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Qiao Mudong’s appearance is probably more suitable for sitting in a high-end hotel and drinking red wine with a female companion under the candlelight of a Western restaurant.
Anyway, he shouldn’t be sitting in this noisy small restaurant filled with oil smoke, eating fried rice with a spoon.
While Xia Xiaoxia was collecting the money, she kept looking at Qiao Mudong from the corner of her eyes. He Yu guessed that she had probably forgotten Fu Chenshan.
He Yu looked up at the clock on the wall. It was only half past six, and there were still two and a half hours until nine o’clock.
Qiao Mudong eats very quickly, a habit he developed in prison. He Yu also has this habit. The plate in front of him was empty, but he still sat upright and showed no intention of paying or leaving. He probably has to wait here until He Yu gets off work at nine o’clock.
Qiao Mudong sat facing inward, and He Yu stood at the door, looking at his back, a little dazed.
Li Tang stood behind He Yu and said, “What? Master He is not interested in working anymore?”
He Yu felt helpless as he turned around and said, “I’ve been working seriously.”
Li Tang also looked at Qiao Mudong’s back for a while and asked, “Is he the person you were talking about today?”
He Yu said nothing.
Li Tang asked again, “What did you say his name was?”
He Yu answered, “Qiao Mudong.”
“Qiao Mudong…” Li Tang said thoughtfully, stroking his chin with one hand. “I seem to have heard of this name before.”
He Yu looked at him in surprise.
Li Tang patted him on the shoulder and told him to relax. “I heard it before, but I can’t remember it clearly. I guess some of his background was indeed good.”
He Yu said softly, “I just don’t know why he is in Lingyun.”
Li Tang responded, “You will know if you ask him! But I’ll remind you, I don’t have any problem with your dealings with such people, but if it affects my business, you should pack your things and leave as soon as possible.”
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He Yu replied, “Brother Li, don’t worry, I have a sense of propriety.”
After eight o’clock, seeing that there were no more customers in the store, Li Tang invited everyone to have dinner.
Qiao Mudong still sat in his original position, staring at He Yu while eating.
For a while, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
Xia Xiaoxia was originally sitting diagonally across from He Yu, which just blocked Qiao Mudong’s view of He Yu. She kept feeling a chill on her back and finally couldn’t help but move her position to free up the side of He Yu’s face.
He Yu didn’t mind Qiao Mudong’s gaze at first, but when he saw that everyone was a little uncomfortable, he felt a little angry and put the bowl heavily on the table.
The others were startled.
Li Tang stretched out his chopsticks and tapped He Yu’s bowl. “Eat properly.”
He Yu then slowly picked up the bowl and took a big bite of rice.
After eating, He Yu stood up and helped put away the bowls.
Li Tang held the teacup, stretched, and said to He Yu, “You can go.”
He Yu raised his head and looked at the time. “It’s not closing time yet; I can just wait for a while.”
Li Tang said, “Forget it, you live far away. If you are robbed and hacked again on the road, wouldn’t I, the boss, have to grant you leave again?”
Qiao Mudong obviously heard Li Tang’s words and stood up, saying to He Yu, “Can you leave now?”
He Yu had no choice but to say “Thank you, Brother Li” to Li Tang, then picked up the coat hanging behind the wine cabinet, put it on his body, and said to Qiao Mudong, “Let’s go.”
The two came out of the restaurant one after another.
It was closing time at this time, and the restaurants on the whole street were starting to pack up and prepare to close. The proprietress of the small shop opposite took a bucket of greasy, dirty water and poured it on the street.
He Yu subconsciously pulled Qiao Mudong aside.
Qiao Mudong followed his actions, moved closer to him, and then said, “Let’s go get the car first.”
He Yu stopped, raised his head, and asked him, “Where are you going?”
Qiao Mudong asked back, “Where do you want to go?”
He Yu stretched out his hands and said lazily, “I’m tired. I want to go home and rest.”
Qiao Mudong had a gloomy face and said, “Let’s go.”
He Yu was a little confused. He didn’t know if Qiao Mudong understood what he said. But he had already promised the other party that he would be free to go with him after nine o’clock. Now, it was hard to break his promise.
Qiao Mudong’s car was parked in Lingyun’s underground parking lot.
When He Yu was working in Lingyun, he didn’t have money to buy a car, and Fu Chenshan didn’t have a car at that time, so he had very few opportunities to go to the parking lot and only once or twice took a colleague’s car home.
It was already late by this time, and most of the cars in the parking lot had already driven away, so Qiao Mudong’s off-road vehicle was particularly conspicuous.
He Yu followed Qiao Mudong to the parking place, couldn’t help but stretch out his hand to touch the front of the car, and sighed. “This car is worth more than one million yuan, right?”
Qiao Mudong glanced at him sideways. “Isn’t this vehicle worth a hundred and ten thousand more?”
He Yu couldn’t help but roll his eyes in his heart, telling himself not to argue with the rich man anymore. He walked to the passenger seat and opened the door.
Qiao Mudong slowly drove the car out of the parking lot.
The night outside was thick, and whether it was due to the climate or the dirty air, it was slightly foggy. The whole city was hazy, and the lights created a halo and spread into the car, making the faces of the two people blurry.
He Yu kept holding on to the seat belt. After a long silence, he asked, “Why are you in Lingyun?”
Qiao Mudong snorted.
This sound sounded unclear, and He Yu had no intention of guessing what he meant, so he continued to ask, “Don’t you still have one year in prison?”
Qiao Mudong finally looked at him sideways and said, “It was easy to figure it out. The old man has been looking for someone with connections and tried to get me out by setting up my release on bail for medical treatment. What do you think?”
He Yu said, “I have nothing to think about.” After a pause, he asked again, “Who is your old man?”
Qiao Mudong raised his eyes, looked at the overpass in front of him, and said coldly, “Ling Qiang.”
As expected, it was Ling Qiang. He Yu thought to himself that Qiao Mudong must have gained such status in Lingyun through Ling Qiang.
He Yu asked, “Ling Qiang… who is he to you?”
Qiao Mudong suddenly slapped the steering wheel hard. “Why do you keep on asking questions over and over again?”
He Yu originally had no intention of getting to the bottom of it, but at this time he was aroused and got angry. He came closer and asked, “What? Are you angry because you’re ashamed? Could it be that Ling Qiang is your father?”
Qiao Mudong’s lips tightened into a straight line.
He Yu was a little surprised. Could it be that he had really guessed it right?
Just when He Yu was hesitant to continue asking questions and end up annoying Qiao Mudong, Qiao Mudong finally said, “I am his illegitimate son.”
He Yu was secretly surprised and silently waited for Qiao Mudong to continue.
Qiao Mudong added, “I am also his only son.”
It is well known that Ling Qiang has only one daughter, Ling Zhilu. When He Yu joined Lingyun, his qualifications were too low, and he had no chance to have direct contact with Ling Qiang.
However, he once heard someone say, Ling Qiang is a person with a traditional personality. Even if Ling Zhilu has the ability to support Lingyun, Ling Zhilu would not be able to manage Lingyun. Ling Qiang may not be willing to hand over Lingyun to his daughter. In his eyes, after all, she is a woman who should give birth to children and cook at home. Moreover, Ling Zhilu is just a spoiled young lady and cannot take over Lingyun at all. Therefore, Lingyun, in the end, will probably be handed over to Ling Zhilu’s husband, the son-in-law of the Ling family.
But no matter how you say he is the son-in-law of the Ling family, even if he was able to produce a child with the surname Ling, he is just an outsider. Compared with Ling Qiang’s illegitimate child, who suddenly fell from the sky, he was still far behind. Even if Qiao Mudong is not named Ling now, the blood flowing in his bones is that of a ‘Ling’. He was afraid that Lingyun would be his at any time, as long as he was willing.
He Yu suddenly thought of Fu Chenshan again. Fu Chenshan followed Qiao Mudong today. He Yu didn’t pay attention at the time, but looking back now, his expression was probably respectful. Fu Chenshan also knew that Qiao Mudong was Ling Qiang’s son and his brother-in-law. In comparison, his status in Lingyun was not as good as Qiao Mudong’s.
It’s a pity that Fu Chenshan worked hard to coax Ling Zhilu into his hand. He was afraid that all his hard work and high expectations would be in vain.
He Yu was silent, thinking about all these messy things. When he came back to his senses, he found that Qiao Mudong had already driven into a community.
Seeing the car driving towards the underground parking lot, He Yu pressed down the window and looked out. “Aren’t you taking me home? Where is this?”
Qiao Mudong said, “How do I know where your home is? This is my home.”
He Yu looked back at him and asked, “Why would you dare bring me to your house?”
Qiao Mudong said in a deep voice, “To fuck you!”
He Yu’s expression suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to open the car door. “Let me out.”
Qiao Mudong remained unmoved. He slid the car into his parking space and then unlocked it.
He Yu opened the car door forcefully, jumped out, and walked quickly in the direction he came from.
Qiao Mudong also got out of the car and followed behind him. He was tall and had long legs. He stepped behind He Yu in two steps, pulled him around, and said, “Follow me.”
He Yu struggled hard but couldn’t get away, so he raised his leg to kick Qiao Mudong’s lower body.
Qiao Mudong cursed, “Fuck, here you go again!” But this time he reacted much faster. He raised his hand and grabbed the crook of He Yu’s leg, then raised his leg and pressed his back hard.
He Yu’s back hit a car, and there was no way to escape. In front of him, Qiao Mudong pressed one of his legs with his body tightly, trying to kiss his mouth.
Suddenly, someone stood at the entrance of the parking lot, shouting toward them and asking, “Who’s in there?”
Both of them were startled.
It turned out that the monitoring of the parking lot alerted the security guards in the community. They immediately asked the people patrolling nearby to take a look, and they happened to see this scene.
Damn, this Qiao Mudong is such a pushy guy 😅 I wonder what their history were?
Thanks to the translator and kofi gifter for the extra chapter 💖
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The security guard came to save He Yu’s day!
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Readers deserve extra chapters ah, you’re welcomee!
Very exciting story! Thanks for the chapter)
Oho, a new face! Welcome, welcome~
Omfgggg lol
Lmao I guess he cuts to the chase right away
Oooh so Fu Chenshan has reason to be against both of them 👀 wonder how this will pan out