Chapter 366: Chapter 366

Jiang Kexin couldn’t help but tense up, her eyes filled with fear.

She thought it was the perverted man who had followed her to Huang City because he had mentioned that he had spent a lot of money and could not let it go to waste.

It was this sentence that made Jiang Kexin mistakenly believe that she had bad luck and encountered human traffickers.

"It’s okay, don’t be afraid, your aunt is here."

Jiang Yongli put down the ointment in her hand, her brows furrowed tightly as she cautiously approached the door.

"Who is it, what do you want?"

Her voice trembled slightly, after all she was a single woman living alone, claiming not to be afraid would be false, at this moment she was just feigning composure.

Ding dong ding dong, ding dong ding dong...

The doorbell kept ringing, yet no one seemed to answer.

Was the sound too soft, not heard?

So Jiang Yongli raised her voice.

"Who’s there? What do you want?"

"Aunt, it’s me, Ke De, I’ve come looking for Ke Xin, is she... with you?"

An anxious and intermittent voice came from outside the door. It had been a long time since he visited, and he felt apprehensive, worried about being scolded by his aunt and not being allowed in.

After hearing this, Jiang Yongli let out a long sigh of relief.

She opened the door and at the entrance, she saw Jiang Kede standing there, his anxious eyes revealing his concern and worry for Jiang Kexin.

"Why are you just standing there? Come in," said Jiang Yongli indifferently.

"Aunt, has Ke Xin contacted you?"

"She’s your sister, how would I know if you don’t? How many years has it been since I last went to your house, do you even remember you have this aunt?"

This remark was clearly made in anger, and her expression was very unpleasant.

Her brother, Jiang Yongheng, favored sons over daughters. Normally, he seemed to dote on his daughter, Jiang Kexin, but when it came to company matters, he was extremely biased towards his son, Jiang Kede, even to the point of being foolish.

Add to that the experience Jiang Kexin had in Chicheng, so at this moment, upon seeing Jiang Kede, Jiang Yongli was filled with anger.

"Aunt, it’s . The day before yesterday, Ke Xin and I had a quarrel, and she hurt my face. Then my mom scolded her, and she said she was going to Chicheng. But today when I called, her phone was off. I’m quite worried, afraid that something happened to her. It’s not safe for a girl to be out there."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yongli suddenly understood; she had thought that the injury was from falling while drunk.

"She’s in a bad mood and doesn’t want to go home."

Jiang Kede breathed a sigh of relief but still asked with a worried face, "How is she now? Where is she, has she come back?"

Jiang Yongli looked at him deeply, felt a touch of sympathy, and then nodded.

"Oh, that’s good, as long as she’s back."

"Leng Lingxiao got married, she’s feeling quite upset and wants to spend some time alone. Regarding your parents... just don’t mention it for now." Jiang Yongli explained meaningfully, her face showing a bit of difficulty.

"Aunt, there’s this... I have a card, give it to my sister. She left in such a hurry; she probably didn’t bring much with her, not much, just about fifty thousand. The password is the last six digits of my ID card."

As he spoke, a bank card was pulled out from Jiang Kede’s wallet and handed over.

"Alright, when I see Ke Xin, I’ll give it to her."

Inside the house, Jiang Kexin heard their conversation, and tears of emotion suddenly welled up.

She had not expected her brother to worry about her safety, to find his way here, and even less expected that he would give her money, and quite a sum at that.

In the past, this amount of money was nothing more than the cost of a handbag, but now it was so precious!

So it turns out, my brother does care about me.

Half an hour later, when Jiang Kede returned home, his mother was in the study, opening a safe.

There were three in total, and now it was the last one.

The table was laid out with many exquisite gift boxes, various pieces of jewelry, some cash, and two whole boxes of shiny gold bars.

"Mom, did my sister mention when she will come back?" asked Jiang Kede as he entered.

After all, she was his blood sister; disputes over inheritance aside, he still cared somewhat. So he deliberately asked, wanting to see if his mother had calmed down.

If everything was fine, he would go back to his aunt’s house tomorrow and continue to inquire about his sister’s whereabouts.

"Didn’t say, don’t worry about her for now, hurry up and pack up, your uncles could be arriving any minute, and all this is for your future marriage."

Jiang Mansion was on the brink of collapse; loyalty had already dissipated, and those who came now were wolves.

"Mom, this... isn’t necessary, is it? My uncles are just coming over to have a meal and then, incidentally, discuss how to solve..."

Mrs. Jiang shook her head helplessly, "Silly son, people die for money, birds die for food!"

Ke De frowned, no longer said anything else, and hastily stuffed everything on the table into two inconspicuous travel bags.

His movements were quick, but his mind was preoccupied with the hope that his sister would return home soon.

The stars of the business district shone brightly as evening settled in.

Inside a photography studio, Xiao Wan stood on the balcony, staring fixedly across the street.

This was the most bustling area of Chicheng, about 500 meters from Li Zishen’s Yishen Mall and just one station away from Leng Lingxiao’s corporate tower, making the location exceptionally prime.

"Wow, I own half of this street!"

"Grandma really had an eye for good things. I wonder how much she spent? It looks... even more imposing than Wang Jinhui’s pedestrian street."

"Huahua, from now on, please call me the landlady."

Leng Lingxiao, with one hand in his pocket, followed Tang Xiaowan’s gaze, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

Across the street was a coffee shop nearing the end of its renovation, looking quite elegant. At the moment, several workers were finishing up some tasks on the second floor.

"Doesn’t this feeling... feel especially awesome?"

"Of course, it’s like I could blow up the street anytime I want," Xiao Wan cleared her throat, boasting proudly. "Hurry up, hurry up, pay the rent in full, not a penny less, or pack up and leave."

Leng Lingxiao’s thin lips curved slightly as he pulled Xiao Wan into his embrace, "How does that compare to the... that 15% of the shares I gave you... which is more thrilling?"

The situation looked a bit like coercion, with an undertone of temptation.

Dare to say ’no,’ and I’ll devour you.

"It’s not the same, how could it be the same!" Tang Xiaowan refuted coyly.

"Do you know what 15% means? Let me tell you, it means you are now the second largest shareholder of our entire group, a very high status. You can do whatever you want, who would dare to mess with you? Stand there and just..."

Before he could finish, a sweet kiss landed softly on Leng Lingxiao’s heated neck.

It was very light, and also very tender.

The man swallowed and was taken aback, seemingly wanting more, so he tightened his arms around his little wife, eyes hungrily fixed on her.

"What are you... trying to do?"

"Is it too light? Couldn’t you..."

"No, no, definitely not."

Tang Xiaowan pouted, wrenched free from Leng Lingxiao’s embrace, and made a face at him.

"What, do you have a problem with that?"

"Hmph, even without that... 15%, I can still strut around as I please, believe it or not?"

"Believe, believe, believe. I was just exaggerating. Haven’t I strutted around before? Last time when I returned from Country Y and passed by the office, you even intentionally..."

Leng Lingxiao suddenly stopped, realizing he’d said something he shouldn’t have mentioned.

Because the next day Tang Mei had dismissed all the people in Mei Garden, and not long after, Granny Cai died in a car accident, dying in place of Tang Mei.

All these events occurred in July.

Xiao Wan knew some of it, but not all, and it had been Mei herself who told her later on. However, the key details, and especially that most critical part, had been erased, hidden away.

"Go on! You intentionally what? Why did you stop talking?" Xiao Wan asked, frowning.

"Strutting around, like a little crab."

"Oh, right, right, I remember now. You made that photo wall. It actually... was quite cute. You just don’t know how to appreciate it."

"I don’t know how? I was the one who took those photos."

"Hmph, it’s precisely because you don’t understand. You don’t understand at all, it’s nothing like..."

While speaking coquettishly, Tang Xiaowan entwined her arm around Leng Lingxiao’s, but before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly yanked him down into a crouch.

The movement was very swift, with substantial strength, followed by several muffled thumps. Follow current novels on novel·fire·net

"Hey, Tangtang, are you even scared of a nail gun?" Leng Lingxiao asked, his eyebrows raised, clearly enjoying the commotion.

Xiao Wan didn’t respond; she quickly took off one shoe, carefully lifting it over the balcony railing.

In that moment, her face was all seriousness.

Whereas Leng Lingxiao just casually sat down on the wooden floor, a smile playing on his lips as he gently toyed with a strand of Tang Xiaowan’s hair, wrapping it around his finger.

"Don’t move, stay still."

"Have you been watching too many spy dramas?"