Xiao Jue took the agreement to sever his relationship with the family and signed it without hesitation.
The Xiao Family Head also finished signing under her watchful gaze.
“Xiao Family Head, Xiao Jue has no relationship with the Xiao family anymore. I hope you won’t bother him again in the future. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee where those documents might end up.”
After saying that, Ling Yan did not wait for his response. She took Xiao Jue by the hand and walked straight out of the banquet.
As for the male lead of the novel, she had no interest in seeing him. After all, she had no interest in weaklings.
Xiao Jue stared blankly at the slender, fair hand holding his.
“Little Jue, what are you thinking about? Could it be that you still want to go back to that family?” Ling Yan asked as she looked at him.
“Why are you being so good to me? Today should be the first time we’ve met, right?” Xiao Jue asked the question that had been troubling him.
“I already told you, it was that coin that made me take you away from that family. As for where you go or what you do in the future, none of it has anything to do with me. Uncle Li, pull over at the intersection ahead.”
After saying this, Ling Yan closed her eyes and rested.
She needed to make good use of the remaining five months to prepare all the supplies she would need.
China strictly controlled weapons, so she still needed to make a trip to America to purchase firearms and ammunition.
Li Quan drove to the intersection, stopped the car, opened the door, and got out. He walked around to Xiao Jue’s side and opened the door.
“Young Master Xiao, please get out.”
“Sister, are you abandoning me? The Xiao family has kicked me out, and I have nowhere to go now.” Xiao Jue did not get out of the car. Instead, he looked at Ling Yan.
“I don’t like trouble,” Ling Yan said without even opening her eyes.
“Sister, I’ll give all of this to you. Please don’t kick me out, okay? I promise I won’t cause you any trouble.”
Xiao Jue stuffed the property documents he had just received that evening into her hands.
Ling Yan opened her eyes and looked at him. He was clearly supposed to be a crazy little villain, yet now he was acting spoiled with the face of a sweet, puppy-like young man.
“Sister, you said in front of so many people today that you were going to take me to America. You can’t go back on your word. Otherwise, otherwise, I’ll cry for you to see.”
Perhaps because he was genuinely afraid of being abandoned, Xiao Jue’s eyes were already filled with tears.
Ling Yan found his appearance extremely troublesome. After all, what she feared most was trouble.
Now she had brought trouble right to her side. Thinking about how they would live during the apocalypse, she asked, “Do you know how to do laundry, cook, and take care of the household?”
Although Xiao Jue did not know why she was asking, he still nodded.
“I do.”
“Fine, Uncle Li, let’s go back.”
Ling Yan tossed the folder of documents in her hand to Xiao Jue before closing her eyes and resting again.
When they arrived home, Ling Yan paid no attention to Xiao Jue and went straight to her bedroom to wash up.
Li Quan took Xiao Jue to a bedroom and said, “Young Master Xiao, this is the guest room the housekeeper cleaned today. You can stay here.”
“Thank you, Butler Li,” Xiao Jue said politely.
“Then get some rest. If you need anything, you can call me.”
After saying that, Li Quan left the room and closed the door behind him.
After watching him leave, Xiao Jue took out his phone and made a call.
“President, should we cancel the plan targeting Xiao Corporation?”
As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end asked the question.
“No need to cancel it. There have just been some changes to the plan. At first, I wanted to have some fun with them, but my sister doesn’t like trouble. If I make them go bankrupt too quickly, there’s no guarantee they won’t shamelessly come looking for me. So let’s take it slowly and let him hold on for another year or so.”
Xiao Jue spoke to the person on the other end of the phone.
“President, were you really bought back by Miss Ling?”
The person on the other end sounded as though he were questioning everything he knew about life.
“Mm. I’m Sister’s man now. Don’t keep calling me unless it’s necessary. As long as the company isn’t about to go bankrupt, handle things yourselves.”
Without waiting for the other person to say anything, he hung up.
As for how devastated the person on the other end of the phone was, that was none of his concern. His main goal now was to establish himself firmly in Sister’s home.
After Ling Yan finished washing up, she came out with her computer and immediately began attacking the dark web. She was still unfamiliar with this world, and if she wanted to purchase firearms as quickly as possible, the only way was through the dark web.
After about fifteen minutes, she contacted a seller and agreed on a delivery time, then immediately began booking a flight to America.
She was not worried about being deceived. If anyone broke the rules on the dark web, they would be hunted down by everyone on the dark web.
“Uncle Li, help me liquidate all these assets. Also, go to the newly developed Yulong Villa District and buy a villa. Install high voltage electricity around the perimeter, and make the villa’s door like a bank vault. Also, dismiss all the household staff and give them double their salaries.”
The next morning, after waking up, Ling Yan called Li Quan into the study and began making preparations for the apocalypse.
Seeing that she did not look as though she were joking, Li Quan also became serious.
“Miss, may I ask why?”
Ling Yan looked at him and remembered how, in the novel, Li Quan had been bitten to death by zombies while saving the original Ling Yan during the apocalypse.
“Uncle Li, is there anyone you want to see?”
Li Quan shook his head.
“There’s no one left in my family. I still remember when I was young and had just graduated from Butler Academy. I looked forward to earning enough money to bring my father over so he could enjoy his retirement. But fate likes to play tricks on people. My father was diagnosed with cancer. At that time, I had only graduated not long before, so I borrowed money from everyone I knew, but I still couldn’t gather enough for his medical expenses. Just when I was about to break down, I met your father. Although my father eventually passed away, I will never forget your father’s kindness.”
“Even if you wanted to repay my father’s kindness, you didn’t have to give up on getting married and having children!”
The novel had said that Li Quan never married until the day he died.
“To tell you the truth, I did have someone I was about to marry before you were born.
“Once, I lied to her and told her that my business trip would be delayed by a day. In reality, I wanted to surprise her. But when I went there, I discovered that she was with another man. After that happened, I lost all desire to get married.
“Let me say something that may be overstepping, but ever since you were born, I’ve treated you like my own daughter. I always wanted to give you anything good I could.”
Ling Yan did not know whether she should comfort the man in front of her. It seemed she had unintentionally brought up one of Uncle Li’s painful memories.
“Miss, don’t worry. I’m quite content being alone now. The most important thing for me at the moment is to watch you get married and have children.”
Li Quan looked at the expression on her face as he spoke.
“Uncle Li, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you. You should have noticed that I’m different from before, right?”
Ling Yan looked at him.
“Mm. I noticed it when we attended the banquet yesterday, but I thought it was because you now have to take responsibility for Ling Corporation.”
Li Quan asked uncertainly.
“Uncle Li, if I told you that I had died once, would you believe me?”
Instead of explaining his doubts, Ling Yan asked him this question.
Li Quan looked at her in shock and disbelief, murmuring, “Miss, you’re joking with me, aren’t you?”
“Uncle Li, I came back to life after dying in the apocalypse. In five months, this world will descend into chaos.”
Ling Yan did not tell him the truth. Perhaps this was better for everyone.
After all, saying that she had come back to life after dying in the apocalypse was easier for him to accept than telling him that his Young Lady had completely disappeared from this world.
“Miss, you’ve suffered.”
Although Li Quan had never experienced the apocalypse, he could still imagine what that brutal, deadly environment would be like.
“It’s already in the past. I’m fine now. The most important thing is to make good use of the time we have left and plan everything properly, especially the supplies. We need to make sure we have everything prepared.”
Ling Yan spoke as she looked at the concern and heartache on his face.