Noon.
The agency compound.
Outside an office in the main building.
Dong Xuebin received several calls along the way. Not only did Fang Shuiling call, but even Xie Ran anxiously checked in at the end. Dong Xuebin knew why they were so worried. The relationship between the previous generations of the Xie Family and the Fang Family had never been good. If Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping fell out and came to blows again, it would only deepen the hostility between the two families. Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling's chances of being together would become even slimmer. After all, marriage was not just a matter between two people. It was mainly a matter between two families, and whether those families could get along. Especially for influential families like the Xie Family and the Fang Family, they had to place even greater importance on compatibility and overlapping interests between their families. So when they heard that Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping had gotten into another fight, of course Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling could not help worrying. They were the two people least willing to see things turn out this way.
"Brother-in-law!"
"Enough, Xiao Ran."
"Can you at least do me this favor?"
Go take care of your own business. I know what I'm doing."
"Come on, you and Aunt Fang really... I don't even know what to say."
"This is between the two of us. It won't affect your relationship with Xiao Ling, and you don't need to feel awkward being caught in the middle. This has nothing to do with you."
"But..."
"A leader is looking for me. We'll talk later."
Dong Xuebin hung up, looked at the office door ahead, and knocked lightly a few times.
An unpleasant old man's voice came from inside. "The door isn't locked.