Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 262 Neither a Paragon among Men nor a Titan of the Industry_1

Chapter 262: Chapter 262 Neither a Paragon among Men nor a Titan of the Industry_1

Shangguan Yunqi simply couldn’t imagine herself bowing down and admitting her wrongs in front of Xia Xindong.

Especially in front of so many people.

She had no illusions; Xia Xindong and Song Yunuan, those two despicable people staging this scenario, wasn’t it just to force her to bow her head and admit her errors?

Actually, she could do it.

Kneeling and sobbing before everyone, people always sympathize with the weaker party, and she, at her age, naturally understood this point.

But could she do it?

No, she couldn’t.

There was another possibility, that Song Yunuan would define her actions as something she couldn’t accept.

Would it be possible that even if she did it, it would still be an act of humiliating herself?

She said to Old Qi, "Can you kill these two people?"

Old Qi immediately shook his head: "Can’t."

His wig almost shook off his head; then he quickly explained, "Xia Xindong surely has protective people by his side, and Song Yunuan has immense strength. You have not seen her with your own eyes, naturally you wouldn’t believe it. Her bizarre strength and speed are like a ghost’s; controlling people who wish to escape, they wouldn’t be able to. I’m not shirking or making excuses; we must think twice before acting on this matter."

"What about their family members?" Shangguan Yunqi asked in a lower voice, then viciously added, "Kidnap their children and sell them off to some place."

Shangguan Yunqi said, "Tomorrow they will come to the guesthouse. See if you can completely stop them. It doesn’t matter what methods you use, just as long as you stop them, that’s good."

This could be tried; a main road, after all, can accommodate all kinds of activities without arousing suspicion, and it would also serve as a chance to probe the situation.

The big boss’s instruction was to closely monitor Xia Xindong’s movements. In a few days, someone would come to give him a gift, it seemed to be a videotape and a video player, so, the orders from Shangguan Yunqi could only be dissembling compliance while actually countering them.

Old Qi immediately agreed to the task.

Shangguan Yunqi didn’t dare to stay away for too long, fearing she was being watched. She picked a few tomatoes from the other side’s basket, paid for them, and walked away, no longer needing to use the crutch, but unable to walk too fast.

Her heart was filled with hatred; apologizing to Zhu Feng’s son was worse than killing her.

But the remnants of her rationality told her, having already come to Nanshan County Town, what was the point of saying those things now?

As she turned the street corner, she saw her daughter, Xia Liying, rushing over. Shangguan Yunqi didn’t bother checking her surroundings for other people; after all, Old Qi would handle everything.

When they reached the front gate of the guesthouse, they saw Old Mr. Gong standing at the entrance. He seemed very nervous, but upon seeing Shangguan Yunqi and Xia Liying, a perfectly timed smile spread across his face, and he nodded without speaking.

Shangguan Yunqi clenched her teeth in hatred, yet she was helpless, this feeling of oppression twisting her face into a grimace.

But Old Mr. Gong didn’t look at her, only gazing in the direction of the road in front of the gate.

Soon after, a jeep drove up from a distance. Old Mr. Gong stepped forward anxiously, and Team Leader De quickly got down from the car. Gong understood his mood and, without waiting for him to speak, he nodded at him.

That was enough.

Old Mr. Gong smiled and then said, "You go rest for now; I’ll just take a casual stroll."

Clearly, his steps were light and brisk.

Shangguan Yunqi scoffed coldly; whether they could even come tomorrow was uncertain.

Team Leader De’s eyes darkened.

After reporting the incident, protection had been secretly arranged on this side, though extremely covert.

This matter was connected to Xiangjiang, which necessitated careful caution. Moreover, Shangguan Heng had done many things to help this side in the past, not only in terms of materials but also many scarce medicines and even some data that was very useful to us.

It could be said that during a certain period, he solved significant problems for this side and even received a secret commendation.

Even now, Shangguan Heng held a special pass in his hands.

Who would have thought that later, he would have a conflict with Xia Bowen, but that was four years ago.

As Xia Bowen, who had such a relationship, naturally could not fail to report it, especially in an era that particularly emphasized such relationships, this included Shangguan Yunqi. Otherwise, how could she hold a position in the university? It would need to be scrutinized for approval.

Their conflict was unrelated to other matters, purely a disagreement in philosophy. But now they were beginning to reconcile, which is why Shangguan Wan was sent to Beidu to avoid the Zhong family’s coercion to marry.

Before Xia Xindong’s matter came out, their life was very ordinary and normal.

After Xia Xindong’s incident came to light, anyone with brains understood that Shangguan Heng had serious problems.

But his contributions were not something that could be easily erased.

It could only be said that Xiangjiang was a place that could corrupt the soul.

That was the sequence of events, and the initial intention to send people to protect Xia Xindong.

But this was classified information, known only to De Ming.

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At this time, Erdao River Village had already been engulfed by the night.

The brigade headquarters, however, still had its lights on.

Chu Zizhou watched the Song family members leave, and saw Song Yunuan trailing behind them like a little tail all the way to the youth spot.

Chu Zizhou’s brows furrowed slightly, feeling a bit uneasy. He had to follow them tomorrow, after all, he was the brigade leader.

As he was pondering, a car drove in.

That... was it Huai’an?

What was he doing here?

And at this time? Why hadn’t he returned to Beidu? A flurry of thoughts raced through his mind, and Chu Zizhou hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

He probably hadn’t run into Song Yunuan.

Getting out of the car without any small talk, Gu Huai’an said, "Did Xia Bowen and the others just leave?"

Chu Zizhou was taken aback, then nodded, "Yes, it was De Ming, Xia Bowen, and a driver. No one else."

Gu Huai’an, looking somewhat tired, rubbed his forehead and said, "I just arrived today, haven’t gone back to Beidu yet."

Chu Zizhou: ...

What does that mean, he didn’t go home?

If Grandpa Gu finds out, wouldn’t he be furious?

At the youth spot, Song Yunuan said, "Uncle, how about I stay with grandma tonight?"

At this moment, another voice was screaming madly in Xia Xindong’s head: "You should quickly ask what’s going on with Little Nuan. Is what she foresaw in the near future or already the past, and who is Ye Wenzhi, who is Ye Laosi, and..."

Xia Xindong ignored it and helplessly said to Song Yunuan, "Little Nuan, go back and rest. It’s late, and your parents will be worried."

Song Yunuan smiled, "They know I’m at grandma’s, what is there to worry about."

In the end, Song Yunuan was still escorted back by Xia Xindong, and then she encountered Gu Huai’an at the entrance of the brigade headquarters.

In the faint light, he smiled gently at her.

His handsome face hidden in the dim light, there was an almost celestial feel to it.

Standing next to him was Chu Zizhou.

Song Yunuan was truly taken by surprise.

Wasn’t he abroad just a few days ago? How did he return so quickly?

Gu Huai’an didn’t hear her internal question, because Song Yunuan was quick to speak.

Then came a flurry of introductions.

Xia Xindong didn’t know where his niece had met so many people.

Each one was either a dragon among men or a master in their field.

Perhaps they also knew about Little Nuan’s prophetic ability?

But he hadn’t heard his elder sister and the others talk about it. Were they keeping it from him on purpose, or was there another secret?