After Hong Minhang was discharged from the hospital, he very sincerely made an appointment with Qiao Mudong in person, intending to put the construction of the New Lingyun on the agenda again.
Qiao Mudong did not refuse this time. However, he simply asked Wen Guanghua to come forward and talk to him in his place.
Wen Guanghua felt it was inappropriate. “I can’t finalize this matter myself. Dihong will probably think that we’re not sincere about this.”
Qiao Mudong said, “Didn’t we discuss it with Dihong before? Just let them draw up the contract according to the originally negotiated terms, and then take it to Ling Qiang.”
Wen Guanghua was stunned when he heard this. “Mr. Qiao, does it mean that you don’t want to take care of this anymore?”
Qiao Mudong had been in no mood to care about Lingyun’s affairs recently. He replied, “I don’t care. If Hong Xiaomao wants to trick us, just call me immediately. I will go find him to solve it.”
Wen Guanghua had no choice but to do as he said. At the same time, he called Ling Qiang and told Ling Qiang what Qiao Mudong told him.
Ling Qiang took a deep breath and said, “I understand.”
After hanging up the phone, Ling Qiang seemed even more tired.
There had been too many things going on at home lately. Ling Zhilu refused to forgive Fu Chenshan. She would lose her temper over trivial matters at home every day. Yesterday, when Fu Chenshan came over, as soon as he knocked on her door, he heard the sound of her smashing things and telling Fu Chenshan to get lost. Otherwise, she insisted on getting a divorce. Of course, Ling Qiang did not agree. Ling Zhilu locked herself in her room and refused to eat anything.
Zhou Xuelan also cried every day. She didn’t dare to persuade Ling Qiang, so she could only persuade Ling Zhilu over and over again. And he wasn’t sure if it was just him overthinking things, but Ling Qiang really felt that Zhou Xuelan’s mental state was not very good recently. From time to time, he would see her sitting alone in a daze. Even a slightly louder sound would startle her.
As for Fu Chenshan, he had been a little out of shape recently. At first, he tried to persuade Ling Zhilu for several days, but to no avail. He seemed to feel so exhausted from this that he didn’t show up at the Ling family’s house for two days in a row.
Ling Qiang requested for Fu Chenshan to come to his office and asked him, “Are you just going to let this go? Are you also planning to divorce with Zhilu?”
Fu Chenshan sat opposite Ling Qiang, still feeling depressed as he responded, “I can’t persuade her.”
Ling Qiang said, “If you can’t persuade her, then think of another way! Buy her gifts and take her out to play. If you still can’t persuade her, then kneel down and admit your mistake. I don’t think that she would still be angry for the rest of her life!”
Fu Chenshan was silent for a moment. He suddenly wanted to ask, If it were you, would you be willing to kneel down, admit your mistake to your wife, and apologize? But he didn’t ask. He knew he couldn’t say this. Ling Qiang didn’t put him on an equal footing with the Ling family. Ling Qiang had looked down on him ever since. He had restrained himself about it until today, so there was no need to let himself be punished just because of a moment of anger.
Ling Qiang saw that Fu Chenshan’s face turned sour, so he softened his tone and said, “Don’t think about divorce. You have just gotten married, and you still have a long life to live. This time, it can still be regarded as a lesson. Next time, don’t make the same mistake. Zhilu has a surly temperament. She can’t bear to feel wronged, but her natural disposition is also simple, so the more you try to persuade her, the more she will eventually feel better.”
Fu Chenshan nodded. “I understand.”
Ling Qiang said, “Okay, you can go to work now.”
When Fu Chenshan went out, he met Qiao Mudong, who was about to knock on the door and come in. The two looked at each other without speaking. Just like strangers, they passed by each other.
Qiao Mudong opened the door and asked Ling Qiang, “You’re looking for me?”
He was outside this morning, and it was Ling Qiang who called him back to Lingyun.
Ling Qiang looked very unhappy. He asked directly, without inviting him to sit down, “What are your plans?”
Qiao Mudong walked in, closed the door, and asked back, “Why are you asking about my plans?”
Ling Qiang raised his hand, took off his reading glasses, and rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Don’t you want Lingyun anymore? To whom do you wish to give Lingyun over? What are you going to do? Be a gangster?”
Qiao Mudong calmly listened to his questions one after another and then said, “I never had thoughts about Lingyun.”
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Ling Qiang sneered and asked, “Is it that He Yu again?”
Qiao Mudong said, “You’re right, it’s indeed He Yu.”
“I originally thought,” Ling Qiang said slowly, “we still have time to wait for you to slowly understand that it’s impossible for you to be with that man. But now, it seems that I should wake you up as soon as possible. Qiao Mudong, don’t waste your time on that man anymore. You won’t get good results from this.”
Qiao Mudong looked at Ling Qiang. “I wonder where you get your confidence from. Why are you saying this?”
Ling Qiang said, “No matter what, you are my son. You don’t have to walk through those crooked roads. I will show you the easiest and smoothest shortcut in your life.”
Qiao Mudong suddenly felt helpless. In terms of blood relationship, the man opposite him was, after all, his biological father. Even if he hated him and was unwilling to accept him, this man still wholeheartedly desired for him to be well from start to finish, no matter if he himself wished to be well or not.
Qiao Mudong was silent for a moment before he replied, “I will not follow your path, and you shouldn’t use any dirty tricks to separate He Yu and me. Even if you ask someone to kill He Yu, I will still stand by and block the knife for him. It will all be useless.”
Ling Qiang looked at Qiao Mudong and asked in repeat, “It will all be useless?”
“Yes,” Qiao Mudong said.
Ling Qiang took a deep breath and said, “Since you don’t want to work anymore, then don’t. Do whatever you want. I don’t care about you now. But I won’t support a good-for-nothing like you. If you want to leave, then leave cleanly. I will keep the house you live in, the car you drive, and the credit cards you use, and then you can take that man with you.”
Qiao Mudong stood up and said, “Okay.”
Ling Qiang looked at him coldly. “Why don’t we give it a try and see how long that man will stay with you if this goes on?”
Qiao Mudong put his hands on the edge of the table and leaned over to look at Ling Qiang. “How much money did you have when you were with my mother? Let me tell you, even if you were poor for the rest of your life, my mother would still stay with you for the rest of her life! It’s you who did not want her. Come on! Why don’t we give it a try and see how long that woman surnamed Zhou will stay with you if you don’t have a penny? Ling Qiang, it doesn’t matter to me if you make mistakes all your life. I won’t continue to make mistakes along with you!”
After Qiao Mudong finished speaking, he took out the car key and threw it on Ling Qiang’s desk.
Ling Qiang’s chest was heaving violently. He stared at Qiao Mudong as if he couldn’t breathe. Even though he didn’t want to admit it, when Qiao Mudong said that even if he was poor for the rest of his life, Qiao Wenxin would still stay with him for the rest of her life, it was like a knife suddenly stabbing his chest. He thought that there was no wound there, but it turned out that it was just covered up. Once it was uncovered, blood immediately flowed out.
Qiao Mudong turned around and left swiftly.
Ling Qiang clasped the edge of the table with both hands. He couldn’t help but think of the many scenes he had with Qiao Wenxin in the past, and finally settled on the scene of her jumping down from the building. In fact, he did not see Qiao Wenxin jump from the building with his own eyes, but after learning the news, he dreamed of this scene more than once, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. She was wearing a plain dress as she jumped from the sixth floor. Almost instantly, she lost her vivacious life.
Ling Qiang closed his eyes, not daring to think about anything anymore. He then raised his hands to cover his face.
There was basically nothing to pack in Qiao Mudong’s office, and he himself hadn’t been back for a long time.
Huang Haisheng looked at him uneasily.
Qiao Mudong pounded his chest. “You don’t have to follow me anymore. Just relax.”
When he walked out of Lingyun’s building, the first thing he did was to call He Yu, “I was kicked out by Ling Qiang.”
At this time, He Yu was attending a group meeting, so he quietly came out to answer the phone. He replied excitedly, “Really?”
Qiao Mudong heard the joy in his tone. He smiled silently and said, “But we were also kicked out of our home by Ling Qiang. The house and car were also handed back to him. We might have to live on the streets.”
“It’s okay.” He Yu was afraid that he was in a bad mood, so he comforted him in a low voice, “I’ll take a leave in the afternoon so that I can leave early. We’ll rent a small house first, and then go back to pack our things and move out. You can also ask Brother Li to borrow his car. He shouldn’t mind.”
Hearing this, Qiao Mudong said, “Why wait for you to get off work? I will rent a house now and then go home to pack our things. There’s no need to bother Brother Li. None of the furniture and appliances at home belong to us, so we don’t have many things to bring with us. I’ll just take a taxi.”
“Is that so?” He Yu was a little worried.
Qiao Mudong said, “If I say I’ll go, then I’ll go. You shut up.”
After Qiao Mudong finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
He Yu continued to go back to the meeting, but he was obviously a little out of sorts. He was a little excited. He didn’t care about a nice car or a big house. He just wanted to live quietly with Qiao Mudong, even if they simply rented a small house, as long as it was enough for the two of them.
He worked for half a day not being himself. As soon as it was time to get off work in the afternoon, He Yu asked for leave from Zhang Qin and left first. He originally wanted to rent a car, but he thought that his financial condition would not be very comfortable in the future and he might need a mortgage to buy a house, so he thought it would be better to save a little now.
It was almost seven o’clock when he got home by bus. Qiao Mudong had almost packed everything for the both of them.
Just as Qiao Mudong had said, most of the things in the house were prepared by Ling Qiang. They didn’t need to take them away. Even the desktop computer in the study room was already there when they moved in, so He Yu hurriedly took the mobile hard drive to copy all of their documents.
The two of them usually didn’t cook food, so the kitchen utensils weren’t very complete. They only had some toiletries for the bathroom. Qiao Mudong said he didn’t want to buy new ones. He Yu thought that buying too many things at once would cost money. Although he was a little reluctant to do so, he still packed them all together.
Qiao Mudong let him do his thing. All the clothes and other items were packed into the suitcase. He sat on the sofa and watched He Yu walk around the house, packing up all the little things he could.
Just as they were about to leave, He Yu suddenly felt a little reluctant to do so. Although he knew from the beginning that he would only stay in this house for a short time, after he was released from prison, many memories he had with Qiao Mudong would remain here. After leaving this time, Qiao Mudong might not come back, but He Yu himself should never come back. Once Qiao Mudong compromises with Ling Qiang again, it will probably be the day he separates from him.
The key was left in the mailbox downstairs in the apartment. Qiao Mudong then notified Ling Qiang to have someone pick it up. He carried two large boxes to the car parked outside. He Yu followed behind, also dragging a large box. He stood downstairs in the apartment and looked up at the top floor again.
After getting in the car, Qiao Mudong reported an address. It was in the southern suburbs of the city. Although it was relatively close to where He Yu worked, it was too far from the center of the city, so life and transportation would definitely not be very convenient.
When He Yu heard this, he hugged Qiao Mudong’s arm to a stop.
Qiao Mudong turned to look at him. “What’s wrong?”
He Yu shook his head. “I’m fine. How much is the monthly rent?”
Qiao Mudong said, “It’s not expensive.”
“That’s good,” He Yu said. “To make things more convenient for us, we can still buy a car ba.”
Qiao Mudong answered, “I thought you wanted to keep the money to buy a house.”
He Yu shook his head. “I can’t afford the down payment. I want to buy a cheap second-hand car for transportation. It will make it easier for us to get in and out in the future. My work is quite close, but it won’t be convenient for you in the future if we don’t have a car.”
Qiao Mudong chuckled. “I don’t have a job anyway.”
He Yu asked, “You have a plan, right? Even if you go back to the north of the city to be a gangster, you should still have some income every month.”
“Where would a gangster like me get my income?” Qiao Mudong asked.
He Yu raised his hand and touched his head. “You’re so tall, so you can work as a security guard for others. Or else, you can do hard physical labor at a construction site. I don’t believe you can’t make a penny from it.”
Qiao Mudong slapped his hand away. “Why would I do hard physical labor for others?”
He Yu was naturally joking. He asked with a smile, “Then what is this daye's plan?”
Qiao Mudong said, “Don’t worry about it. Just take care of yourself.”
The taxi had already driven out of the Third Ring Road. He asked Qiao Mudong for directions with uncertainty. Qiao Mudong leaned forward and looked at the street signs outside to give him directions.
He Yu looked at the scenery outside the car window. In fact, the area in the south of the city had been developed. There were many residential properties. It was just because the suburbs were relatively wide and there were no complete supporting facilities nearby that it always looked a bit remote. The place where they were now had a high-rise community on the left and a low-sloping villa area on the right. He heard Qiao Mudong talking about it and expectantly looked towards the high-rise community on the left.
But unexpectedly, the driver turned right.
He Yu quickly said, “The direction is wrong.”
The driver replied, “Didn’t you tell me it’s this direction?”
Qiao Mudong answered, “This is it, master. Please drive in.”
“Nn?” He Yu grabbed Qiao Mudong’s arm in surprise.
Qiao Mudong smiled and held back his hand. “This is the villa my grandpa bought before. It’s our new home now.”
He Yu was still in disbelief. “Your grandpa?”
Qiao Mudong nodded.
“How could it be?” He Yu felt that it was a little ridiculous. He was already prepared to suffer hardships with Qiao Mudong, but now he was suddenly told that Qiao Mudong got such a house from Qiao Song. No, it must be more than just this house. He Yu remembered that Qiao Mudong once said that Qiao Song had a lot of money. He grabbed Qiao Mudong’s arm and asked, “Qiao Song’s inheritance is not just this house, right?”
Qiao Mudong answered, “Of course it’s more than that. It’s actually more than I thought. But the taxes are also a lot.” He complained softly.
At this time, the taxi driver had already followed the direction Qiao Mudong pointed, stopping in front of one of the dark and cold villas.
Although it was a single-family villa area, the two adjacent houses were not too far apart. He Yu could see the light coming from the opposite side.
Qiao Mudong paid the taxi fare and took down their luggage. The taxi turned around and left.
Qiao Mudong took the key and opened the door.
He Yu followed him and saw him opening the door, then searching for the switch on the wall to turn on the ceiling light. In an instant, a soft orange-red light illuminated the entire big house. Compared with the house they lived in before, it was considerably larger.
Qiao Mudong said, “I asked the cleaners to clean it in advance.”
However, because no one had lived in it for a long time, the house still looked damp and cold. The furniture and furnishings were all in an old-fashioned style, and traces of the original owner could still be seen.
He Yu felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But Qiao Mudong obviously didn’t have such ideas. He sat down on the Chinese wooden sofa, patted his legs, and said, “Come and sit.”
“What?” He Yu walked over.
Qiao Mudong grabbed his waist, asked him to sit on his lap, and said, “Congratulations on moving to our new home.” Then he kissed He Yu’s lips.
Finally some happiness for them, they deserve it! Thank you for the chapter!
Awesome Awesome. I want to see Lin something, collapse now
Obrigada pelo capítulo ❤️
Here I was wondering Qiao Song was just a character who’s just passing by. Turns out grandpa helped out a lot this time…
Thanks for the chapter!
Qiao mudong ain’t a daye for nothing 😏 hope they can slap their newfound happy life to fu chenshan’s face 😌
😊😊😊