In the hotel lobby, there were quite a few people coming and going. When Ji Nanming blocked Xi Siwei’s way, he couldn’t just shake off his hand and chase after her in public.

Lou Xi got into a car, and it quickly drove away from there.

The anger on Xi Siwei’s face surged as he looked at Ji Nanming in front of him, his displeasure clearly evident.

Even though this man was Lou Xi’s nominal brother, Xi Siwei did not take him seriously. The Qin Family he was about to acquire gave him confidence.

"I advise you to stay away from Lou Xi!" Xi Siwei stated bluntly, "You are Lou Xi’s brother in name only, not her real brother. Her identity is sensitive now. If you don’t want to bring trouble to her, just stay away."

It was the first time Ji Nanming had heard someone dare to speak to him like that since he was a child.

If Xi Siwei had spoken calmly, Ji Nanming might not have listened to him.

But since he ordered so unceremoniously, Ji Nanming certainly wasn’t going to listen!

"What I do, and how I do it, is none of your business. Before I get angry, disappear from my sight. Assassinations can’t guarantee success every time. You should think about whether new developments will occur if that gunman gets caught." Ji Nanming’s lips curved up, eyes sharp as knives.

Xi Siwei’s expression darkened as he understood Ji Nanming’s implication.

"It’s best to immediately catch the murderer and bring them to justice, to give our cousin an explanation."

Ji Nanming gave Xi Siwei a deep look, thinking about how disgusting human nature can be.

Doing so many bad things behind the scenes, yet refusing to admit it.

"You should give him an explanation." Ji Nanming snorted lightly, walked past Xi Siwei, and headed outside.

Xi Siwei watched Ji Nanming’s back, his brows unconsciously knitting together.

That gunman... what if they really got caught!

...

Ji Nanming sat in a taxi, his own car having just taken Lou Xi away, so he had to take a cab.

Just as he got in, Ji Nanming’s phone rang.

"Nanming, are you with Xixi?" It was Shen Youran calling.

"No, she has other things to do."

"Why aren’t you accompanying her? Are you okay letting her be alone?"

"Ed is with her."

Shen Youran seemed displeased, and said, "Ed is Ed, and you are you. How can they be the same! Xixi asked me yesterday what you like to eat; I thought there was some progress between you two."

"..." Ji Nanming didn’t know how to respond to Shen Youran’s words.

"If the real estate issue can’t be resolved, just let it go. Since Mobai is no longer here, Xixi doing these things just adds to her sorrow. I want you to help her walk out of the shadow of losing Mobai quickly."

"Elina, you’re overthinking it." There’s no need for Lou Xi to walk out of the shadow of losing Qin Mobai, since he isn’t dead at all.

"How am I overthinking it? Tell me the truth, do you feel nothing for Xixi?"

Faced with Shen Youran’s incisive questioning, Ji Nanming remained silent.

If Shen Youran had asked him this before yesterday, he would have immediately told her that he felt nothing for Lou Xi.

But after last night, when Lou Xi helped him bandage his wound and he nearly kissed her, Ji Nanming realized that his dormant heart was awakened in that instant.

It was Lou Xi who awakened his dormant heart.

"Mom, there’s nothing possible between her and me." When Ji Nanming talks business with Shen Youran, he specifically and solemnly calls her "Mom."

Shen Youran sensed Ji Nanming’s seriousness but still asked, "Do you really feel nothing for Xixi at all?"

He liked her, but so what?