They embraced and fell asleep, sleeping straight through until dawn.

Xu Fan didn't know when Miaomiao had woken up last night, but early in the morning when he opened his eyes, he saw Miaomiao watching him.

Noticing the person she'd been sneaking glances at had woken up, the girl's face couldn't help flushing with a touch of shyness.

"Brother Qianfan, you're awake?"

Xu Fan caressed Miaomiao's cheek and gently kissed it.

"Mm, Miaomiao, did you not sleep well last night?"

He wasn't sure if she wasn't used to sleeping this way, and at Xu Fan's question, Miaomiao's answer left him somewhat amused and bemused.

"I didn't sleep last night."

So, the girl had simply lain in bed all night. Seeing her fearful look now, Xu Fan couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"I was afraid that when I woke up, I wouldn't see you anymore."

"So, I wanted to watch you a bit longer…"

Miaomiao's worries weren't unreasonable; after all, his time spent with her was always too short…

Realizing that he had to return to Jinling today, Xu Fan kissed Miaomiao tenderly, saying, "Miaomiao be good. You'll be able to see me again very soon."

The situation in Shanghai was just beginning to unfold. Naturally, there would be more chances for him to be with Miaomiao.

"Mm, Miaomiao will be good. Brother Qianfan is doing important things, Miaomiao won't cause trouble."

Miaomiao understood this quite well and nodded obediently while looking at Xu Fan.

Before Miaomiao had arrived last night, Xu Fan had already arranged for someone to book his flight ticket.

Now getting up, a quick tidy up was all that was needed before heading back to Jinling.

"Brother Qianfan, let Miaomiao take you to the airport."

After checking out from the hotel with Miaomiao and having breakfast, she volunteered to take Xu Fan to the airport.

She had taken up such a large place in her heart that, if not for worrying about troubling him, she probably would have followed him to Jinling.

He couldn't bring himself to refuse such a request and nodded, allowing her to take him to the airport.

They drove to the airport, and not long after their arrival and brief chat, an announcement about Xu Fan's flight was heard in the departure lounge.

"Alright, I'm off to Jinling now. Miaomiao, take care of yourself, remember, don't skip out anymore, make sure to livestream, okay?"

Standing up, Xu Fan earnestly reminded Miaomiao.

"Mm, Miaomiao will do it."

Miaomiao nodded vigorously, understanding that Xu Fan was expressing his concern for her.

Although feeling reluctant to part, she didn't want to make it difficult for Xu Fan and managed to force a smile on her face, saying, "Okay then, Brother Qianfan, you should go now, or you'll be late."

"Mm."

There wasn't much time left before boarding, so Xu Fan gave Miaomiao a hug, kissed her, and then walked toward the entrance.

After boarding the plane through the VIP entrance, Xu Fan settled into his seat and rested for a while.

This trip to Shanghai, though brief, had involved quite a few events.

Now Xu Fan had a better understanding of the situation in Shanghai.

As the plane took off, he carefully considered in his mind how he should approach the future.

When Xu Fan opened his eyes again, the plane had descended from the high clouds down into Jinling.

The sweet-voiced flight attendant was now directing passengers to disembark, and with a deep breath, Xu Fan joined the end of the line and walked off the plane.

Back in Jinling, he had planned to head straight to Lingyan Pavilion to discuss with the others about their next steps in Shanghai.

But before he could make a call to notify Sister Lan and the others, Xu Fan took out his phone and saw several missed calls.

It was a call from Xia Yanyu.

Since returning from Miaojiang, he had gone to Shanghai and had not contacted her at all.

Seeing so many missed calls from her now, Xu Fan couldn't help but remember that day at the airport, Xia Xiaodie's face, tearstained like a pear blossom in the rain.

Xia Yanyu's call at this moment was probably closely related to Xia Xiaodie.

Heaving a sigh, Xu Fan immediately called Xia Yanyu back.

"Hello, Xu Fan, are you in Jinling?"

The call went through, and Xia Yanyu's voice could be heard, laced with a sobbing tone.

Having her calls to Xu Fan gone unanswered before, she thought he might not be in Jinling at the moment.

"I just got off the plane, where are you now? I'll come to find you."

Hearing the unease in Xia Yanyu's voice, Xu Fan didn't waste time with small talk and directly asked for her location.

"I'm at the company right now…"

At that moment, Xia Yanyu just wanted a shoulder to lean on, and she promptly told Xu Fan her location, hoping to see him as soon as possible.

They quickly hung up the phone.

Unsure of Xiaodie's current state, Xu Fan didn't delay, immediately leaving the airport, flagging down a car, and heading straight for the Xia Group.

Having been there quite a few times before, and knowing his relationship with the almighty CEO of the Xia Group was well-understood by most people, Xu Fan encountered no one to block his path and made his way to Xia Yanyu's office door with practiced ease.

"Come in…"

After knocking, Xu Fan opened the door and entered Xia Yanyu's office.

The desk was piled with documents, but Xia Yanyu appeared listless, with no mood to attend to them.

Her demeanor made Xu Fan feel somewhat uneasy.

She probably didn't know yet that it was him who had come in…

"Xia Yanyu, I'm here."

"Ah?"

Now prompted by his voice, Xia Yanyu came back to her senses.

Seeing her dazed look, Xu Fan couldn't help frowning.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

At Xu Fan's question, Xia Yanyu's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and with a sob in her voice, she said, "Xu Fan, Xiaodie, she left…"

"What?"

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Xu Fan was taken aback, looking intently at Xia Yanyu, hoping she had misunderstood.

"I don't mean that, what I mean is, Xiaodie left Jinling today."

Hearing Xia Yanyu explain again, Xu Fan let out a sigh of relief.

That, at least, was a silver lining in an unfortunate situation.

Still not fully understanding the specifics, Xu Fan sat beside Xia Yanyu and said, "Don't panic, just tell me the whole story carefully."

"Okay."

Xia Yanyu steadied herself and then explained, "Today, when I came to the office, I received a text from her…"

Since returning from Miaojiang, the relationship between her and Xiaodie had always been very awkward.

Xia Yanyu had always felt guilty towards her younger sister.

Receiving a text message initiated by her sister today, she was overjoyed at first, but who would have thought it would be such news…

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