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Chapter 283
Chapter 283
Wait for My Return (1)
Butler Wen had stayed in the Wen family for many years. He was an old hand, the trusted butler of the Wen family. He could also be called the heart of the Wen family; most of the Wen family’s affairs were handled by him, and his heart was with the Wen family.
It wasn’t that Liang Yuanqing had not tried to win over Butler Wen over the years, but that he was never successful. Gradually, he gave up.
Liang Yuanqing knew that he lost the initiative this time to Butler Wen, and all he could do was try to cover up and make the child side with him, so she wouldn’t do anything that would disadvantage him.
Back then, he didn’t kidnap her personally. Plus, she was still so young back then, so maybe she didn’t remember.
Although it was a bit difficult, it was not impossible. A real man knew when to bend and when to stretch. As long as she didn’t mention the past events, no one would know what had happened, and he would have ways to cover up the past.
Butler Wen had already gone to do the DNA test, and the results would come out in two days. Liang Yuanqing was in disarray, so he could only resort to this awful strategy to appease her first.
Liang Yuanqing cried miserably, with tears streaming down his face. “There’s not a day that I didn’t think of you… child, come here and let Dad hug you.”
Jiang Xiaoman shook her head, having a headache at the same time.
The system said, “Host, even if you go voluntarily or not, it will still end up the same way in the end. In that case, why bother?”
“Shut up.” Jiang Xiaoman was annoyed.
Liang Yuanqing thought that Jiang Xiaoman was talking to him. His face reddened and he wiped his tears, trying to act like an old father who had lost his beloved daughter and found her again.
But even if he wasn’t acting, he hadn’t been able to sleep in the past few days due to the fear and anxiety. His haggard face was enough to make him look very sad. He looked really, really sad.
“Xiaoman, I know you are still blaming me for the past, but it was an accident back then. You’re still young, and you don’t understand that adults often have many difficulties in doing things.” Liang Yuanqing said, “If I knew you were my daughter, how could I have treated you like that? There’s no way that I had known, right? It was a misunderstanding, I’ve already severely punished the uncle who hurt you.”
“I will definitely make it up to you in the future. Come with Dad. There’s still many things to do at home, I will talk to you slowly on the way. ”
Liang Yuanqing’s face right now really could not be described as good-looking. The scar on his face added a weird and fierce feeling, and his expression looked like a thief with shifty eyes and ulterior motives.
The system said, “Host, he must be tricking you.”
That went without saying.
Jiang Xiaoman said, “Go back first, I’ll discuss it with my grandma and uncle.”
Liang Yuanqing was very cunning; he chose to come when Jiang Xiumei and Jiang Xing were not around, otherwise he wouldn’t even be able to get in. Hearing that Jiang Xiaoman was going to discuss with them first, he immediately became anxious.
“This, what is there to discuss? Your grandfather is seriously ill right now, and he’s waiting for you to come home for a reunion. How about this, you can come home with me first, and I’ll have someone come over to let your grandma and uncle know. I’ll leave them some money, a large sum of money, to repay them for their kindness in raising you. This way, won’t everyone be—”.
Won’t everyone be happy? The remaining words were never finished, because Liang Yuanqing noticed that Jiang Xiaoman’s eyes were getting colder. Liang Yuanqing had to embarrassingly stop, his heart beating like a drum.
“That’s okay, that’s okay, you discuss it first. If there’s anything, tell Dad, and I will help you.” Liang Yuanqing said earnestly, “Don’t look at me like this. No matter what, I’m still your father, and I would not treat you badly. ”
Jiang Xiaoman didn’t answer and let him go.
“Host, what are you going to do?”
“What you said is right. Since the ending would be the same anyways, why bother? I’ve thought about it. Since I can’t escape, then it’s better to take the initiative in my own hands.”
“You—are you really going?”
“Yes.”
“But, but you… Didn’t you say you didn’t want to go…” The more the system talked, the less confident it became, and its voice also became lower.
“I’ll discuss it with Grandma first.”
She always listened to Grandma.
That night, Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Xiumei had a talk. Jiang Xiaoman thought that Grandma would definitely be furious, or at least go into a panic. Unexpectedly, Grandma didn’t have any particular response.
She just stayed silent for a long time without saying anything, and then called Jiang Xing.
“Xingxing, there is a situation at home, come back.”
Jiang Xiumei hadn’t spoken in such a serious tone in a long time, and Jiang Xing also felt that something was wrong. He immediately set aside the matter at hand and rushed home.
On the way, Jiang Xiumei had already told Jiang Xing everything.
“Xiaoman’s biological father came to our house. My eyelid was twitching before1, and I always felt uneasy. I never thought this day would come so fast.”
Jiang Xing also went silent, not knowing what to say for a while.
It wasn’t until Jiang Xiumei said that Jiang Xiaoman’s biological father was Liang Yuanqing that Jiang Xing exploded.
“That damned bastard—” He swallowed the rest of his words like a dud firework, not saying anything for a long time.
How could that bastard be Xiaoman’s biological father?
Footnote:
1. Right eyelid twitching is said to be a sign of bad luck/misfortune approaching