After listening to Zheng He’s words, Ye Fei nodded to indicate that he could leave.

Zheng He bowed and did as he was told, nodding slightly to Lu Dabao as he left.

"Dabao, how many years have you been with Lu Jing?"

After hearing Zheng He’s words, a feeling of discomfort arose in Ye Fei’s heart.

Once seated, he couldn’t help but ask this question.

Yet, to maintain Lu Dabao’s dignity, Ye Fei didn’t want to directly confront him with this issue.

"More than two years, almost three," Lu Dabao replied.

"Oh. So, how well do you really understand Lu Jing?" Ye Fei asked again.

"A lot."

At this moment, the expression on Lu Dabao’s face also became much more solemn.

Before Ye Fei could ask a third question, Lu Dabao smiled awkwardly.

"It looks like the person just now not only recognized Little Jing but also told you about her job accompanying others for drinks, right?" he said.

Ye Fei was taken aback when he heard this.

"You already knew?"

"Of course, I’m not a fool. After being with her for so long, how could I not notice?"

"Then you still...?"

With a confused look on his face, Ye Fei didn’t finish his sentence, but Lu Dabao smiled bitterly and explained, "Actually, Little Jing has her own difficulties. To be more precise, everything she has done to this day, she did for me."

"For you?"

Ye Fei was even more puzzled.

"What do you mean by that?"

Lu Dabao continued, "A year ago, I tried to invest like others and lost all the tens of thousands from my family, and even owed hundreds of thousands in high-interest loans."

"Later, when my mother got into a car accident and all these things happened, Little Jing not only didn’t leave me but also helped me pay off the loans."

"Little Jing has sacrificed too much for me, so no matter what she does, I am willing to forgive her. Frankly, without Little Jing, I would probably have been hacked to death by those lenders long ago."

Ye Fei nodded, realizing that Lu Jing was indeed very devoted and loyal to Lu Dabao.

"By the way, doesn’t your family have an old house that’s said to be worth quite a bit of money? Why not sell the old house to pay off the debt?"

Lu Dabao sighed, shaking his head: "If it could be sold, what else is there to say? If it were sellable, I would have turned things around long ago, and wouldn’t have been driven to this point."

"Due to some policy reasons, that old house has never reached the selling period. But I heard that the period isn’t far off."

"That house could sell for at least ten or eight million at the least, and then all the debts could be paid off in one go, and Little Jing and I could make a complete turnaround."

"By the way, with the remaining money, we brothers could start a small business. If my life gets better, of course, I can’t let you continue to live in poverty," he added.

Lu Dabao was planning for the future.

Ye Fei was touched and smiled faintly, "We’ll talk about that when the time comes."

Though Lu Dabao’s story was moving and made him see Lu Jing in a different light,

He still felt that something was off about this story.

What exactly, he couldn’t pinpoint at the moment.

The two had nearly finished their meal and agreed to go home and meet another day.

Just after parting ways with Lu Dabao, Su Yueru’s phone call came through.

"Husband, come to the clinic quickly, there has been an accident!"

Ye Fei hurried to the clinic.

In the hospital bed, Meng Sen’s upper body was wrapped with many bandages, especially around the right eye, where blood oozed out unstoppably.

The Divine Doctor walked out of the ward, sighing, "The patient’s other injuries are not serious, but the right eye was completely blown to a pulp, it definitely cannot be saved."

Hearing this, Su Yueru covered her mouth, heartbroken.

"It was all to protect me and Little Ye that Brother Meng ended up so badly injured."

Ye Fei’s brows furrowed tightly: "What exactly happened!"

Wang Jianglong hurriedly stepped forward and explained in a low voice, "According to the brothers responsible for Yueru’s protection, this afternoon, while Yueru and her girlfriends were having a barbecue, they were attacked by a group of desperados."

"Each of these guys was skilled and came prepared. Our brothers fought desperately to hold them off."

"But unexpectedly, one of them detonated the explosives on his body, catching the brothers off guard, killing several on the spot."

"Fortunately, Old Meng was quick both in hand and eye; at the moment of the explosion, he shielded Yueru and Little Ye with his body. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Ye Fei’s eyebrows shot up: "Who are these people! Are they from the Pangu Sect?"

Wang Jianglong shook his head: "No. According to the information just obtained, the lead attacker was named Zhao Yong, whose father is the top tycoon Zhao Wenming from Canglang Continent."

"Zhao Wenming?"

Ye Fei immediately understood; this was a retaliatory attack.

"Where is Zhao Yong now?"

Wang Jianglong answered, "Dead, he was the one who self-detonated. Of the other six attackers, two are dead, and the rest have been subdued."

"Good, spare none of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Guangbo’s phone call came in.

"Mr. Ye! You must be careful these next few days! Just last night Zhao Wenming died, and his eldest son mysteriously disappeared."

"I’ve just received information that the man has spent his fortune hiring many desperados, intending to harm you!"

Ye Fei responded coldly, "Zhao Yong has already made his move."

After a pause on the other end of the phone, the voice trembled, "Then, you’re not hurt, are you?"

"No. But now I have a task for you."

"Please instruct me, Mr. Ye."

"Eliminate all potential threats within the Zhao family and the other two major wealthy families. I do not want today’s events to happen again."

"Understood! I’ll get on it right away!"