For the next two days, Huo Beixiao still did not return, and they could not get through to him on the phone.
Yang Qiaoqiao felt increasingly panicked.
Just as she was about to go back to the residential compound of the Yunxian Cement Factory, someone she never expected came to visit.
"Second Brother, what brings you here?"
When Yang Qiaoqiao opened the door, she saw Jiang Yongchang standing outside and her eyes showed undisguised shock.
"May I come in?"
Jiang Yongchang asked.
Yang Qiaoqiao stepped aside from the doorway and invited Jiang Yongchang into the house.
She wasn't surprised that Jiang Yongchang could find her home in the provincial capital, because she had called Jiang Yongchang and given him her address when she and Huo Beixiao held their wedding banquet.
After entering the room, Jiang Yongchang said, "I saw those two accidents in the news reports. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle them and would panic, so I took leave to come back and check on you."
Yang Qiaoqiao felt a mix of emotions upon hearing Jiang Yongchang's words.
She thought she had no family ties with the Jiang family, but she never expected that there was a Jiang Yongchang who genuinely treated her like a younger sister.
"I had already met with Huo Beixiao before I came here. The compensation for the casualties has been mostly settled, and he's currently busy with the cement plant's resumption of production. He'll be back in the next couple of days after he finishes that."
He and the police are still investigating the cause of the accident, but they have made some progress.
When it came to the investigation into the cause of the accident, Jiang Yongchang hesitated noticeably, and his eyes held a more complicated expression as he looked at Yang Qiaoqiao.
Yang Qiaoqiao noticed the subtle change in Jiang Yongchang's expression. "Second Brother, is the person behind this trouble someone we know?"
As soon as she asked the question, Jiang Yongchang didn't hesitate for long and quickly replied, "Most likely."
Several possible figures flashed through Yang Qiaoqiao's mind in an instant.
They really haven't given up their wicked intentions!
*
The cement factory's residential compound.
Chen Liang and Dai Hu returned home and immediately asked their wives, "Are you all ready?"
You Dongyun didn't hesitate. "I'm all packed. Are you leaving now?"
“Okay, I’ll leave now,” Dai Hu said. “Remember to take the child with you tomorrow under the pretense of going back to your parents’ home. Then, as we agreed before, we’ll meet up in Guangzhou.”
You Dongyun nodded, handed a backpack she had packed to Dai Hu, and said with some reluctance, "Then you must be careful."
Dai Hu nodded and hugged You Dongyun. "Once we reunite in Hong Kong, we'll be able to live a good life."
You Dongyun nodded and urged the man to hurry up.
Dai Hu had already left, but back at the Chen family's house, Wu Zhaodi still asked Chen Liang somewhat reluctantly, "Do we really have to leave?"
"They didn't even trace it back to us, did they? If we leave, once we're gone from the cement factory, where are we going to find a job that can easily earn us so much money?" Wu Zhaodi was heartbroken at the thought that if they left, their lucrative livelihood would be gone.
She was still thinking that once the man had made some more money at the cement factory, she would have enough capital to start her own factory like Yang Qiaoqiao and become a female entrepreneur.
She went to see Yang Qiaoqiao's garment factory when it opened that day.
Yang Qiaoqiao stood on the stage speaking with so many high-ranking officials, and they all treated her with great respect. There were even people from the TV station filming her. How glamorous she was!
Chen Liang was getting impatient. He lowered his voice and yelled at Wu Zhaodi, "Are you stupid? I made it clear to you when I left that I had to leave immediately and that you needed to pack your things. You haven't packed a single thing yet!"
Wu Zhaodi quickly said, "Chen Liang, don't worry, I just think we don't need to leave at all..."
"Stop talking nonsense to me, you haven't packed your things, give me the family savings book!" Chen Liang said, shoving Wu Zhaodi aside and starting to look for the family savings book.
Wu Zhaodi's eyes flickered with a hint of guilt as she quickly tried to stop Chen Liang.
But by then, Chen Liang had already found the passbook in the box on top of the cabinet.
He almost lost his balance when he opened the passbook.
He risked going to jail or even being shot to earn the money he worked so hard for, but now he only has three hundred yuan left in his savings account.
He was so angry that he wanted to grab Wu Zhaodi by the throat, but he was also afraid that the woman might yell loudly and attract the neighbors.
He could only grit his teeth and ask in a low voice, "Where's our money? How come we only have three hundred yuan left?"
During this period, he brought home a total of nearly 50,000 yuan, of which 20,000 yuan was earned from selling cement in cooperation with Dai Hu.
The other 30,000 is from this time...
He's risking his life to earn this money!
Now I only have three hundred yuan left.
Overcome by rage, he could no longer control himself. He grabbed Wu Zhaodi by the neck and pinned her to the bed, yelling, "Where's the money! I'm asking you where's the money!"
Looking at Chen Liang's ferocious face, Wu Zhaodi felt fear for the first time at this man she had always thought was a coward.
She gripped Chen Liang's hands tightly, which were choking her neck. "Chen Liang, Chen Liang, don't be angry, I'll tell you, I'll talk..."
Chen Liang then loosened his grip on Wu Zhaodi slightly.
Wu Zhaodi's eyes darted around, her expression full of guilt. "My parents wanted to build a new house, so I lent five thousand yuan to my family."
Later, when my brother was going to do business in the south, I lent him another 10,000 yuan for travel expenses and capital.
My brother wants to start a small factory, but he doesn't have the capital..."
"Smack!"
Chen Liang slapped Wu Zhaodi hard across the face.
Wu Zhaodi's temper flared up instantly, and she angrily shouted at Chen Liang, "Chen Liang, are you crazy? What right do you have to hit me?"
I lent money to my family and my brothers, and what was it all for? Wasn't it so that my family would look up to you, so you could save face…?
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Liang gripped her neck tightly again, his bloodshot eyes contorted with malice. "Give me back my money! Use my money to support your family, support your brothers! I'll kill you, you filthy woman!"
Wu Zhaodi was truly panicked at this point.
She struggled desperately to pry Chen Liang's hands off, but Chen Liang was on top of her, and she couldn't exert any force. Chen Liang's hands were like iron clamps, and she couldn't break free at all.
The air grew thinner and thinner. She stared wide-eyed at the ferocious man before her, as if she had already seen death itself.
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