CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: KINDRED SPIRITS

Back in the private room, when Kang Cheng mentioned that he had once abducted a girl and that the girl was force-fed a drug causing memory confusion, he had a premonition that the girl might have been his own mother.

Now, when the truth was acknowledged by Kang Cheng and Kang Wei themselves, he still couldn’t suppress the anger in his heart!

If Kang Cheng hadn’t abducted his mother, his grandparents wouldn’t have adopted Shen Man, and his mother wouldn’t have been influenced by those drugs, leading to her mental discomfort, severe depression, and eventually suicide.

"Uncle Kang, you should leave!" Xia Mian sighed and spoke, "What goes around comes around. Since you can’t get forgiveness from the victim, you probably don’t have much time left, enjoy the rest of your life!"

"Miss Xia! What about my Xuanxuan?!" Kang Wei crawled to Xia Mian’s feet, his eyes full of tears, "He’s still so young, he hasn’t even had a good look at this world..."

Xia Mian lowered her gaze, "Well, that depends on his own luck."

Xia Mian decided not to continue helping Kang Cheng and his son.

She had done what she could, but Kang Cheng’s sins were too heavy; if fate demanded that he pay, she couldn’t keep going against fate repeatedly.

"Miss Xia!" Kang Wei raised his head, stating eagerly, "If you can save my Xuanxuan, I would even give you my life!"

Xia Mian pressed her lips tightly; Kang Cheng and his son might not be good people, but they were good fathers.

"I don’t need it." Xia Mian stepped back two steps, waved to them, "You should leave!"

Xia Mian’s refusal was so obvious that Kang Wei’s face instantly turned pale.

The already frail Kang Cheng was now barely clinging to life, as if the next breath might be his last.

"Ah Wei, let’s go!" Kang Cheng’s voice was heavy with the weight of fate and a clarity upon understanding life and death, "Don’t make things hard for Miss Xia."

Kang Wei bit his lip tightly, his eyes bloodshot, wanting to continue pleading with Xia Mian, but as he met Xia Mian’s indifferent gaze, he silently turned and pushed Kang Cheng away.

It wasn’t until their figures gradually faded into the distance that Lu Zechuan’s indifferent voice slowly reached Xia Mian’s ears, "Do you think I’m cruel?"

Xia Mian looked up at him, the face of someone so young yet wrapped early in an armor of indifference, "No. You’re right, we are not the victims, we have no right to forgive anyone for them."

Just like in the past life, when her mother was harmed by Old Li, accidentally fell from a building, Xia Jianguo had written a letter of forgiveness for her mother, causing her to have a huge argument with Xia Jianguo because of it!

When torment and suffering don’t fall upon oneself, no one can truly empathize, nor do they have the right to forgive the perpetrator on behalf of the victim.

Lu Zechuan’s gaze landed on Xia Mian’s face, gradually becoming softer, and finally with a smile, "Xia Mian, you are very interesting."

Xia Mian arched her eyebrows, "Interesting?"

Lu Zechuan gave a light sound of agreement, "Interesting, unlike any other girl of your age that I know."

"Everyone is a unique individual, being different from others is normal," Xia Mian said as she lightly stood on tiptoe, "Want a match?"

"Who runs faster?" Lu Zechuan raised his eyebrows, "Sure!"

This exhilarating race ended with the two at a draw.

This result truly surprised Xia Mian.

She possessed the foundation laid by the Three Thousand Worlds, her physical strength far better than ordinary people, yet Lu Zechuan tied with her!

Surely, those with special fate have special traits in certain aspects too.

"I’m going to the company later, will you accompany me?" Sitting at the dining table, Lu Zechuan thought for a moment before eating, cautiously asking.

"Does that make me your personal bodyguard?" Xia Mian raised her eyebrows, "Will you pay me a salary?"

Lu Zechuan’s bright eyes fell on Xia Mian’s delicate face, "I’ll give you everything I have, is that okay?"

As Xia Mian was eating a bun, hearing this from Lu Zechuan, she almost choked on it.

"How can you be so careless!" With indulgent affection in his eyes, Lu Zechuan reached for a tissue to wipe Xia Mian’s mouth.

Xia Mian felt a tingle all over.

In her previous life, what impression did she have when meeting Lu Zechuan? Oh, aloof, mysterious, deeply unfathomable!

But the gentle and flirtatious big boy now is he really the same person she encountered in her previous life?

"I’ll do it myself!" Xia Mian quickly snatched the tissue from Lu Zechuan’s hand, and randomly wiped her mouth.

Lu Zechuan’s lips curved gently into a smile, leaning forward to reach out and wipe the corner of Xia Mian’s mouth with his hand, "It wasn’t clean!"

The temperature of Lu Zechuan’s fingers at the edge of her lips was cool, and Xia Mian blinked, smiling, "Who would have thought, Young Master Lu likes serving people!"

Lu Zechuan wasn’t irritated, he casually finished drinking the last mouthful of milk, put down the cup, and lazily said, "It depends on who I’m serving."

Xia Mian wisely shut her mouth.

Some jokes might become serious if continued, some words might become heartfelt if spoken too much.

"I’m done eating, let’s go!" Xia Mian stood up, concerned about Lu Zechuan driving and getting into an accident again, she actively said, "I’ll be your driver."

"Hmm, based on your skills, you seem like quite the experienced driver." Lu Zechuan’s voice was joyful, mixed with tease.

Hearing the insinuation, Xia Mian’s ears quietly turned red, she stopped responding to Lu Zechuan.

Today, Lu Zechuan was somewhat improper.

Initially wanting to continue accompanying Lu Zechuan until whoever wanted to harm him showed themselves, Xia Mian’s task emerged after sending Lu Zechuan to the company.

Professor Xu from school took Xia Mian’s call seriously, and found several finance experts to meet with Xia Mian.

Xia Mian wanted to manage Song Group well but also wanted to be a hands-off boss, recruiting talent was paramount.

Xia Mian provided the address, inviting them to Song Group directly.

Shortly after Xia Mian arrived at the office, the people introduced by Professor Xu came.

Two men and two women, all had good appearance and disposition.

Upon seeing Xia Mian, all four paused in surprise.

"Are you the Xia Mian whom Professor Xu praised continuously as his junior?" A boy wearing glasses pushed his glasses up his nose, looking astonished.

"Yes, I am Xia Mian." Xia Mian smiled, and her demeanor was friendly facing fellow alumni.

"I’m Jiang Ying, he’s Liu Zhu, and the two beautiful ladies here are Chen Ling and Gu Zhi," the boy with glasses introduced himself, "In the future, please take care of us!"

Xia Mian shook hands with each of them, pausing slightly when shaking hands with Gu Zhi.

Her hand was unusually cold.

Gu Zhi was tall and skinny, her face was unnaturally pale, wearing silver-framed glasses, giving off the impression of being a frail beauty.