novelraw Chapter 508 The Turn of Events (2)
Chapter 508 The Turn of Events (2)
Very soon, Ming Lan was taken away. The crowd, seeing that there was nothing more to watch, gradually dispersed. Since it was a spring banquet of the Ou Group, Mu Qiancheng, after the police left, purposely went to apologize to Mr. Ou.
Nobody wanted such an incident to occur, especially not Mu Qiancheng who is a soldier. Furthermore, he explained the truth to Mr. Ou. Because of this, Mr. Ou found it even harder to blame Jiang Xue.
After greeting Mr. Ou, Mu Qiancheng deliberately found Gong Hai to thank him. If not for his help, Ming Lan wouldn’t have been apprehended so quickly.
Even though Mu Qiancheng had people watching Ming Lan, there were still moments of oversight. For instance, the incident where Jiang Xue almost got humiliated; if Jiang Xue hadn’t held her own, she might have already been tricked.
Gong Hai accepted Mu Qiancheng’s gratitude with a smile. However, when he was about to take Jiang Xueling away, he suddenly spoke, saying, "Mu Qiancheng, I’d like to speak with your wife privately, is that okay?"
Mu Qiancheng initially intended to refuse, but thinking about how much Gong Hai had helped him, and how he rescued Jiang Xue last time, he finally nodded and said to Jiang Xue, "Xue’er, I’ll wait for you over there!"
Having said that, Mu Qiancheng left. After he walked away, Jiang Xue looked at Gong Hai and asked with a smile, "Mr. Gong, what would you like to say to me?"
Jiang Xue was also grateful to Gong Hai. Even though he had her kidnapped initially, he later saved her. And this time, he helped her again, otherwise, she might have already been taken away by the police.
"Jiang Xue, there’s something I’d like to ask you." Gong Hai hesitated for a moment before speaking. This question had been bothering him for a long time, and he had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask Jiang Xue, but he never had the time.
"Please go ahead!" Jiang Xue nodded, unable to understand why Gong Hai seemed conflicted. Could it be that his question was difficult to bring up?
While she was thinking this, Gong Hai spoke, "Jiang Xue, do you have more than one mother?"
Jiang Xue was taken aback, looking at Gong Hai, not quite understanding why he would ask such a question. Gong Hai also realized that he had been a bit abrupt, so he explained, "Jiang Xue, I mean no offense. It’s just that you resemble someone I used to know. But when I secretly met your current mother, she was not the person I recognized."
Hearing this, the expression on Jiang Xue’s face softened. Smiling, she said, "The one now is my adoptive mother. As for my biological mother, I haven’t seen her myself. I heard she passed away shortly after giving birth to me."
"What did you say?" Gong Hai was stunned, looking at Jiang Xue with shock written all over his face. It was a long moment before he regained his voice and asked, "Your biological mother is no longer alive?"
"Yes!" Jiang Xue nodded, seeing Gong Hai looking utterly lost. A thought suddenly crossed her mind—if Gong Hai knew that her mother’s death was related to Ming Lan, what would his reaction be?
Thinking along these lines, Jiang Xue looked at Gong Hai and asked, "Mr. Gong, may I boldly ask, what was your relationship with my mother?"
Gong Hai was startled, but then he came to his senses and said, "She was my savior!"
Jiang Xue nodded, as something quickly flashed through her mind, elusive yet tangible. She decided to give Gong Hai a heads up, saying, "As far as I know, my mother’s death is related to Ming Lan."