My Son-in-law Is A War God
Chapter 988 - 989: Can’t Bear to Scold, Even Less to Hit

Chapter 988: Chapter 989: Can’t Bear to Scold, Even Less to Hit

Ye Menghua woke up to a shocking scene of corpses covering the ground, her face turning unspeakably grim.

Indeed, she had underestimated Ren Jing.

Underestimated Xiao Chen.

That Xiao Chen could dispatch such formidable bodyguards was truly overwhelming.

"Retreat!"

Ye Menghua realized that if these people had failed, there would undoubtedly be stronger ones to follow.

She could no longer afford to linger here.

Watching Jiang Meng and the others leave, she too got into a car and departed.

This incident made her even more cautious.

Her previously arrogant and domineering nature had also been somewhat reined in.

As for Jiang Meng, Ye Menghua dared not touch her. Although she herself was not weak, Ren Jing had managed to knock Jiang Meng out silently, suggesting that Ren Jing might be just as strong if not stronger.

Not long after Ye Menghua left, the Qiu Family’s people arrived.

Qiu Long, the young heir of the Qiu Family, coldly surveyed the bodies on the ground, his brow furrowing tightly at the gruesome deaths.

They had seen many dead before.

But these were the Qiu Family’s people, their top experts.

"Young Master, aside from Qiu Feng, they were all killed with a single blow. Qiu Feng was also critically injured by a punch, it’s evident!"

A subordinate who had checked the bodies came over to report to Qiu Long.

With furrowed brow and a dark expression, even harboring deep wariness, Qiu Long asked, "Can you tell who did this?"

"I fear it was the Zhou Family’s experts!"

A subordinate offered.

After all, Jiang Meng and Xiao Yulan had come to meet with the Zhou Family today.

To the Qiu Family, it seemed improbable that there were experts of such caliber with Jiang Meng, leading them to assume that it was the Zhou Family’s doing.

"The Zhou Family!"

Qiu Long’s brow furrowed, "Just great, the formidable Zhou Family we cannot afford to provoke!"

He was quite troubled.

Qiu Long was not like the usual rich second-generation heirs; he emphasized self-improvement, steered clear of liquor and lust, and was a most competent Young Master.

Thus, Qiu Qianren planned to pass on the position of Family Head to him.

He strived even harder to show his worth.

But this time, Qiu Long felt fear.

"Take the bodies back for a respectful burial, and let’s hope the Zhou Family doesn’t realize it was our deed, or we’ll be in trouble!"

Qiu Long declared coldly. "Also, remember this—all of you—do not speak a word of today’s incident to anyone, or it’s death!"

"Yes!"

The Qiu Family’s people busily moved the bodies onto the vehicles and then left the scene.

Back at home, Qiu Long immediately sought an audience with his father, Qiu Qianren.

"Father, Qiu Feng is dead, and it’s highly likely the work of the Zhou Family’s experts. We cannot afford to act so recklessly anymore.

At the moment, our primary goal should be to secure our hold on the Xifeng Group!"

Qiu Long spoke calmly. "The Xifeng Group is the foundation of our Qiu Family. We may have lost our experts, but we must not lose to others in the business arena.

The Xinmeng Group is making frequent moves; I fear they will soon set their sights on Jincheng, and Xiongcheng City likely has no one left to stand in their way."

Qiu Qianren closed his eyes and leaned back in the recliner, pondering for a long time before responding. "Starting from today, you’ll take full control of the Xifeng Group.

However, you’re aware that the situation in Jincheng is complex.

Within the Xifeng Group, there are shares belonging to several gold-tier Aristocratic Clans of the Hao League. It’s impossible for our Qiu Family to wield complete control."

Qiu Long nodded and reassured, "Father, rest assured, I will try to retrieve those rights without offending the Hao League.

The situation seems unfavorable for them as well.

The incidents in Xiongcheng City have already caused the Hao League to worry; they don’t have the energy to manage so many affairs."

"Mm, just be careful!"

Qiu Qianren seemed to have aged a lot in that moment.

He was acutely aware of Qiu Feng’s capabilities; someone of that stature had been killed.

Aside from the Zhou Family’s experts, he could think of no one else capable of such a deed, so this grudge, he had to swallow, unable to seek vengeance.

Now, he needed to focus all his efforts on resisting the commercial onslaught of the Xinmeng Group.

Xiao Chen must have assumed that Qiu Feng had been exposed.

So, there’s no way the Xiao Family from Jiangnan and Xinmeng Group would let Xifeng Group off the hook.

In terms of military strength, they had already faltered, but they could not afford to lose in business as well.

Temporarily, the Qiu family had entered a defensive state, because Qiu Feng’s death had them unprecedentedly tense.

Never mind revenge, at this point they could only hope to protect themselves.

At that moment, in Xiongcheng City, Xiao Chen, seeing Jiang Meng return unharmed, instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You foolish girl, how dare you ride in Ye Menghua’s car? Don’t you know that woman will stop at nothing to achieve her goals?"

Xiao Chen was agitated. He genuinely didn’t know what he would have done if Jiang Meng had been gone.

He had poured too much emotion into Jiang Meng.

He guessed that if something had happened to her, he probably would have gone mad, and the demon lurking within him might also be unleashed.

"Husband, I know I was wrong, and I’ll never dare to do it again, can you please not be angry anymore?"

Jiang Meng grasped Xiao Chen’s hand and said with her head lowered, like a child admitting to a mistake.

Xiao Chen sighed. Before Jiang Meng returned, he truly intended to scold her.

But once he actually saw her, he found he couldn’t muster any anger at all.

"Husband, if you’re unhappy, you can scold me or even hit me."

Jiang Meng acknowledged her fault.

The moment she got into Ye Menghua’s car, she had in fact put herself in danger.

Though this time, Ren Jing had resolved the issue.

But what if she hadn’t?

The consequences were unthinkable.

"I really want to hit you!"

Xiao Chen’s hand swung up, but as it came down on Jiang Meng’s face, it turned into a gentle caress.

"Ah, I can’t even bring myself to reprimand you, how could I ever bring myself to hit you? Just... you need to be obedient, all right?"

"Mhm!"

Jiang Meng nodded.

She truly understood this time.

Before, Xiao Chen had shielded her from seeing the bloodshed and filth of the world, so naturally, she felt somewhat invincible.

But today, she had seen it.

She profoundly realized that the world was not as serene and safe as it seemed on the surface.

She really couldn’t cause trouble for Xiao Chen anymore.

She could not allow her caprice to put Xiao Chen into danger and trouble.

"Being obedient is good!"

Xiao Chen patted Jiang Meng on the head and said, "Alright, go rest. Don’t work today, just get a good night’s sleep!"

Jiang Meng and Ren Jing turned and left.

"Ren Jing!"

Xiao Chen called out to Ren Jing, "Thank you!"

That simple thank you brought more joy to Ren Jing than any reward.

She revealed a rare smile, "Boss, it’s what I should do."

"Go on, take some rest yourself."

"Okay."

Ren Jing nodded and departed.

Xiao Chen arranged for the Forbidden Guards to protect the Dark Moon Club.

These guards from Yanzi Sect, each one’s strength incomparably formidable. Although certainly not on par with Ren Jing, not just anyone could break in against a hundred fighters of Lone Wolf’s caliber.

"Lone Wolf, Guo Kai, I’ll leave the security of this place to you. I need to step out for a bit!"

Xiao Chen left his home.

And drove directly to Capital City.

Xiongcheng City was one of the major southern gates to Capital City and was very close to it.

The drive to the outskirts of the Capital was only a little over an hour away.

But Capital City was truly massive.

Having expanded over the years, the current scale of Capital City was equivalent to triple the size of Zhili Prefecture.