Chapter 318: Missing or ran away

As soon as Old Mrs. Xiao heard the words "Tang Chen Yi Pin," her eyes went straight.

She had been coveting Ye Chen's big villa, dreaming of moving in.

She even wanted to die there when she got old.

There are some superstitious beliefs and sayings among the people, for example:

When you are about to die, it is best not to die in the hospital, otherwise you won't find the way home.

For another example, you must wear burial clothes before you die, otherwise there will be no clothes to wear on the other side.

For another example, if you are in a luxury mansion before you die, you can be reincarnated into a wealthy family in your next life and enjoy glory and wealth.

Therefore, Old Mrs. Xiao also longed to be able to live in a top-tier luxury villa like Tang Chen Yi Pin until she passed away.

Last time, she ordered Xiao Hailong to grab the villa, but the result was that several of the Xiao family's bodyguards were beaten like dogs, and Xiao Hailong was beaten miserably.

Since then, although the old lady had given up the idea of grabbing it by force, her greedy heart was still alive.

Hearing that Xiao Changqian and Qian Hongyan were planning to scam Ye Chen's villa, she was incredibly excited!

At this time, Xiao Hailong and Xiao Weiwei had just returned from outside. As soon as they entered the villa and heard this, they were immediately excited.

Xiao Hailong walked quickly to them and asked, "Dad, you just said Mom went to scam Ye Chen's villa? Did she succeed?"

Xiao Weiwei was also incredibly excited, asking, "Yeah, Dad, did she succeed?"

Xiao Changqian sighed, "The last WeChat message she sent me said she had already scammed Ma Lan's cash, the house she's living in, and Ye Chen's Tang Chen Yi Pin villa, and that Ye Chen would send the property deed over soon! We've made it this time!"

Before Xiao Changqian could finish his sentence, Old Mrs. Xiao was incredibly excited, laughing, "This is really great news, really great! In that case, when the bank comes to seal this villa, we can just move into Tang Chen Yi Pin! Hahaha, that uneducated poor shrew Ma Lan, she deserves to be scammed! It would be best if she were scammed until she's ruined!"

Xiao Changqian said with a bitter smile, "Mom, even if the villa thing is done, we still have to share it with the old cheat. To keep this villa, we'll have to pay the old cheat tens of millions. But that doesn't matter. The key is that Hongyan is missing! I can't reach her no matter what, and the people who set the game with her also can't be reached. They've all lost contact!"

"Lost contact?" Old Mrs. Xiao was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Changqian, she wouldn't have run away with the money, would she?"

"Run away?" Xiao Changqian blurted out, "That shouldn't be, right? Why would she run away?"

Xiao Hailong also said, "Grandma, Mom couldn't have run away with the money, don't worry!"

Old Mrs. Xiao shook her head and said, "You can't say that now! The Xiao family is not what it used to be, and Qian Hongyan knows it in her heart. The Xiao family can't return to its former glory, and you gave all the money to her. What if she doesn't want to live a hard life with you? Wouldn't she just run away with the money?"

Speaking of this, Old Mrs. Xiao added, "What if she has already sold the scammed villa and exchanged it for tens of millions or over 100 million in cash? Then she has even more reason to run away. Maybe she has already gone abroad and can never be found again!"

Xiao Changqian said, "Mom, Hongyan has been married to me for so many years. Although we often quarrel, our relationship is still very solid!"

Old Mrs. Xiao said coldly, "That's because she had no money! What about now? You gave all the savings to her, she has mastered the financial power, and she no longer needs to rely on you!"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xiao added, "And! She scammed Ye Chen's villa today, her net worth suddenly increased several times. In her eyes, you are no longer a husband! You are a burden!"

Xiao Changqian's expression froze.

Although he didn't want to admit that what Old Mrs. Xiao said was the truth, deep down, he vaguely realized some problems.

If Qian Hongyan really got her hands on tens

Now, she, her son, her daughter, and even her own mother had all become burdens; she might truly choose to scoop up all the money and just run away!

Thinking of this, Xiao Changgan's expression turned uncertain, and he said, "I'll give Ma Lan a call and ask."

After saying this, he immediately took out his phone and dialed Ma Lan's number.

This time, the call went through quickly.

Hearing the call connect, Xiao Changgan hurriedly said, "Ma Lan, it's your brother-in-law..."

As soon as Ma Lan heard his voice, she felt an itch of hatred in her teeth!

This old dog! He must have known about the trap Qian Hongyan set to swindle her!

Furthermore, it was likely this old dog who was the mastermind behind the scenes!

Thinking of the extremely heavy losses she had suffered today, Ma Lan wished she could directly curse Xiao Changgan's ancestors for eighteen generations over the phone!

However, thinking that the dog Qian Hongyan had already been sent to the black coal kiln, she could only suppress the anger in her heart and say disdainfully, "Xiao Changgan, my husband and I have already left the Xiao family; who are you calling brother-in-law?"

Hearing this, Xiao Changgan felt miserable with anger, but since he was looking to her for information, he naturally couldn't afford to annoy her, so he could only ask sullenly, "Ma Lan, can we just say I misspoke?"

Ma Lan then let out a cold snort and said, "Speak, what do you want with me?"

Xiao Changgan then hurriedly asked, "Ma Lan, did you see Hongyan today?"

Ma Lan immediately denied it, saying, "No, ever since that time at Chen Shuyi's villa, I haven't seen my sister-in-law again. Why?"

"No?!" Xiao Changgan cursed inwardly, isn't this stinky woman obviously lying?

Today, Qian Hongyan had been live-streaming to me on WeChat the whole time; she reported to me when she arrived downstairs at your place, reported to me when she got into your BMW, and even reported to me when she was playing mahjong with you.

She even reported to me how much money and how many items she won from you, and you're telling me you didn't see her?

Although Xiao Changgan was very angry inside, he could only suppress his rage and say, "When Hongyan went out today, she said she was going to find you to play mahjong. Did you really not see her?"

Ma Lan felt a bit guilty; after all, the three people who played mahjong with her today, along with a group of thugs, had all been sent off to dig coal. If their families found out it had something to do with her, they might retaliate, and if they called the police, she wouldn't be able to clear her name!

Therefore, she could only deny it to the end!

So she said impatiently to Xiao Changgan, "You really are interesting. Whether I've seen her or not, don't I know it myself? If I haven't seen her, I haven't seen her!"

Xiao Changgan couldn't care about whether he would be exposed or not, and hurriedly said, "Ma Lan, don't hang up yet. Tell me the truth, did you see her or not? Where did she go? In the afternoon, she sent me a WeChat message saying she was playing cards with you, and even said she won your son-in-law Ye Chen's villa in Tang Chen Yi Pin. How could you not have seen her?"

Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Xiao Changgan, you are really interesting. When did our villa ever get won by you people? Besides, I said if I haven't seen Qian Hongyan, I haven't seen her! I can't stand her enough as it is, how could I possibly play cards with her!"

Having said this, she also guessed in her heart that Xiao Changgan must be the mastermind.

So, she gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Changgan, your wife might have run off and eloped with someone else, and is deliberately using playing mahjong with me as a cover! I heard that she previously kept a young gigolo in a KTV who was about the same age as your Hailong, and the two of them were always talking about saving money to fly away together!"