Chapter 230 I Want to Make Him Remember Me! (1/2)
Behind an ordinary residential house was an abandoned parterre where layers upon layers of dead leaves had accumulated. Someone in a crouching position was there on the ground and, with the aid of the dim lighting from the street lamps, was scribbling something onto a piece of paper:
”You're ready to return?”
A broken-down fence formed the boundary of the parterre. Very soon, a piece of paper was slipped into the parterre from the outside of the fence.
”I can't wait any longer.”
The person on the inside of the fence began scribbling again:
”Are you really able to steel your heart enough to hurt her? You love her so much.” The writing paused for a moment, and then it continued, after which two more lines were added onto the paper:
”No matter how much you love her, right now you've got to endure, because the thing inside your body is something that not even Boss Wan could remove. If you die, everything will be over.”
The scribbling stopped, and the paper was shoved through the fence once more. The reply came fast.
The person inside the parterre quickly retrieved the paper, which read:
”I will definitely return to her side...”
For a long while, things were quiet across the fence. The person inside the parterre sighed and stood up before slowly walking away. Under the moonlight, a tiny wildflower sprouted up from the heap of dead leaves, its young and tender shoots swaying with the breeze!
A week had passed since Ying Qingcang's reappearance, and Xin Qing was still acting as if nothing had happened.
Monica stared at Xin Qing, who was currently performing some inspection work, and mumbled quietly to Zhang Mi: ”Hey, do you reckon she still thinks that day is just a dream?”
Zhang Mi lowered her head and whispered back: ”How am I supposed to know? I've already told her that it wasn't a dream. That son of a bitch has really returned and he really did have a change of heart.”
Some time after Ying Qingcang's appearance at the company, Young Master Shen had told Monica and Zhang Mi that he and Boss Wan had already met with Ying Qingcang prior to that day. It turned out that even Monica and Zhang Mi had trouble believing the truth back then, let alone Xin Qing. Still, the reality was such. Monica had confronted Ying Qingcang the day he came, demanding to know if he was somehow trapped in a tight spot. She ended up being ridiculed by Ying Qingcang for her efforts.
”So, now what? We just return the company to him?” Monica asked.
Zhang Mi glared at the other woman. ”Yeah? On what grounds? He was the one who had handed the company over to Xin Qing. While he was missing for three years, it was Xin Qing who had been busting her ass during those three years in order to keep the company up and running. And now, what, he shows up and then tries to reclaim the company just like that? Who does he think he is?” Zhang Mi suddenly looked at Monica sharply. ”Don't tell me that you're switching over to his side?”
”Nonsense,” Monica retorted with a frown. ”I'm not stupid, okay? It's obvious that something's wrong with Ah Cang.”
Xin Qing walked over to them. ”What are you two mumbling about?”
”Ah! Oh, it's nothing,” Zhang Mi said hurriedly.
Xin Qing gave Zhang Mi a look. ”Come over for dinner tonight. Bring Young Master Shen, too. I've got something to say.”
The vibes surrounding the dining table that night was depressing to say the least. Xin Qing had remained silent throughout the entire meal. When everyone was almost done, only then did she speak: ”It's time for us to come to a decision. But before that, I need to make my stance clear.” Xin Qing's gaze swept across the entire table, traveling from person to person. ”I'll never hand the company over to them. This is Ah Cang's life's work and I've promised to guard it for him. I won't allow it to be destroyed, even if it's by his own hands.”
Xin Qing's gaze felt onto Young Master Shen last. Young Master Shen stared right into her serious and resolved eyes. A few seconds later, he smiled. ”You have my full support!”
Both Ah Che and Ah Nan raised their hands: ”Ours, too!”
”And us!” Zhang Mi and Monica both said with a smile on their faces.
Every single one of them knew just how much Ying Qingcang loved Xin Qing. No. A man like that would never try to hurt the love of his life unless he had a very good reason. Whatever his reasons were, they would stand by Xin Qing's side and be her shield.
Chen Huan, whose attention was focused on feeding Liuliu until now, nodded in satisfaction. ”That's more like it, you guys!” she said. ”Have you guys forgotten about that time I was hypnotized?”
A glint of understanding shone in everyone's eyes.
”You're saying that Ah Cang was hypnotized by someone?” Young Master Shen smacked his palm on the table. ”Damn, why didn't we think of that before?”
Chen Huan nodded. ”I can't make any guarantees. But I think it's very likely to be the case.”
”Based on what he had told me before, it was Rong Siman who had saved his life back then,” Young Master Shen said. ”But it's a frigging jungle deep inside the mountains! What the heck was Rong Siman doing in that kind of place? Shopping? No. You can bet your ass that Rong Siman was the person behind those explosions. That must be how she was able to get Ying Qingcang out of there so quickly.”
”Lin Quan was the first step in her scheme,” Chen Huan said. ”Once he revealed his hypnotic abilities to me, he knew that I would seek him out and try to learn from him. If he had hypnotized me straight away, the chances of success wouldn't have been that great. But things wouldn't be the same if I personally sought him out. The same applies to Ying Qingcang's case. Moments after his rescue, Ying Qingcang's psyche would have been in its most relaxed and vulnerable state. It was easy for him to be hypnotized in that state of mind.” The mirth in Chen Huan's eyes slowly diminished and was replaced by a look of coldness. ”Rong Siman had carefully planned out all her steps just for this day.”