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Upon seeing Xiao Qian staring at the photo, the uncle started explaining earnestly.
âHis name is Liu Shuang, code-named Lone Wolf. I have connections with Ming Langâs father. Our children once worked together in the same place, it was all a coincidence.â
The look in his eyes as he stared at the photo was incredibly sad. Xiao Qian understood what that gaze meant.
She felt a touch of sorrow in her heart. Life always holds things beyond oneâs control. Even for someone in the uncleâs position, thereâs still helplessness. âMy ex-wife was a teacher who taught psychology. When we divorced, she vehemently argued with me. She couldnât forgive me for sending our son off for training. She didnât understand the spirit of dedication and sacrifice I was talking about, and thatâs why we separated. The moment I sawyou, I felt you are very similar to that old ladyâ anyway, I hope you will seriously contemplate your relationship with Yu Minglang. He is the best young man I have ever met, I donât want him to end up like my son.â
Xiao Qian blinked, âThat probably wonât happen.â
âProbably?â
The uncle clearly wanted a firm answer. This ambiguous statement obviously wouldnât satisfy him.
âI think your ex-wifeâs point wasnât that she couldnât bear to sacrifice herself for your ideals. If she really is similar to me, her point must be â â â she doesnâ t respect you. She doesnât think you are worth her sacrifice. Once a marriage reaches a certain point, itâs the emotional foundation that keeps it going. Uncle, your foundation isnât stableâ¦â
The uncleâs face turned green.
Ecstatic over her successful mischief, Xiao Qian added another comment.
The reason why I say Yu Minglang and I wonât end up like you is becauseâ¦Yu Minglang is better at taking care of a womanâs feelings. I probably wouldnât have the heart to treat him like that, really.â
Bang! The old bachelor took a heavy blow.
Xiao Qian victoriously made a âV sign with her fingers. She was no longer the woman who could be swayed to break up through a phone call.
By the time Yu Minglang came to find Xiao Qian, his straightforward uncleâs face was so dark it was scary. He found Xiao Mei sitting comfortably on the sofa.
âCan the tea be replaced? It doesnât taste good.â She was still being picky. The uncle waved his hand, âTake her away, quickly take this annoying brat away!â
It seemed, they got alongâ¦pretty well?
Yu Minglang wasnât worried about his uncle bullying Xiao Qian. He knew his boss had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Xiao Meiâs combat strength was never outmatched.
The company was quite large with many shareholders. The uncle was supporting Xiao Qiang. He was also a crucial external force enabling Yu Minglang to take over the company smoothly.
However, entering to see the uncle still aggravated without an outlet for his anger, and Xiao Qian not being affected at all, he still had to ask.
âUncle, you didnât bully my fiancee, did you?â
âLook at her, does she look like sheâs being bullied?â the uncle replied grumpily.
Who was bullying whom? He just wanted to talk and gauge Xiao Qianâs intentions, but this girl is impervious to harm. Instead, he had been deeply wounded!
Yu Minglang took a look at Xiao Qian and stated earnestly.
âIâm confident my Qian Bao is fine. The key isâ¦how about this, if you need therapy, Iâll ask Qian Bao to give you a discount. She specializes in counseling middle-aged and elderly men who are feeling lostâ â
Yu Minglang dodged the pencil cup thrown by his uncle and quickly pulled Xiao Qian behind him to keep her safe from the irate bachelor.
âSince youâve finished talking with my girlfriend, Iâll take her away now. We have more things to deal with. Donât forget to come to the engagement banquet and donât give too much for the gift, just a few hundred thousand will do.â
The uncle looked like he wanted to hit him again.
This lad is a piece of work, and his fiancee sure knows how to hit where it hurts.
âGet out â wait, when is the engagement?â
The parents will set a date tonight. Weâll definitely have it before the start of the school term, and it wonât disrupt your work. Iâve combined my sick leave and engagement leave.â
âShameless! Itâs only an engagement, not a wedding, where does the leave come from? Hurry and get her out of here!â
Seeing Yu Minglang engaging in banter with his uncle, Xiao Qian felt that her performance must have been acceptable today.
Considering her positive feelings towards this uncle, who usually kept a stem face but sneakily helped Yu Minglang a lot, Xiao Qian decided to say one more thing before leaving.
âUncle, if I may, if you and your ex-wife didnât get divorced too long ago and neither of you have moved on, you could try reaching out to her. Itâs clear that her words werenât directed at your profession, but at you. So thereâs still hopeâ¦of course, if youâre a straight shooter and donât know how to coax someone, you are destined to be alone.â
âYu Minglang! Iâve decided to make you work overtime, no leave for you this afternoon!â the uncle turned beet red in anger upon hearing Xiao Qianâs words.
âBoss, Iâll take her home and discipline her right away!â
Yu Minglang dragged Xiao Qian out the door, worried that if he waited any longer, the uncle might really take back his leave.
Currently, his brother was also busy, and his father wasnât in good health. Thus, the person who could truly manage things in the company was his uncle. If the uncle didnât handle things, Xiao Qiang would have no time to spend with Xiao Qian.
It was only after Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang left that the uncle picked up the pencil cup with a mixture of annoyance and amusement.
âHow did these two little brats end up togetherâ¦â
However, this girl was indeed a good match for Yu Minglang.
The uncle picked up the photo, looked at it repeatedly, wiped it again and again, and finally touched Lone Wolfâs photo and started talking to himself.
âSon, if you were still alive, I should be a grandfather by now. Sigh, I really miss youâ¦â
That kid Yu Minglang, he sure is lucky. The people he encounters are smarter and more considerate than those his son had met.
Thinking about Xiao Qianâs words, the uncle furrowed his brows.
Coaxâ¦
Thinking about the harsh words of that formidable old lady, he felt a headache coming on. He asked the smiling young man in the photo, âDo you think I should coax your mother, waiting for me, just like Yu Minglangâs fiancee does? They both studied the same disciplineâ¦â
Thinking about it, something seemed wrong.
âDid I tell that girl that the old lady and I were married for more than twenty years before we divorced? How could she have known?â
As Yu Minglang and Xiao Qian left, Xiao Qian said to Minglang.
âXiao Qiang, I seem to have offended your uncle. He wonât take it out on you, will he?â
Youâre overthinking it. Even without you provoking him, he has never stopped tormenting me.â
Torment, this word, coming from Yu Minglang, a genuine straight man, was a compliment. Only those who are valued are qualified to be tormented. This is training, and growth only comes with training.
Now, Yu Minglang was going to take Xiao Qian to deal withâ¦oh no, train, an awkward man who was about to leave, and grow with him.
Such positivity, such foresight.