The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Hide Multiple Identities-Chapter 325: Xiao Yu is Missing

Nan Zhuoyuan, upon hearing that grating applause, grew even more disdainful of this impostor Nan Qingqing.

Everything should rightfully belong to Xiao Yu, but now it had been usurped by Nan Qingqing.

His face darkened, his eyes emitting a chilling coldness.

Just as he walked down the stairs, a hand in the dark grabbed Nan Zhuoyuan’s arm and pulled him aside.

Nan Zhuoyuan, smelling his wife’s unique fragrance, followed without any doubts.

The two disappeared into a dark corner, while the lights in the center of the hall brightened again, and the crowd congratulated Nan Bofu on finding his daughter, Nan Qingqing.

Li Xue, seeing dissatisfaction on Nan Zhuoyuan’s face, immediately turned his face towards her, forcing him to look at her.

"Zhuo Yuan, have you seen Xiao Yu tonight?"

When Nan Zhuoyuan heard this, he replied, puzzled, "Isn’t she supposed to be with mom in her room?"

Li Xue shook her head seriously, "She’s not there. I just went to mom’s room and found only Dean Li and Pei Yu there, Xiao Yu wasn’t seen."

Nan Zhuoyuan asked, perplexed, "Did you ask them?"

Li Xue nodded, "Pei Yu said that an hour ago, Vice Chairman Gu called Xiao Yu away, but I just saw Vice Chairman Gu at the banquet. She mentioned she and Xiao Yu spoke briefly at the entrance before parting, and I checked with the other servants, no one has seen Xiao Yu tonight."

Nan Zhuoyuan felt a tightness in his chest, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

"The ancestral mansion is so large, she couldn’t have gone far in an hour, she’s probably still in the mansion, I’ll arrange for someone to search for her."

Li Xue’s face turned pale with worry, "I’ll go and look too."

Nan Zhuoyuan held her shoulders, gravely saying, "Li Xue, don’t go. Leave her side to me, you stay with mom."

He lowered his head, and whispered into her ear, "Xiao Yu said there’s a high probability that mom will wake up tonight, you must be there to ensure her safety."

Li Xue’s expression grew serious and she nodded emphatically, "Alright."

Having said this, she turned to head back upstairs.

Unexpectedly, as she turned around, she faced Nan Luzhi’s insidious, scheming face.

He smiled hypocritically, "Eldest Young Master, Young Madam, you two really are affectionate, aren’t you?"

Li Xue’s heart panicked, she quickly adjusted her hair beside her ear to ease her internal flurry, and flashed a soft smile.

"Chief Nan, when did you come? Why didn’t you go talk to Qingqing?"

Unsure whether Nan Luzhi had overheard her conversation with Nan Zhuoyuan, she could only probe tentatively.

Nan Luzhi chuckled, "I just arrived, wanted to talk to the Eldest Young Master a bit, saw you and your husband whispering, so I waited nearby for a while."

Nan Zhuoyuan lifted his glasses, a chilling gaze swept over Nan Luzhi, the corners of his lips curling into a faint smile.

"Chief Nan, my wife and I were just discussing my mother’s illness, she needs to go upstairs and stay with my mother. What would you like to discuss, or shall we go talk over there?"

Nan Luzhi didn’t refuse, quickly following him, "Eldest Young Master, I have a cooperation proposal to discuss. I have a factory in the west district of City A that has been abandoned for many years. I’m looking to purchase the surrounding land and build a huge new factory, but I’m short on funds. I wonder if you might be interested?"

Nan Zhuoyuan glanced back toward where Li Xue had been, saw that she had gone upstairs, and listening to Nan Luzhi’s tone, it seemed he hadn’t heard their previous conversation.

Relieved, he began to spar with Nan Luzhi.

"Chief Nan, tonight is a big night for the Nan Family, I’m really not inclined to talk business. However, considering you are technically my sister’s adoptive father."

"Why don’t you draft a business proposal and I’ll have it evaluated to see if it’s appropriate. If it is, I’ll definitely partner with you."

Nan Luzhi, seeing there was room for negotiation, quickly responded, "Good, I’ll have them get on it immediately."