With An Xuan out of the picture, Huo Zhanting had been living a life of leisure these past few days. However, An Lan grew worried about not seeing her younger brother for so long and wondered how he was faring alone in the company. Eventually, she decided to cut her vacation short and specifically went to visit him at the Huo An Group—only to find An Yuxian on a stakeout at the entrance of the building instead of her brother.
An Yuxian was disheveled, wearing a wrinkled cotton and linen dress. Her complexion was waxen, and the dark circles under her eyes couldn't be covered up with any amount of makeup. Furthermore, there were still unhealed bruises on her wrists.
An Lan sized up An Yuxian with a glance.
It seemed that An Yuxian's recent days had been anything but pleasant. An Xuan had mentioned that An Yuxian had incurred debts and had gotten into trouble with loan sharks. It was likely that these loan sharks had been knocking on her door frequently.