Lan Xinxixi, upon hearing this, was at a loss for words.

And the person in front of her shrugged it off with a light smile, showing no care, and even comforted her: "Come on, don’t show such an expression, okay? I don’t like seeing others pity me. Besides, I’m not pitiful at all! Oh, let me tell you, you have no idea how adorable Nannan was when she was little. Unlike now, acting all cool. She used to have two little pigtails, and her skin was especially fair, just like a doll."

The topic was easily diverted by Shen Mengqi.

For the majority of the time after that, it was she who was reminiscing in detail, with Lan Xinxixi listening intently, occasionally asking questions.

"Really, Nannan was this mischievous when she was little?"

"Yes, yes! Back then at the orphanage, she stubbornly pointed at me and Ouyang Lei, saying we had to take them, otherwise, she would spend the night at the orphanage."

"Hahaha, how old was she then!"

"Three years old."

"Wow, at three years old she could do this, she really was a prodigy."

"She was indeed very smart, but the madam and sir wanted her to grow up no different from a regular girl, so they refused to have her IQ tested. But even at a young age, she showed extraordinary talent. Ouyang Lei and I were older than her, yet we were in the same class, but her grades were always the top among us, or even the whole school. Later on, she even skipped a grade and became our senior. You can imagine how that felt! Being surpassed by someone younger than us and having to call her senior, it was really frustrating."

"Hahaha!"

Lan Xinxixi was laughing so hard she was about to run out of breath; this was not just frustrating, it was truly something that would make one feel hopeless.

"Okay, stop laughing, let’s get back to business."

At the mention of business, both women’s expressions turned serious simultaneously.

Then Lan Xinxixi spoke first, with a solemn face: "Based on the current investigation, your suspicion is absolutely correct, An Liyang is indeed very suspicious. However, the facts we’ve uncovered so far are limited, but we can be pretty certain that his life abroad all these years has been anything but ordinary, and he’s even crossed the legal boundary."

This fact shocked Shen Mengqi even more, and she stared at the other with disbelief.

Lan Xinxixi continued, nodding to her with a heavy expression to confirm what she heard: "It’s a fact that your ears heard, this is no joke. Mu Bai knows about this as well, so he’s extremely worried, including the chief, who’s now investigating An Liyang’s background abroad. If it turns out to be abnormal, we need to immediately cut off his contact with An Nan."

In Shen Mengqi’s mind, she had prepared for the worst, yet reality was even more startling.

After furrowing her brow for a long time, she silently vowed: "I don’t care what reason he has for returning to the country this time, but if he dares to harm Nannan, I definitely won’t let him off, I, Shen Mengqi, mean what I say."

Lan Xinxixi, seeing her enraged face, quickly interjected: "Alright! Calm down and don’t be impulsive, got it."