By the time Xia Fei returned to the hospital, it was already evening. Though he had already set up everything, he did not let his guard down.
Along the way, he carefully thought about any possible mistakes he might have made. After all, this concerned Avrils safety, so he could not afford to miss anything.
Dont think too much about it. The plan youre coming up with is very detailed and perfect. As long as Thurams men take it seriously, theres no chance of anything going wrong, Phantom comforted Xia Fei.
Xia Fei sighed. Thats exactly what Im worried about. The more people there are, the more mouths there are. If anything goes wrong, we might lose everything.
If youre worried, why dont you do it yourself? Phantom pursed his lips.
As they spoke, they arrived at the hospital. Xia Fei straightened his clothes to make himself look more energetic. I need to stay by Avrils side. Even if theres a mistake in the plan, I must keep her safe.
Now that the situation was set, all that was left was to reel in the net.
Xia Fei handed command over to the Ling brothers and focused on staying by Avrils side to protect her.
The Ling brothers had a pretty good relationship with Xia Fei, and he trusted them, so it was better to leave the plan to them than to a stranger.
Besides, Xia Fei had once saved Ling Feng, and according to their personalities, they would definitely do their best to help Xia Fei.
This was a result he had thought about for a long time.
If Xia Fei was in charge of the operation, he could not stay by Avrils side, and if he wanted to stay by her side, he would have to hand over command. He could not have his cake and eat it too, so Xia Fei still felt that Avrils side by side was more important to him.
There were obviously more bodyguards in the hallway, and Xia Fei was slightly surprised. That was when Pang Xing came over and said in a deep voice, The old man is here.
Xia Fei was slightly surprised. The old man should be Ernst, Avrils grandfather. It was said that the old man had long retired to the second line, hiding in the mountains to cultivate his mind, not bothering himself with the affairs of the world.
Xia Fei nodded at Pang Xing, thanking him for his kind reminder, and slowly made his way to Avrils room.
Xia Fei's brain was working furiously. Now was the crucial moment to pull in the net. Xia Fei had already made his stance clear to Pang Hai that he would not let that scumbag Barty go no matter what, yet the real big boss of the Jian family had suddenly appeared at this time. There was no way Xia Fei would believe that there was no connection between this.
In the room, Avril was sitting next to an old man. The Jian family had always had blonde hair. Due to his old age, this old man's hair had turned yellow and white, which was quite strange. His face was exactly the same as Newman's and Barty's, except for the fact that his face was more wrinkled. His eyes were cloudy but shrewd, and his chin was bald without a single beard.
Pang Hai stood by the side, smiling as he watched Ernst and Avrils play. Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows and knocked on the door.
"You're back!" Avrils excitedly opened the door and pulled Xia Fei inside. "Xia Fei, this is my grandfather, Ernst."
"Grandpa, he's Xia Fei."
Xia Fei politely greeted Ernst and Pang Hai before finding a chair to sit beside them.
Ernst's eyes were on Xia Fei, and the look in his eyes seemed to be very complicated. Xia Fei did not say anything, pouring himself a cup of tea and sipping on it.
"You're Xia Fei?" Ernst asked.
"Yes."
"I heard that your hometown is in a place called Earth?"
"Yes."
Xia Fei's answer was very simple. Ernst did not find it interesting, so he did not pursue the matter.
Though Avrils was not very worldly, she could still tell that something bad was going on from the conversation between the two.
"This is bad. Grandpa doesn't seem to like Xia Fei. What should I do?" Avrils anxiously thought. Her father did not like Xia Fei, and neither did her grandfather, which gave Avrils a headache.
"Xia Fei, my grandpa loves to hear jokes. Tell me a few of the jokes you told me before." Avrils had a brainwave, wanting Xia Fei to tell a joke to ease the tense atmosphere.
Xia Fei shook his head. "I'm a little tired today. Can we talk about it another day?"
Ernst laughed heartily. "Alright, dont force yourself if you dont want to tell me. You guys go out first; I have something else to discuss with Xia Fei."
Avril, on the other hand, was very obedient to her grandfather's words. She walked out with Pang Hai, giving Xia Fei a look, telling him not to make Ernst angry. Xia Fei pretended not to see it, causing Avril to pout.
"Now that it's just the two of us, you should know why I'm here, right?" Ernst asked.
Xia Fei nodded. "Barty is your son, after all. I would've come too if I were in your shoes."
Ernst let out a long sigh, his murky eyes looking out the window. "You're right. The son is at fault, and the father has an undeniable responsibility."
After a pause, Ernst continued. "I know everything about Barty. Pang Hai took matters into his own hands and hid it from me. If not for the fact that he can no longer protect Barty, he still wouldn't have told me.
"Pang Hai's family has always served the Jian family. Besides, it was my son's doing, so I have no reason to blame him. He's getting on in years, and it's about time for him to retire. You've met his son, Pang Xing; what do you think of him? Is he qualified to be the family's butler? "
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. He could not understand why Ernst would ask him about such a thing. Who would be qualified to be the housekeeper of the Jian family?
Xia Fei smiled. "That's your family's business; it's not my place to butt in."
"Then, you can at least tell me what you think of Pang Xing. I heard that you fought with him before?" Ernst continued to ask.
Xia Fei organized his words in his mind. "I'm not familiar with Pang Xing, but I feel that his loyalty to your family is unquestionable, and he treats Avrils very well, too."
Ernst seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with Xia Fei's evasive answer. He crossed his arms and asked, "Do you like Avrils?"
"Yes." Xia Fei did not expect Ernst to ask such a sharp question. Fortunately, he had the aura of a hoodlum and did not panic. Instead, he calmly answered the question.
Old Ernst's eyes lit up, but he smiled bitterly. "I love my son very much, too."
On the surface, these two sentences did not seem to be directly related, but at this time and place, everything became very thought-provoking.
"All fathers in the world love their sons. It's very normal," Xia Fei said softly.
"A father will pay any price to protect his son." Ernst suddenly changed his attitude and became very serious.
"Every man is his father's son, and no one is more noble than anyone else. I believe that other fathers will also pay any price to protect their children."
There was a hidden meaning in his words. Xia Fei knew very well what Ernst's goal was, which was why he was secretly hinting that the girls who died in Barty's hands were also lives. There was no reason for his son to go unpunished for killing someone else's son just for fun.
Ernst was stunned, and he seemed to have aged a lot in that instant. Xia Fei's words had undoubtedly affected him greatly.
"You really can't let him go?" Ernst covered his face with both hands and asked in a hoarse voice.
"It's not what you think. I'm not the only one who knows about Barty's matter. There's no point in telling me this."
"But I know that those people are all working for you, so you will surely be able to make this a small matter." Ernst finally stopped beating around the bush and said frankly, "I'm not here today to beg you because of this bastard. What Barty has done is already enough for him to die a hundred times over! I'm here today to beg you on behalf of all the ancestors of the Jian family. The moment Barty's matter gets out, our entire family will be done for. I can't just watch the foundation that our ancestors worked so hard to build be destroyed in the hands of this bastard! "
Ernst was getting more and more agitated as he spoke, his old face turning red. Xia Fei knew very well that Ernst was speaking the truth. He was indeed not just doing this for his son but for the entire family, Avrils family.
"If you promise to let Barty go, I'll marry Avrils to you, and everything in the Jian family will belong to you," Ernst said with reddened eyes.
Shock!
Extreme shock!
This was indeed an offer that he could not refuse. The beautiful Avrils and the thirteenth-ranked Starlink Corporation in the Alliance was something that countless people would not even dare to dream of, and today, such an opportunity was right in front of Xia Fei. As long as he nodded, everything would belong to him!
Xia Fei was truly hesitating. Anyone would hesitate in the face of such an attractive offer, not to mention Xia Fei, who had struggled his way up from the lowest rung of society. He understood the importance of money better than anyone else.
Ernst narrowed his eyes. He was very experienced and knew very well that Xia Fei was hesitating. He believed that as long as one was not a lunatic, no one would reject such an offer.
It was just that he did not know that Xia Fei really did have a nickname: Madman Xia.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows in deep thought for a long time. All of a sudden, he seemed to have understood something, and his entire being became very relaxed.
"Sorry, but I can't do it." Xia Fei chuckled.
Ernst was completely speechless. He was confident that this was an offer that no one could reject, yet Xia Fei had actually rejected it!
At this moment, Ernst felt a little haggard in his heart. It was as if even the air around him was mocking the fact that a famous family was about to fall, and it was falling in his hands.
Standing up, Ernst staggered out of the room. There was no longer any need to continue the discussion at this point. If Xia Fei could reject such an offer, Ernst could not think of anything else that could move him.
"Actually, I have a way to prevent your family from falling," Xia Fei said after some hesitation.
"What is it?"
"You should know."
Ernst laughed self-deprecatingly. He turned around and gave Xia Fei a slight nod. "Though it's not what I expected, I still have to thank you."
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