President, please comfort me.

Tang Chao was shocked to realize at noon that Lanling had already returned to Xiamen. At that moment, he suddenly realized that Lanling's anger far exceeded his expectations. Now that the person had left the capital, he had missed the best opportunity to apologize.

Fortunately, his work matters had been arranged the night before, so after hurriedly buying a plane ticket, he went back to the Governor's Mansion and then anxiously boarded a flight to Xiamen.

Standing at the entrance of Lijing Villa once again, his mood was exactly the same as when he first came, even more flustered and uneasy.

Lanling has blocked all my contact methods. Whether I make a call or send a message using the new SIM card, it's like throwing a stone into the sea – there's no response at all.

Tang Chao thought for a moment and decided to make the best of it. He parked the car steadily in front of Lanling's house and decided to wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump.

Sitting in the car, he gripped his phone tightly, meticulously preparing for his trip to Xiamen. There were two important things to do: first, to appease his girlfriend; and second, for Tang Chao to formally meet Lanling's parents.

Lanling hadn't planned to tell her family before, and Tang Chao always went along with her. But as their relationship grew closer and time went on, he realized that it wasn't just girls who worried about feeling insecure.

For Tang Chao, his busy work schedule and the fact that he had little emotional connection with Lanling and was in a long-distance relationship undoubtedly caused him considerable trouble.

Lanling is beautiful and lively. When Tang Chao is not around, he is always afraid that this little girl will be snatched away by other young puppies.

Adding to this conflict, Tang Chao became even more determined to make an appearance in front of his future in-laws as soon as possible, lest the young lady get angry and he be unable to even enter Xiamen City again.

After all, the Tang family was one of the most prominent families in the capital, and Tang Chao's own personality made him very knowledgeable about social etiquette and human relationships.

To this end, the Tang Dynasty spent a full hour carefully arranging for its subordinates to search for all sorts of exquisite gifts.

After he hung up the phone, he found that apart from a few conscientious security guards, there was no sign of the Lan family members in front of the villa.

Once he had some free time, Tang Chao's anxiety surged like a tidal wave. Normally, Lanling would often tease him, and although they weren't in the same city, their online communication was almost constant, with countless messages exchanged daily. This sudden 24-hour silence was an enormous challenge for him.

Another hour passed as they waited and waited. The general manager of the Xiamen branch had already brought all the gifts that Tang Chao had mentioned over with his employees, but the villa entrance remained completely silent.

With everything in place, Tang Chao felt confident. He took a deep breath, opened the car door, and walked to the guardhouse at the entrance.

"Could you please pass on a message inside for me? I'm Lanling's boyfriend." Tang Chao said to the security guards with a friendly expression, handing them a business card. After all, he had taken Lanling home a few times before and thought he was already familiar with her. But Lanling had anticipated his move and had told the security guards in advance not to let him in.

When Tang Chao made his request, none of the security guards listened to him. They responded in a serious and rigid tone: "I'm sorry, sir, you can't go in."

Tang Chao narrowed his eyes, took out a thick wad of cash from his wallet, and placed it on the table: "Brothers, please buy some drinks. And could you please pass on a message for me?"

Drinks don't need to cost that much; it looks like it's worth more than ten thousand. Fortunately, the security guards were very principled and weren't tempted by the money at all: "Sorry, you can't go in."

Tang Chao tried to persuade the other party for several minutes, but to no avail. He had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. Since that was the case, he didn't want to force the other party. He went back to the car and refused to believe that no one had ever gone through the door.

Two hours passed, and Tang Chao's eyes lit up when he saw his future brother-in-law driving back.

Tang Chao wasn't without ways to contact Lan Zhan. He thought he could quickly appease him, and he didn't want his brother-in-law to know about their little tiff. Now that he and Lan Ling were completely "out of contact," he really had no other choice.

Lan Zhan was completely unaware of the unpleasantness between Lanling and Tang Chao, so when he saw Tang Chao, he was particularly pleased, assuming that Tang Chao had come to visit his sister again. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lan Zhan warmly invited Tang Chao into the house.

However, just then, the conscientious security captain ran over. He carefully approached Lan Zhan and whispered, "Miss Lan specifically instructed that he not be allowed to enter."

Upon hearing this, Lan Zhan belatedly realized that whenever Tang Chao came before, Lan Ling would always stand foolishly at the door waiting for him early on. This time, something was definitely wrong.

After regaining his senses, Lan Zhan, who had been so familiar with Tang Chao just moments before, instantly became alert and turned to him, asking, "Did you two have a fight?"

The Tang Dynasty said, "No."

Lan Zhan then pressed on, "So you made her angry?"

This time, Tang Chao nodded: "Mm."

Seeing this, Lan Zhan patted Tang Chao on the shoulder with an ambiguous expression: "You should wait here. I'll go check on her." With that, he walked into the house, his steps hurried.

Lan Zhan stood in front of Lan Ling's door and gently knocked, but there was no response from inside. He grew anxious and quickly took out his phone to call Lan Ling, but the call went unanswered.

Just as he was about to break down the door, the call was finally answered, but it was a clear and cheerful male voice: "Hey, Brother Zhan, Lingbao drank too much and is asleep now. We're on our way back and will be there soon."

"Drunk?" Lan Zhan couldn't help but frown. Lan Ling was someone who would pass out after just one drink. He was originally worried that his silly little sister would hide in her room and cry, but he didn't expect that she would go out and play with that kid Zhang Hengyu and even dare to drink.

However, Zhang Hengyu had liked Lanling since junior high school. Lanling was two years older than him and had never considered dating him. At most, he was just a younger brother to him. Lan Zhan was quite surprised that he could go out with him this time.

In the past, Lan Zhan would have personally gone to pick up the person in this situation, but now, remembering that Tang Chao was waiting anxiously at the door, he was not in a hurry at all.

Lan Zhan hadn't forgotten that Tang Chao had solemnly assured him not long ago that he would never give him any chance to pick up people. It hadn't been long, and he had already angered Lan Ling. It seemed he needed to teach him a lesson.

Night quietly descended, and in the pitch-black sky, a solitary bright moon hung high above the treetops, casting its cool light like a silver veil covering the earth.

About ten minutes later, Tang Chao sat in the car, his gaze fixed on the end of the road in the distance. Suddenly, a dazzling light pierced the darkness, and a snow-white Ferrari was driving towards them.