"So... how should we cooperate?" Xia Chuyi asked, following Guo Jiumin’s words.

Upon hearing this, Guo Jiumin felt he had achieved his goal, so he smiled faintly and said, "Actually, it’s nothing much. We just need to sign a contract."

"Just sign a contract," Guo Jiumin said. "Over on Huo Shizhang’s end, I’ll certainly do my best to help. What do you think, Young Madam Huo, do you agree?"

Speaking of which, Guo Jiumin pulled out a contract from the desk drawer.

Xia Chuyi took the contract, feigning hesitation while flipping through it, calculating how to refuse and continue to delay for time.

At that moment, there was a knock on the study door. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Who is it? Come in," Guo Jiumin called towards the door.

The door opened.

"Master, there’s a situation." The subordinate who knocked entered, took a few steps forward, leaned in beside Guo Jiumin’s ear, and whispered something.

After listening to the subordinate, Guo Jiumin’s eyebrows immediately showed joy, and he said, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, it’s confirmed," the subordinate replied confidently.

Having received such news, Guo Jiumin nodded with satisfaction and said to Xia Chuyi, "Young Madam Huo, I have something to attend to, I’ll step out for a moment. Please consider the contract matter carefully here."

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi naturally replied immediately, "Hmm, I will consider it carefully... It’s just, my sister, Panpan, can you let her come over to keep me company?"

Given the news he received, Guo Jiumin was very pleased, so he smiled and nodded, "No problem."

Then, Guo Jiumin left, and Xia Pan was soon sent to the study.

Seeing Xia Pan, Xia Chuyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister!" Xia Pan rushed over and whispered in her ear, "Sister, Mingming has come to rescue us!"

"What?" Hearing this, Xia Chuyi’s eyes lit up, but she immediately covered Xia Pan’s mouth.

After carefully discerning the situation, it seemed there was no one at the door. Xia Chuyi then released her hand and asked Xia Pan quietly, "Panpan, how do you know?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Pan’s eyes sparkled, and she said, "I heard Mingming’s signal for me!"

"We’ve agreed, if we encounter bad people, we’ll use bird calls to send messages!"

"Such clever kids." Xia Chuyi patted Xia Pan’s head, feeling both gratified and slightly heartbroken.

The fact that these two kids thought of this must be because of the shadow left in their hearts from being kidnapped by traffickers years ago.

However, it’s good; children who’ve experienced such things are more likely to grow.

Just like now, the two children used their innocent ways to establish contact.

"Don’t worry, sister, Mingming is surely bringing rescue!" Xia Pan said to her, "We’ll be rescued soon!"

"Yes, we’ll be rescued soon," Xia Chuyi agreed.

Then, Xia Chuyi prepared to reach for Xia Pan’s hand to sit her down with her.

Unexpectedly, Xia Pan’s hand was hidden behind her, she seemed evasive and unwilling to let her hold it.

"Panpan?" Xia Chuyi wondered, "What’s wrong with your hand?"

"Nothing, nothing’s wrong!" Upon hearing this, Xia Pan immediately replied a bit flustered.

Xia Chuyi’s expression hardened, "Show your hand to me!"

"It’s fine, really nothing..." Xia Pan continued to hide her hand.

Seeing this, Xia Chuyi was more certain there was a problem.

"Did they torture you?" Xia Chuyi asked coldly.

If that’s really the case, Guo Jiumin’s people are crossing the line!