Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 181 A Meeting of Minds_1

"Negotiation is inherently an interaction between people,"

Xiao Ming said as he moved towards Jiang Xue, "unless you don’t think you’re human."

Zhuang Wending remained unangry, only helplessly shaking his head, and ordered faintly, "Slap her!"

The man then shoved Jiang Xue behind him and charged at Xiao Ming.

His steps were heavy and his momentum fierce, obviously that of a hard-fighting style.

Xiao Ming’s expression grew serious. He retracted his right foot half a step, twisted his waist to dodge the man’s right palm, and punched with his left fist straight into the man’s ribs.

With a muffled thud, the man didn’t budge as his arm swung back, aiming another blow towards Xiao Ming’s head.

Damn, so hard!

Xiao Ming, enduring the pain in his knuckles, ducked lower to avoid the blow, and targeted the man’s groin with his fist.

The man timely extended his left hand to guard, but didn’t anticipate that Xiao Ming’s move was a feint. Xiao Ming suddenly thrust his waist forward, transforming his fist into a horizontal chop, landing heavily on the man’s throat.

Unfortunately, the man had strong and fierce skills but was not the legendary Iron Cloth Vest; his neck was as fragile as any other person’s, and his throat bone shattered upon the heavy strike.

"Errr, errr, errr..."

The man’s eyes bulged as if they were copper bells, he clutched his throat and staggered back three steps before crashing to the ground.

Xiao Ming let out a breath.

Fortunately, he had maintained high-intensity training since his rebirth, and his physical condition had improved a lot. Otherwise, he really would have been in trouble today.

Thinking thus, he immediately rushed to his wife, but had to halt his steps just three or four meters away from her.

Because Zhuang Wending had pulled out a gun.

Jiang Xue turned deathly pale.

As an ordinary citizen, guns were usually only seen in movies and TV shows. The shock of encountering one in person was imaginable.

"Don’t be afraid, baby!" Xiao Ming comforted softly, "You’re his hope of walking out of here alive, he wouldn’t dare to shoot rashly."

Jiang Xue took a deep breath and nodded forcefully, "With you here, I’m not afraid of anything!"

"Good girl!"

At that moment, Xiao Ming deeply regretted buying such a large house.

If it were in the old housing estate, he would have pinned Zhuang Wending down and slaughtered him by now.

"Mr. Xiao is indeed a man capable of bringing surprises."

Zhuang Wending’s tone remained even, but his expression was no longer as relaxed as before.

"I don’t like you being so close, please step back to where you were."

Xiao Ming curled his lip, retreating while saying, "Always ’I this, I that,’ as the young master of the Zhuang Family, even if your mother died early, you shouldn’t be this starved for love, right?"

Zhuang Wending finally darkened his face, rose to his feet, and delivered a slap to Jiang Xue’s face.

"Damn it!" Xiao Ming roared, "Zhuang Wending, I’m going to..."

Zhuang Wending pressed the gun muzzle against Jiang Xue’s temple.

Xiao Ming’s eyes were filled with the desire to rip something apart as he breathed heavily like a wounded beast, "Don’t you want to know the cause of your mother’s death?"

Zhuang Wending tapped Jiang Xue’s head with the gun and asked in return, "Do you have a choice not to tell?"

Xiao Ming turned his gaze to Jiang Xue, seeing the red mark on her face breaking his heart.

"I’m sorry, Xue’er, it’s my fault for having a loose tongue, I..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Jiang Xue interrupted him, "I fell for you because of your humor.

If a bad guy hits me, it’s their fault. Besides, you’ll surely hit back for me, won’t you?"

Xiao Ming started to smile.

This was the woman he deeply loved!

No affectation, no posing, and without a martyr’s heart. The woman who would pick up a brick to join a fight at school was worth all his love.

By this time, Zhuang Wending had already started making a phone call.

"Get up here now! Sheng and Nan are both done for."

When the eldest son of the Zhuang Family left the house, it was certain that there weren’t just two bodyguards by his side. Xiao Ming was not surprised by this, but Jiang Xue began to worry.

She wanted Xiao Ming to leave, but she knew her husband would never agree. Her gaze darted left and right, and from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Zhuang Wending, suddenly coming up with an idea that calmed her down.

"You have two minutes," Zhuang Wending put away his phone and said to Xiao Ming, "before my men arrive, tell me everything you know."

Xiao Ming’s lips curved into a smirk and asked, "Who loves you the most in this world?"

Zhuang Wending furrowed his brows: "I warn you, my patience isn’t infinite."

"Then answer my question quickly."

Zhuang Wending pressed his lips together: "Naturally, it’s my mother."

"Oh, and who loves you the second most?"

"It’s my great-grandfather."

"The answer has already come out. It is the person who loves you the second most in this world, who killed the one who loves you the most."

Zhuang Wending stared, incredulous, and then his anger surged: "Are you playing me?"

"Your mother fell ill during your birth, bedridden for years and required to take medicine at regular intervals every day.

On the night of her death, it was pouring rain outside, and a servant in charge of preparing her medicine carelessly grabbed the wrong medicine packet. The servant who should have watched over her all night mysteriously left without permission.

Because of their negligence, she died a miserable death in bed, her cries for help unheard, until her body was discovered at dawn.

Those two servants were beaten to death afterwards and their bodies were thrown into the woods to feed the wolves."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Wending’s body shook, his face filled with disbelief.

"You... how do you know all this?"

Xiao Ming shook his head: "Why I know this isn’t important.

What’s important is, for a Clan of Prestige to be so lax in disciplining their servants to that extent.

Those were the servants taking care of Madam, how could they dare to be negligent and lazy? How could such coincidences happen at the same time?

Master Zhuang, you grew up in the Zhuang Family compound and should be very familiar with the people there.

How many servants as bold and lax as them does the Zhuang Family have?"

Zhuang Wending had long lost his composure, his eyes darting around incessantly.

Because he knew very well how strictly his family disciplined their servants. While there might be the occasional lapse, none would dare to be slack while attending to the masters.

So, why did those two who served his mother have such audacity?

"Even if things are suspicious, this doesn’t prove it was my grandfather’s doing."

"Do you know that those two were once old servants attending your grandfather?"

Zhuang Wending’s face turned instantly pale.

He didn’t know this!

Nobody had ever told him!

He didn’t want to believe it, yet how could Xiao Ming, a complete outsider to the Zhuang Family, fabricate a lie that fit the real details so exactly?

"Why? Why would my grandfather want to kill... to do that?"

"Because you are actually his..."

"Young master! Young master, are you alright?"

Just then, four men in suits suddenly rushed into the room.

Interrupted at the crucial moment, Zhuang Wending exploded with fury, bellowing, "Everybody out!"

People who don’t exercise regularly know that when you shout with all your might, your body will shake uncontrollably.

And that was the moment Xiao Ming had been waiting for.

With a sudden push off the ground with his right foot, his body shot forward like a cannonball.

That’s why they say you should find a soulmate; Xiao Ming and Jiang Xue, this couple, had an exceptional understanding of each other.

Because at the same moment Xiao Ming charged forward, Jiang Xue suddenly crouched down and lied flat on the ground, removing any of his hesitations.