her neck, but… Her expression changed. Where was the necklace? Where did it go?

In an instant, Xia Ke's forehead was covered in sweat. She opened all her luggage and rummaged through them in a hurry.

Half an hour later, the small room became even more messy. Everything was lying on the ground, but there were no traces of the necklace. Xia Ke frowned. Could it be that she had lost it? She recalled the places she had been to along the way. Suddenly, the incident in the alley flashed across her mind. That man had held a dagger to her neck. At that time, she was too nervous and only wanted to leave safely. It seemed that… she heard a very soft cracking sound, but she did not pay much attention at that time…

Xia Ke sat on the floor. She wasn't sure if the necklace had fallen to the ground or been taken away by that man, but no matter what, she had to return to the alley to take a look… Jiang Chuanyao would be coming to the Xia family tomorrow. The Xia family would be busy receiving him, so they might not care about a fool like her. She could find an opportunity to sneak out and see if her necklace was in the alley. If it wasn't, she had to find out who that man was…

The next day, as soon as the sun rose, the Xia family became busy. Sun Fanghua instructed the servants to clean up early in the morning to prepare for the Jiang family's visit. Xia Qing also dressed up carefully. She wore the necklace from the pile of betrothal gifts she had taken a fancy to yesterday and kept looking at it in front of the mirror. She felt as if she was about to become Mrs. Jiang.

Originally, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, Xia Yuan, was supposed to be here as well. However, she had signed a contract with an overseas fashion company as a model, so she had been busy with work these few days. As a result, she could only let Young Master Jiang see her photos. It was precisely because Xia Yuan was not around that Xia Qing was so sure that she would be Mrs. Jiang.

After Xia Qing dressed up, she saw that everyone was busy, so she walked to the door of the storeroom to listen inside. There was no movement inside at all. That fool, Xia Ke, was probably still sleeping!

Xia Qing rolled her eyes and locked the door of the storeroom when no one was paying attention. Today was her home ground, so she should be the one chosen. She wouldn't allow Xia Ke to come out and cause trouble. Although Xia Ke was a fool, she was good-looking, and her eyes were bright. When she didn't speak, she could stimulate a man's protective desire. She had always been jealous of Xia Ke's looks, so Xia Ke couldn't be present. Otherwise, wouldn't she be inferior?

At this moment, Xia Boyu's shout came from the door. He was asking Xia Qing to come to the door to welcome Young Master Jiang.

"I'll be right there!" Xia Qing replied. She added another lock to the storeroom before turning around to run out. Anyway, the storeroom was very remote, and the door was soundproof. Even if Xia Ke shouted until her voice broke, no one would notice. After Young Master Jiang took a fancy to her, her father wouldn't care about her locking Xia Ke up.

Xia Boyu was wearing a brand new suit and standing outside the villa with Sun Fanghua. When he saw Xia Qing coming out alone, he asked, "Where's Xia Ke?"

Xia Qing pretended to be surprised. She asked, "She's not here? I saw her running over just now."

"Xia Ke came out?" Sun Fanghua glanced at Xia Qing and immediately saw through her thoughts. She immediately chimed in, "Maybe she went far away because she's playful. I'll get someone to look for her." She knew that Xia Ke was beautiful. Even if Xia Qing dressed up carefully and Xia Ke was without makeup, Xia Qing would still look ordinary when standing next to her.

Sun Fanghua didn't like Xia Ke appearing at this occasion either. It was a pity that her eldest daughter, Xia Yuan, wasn't around. Otherwise, she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.

Xia Boyu's face immediately darkened. "This fool only knows how to ruin things!" The Jiang family was about to arrive. It was too late to send people to look for Xia Ke now!

Sun Fanghua comforted him, "It's fine, it's fine. Let them look for her first and we'll explain to the Jiang family later."

Xia Boyu nodded. In any case, Young Master Jiang wouldn't fall for a fool.

Sun Fanghua called the servant over and instructed her in a low voice. Then, she waved her hand to get her to leave. In fact, she did not ask the servant to look for Xia Ke at all. She only asked the servant to go to the supermarket far away to buy something. The round trip would take about three hours.

In the storeroom, Xia Ke casually changed into a white dress. The voices outside had almost stopped. They had probably all gone out to receive the Jiang family. She walked to the door and planned to sneak out, but the door didn't budge… She tugged again, but it still didn't budge…