CHAPTER 143: CHAPTER 143: DID HE ACTUALLY LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE?

The call was from Xing Chen’s mom.

Now that his so-called secret marriage was out in the open, not only did the whole Lou Family know, but even the entire Wilson clan far away in the Southern Federation knew about it!

The marriage between Xing Chen and Ran Xiangsi had only been finalized in the last couple of days, but people insisted they had been secretly married for a year. The family knew, and weren’t they all just losing their minds?

Xing Chen’s mom had even found someone to check the records and discovered that Xing Chen really had been married for a year, which prompted her anxious call.

"Son, tell me, what kind of woman did you marry? Why are you hiding her and not bringing her home for us to see?"

"The time isn’t right yet. I’ll bring her home eventually." Xing Chen replied succinctly, not wanting to say too much.

He had known that once his secret marriage was out, the family would certainly be in an uproar.

He could ignore everything else but not his parents...

"What do you mean the time isn’t right! If you don’t want to bring her back, fine, I’ll go see for myself!"

"Mom, I will bring her back as soon as I can." Xing Chen pinched his brow slightly, understanding his mother’s eagerness to meet her daughter-in-law.

But... he didn’t want to frighten Ran Xiangsi.

"Don’t worry, I won’t bother you! It’s settled then, you go and take care of your business!" With that, she hung up the phone.

Xing Chen put down the phone but didn’t turn around immediately. Instead, he stood with his hands behind his back, his deep eyes looking far away into the pitch-black night sky.

For a long time, he stood there without moving.

A while later, Ping Le’s call came in.

"Young Master, Fu Jingxuan’s background has been investigated."

"Speak." Xing Chen narrowed his eyes, his voice extremely cold.

"He once lived in Lansi Country for three years, then studied at the same school as Lou Xining. He returned this time because A University invited him to teach as a professor in the Computer Science Department. He’s staying at a villa left by a friend’s family, which is somewhat remote, and no abnormalities have been found so far."

"Lansi Country?" Xing Chen keenly sensed something unusual, "Investigate his specific activities in Lansi Country."

"Understood, Young Master. Also, on the night when the Young Madam was injured by Tan Xinjie, a resident’s surveillance camera in her apartment complex captured a man in black clothes. We haven’t been able to ascertain his identity with the information we currently have."

"..." Xing Chen was silent for a moment before saying, "When necessary, consult Li Guoliang’s forensic experts to investigate."

"Got it." After delivering his official report, Ping Le turned mischievous, "Young Master, are you and the Young Madam getting along well lately? Did you...?"

"Beep beep beep..."

Xing Chen directly hung up the phone and turned to see Gaffi the cat curled up on the floor, sleeping soundly.

This cat had also been forcefully given to him by his mom, saying she was afraid he’d feel lonely living alone.

Sidestepping Gaffi, Xing Chen walked towards the bedroom.

He wondered if that girl had caught a cold or something. His long fingers just touched the door handle and applied a bit of force, only to find... the door wouldn’t open.

It was locked from the inside.

Xing Chen stood there stupefied for a moment.

This was his home, and this woman had actually locked the door from the inside?

With a helpless smile playing on his lips, Xing Chen shook his head and went downstairs.

He could only say Ran Xiangsi was really too naive.

This whole building belonged to Xing Chen; getting into any room was a piece of cake for him.

In a storage cabinet on the first floor, there was a spare key.