Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 288: Two hundred eighty-eight, Chenzi actually came to save him?_1

Chapter 288: Two hundred eighty-eight, Chenzi actually came to save him?_1

The thick nasality in the voice was a clear sign of crying, and the tone was full of reluctance.

It was evident that Ji Pianran was very upset.

Chenzi’s heart felt like it was shattering, but he couldn’t let Ji Pianran come. Not to mention the safety, what about the child?

She was going to come to him with the child in tow. If anything were to go wrong, even the slightest problem, Chenzi wouldn’t be able to accept it. He would regret it for the rest of his life.

He couldn’t take such a risk.

Chenzi squeezed out a smile, "Be good, take care of Tangtang. I’ll be back very soon. If everything goes well, our family will be having dinner together tonight!"

He tried his best to comfort Ji Pianran. "It’s really not dangerous. I’m even with several police officers. There’s absolutely no problem. I bet the moment that swindler shows up, he’ll be pinned down. Don’t worry, nothing’s going to happen, I’m way too cunning for that."

Was Chenzi cunning?

He always took great care of himself, preferring to suffer inconvenience rather than burden her.

Wasn’t he a fool?

He was the biggest fool in the world.

That’s what Ji Pianran thought bitterly.

"What you said is true?" she asked, half-doubting.

"Of course. Four or five police officers, all armed. Don’t worry, it’s very safe. We haven’t even secured our second child yet. I don’t want to die," Chenzi said with a laugh.

Hearing about the second child made Ji Pianran burst into laughter through her tears.

She sniffled and said indignantly, "That’s what you said. When we had Tangtang, you left after just a few days. This time, you have to stay by my side."

Chenzi had braced himself for a scolding, but he hadn’t expected Ji Pianran to say something like that.

Was she agreeing to have a second child?

A warmth he couldn’t describe spread throughout his body with his blood flow.

He nodded his head, his eyes filled with determination.

"Okay!"

He would always be by her side, not just for the second child, but for a third one too.

He wanted to show her the splendors of the world.

After hanging up the phone, it wasn’t ten minutes before he arrived at the so-called Time Bar, an inconspicuous small tea bar that looked like a simple bistro.

The storefront wasn’t big, and looking through the glass door at the entrance, you could tell it was no more than a hundred and fifty square meters inside.

All the high wooden tables matched with high wooden stools, not many customers.

The business seemed quite bleak.

No wonder President Huang chose such a place; it was certainly hard to find.

When Chenzi got out of the car, the so-called President Huang hadn’t even set off yet, dressed in a silvery gray suit, with slicked-back hair and gold-framed glasses, looking decent enough.

He sat on a wooden stool, opposite a pale-faced Gu Zhigang, lying on the dirty cement ground, his face showing despair and a scalding tear.

Several burly men in black stood beside him.

Seeing Gu Zhigang motionless, one of them bent down to pat his face, smiling with fake pride.

"Why bother? Old injuries haven’t healed, and you get new ones. It hurts us to see you like this."

Gu Zhigang didn’t speak. He didn’t know when this kind of life would end. Right now, the only relief he could think of was death.

But even death was not easy; the windows were welded shut, and there was nothing in the room.

Put plainly, there weren’t even tools to commit suicide with.

In the Demon Breaker Bow, as seen in TV dramas, you could learn to hit your head against the wall. But if you tried that and didn’t die, instead ending up with brain damage, life would be worse than death.

A sense of unprecedented despair welled up inside him, like a ferocious beast breaking out of its cage, gnawing at him bit by bit.

The man known as President Huang glanced down at his watch, and seeing the time was about right, he stretched and yawned, "Alright, stay put,"

After checking his watch again, he stood up and straightened his suit, "Clean up the blood on the ground. Oh, and tidy up the room next door. We might have a new tenant tomorrow."

The "new tenant" he referred to was Chenzi.

Better safe than sorry.

If he insisted on being taken to the company or had some other idea, all Huang could do was lure him here.

Hearing there was a new tenant, Gu Zhigang’s fingers involuntarily trembled.

He sympathized with this pitiful person.

"Boss, it sounds like there’s a new guy?" someone asked.

"Exactly, some farmer, calls himself Tian Laosì. You can tell he’s uneducated just by the name," President Huang said with a look of disdain.

Having spoken, his tone shifted, "But don’t be fooled by his occupation as a vegetable vendor, his business abilities are pretty decent. If we cultivate him well, he might turn out to be talented."

Nobody noticed that Gu Zhigang’s dim and murky pupils shuddered.

Tian Laosì?

Wasn’t that Chenzi’s neighbor?

Since Tian Laosì was quite skilled at farming in the village, practically every household knew him.

But he wasn’t a vegetable vendor.

Buying vegetables...

Chen’er!

His third brother!

Chenzi must have come to Huacheng, he must have come to save himself, to find him.

Yet this gang was truly too terrifying. To his knowledge, President Huang was merely a vice-president, and there were hidden forces behind him. Moreover, there were several people like President Huang here.

The enforcers were in abundance, a veritable criminal organization!

Just a couple of days ago, the person next door had "moved out," but while they said he left, Gu Zhigang had overheard the conversation there.

"He’s out of breath?"

"If he’s out of breath, dump him in the sea, or else it will stink."

The mere two sentences had scared him out of his wits.

These people were complete devils.

The last time he saw Chenzi was during the New Year’s celebration.

Recalling how he helped the children with fireworks, his smile was unrestrained as he looked at him and said, "Bro, lend me a light."

Gu Zhigang felt as if needles were pricking his heart.

This was no way for anyone to live; if they got their hands on Chenzi, what would happen to his sister-in-law and Tangtang?

Having just lost one son, how would their parents survive if another went missing? He couldn’t let that happen.

He must stall him at all costs; even if it meant getting beaten to death, he couldn’t let them deceive Chenzi into coming here!

He was the older brother who had done little for Chenzi since they were young. This time he had to help him, even if there was no chance of success, he wanted to try.

With this in mind, Gu Zhigang summoned all his strength to calmly rise up, struggling to crawl over to President Huang and cling desperately to his trousers.

"President Huang, you..." Gu Zhigang gritted his teeth to speak.

Before he could finish, the so-called President Huang kicked Gu Zhigang away with disgust and straightened his suit.

He called out to the others: "Get back to work!"

Truly clueless fools; they must be too unused to getting beaten.

After saying so, he adjusted his glasses as if recalling something and spoke to the tallest, most muscular one among them, "Right, Ah Qiang, come with me later. Same old rules, we pretend we don’t know each other."

They had deceived more than one person; as the saying goes, the most difficult thing to understand in the world is the human heart.

Humans are strange creatures, all kinds.

There were also those who would demand a refund on the spot and would draw a knife if they didn’t get it, those who valued money over life.

Although this Tian Laosì had phoned in quite politely, it was best to be cautious.

Just to be safe, he still needed to bring someone along.

In case it really came to a confrontation, at least he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.

They were con artists themselves, acutely aware of the wickedness of the human heart; naturally, they wouldn’t easily trust anyone.

Upon hearing this, the one named Qiang Zi nodded, "Got it."