Chapter 441: Chapter 441

She withdrew her gaze, not daring to look any longer.

Even though it was just a silhouette, the slim figure was enough to make Madam Lai break out in a cold sweat, as if something was clenching at her lifeline.

"Let’s go, hurry and leave this place!"

"Yes, Madam." The driver didn’t understand why, but he still gently tapped on the accelerator.

But just as he finished speaking, Madam Lai suddenly shouted out loud, her eyes filled with anxiety, "No, go back, go back to that place just now."

She didn’t believe it was real, perhaps it was a trick of the eye or someone with a similar figure.

Madam Lai’s words completely baffled the driver.

He furrowed his brows, gripping the steering wheel tightly, his eyes seeking help as he looked toward Nanny Wu in the passenger seat, as if to tell her that it was a one-way street.

Nanny Wu naturally understood and turned to look at the back seat, "Madam, are you all right?"

"No, it’s not possible, how could this be? It’s impossible!" Madam Lai’s pupils dilated, her voice filled with panic and uncontrollable trembling.

"Go back, quickly to that yard... hurry back. Nanny Wu, I saw her, it was her, definitely her, it was Xiao Dan, she’s still alive!"

Who is Xiao Dan? A friend of Madam’s?

He had only been assigned by the company last week, naturally not familiar with Yi Xiaodan, nor aware of her past with the Leng Family.

But Nanny Wu knew, 26 years ago, she had witnessed many things, including preparing for a wedding.

What a lovely girl she was!

Not only was she beautiful with fair skin and a tall figure, but more importantly, she had a kind heart, always empathetic toward the servants, and treated everyone with great generosity.

If Miss Yi hadn’t met with misfortune that year, had married into the Leng Family smoothly, the husband would not have lived joylessly for ten years, and ultimately have crashed into the Jinyuan Bridge, his car destroyed and his life lost.

Such a good match had been broken up!

"Madam, Miss Yi has already... passed away, have you forgotten?" Nanny Wu softly replied, her words cut off as her eyes filled with tears, her heart in agony.

"Quickly go back, quickly, Nanny Wu, I saw her, it really was Xiao Dan, definitely her."

Seeing Madam Lai so agitated, shaking all over, Nanny Wu had no choice but to signal the driver to make a U-turn on the spot, returning along the original route to the orphanage.

Actually, they had only driven three to four hundred meters away, but this stretch seemed so endlessly long, as if time had suddenly stopped.

The driver drove the car steadily with a serious expression, neither too fast nor too slow.

His main concern was that driving past the point would earn him a scolding.

"This is it, stop here, quickly stop." Madam Lai patted the backrest, her voice anxious.

The car suddenly came to a stop.

Driver: Ah, this is a one-way street, wealthy people really are capricious, regardless of the consequences!

Through the black iron fence, Nanny Wu and the driver saw a group of children playing in the courtyard, holding toys or snacks in their hands, the scene of them chasing each other was very heartwarming.

The world of children really is simple!

Madam Lai looked carefully through the car window glass, searching little by little.

That terrifying purple figure was gone, the backyard full of children, none of them very tall; if there were any adults among them, they would certainly be easy to spot.

"How come she’s not there? How come? Where did she go? Xiao Dan, Xiao Dan is gone!"

"Madam, maybe it’s..."

Nanny Wu was actually about to say that Madam Lai was seeing things, but she suddenly stopped herself.

Recently, too many accidents had occurred in the Leng Family, one after another, all seemingly related to Yi Xiaodan, so hallucinations were within reason.

Regardless, she must hold on.

"Madam, you..." Nanny Wu paused, asking with concern, "Shall we go back to Nanjiang Villa?"

Madam Lai shook her head, continuing her search until the children were called inside to eat by two teachers. She then withdrew her frantic gaze, sitting blankly in the back seat, her hands clenched into fists.

The leaves rustled in the autumn wind, the past vivid before her eyes.

Madam Lai remembered herself when she was young.

She too had been carefree and had played and fought with her friends, and whenever someone snatched her toys, her brother always stood up for her.

As she grew older and acquired more things, joy seemed increasingly elusive.

"Madam, here, have a drink of water."

Looking at the insulated cup Nanny Wu handed over, Madam Lai said with a dark expression, "Let’s go."

Hearing this, the driver quickly drove away from the one-way street.

Luckily it was a suburban area, and a deserted orphanage at that, so the cars hadn’t passed for the brief time they had stopped, or else other drivers would have scolded them.

How could one turn around and block the road here?

Being a driver for a wealthy family, although the salary was considerable, it wasn’t easy.

An hour later, at Nanjiang Villa.

Madam Lai returned home still unsettled, didn’t touch her lunch, and went straight to the study. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on Nove1Fire.net

"Old Yang, I need you to do something for me."

A deep male voice came through the phone, "Madam, please, go ahead."

"Do you know Spring Garden?"

"The private orphanage in the West Suburb?"

"Around 11:30 this morning, by the pavilion in their backyard, there was a woman in a purple dress. I want to know who she is, everything about her."

"Alright, no problem, by six at the latest."

Investigating someone in Jin City was no big deal, as this was all Leng Family territory.

Hearing Old Yang’s firm response, Madam Lai’s lips slightly curved up, as if she had taken a reassurance pill, and her previously anxious eyes suddenly became cold, with a flicker of chill.

Ever since Li Zhenshan had died, Old Yang had been dealing with some thorny issues for Madam Lai behind the scenes, until her son, Li Zishen, took over the conglomerate.

"That’s settled then, I’ll wait for your news."

At this moment, outside the study, Nanny Wu was holding a bowl of millet porridge, contemplating whether to go inside or not.

She had just overheard the conversation.

This wasn’t Nanny Wu eavesdropping; the door was ajar. Usually, except for her, few people came up to this floor, so Madam Lai hadn’t gotten into the habit of closing the door behind her.

A purple dress? Could it be that Madam didn’t have a vision error and actually saw Miss Yi?

No, impossible, after so many years!

Just as Nanny Wu stood at the door, unsure whether to enter, Madam Lai suddenly strode out, her expression calm, revealing no emotion.

They looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.

"Madam, some millet porridge, would you have some?" Nanny Wu forced a smile and asked softly.

"I’m not hungry, go call Zihan."

"The young master had lunch and left just now, said he has things to do this evening, so he went to the hospital early to visit his uncle and talk with him."

Hearing this, Madam Lai’s lips slightly curled up, "That’s better, so he won’t be upset by seeing it."

A bad premonition arose, and Nanny Wu asked in a low voice, tentatively, "Madam, are you planning to..."

"Go down now, have the Peony Root Carving removed, and smash it at once."

As the words fell, a loud clang was heard.

Due to the shock, Nanny Wu’s hands trembled, causing the round tray to wobble and the millet porridge to spill.

Thankfully, the tray was deep, Nanny Wu quickly steadied the bowl, but her heart was still pounding.

"Madam, that was something Mr. cared for deeply when he was alive, please don’t act impulsively, if Young Master Zishen finds out..."

"Go, go now, immediately!"

Madam Lai shouted at Nanny Wu like a madwoman, her eyes full of fury.