Chapter 26 - I will always be there.

"WOMAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY?!"

He thundered.

"I-I-"

"What are you stuttering for?!" He hit the table angrily.

"I need it for a private number." Haifeng said weakly.

"PRIVATE?!"

"I will tell you when you get back home." She quickly hung up the call.

Chunlan put the glass on the table. "Was it Mother who called?"

"Yes." He pinched the area in between his eyebrows.

She sighed internally. In her past life, though her parents split, she never knew the reason behind their divorce. All she knew was that in less than in a year, Ke Mingze had become her new step mother.

That alone was a betrayal to her mother.

In this life, she had to make sure her parents stayed together till death do them part. She grabbed her purse and said "I have to get going now. See you at home."

Ke Mingze held her hand with a pitiful look on her face. "Don't worry, everything will be alright."

"I don't know what to tell him."

"Just tell him the truth. I know he will understand." Ke Mingze said.

"You think so?" Haifeng asked hopefully.

"Of course, he will."

Chunlan entered the room and sat down looking at Ke Mingze . " I am happy to see Aunt Ke has now recovered. Its good to see the atmosphere is lively again."

Haifeng sat up. "Chunlan, you didn't come with your father?"

"No, I left him in the office. Is there any problem?" Her eyes didn't fail to notice the light shove Ke Mingze gave her mother.

"Not really. I just thought he came with you." Haifeng smiled.

"Okay. I am going to take a nap." She stood up.

"Okay, dear."

When Chunlan left, Haifeng turned to face her friend. "Why didn't you let me tell Chunlan? Perhaps she would have helped me persuade him."

"Things like this shouldn't be discussed with children." Ke Mingze chastised her.

Haifeng pondered and finally agreed. "Thank you, Mingze. You are always here when I need you."

Mingze smiled. "Of course, I will always be here. I promise."

After chatting about random things, Ke Mingze said "Well, I should get going now."

Haifeng stood up. "Then let me send you off."

"No need." Ke Mingze waved her off.

When she got into the car, a man was already in the car waiting for her.

"Have you finished the preparations?" She dug a pack of cigarettes from her purse and lit one of them.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Make sure there is no trace of this will link back to me."

"I understand."

"Has my husband called?"

"Yes, he did. He was looking for you. Should we head back?"

She pursed her lips, releasing rings of smoke in the air as she dropped the cigarette on the ash tray.

"Let's go somewhere else. I am sure he is busy having his way with one of his mistresses."

"There are rumors that Tang Huizhong has plans to train Chunlan as his successor. What should we do about this?"

She laughed. "There are 101 ways of dealing with this. Let me think of the safest way."

"Yes, ma'am."

Tang Haifeng, you have no idea what you have coming your way.