Chapter 102: A Life Hanging by a Thread

After receiving a report from A Ren about the explosion at the Mo family banquet, Nangong Ao immediately called Xianyu Qing, Jiang Mohe, and Su Cha, but none of them answered.

Finally, he reached Nangong Lu after a long wait.

“Alu, where’s Qingqing?” Nangong Ao asked directly.

Nangong Lu’s voice trembled faintly. “Big brother, I lost her again…”

Suppressing his anger, Nangong Ao demanded coldly, “What exactly happened?”

Earlier, A Ren had accessed the Mo family’s surveillance footage via the cloud to learn about the accident immediately.

Bai Luomei was at the scene and witnessed the explosion firsthand, but her signal cut off right after the blast.

Now, only Nangong Lu, who had stayed by Xianyu Qing’s side, knew the details.

Yet Nangong Lu replied, “I… I don’t know either…”

He truly hadn’t intended to leave Xianyu Qing’s side this time.

Shortly after arriving at the banquet hall, two socialites who had once been involved with him but were discarded came over to bother him.

They deliberately spilled drinks on themselves, some splashing onto Xianyu Qing’s qipao as well.

Later, the Mo family’s butler intervened and escorted both Nangong Lu and Xianyu Qing to the second-floor lounge to change clothes.

Nangong Lu went alone to the men’s guest lounge, while Su Cha accompanied Xianyu Qing to the women’s lounge.

Not long after entering, Nangong Lu heard the explosion downstairs. When he rushed out, sparks and flames wildly erupted throughout the banquet hall, and guests were in chaos.

He intended to head to the women’s lounge to find Xianyu Qing and escape together but was forcibly dragged out by Mo family security.

Outside, he searched the crowd desperately for Xianyu Qing but found no sign of her—only an unconscious Su Cha being carried out by Mo family servants.

Hearing this, Nangong Ao asked, “What about Jiang Mohe?”

Straining to recall, Nangong Lu said blankly, “I didn’t see him after entering the banquet hall. He’s not among the scattering crowd either…”

Nangong Ao pondered briefly before advising, “Stay safe. Watch out for anyone trying to take advantage of the chaos.”

“I’m with the Mo family now,” Nangong Lu replied.

As the second young master of the Nangong family, the Mo family would naturally look after him.

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After hanging up, Nangong Ao’s car was nearing the Mo estate.

Cui Hao drove nervously. Despite two security vehicles escorting him front and back, his tension was palpable.

This time, the Nangong family’s enemies were serious—they dared to detonate a bomb on Mo family territory!

More than anything, Cui Hao feared the cold, silent boss in the back seat. If the young lady truly got hurt, he sensed a bloody storm would engulf the imperial city.

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At this moment, all news screens were dominated by headlines about the Mo family explosion.

Mao Wandou had just brutally defeated Lu Yansen in a game when her group chat erupted with frantic messages.

Logging off, she saw that everyone except Er Yuan was sharing the news headline.

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