At least Leng Yingying wouldn't be so optimistic. After all, she still has the original owner's memories and knows how shameless this family is, which is why she thinks of solving the problem with violence rather than reasoning.
Because there's no reasoning with a scoundrel.
But seeing how serious Qiao Gaoyang was, she couldn't bring herself to discourage him. After all, it was her business, and Qiao Gaoyang was helping him.
“I can’t manage those details. I’ll call a few employees in. If you have any questions, I’ll have them help you,” Jiang Chenglin said, sounding very helpful.
"Then I'll really trouble you. Also... Xu Fangfang must not know about this."
"clear!"
So, several cleaners who usually had contact with Xu Fangfang were called over, as was the person in charge of the cleaners. Qiao Gaoyang asked them some questions, mainly about how Xu Fangfang usually did things and whether there was anything unusual about her.
Finally, he told them not to tell anyone.
With Jiang Chenglin present, the employees naturally agreed.
"There's something I think you might be interested in," Jiang Chenglin said after everyone else had left.
“A while ago, Xu Fangfang came to me and said that her son was injured and needed money. She hoped that I could give her half a year’s salary in advance, but I didn’t agree and only gave her one month’s salary in advance,” Jiang Chenglin said.
Qiao Gaoyang understood; it seemed the Leng family was short of money.
Even if you take out half a year's salary in advance, you still can't raise enough for a bride price of 1,500 yuan. Why is that?
"Mr. Jiang, thank you so much for your help today. I am truly grateful!"
After exchanging a few polite words, Qiao Gaoyang and Leng Yingying left.
The two discussed the matter on their drive back.
"Leng Yaozu is injured? I didn't notice. I guess it's just an excuse for Xu Fangfang to ask for an advance on her salary. They're really short of money, and it's not just about the bride price." Qiao Gaoyang said, recalling the details he saw at the Leng family's house, wondering if there was any connection between the two.
He was indeed injured.
Qiao Gaoyang was originally talking to himself. Of course, he also intended to tell Leng Yingying about the situation. He didn't expect Leng Yingying to say anything, but she suddenly spoke up.
"Really?" Qiao Gaoyang asked doubtfully.
How come he didn't notice at all?
“According to the time Boss Jiang mentioned for the advance payment of wages, Leng Yaozu might really have been injured at that time. When he walked today, his right leg was slightly unnatural, so he probably hadn’t fully recovered yet,” Leng Yingying said, as if it were none of her business.
That's right. Even if Leng Yaozu dies, it's none of her business, let alone if he gets injured.
Seeing Qiao Gaoyang running around for her sake, asking her to completely pretend to be dead and stupid, made her feel a little uneasy.
"So, like I said, beat them up once, and if they're still not convinced after one beating, beat them up twice. You'll eventually beat them into submission. Why are you wasting all that effort?" Leng Yingying suddenly shouted, not knowing why her emotions had come so suddenly.
Why am I suddenly so irritable? Could it be... because I bothered him?
I've troubled him plenty of times before, asking him to treat me to meals, arrange meetings with Lu Zhengjun, and even forcing him to cultivate with me. I never found it troublesome, so why is it like this time...?
[Is it because of the Leng family?]
For the first time, Leng Yingying experienced emotions she couldn't understand or fathom, and she had absolutely no clue what was going on.
But Qiao Gaoyang felt this was a very good omen.
Is this because you feel sorry for him?
Even if it weren't for that, he couldn't possibly stand idly by when it came to Leng Yingying's affairs.
"Stop talking about beating them a few times. This family is a shameless example. You don't know what kind of good deeds Leng Yinghong has done, do you?"
Qiao Gaoyang said this on purpose, but everyone already knew it; he was just using a different approach to bring Leng Yinghong into the open.
“Given what they did to Zhou Jinglan, if I wanted to marry you, they would definitely make things difficult for me. So, it’s not just to deal with the trouble for you, but also for my own sake,” Qiao Gaoyang said.
He thought that perhaps this would make Leng Yingying feel better.
Leng Yingying: "..."
"It seems we haven't reached the point of discussing marriage yet, have we?" For the first time, she spoke to Qiao Gaoyang in a slightly guilty tone.
Qiao Gaoyang did not expose her.
"Okay, let's not talk about us for now." It was rare for Qiao Gaoyang to get into a heated argument on this topic, but instead he got down to business.
"Given their shamelessness, I believe they're capable of making a scene in the military. Even if you don't care about what others think, what about your superiors? If this blows up, it's impossible for it not to affect your promotion. Are you willing to let them gloat and think they can control you forever with this? Do you like the feeling of being threatened?"
“Leng Qisheng is your biological father. Based on that, if he wanted to, he could really control you for the rest of your life. Do you want to be controlled forever?”
Leng Yingying: "..."
Although she was reluctant to admit it, what Qiao Gaoyang said was true.
She used the original owner's body, so she had to inherit the original owner's blood relationship. Everything else could be denied and glossed over, but blood relationship was the only thing that couldn't be discarded just because she said she didn't want it anymore. The initiative was indeed in Leng Qisheng's hands.
“According to your logic, you don’t need to bother investigating so many things. He is my biological father, and that can’t be changed,” Leng Yingying said.
“It can’t be changed, but we can try to get Leng Qisheng to give up on his own and sign a letter severing ties,” Qiao Gaoyang said.
Once the severance agreement is signed, even if Leng Qisheng goes back on his word and causes trouble in the military, the military leaders won't blindly believe Leng Qisheng's words based on that agreement alone. At the very least, it will ensure that Leng Yingying's promotion won't be affected.
From the moment he realized at the entrance of the shooting range that the Leng family wanted Leng Yingying to be a blood pack, Qiao Gaoyang knew exactly what he had to do and how he should do it. And now, everything he was doing was simply moving towards that goal.
There are many methods; as long as they achieve the desired effect, that's fine.
"Will he give up on his own?" Leng Yingying wasn't so optimistic. "As you said, blood ties are an important tool for him to control me, so he won't give up."
"Give it a try." Qiao Gaoyang shrugged, seemingly back to his carefree self. "How will you know you can't do it if you don't try? Even if blood ties are an important tool for him to manipulate you, what if he encounters an insurmountable problem that he needs my help to solve, and my condition is that he sever ties with you? What do you think he would choose?"
"What if he refuses to kiss me even if he dies?"
"Are you stupid? He's dead, so there's no need to sever ties with him. After all, you and Xu Fangfang aren't related by blood. Leng Yaozu is at most your younger brother, and he's not as much of a threat to you as your father."
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