"What!"
"Xie Yongqiang has already released your mom and Xiaoxiao!?"
"Is that true?"
Tang Dongqiang widened his eyes as he stepped out of the bar.
"Of course, and he said he's giving us three years to make a coback and repay him."
Tang Yao's face was cold as she said, "Use this money to pay off the debts to relatives and friends. You'll probably have about two million left. I hope you can use this as startup capital to make a coback and fill the hole of Xie Yongqiang's high-interest loan in three years."
Tang Dongqiang: "..."
He was stunned.
Xie Yongqiang not only let Hu Pingtong and Tang Xiaoxiao go, but also voluntarily gave the Tang Family three years to repay the money?
How is that possible!
How could Xie Yongqiang be so kind!?
Unless... did Tang Yao succumb to Xie Yongqiang, making so dirty deal with him...
Thinking of his daughter being preyed upon by Xie Yongqiang...
Tang Dongqiang's eyes turned red, like an enraged lion.
But soon, he sensed sothing was wrong.
If Tang Yao had succumbed to Xie Yongqiang, then who was this "gambling god" beside her?
This guy wore a security guard's uniform, but his deanor was nothing like a security guard's. Instead, he resembled a noble young master, exuding unbeatable strength that even the underground fighting pit dared not obstruct.
Could it be... did Tang Yao succumb to him, becoming his woman, and then he took action to settle things with Xie Yongqiang?
In that case, it all makes sense!
That would explain why Tang Yao was partial to him at the underground fight, fearing she might offend soone even more formidable than Xie Yongqiang!
"Yao Yao, let ask you." Tang Dongqiang pulled Tang Yao aside, taking a deep breath. In a low voice, he asked, "Tell , did you submit yourself to him to get his help?"
Tang Yao raised an eyebrow, "What kind of person do you take for..."
Before she could finish, she swallowed back the last word and nodded with a cold face.
Tang Dongqiang looked heartbroken.
"My affairs are none of your business. What you need to do is use this money to repay debts, make a coback if you can, never go to the casino again, and be nicer to mom and Xiaoxiao!
If you gamble again, I'll take mom and Xiaoxiao and leave you; it'll be as if you don't exist in this family anymore!"
After speaking, Tang Yao left a slip of paper with an address in front of Tang Dongqiang, then took Ye Huan, hailed a taxi, and left.
The address on the note was the temporary residence that Ye Huan had previously contacted Ma Zhiqiang to rent for the Tang Family.
Watching the taxi drive away, Tang Dongqiang collapsed to the ground, utterly powerless.
As a father, he knew Tang Yao very well.
She longed for love but was very traditional and conservative, never having any rumors with any man.
Even when it ca to blind dates, she would always say, "Love can't be forced. It depends on fate. If it happens, it happens; if not, I won't marry or have anything to do with a man for the rest of my life!"
But to save the Tang Family from falling into the abyss, she... she submitted to that capable man nad Ye Huan!
She sacrificed her principles to save the Tang Family, handing herself over to Ye Huan!
All because of... because of !
All because I was self-indulgent and refused to heed advice!
Tang Dongqiang felt very sorrowful.
Sorrowful to the extre!
He felt he... was a failure as a father!
...
"Yes, mom, don't tell him the truth about the matter, just say Xie Yongqiang gave us three years, that's all."
"Okay, keep a close eye on him. Now that he has a lot of money, make sure he doesn't gamble again!"
"Okay then, I'll see you tonight, bye-bye!"
At Tianyun International, in the security office, Tang Yao made a call to Hu Pingtong.
The reason she asked Hu Pingtong to help "cover up" by saying Xie Yongqiang only granted the Tang Family three years to save money, instead of telling Tang Dongqiang that Xie Yongqiang's group had all died, was to keep her father feeling the threat was still close. This way, he could strive hard, pay off the family and friends' debts, and use the remaining two million or so to revive within the three years.
Not to ntion making a coback, just turning over a new leaf and never gambling on fights again was enough.
"Hey, little rabbit, your dad seems to have misunderstood us, aren't you going to explain?" Nearby, Ye Huan exclaid, holding a teacup.
"No explanation."
"If he's upset, let him be upset."
Tang Yao snorted coldly. Being the executive secretary at Tianyun International, she naturally had a sharp mind.
She guessed that before the bar, Tang Dongqiang thought she had "submitted" to Ye Huan, reaching so kind of deal with him, which led to Ye Huan stepping in, smoothing over the trouble, and earning the Tang Family three years of breathing space — hence his anger.
No... no, that's not right...
As if realizing sothing, she sheepishly said, "Misunderstanding? Actually, it's not exactly a misunderstanding. The reason you helped this ti was to make your secret lover, wasn't it..."
Ye Huan was drinking tea, and suddenly he spat it out.
Seeing this, Tang Yao blushed and pouted:
"What, am I wrong?"
"When you stepped in, didn't you say sothing like, at least having you as a lover wouldn't be nauseating?"
"Actually, thinking about it, you barely look passable, and you've helped so much. Whatever you want to do with , I'm okay with it."
In truth, she was extrely grateful to Ye Huan; otherwise, she wouldn't have said sothing about willingly becoming his secret lover.
The next second...
"Ah, what are you doing!"
"What, willing to be my lover, but not willing to let pinch your cheek?" Ye Huan "smirked", pinching one side of Tang Yao's face with his right hand.
Tang Yao's face turned crimson, and she gritted her teeth, "You... you must give so ti to accept it, and besides, what if soone catches us here in the company!?"
"On my wife's turf, and my wife is your boss, don't you think... isn't this exciting?" Ye Huan grinned.
Tang Yao was speechless, her eyes wandering, heart flustered.
Exciting? It's absolutely thrilling!
But she's a girl who's never had physical relations before; how could she handle such excitent?
"Stop overthinking things, I don't seek this kind of thrill. When I said in the office you could be my secret lover, it was just to provoke you, get you angry enough to handle things, and then I could follow along to see what's happening and maybe help."
"Don't bla for trying to provoke you; I asked you what happened so many tis, yet you kept it all to yourself."
Ye Huan pinched Tang Yao's nose lightly, then gently stroked the scar on her cheek.
Tang Yao blushed to her ears, her mind quite conservative, never having had any contact with males before.
Having her face pinched and touched by Ye Huan, even knowing he was helping her treat her scar, still made her shy, her body temperature rising like she had a fever.
She had to speak to shift her focus, snorting, "I think you're just saying one thing and aning another, if you don't have feelings for , why did you help ?"
"We've known each other for so long; as friends, helping isn't that strange, is it?"
"Friends? Who's friends with a slick wolf like you!"
"Not friends? Then do you really want to be my secret lover? If you're really thinking like that, I'd just have to 'reluctantly' accept." Ye Huan's lips curled up, as he lifted Tang Yao's chin with his right index finger, looking straight at her.
"Pah!" Tang Yao dared not make eye contact, folding her arms, blushing and spitting, "Who wants to be your secret lover, don't flatter yourself!"
"Alright, alright, I'm flattering myself, don't move." Ye Huan chuckled, placing his hand back on the scar on Tang Yao's little face.
Tang Yao's face was hotter than a fever!
But she was obedient, making no further noise.
The office quieted down, and only then did she notice, she and Ye Huan were almost face to face.
Unable to control her eyes, she stared directly at Ye Huan...
Only to realize...
Barely passable looks?
Ye Huan was clearly a hunk!
Too handso!
Swallowing hard, Tang Yao shifted her focus, blushing, "You... don't worry, I'll repay your kindness in the future. The 24 million you earned for my dad, I... I'll repay it slowly, too."
"No need to repay the money, and don't talk anymore."
Ye Huan commanded.
Having no choice, Tang Yao had to keep quiet.
But in the silence, being this close to Ye Huan, her heart started to flutter.
His features were well-defined, with fair and radiant skin, and his eyes were the kind of deep that girls love the most.
Tang Yao's heart thumped, and she felt an impulse to kiss Ye Huan on the cheek...
As if driven by a will not her own, her eyes slowly closed, her lips puckered...
Just then...
"Click..."
The door to the security office, opened...
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