20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3858 Don't Be Sentimental
Zhao Chang'an, who had already been labeled by some unscrupulous merchants as the kind of corrupt county magistrate from ancient times, was unaware that Yu Zhiruo, whom he had been keeping on his lips but not in a hurry to eat, had actually been targeted, and that person was terrified.

At this moment, he was drinking beer and chatting with Jin Feiyue, Tian Xue, Dai Wei and a few others at a food stall.

Taking this opportunity, Jin Feiyue told Zhao Chang'an more details about Xiang Yuqing's past.

She said that she had a boyfriend in college. His parents were ordinary clerks in a public institution in Zhengzhou. They were already talking about marriage, and the man had even prepared a house for them.

As a result, Jin Guangren took advantage of her while she was drunk, took her virginity, and took photos of her, forcing Xiang Yuqing to break up with that man.

Because of Xiang Yuqing's matter, he contacted that man again. He is still not married. He had a drink with that man, who is a very nice person. He still loves Xiang Yuqing deeply and even said that if Xiang Yuqing agrees, he will treat my two half-brothers as his own and does not plan to have any more children.

"I still don't quite understand. Since Xiang Tenghai was so powerful back then, how could he stand by and do nothing when his own sister was being bullied by Jin Guangren like that?"

Zhao Chang'an truly didn't understand.

"What's so hard to understand? The Xiang family has always looked down on the man's family, thinking they were too poor and not good enough for them. They were unwilling to go through with it until the very end, but they couldn't change Xiang Yuqing's stubbornness. Because Xiang Tenghai's reputation was so bad, the man's parents didn't agree at first either. His mother went to the company to find Xiang Yuqing and said that they were a respectable family and couldn't climb up to the Xiang family's high status. This angered Xiang Tenghai so much that he wanted to chop them up. In those years, how many ordinary people dared to point their fingers at him and say that he wasn't a respectable family? If Xiang Yuqing hadn't stopped him, how could he still be alive and well?"

Jin Feiyue said with a sigh, "Xiang Tenghai is a very vengeful person. Before he ran away, he had someone slap that man's mother's mouth until it was like a banana mouth. All her teeth were loose, but after being held down and slapped carefully, all of them fell out except for her four wisdom teeth. It saved her a lot of money on tooth extractions."

"You mean, Xiang Yuqing is actually a rather weak-willed person?"

Zhao Chang'an.

"Not entirely. At least she was very persistent in love, but at the same time, she was afraid of losing face and cared a lot about her reputation. Actually, before my dad and Jian Shuangmei got married, Xiaoyu had told her that she wanted her to come and stop it, but she just had a big argument with my dad on the phone and that was the end of it."

Jin Feiyue said, "I just don't know if anything has changed now. Jian Shuangmei's parents are both farmers who work in the fields. They are very strong. I reckon her dad could knock Xiang Yuqing unconscious with one slap, and my mom is even weaker."

Zhao Chang'an understood what Jin Feiyue meant. Xiang Yuqing was the kind of flower that grew up in a greenhouse. She was only arrogant at home, like when she insisted on marrying her boyfriend. However, she couldn't handle a shameless and cunning old man like Jin Guangren.

They had no doubt that Xiang Yuqing harbored hatred towards Jin Guangren and Jian Shuangmei. However, even with such hatred, she did not return to China to cause trouble when Jin Guangren and Jian Shuangmei held a grand wedding in Zhengzhou.

Clearly, whether it's due to a weak personality or an obsession with saving face, if they were to face Jian Shuangmei, not only would they be unable to force Jin Guangren to compromise, but Xiang Yuqing and Ni Lihong might even get beaten up by the three members of the Jian family.

"We'll see about that when we meet Xiang Yuqing. As for what you said about Jian Shuangmei's parents being strong..."

Zhao Chang'an said quietly, "Don't they go out to buy groceries every now and then? You only have one chance, so you should make the most of it."

Jin Feiyue was shocked and hesitant, while Tian Xue and Dai Wei also stared at Zhao Chang'an in surprise.

"What, you don't think I, Zhao Chang'an, am some kind of saint, do you? If that were the case, I don't know how many times I would have been taken advantage of."

Zhao Chang'an said to Jin Feiyue, "Think this through and make a decision before you get off the plane and enter Xiang Yuqing's room tomorrow."

"But if that's the case, even a fool would know it was me."

Jin Feiyue was still hesitating.

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Chang'an was amused by Jin Feiyue: "You've already done something as outrageous as forcing your father to abdicate. As an unfilial son, you're now afraid of what people will say. Can you stop being so pretentious?"

"I'm afraid of Lao Liu and his gang. They're not just bluffing. If I dare to do that, they really will try to get back at me."

"Are you easily frightened?"

Zhao Chang'an said with a smile, "There's one more thing. Let's sleep in the same room tonight. Actually, the two things are one thing. As long as the main contradiction is resolved, the rest are just chickens and dogs. We can wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

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Zhao Chang'an knocked on Lin Xiaojie's door with a bag of kebabs. Perhaps he was just being paranoid, but he couldn't help but feel that the room, filled with the scent of floral water, reeked of ammonia. In just two or three days, Lin Xiaojie looked even more haggard, her expression one of utter exhaustion, clearly suffering greatly. Her eyes, as she looked at Zhao Chang'an, were filled with angry resentment.

"Are you hungry? Have something to eat, it smells delicious."

At this point, Zhao Chang'an couldn't help but sniff the air several times, and sure enough, he could smell it.

Wearing her pajamas, Lin Xiaojie seemed to have thought of something. Her pretty face turned bright red, and she said emotionally, "I won't eat it. Didn't you say you could cure me? You've made me wait here for three days!"

Her voice was hoarse: "Do you know how I've spent these past three days?"

"Do you feel a bit better now?"

Zhao Chang'an didn't dwell on those peripheral issues with Lin Xiaojie, but instead asked hopefully.

Tian Xue was still waiting for him, and then she had to talk to Jin Feiyue about Zhongyuan Lianchi. She also had to take a plane to Mingzhu tomorrow morning. Most importantly, Zhao Chang'an found it difficult to talk about Lin Xiaojie.

He doesn't lack women at all, so there's absolutely no need for him to do this, making it seem like he's some kind of despicable person.

"No! Zhao Chang'an, tell me the truth, is it possible or not?"

Lin Xiaojie's voice trembled: "If it doesn't work out, don't lie to me. I won't drag you down. I'll go to the company where Liu Shilin is interning and jump. I still have that red cheongsam. I don't need to spend money to buy another one."

Zhao Chang'an then noticed that her lips were chapped like the cracked mud in a dried-up pond during the hot summer, with uneven cracks all over them.

Her face was flushed when we met, so it wasn't noticeable.

"Why kill a hundred enemies while losing three thousand of your own?"

Zhao Chang'an said, "Don't worry, if I say I have a way, I really do. Eat something first."

"But I can't eat."

"Then please sit down first."

Zhao Chang'an believed it too. With her lips like that, she would probably be in excruciating pain if she were exposed to anything irritating, especially since these skewers were seasoned with mildly spicy chili peppers.

How should we sit?

Lin Xiaojie was wearing a loose-fitting cotton nightgown, but because of her good figure, she still looked light and graceful even in this outfit.

"You haven't been standing all these past few days, have you?"

"I'm sitting in the bathroom."

"I'll call and ask."

Zhao Chang'an asked, "You haven't gone without water these past few days, have you?"

Lin Xiaojie remained silent.

So that means I drank some, but only a very small amount.

Zhao Chang'an dialed Wen Ye's number and got straight to the point: "I'm at the Aviation Hotel. It's still the same here, nothing's changed. I remember you said that if it recovers on its own, it should be about half a month?"

"Put the phone on speakerphone, otherwise you won't be able to communicate with her clearly."

Wenye said over there.