Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 595

He was convinced Ye Yuning was retaliating against Xiao Shuo and wouldn’t let the matter rest.

Old Master Xiao asked, "Then, in your opinion, how should this be handled?"

These words were undoubtedly Old Master Xiao admitting to his own actions.

He didn’t deny it, directly tossing the problem to Xiao Linye.

Xiao Linye’s eyes darkened.

Just as he was about to speak, the landline rang, interrupting the conversation between Old Master Xiao and Xiao Linye.

Their gazes simultaneously fixed on the landline phone.

Old Master Xiao said, "You answer it."

He picked up his teacup and hurriedly took a couple of sips.

This call was a godsend. He also wanted to use this moment to compose himself.

Xiao Linye said nothing and rose to answer the phone.

Lifting the receiver to his ear, he said, "Hello, this is the Xiao Family."

It was unclear what was said on the other end of the line, but Xiao Linye’s expression grew increasingly grim.

"What?"

"He’s already been taken away?" His tone was ominous as he instinctively glanced at Old Master Xiao.

Old Master Xiao was also looking at him. Meeting such a gaze, he froze for a moment.

Xiao Linye withdrew his gaze after a single glance and then said into the phone, "Understood. I’ll be right there."

He hung up the phone heavily.

The force with which he hung up showed he was struggling mightily to suppress his anger.

Old Master Xiao frowned. "Whose call was that? Who was taken away?"

Xiao Linye stated flatly, "Xiao Shuo has been taken away!"

"What? What happened? Why?"

Why would Xiao Shuo be taken away? Although he was a scoundrel, he was, after all, a member of the Xiao Family. Minor matters would typically be handled by lawyers; it was unheard of for a call like this to come directly to the old residence.

Xiao Linye, agitated, loosened the tie around his neck.

Then he said, "The evidence you intended to use to frame Ye Yuning now points directly to Xiao Shuo as the culprit."

"The evidence now indicates that Xiao Shuo hit and killed someone with his car and then fled the scene!"

A hit-and-run was no minor charge.

Especially for a family like the Xiaos, if this matter reached public opinion, it would become truly troublesome.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Xiao’s pupils constricted.

He looked at Xiao Linye incredulously. "How could this happen? Who did this? Was it that woman?"

At that moment, Old Master Xiao’s first reaction was that Ye Yuning had found out and turned the tables on them!

It had to be said, though he thoroughly disliked Ye Yuning, he had to admit she indeed possessed such intelligence. From her previous actions, it was clear that although Ye Yuning was a girl, in some ways, she bore a resemblance to him in his youth... If she were male, her achievements over these years would be even more formidable.

"You’re really getting old," Xiao Linye said. "You react to things just like those old men playing mahjong under the big tree outside."

Old Master Xiao retorted, "What? What do you mean by that?"

What did he mean, ’like those old men under the big tree outside’? Was he the same as those old men who did nothing but gossip about household trivialities all day? This ungrateful brat...

Old Master Xiao was so angry his face turned livid.

However, Xiao Linye completely ignored him. Leaving behind such a comment, he departed.

Old Master Xiao fumed. That damned brat, spouting such nonsense!

Yet, when faced with this son, he was completely helpless.

If any other child had dared to be so defiant, he would have disciplined them harshly long ago. But this son was an exception.

And that evidence... how did it end up implicating Xiao Shuo? Old Master Xiao was utterly bewildered.

Before he could figure it out, Xiao Li called.

Over the phone, Xiao Li wailed, "Father, Ashuo is your own grandson! You have to save him! Even if you gave him a hundred times the courage, he would never dare to hit and kill someone."

"Now he’s been directly taken from the hospital! What in the world is going on? He hasn’t done anything at all!"

As Xiao Li cried and wailed on the phone like a woman, Old Master Xiao grew even more irritated, pressing a hand to his forehead.

What a calamity! What kind of wretched offspring had he sired?

"Father, Father..."

"Enough, enough!" Old Master Xiao cut him off. "What nonsense are you spouting? Aye is already on his way. You don’t need to concern yourself with this."

"Really? Will Seventh Brother truly help Ashuo?" Xiao Li asked, still weeping.

If they had been face-to-face at that moment, Old Master Xiao would surely have witnessed his son’s aged tears streaming down his face.

However, despite Old Master Xiao’s assurance that Xiao Linye would handle the matter, Xiao Li remained somewhat skeptical.

After all, Xiao Shuo had caused Xiao Linye considerable trouble recently.

He didn’t believe Xiao Linye would genuinely care about Xiao Shuo’s situation!

"What do you mean, ’really or not’?" Old Master Xiao snapped. "He’s your Seventh Brother and Ashuo’s Seventh Uncle!"

He had no real capability, yet he was quick to suspect this and that. Old Master Xiao was thoroughly displeased.

His animosity towards Ye Yuning intensified, and he practically gritted his teeth. He had truly underestimated that woman! A mere adopted daughter of the Ye Family could stir up such a storm for the Xiao Family.

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Xiao Linye exited the Xiao Family’s old mansion.

He said to Kang Xuan, who stood before him, "Start the car. Go to—"

"Master, something’s happened," Kang Xuan interrupted, his tone grave.

Xiao Linye’s already somber face grew even colder.

"What is it?"

"Miss Ye is missing!"

"What?" Xiao Linye exclaimed, his already labored breathing hitching as his face froze over.

Kang Xuan said, "Miss Gu called you just now, but you didn’t answer, so she called me."

"She said Miss Ye was taken from the presidential suite at the hotel. It’s unclear who took her."