Repaying With Marriage - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Dare to Block?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the Jing family’s house.

Ten days had passed since Jing Jihan’s disappearance in the car accident.

Three days ago, the family’s old master got up from the hospital and drove to the winding mountain road where Jing Jihan had met with an accident. He stood there trembling with his crutches for the entire afternoon and got caught in the rain. He did not listen to people’s persuasions and just stood there, staring at the lush woods under the cliff silently. Finally, he was convinced by the butler to return very late that night.

No one in the family really dared to say in front of him that Jing Jihan was dead. However, seeing the old master rush to the accident site and stand there for an entire day, they guessed that he had probably already felt that there was no hope of his son still being alive.

It was just that he was stubborn and refused to admit it. Lying on the hospital bed, he yelled to the nurse who was comforting him, “Who said that my grandson is gone? If Jihan doesn’t come back and pay filial piety to me, I’ll chase him down with a cane even on my deathbed!”

Most of the management rights under the Yujing Corporation and the family had been handed over to the young man. The old master had great faith in him and had passed all branches of the family to him.

When he fell ill, most of the business community trembled in fear that he would take things too hard and end his life. Now that such a big thing had happened, no one dared to disobey him. There were several speculations in the family, but no one dared to say it out loud.

After being chased out by the old master, the nurse closed the door, but someone brave entered next.

Old master Jing impatiently picked up a medicine bottle and smashed it toward the door. “Get out!”

Jing Luozhou quickly caught the medicine bottle in his hands. He glanced quickly outside the door, then closed it and walked inside. “Grandpa, if you continue to be so angry, you may not be around in time to see my brother’s return. I’ll be the only grandson to send you away. Won’t you feel unreconciled to be sent away by a shameless grandson like me?”

Old master Jing’s eyelids twitched when he heard that. Hearing the vague meaning behind his words, he directly stared at his grandson with old but fierce eyes.

They stared at each other for a moment without speaking. Finally, Jing Luozhou raised a finger, put it at his mouth, and whispered softly in case the walls had ears, “My brother isn’t dead.”

Old master Jing stared at his expression for a long time before his eyes brightened.

Based on their family’s status in the Chinese business community, they seemed to be admired by others, but even with the perfect security equipment in their family, it was difficult to guarantee that people did not approach them with ulterior motives. Even in the ward that was inspected countless times, they could not guarantee that no secret monitors were around.

Seeing that the old master understood his meaning, Jing Luozhou smiled. He put the medicine bottle back onto the bedside table and resumed his act of looking like a frivolous young master. As if he had come in just to quibble with the old man, he directly left.

Two hours ago, Jing Luozhou received a call from an unfamiliar number. He thought it was from a girl who wanted to chase him and had hung up a few times, but the other party was very persistent and kept calling. After a few times, he was about to block the number when he received a text message.

188XXXXXXX: [You dare to block my number?]

The moment he saw the text, his back chilled inexplicably, and at the same time, the number showed on the screen again. He quickly answered the call. “Who are you?”

There was a moment of silence on the phone, and Jing Luozhou suddenly paused amid this silence. He looked up suddenly at the sky, checking that it was still broad daylight, and no ghosts were about.