1045: Chapter 1046: Half-Sister 1045: Chapter 1046: Half-Sister “Alright, I understand, no matter what choice you make, I respect it.”

Jiang Meng nodded.

She couldn’t bear to imagine, if someone had abandoned her for over twenty years and then showed up only to have her take the blame and make the sacrifice.

Such relatives were no better than pigs or dogs.

“But since Duanmu Lin is here, you can’t just avoid him, some matters must be dealt with after all.”

Jiang Meng said.

“I know, wife, you rest.

I’ll go take care of this right now.”

Xiao Chen knew why Duanmu Lin had come.

Abat had been patient enough, having given the Duanmu Family two years to consider.

But now with only seven days left, and still no reply from the Duanmu Family, he guessed there would be no niceties.

“Yun’er, go to Xinmeng Group and ask Xiao Chen to come see me.”

Duanmu Lin, after all, was head of an aristocratic clan, and it was impossible for him to seek out Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen must come to him.

After they entered Xiongcheng City, they stayed with the Fang Family.

Fang Enze was now hugging anyone he saw without considering the dangers.

For him, the revival of the Fang Family was paramount.

To accommodate Duanmu Lin and his group, members of the Fang Family had even moved out to stay in hotels, letting Duanmu Lin stay in their home.

It really was like being more kin than their own grandchildren.

“No need for Young Master Yun to go, I will find Xiao Chen myself!” Fang Bingnan said excitedly.

If he could seize this opportunity to connect with the Duanmu Family of the Black Gold Aristocracy, the Fang Family could truly soar.

Past entities like the Jiang Family, Yu Family were nothing in comparison.

Aside from the top ten aristocratic clans, the strongest were the Black Gold Aristocracy, weren’t they?

Who would dare provoke them?

“Fine, you go find him.

Yun’er, have someone keep tabs on Yin Que, we can’t let her run off too.”

Duanmu Lin warned.

Yin Que had gone out shopping, but no one could guarantee that the woman wouldn’t suddenly flee.

“Don’t worry, Dad.

I’ve already had someone watching her.

If that woman dares to think about escaping, I’ll have her dragged back.”

Duanmu Yun said.

Yin Que wandered aimlessly through the streets of Xiongcheng, which seemed much safer compared to Chaoyang City.

She wasn’t aware that before Xiao Chen came to Xiongcheng, it had been much more chaotic than Chaoyang City.

Without Xiao Chen’s drastic actions to establish the Xiao Family Forbidden Ground, how could Xiongcheng have achieved its current stability?

Suddenly, she saw an argument breaking out in front of a pet shop.

Yin Que once had a dog that meant more to her than her own mother.

She would feed the dog even if she herself went hungry.

Sadly, that dog was beaten to death by people sent by Duanmu Lin.

So seeing people arguing over a dog at the pet shop, she walked over.

A dog, perhaps the only thing in this world she could still cherish.

It could thaw her icy heart.

“Heh heh, when this little dog got poisoned, once you heard it would cost thousands to treat, you abandoned it.

Now that I’ve cured it, you want it back.

Sure, give me twenty thousand for my lost wages and the medical bills, and I’ll return it to you.”

Xiao Chen looked at the heavily made-up woman in front of him, feeling disgusted and nauseated.

There are just such people in this world.

“Don’t give it back to her.

I’ll give you twenty thousand.

Give me the dog.”

Yin Que approached, looking at Xiao Chen.

Seeing this woman, Xiao Chen remembered a photo in his mind.

That was from the information Hong Yi had given him about the Duanmu Family.

This woman was in it.

Yin Que, Duanmu Lin’s illegitimate daughter, and also the one chosen to be sacrificed.

Turns out, she and I are kindred spirits.

Xiao Chen said to Yin Que, “I’m sorry, young lady, but Ququ is now a member of my family.

I won’t just give it back to an irresponsible owner.

I was only joking with her.”

Because she wasn’t even willing to spend ten thousand yuan on medical fees, how could she possibly be willing to spend twenty thousand now?”

Ququ seemed very sensible, trembling while nestled in Xiao Chen’s arms.

It didn’t want to go back; going back meant only nightmares.

This former owner would only treat it kindly during live streams and short video shoots, otherwise, she would always beat and scold it.

Of course, it was afraid.

“I’m going to sue you!”

The woman began to cause a scene.

Yin Que stepped forward and suddenly slapped the woman across the face, “Get lost, or I’ll beat you to death!”

She was going to be sent to Africa anyway, so she didn’t care anymore.

Such a vicious woman deserved to be hit.

“You, you hit me!”

The woman was stunned, not expecting someone to dare to hit her.

“Get lost, here’s the money to buy Ququ, it’s enough, take it and go!”

Xiao Chen tossed out a stack of cash.

Ququ was a Yorkshire Terrier.

Xiao Chen had looked up the prices of this breed of pet dogs, which were generally a few thousand yuan, but that was for a purebred.

Ququ wasn’t pure; it had some Bichon Frise lineage.

So, at most, it would be about a thousand yuan, more than enough.

The woman took the money and ran off.

Faced with the fierce Yin Que and Xiao Chen, she was genuinely scared.

Ququ barked happily and even rubbed its head in Xiao Chen’s arms.

“May I hold it?”

Yin Que looked at Ququ, a rare smile appearing on her face.

“Of course, it seems to really like you.”

Xiao Chen smiled and handed Ququ to Yin Que.

Ququ didn’t object at all.

Yin Que held Ququ, and thinking of the little dog she had owned before, tears started flowing.

“Yin Que?”

Xiao Chen asked with a smile.

“How do you know me?”

Yin Que was stunned, as few people remembered her name, feeling like an extra in this world.

“It’s me, Xiao Chen, the one they’ve chosen to be sent to marry into Tajin Country!”

Xiao Chen said.

“So it’s you!”

Yin Que realized, “But, if you already know about this, why don’t you run away?”

Perhaps because of their similar fates, and also Xiao Chen’s kindness towards the dog Ququ, Yin Que felt an unusual fondness for Xiao Chen.

“Run?

Then why don’t you run?”

Xiao Chen asked.

“I don’t want to run.”

Yin Que shook her head, “In this country, I have no reason to stay.

Perhaps marrying King Abat of Tajin Country, I could have a better life than now.”

Xiao Chen was stunned, how desperate this girl must be to consider such a fate as lucky.

If it was true that he was Duanmu Lin’s son, then this girl would be his half-sister.

“Let’s not talk about these sad things anymore, how about I treat you to a meal?”

Xiao Chen smiled, “My wife’s cooking is really good.”

“Will she welcome me?”

Yin Que hesitated.

“She will, my wife is the kindest person in the world.

I’ll have you know, I was just a driver back then, working day and night and barely making any money.

Luckily, I married into her family and became her husband.

She has never looked down on me and has always treated me very well.”

Xiao Chen smiled, took Yin Que by the hand, and got into the car, heading towards the Dark Moon Club.

Today was Friday, only a half-day of work, so Jiang Meng was sure to be home.