After handing it over to the system, the three brothers knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Lan Xuxue knew that the Lan Group was in contact with official people. If it could establish a relationship and cooperate with them, the Lan Group would have a great chance of becoming the leading enterprise in Kyoto.

Lan Yuchen nodded after hearing this. "Your consideration makes sense. Although Nan Qiao has no relationship with our Lan family anymore, I'm afraid she'll be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."

"I'll have someone find out what happened in Kyoto today and why the road is closed."

Lan Xuxue frowned slightly. She actually didn't really want Lan Yuchen to really investigate the matter in depth. After all, she had just exaggerated Nan Qiao's situation in front of her elder brother, and it would be bad if she was discovered.

After Lan Yuchen finished speaking, he picked up his phone and made a call, then with a serious expression, he ordered his men to inquire about the news.

Lan Xuxue obediently cleared the dishes and waited patiently for a reply.

After a while, Lan Yuchen's cell phone rang and he quickly answered it.

Lan Xuxue watched quietly from the side, only to see Lan Yuchen's brows getting tighter and tighter.

After hanging up the phone, Lan Yuchen said helplessly, "They didn't find out anything substantial."

"This operation was kept extremely secret. They questioned many people involved, but they all gave excuses."

Lan Xuxue also frowned and said, "That's strange. Nan Qiao grew up in an orphanage. She has no power or influence. Even if she got into trouble, there's no one to cover for her. How come she can't find out?"

Then she added, "Maybe we're just making a big deal out of nothing. We can't find out anything anyway, so why don't we just leave her alone?"

Lan Yuchen frowned and shook his head slightly, saying, "No, this matter is still a little strange. It must be something extraordinary for the authorities to make such a big fuss and even close the road."

"I will send someone to secretly keep an eye on her. During this critical period, we must not let her influence our Lan family."

On the other side, Nan Qiao returned to the villa in Xingmeng Bay, and Master Li had already prepared lunch.

There are four dishes and one soup on the table, with a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables and scientific nutrition.

Nan Qiao was indeed a little hungry. After she sat down on the dining chair, she called out to Lin Yue sweetly, "Sister Lin Yue, let's eat together."

"Miss Nan, please eat by yourself. I'm not hungry." Lin Yue shook his head and stood there straight, guarding Nan Qiao's safety like a bodyguard.

Nan Qiao rolled her eyes, a sly look flashed in them, and she said, "Sister Lin Yue, can you help me test the poison? The food has been on the table for two minutes. Maybe someone has secretly poisoned it."

Hearing Nan Qiao's words, Lin Yue's body froze.

Director Zhao only asked her to protect Nan Qiao, but he didn't say that she also had to eat and drink with him...

At this time, Aunt Zhang smiled and took out a set of dishes and chopsticks from the kitchen. She said to Lin Yue, "You and Miss Nan are about the same age. You can definitely take care of her like a sister. You will be together every day in the future. There is no need to be so reserved."

"Yes, I like beautiful sisters to have dinner with me." Nan Qiao also echoed.

Lin Yue had no choice but to sit down and have dinner together at Nan Qiao's enthusiastic invitation.

At the beginning, Lin Yue was a little reserved. He took every bite of food carefully and kept his ears alert to the movements around him.

However, as Nan Qiao happily shared the taste of each dish with her, Lin Yue gradually relaxed and began to enjoy this delicious lunch.

After the meal, both of them were very satisfied.

At this time, Aunt Zhang came over with a smile, holding a plate of exquisite little cakes in her hand.

The little cake looked very tempting, and it was decorated with some fresh fruits.

Aunt Zhang placed the cake on the table and said to Nan Qiao with a smile, "Miss Nan, this is a small cake I prepared specially for you. Most girls of your age like sweet food."

Nan Qiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said happily, "Wow, Aunt Zhang, thank you so much."

As she spoke, she couldn't wait to pick up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth. The sweet taste spread on the tip of her tongue, and the delicate taste made her eyes light up.

After eating two pieces of cake in one go, she picked up the last piece and turned to ask Lin Yue beside her: "Sister Lin Yue, do you want to eat it? This cake is really delicious."

Lin Yue shook her head, indicating that she didn't want to eat.

Seeing this, Nan Qiao stuffed the small cake into his mouth with satisfaction.

Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "Miss Nan, why are you eating so fast? Be careful not to choke."

Nan Qiao puffed out her cheeks, chewing the food in her mouth like a little hamster, and slowly began to recount her past: "I rarely ate cake in the welfare home before. The rare times I ate cake, I had to fight for it. If you ate a little slowly, your cake would be snatched away by others."

"After I started working, I had to be very careful with every penny I spent, saving as much as possible. That's why I never bought myself a cake for my birthday."

"At that time, I always thought cake was a luxury, not something that someone like me who was busy making a living could enjoy casually."

Her eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia for her past life, as if those difficult days were right before her eyes.

Lin Yue listened quietly, and felt more understanding and sympathy for Nan Qiao's experience.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving 20 points of love from Lin Yue."

"What a poor child," Aunt Zhang sighed. "But everything will be fine. From now on, everyone in the Special Bureau will treat you well."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving 20 points of care from Aunt Zhang."

Listening to the system prompt, Nan Qiao smiled and narrowed his eyes into slits.

He happily got up from the table and called Zhao Gang to report the growth of his protection value.

There are still 10 points of protection value left before she can travel through time and space again. Zhao Gang immediately became nervous, fearing that she would be forced to travel through time suddenly.

Nan Qiao quickly asked the system, "Tongzi, when my love value reaches 100, will I be forced to travel through time in five minutes like last time?"

"No," the system explained. "The last forced time travel was to activate the system. From now on, time travel will require the host's permission."

Nan Qiao relayed the system to Zhao Gang, who then breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing.

Master Li asked Nan Qiao what she wanted to eat in the evening. Nan Qiao thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat dumplings. Let's make dumplings together."

So Master Li chopped the meat filling, Aunt Zhang rolled out the dough, and Nan Qiao and Lin Yue were responsible for making the dumplings.

The night fell like a thick velvet curtain, quietly covering the entire villa area.

The four of them made a whole table full of dumplings, which were simply too many.

Nan Qiao decided to share some with her neighbors as a gift.

Under the warm light, Nan Qiao carefully placed the dumplings she had wrapped herself in an exquisite lunch box. The dumplings were small and exquisite, like lovely crescent moons.