After He Shumin was taken home by He Boqian, she took a good bath with water soaked in pomelo leaves, then locked herself in the room and slept all day long.
He Shumin was not young anymore, in his sixties. He had been frightened for most of the day, and had been dealing with Boss Hong for so long, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted. As for Boss Hong's claim that he had slept with a beautiful woman, He Shumin didn't take it seriously. He Shumin saw it as Boss Hong's way of blackmailing him. He Shumin wasn't a lecher; for him, money and power were far more desirable than beauty. He Shumin didn't think much of it, and naturally didn't realize that Boss Hong and Cao Dabiao had already portrayed him in front of He Boqian as someone who would spend lavishly on beautiful women.
He Boqian tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. Cao Yumei had gone back to her parents' home with her son, leaving the room empty. Even if He Boqian wanted to talk to someone, he couldn't find one.
For the first time, He Boqian wondered if Cao Yumei would be like him now when he wasn't home, with no one to talk to when she wanted to. Oh, no! There was their son, Qiu Sheng! Ever since they had their son, Cao Yumei had devoted herself entirely to him. Even if he wasn't home for a few days, she wouldn't pester him with questions like she did when they first got married.
In less than half a minute, He Boqian had completely forgotten about Cao Yumei and her son. He Boqian was filled with anger. He truly couldn't understand why his father could be so foolish as to give away his golden goose, the one that laid the golden eggs, for a woman. "Paradise on Earth" brought He Boqian at least tens of thousands of yuan a month in pure income! If the He family wanted to attract more people to He Shumin's side, besides offering a lot of promises, financial benefits were essential.
To get money, He Boqian had been racking his brains for a while. The He family had no assets, relying solely on the salaries of the three of them. They couldn't even support their own children, let alone hire people. Not to mention the shrewd He Boyuan and his wife, they were so cunning that they never missed out on any benefits. So, asking them to pay? Liu Xiaoyan always kept her purse strings tightly closed.
He Boqian finally found a group of people and opened several entertainment venues. Aside from "Paradise on Earth," the other entertainment venues didn't make much money. After expenses, their monthly earnings weren't even enough to cover what "Paradise on Earth" made in a single day. But his father, on the other hand, spoke of making money in a dignified manner, leaving his two brothers to figure things out on their own. After toiling away on his business, he turned around and gave his "Paradise on Earth" away.
The ambiguity in Boss Hong's tone when he called him still made He Boqian feel sick. That bitch, Xuejiao, was enjoying herself just a few days ago! And now, to think, she's hooking up with his own dad. This realization made He Boqian's throat feel like a ball of cotton.
He Boqian knew that Xuejiao was a prostitute, and she would be attracted to anyone who was rich and powerful. He Boqian and Xuejiao were together for two months, but later he felt that it was meaningless and dumped her. When he suddenly found out that Xuejiao had found He Shumin, He Boqian felt bad again. Compared with He Shumin, He Boqian's identity and status at this time were much lower. The woman he didn't want climbed up a branch that was higher than him. What made He Boqian even more upset was this branch or his father? How could He Boqian's heart be so sour?
Thinking of the turmoil his family had gone through because of He Shumin's "disappearance", He Boqian regretted his decision. If they had known that He Shumin had sent away several guards just to get into bed with her lover, why would they have been so anxious? Now, the police have reported the matter and a city-wide search has been launched. Even if He Boqian called to cancel the search operation at the Ministry of Public Security, his He family would still be well-known in the upper class circles of Kyoto City. There is no wind that cannot penetrate the wall. If people knew that He Boqian had found his father from the "heaven on earth", who knows how many people would laugh at his family?
At this point, an enraged Ho Bo-qian automatically ignored the discordant figure in the entire incident—Ho Jing-jing. If Ho Shu-min had sent the guards away to find Xue-jiao, why would she have brought her teenage granddaughter, Ho Jing-jing, along? Unfortunately, Ho Bo-qian's heartache over the change of ownership of "Paradise on Earth" blinded him to even such a glaring flaw.
He Jingjing was also very angry. Because of He Shumin's disappearance, He Boqian slapped her hard. After being rescued by a nurse, He Jingjing lay in the hospital for more than half an hour before regaining consciousness. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was hit by a big slap from He Boqian, which almost made He Jingjing faint again.
That wasn't all. He Boqian, completely disregarding He Jingjing's frail body, carried her from the hospital back to the He family estate. That's right, he literally "carried." He Boqian, deeply shaken by He Shumin's disappearance, had a distorted expression and, with incredible strength, dragged He Jingjing by the arm and into the car.
After returning home, a group of He Jingjing's family members surrounded her. No one asked her if she was feeling bad. The only question she asked was: Why did He Shumin disappear?
He Jingjing also wanted to know why He Shumin disappeared. If possible, He Jingjing would rather she and He Shumin disappeared together than be forced to answer questions that she didn't know by a bunch of people like now.
After receiving the call, He Boqian hurried out to pick up He Shumin, leaving He Jingjing free to return to her bedroom for sleep. However, aside from a few sips of milk in the morning, He Jingjing hadn't eaten all day. No one in the He family cared about her, asking if she was hungry. Cao Yumei, who always cared for her, took He Qiusheng back to her parents' home.
Clutching her aching stomach, He Jingjing realized for the first time in her two lifetimes that she, the self-proclaimed favored eldest daughter of the He family, was actually nothing in the eyes of the He family's interests. As soon as He Shumin disappeared, before they could figure out what had happened, her granddaughter, who had been by her side, was in trouble. The reason was surprisingly: "How are you okay?"
No wonder...in her previous life, the He family married her to Qin Xuyang, that despicable and sinister man. Qin Xuyang's father seemed to be a small county magistrate now! If she had the chance, she would definitely suppress that shameless family and not let them have the chance to appear in front of He Shumin and He Boqian.
"System, system." He Jingjing jumped out of bed. Since she was too hungry to sleep, she asked the system if there was any way to get her out of her current predicament.
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