174: There Is A Thief

Wang Cheng walked silently, and the two quarreling did not realize that the secret they wanted to hide was already known by the person they least wanted to know.

If such a big thing happened and the people in the Guan’s Village knew about it, there would not be a shortage of people gloating at their misfortune. Those who had long wanted them to go down would certainly not let this opportunity pass. Besides, Wang Ningkai did not invite some Wang family members at all when he got married. It was not impossible for those people to hold a grudge. So, they decided to conceal this matter for the time being. It was good if it could be resolved, and if it couldn’t, then it could be concealed for however long it took. So, even Zhang didn’t know about it.

Wang Ningkai and Wang Xiaoyan returned after their quarrel. Knowing that a guest came to the house, neither of them showed the emotions of the recent quarrel. However, they were still angry, especially Wang Xiaoyan. The person she didn't want to see the most was Wang Cheng.

She later learned what Wang Cheng had done outside the hotel when he came to attend their wedding banquet. Because of that incident, some of her dad's partners had ruthlessly left the Wang family afterwards.

Wang Cheng didn't take her ridicule to heart, but Mama Wang was not the kind of person who would watch her son be told off. She immediately sneered, "Which valley did you find this girl from, so uneducated? "

Wang Xiaoyan hated it most when people said that she was uneducated. It didn’t matter when her family wasn’t successful before, but now that she had money at home, she hated this kind of argument. Just as she got angry, she was held back by Wang Ningkai. He should have supported Wang Xiaoyan, but didn’t even speak up.

Mama Wang was a little surprised, but it didn’t show on her face. Today was New Year's Day. She didn't want the good mood from her son returning to accompany them for the holiday to be destroyed, so she took her husband and son and left.

"Have you noticed that my eldest brother and sister-in-law are acting a little weird?" Papa Wang continued to feel that the atmosphere had not been right.

Mama Wang glanced at him, "How they acted isn’t our business."

As soon as Papa Wang heard this, he knew that she was still angry, and immediately turned to coaxing-his-wife mode.

Wang Cheng smiled and said, "Parents, I know why they are like that. When I went out just now, I heard a conversation between my cousin and Wang Xiaoyan in the backyard. It seems that Wang Xiaoyan’s father’s company had a problem, and it’s a burden to my uncle’s family."

The couple paused. "Truly?"

Wang Cheng nodded. "Truer than gold."

The two looked at each other. They really did not expect this direction of development. Mama Wang immediately became angry.

In the evening, Wang Ziyu and Wang Ning'an each called home. Papa Wang and Mama Wang sat in the living room to answer the phone. It was a bit regretful that they were not able to return to the Guan’s Village to spend New Year's Day with them. Wang Cheng also received a call from Mother Zheng. He went upstairs to answer the phone, so he missed Mama Wang's asking Wang Ningan to try and find a girlfriend.

Wang Cheng tried his best to talk to Mother Zheng in the same way he chatted with Mama Wang, and told her some interesting things about his life as a child. This made her very happy, and he could hear her laughter from time to time. Father Zheng and Zheng Jingxue were probably beside her, he could faintly hear the voices of the two.

"Chengcheng, Mom went to see your grandfather today and told him about you. Your grandfather wants to see you. When can you come to the Imperial Capital?"

"Grandfather?" Wang Cheng really didn't know anything about Mother Zheng's family.

Mother Zheng said, "In the years you were missing, your grandfather always sent someone to look for you. This time, the fact that your brother could find you so quickly is also to your grandfather’s credit."

Although the Zheng family had weight in the Imperial Capital, they were officials in the end: every move attracted much attention. Therefore, it was more convenient for those in the business circle to find a missing person. Moreover, without the financial support of Mother Zheng’s family, it would be impossible for Zheng Jingen to want to find Wang Cheng so soon.

"I’ll go as soon as things are resolved on my side, in about two days."

"Okay, mom is waiting for you."

The next day, Wang Cheng drove to the city to find Yuan Xia. He learned that he had returned to Shanhai City, so Yuan Xia suggested that they meet at the old place. After the two met, Wang Cheng learned that Jiang Xuan had not been in Shanhai City these two days. No wonder Yuan Xia had dared find him, he must have been alone. His expression was too too obvious, so Yuan Xia's expression also wavered. Wang Cheng stopped teasing him, and said, "I might go to the Imperial Capital again the day after tomorrow."

"Why go to the Imperial Capital again? Did you expand the jam business to the Imperial Capital?" Yuan Xia said in surprise. He didn't know what had happened to Wang Cheng some time ago. Wang Cheng didn't conceal it from him, he briefly explained his life experience. Yuan Xia listened for a while, and then sighed. In reality, it was not that there were no child trafficking and abduction incidents, but such cases of child trafficking and abduction of wealthy children were so rare that he had only seen it on TV. He never expected it to happen to Wang Cheng.

"Actually, think about it in a positive light. It’s not bad that you have two fathers and two mothers now."

Wang Cheng smiled. "I think so too. Although I haven’t been able to live with my biological parents since I was a child, it’s destiny."

Thinking of Papa Wang and Mama Wang, Wang Cheng’s heart felt warm.

"It's good if you can think of it that way. Life only lasts a few decades. We don't need to waste our time on those unhappy things. We might as well do something meaningful and let ourselves not regret," Yuan Xia said with emotion.

Wang Cheng heard something hidden in his words. Thinking that he suddenly came to find him today, he said: "You must have not come out to me today just to say these words. Honestly, what happened?"

Yuan Xia smiled, not surprised at his keenness, "After I resigned, I found another job, still having to do with teaching: I am a kindergarten teacher."

"Do you like being with children?" Wang Cheng didn't expect it.

"I like it very much. Although children are sometimes annoying, they are still cute most of the time." Yuan Xia said yearningly.

"But you and Jiang Xuan..." It was destined that two men together could not have their own children unless they adopted.

"I know, so I’m wondering if I can adopt a child."

"Have you told Jiang Xuan about this?"

"Not yet."

Wang Cheng exhaled, "I think you should discuss it with him first. After all, this kind of thing is about the future of you both, don’t be careless."

Yuan Xia said he would tell him.

The two talked for more than two hours. Wang Cheng used to talk the most, but this time, Yuan Xia said a lot. He was mostly talking about the children he taught in kindergarten, with a happy smile on his face. One could see that he really liked the children very much.

A homosexual who loved children?

Wang Cheng always felt that his future with Jiang Xuan might be a little difficult, but he did not dampen his confidence. It was good to have ideas and goals.

After saying goodbye to Yuan Xia, Wang Cheng drove to the commercial district. From the time they expanded there to the present, he had only gone there a handful of times. Today, he was just passing by and decided to take a look. There were not many people at this time, because it was lunch. Wang Cheng turned to the apartment to find them when he noticed that the jam shop was closed. Once under the building, Wang Cheng stopped his car and called his cousin, telling him that he was preparing to go there.

"Are you coming up?" Guan Jiahe's voice was full of surprise.

"What's wrong?" Wang Cheng stopped in his steps, hearing some other meaning.

Guan Jiahe's tone was helpless. "No, forget it. You’ll know when you come up."

Wang Cheng put away his mobile phone and quickly walked upstairs. The apartment was on the top floor of the building, and one could see most of Shanhai City’s night view. Only rich people could afford to live in such a place. Once he reached the top floor, Wang Cheng didn’t ring the doorbell, instead taking out the key and opening the door.

There were originally only two keys to the apartment, but Chu Yifeng found someone to get a third one, which was in Wang Cheng's hand.

After entering, Wang Cheng saw an unbelievable scene. The clean apartment in his memories was as messy as if a hurricane of level three or four had blown in. Clothes were casually thrown on the sofa. The table was cluttered with a lot of rubbish and who knew how long it had been since the floor had been cleaned. Wang Cheng only took a few steps before getting dirt on his feet.

"Who are you, how dare you break into the house? Youshan, there is a thief, you come out quickly." The woman sitting on the sofa cutting her toenails screamed when she saw Wang Cheng. Liang Youshan, who was cooking in the kitchen, heard the woman yelling at the thief, and immediately ran out with a spatula. However, when he saw Wang Cheng standing on the steps, his heart suddenly shook. An unpleasant feeling instantly spread.

"Little boss, why are you here?" Liang Youshan lowered his hand and smiled awkwardly, guilt flashing in his eyes. As soon as the woman heard this title, she was stunned. This young man was the owner of the jam shop? But didn't Liang Youshan say that the boss never came to the apartment?

"If I didn’t come, I really wouldn’t know that someone is treating my apartment as their home."

Wang Cheng's face was ugly. He never expected that he would see this kind of picture when he opened the door. At first glance, he knew that the woman had an unusual relationship with Liang Youshan.

Guan Jiahe came out of the room, looked at Liang Youshan's embarrassed complexion, and sighed in his heart.

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