Chapter 450

Chapter 450

He Quan remembered how his eldest son acted last time and knew deep down that if his eldest son found out about this, the family would be done for.

Zhifei would no longer care about Youde—it’d be a miracle if he didn’t kick him while he was down.

As for Xiao Tian... there was no hope at all.

Zhifei would definitely not care about Xiao Tian anymore, and all their years of planning would go down the drain.

All of this was because of Old Wang’s family!

Old Wang’s family was a jinx to their family! Ever since that family first showed up in the city, Youde's family had been falling apart, and this whole mess was thanks to those fools from Old Wang’s family!

"Zhou Jiaojiao, huh? Let me ask you something—is that guarantee letter really with your husband?" He Quan questioned Zhou Jiaojiao again.

Zhou Jiaojiao knew that He Quan was trying to cover his own back.

But she couldn't say anything now—what if they turned on her?

"What else? You think I’ve got it? My husband might not rat you out, and as long as there's no evidence, you can just play dumb, right?" Zhou Jiaojiao eyed them and started dishing out advice.

If she could just get out of the He family’s place in one piece, she’d bolt and figure out how to deal with the He family later.

She’d make sure they paid her off.

Wang Qingqi was a lost cause now—she’d have to fend for herself to get by.

She couldn’t let Bai Xiuxiu win, no way. Her dreams gave her glimpses of the future, and that’d give her an edge.

But the premise was... Wang Qingqi better not drag her down with him!

Zhou Jiaojiao wasn’t about to take that risk. She could only protect this thing first and see how things developed later.

He Quan was at his wit’s end: "Youde, come with me to find your brother now."

"Dad, will it work this time? If big brother catches wind of this..."

He Youde felt that it probably wouldn’t work this time.

With his brother’s temper, he’d be lucky to walk away alive.

"If he doesn't agree this time, I'll die in front of him. He will agree to save you, and as long as he agrees, even if I can't live with him in the future, it's fine." He Quan was desperate.

He Youde was moved to tears: "Dad, I will definitely be filial."

"Dad knows, hurry up and wash your face, let's go now. A grown man, crying like this, what kind of look is that?" He Quan said, then looked at Zhou Jiaojiao again.

He always felt that the thing might not be in the hands of the two men from Old Wang’s family—maybe Zhou Jiaojiao had it.

But he couldn't gamble on that—what if she hid it?

Now that things had come to this, Zhou Jiaojiao might have made some arrangements before coming here.

They couldn't just detain her here, nor could they make her disappear, right?

Now they could only pray that the guarantee letter was in Zhou Jiaojiao's hands, so that at most they’d be threatened by her with it in the future.

What could she possibly do on her own?

He Quan thought about several possibilities and felt that he couldn't completely break with Zhou Jiaojiao yet.

He pulled out twenty bucks from his pocket. His retirement savings had all been taken by Youde, and now he didn't have much cash on him.

"I know you're freaking out right now. Your husband and his brother have been arrested, and it's natural for you to be scared alone. We were the ones who told them to get some guys, but we all know that this should have been foolproof.

Even a moron could have done better.

But your family's in deeper shit now, so I won't make things difficult for you.

Likewise, you gotta understand where we're coming from.

We're also in a tight spot, and we need to get through this together.

We're all in the same boat now; if the boat goes down, we all sink." He Quan said, stuffing the twenty bucks into Zhou Jiaojiao's hand.

"Take this cash, grab some decent grub tonight, and chill out. Wait till things get sorted out, and I'll contact you again. Then, we can discuss how to handle things."

He Quan's attitude was surprisingly good.

This was just the attitude Zhou Jiaojiao was looking for. Even though twenty bucks ain't much, it's better than a kick in the teeth!

"Don't sweat it, even if my old man gets locked up, I'll make sure he doesn't rat you out. Of course, I won't know for sure till I see him."

Zhou Jiaojiao wasn't too sure herself; Wang Qingqi had been arrested now.

If snitching on the He family could get him off the hook, he would definitely not keep quiet.

She also wanted to bust Wang Qingqi out.

If she couldn't, she'd have to bail.

"Alright, alright, I knew you were a good egg. We'll go handle business now. You sticking around for dinner tonight?" He Quan wanted to keep her, his words full of relief at her attitude.

Zhou Jiaojiao shot that down right away: "Nah, let's hit up the state-run joint on Third Street tonight."

Next time she met up with them, it had to be somewhere safe like that.

The He family looked like they could snap any second.

He Quan was kinda bummed he couldn't keep Zhou Jiaojiao around. But he wasn't afraid of her running away; her husband was in trouble now, where could she go alone?

Besides, if she wanted to run, she wouldn't have come here.

"Dad, let's go." He Youde had already packed up and came back to see his father talking amiably with that wretched girl Zhou Jiaojiao, which was really unlucky.

If it weren't for Old Wang’s family, how could our family have ended up like this?

"Jiaojiao, if you have anything, just come here to contact us. As for tonight, as you said, we'll meet at the restaurant." He Quan didn't forget to care for Zhou Jiaojiao as he left.

Once out of the house, the smile on He Quan's face completely disappeared.

He Youde, seeing the speed of his father's change of expression, couldn't help but complain: "Dad, why did you talk so much with that Zhou Jiaojiao? What has our family become now? If it weren't for Old Wang’s family being so greedy, how could I have been implicated like this?

Now my family is about to fall apart, and I don't even know if my son will be implicated by me.

I feel like making them die now, why are you still so nice to her?"

He Youde felt more and more wronged as he spoke.

At this moment, He Quan was truly frustrated.

Youde really had no drive at all! Compared to his elder brother, he was simply no match.

What a shame... He just couldn't get close to his eldest son no matter what.

"If it weren't for you, would I have to be so polite to her? Now, whether your problem can be solved depends entirely on her," He Quan explained helplessly to his son.

He Youde was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"You still don't get it?" He Quan was shocked; how could his son be so foolish?

Seeing his son's utterly confused expression, He Quan snapped back: "Do you think if you go to Wang Qingqi and ask him not to expose you, he would help?"

"That's impossible," He Youde replied firmly. Wang Qingqi and his brother probably wished they could throw him under the bus and get themselves out.

"So that's it, right? They won't listen to us, but they'll listen to Zhou Jiaojiao."