Chapter 1099: Stolen Away
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
The man was roughly one hundred and ninety centimeters in height and appeared to be forty or fifty years old. Other than a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, traces of age could not be seen on his face.
When the man initially walked in, he was wearing a trench coat. However, after he reached where Jian Yiling was seated, he took off his coat and placed it on top of the sofa beside her.
Then, the man sat down on the sofa opposite Jian Yiling and looked at her.
Although there were not a lot of people in the bar at this time, it was still quite noisy. And thus, the bar was not a good place to discuss things.
“We’ve finally met,” the man said. The smile on his face was rather ambiguous.
However, danger emanated from the man’s body.
“Do you know me?” Jian Yiling calmly asked as she looked at the man.
“I’ve been paying attention to you ever since you got engaged to Young Master Zhai. I know every single thing you’ve done in Beijing. I’ve been paying a lot of attention to you,” the man said slowly as the corners of his lips rose slightly. The smile on his face became playful.
“What do you have against the Zhai family?” Jian Yiling asked. She cut the chase and asked the main question.
“Well, he stole my would-be wife. Does that count?” the man replied. “Zhai Bochen stole my woman and he did not take good care of her. He just let her die in the delivery room. And so, don’t you think he should go and accompany her?”
Even though he was speaking about hatred, the smile on the man’s face remained bright.
Upon hearing this, Jian Yiling frowned.
The man looked at Jian Yiling and said: “Don’t worry, as long as you listen to me, I won’t do anything to you or A Sheng. After all, A Sheng is her child. He’s the continuation of her life. He not only inherited her beauty but he also inherited her heart. How could I bear to hurt either of you?”
Jian Yiling continued to ask: “What is your relations.h.i.+p with the Goodman family?”
“My late wife was the first-born daughter of the Goodman family. Not long ago, the girl you met called Anna would typically call me Uncle.”
As the man had a deep connection to the Goodman family, he naturally knew about the family compa.s.s.
“Why do you want the family compa.s.s?” Jian Yiling asked.
“Naturally, it’s because of the treasure hidden away in the compa.s.s,” the man smiled and said. “Why else am I explaining everything to you? I’m only here because I know you would only tell me the secret of the compa.s.s in person.”
“I don’t want to give the compa.s.s to you.”
“My dear, do you really think you can ask whatever questions you want and not give the compa.s.s to me? This is my domain.”
There was a confident smile on the man’s face. It was as though everything was in his grasp.
After he said this, the man took a moment to look at the expression on Jian Yiling’s face.
What a shame. It seemed as though this girl’s expression never changed. He would have enjoyed seeing her surprised and confused look.
What a shame.
Without waiting for Jian Yiling to speak, the man continued: “Do you know why I asked you to meet me at this bar? It’s because this is my territory. Everything here is under my control. I know you’re a smart girl. Therefore, you should know what to do.”
The man continued to speak: “Also, you should try to see if there’s still a connection between you and your men. There’s a device that can interfere with the signal here.. I can turn it on whenever I want.”