She abandoned her husband first, then her children, and was ecstatic after the divorce.

Lin Qingran was sitting in the room, her heart filled with anxiety and worry for Bo Ye.

Just then, her phone rang. Seeing that it was Bo Ye calling, she quickly answered it.

Bo Ye's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Jiu Ge, we're on our way back now. Don't worry, we'll be there in two hours."

Lin Qingran sat up abruptly, responded several times, and then, fearing she might disturb Bo Ye and the others, hung up the phone.

Even after receiving the news, her heart remained in suspense, and she became somewhat absent-minded, her eyes constantly glancing towards the door, anxiously waiting for Sukuno to return.

Every minute and every second of waiting felt incredibly long. Just when Lin Qingran felt she was about to lose her composure, a crisp knock finally sounded on the door.

Lin Qingran instantly perked up, stood up abruptly, and rushed towards the door without a second thought.

She quickly opened the door to the room. As soon as she opened the door and saw Bo Ye standing in the doorway, Lin Qingran felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

She could no longer control her emotions and rushed towards Bo Ye, throwing herself into his arms and hugging him tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, Bo Ye would disappear again.

He kept muttering, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."

Bo Ye wrapped his arms tightly around Lin Qingran, gently patting her back with one hand, and spoke softly in her ear.

"I'm fine, sweetie, don't cry."

After saying that, he slowly released Lin Qingran, opened his hands slightly, and teased her with a smile in his eyes.

"Come on, check me over and see if I'm back unharmed. I'm not missing a single hair."

Lin Qingran's eyes, which were originally full of worry and still glistening with tears, were amused by Bo Ye's actions and burst out laughing. With wet tear stains still on her cheeks, she playfully punched Bo Ye's chest and said.

"You have so much hair, how could I tell if you've lost any or not!"

When Bo Ye saw Lin Qingran finally smile, his expression softened even more. He raised his hand, gently stroked Lin Qingran's head, and said softly.

"Okay, cheer up."

Bo Shicheng, who had been standing behind him, deliberately cleared his throat and teased him with a mocking smile.

"You two, you're really treating me like family."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingran blushed, the blush spreading all the way to her ears.

She hurriedly walked away from Susukino in a flustered manner, saying helplessly.

"Come in quickly, come in quickly."

After the three of them were settled on the sofa, Bo Ye looked at Lin Qingran somewhat awkwardly.

"Um, baby... there's something I want to tell you."

Bo Ye clasped his hands together, his fingers tapping lightly unconsciously, his gaze shifting between Lin Qingran and Bo Shicheng.

It wasn't until Bo Shicheng rolled his eyes at Bo Ye that Bo Ye's gaze finally landed on Lin Qingran's face, and he slowly spoke.

"I have to admit a mistake. My second brother and I have actually met Fu Liancheng."

Lin Qingran's relaxed expression instantly tensed, her face filled with astonishment.

"Didn't you say that neither of you went at all?"

Looking at Lin Qingran, Bo Ye's shame was almost palpable.

He sighed deeply, reached out and gently stroked Lin Qingran's head, his movements tender and affectionate.

“I was afraid you would worry. You care about me so much, I really didn’t dare to tell you the truth. Actually, when I found my second brother, he was already at Fu Liancheng’s place. The situation was not too bad at the time, not as tense as I had imagined. It’s just that you were in Jiangcheng and knew nothing about the situation there. I was afraid you would overthink things, so I lied. I’m sorry.”

Lin Qingran listened to Bo Ye's explanation. Although she understood that he meant well, she couldn't help but remain silent, feeling a little scared.

Seeing this, Bo Ye quickly turned to the side and hugged Lin Qingran, acting coquettishly.

"Jiuge, please forgive me this once, okay? I promise I'll never lie to you again."

His arms were wrapped tightly around Lin Qingran, and his head rubbed against her shoulder.

Bo Shicheng sat to the side, watching the two of them being so affectionate, and couldn't help but roll his eyes, saying with a look of disgust.

"Hey you two, can you stop being so mushy? Either talk to me about serious business, or get the hell out of here and stop bothering me."

Lin Qingran and Bo Ye then somewhat embarrassedly stopped their actions, but their hands remained tightly clasped together, refusing to let go.

Bo Shicheng shook his head helplessly and continued.

"Fu Liancheng's conditions are utterly absurd; he actually wants..."

Bo Shicheng paused for a moment before slowly recounting the unbelievable conditions proposed by Fu Liancheng.

Lin Qingran listened, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper. She snorted coldly and spoke sarcastically.

"This Fu Liancheng is truly insatiable and adept at using others to do his dirty work. It's unbelievable that he would resort to such tactics!"

“However, we have already seen Fu Xiuheng.” Bo Ye noticed Lin Qingran’s anger and quickly added.

Lin Qingran's anger subsided somewhat, and she asked anxiously.

"How is Fu Xiuheng now?"

Bo Ye frowned slightly. "He's not in any immediate danger, but he's been locked up by Fu Liancheng and given a sedative. What's most infuriating is that when Fu Liancheng took us to see him, we were blindfolded the whole time, and our phones were confiscated, so even if we saw him in person, we couldn't be sure where he was."

At this point, Bo Ye looked at Bo Shicheng with slight dissatisfaction, "Originally, I wanted to discuss the terms with Fu Liancheng to see if I could bring Fu Xiuheng out, but my second brother kept talking to Fu Xiuheng about unimportant things and didn't give me a chance to talk about serious matters. As a result, we returned empty-handed."

Bo Shicheng scoffed dismissively, looking at Bo Ye as if he were looking at an ignorant child, and said.

"You've been out there working for so many years, and your company is doing quite well. Why are you still so careless and impulsive?"

Susukino rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction and raised his voice.

"We finally got to see Fu Xiuheng. If we don't take this opportunity to negotiate with Fu Liancheng, when will we ever have another chance? Fu Liancheng is elusive; we don't even know if we'll see him again, let alone save Fu Xiuheng. What if he does something terrible to Fu Xiuheng after we leave? Who will take responsibility for that?"

Lin Qingran sat to the side, listening to the two's argument. She felt a little impatient, and her hands unconsciously clasped together, her fingers fidgeting nervously.