Chapter 135: taken away

Lu Xiangdong swung his fist in the air, and walked out without looking back.

Before entering the elevator, he asked his assistant to investigate Liao Xing's background. He wanted to understand all of this.

After entering the elevator, he angrily smashed his phone.

The assistant was more than fast. Lu Xiangdong had only just hung up the phone for a few minutes when there was news on the other side.

"CEO Lu, here's what I've found. Liao Xing has been married twice; both marriages only lasted for five years. Both marriages ended when the woman broke up with him. He has a teenage daughter who is in high school. He is also an orphan. He's relied on himself to establish his current company," the assistant said. He did not understand why the CEO wanted to investigate Liao Xing.

Liao Xing was not a simple man. Lu Xiangdong felt that Qi Chuyan had gotten herself into trouble.

Alongside his marriage history, he had a teenage daughter. This made Lu Xiangdong feel that he was not worthy of Qi Chuyan.

Even though Qi Chuyan was arrogant and a little emotional, she was still innocent when it came to relationships.

"Do you know where his daughter is studying?"

"Yes, she's at Pu Ren road."

Lu Xiangdong asked him to drive over immediately. He needed to get to Pu Ren road.

A pretty girl came out of Pu Ren Middle School. She looked about ten years old and wore a white school uniform with a piece of jade around her neck. She wore her straight hair down, and it fell over her shoulders. She seemed to be busy looking at the watch on her wrist.

Lu Xiangdong threw his cigarette butt out of the car window and asked his assistant to drive over.

The assistant saw her and thought that she looked very similar to the girl he had seen in the photo. It was probably Liao Xing's daughter, Liao Xiaoying.

Liao Xiaoying usually waited for the chauffeur to pick her up at this time, but the chauffeur seemed to be late today. He must have been stuck in traffic. She waited patiently at the school gate, when suddenly a Land Rover stopped at her feet. The car window rolled down, and a very handsome man called out her name. "Liao Xiaoying!"

Was he a friend of her father? She concluded that he must be, otherwise, how could he know her name? Liao Xiaoying bent down and looked at Lu Xiangdong. A sweet smile appeared on her face. "Big brother, do you know me?"

Lu Xiangdong looked at the girl in front of him and felt that he should not have looked for her. She had nothing to do with this, but she was Liao Xing's only treasure. Liao Xing would not be able to ignore the life and death of his daughter.

"I know your father. Get in the car." Lu Xiangdong smiled gently at her.

Liao Xiaoying assumed that the man in front of her was her father's friend. He was so good-looking, so he couldn't be a bad person. She obediently opened the car door and got in.

Liao Xing was right. His daughter was indeed very obedient, and she was not afraid of strangers. This surprised him.

"Big Brother, are you going to send me back home?" Liao Xiaoying stared at his face. Teenage girls were always fascinated by beautiful things. Lu Xiangdong knew that his temperament and appearance could easily become caught in the hearts of little girls.

"Your father is going abroad on a business trip. He wants you to stay at my place for a few days. He will come and pick you up in a few days."

Liao Xiaoying was puzzled. "Why didn't dad tell me?"

Liao Xing was usually very strict with Liao Xiaoying. When she was in school, he forbade her from using her cell phone or dating. If she received a love letter or a gift from a boy, he would tell her to get rid of them immediately and would not hesitate to interfere with his daughter's private life.

Liao Xiaoying was used to this kind of strict family life. She had been living with Liao Xing since she was young and did not even know what her mother looked like. Whenever she mentioned her mother, Liao Xing would get angry, so, gradually, she stopped mentioning her. She'd almost forgotten that she ever had a mother.

It had been years since she last saw her mother. Now, she was happy without her mother's love.

Lu Xiangdong saw that she was clutching his pants. She seemed to be distracted. He couldn't bear it. After all, she was only a teenager. He told himself that he would only take her away from Liao Xing temporarily. When Liao Xing compromised, he would send her back.

"Maybe your father was busy with work and forgot to tell you," he said with a smile.

Liao Xiaoying nodded. That must be why. Her father must have forgotten to tell her.

"Where are we going now?"

"To my house. There's someone there to play with you." Su Mianmian must be very bored at home alone. Bringing her a little girl should relieve her boredom.

"Won't I disturb you?" Liao Xiaoying was cautious. Her father did not like her going to other people's houses, even relatives rarely let her go.

He looked at her and saw that she was not convinced. He gently shook his head. "No."

The assistant looked at Liao Xiaoying. Was Liao Xing's daughter too innocent? She was so innocent that she was a little silly.

The driver that had been sent to pick up Liao Xiaoying called Liao Xing to tell him that his daughter was missing.

Liao Xing threw down the cigarette in his hand and stood up from his desk. "How did she disappear? Didn't you pick her up from school?"

"I'm at the school gate now. Her classmate said that she got into a luxury car. I'm worried that the miss-" The driver didn't complete his sentence aloud. His worries remained in his head.

Liao Xing paced back and forth in the office.

"Send someone to look for her immediately. If you can't find her, you don't have to come back to see me." Liao Xing fiddled with his hair.

This had never happened before. The timing of her disappearance was not a simple matter.

As if he had figured it out, Liao Xing suddenly grabbed his cell phone and dialed Lu Xiangdong's number.

Lu Xiangdong picked up his cell phone and looked at Liao Xiaoying beside him. They had just driven into the villa, so he asked her to wait for him outside the car. He pointed at his cell phone, gesturing that he wanted to take a call.

Liao Xiaoying smiled, pushed open the car door, and got out.

When Lu Xiangdong was sure that she could not eavesdrop on him, he answered the call.

The moment the call connected, he heard Liao Xing's angry voice. "Lu Xiangdong, what did you do to my daughter?"

"She's fine, but I can't guarantee that she'll be safe and sound from now on." The threat was obvious.

Liao Xing pounded the wall hard and asked angrily, "What exactly do you want?"

"You should know better than me what I want!"

Liao Xing finally realized that he had grabbed his daughter to force him to compromise.

"Let her come back. We'll settle our matter face to face. Don't take it out on a child."

Lu Xiangdong smiled. "Don't worry. I don't have a habit of abusing people. Your daughter is very safe with me. We'll meet again after you've thought this through. I reckon that your daughter won't be returning to your side for the next few days. I told her that you went on a business trip, and she believed me."

"Lu Xiangdong, I would have never expected you to be so despicable. You're actually using my daughter to threaten me?"

"Compared to what you've done, I feel that I've been merciful to you." Lu Xiangdong saw that his daughter was looking at him, so he finally added, "Your daughter is with me now. If you really feel sorry for your daughter, then don't pester Qi Chuyan."

Liao Xing was so angry that he smashed his phone against the wall. "Damn it, I won't let it go just like that."

Lu Xiangdong put his phone away and pushed open the car door to get out.

Liao Xiaoying turned around to look at him and asked with a smile, "Is this your house? It's so beautiful."

"Go in." Lu Xiangdong patted her shoulder, treating her like his own sister.

Su Mianmian heard the sound of a car outside and came out of the living room. She frowned as she looked at the little girl who was walking with Lu Xiangdong.

Liao Xiaoying opened her mouth wide and looked at Su Mianmian curiously. Who was this beautiful lady?

Lu Xiangdong pointed at Su Mianmian. "She's my wife. You can call her sister Mianmian or Auntie."

Su Mianmian glared at him. She pursed her lips and asked, "Who is she? She's not your daughter, right?"

Lu Xiangdong walked over and put his arm around her shoulder. "She's the daughter of a client of mine. The client was being a little troublesome, so I took his daughter away. I'm using his daughter to attack him."

Did he have to be so evil? She glanced at the little girl. She was quite cute, and she seemed a little timid.

"What's your name?"

Liao Xiaoying glanced at her and then lowered her head. "Liao Xiaoying. Sister Mianmian, you can call me Yingying. That's what my father calls me."

Su Mianmian smiled. "Oh, Yingying, right? Come in and have a seat. What fruit do you want to eat? I'll get someone to wash it for you."

She came over and gently patted the back of Liao Xiaoying's hand. No matter what grudges there were between herself and Lu Xiangdong, this child was innocent. She was so adorable that she couldn't bear to speak loudly to her.

"Sister Mianmian, just give me a glass of water." At home, she did not even eat fruit.

Su Mianmian asked the servant to pour her a glass of water.

Liao Xiaoying placed her bag on the sofa and sat down obediently. She appeared to be very distant from them.

Su Mianmian glanced at Lu Xiangdong. Her gaze seemed to be saying, 'Whose child did you pick up?'

Lu Xiangdong gestured that he wanted to go upstairs to take a shower. He asked her to take care of Liao Xiaoying.

Su Mianmian pouted. "Go."

The servant brought some water and put it on the coffee table.

Liao Xiaoying stared at the glass of water and carefully picked it up. She took a sip.

Su Mianmian shook her head. "What do you want to eat for dinner? I'll get the servant to make it."