Lan Shan smiled, responding, "Of course, I’m heading to America, with so many people coming to see me off. It’s just Xu Kun and Young Master Chen who are missing; Xu Kun is on a business trip so I understand, but what’s going on with Young Master Chen? How could he bear to let you go on your own?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinluo was also puzzled, "I’m not sure either. He left early this morning without telling me where he’s going; before he left, he simply told me the driver would take me to the airport to meet you."

Listening to their conversation, the only one who knew the inside story, Mo Han, lowered his eyes slightly. If the timing matched, Rui should be finishing his surgery now...

The time to board grew closer, so hurried goodbyes were exchanged as Gong Shaoyu helped Lan Shan walk into the airport.

Once their figures were out of sight, everyone dispersed. Shen Xiaya had other matters to attend to, so she left after bidding them farewell. Feeling bored on the ride back, Ye Xinluo let the driver go ahead and rode along with Mo Han, acting like a third wheel.

On the plane

After settling Lan Shan into her seat, Gong Shaoyu sat beside her.

The plane distanced itself from the tarmac, and the buildings grew smaller until they disappeared from view...

Feeling a bit reluctant, he sat there quietly.

"When the baby is born, I’ll come back with you, and we can stay as long as we want."

"Really?"

"Yes." He nodded firmly.

"Alright then, I’ll hang in there for a few more months!"

Suddenly thinking of something, she looked up at Gong Shaoyu, "Aren’t you and Ling Haoyu quite familiar with each other? Isn’t his company busy these days? Why is he often in Z City? I heard Xinluo mention it twice, and I even saw him once when visiting Xinluo. I thought the Ling Corporation had a lot going on, yet he seems free, not even needing to stay home with his wife and kids?"

Gong Shaoyu’s eyes held a hint of surprise; it was quite unexpected.

Previously, due to his mother’s rejection and his younger sister’s disappearance in Hua Country, he avoided visiting unless during that particular time period. Why so often this time?

"I’ll ask him when I get a chance after returning."

"Oh, okay!" She replied, then leaned back in her seat to sleep.

In the car back to the city, Ye Xinluo and Qin Yin were chatting in the back seat.

"No way, I never noticed Xu Kun could be like that. He’s really attentive to Xia Yuan!"

Qin Yin: "That’s not it; you forgot I told you Xia Yuan is a complete road idiot. I guess Vice President Xu worried she’d get lost on her way to work, so he took her along."

While driving, Mo Han interjected, "I’m not exaggerating, but Xia Yuan’s problem with directions is indeed quite severe. She’s been at the company for a while now and still can’t differentiate left from right when leaving; I’ve seen it several times!"

Qin Yin recalled a funny incident, "Last time Vice President Xu asked her to deliver a document to the finance department; she ended up getting lost in the building. I remember he was in a meeting when she called, and Xu Kun left the whole room to find her. Eventually found her in the marketing department, far from finance! How she got there is a mystery."

This... seems really quite serious!

"What about during school? Wouldn’t she often go the wrong way?"

"Apparently, her family found someone to attend school with her. They got along quite well!"

That makes sense, going to school and back together would definitely foster a good relationship!