Chapter 115: How Did the Grudge Begin

Chapter 115

"Indeed, we should buy a hat to shield from the sun. We should also get some Huoxiang Zhengqi water, but unfortunately, there's none here," Secretary Wang agreed.

"Then you should send someone to buy it," Ke Muning looked at him.

"All the bodyguards have been sent with my niece."

"You didn't keep even one for yourself?"

"No," Secretary Wang nodded calmly and said, "I'm not like Mr. Ke Muning. I don't have any enemies."

Ke Muning: "..."

After his moment of speechlessness, Ke Muning still waved over a bodyguard and assigned him the task of buying a hat.

The bodyguard was stunned, thinking for a moment that he had misheard. He couldn't help but stare at Li Xiaoya for several seconds before leaving to buy the hat.

Meanwhile...

Sheng Yuxiao poured a glass of water for Wei Wenjuan.

Wei Wenjuan said softly, "Thank you." Though his personality was sharp, he wasn't a fool. He knew that Sheng Yuxiao was being polite to him only for Xiaoya's sake.

"Mr. Wei, you're too kind. I originally came here to give Xiaoya a surprise..."

"But instead, you almost got a shock yourself, right?" Wei Wenjuan sighed, his brows furrowing tightly.

At this moment, Wei Wenjuan's phone vibrated.

He received a message from his brother asking where he had gone.

Wei Wenjuan immediately called him back, saying, "It's nothing, you don't need to come find me. Just stay hidden."

Of course, he didn't wait for Wei Wenqing's response before hanging up the phone. Then he raised his eyes to examine Sheng Yuxiao before him.

As early as the dinner with Zhou General, discussing how to kick out President Liu, Wei Wenjuan had witnessed Sheng Yuxiao's intelligence.

"Since you say Xiaoya is safe, I believe you," Wei Wenjuan's expression returned to calm.

"But safety is only temporary. We still need to bring her back," Wei Wenjuan said.

"Of course," Sheng Yuxiao's face looked a bit sour.

He asked, "How much do you know about this Ke Muning?"

"Real name unknown, real age unknown."

"Wait, does he use a fake name when signing contracts too?"

Wei Wenjuan laughed helplessly, only now realizing that although the young Mr. Sheng was clever, he was still a bit naive.

To put it bluntly, there were simply too many enemies...

Wei Wenjuan took a deep breath, suppressing his complex emotions and concealing his unsightly expression. He said, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"Since that white glove had such a high status, Ke Muning should have been easily eliminated by your joint efforts," Sheng Yuxiao spoke up. "What unexpected event occurred?"

Wei Wenjuan helplessly spread his hands and said, "Ke Muning's luck was just too good. At that very moment, multiple criminal charges were exposed against this white glove. His former colleagues, of course, would no longer seek revenge for him. And his later successor maintained a very delicate relationship with Ke Muning."

"Later on, we messed up several of Ke Muning's business deals. With the back-and-forth, we thoroughly became enemies. More importantly, Ke Muning wants the Gui family's transportation lines."

Sheng Yuxiao massaged his temples, feeling that this matter was a bit beyond his scope.

The Sheng family and the Qin family were also mortal enemies, but within the framework of Chinese law, neither would think of resorting to violence. Although the battles in the business world were bloodless killings, they didn't need to guard against a group of desperate criminals.

"Actually, there's a good way to get out of this..." Sheng Yuxiao raised his face and said.

"Young Master Sheng has an idea?"

"You choose an appropriate time to leave this place."

"But Xiaoya..."

"If you leave, Xiaoya will only be safer."

"Why do you say that?"

Sheng Yuxiao said with a complex expression, "Because Ke Muning might not know who Li Xiaoya is or what relationship she has with you at all."

"But he clearly kidnapped..."

"Was it really a kidnapping?"

At this moment, a bodyguard knocked and entered, saying in a low voice, "Ke Muning's subordinates are on the move."

"Where did they go? Did they go to find Wenqing?" Wei Wenjuan's face darkened.

"Our people followed them..." As the bodyguard spoke, the walkie-talkie in his hand buzzed.

A voice came through from the other end: "Ke Muning's people entered a store... Oh, he's coming out, he's holding... he's holding a child's hat? With two flowers on it?"

Wei Wenjuan: ?

Who cares if there are flowers on it?

"Ke Muning's subordinate went to buy a bucket of ice cream and a cotton candy..." The voice on the other end sounded increasingly strange.

Wei Wenjuan suddenly came to his senses and said in an incredibly absurd tone, "...Bought for Xiaoya?"

Sheng Yuxiao interjected, "Are you willing to leave now?"