The Tycoon Has A Secret Crush On Me
Chapter 1023 - 1047: Excessively Paranoid

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1047: Excessively Paranoid

She had no choice but to answer, as she was utterly out of options. Huo’s father’s phone was turned off, and she could not find him.

The Song Family was unwilling to help, and she felt as if heaven and earth were deaf to her pleas.

"So you come to beg me? What makes you think I would help you?" Ye Ranran sneered coldly.

"I have leverage over the Song Family, a list of their spies within the military. If you agree to help me, I will give you the list," Xia Qing said with a tone of sorrow.

"Whose child is it?" Ye Ranran was still cautious.

"It belongs to one of my comrades, who died in battle. Rest assured, as long as Yi’er is safe, I will never bother you again. All past incidents were my fault, and if you hold any grudges, direct them at me. The child is innocent."

"Innocent? You know he’s innocent, yet you’re using him as leverage? I can help, but the Xia Family must leave City B forever and never return. Settle down at the border for generations to come. Can you do that?" Ye Ranran’s eyes were sharp as knives.

On the other end, the breathing was rapid, increasingly frantic like waves crashing against Ye Ranran’s ears.

She knew that this condition was beyond what Xia Qing could bear, but she didn’t care. She didn’t want to see her again, including Xia Shi.

"Then can you guarantee Yi’er will be alright?" Xia Qing asked with difficulty.

"There are no absolutes in life, I can only say I’ll do my best."

There was silence on the other end, but Ye Ranran didn’t press her. The fact that Xia Qing hadn’t hung up under such harsh terms indicated that she had no other choice.

She was her only hope.

"Fine, I agree," Xia Qing said through gritted teeth.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Ranran raised an eyebrow and looked at Number Three: "Can you find out where the old master is?"

"Yes, just give me a moment," Number Three said as he took out his cell phone and activated the tracking system.

This wasn’t his strong suit, and it naturally took some time. Ye Ranran didn’t rush him, instead taking the opportunity to call Huo’s mother and broadly explained the situation.

"Mom, how could dad go to such extremes." She had expected his fury but hadn’t foreseen this level of paranoia.

Even if the child wasn’t his biologically, hadn’t he raised him? Could he really harm him?

"Ranran, I don’t want to deal with his affairs," Huo’s mother said emotionlessly.

Xia Qing facing such a fate was something she was pleased to see; it would be even better if he dealt with Xia Qing as well.

"But Mom, don’t you want to be with Dad anymore?"

There was silence on Huo’s mother’s end.

"If you can accept it, why not try calling him? Maybe he’s been waiting for your call all this time," Ye Ranran guessed. Huo’s father’s drastic actions must be part of some scheme.

"He doesn’t care about me," she said. It was Xia Qing’s deceit that infuriated him. He felt that his sincere love had been met with such a bleak conclusion, a blow anyone would find hard to accept.

Ye Ranran couldn’t persuade Huo’s mother further, so she dropped the matter.

"Madam, we’ve located him; the old master is at West Sunshine Lake," Number Three announced.

"West Sunshine Lake?" Huo’s mother was the first to react.

"That was where we had our first date," she added before Ye Ranran could inquire further.

"Mom, you should call Dad quickly—wait," Ye Ranran suddenly remembered Xia Qing mentioning that Huo’s father’s phone was off, and then changed her mind, "Mom, you better come with me instead, I’ll send you the location."

"Oh, okay," replied Huo’s mother, her mind in disarray. She couldn’t understand what Huo’s father was intending.

Why he would go there, choose that place.

"Madam, don’t panic, the old master is still by the shore," Number Three said, looking at the black dot on his