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According to the host, the old man was a high-ranking military official. Both of his sons had died for the country, leaving only this single child on the battlefield. The grandfather and grandson pair relied on each other for survival.

After learning about the old man's experience, even from an outsider's point of view, Hai Xiaomin could tell that the old man was not feeling well right now. The family was an upright and self-disciplined military man, and after losing his son, he probably placed all her hopes on her only grandson.

Although the old man was very old, he had a strong body. He had beaten his grandson up for a long time without anyone daring to persuade him. He only stopped after he had beaten him to the point where he was half crippled.

The old man did not come over, he only stood at the same place, bowing deeply towards them to express his apologies. When he straightened his body, people could clearly feel that he was already very old, and the process of standing up was extremely exhausting for him.

At that time, Hai Xiao Min also did not expect that this shadow seemed to mean that the matter had come to an end. In fact, it was the beginning of another big wave, and both she and Ling Yao would be drawn into the center of this storm!

After the armored vehicles had disappeared into the night, the deputy mayor walked over and explained the situation. The grandson of the old man, who was also a major general of the military, accidentally picked up a drug he should not have touched and hoped that Ling Yao and the others could keep it a secret and leave the rest to them.

Ling Yao could not deny this. He had reached an agreement with the deputy mayor, since he was a businessman. He was a muddler on both sides of the military and political world. There was no need, and he did not want to get involved.

Finally, the deputy mayor called Li Shan over.

The latter had already calmed down after half the night's work, but due to the shock, her expression was somewhat dejected.

"In the end, what happened before was just a misunderstanding. Shan Shan and I are very sorry for the trouble we caused to the two of you!" After the deputy mayor finished speaking, he looked towards Li Shan who was beside him.

Li Shan's face was filled with the feeling of being wronged and upset after eating a dead child. Especially when she looked at Ling Shang, it always made people feel like she was about to collapse from tears.

With Li Shan's high and mighty heart, how could she accept that she tried to seduce a married man and almost became a mistress? Furthermore, with her leaving in front of so many people, tomorrow's embarrassing incident would probably become a joke in the mouth of the people. In just one night, she had shamed herself more than in the entire previous half of her life!

And now, he actually wanted her to apologize to these two!

"Shan Shan …" Even the deputy mayor could not stand Li Shan's resentful attitude. He was about to lecture, but Ling Yao interrupted him.

"Deputy mayor, forget it. Miss Li has received quite a bit of shock today. Let her return home early to rest."

Li Shan sneaked a glance at him and realized that this kind of apology was not something that someone cared about.

"Mister Ling, Madam Ling should go back and rest as well. I'll inform the two of you about the follow-up situation."

After both parties said their goodbyes politely, Ling Yao and Hai Xiao Min got into their own cars under the escort of the bodyguards.

"The deputy mayor is quite a bright person." Hai Xiaomin found it inconceivable that he could really pull down her pride and apologize to them.

"Don't forget, we are not ordinary people either!" Ling Yao said with a profound meaning.

If it were a pair of ordinary civilians without power or influence, would the deputy mayor apologize to them? He did not know, he only knew that they might not be able to survive the moment of truth. Long before he was accused of committing a crime, no one would listen to their excuses and immediately be treated as a suspect.

No matter how unfair the treatment he received during this period of time was, he would only end up with an indifferent ending. If he was released, it would be the end of him.

This was very cruel, but it was the truest portrayal of the world.

Ling Yao did not want to explain in detail to Hai Xiaomin. Since he had already decided to let her become Mrs. Ling, he wanted to let her escape from the fate of being a lowly prey. He would do his best to create a pure land for her with his own ability.

Thinking up to here, the depths of Ling Yao's eyes darkened.

Hai Xiao Min looked at him, seemingly understanding but not really understanding. Finally, she stretched out her small hand and lightly touched the corner of his lips: "Does it hurt?"

"Hiss ~" Ling Yao looked at her with disdain. "Is there even a need to ask?"

Hai Xiao Min laughed, "I saw that you didn't react at all after getting beaten up, so I thought you really didn't feel any pain."

"Do you want to try if it hurts or not?" Ling Yao's stern face was expressionless, and there was a clear look of disdain in his long and narrow eyes. There was nothing wrong with his body, so how could he not feel pain after getting beaten up?

Hai Xiao Min stuck out his tongue at him. "Today..." Was I doing all right? "

A pair of bright eyes were obviously filled with apprehension and expectation.

After all, this was the first time she had accompanied him to a public place in her capacity as Mrs. Ling.

Ling Yuan leaned to the side and looked at her calmly. "That man harassed women. He didn't report it to the police in time, but he could warn Li Shan. You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Hai Xiao Min's breathing stagnated.

That's right, she did have some bad intentions at the time, regardless of whether Li Shan ordered it or not, it was fine to leave her with Li Shan, but if it was, then Li Shan's face would look good. If it wasn't, then she would be considered as unlucky, and the pig hand she met would also send you a copy!

What he did not expect was that he would be seen through by Ling Yao with a single glance, and that he would ask the question so heartlessly. Was he here to interrogate him?

"I …" Hai Xiao Min bit her lower lip.

"Well done! "No one caught me." A deep male voice rang out from the top of his head.

"Oh …" Hai Xiao Min dejectedly accepted the question but suddenly realized something was wrong, "Ah?"

Was he praising her just now?

Ling Yao looked at her with a smile that was not a smile. Using this posture, he told her that she had not misinterpreted his words.

"You don't blame me?" Hai Xiao Min was shocked.

"Why should I blame you?" Ling Yao folded his arms across his chest and said in a clear voice, "The newly-wed husband went to dance with another woman, so it's reasonable for the wife to be so jealous! "If you don't feel anything at all, I should just settle things with you right now!"

Hai Xiao Min's mouth was slightly wide open. He was shocked by the thick-skinned Mister Ling.

More importantly, she actually felt that what he said made sense!

"Mrs Ling, be more confident in yourself. You should have a bit of temper! Your husband is such an outstanding man, there are quite a few women who want to get their hands on him. His eyes slanted to the side as he warned with a light voice, "In the future, you have to show proper attitude to protect your man. Otherwise, if he gets robbed, you'll have to cry!"