Ji Ling widened her eyes, laughed, and looked at Ji Hua with a dumbfounded expression, "Why didn’t it take you away!" Being swept away by a tornado? Not even thinking before lying! Although Ji Ling was joking, Ji Hua still felt a sinking feeling in his heart. "If Miss Xia hadn’t appeared in time to warn me, it really would have taken me away," Ji Hua said, looking more serious. "Ah Ling, can you tell me why you insisted on having a BBQ here?" Ji Ling blinked her bright, watery eyes, puzzled, "It’s spacious and empty here, close to a water source, no need to worry about fires. Isn’t it a perfect BBQ spot?" Looking at Ji Ling’s innocent face, Ji Hua squinted. Had he wronged Ji Ling? "Since the grill has been swept away, let’s just call it a day!" Gu Zhi spoke softly, and when his gaze fell on Ji Ling, it softened. "Lingling, let’s head back." Ji Ling responded with an "Mm," turned around, and was about to leave with Gu Zhi. Ji Hua wanted to leave with Ji Ling, but feeling some suspicion, he hesitated. Ji Ling, taking Gu Zhi with her, made a sharp turn and left him without a second thought! Ji Hua turned to look at Xia Mian, only to see that Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan were already in their car. Ji Hua quickly blocked the front of their car, "Be kind, Miss Xia! If you don’t take me with you, and another tornado comes, I’ll really be taken to the sky! I don’t want to meet my ancestors yet!" Lu Zechuan’s face was so dark that it seemed he could drip ink. Ji Hua, with a thick face, lay on the car hood. Even if he had to lie on the hood to get back, he was determined to follow Xia Mian! "Get in!" Xia Mian rolled down the window and spoke. After all, Ji Hua was the young master of the Ji Family. If she didn’t take him at this point, she’d seem a bit heartless. Ji Hua quickly opened the rear seat with a grin and got in, "Thank you, Miss Xia! I’ll pay for the ride!" Lu Zechuan’s face turned cold, "Please pay for the life-saving fee earlier as well!" Ji Hua accompanied with a smile, "Certainly, certainly!" As the only son of his parents, his life was indeed precious! Ji Hua took out his phone and secretly transferred a million to an account that Xia Mian had previously left for Ji Changxing. Now that the Hu Family brothers had been found, and there was nothing else, Xia Mian volunteered to drive Ji Hua back to the Ji Family. Seeing Ji Hua return with Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan, Mu Keying was surprised, "Hua Zi, weren’t you out talking business with friends? How come you’re with Miss Xia and Mr. Lu?" Talking business with friends? Xia Mian squinted. So Ji Hua didn’t tell his family the truth! Ji Hua looked a bit embarrassed, scratching his head awkwardly, "Mom, actually, it was Ah Ling who wanted BBQ, so I was grilling for her and her friends..." "What friends?" Mu Keying immediately became alert, squinting her eyes deeply, "Did a donkey kick your head? I told you to stay away from your jinx of a sister, why don’t you listen! You barely escaped with your life last time, wasn’t that enough to teach you a lesson?!" Mu Keying was truly angry, she had said everything to Ji Ling, but Ji Ling just wouldn’t listen. After all, she was her biological daughter, she couldn’t possibly beat her to death! If she couldn’t manage her daughter, at least she could keep her son away from her, right? Hey, she didn’t expect her fool of a son to actively approach that deadbeat sister! "Mom, Ah Ling grew up with me, what bad intentions could she have!" Ji Hua was unconvinced. After all, she’s his sister. Even if she’s rebellious and disobedient now, she’s not bad at heart. "She doesn’t have bad intentions, but the shady companions around her just might!" Mu Keying was genuinely upset, none of them gave her any peace of mind. "Mom! Gu Zhi is not a bad person either!" Ji Hua couldn’t help but retort, "He’s already pitiful enough; don’t discriminate against him!" Mu Keying rolled her eyes almost to the sky. She severely doubted she had brought back a placenta after giving birth to her son and raised a useless fool. Not an ounce of brain! "You better shut your mouth!" Mu Keying was so angry her face turned ashen, but when she turned and saw Xia Mian, she immediately suppressed all her grievances, "Miss Xia, you are truly a great benefactor to our family!" Mu Keying’s face broke into a smile, sincerely grateful to Xia Mian. If it weren’t for Xia Mian, her brainless son would have died countless times by now! Xia Mian smiled without exchanging pleasantries with Mu Keying, "Mr. Ji has been delivered, so we’ll head back first!" Mu Keying escorted Xia Mian to the Ji Family villa entrance, watching as Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan left before reluctantly withdrawing her gaze, "Such a wonderful girl, much better than that Gu, a million times better." Mu Keying sighed internally, truly puzzled as to what her children saw in Gu Zhi; they were both utterly taken with him! Especially Ji Ling, who directly had a gender identity disorder! Exhausted, Mu Keying raised her hand to cover her forehead and said sternly, "Go inside, and without my permission, you’re not allowed to step out of the Ji Family’s door again!" "Mom~~" Ji Hua started to act spoiled. "Go back inside!" Mu Keying scolded sharply, leaving no room for negotiation. Last time when Xia Mian saved Ji Hua, she used the golden gourd on Ji Ling’s wrist, which Gu Zhi gave them. That Gu Zhi was quite uncanny. She absolutely couldn’t allow her foolish son to have any further contact with Gu Zhi. Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan left the Ji Family, and Lu Zechuan received a few calls from the company; there were things at the company that needed his attention. Xia Mian directly took Lu Zechuan to the Lu Group. Lu Zechuan was actually a workaholic, but due to a streak of bad luck recently, he had to stay tied with Xia Mian, which was why she hadn’t accompanied him to the company. But in just the few days he hadn’t been to the company, Lu Zechuan’s desk was piled high with files that needed processing. Xia Mian glanced sympathetically at Lu Zechuan and sat quietly beside him, playing with her phone. Fortunately, her teachers were quite supportive, recommending a few very capable assistants to her. She only needed to check their work once a month, not like Lu Zechuan, who had to work like a madman. Xia Mian was flipping through her phone when her fingers accidentally touched something in her pocket. Xia Mian took it out for a look; it was the Jade Claw she found the other day at the old Xia Family residence. Xia Mian held the Jade Claw up to the sunlight, its jade hue was top-notch, crystalline, and there was a flicker of golden light within. Xia Mian thought for a moment and took a picture of the Jade Claw with her phone, intending to search for related information online. Unfortunately, she found nothing; there was no information about this Jade Claw online. Xia Mian held the Jade Claw in her hand, squinting slightly. This Jade Claw contained a trace of spiritual energy that shouldn’t exist in this world. She could feel that this energy was highly beneficial for both her Taoist Techniques and improving her physical constitution. It’s a rare treasure.