Chapter 738: A Woman’s Scent on Him
The other end of the phone was silent, and after a while, Kong Lingwen’s choked voice came through: "Yang Cheng, I miss you, please come back and keep me company."
Hearing this, Yang Cheng felt as if his heart had been soaked in sour water, and said with great distress, "Lingwen, don’t cry. When you cry, my heart is about to break."
"The reason I left last night was because I was afraid you’d be upset seeing me. I wanted you to calm down alone, not to abandon you."
Kong Lingwen sobbed softly, "I also thought that if I didn’t see you, I might not be as sad. But the fact is the opposite; I’ve been miserable all night, feeling like I’m about to die."
"Daddy has already passed away, I can’t be without you, and you promised him you’d always help me. You can’t break your promise."
Yang Cheng felt something cool on his face, reached up to touch it, and realized he had cried. He chuckled softly and said, "I will never break my promise. I will protect you for life and won’t let anyone bully you."
"Yang Cheng!"
Kong Lingwen was deeply moved and said chokingly, "Last night, I thought a lot. Dad knew that secret and had long been targeted by the mastermind. Perhaps he foresaw this and entrusted me to you."
"His death is related to you, but you can’t be blamed. In his spirit, he would certainly wish for us to be well together, so please come back quickly."
"Okay! I’ll head back immediately."
Yang Cheng agreed straightforwardly and quickly left the balcony after hanging up the phone.
Seeing the tear marks at the corner of his eyes, Wang Rui was surprised and said, "Was it your girlfriend calling? Did you guys make up?"
"We made up; she cried very sadly, so I’m heading back first."
Yang Cheng answered truthfully, quickly went back to the bedroom to change clothes, walked to the door to put on his shoes.
"Goodbye."
He left these words and hurried out the door.
Wang Rui felt a bittersweet emotion in her heart. She finally understood Tao Qianqian’s feelings; seeing the man she liked be with another woman was painful, no matter how tolerant one tried to be.
She stood there in a daze for a moment before deciding to quickly go out and find Tao Qianqian.
As sisters for so many years, she did not want them to become strangers. No matter what, she had to find a way to seek her forgiveness.
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Kong Family Villa.
Kong Lingwen stood at the doorway, looking around. Seeing Yang Cheng’s car slowly come to a stop, she immediately walked over quickly.
As he got out of the car, she flew into his arms like a bird, her small hands tightly wrapping around his waist.
"Yang Cheng! I don’t want to be apart from you."
Her voice was choked with sobs, tears falling continuously, making Yang Cheng flustered and heartbroken.
"Who said anything about breaking up? My little ancestor, please don’t cry!"
Yang Cheng cupped her face to lift it up; her beautiful eyes were red and swollen like walnuts.
"Brother Cen, you have no idea. Yesterday, no matter how we persuaded her, it was no use. If you hadn’t come back, her eyes might have cried blind."
At this time, Kong Lingchuan, standing not far away, spoke up.
"Kong Lingchuan, you little rascal, how dare you curse me."
Kong Lingwen wiped the tears from her face, indeed feeling her eyes hurt, but if she didn’t cry it out, she would feel even more miserable inside.
Yang Cheng quickly mobilized True Qi, injecting it into her eyes to relieve the swelling and pain, then pulled her inside, sitting down on the living room sofa.
He still held Kong Lingwen as if she were a priceless treasure he had just regained.
Seeing how affectionate they were, Cheng Ruonan said with a bit of jealousy, "Yang Cheng, did you only notice Kong Lingwen and not me?"
"Leaving just like that yesterday, not taking me along, that’s so uncool."
She pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction, directly walking over to sit on Yang Cheng’s other side, leaning her head on his shoulder.
Gao Peng, standing nearby, was even more sour than a lemon upon seeing this. He was also a young, handsome rich second generation, why had he never received such treatment?
Beside having a nice face and some money, what other magic power did Yang Cheng have that made all these beautiful women willingly fall for him?
At this moment, Cheng Ruonan leaned close to Yang Cheng’s clothes, sniffing suspiciously, "Yang Cheng, why do you have a woman’s scent on you?"
"Maybe I brushed against something in the bar last night."
Yang Cheng replied indifferently; he couldn’t let Kong Lingwen know he had been with someone else last night.
"Really?"
Cheng Ruonan squinted her eyes, reaching out to tug at his collar, checking if there were any marks on him.
Yang Cheng did not stop her at all, letting her lift his shirt. The ambiguous kiss marks and scratches on his body were completely gone.
However, considering what she knew about him, Cheng Ruonan still believed he had been with a woman last night, the two of them tossing and turning all night, which is why the scent was so intense.
But she knew that if she pointed this out now, it would make Kong Lingwen sad, so she just pretended not to know.
The nearby Kong Lingchuan watched the three of them being so intimate, having mixed feelings, sighed, and said, "I’ll go check on Grandpa."
"I’ll go with you to check Elder Kong’s pulse."
Yang Cheng stood up, and the group followed him to Elder Kong’s yard.
Sure enough, Elder Kong, struck by the blow of his son’s death, was suddenly ill, lying faintly in bed. Seeing Yang Cheng come in, tears immediately welled up in his eyes.
"Xiaochen, it was our fault yesterday. We shouldn’t have let you leave alone."
Elder Kong quickly grasped Yang Cheng’s hand, feeling very remorseful.
At that moment, when they found out, their hearts all blamed Yang Cheng, but thinking carefully, it wasn’t really his fault.
He was just investigating the truth of his father’s disappearance. It just so happened that Kong Jingshan knew this secret and was silenced.
The adversary killed the Kong Family head just for a secret, clearly showing that this secret was not simple. Even if Yang Cheng hadn’t appeared, perhaps one day Kong Jingshan would have met the same fate.
"Elder, I didn’t blame you all. Besides, it was I who got Uncle Kong involved."
Yang Cheng felt quite sad but still forced a smile in front of Elder Kong, simultaneously grasping his wrist to take his pulse.
"Yang Cheng, is my grandfather’s condition serious?"
"It’s a severe emotional attack, excessive grief. He’s old and can’t handle the shock, but with proper care, he’ll be fine."
Yang Cheng replied, then took out the Silver Needle, applying them to the center of his chest.
"Elder, now that Uncle Kong is gone, the family needs you to be the stabilizing force. If you also leave, what will Lingwen and Lingchuan do? So you must take care of your health."
He gently advised, Elder Kong nodded, exhaling a deep breath, feeling much relieved.
After the acupuncture, Elder Kong’s complexion had returned to a healthy color, and he grabbed Yang Cheng’s hand with a serious expression, "Xiaochen, thank you for helping the Kong Family so much."
"I’d like to help the children, but I’m really too old, lacking the energy to manage the Kong Family. Lingchuan is too young, ignorant, and easily manipulated, while Lingwen, despite being intelligent, is too inexperienced."
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