Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 396 The Strongest Person_1

An Kefang quickly supported Xiao Ming, "Are you okay?"

"I’m fine, it hasn’t reached the point of tearing the wound."

Xiao Ming brought her back to the sofa and then stuffed the entire box of tissues into her arms.

"I’ve realized that you only ever do three things all day long: cry, ask why, and act impulsively.

Miss, borrowing your grandfather’s words just now: how did you manage to live this long?

Does someone tend to you twenty-four hours a day?"

An Kefang lowered her head, feeling wronged: "All my life, you... you’re the most patient with me."

"Then I really am a cursed kind."

Xiao Ming rolled his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, staring at An Xianhe, who looked quite unwell, and said, "Now, you should finally be able to see the situation more clearly, right?

The one calling the shots here isn’t your grandfather; your ’Miss’ status is utterly useless except for serving as a hostage, understand?"

An Kefang blinked, then suddenly came to a realization: "When you first said I was a hostage, what you actually meant was... they’re using me to threaten you?"

"Yo, your brain finally woke up!"

Xiao Ming chuckled, "But although you’ve got the right idea, there’s no need for you to worry or feel guilty.

To say something that might hurt your pride, regarding today’s matter, just Ge Tiancheng’s family alone is enough; having you or not doesn’t make much of a difference."

An Kefang fell silent for a moment, then forcefully wiped her tears with a tissue, stared at her reddened eyes and asked An Xianhe, "Grandfather, did you know I’m a hostage?"

An Xianhe frowned, "Kefang, don’t be willful. I told you from the start that no one would hurt you."

"But that person was clearly about to hit me!"

"Isn’t that because you wouldn’t obey? If you just sit quietly, who would hit you?"

An Kefang could never have imagined her grandfather saying such things to her, and she couldn’t help but start to doubt whether the affectionate and doting grandfather she remembered was all just her own fantasy.

Her tears threatened to spill again, but remembering what Xiao Ming had just said, she took a deep breath, bit her lip, lowered her head, and remained silent.

Feeling his granddaughter’s heartache and disappointment, An Xianhe felt uncomfortable inside, but he was not only An Kefang’s grandfather; he was also the Family Head of the An Family, with the future of dozens depending on him – he could not afford to be soft-hearted!

This is the typical mindset of a selfish person.

They always find seemingly reasonable justifications to comfort themselves and are moved by their own actions.

If you don’t understand, then you’re the one who is unreasonable; they are not to blame.

At this moment, Xiao Ming had already picked up his phone.

"Once I make this call, can the Ge Tiancheng family leave?"

An Xianhe shook his head: "They can leave after things are settled."

"What counts as settled?"

"The Saint dies, or you die."

Xiao Ming sneered contemptuously: "Old man, do you think you can fool me like I’m a three-year-old kid?

If I don’t make this call, they might live, otherwise they’re certain to die!"

An Xianhe gestured with his hand, and immediately someone stepped forward and snatched Ge Tiancheng’s younger son from his eldest son’s arms.

The eldest son tried to fight back but was kicked in the chest and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.

Ge Tiancheng’s eyes showed a desperate fury, and his wife struggled to move over and lay atop their son.

Though she was distraught, her maternal instincts had not faded.

An Kefang’s entire body tensed to the point of shaking uncontrollably, her heartache was unbearable, yet she forcibly bit her lip, refusing to let herself make any sound, soon blood trailed slowly down.

"Now, it’s okay for you to cry. Tears of kindness are never wrong."

Before Xiao Ming finished speaking, the girl threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

"An Xianhe, for a bit of gain, you’ve lost the most precious affection in the world – was it worth it?" he asked.

"This is all your fault!" An Xianhe’s face turned ashen with rage, "The An Family has been thriving for over a hundred years, and at this critical moment of climbing to the next level, because of your arrival, not only have all efforts been in vain, but we are also in imminent danger.

Xiao Ming, I wish I could eat your flesh and drink your blood!"

"So it’s all my fault, is it!"

Xiao Ming shook his head, and his expression grew serious, "So, if I make the call, they’ll die, but if I don’t, they’ll live and suffer, right?"

"That’s correct."

"Good! I’m willing to make that call right now, but on one condition."

"Xiao Ming, you’re not in a position to..."

"Do you believe that nobody in this room can stop me from killing you?"

Xiao Ming glared furiously, his domineering presence choking off the "I don’t believe" phrase in An Xianhe’s throat, unable to be uttered.

After a moment, he exhaled, "Go on!"

"If I live, they live; if I die, anything goes!"

After looking at him in astonishment for a while, An Xianhe waved his hand, and the person holding Ge Tiancheng’s young son placed the child beside the woman.

The woman immediately moved to cuddle the child, her tear-streaked dirty face still bearing a smile, even her whimpering sounded tender and comforting, making onlookers feel at peace yet heartbroken.

As for Ge Tiancheng, it seemed he had cried his tears dry, staring blankly at his wife and child, lost in thought.

Having faced the most extreme tragedies and suffering life could inflict, his sheer survival already made him one of the strongest people in the world.

An Kefang, held in Xiao Ming’s arms, subconsciously wanted to look, but he pressed down on her head, preventing her from raising it.

"Be good, close your eyes. The ’cleverness’ coming next, you’re better off not learning."