Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 188 Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing_1

"Single Blade Meeting," originally written by Guan Hanqing, depicts the story of Guan Yu crossing the river with his blade to attend Lu Su’s Hongmen Banquet.

Yun Changbai thought Xiao Ming was quite brave, but Xiao Ming considered the Yun Family to be in its twilight, nothing more than a chicken made of clay.

After knocking a Yun Family bodyguard unconscious with a rubber stick, he stretched and yawned, thinking that his master had been right: practicing martial arts was pointless without real combat to improve it. Otherwise, it was all just for show.

Just as he was thinking this, a rumbling of footsteps suddenly erupted.

He looked up and saw, to his amazement, at least twenty or thirty men approaching, each armed with a long pole tipped with a fork, certainly good enough to catch a wild boar.

Xiao Ming grimaced and took off running.

But he didn’t run out, he ran deeper in.

The greatest feature of Southern gardens is that they are not like the rigid, square-shaped ancient courtyards of the North; they are designed for each step to reveal a new scene.

For this reason, to get to the back houses, you just needed to follow the scenery; there was no need to crash from courtyard to courtyard.

In the back garden, surrounded by a few green trees, stood a delicate two-story building by the pond. freēwēbnovel.com

On the second floor, Yun Shi Yu with her long hair scattered, dressed in a white gown, was kneeling on a mat brewing tea.

Her expression was calm, with no hint of anxiety. Every move she made was rhythmic and elegant, radiating an ethereal charm as though she had regained her usual celestial demeanor.

Before long, a pot of tea was ready. She poured herself a cup, brought it to her nose for a sniff, then drank it in one gulp. However, she then frowned, raised her hand, and poured the rest of the tea away.

That guy wasn’t wrong, no matter how well you fake it, it’s never the real thing.

I was never meant to be a fairy.

Yun Shi Yu smiled silently to herself.

As the daughter of the Yun Family, she had never truly relaxed from the moment she became self-aware.

As a child, she had to learn etiquette, poise, poetry, and music to cultivate her temperament and emotional expression. As she grew up, she started learning family management, finance, administration, philosophy, and even psychology to enrich her intellect.

Her grandfather had groomed her to be a distinguished lady suitable for marrying into another powerful and influential family, so she could contribute to her own lineage.

On one hand, there were clothes of silk and meals fit for royalty, smooth sailing; on the other hand, there was exhaustion in both body and mind, a life already planned out.

You can imagine how much mental stress had been accumulating deep inside her.

She didn’t like poetry or philosophy; she didn’t even like doing business.

The only thing in this world that made her truly happy was motorbikes; even getting dirty from oil as she personally repaired and modified them was better than engaging in manipulative games and managing family affairs.

Oh, right, now motorbikes were not the only thing that could make her happy.

But it wasn’t wrong to say that guy was worthless.

Thinking this, Yun Shi Yu smiled slightly, her expression of worry slightly easing.

If I pretend to agree to Grandpa’s conditions and sign the share transfer document, it should make that guy anxious, won’t it?

Being so possessive of his belongings, like a miser, he definitely wouldn’t want outsiders to have a hand in them.

But... how will he come to find me?

Will he join forces with Zhou Jicang to put pressure on the Yun Family? Or will he offer some benefits or secrets to Grandpa in exchange?

If he ends up paying too much, how will he have me compensate him later?

While she was lost in thought, suddenly a noisy commotion and shouting came from outside; it sounded like a bunch of people fighting.

The servants in this house are becoming less and less disciplined!

Huffing with irritation, Yun Shi Yu walked to the window, pushed it open to scold them, but then she froze.

She saw a young man not far away being chased by a group with sticks, occasionally stopping to knock one down before speeding up to run even further away.

And closer to her.

Yun Shi Yu’s heart began to beat uncontrollably. She wanted to shout out, but her throat felt blocked, and she couldn’t make a sound. Her eyes quickly reddened.

Finally, Xiao Ming arrived under the Embroidery Building and with a whip kick sent someone flying into the pond. He looked up at the girl with a radiant smile.

"Such a lovely young lady! Why aren’t your windows propped open with bamboo poles?"

Yun Shi Yu burst into laughter through her tears and, suddenly remembering something, whisked back into her room.

At that moment, four more men charged over. Xiao Ming couldn’t say another word, dodging their sticks while closing in on them, like a fierce tiger entering a flock of sheep, his fists creating a fierce wind as they moved.

"Catch!"

A delicate voice came from above. In the midst of his haste, Xiao Ming looked up and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He saw a baseball bat rolling through the air toward his head.

Catching it, he used it to knock down the person in front of him and shouted irritably, "What the hell, do you really think I’m Ximen Qing?

If Pan Jinlian’s window bars were this sturdy, Wu Dalang certainly wouldn’t have been cuckolded."

Yun Shi Yu’s face was full of apology. "I saw you were empty-handed, and I thought...I thought I could help you."

"Yeah right!"

More people gave chase, and as Xiao Ming fought them off with the baseball bat, he grumbled, "Because of your pettiness, I had to run a few hundred kilometers to get chased down.

If you would cause me trouble a few less times in the future, I’d be burning incense in gratitude!"

This jerk really knew everything.

Yun Shi Yu pouted, "How could I have known you would come straight over!"

"Blaming me, huh?"

"Why aren’t you as clever as usual and negotiate benefits with my grandfather this time?"

"My man got kidnapped, and you expect me to trade my benefits for him? Where’s the sense in that? Yun, tell me straight, this isn’t you betraying me and colluding with the old man to set me up, is it?"

"You..."

Angered, Yun Shi Yu retreated resentfully back through the window, "Just go, I don’t want to see you!"

Xiao Ming laughed heartily, took down everyone in the blink of an eye, and then wiped the sweat from his face. "Too late. Before I came, I promised Lan that I would bring you back.

If you really don’t want to, you can go wherever you want after you see her. I won’t stop you.

Of course, first, you’ll have to sign the agreement to give up your shareholder rights."

"Keep dreaming..."

Yun Shi Yu leaned out again but suddenly fell silent, her expression turning to one of shock.

"Run! The Yun Family’s patron has come. He’s a Neijia Fist master: you can’t beat him."

Xiao Ming had already spotted the newcomers.

He saw two elderly men slowly walking down the gravel path.

The one in front was dressed in a moon-white hemp gown buttoned up to the neck, his face exuding an aura of authority. It was the Yun Group’s Family Head, Yun Changbai.

The old man walking beside him wore a cyan-gray long robe, a goatee under his chin, and had he worn a topknot, he would have been indistinguishable from a Taoist priest.

Taking a deep breath to steady his energy, Xiao Ming bowed from a distance to Yun Changbai and greeted, "Elder Yun! Junior Xiao Ming sends his greetings!"

Yun Changbai looked at the fallen Yun Family bodyguards with a sullen face. "Bold of you to come to the Yun Family alone and make it this far. You have some skills.

What a pity though, all brawn and no brains – you’re staying here today!"

"You flatter me, Elder," Xiao Ming said with a cheeky grin. "I just came to see Yu today, no need to prepare a guest room for me."

Yun Changbai narrowed his eyes, his voice grave, "Mr. Wu, please break his arms and legs!"

The robed elder immediately moved forward, stopping three meters in front of Xiao Ming, his eyes gleaming intensely.