Only after glancing at the two men who had brought Guoguo over did Jiang Lang’s heart sink slightly.
It couldn’t be such a coincidence, right? These two were from the Rong family.
“Guoguo, don’t bother the auntie.”
The man called out.
Jiang Lang felt like she had been struck by an arrow. Auntie?
Little Guoguo pouted, obediently let go, then obediently returned to Second Brother’s side.
The man immediately picked the little girl up.
“Jiang Lang, what relationship do you have with that Master Yan?”
In the end, Zhang Li was the one who asked it.
The jealousy in her eyes was almost bloodshot. Why could Jiang Lang even know someone of this level?
She had heard that powerful families hated people trying to climb connections, so Jiang Lang hurriedly cleared things up.
“No relationship at all.”
Phew. Since she had already guessed it, she couldn’t avoid greeting him anymore.
Jiang Lang walked over to him.
“Thank you, Master Yan, for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here.”
Honestly, she was truly grateful. After all, she had only asked them to secretly protect her parents and younger brother because she feared Li Bao would resort to dirty tricks.
She hadn’t expected them to be so responsible that they even protected her as well.
Though she didn’t actually need it, she still appreciated the favor.
“You know who I am?” His brows moved slightly.
“Mm. Guoguo is very fortunate to have a father like you.”
“Pfft!”
Beside him, Ying Jiashi couldn’t hold back his laughter.
Jiang Lang: “???”
Then she heard Little Guoguo’s soft childish voice correcting her.
“Second Uncle isn’t my daddy.”
Jiang Lang’s face stiffened with embarrassment. She suddenly felt too ashamed to raise her head.
Still, she really wanted to know why this man had come.
As if sensing her thoughts, he said,
“Compared to my elder brother, I seem more suitable to handle this matter. After all, I am the wit-ness.”
Jiang Lang: “……”
“Pfft!”
Another burst of laughter escaped.
Li Bao already understood he had kicked an iron plate this time, so he tried his best to shrink into the background and avoid attracting attention.
Unfortunately, this blade could not be avoided.
Ying Jiashi asked, “Second Brother, how should we deal with this guy?”
Rong Yan looked toward Jiang Lang, gesturing for her opinion.
Jiang Lang said, “I want him dead. Is that okay?”
Li Bao glared at her viciously, his gaze looking like he wanted to swallow her alive.
What a vicious woman!
“Just kidding.”
Before Rong Yan could answer, Jiang Lang smiled.
“I’ll leave it to Mr. Rong.”
Rong Yan said, “This man should have quite a collection of jade and jewelry hidden away. Do you like those?”
Those words stunned both Jiang Lang and Li Bao.
Jiang Lang paused briefly, then quickly understood. Her fondness for jade wasn’t exactly a secret or taboo.
Trading money for his life? Such a worthwhile deal was obviously acceptable.
Li Bao hurriedly agreed repeatedly.
The matter was settled.
Jiang Lang left the restaurant.
Li Bao stared at Jiang Lang’s departing figure, the viciousness in his eyes enough to make one’s scalp tingle.
Rong Yan looked at him coldly, as though staring at a corpse without warmth.
Rong Yan asked, “Should I drive you back?”
Jiang Lang replied, “Thank you, Mr. Rong, but I drove here myself.”
Rong Yan nodded. “Be careful.”
Jiang Lang let out a sigh of relief and headed home.
The matter had been resolved. The Rong family was powerful, and with their protection, her family’s safety would no longer be a problem. Besides, after offending the Rong family and suffering such a heavy financial loss, Li Bao probably wouldn’t even be able to keep his position as boss anymore, much less come trouble her.
What she didn’t know was that Li Bao got into a car accident on the way back. He didn’t die, but his injuries were only slightly lighter than Li Mei’s.
The newly promoted successor was far more sensible, and the amount of jade delivered as compensation and apology shocked even Jiang Lang.
Way too sensible!
Soon, she returned to the Jingwan villa district.
Jiang Lang parked her car, then saw Rong Yan stepping out from another vehicle.
?
She tried her best to ignore him and buried her head while walking home.
But the man followed closely behind.
When they were almost at her front door, Jiang Lang finally could not hold back anymore and turned around.
“Mr. Rong, this is my house. Do you need something?”
Rong Yan seemed slightly surprised and pointed at the villa next door.
“Going home.”
Jiang Lang’s eyes widened.
What did that mean?
This was his house?
His home was right next door to hers? Then why did she feel like she had never seen him before?
No matter what, today was embarrassing enough already.
She covered part of her face with her hand and ran back into the house.
She had wasted too much time. Jiang Lang casually packed some luggage and drove toward the airport.
That evening, she finally met up with Madam Bai.
But Madam Bai looked extremely exhausted, making Jiang Lang’s heart ache.
“Mom, what happened?”
“It’s nothing. Mom just sold some shares, and your uncles’ family isn’t happy about it. They keep arguing with me.”
The moment she heard this, Jiang Lang’s expression instantly turned cold.
“Mom, why give them face? Even if the shares weren’t sold, it still wouldn’t be their turn to inherit anything.”
Madam Bai helplessly shook her head.
Her background was rather complicated. She had been an orphan since childhood and was brought home by her foster parents. Though she had not lived many good days and was often bullied by her foster siblings, she had still been raised to adulthood.
Relying on her own hard work and a bit of luck, she eventually built a successful career.
Of course, another crucial factor was Professor Jiang’s unwavering support.
She managed the company while Professor Jiang handled scientific research. It was only through this powerful partnership that the company reached its current scale.
As for her foster family, she sent money back to them every month without fail. To her, money simply wasn’t important.
But recently, that family had become increasingly greedy and insatiable.
Jiang Lang’s gaze darkened.
If Li Mei was fully responsible for her younger brother’s death in her previous life, then her parents’ deaths were inseparable from that family of parasites.
Her family members were all normal people, yet there were always beasts whose desires resembled bottomless black holes, endlessly taking, selfish to the extreme, repaying kindness with coercion.
Other than not letting her mother starve to death, what else had they ever done?
What right did they have to act like saviors of the entire family, occupying the magpie’s nest, fighting over food, drink, and everything else, then screaming “ungrateful white-eyed wolf” the slightest time things didn’t go their way?
In the end, her parents had still died because of those people.