Guo Jiumin is discussing cooperation with her on one side, while on the other, he makes a move against Xia Pan?

A flame of anger ignited in Xia Chuyi’s heart.

With this thought, Xia Chuyi tightly pressed her lips and forcibly pulled Xia Pan’s hand from behind her back.

At a glance, several of Xia Pan’s fingertips were already a bloody mess, clearly a result of being bitten.

Xia Chuyi’s anger grew even stronger, and just as she was about to burst out, Xia Pan hurriedly said, "Sister, don’t be mad, I bit myself!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi was momentarily stunned.

"You bit yourself?" Xia Chuyi frowned and said, "Why?"

Upon Xia Chuyi’s question, Xia Pan, a bit embarrassed, lowered her head and said, "Sister, you were in the book exhibition for a long time. I was afraid something might happen to you..."

"Over there, I was afraid Xiao Kong wouldn’t be able to find us just by sensing our scent from the melon seed shells... So, I bit my finger to squeeze out some blood..."

"Xiao Kong is familiar with my scent. As long as it finds nearby, it can definitely pinpoint our location!" Xia Pan’s eyes sparkled as she spoke.

"Panpan, you..." After hearing Xia Pan’s words, Xia Chuyi felt a pang of sadness and embraced her.

It was all her fault; she should have taken the risk and come alone.

If she hadn’t come, Panpan wouldn’t have been brought along and wouldn’t have self-harmed like this.

"Promise me, Panpan, don’t do this again in the future," Xia Chuyi said, "You have to trust your sister, even if Xiao Kong can’t find us, I have a way to get you out."

"Do you remember? Back at the human traffickers’ place, it was me who got you all out?"

Hearing this, Xia Pan nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling, and said, "I remember, I’ll always remember, sister, you got us out of a very dark room!"

"Mm, so you have to trust your sister," Xia Chuyi said.

"Mm, I will!" Xia Pan replied.

Hearing this, Xia Chuyi nodded and then pretended to put her hand in her pocket, taking out a pack of medicinal powder from the space, and applied it to Xia Pan’s wound.

Xia Pan didn’t say much about this, thinking that it was something Xia Chuyi carried with her.

Just as the medicine was applied, the faint sound of bird calls came from outside.

"Sister, it’s indicating for us to hide!" Xia Pan immediately said.

"Mm." Xia Chuyi patted Xia Pan’s head and said, "Let’s find something to barricade the door and hide behind the cupboard."

Then, Xia Chuyi led Xia Pan, gently lifted the table to the door, blocked it, and then hid behind the bookshelf with her.

Soon, the outside was filled with the sounds of battle cries and gunshots.

Upon hearing such commotion, Xia Chuyi covered Xia Pan’s ears.

After a while, it finally quieted down outside.

Very, it was clear that the fight was over.

Logically speaking, it should be the people Xia Ming brought—either the Ou Family or the Huo Family who won.

After all, this is the Capital City, no matter how cunning Guo Jiumin is, he didn’t bring many people.

However, to be cautious, Xia Chuyi still had Xia Pan stay hidden behind the bookshelf, not moving.

Then, she walked to the door, moved the table aside, and opened the door a crack to peek outside.

At that moment, the door suddenly swung open, almost hitting Xia Chuyi.

She retreated several steps violently, but a pair of large hands instantly pulled her into an embrace.

"You..." Xia Chuyi initially intended to struggle, but the next second, recognizing who it was, she stopped moving, "Shiqian?"

The visitor was none other than Huo Shiqian!

It was that Huo Shiqian, who was originally at the border and reportedly missing!