Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 622 - 624: Being Followed

After Professor Yang left, Xia Xiao turned to Shitou and asked, "What do you think of your professor?"

"Professor Yang is quite nice, and I respect her a lot, but sometimes I’m just not used to her enthusiasm."

As soon as Shitou had spoken, Xia Xiao laughed. "You’ve seen it too, haven’t you? She has no family, no husband, no children, not even friends. Now, she pours all her enthusiasm into her students. You’re young, and she has a fondness for talent, so naturally, she values you even more. She said you have high EQ, I believe you can handle these things well."

After the conversation, everyone felt more at ease. Professor Yang still focused on training Shitou, treating him like her last disciple, but she was equally attentive to other students, just slightly more partial to Shitou.

Sometimes after school, Shitou would stay at Professor Yang’s place, and Xia Xiao, after finishing her work, would have her driver pick up Shitou.

However, this day, while driving, the driver looked in the rear mirror and said, "Madam, someone is following us."

Xia Xiao was startled, "Someone is following us?"

"Yes, they’ve been following us from the school gate until now. I thought they were just heading the same way, but it seems we are being followed."

Xia Xiao’s driver, a former military man and a bodyguard assigned by Gao Jiaxing, was naturally more sensitive to these matters.

Xia Xiao and Shitou looked back from the rear seat, "Is it that black car?"

Shitou said, "The gray one."

"Yes, the gray car," the driver nodded.

Xia Xiao furrowed her brows; they had been followed since the school, most likely because of Shitou.

Or could it be that the new project taken over by the Gaoxia Group had been targeted?

"It’s an unlicensed new car. Can we trace where it came from?"

As soon as Xia Xiao finished speaking, the driver said, "I’ll contact the traffic police."

Xia Xiao nodded and instructed the driver, "Keep driving, safety first."

At this point, Xia Xiao called Gao Jiaxing, who was alarmed when he heard that Xia Xiao and Shitou were being followed. "I’m heading back now."

The followers hadn’t done anything conspicuous, and without being vigilant, Xia Xiao would not have noticed they were being followed.

After hanging up with the traffic police, the driver also received a call from Gao Jiaxing, who had contacted the local public security bureau. Upon hearing that the driver had contacted the traffic police, Gao Jiaxing gave a few instructions and hung up the phone.

Finally reaching home, Xia Xiao and Shitou breathed a sigh of relief, genuinely worried that some reckless people might crash into them.

Gao Jiaxing soon arrived home and, seeing Xia Xiao and Shitou were alright, he too relaxed. "I’ve sent someone to check on that car. From now on, when you go out, you need to be extra cautious."

On that note, Gao Jiaxing added, "It seems we’ll need to change your car. The current one isn’t safe enough. Yes, we need to increase security personnel too."

Xia Xiao nodded; although she didn’t know who was following them or their motives, it seemed necessary to enhance security measures.

The next day, Xia Xiao and Shitou went on as usual, surrounded by not just one driver but covertly protected by more than one person.

On the daily routes that Xia Xiao and Shitou took, security personnel were now present; the Gao family was similarly protected.

Gao Jiaxing and Feiyang were no longer protecting just Xia Xiao and Shitou; all family members needed protection, especially given that along with the elders, there were also children in the Gao family.

Shitou, a student in the Genius Youth Class, being targeted, raised concerns about whether Beibei and Jiashu, attending kindergarten, might also be targeted, along with the safety of the family’s young and old. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Professor Yang, who lived on the school premises, turned pale when she heard Xia Xiao’s news and couldn’t help but hug Shitou tightly.

Observing Professor Yang’s complexion, Xia Xiao figured that she must have thought of some unpleasant possibilities. "We still don’t know who these people are, what they want, and we can’t trace them yet. Moreover, these people are quite cunning."

Although they hadn’t seen that car or any other vehicle following them again, Xia Xiao could not relax her vigilance.

With her hands covering her face, Professor Yang adjusted her glasses before speaking, "There have been several kidnapping attempts on Genius Youth Class students previously, but none were successful. Now Peize is being targeted, but we don’t know by whom."

Speaking of this, Professor Yang mentioned her own son, who had been targeted in the past and lured into a criminal gang. By the time she found out, it was too late, and her son had also died.

Xia Xiao’s expression grew solemn as Professor Yang continued, "If these are the same people, they will surely try to approach Peize, either to abduct him or to entice him into bad behaviors."

Deceiving, in this manner, was not Xia Xiao’s biggest worry; she was more concerned about the possibility of kidnapping.

Professor Yang added, "Academician Xia, don’t worry. As long as Peize is at school, I will protect him. I will also speak with the principal about this and strengthen the protection for Genius Youth Class students to prevent any incidents."

Xia Xiao nodded. The state always valued the Genius Youth Class, and the school’s security measures were well-maintained, but outside the school premises was another matter.

But Shitou not only had to be at school and home but also had outings to malls and amusement parks, which were potential danger zones.

Leaving Professor Yang’s place, Xia Xiao and Shitou got back into the car, and there was no follower on their way home, making the trip smooth.

Shitou expressed a slight regret, "It’s a pity I’m no longer ’Spirit’; otherwise, I would have noticed the hidden people, and no movement in the dark could escape me."

"You win some, you lose some. You’re still sharp. If you pay attention, you’ll be able to spot them too."

As soon as Xia Xiao spoke, Shitou didn’t dwell further, and compared to other things, he felt luckier to have been reborn as a human.

As for those lurking in the shadows, they needed to be cautiously guarded against.

For half a month, having seen no followers, Xia Xiao almost wondered if that incident had been a fluke, but then one day, as Xia Xiao took Shitou to school, the driver announced, "There’s a motorcycle that followed us halfway here, it looks suspicious."

A motorcycle?

Xia Xiao and Shitou looked back; it wasn’t very close, so they only saw a black sports motorcycle with the rider wearing a helmet, making it impossible to see clearly.

Xia Xiao narrowed her eyes, pondering who could be behind this as she said, "Take him down."

"But doing so might alert them, and we may not be able to get to the people behind it," the driver said.

"Should we go to the mall?" suggested Xia Xiao.

The driver hesitated, "Madam, it’s not advisable to go right now..."

"Have the security personnel prepare in the mall," Xia Xiao was saying, but Shitou grasped her hand and shook his head, "Grandma, let’s not go to the mall."

"Alright, then let’s go back," Xia Xiao nodded.

The driver breathed a sigh of relief. Without having clear information on these people, they could only be defensive and careful, not taking actions that might provoke them.