Xia Xibei was vulnerable for a while, but quickly regained her spirits.

She still had to find Ling Juan, who was behind Qi Xin.

If it weren’t for Ling Juan, she wouldn’t have been out in the world for so long.

She should have been the young lady of the Qi family, living a life of luxury!

It was a world away from her previous life!

Therefore, Xia Xibei hated Ling Juan and Qi Xin very much.

Ling Juan was the mastermind behind everything, while Qi Xin benefited. The two of them were mother and daughter, so naturally they had to take all the responsibility together.

However, Xia Xibei did not act impulsively.

Although she was talented and well liked by the patriarch, she had just returned and was no match for the well-established Qi Xin.

Even if she jumped up now and said she was Qi Zhi’an and Ling Xiao’s real daughter, it wouldn’t do much good.

So, she endured it.

Besides, she was past the point of needing help and was doing quite well in her own life, so she could take her time.

Moreover, she believed that Qi Xin’s side would not give up and would definitely make their next move.

She waited for the next move.

The two of them held each other for a while, then Pan Yan’s call came.

Xia Xibei had been in the imperial capital for a few days now, and it was time to go back to work.

Moreover, in a few days, she would have to take her final exams.

After the final exams, she had to attend various activities.

So, she didn’t have time to be sad.

“By the way, has anyone contacted you?”

“Huh? Who?” Pan Yan froze for a moment. “Who contacted me?”

Xia Xibei frowned, “A girl, I asked her to contact you.”

“No!” Pan Yan denied. “I haven’t received such a call in the past few days. Are you sure?”

Xia Xibei frowned, “How could that be? I told her to contact you, didn’t I? She is the assistant I hired.”

“No,” Pan Yan still denied. “Maybe something happened and she was delayed?”

Xia Xibei thought about it, and figured that could be the case.

Maybe there was something delaying Zhuang Xiao’an.

Of course, it could also be that Zhuang Xiao’an found another job, so she didn’t want to be her assistant anymore.

However, this latter idea was refuted by Xia Xibei.

If Zhuang Xiao’an had found another job, she would have taken the initiative to say so, and would not have said nothing.

Maybe something had happened…

Xia Xibei couldn’t help but think of Gu Lan’s case.

Gu Lan’s previous accident was also due to a problem at home.

Now, Zhuang Xiao’an may also have had something happen at home.

Before she left, Xia Xibei decided to go over and take a look.

It took her a little time to find Zhuang Xiao’an’s address.

She also wanted to see what kind of person Zhuang Xiao’an really was. After all, Zhuang Xiao’an was going to be her assistant, so if she didn’t know more about her, what if something happened later?

So, Xia Xibei wore a disguise and went to Zhuang Xiao’an’s place.

Zhuang Xiao’an lived in the suburbs of the imperial capital, far from the city, and the demolition had not yet reached here, so it was a bit remote and chaotic.

Xia Xibei walked calmly to the location, and when she took a good look inside, she couldn’t help but stop.

It was a rather dilapidated house with a small restaurant below, but now it was a mess.

Tables and all kinds of pots and pans were knocked over on the floor, there were a lot of food scraps on the floor too, and everything had been trampled on.

Inside the house, sounds of crying came out faintly.

Xia Xibei frowned and walked in, and saw Zhuang Xiao’an jerking her head up.

Her eyes were teary as she angrily shouted at her, “What else do you want to do?!”