Chapter 2496 Outwitting and Outmaneuvering Qiao Zhendong
Chapter 2496
He glanced at Qiao Ya with some disdain and said, "What a useless piece of trash. She's supposed to be the eldest daughter of the Qiao family."
"You can't even handle something this simple? Get out of here."
Qiao Ya deliberately feigned a somewhat aggrieved and resentful expression and said:
“How could you say that, Father? It’s not easy for me to work hard on my own, especially since I’m only a sophomore in college.”
"So, is my father demanding too much of me?"
Qiao Zhendong felt embarrassed after Qiao Ya said that.
He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, stop talking and get out of here."
"Call your husband over, I want to talk to him."
Qiao Ya pursed her lips, turned around and left without saying a word.
As Qiao Ya was leaving, she encountered the sea view coming this way in the corridor.
The two looked at each other, and Qiao Ya happily ran over and hugged Hai Jing's arm, saying, "What are you doing here?"
Haijing said, "My father called and asked me to come to the study."
As the two were talking, Haijing held Xiaoya's hand.
It's like a close couple holding each other's hands.
But in the seascape's palm, Qiao Ya's small hand was gently tapping, conveying simple information to the seascape.
Hai Jing winked at her, indicating that she understood.
They exchanged a few words and then parted ways.
Joa returned to her room. Hai Jing went directly to the study.
When Hai Jing knocked on the door and entered the study, Qiao Zhendong was deep in thought.
He didn't completely believe what Qiao Ya said, but just now, when Qiao Ya left...
Qiao Zhendong has already called the call center to check the usage of their home phone in detail.
The time it took for Liu Sheng to be stolen was about half an hour.
The phone in Joa's house was indeed busy.
Moreover, this call was made to China.
As far as he knew, it should be the old man, which meant he couldn't find any loopholes in Qiao Ya's words.
But he couldn't understand why the old man of the Qiao family, who was a very impatient person, would have something to say to his granddaughter on the phone, and why they would talk for more than an hour.
As he was pondering this, there was a knock on the door.
He responded, the door opened, and the sea view came in.
Although Qiao Zhendong disliked this man, he still gestured for him to sit down and then inquired in detail about what happened last night.
This time, the questions were asked in much more detail.
Seeing the sea view, he couldn't say anything meaningful.
Moreover, Qiao Zhendong became even more impatient when the person answered his questions without knowing the answer.
Finally, he asked, "Do you know what Joan and her grandfather talked about yesterday?"
Hai Jing said, somewhat confused, "I was outside at the time and didn't know what they were saying."
He paused, then added, "Xiaoya and I were talking inside the house."
“I haven’t been feeling well these past few days. Xiaoya told me that she would take me out for a walk when I feel a little better in a couple of days.”
"It might be due to the change in environment. I've had diarrhea ever since I arrived here, so my hands and feet feel weak and I don't have much strength."
"I'm really looking forward to going out and having fun."
"So, I decided to practice a bit, and that's why I went out to spar with the security guards. Just then, the old man called."
"I didn't want to disturb the grandfather and grandson's conversation inside the house, so I went to the security room. Therefore, I don't know exactly what they talked about."
Qiao Zhendong gritted his teeth in anger, slamming his fist on the table in exasperation, and said, "You really have no self-respect, no ambition at all!"
"You're already a member of the Qiao family, yet you don't care about anything related to the Qiao family and don't want to know anything about it?"
"What if the old man and your wife say something that's not good for you?"
Hai Jing looked at him blankly and said, "What's wrong?"
"Did they sell me out?"
“I am, after all, a Chinese military officer. And I still have my military rank. Even if something happens to me here, the country can’t just abandon me.”
"Therefore, it's impossible for the old man and Xiaoya to sell me."
This sentence left Qiao Zhendong speechless.
He thought to himself: "To be honest, neither he nor the old man of the Qiao family are likely to target him, precisely because they are wary of his identity."
In their view, killing a seaside property is nothing, it's just that we're in a rather sensitive phase right now.
If we were to kill the Chinese officers at this time, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Chinese.
They will inevitably use this as an excuse to send people over to investigate, which is something no one wants to see.
Qiao Zhendong had no doubt that if he really drew a lot of attention from China to this place because of this incident, the people behind him would definitely tear him to pieces.
Qiao Zhendong rubbed his temples, his fingers tapping the table rhythmically, revealing his impatience.
Finally, he said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. You can go now."
Hai Jing said "Oh" and stood up to walk outside.
As he reached the door, he stopped, turned back, and looked at Qiao Zhendong quietly for a while before asking a question:
"Are you saying that if I marry into the family, I'll be a son-in-law who lives with the family, and I'll be a part of the Qiao family from now on?"
"Could I also get involved in the Qiao family's business? To cultivate the ambition and drive you mentioned?"
That last sentence left Qiao Zhendong speechless, almost choking him.
His fingers trembled as he looked at the seascape with a livid face and said, "You, you, you, get out of here! I've never seen such a stupid thing as you."
Seeing that he was truly angry, a sly glint flashed in the depths of Hai Jing's eyes.
But with a simple and honest expression on his face, he said, "In that case, I won't disturb Father's rest."
He paused for a moment and then added, "However, I still want to tell my father that I don't need any ambition or drive. I just want to stay by my wife's side and make her happy."
After saying that, he turned and left. The moment the door closed, Qiao Zhendong threw the ashtray in his hand, smashing it directly against the door and shattering it on the ground.
Even though Haijing had already left, and even though the office door was very thick, he could still clearly hear the sound of something hitting the door panel and shattering when it fell to the ground.
A silent smile curved his lips.
If it weren't for the fact that I had just arrived at the Qiao family and needed to keep a low profile, I definitely wouldn't have just said that one sentence; I would have angered the old man to death.
When he returned to the room, he told his wife what had happened that day, which made Xiaoya extremely happy. She lay on the bed, clutching her stomach and laughing.
After laughing, she grabbed Hai Jing's arm, pulled him into her embrace, and couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck, whispering:
"My husband is still the best."
"Thank you for today, at least you can collect some interest for me."
