Chapter: 5331

After twenty years of disuse, this old mansion had indeed fallen into disrepair, but after Du Haiqing's meticulous restoration, everything seemed to have returned to its state twenty years ago.

In an instant, Ye Chen even felt like he was back in his childhood, when his parents first settled down in Jinling, and the whole family lived a peaceful yet happy life here.

Du Haiqing noticed that Ye Chen was gazing around, looking rather lost, so she intentionally didn't say anything else, but let him take his time to look around and reminisce.

After a while, Ye Chen just about shed tears before collecting himself, smiled at Du Haiqing and said: "Aunt Du, you must have put in a lot of effort into tidying up this place......"

Du Haiqing smiled and said, "I've put in a lot of effort, but it's also been enjoyable."

As she spoke, Du Haiqing pointed to that old-fashioned leather sofa and told Ye Chen, "Sit down for a while!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen nodded and sat down, only feeling a pang: "Aunt Du, this sofa is basically the same as the one from my childhood..."

Du Haiqing laughed. "In our younger days, most sofas were like this. Unless those imported ones from Europe and America, which would look more flashy. But this kind of sofa is no longer available for purchase, so I had it custom-made."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, feeling a sense of admiration: "Aunt Du really is meticulous, and she also understands Dad very well... Many things are similar to his eyes..."

After expressing his feelings, Ye Chen intentionally changed the subject, looking at Su Zhenfei beside him and asked, "Su Shao, have you been busy for the past half year?"

Su Zhenfei stood up unconsciously, saying with respect: "No, it hasn't been tiring... I need to thank you for your guidance. If not for you, I might still be that ignorant young man..."

Ye Chen asked him: "I made you walk along the road, didn't you feel resentful at all?"

Su Zhenfei said sincerely: "At first, for a whole month, I hated you in my heart, even imagining that if one day I could surpass you, I would make sure to repay you tenfold or hundredfold... but after about a month, I gradually understood your good intentions..."

Ye Chen curiously asked: "My good intentions? In many people's eyes, I'm a person who enjoys causing trouble and often comes up with strange ways to punish others. They probably all hate me and want to kill me, so why only you say I have good intentions?"

"Su Zhenfei said sincerely: 'In fact, you have ways to punish me, even if it means taking my life. No one can harm you, and even less so since I'm just a life that you saved in Japan initially, but then you gave me another chance at life again...'"

"As he spoke, Su Zhenfei paused for a moment, then continued: 'Moreover, I know that you've had people watching over me from behind the scenes. These past six months, I've encountered several life-threatening situations, and I'm sure it's because of your help.'"

"I've never said anything about it, but Ye Chen didn't speak either, while Su Zhenfei asked in surprise: 'Brother, what kind of life-or-death situation did you encounter? Why haven't you told me?'"

"Su Zhenfei replied: 'Starting from the second month, I began to truly treat this pilgrimage with sincerity, so I disbanded the team that Ye Chen had initially approved for me to bring along. I planned to really rely on myself and walk to the end...'"

"After getting sick from a rainstorm, I stayed at an agricultural household, since many pilgrims often stay at these places along the way; I didn't feel like there was anything wrong with it...'

"However, that couple took advantage of my high fever when I almost fainted and tried to sell me to a local black pottery owner...'"

"'According to what they said, a healthy adult can be sold for 20,000 yuan, while a normal laborer needs at least 3-4,000 yuan per month. The pottery owner would buy people back, only to squeeze them dry over several months and then profit from it; the remaining amount is pure profit.'"

"The pottery owner had already arrived in his car by then, and because I looked unwell, he haggled with them, lowering the price to 5,000 yuan...'"

Su Zhenfei's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly asked: 'What happened next?'"

Su Zhenfei replied: 'Next, I was lifted onto a four-wheel drive vehicle by the pottery owner and his three henchmen. At that time, I thought of calling for help, but because of my high fever, I couldn't even open my eyes fully, let alone resist...'

"After getting on the car, I thought for sure that my life was over, but unexpectedly, the pottery owner's four-wheel drive vehicle got hit by another car just a short distance away. He and his three henchmen got out to argue with the other driver. The four of them were shot several times and fell to the ground......" JrNovels.com