Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 374: With Intentions_1

"Could it be that he was not trying to embarrass me and punish me?" An Kefang was very puzzled.

"My uncle is too busy with his own affairs to have time for such trifling things as punishing you!" Qingfeng rolled his eyes. "He was helping you. To put it accurately, he was saving you."

With a suspicious look on his face, An Kefang said, "Kid, you can’t fool anyone with such blatant praise for him."

"Do I need to sing his praises in front of you?"

"What do you mean?"

Qingfeng chuckled and said, "Given what you know about Hao Xiangyu, what would he think if he saw you sitting behind my uncle, chatting and laughing, and almost inseparable for five days in a row?"

An Kefang was stunned.

She used to see Xiangyu through the eyes of a lover, believing him to be the most perfect man in the world.

But after discovering the truth last night, she looked back to find that Hao Xiangyu’s narrow-mindedness, conceit, and violent spoiled nature came into sharper focus.

If he were to see her getting close to Xiao Ming, he would have gotten angry for sure. Even if she knelt down begging to explain, she would have heard many heart-breaking, venomous, and ugly words.

If Jiang Nanxi had not forced Hao Silei and the others to confess last night and she was still in love with Hao Xiangyu, the outcome would have been heartbreaking.

"Have you figured it out yet?" Qingfeng’s voice rang out again. "Uncle was hoping that this misunderstanding would allow you to see Hao Xiangyu’s true colors and prevent you from being deceived by him again.

Of course, now that you already know Hao Xiangyu’s despicable nature, that’s why uncle made it clear to you before coming that the bet was annulled."

"He... why would he?" An Kefang still found it hard to believe. "Although I was deceived last night, my intentions and motives were indeed to truly harm him!"

"The low EQ answer is: he pities you; the high EQ answer is: he is just that good!"

Winking at her, Qingfeng opened the door, got out of the car, and ran over to help Xiao Ming move things.

Just minutes earlier, upon seeing Xiao Ming, Ge Tiancheng immediately started cursing, "Damn it, what are you doing here again? Do you really think I’m scared of you? Get lost!"

"Ge Tiancheng, considering you’re disabled and have had a pretty rough lot, I’m not going to stoop to your level."

Xiao Ming said coldly, "But you should be very clear that the Ancient Appraisal Association is not composed only of the Hao, Wu, An, and Chang families, and not everyone in it is a bastard. Stop lumping everyone together just because you have been bullied."

Ge Tiancheng’s temples twitched twice, but he refrained from speaking nastily again, simply saying, "What if I don’t want to do business with you, huh? Just go!"

"I’m not here to take care of your business anyway," Xiao Ming replied with his nose in the air, his expression disdainful.

Ge Tiancheng immediately became alert, "Then what are you here for?"

"What if I told you that your eldest daughter is still alive and is actually doing very well, would you believe it?"

Ge Tiancheng’s eyes widened with a mix of joy and skepticism, "Is it true? Where is she now?"

Xiao Ming’s expression grew colder, "If your daughter is really doing well, you must realize what that implies, right?"

Ge Tiancheng was taken aback, the joy on his face quickly fading to solemnity. After a long silence, he shook his head, saying, "It’s all in the past. No matter what, if she’s doing well, it’s better than having met with mishap or living a miserable existence."

At that, Xiao Ming’s gaze softened.

He is a decent man, an inadequate husband, and father, but still a good husband, a good father!

"I’m sorry, I don’t actually have news of your daughter, but I do have two other pieces of good news to tell you."

Ge Tiancheng’s brow furrowed, suspicion telling him the man might be messing with him. He grabbed the walking stick beside him, his voice bearing hidden anger, "You’d better not be wasting my time!"

"Save it, pal. I’ve got one of these too, and you can’t beat me with it."

Xiao Ming shook his own cane, made a joke, then became serious, "The first piece of good news, the four families of Hao, Wu, An, and Chang are about to be finished."

"Justice delayed is bullshit, but at least one wish can be fulfilled in the end.

So, don’t give up."

Ge Tiancheng was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say, his brain going blank.

"The second news is even better." Xiao Ming broke into a smile again, "When I was passing by Heshi Village earlier, I happened upon the police apprehending human traffickers and rescuing several children.

One of them, I felt, looked a lot like the photo on your missing child poster.

Whether it’s her or not, you should go and see for yourself to confirm..."

"Qingshan! Qingshan! Stop messing around, come here quickly!"

Before Xiao Ming could finish speaking, Ge Tiancheng began excitedly pounding the ground, his swarthy face squeezing together with joy into an ugly black chrysanthemum.

Xiao Ming immediately went forward to lift him up.

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After placing Ge Tiancheng in the tricycle’s cargo bed, Xiao Ming helped him gather up his tools and cashbox, smiling, "On the contrary, I think you’re cleaner than most people in this world."

That single comment caused Ge Tiancheng to break into tears at once.

"Sir..."

"I’m Xiao Ming."

"Mr. Xiao, I’m sorry for the way I acted before, thank you!"

"No need, I was just passing by with a message. For all I know, I might have been mistaken," Xiao Ming replied.

Ge Tiancheng shook his head, speaking earnestly, "Whether it’s right or wrong, I believe Mr. Xiao meant well."

Meant well.

Two simple words, hardly a compliment, yet at this moment Xiao Ming felt as though he had been stamped with approval, that everything he had done was meaningful and valuable.

By then, Ge Tiancheng’s simple son, Ge Qingshan, had climbed onto the tricycle, and Xiao Ming hurriedly began picking up the stall cloth he had spread on the ground.

"Mr. Xiao, don’t fuss. If you don’t mind, I’d like to give you those little trinkets as keepsakes."

When Xiao Ming looked up, he saw the tricycle quickly pulling away, with Ge Tiancheng waving at him through tears and laughter.

"Uncle."

Qingfeng ran over, looking mischievous as he sought credit, "I just told An Kefang the reason you wanted her to follow you, and she’s touched right now!"

Xiao Ming was immediately dumbfounded.

That little brat ruined me!

I’d barely earned a bit of merit that hadn’t even got warm yet, and you’ve already wrecked it.