Chapter 793 — Kang Jingming's True Purpose
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"Demolishing the building?" Wei Zhao was briefly taken aback. Following the direction the men were pointing, he looked over — wasn't that Xiaofen's building?
Kang Xiaofeng was startled too when he heard what they said. These people were going to tear down Xiaofen's building? But Xiaofen was still inside! What were they supposed to do now?
"Boss—" Kang Xiaofeng had barely opened his mouth when Wei Zhao silenced him with a look, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him a reassuring glance.
"Oh, so when do you plan to start work?" Wei Zhao asked, glancing at Xiaofen's building without betraying a thing.
"Who are you? Why so many questions?" The bulldozer driver immediately turned to Wei Zhao with a wary look.
"Oh, I just figured I'd head over after you're done. I need to fetch a few things from my old place — the single-story house over there. Weren't they saying it's slated for demolition? I don't care about the compensation money and all that. Once I've got my things out, you can tear it down however you like." Wei Zhao spoke in the tone of a spoiled rich kid, putting on quite the show.
"Oh, we start at eight on the dot and should be finished by a little past ten. But we're only demolishing this one building today, not the single-story ones. You could come get your things tomorrow too," the man said, his wariness easing the moment he heard Wei Zhao's words.
"That works too. I'll come tomorrow." Wei Zhao turned the car around, drove it away from the spot, circled through the shantytown, and parked somewhere relatively out of sight.
"Boss, they're going to tear down the building, and Xiaofen is still inside!" Kang Xiaofeng said urgently.
"It's only seven thirty-five. We've still got twenty-five minutes. Plenty of time." Wei Zhao got out of the car with a smile. "Come on, let's go see Kang Jingming."
"But boss, why didn't you tell them there was still someone in the building?" Kang Jingming asked, not quite understanding.
(Note: the speaker here is Kang Xiaofeng, not Kang Jingming.) "If we told them, where would the fun be? You'll see in a moment." As Wei Zhao spoke, he hurried toward Xiaofen's three-story red-brick building and entered Xiaofen's stairwell.
Kang Xiaofeng was still completely in the dark, but seeing how certain Wei Zhao was — and trusting him as he did — he said nothing more and followed him hastily up the stairs.
"When we get in, let me do the talking. Don't say too much." Wei Zhao instructed Kang Xiaofeng as he knocked on the door.
"Got it, boss." Kang Xiaofeng nodded. Whatever Wei Zhao said, he obeyed without question.
Wei Zhao knocked, and Xiaofen came to the door quickly. Seeing it was Kang Xiaofeng and Wei Zhao, she was overjoyed. "You're here!"
Kang Jingming hurriedly rose from the sofa too. When he saw Kang Xiaofeng and Wei Zhao, a flicker of hatred passed through his eyes, but it vanished at once. "Xiaobo, Wei Zhao, I've come today with the utmost sincerity to apologize to you both!"
Wei Zhao had naturally caught that fleeting hatred in Kang Jingming's eyes. He didn't believe for a moment that the man was sincerely here to apologize. Coming here, he must have some other purpose in mind.
Kang Xiaofeng kept Wei Zhao's words in mind and said nothing once they were inside. He ignored Kang Jingming entirely and turned to Xiaofen instead. "Xiaofen, are you all right?"
"I'm fine. Kang Jingming's been very polite since he got here. He hasn't done anything out of line." Xiaofen shook her head.
Only then did Kang Xiaofeng relax. What he'd feared was that Kang Jingming would say something insulting and set Xiaofen off again. She had only just recovered — how could she take any more agitation?
"Kang Jingming, is it? If you've got a purpose, just say it." Wei Zhao sat down on the sofa, leisurely checked his watch. "I'll give you ten minutes."
It was now seven forty. Ten minutes would put them at seven fifty — still plenty of time.