"Nothing. Just asking. I’ll go back to my room first." Vivi forced out a few words perfunctorily and turned to leave.

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That night, Si Yuheng was helped back to his room.

After his wound was disinfected and bandaged, and his private doctor gave him an injection, he fell into a groggy sleep.

Liang Anya finally managed to pry his hand off hers during his unconsciousness, using the excuse of fetching some daily necessities.

Returning to her room, she quickly wrapped up the set of passports and identification documents from her trench coat and hid them in the cabinet under the bed.

These things weren’t used today.

And the escape plan Fei Han arranged for her... wasn’t needed for now either.

However, perhaps they might still be useful someday.

So, these should be kept well and must not be discovered by him.

She was silent for a moment, thinking of the person upstairs who had fainted, then stood up and hurriedly went upstairs again.

She held a blanket and went upstairs, pushing open the door to find Si Yuheng already asleep.

A dim light from a desk lamp cast on the side of his face, making him appear less arrogant than usual, and more like a peaceful child.

He was bare-chested, as his thigh was injured, and wore only boxer shorts below, leaving certain prominent male features hard to ignore.

Her face grew slightly warm, and she averted her eyes.

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The next day, daylight broke.

Si Yuheng propped himself up, glanced around the room, his gaze landing on the figure on the sofa.

Liang Anya leaned on the sofa, her head tilted to one side, long hair covering half her face, with a thin blanket draped over her. Her long eyelashes were tightly shut, as she hadn’t woken up yet.

Seeing she had watched over him all night, he felt relieved immediately.

The door opened, and his confidant, hearing the commotion inside, walked in quietly. Seeing Si Yuheng sitting on the bed staring at Liang Anya on the sofa, he quickly said, "The Hall Master is awake, I’ll wake Miss Liang..."

He gestured for silence, and his previously gentle eyes suddenly tightened, his expression turning colder as if contemplating something in silence for a long time.

Then, he signaled his subordinates to come closer and instructed them.

The confidant nodded after listening and immediately turned to leave and handle the matter.

**

Vivi, worried all night, didn’t sleep well and got up very early the next morning.

"Where’s Miyasha?" She washed up, changed clothes, and yawned listlessly.

The nanny immediately replied, "She’s fine, had a meal in the morning and went back to sleep."

Her heart that had been heavy all night finally relaxed a bit.

No matter what, the fact that the Hall Master entrusted his only daughter to her care was enough to demonstrate his trust and affection.

Miyasha was her biggest bargaining chip. What was there to be afraid of?

That dusty old secret... shouldn’t be brought up again.

She tried to lift her spirits and was about to change into a beautiful outfit when she saw Si Yuheng’s confidant arrive, looking cold and ignoring her completely, directly addressing the nanny, "Bring out Miss Miyasha."

Vivi was shocked, "What do you mean? Didn’t the Hall Master entrust Miss Miyasha to me..."

"Not needed anymore," the confidant emphasized.

"Is this the Hall Master’s will?"

"What else?" The confidant was reluctant to say more, glaring at the nanny sharply, "What are you dawdling for!"

The nanny shivered, and had to go dejectedly to the baby’s room and bring out Xiaoxiao.

Vivi, realizing the situation, blocked the way, "Is the Hall Master taking Miyasha back to give her to that Asian girl to raise?"

"Of course, the child should be raised by her biological mother."

Vivi’s expression changed, realizing Liang Anya had moved in upstairs last night to take care of the Hall Master, she must have sweet-talked him or slandered her, otherwise, why would the Hall Master send someone to take the child away early in the morning?

She secretly signaled another nanny, who understood and quietly slipped away.

She still blocked Miyasha, raising her pretty face and calming down, "No."

The confidant felt Vivi seemed to be stalling for time, "Miss Vivi, please don’t make things difficult for me."

"I also ask you not to make things difficult for me! Since the Hall Master entrusted Miyasha to me, I must be responsible. Suddenly sending someone to take the child, I’m very doubtful if it’s really the Hall Master’s will! I want to personally ask the Hall Master what’s going on before saying anything!"

The confidant frowned, feeling this was unreasonable, and emphasized, "Miss Vivi, don’t blame me then!"

He was about to step forward to take the baby from the nanny’s arms when an aged, solemn voice interrupted, "Stop."

The confidant saw Ryan arrive, and his anger subsided for now, respectfully, "Chief Ryan."

"I just heard from the nanny about your intention," said Ryan coldly.

"That’s great, Miss Vivi refused to hand over Miyasha, please help persuade her."

Ryan sneered, "My response is the same as Vivi’s, Miyasha cannot be handed over to you right now."

The confidant was shocked, "What does Chief Ryan mean by this? This is the Hall Master’s order!"

"I know it’s the Hall Master’s decision. We’re not defying him; it’s for the Beiming Hall’s good. You just said the Hall Master wants to give Miyasha back to Miss Liang to raise, but Miyasha isn’t an ordinary baby, she’s the Hall Master’s only daughter, the future successor. It’s better to keep her with Vivi."

"But—"

"No buts! That Miss Liang is an Asian, just one of the Hall Master’s mistresses. What qualifications does she have to raise the young successor? Don’t worry, if you find it hard to explain, I will personally talk to the Hall Master later. He will certainly listen to me!"

The confidant choked, not knowing what to say for a moment. Ryan held significant status, and even the Hall Master respected him greatly. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

With Ryan’s statement, there wasn’t much to argue about, when a slightly hoarse, displeased voice came from the door:

"No need to tell me later."

"How did the Hall Master get here..." The confidant quickly went over to support Si Yuheng.

Si Yuheng impatiently pushed the confidant aside, his gaze falling on Ryan and his daughter.

He knew bringing Miyasha back wouldn’t be easy.

"Yes, the Hall Master is still injured, why come over? Let’s head back to your room." Ryan shifted the topic and signaled the confidant with his eyes.

"I heard you all don’t listen to me," Si Yuheng said coldly.

Ryan calmly replied, "It’s not that we don’t listen to you, Hall Master. You must’ve heard my words just now. The young successor has a precious status and as she grows older, she’ll need to receive various forms of education and connect with noble circles. Giving her to that Asian woman would be laughable, wouldn’t it? Besides, that Asian woman is disobedient, actually keeping contact with Fei Han behind your back, or else you wouldn’t have gotten hurt yesterday. If we give the young successor back to her, there will definitely be problems sooner or later! It’s better to keep her with Vivi."