Under the old locust tree, Bai Jinghong also felt a chill run down his spine.
He slowly moved his lips away and glanced back.
He saw Jiang Qingtian, feather duster in hand, rushing towards him at extreme speed.
“Oh crap!”
Bai Jinghong immediately ducked behind Jiang Yueying.
Jiang Yueying was also in a daze for a moment.
But seeing Jiang Qingtian’s stance, she instinctively shielded Bai Jinghong.
“Dad, what are you doing?”
“What am I doing? I’ll whip this brat to death!”
Jiang Qingtian was furious, his hand clutching the feather duster trembling slightly.
“Dad, you… you can’t hit him!” Jiang Yueying still protected Bai Jinghong.
Jiang Qingtian was taken aback, his anger surging again:
“What a tragedy! They say daughters side with outsiders, but this is way too much! Today, shielding him is useless!”
“And you, you punk, I’m warning you, from now on you’re forbidden from seeing Ying’er!”
Saying this, Jiang Qingtian was about to make a move.
“Hey hey hey, Uncle Jiang, let’s talk this out nicely!” Facing Jiang Qingtian, Bai Jinghong could only take the beating.
No matter how arrogant, no matter how much of a prodigal son, he couldn’t possibly strike an elder.
“Talk nicely? Talking nicely with you will give me a cerebral thrombosis!”
“Wait!” Bai Jinghong held out a hand: “Uncle Jiang, I’ll steal my dad’s Collector’s Edition Jin Ping Mei to give you, illustrated!”
Jiang Qingtian paused: “Really? Which volume?”
“Hey? You little brat, even daring to tease me? I read the Spring and Autumn Annals! Today I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of Old Bai!”
“Dad, if you want to hit him, hit me first!” Jiang Yueying stood her ground, refusing to move aside no matter what.
This nearly made Jiang Qingtian die of anger on the spot.
Him, make a move against his own precious daughter? Impossible.
Jiang Qingtian took a few deep breaths before saying slowly: “You brat, scram immediately!”
“I don’t want to see you today!”
Jiang Yueying also nodded at Bai Jinghong.
She didn’t want Bai Jinghong beaten by her dad, nor did she want her father overly angered.
“Then Uncle Jiang, I’ll come visit you next time, I’ll be off now!”
Bai Jinghong said, waving towards Su Li, who was just catching up from behind.
“Punk, without my permission, you are forbidden from seeing Ying’er! Now scram immediately!”
“Yes yes yes!” Bai Jinghong feigned seriousness.
Su Li, arriving, quickly tried to soothe things: “Getting so angry, you scared the child!”
When Su Li looked at Bai Jinghong, her face showed kindness: “Jinghong, don’t mind your Uncle Jiang’s bluster. Next time you come, Aunt will make your favorite Butterflied Shrimp!”
Bai Jinghong truly treated Su Li like his own mother.
Su Li genuinely doted on him!
He grinned: “Then it’s settled, just for me!”
“Okay, all you can eat!” Su Li smiled helplessly.
“Then I’ll be off now, Ying’er, I’ll come find you next time…”
“Looking for a beating, huh?!”
Before Bai Jinghong could finish, Jiang Qingtian barked angrily.
Fearing further anger, Bai Jinghong scurried off quickly.
“Wait…” Jiang Qingtian walked over slowly, glaring at Bai Jinghong.
“Uncle Jiang, you’re not still going to beat me, are you?”
Jiang Qingtian snorted coldly: “Sooner or later!”
Then, lowering his voice: “That Collector’s Edition you mentioned just now…”
“OK, no problem!” Bai Jinghong raised an eyebrow.
Jiang Qingtian and his own old man truly lived up to their reputations as super playboys in their youth, both liking this stuff. It’s just that they’d both settled down now, otherwise, things would be lively.
“Punk, remember, I was serious just now. Without my permission, you cannot see Ying’er!”
“What? The house is on fire? I’m on my way back!”
Bai Jinghong held his phone, pretending to answer a call, and scampered off in a flash.
…
Only after running outside the estate did Bai Jinghong breathe a sigh of relief.
But the result was acceptable.
At the very least, things with Jiang Yueying had eased.
And he’d gotten a kiss!
So sweet!
By the time he got back to the car, Bai Jinghong had already resumed his usual prodigal, arrogant demeanor.
He didn’t show the slightest trace of that roguish attitude he had in front of Jiang Qingtian.
“Young Master, how did it go? Smoothly?”
Seeing Bai Jinghong emerge, Ah Kun quickly asked.
“Of course, when I personally take action, is there anything I can’t do!” Bai Jinghong boasted.
“That’s great, Master and Madam will surely be delighted!”
Ah Kun was genuinely happy for Bai Jinghong from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Yueying was truly a rare, good woman.
Even if her temper was a bit explosive.
“Oh right, Young Master, word from the search team—they haven’t found Gu Tianming’s body!”
Ah Kun said seriously.
“Hmm, not surprising. He’s not dead!”
Ah Kun’s eyes widened, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
Initially, he just thought the body had been eaten by sea creatures, hence couldn’t be found.
But Bai Jinghong was directly telling him the opponent wasn’t dead!
Shot so many times, fallen from a several-hundred-meter cliff into the sea, and still alive?
“Ah Kun, starting today, divide our men into three groups and deploy them. Get the White Tiger Hall people moving too.”
“First group, monitor the Underworld Win Group!”
“Second group, monitor the airlines. Every person entering must have a record, even an image, especially anyone named Yun Qin or Luo Huairong.”
“Third group, monitor the national and provincial road entrances.”
“We can also leak info to the police. Isn’t that Mu Yanbing always investigating the foreign forces matter?”
Ah Kun nodded, committing each instruction to memory.
“Young Master, perhaps we should leak the location of Chen Lin and the others’ bodies to the police?”
“That way, they’ll take it more seriously. The end result is killing Gu Tianming anyway; official involvement is more advantageous!”
Bai Jinghong considered this: “Alright, find an unconnected person to lead them there.”
“Dammit, if I don’t rip Gu Tianming’s head off this time, I’ll stuff my own head in the toilet!”
“Young Master, home now? Or…?”
Bai Jinghong shook his head: “Take me to Golden Radiance Residential Area. I need to pay my respects to the deceased Chen Lin by greeting his mother!”
“Yes, sir!” Ah Kun immediately ordered the motorcade to disperse, while he drove Bai Jinghong personally.
“Last time I told you to investigate Yan Man, did you do it?”
While driving, Ah Kun responded: “I did. That Yan Man runs a small handicraft workshop.”
“The income isn’t extremely high, but it’s decent.”
Bai Jinghong nodded: “Any troubles or anything?”
“Yes, already handled. It was a bald manager from Green Land Group who would harass her every time he passed by.”
“Hmm, good that it’s handled.”
In the original story, her mature allure had drawn many uncontrollable gazes, bringing her considerable harassment.
There was even a perverted neighbor who would blast porn at full volume outside her door.
Trying to awaken the inner desires of a lonely, mature woman.
Leading to a “Neighbor Seduces the Kind Widow” scenario.
But now that he had intervened beforehand, those troubles wouldn’t arise.
He had promised Chen Lin to take care of his mother; couldn’t go back on that.
Arriving at Golden Radiance Residential Area, Bai Jinghong went alone to Building Ten.
“Ding-dong!”
Bai Jinghong pressed the doorbell.
No response.
He had already texted Yan Man before coming.
He thought Yan Man hadn’t returned yet.
Just as Bai Jinghong was about to turn away, a slightly trembling voice came from inside: “Coming, coming.”
That voice wasn’t Yan Man’s.
The door quickly opened, and a woman wearing a silk nightgown opened the door.
Her face still held a hint of flush.
“Excuse me, you are…?”
The woman looked at Bai Jinghong and quickly tightened the silk nightgown around herself.
“Oh, I’m looking for Sister Yan!”
Bai Jinghong replied, simultaneously assessing the woman before him.
She was quite beautiful, around thirty-five or thirty-six years old.
Clearly a married woman.
Her figure was plump, though not as voluptuous as Yan Man’s, but still very good.
Her chest was full, impressive, but appeared somewhat loose. Obviously, another who went braless at home.
