Chapter 80
Time quickly came to Wednesday.
Although Pei Qing's life is filled with busy work, she still doesn't forget about Qiao Ye's affairs.
The latest news in the news is only about the very beginning.
Thinking of this, she sighed softly.
Soon, a low-key and luxurious car stopped in front of her, and the window was slowly rolled down.
Then, the passenger door slowly opened.
Xue Xiaochen sat in the back seat with his eyes closed, as if he was dozing off.
But Pei Qing knew that she was not asleep at all, but was just "looking like she was resting".
It was Kang Lening who was driving again.
She has rarely seen Kang Lening recently. He must be preparing to return to his family, so he has a lot of things to do in the near future.
After the car was running smoothly, Xue Xiaochen, who was sitting in the back seat, slowly opened his eyes and said in a calm voice, "Don't worry, Ah Ye."
She had heard this sentence on Monday and now she said it again.
Pei Qing didn't understand what she meant for a moment.
But after looking through the rearview mirror, she suddenly understood.
She was giving her a clear answer.
She paused, "Is she so unwilling to believe it?"
She thought that there was at least trust between them, but the facts gave her a loud slap in the face.
Tell her that all this is just wishful thinking on her part.
Xue Xiaochen seemed to see what she was thinking. She slowly opened her eyes, as if thinking about how to answer her.
"You don't have to think that way," she said. "You and Qiao have known each other for a long time. The only person she has always trusted is herself, so..."
The implication is that it is normal not to believe her.
Although Pei Qing understood her words, she still felt empty when it really happened to her.
"Are you all like this?" Pei Qing asked softly.
"Yes." Xue Xiaochen admitted without hesitation, "Everyone you see is the same. This is just our protective color."
Pei Qing said nothing and looked at the road ahead.
Maybe it’s a little hard to believe at first, but once you get used to it, it’s just like that.
Because it was working hours, the roads in Beijing were not very crowded, which was rare. If it happened to be rush hour, they would have to set off at least three hours in advance.
It was 6:40 in the afternoon when the car arrived at the Kang family's old house.
The family dinner starts at seven o'clock.
It's a time that's neither too early nor too late.
Xue Xiaochen got out of the car and glanced at Kang Lening who had just gotten out of the driver's seat.
The other party immediately understood what she meant. He smiled dryly and nodded, "I know."
Then he took out a black hat and a pair of sunglasses that covered half of his face from the trunk of the car.
"He looks too much like my second uncle. He'll definitely be recognized the moment he shows up. So, for now, don't let him show up."
As she spoke, she took Pei Qing and Kang Lening inside.
There were no outsiders present, most of them were members of the Kang family.
But because of this, many of them have seen Pei Qing.
So when Pei Qing just walked in, he was grabbed and asked, "Isn't this Lawyer Pei? Didn't you resign from Kang's? Why are you here now?"
The person who spoke was a lady with orange dyed hair, revealing clothes, and looked arrogant.
Pei Qing was about to say something when she saw a hand across her front. She looked up and saw it was Xue Xiaochen.
The other party signaled her not to speak casually.
She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, stepped back, and stood half a step away from Xue Xiaochen.
The woman nonchalantly adjusted her cuffs. "Kang Xinyi, since when did a student dare to discuss adult matters here? Since your uncle paid for you to go to college, study hard. Don't let yourself be unable to even get a diploma. That would be a laughing stock."
Pei Qing kept searching for some information about the Kang family in his mind.
Before, Xue Xiaochen had let her see some of Kang's financial information from the past few days. Combined with what she got from Grandma Zhang, she could basically infer it.
In April last year, Kang's company had an expenditure of up to 3.2 million US dollars, which was paid out of public funds.
At that time, it was marked as raw material procurement.
But now it seems that it is not that simple.
She looked at the girl in front of her again. She was about eighteen or nineteen years old, just in the age of college.
Combined with what Xue Xiaochen just said, it is not difficult to guess that this money may not be a simple "raw material", but a donation to a university, which gave the girl in front of him a chance to enroll.
She secretly kept these things in mind, thinking that they might be useful someday in the future.
"You..." The girl didn't know that she was angry at her words, and she stood up and wanted to argue with her.
Before she could say anything, a sound came from the stairs.
It must be Mr. Kang coming down.
"What do you mean by 'you'? You're so disrespectful! Is this how you talk to your elders?"
The old man's powerful voice came from upstairs.
The two people who were just on the verge of a fight suddenly stopped fighting and looked upstairs.
I saw the old man walking down with a dragon-headed cane, supported by his younger generation.
He walked up to the girl and gave her a cold look. "You are so young and don't learn your lesson. You imitate your father's useless behavior every day."
This sentence is undoubtedly a veiled criticism.
After saying this, he patted Xue Xiaochen's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Xiaochen's ability has reached a new level. It's really a blessing for our Kang family..."
The woman lowered her head slightly and said humbly, "Grandfather, what are you talking about? Sharing your worries is what we younger generations should do."
Then, the old man's eyes fell on Pei Qing and paused, "Have you been to the Kang family before?"
"Yes. Later, due to academic problems, I resigned from Kang's."
"Oh, I see..." The old man nodded in understanding. "I was wondering why you looked so familiar... So where did you go for internship after leaving Kang's?"
I have to say that the old man still understands the psychological activities of these people very well.
"I interned for a while in the legal department of the Audley Hotel."
As soon as these words came out, the wrinkles on the old man's face deepened. "So this is the place where that kid from the Li family works... Not bad, very powerful. So what about him now? Working under that little girl?"
The "little girl" he was referring to was undoubtedly Xue Xiaochen.
"Yes."
"Okay." The old man nodded. "The little girl now has one or two people she trusts."
Pei Qing was not qualified to sit at the main table, so she stood in the garden with a respectful look.
Servants had already set up some tables and food in the garden.
As soon as she came out, she saw Kang Lening moving a bench and sitting not far away eating a chicken leg.
Seeing her coming out, he waved to her enthusiastically, "Hey, here..."
She walked towards him, feeling somewhat helpless, "Why are you eating here?"
"There's only food here..." the boy said with an innocent look on his face.
After finishing the last chicken leg in his hand, he asked stealthily, "What did the old man say to you just now?"
Hearing him ask this, Pei Qing immediately became interested, "How did you know that the old man was looking for me just now?"
"Do you need to know this? I saw it with both eyes." The boy rolled his eyes. "Anyone who is not blind can tell that the old man was talking to you just now."
"Nothing, just asking me where I went for internship after leaving Kang's." Pei Qing said casually.
"Huh?" Kang Lening was a little surprised. "Did you work at Kang's before?"
"No. The law firm I worked for previously had business dealings with Kang's." Pei Qing didn't know why he asked that.
"That's impressive."
“…”
"You're able to work at a law firm that's a partner of Kang's right after graduating from college, and you're even familiar to this old man. I'm afraid you're more than just a simple legal department trainee, right?"
“…” Pei Qing was speechless.
Of course, she was not just a trainee in the legal department. She had a contract with Kang Corporation in her hand.
If she had not gone to Scolito University to study for a master's degree, Kang's will and other property distribution contracts might have been written by her.
Kang Lening noticed that she didn't seem to want to talk about this matter, so he consciously stopped mentioning it.
There were many people in the garden, most of them were drivers who came with the host or other trustworthy people.
Pei Qing looked at him, suddenly curious, "How did you get to know Xiaoye?"
It seemed that ever since she arrived in Country M, the young man in front of her had been Qiao Ye's neighbor.
"What's the big deal? No fight, no acquaintance."
"Um?"
"I loved playing with slingshots back then, and then one day someone came to the empty house next to my house. Of course, I hated it. I kept throwing rocks at her windows. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore, so she brought some people and kicked down my door, holding a gun to my head."
As he spoke, the young man made a gun gesture with his hand, poking his index finger between his eyebrows, and vividly described the scene: "Just like this. Wow, I'd never seen anyone like that before. I was so scared that I could only succumb to her power."
Pei Qing laughed out loud at his description.
She didn't expect that there was such a past between Qiao Ye and Kang Lening.
Seeing her smile, the boy couldn't help but laugh too.
Then he secretly took a photo and sent it to a number.
And the caption read: "I made her laugh, remember you promised me the latest 8K."
8K is a new pistol developed by the United States. Others may not have this strength, but he believes that Qiao Ye has the ability.
This thing is very expensive, and if you want to get the authentic one, you really need some skills.
As soon as he sent the message, the other party sent a message: "OK, yours is indispensable."
After seeing the message, the boy put the phone in his pocket.
He knew that as long as he did what Qiao Ye asked him to do, he would get a lot of good things.
Before he could be happy for long, a crackling sound came from the living room.
The noise attracted everyone in the garden.
But when they wanted to go in, the bodyguards were already guarding the door, blocking it tightly. It was obvious that no one was allowed to enter for the time being.
Pei Qing and Kang Lening looked at each other, and they both guessed what had happened inside.
There is only one possibility, that is: Xue Xiaochen and the Kang family have fallen out.
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