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Chapter 1176
Melody Fox thought about it carefully and felt that the truth might be:
Kuang Rangliu felt that her existence seriously threatened her and Li Ming’s chances of winning the inheritance after Ulric Swanson.
Therefore, Kuang Rangliu relied on his advantage of easily gaining the trust of others to make the suspicious Ulric Swanson think of killing him.
This was the most likely and most reasonable explanation.
“Melody? Melody?”
Melody Fox suddenly came back to her senses and realized that Ken Swanson was calling her.
“What happened?”
Melody Fox’s eyes were filled with confusion.
Ken Swanson asked worriedly, “What are you thinking about? Why didn’t you respond after I called you so many times?”
Melody Fox smiled apologetically and said, “I was thinking about something just now, so Fox didn’t hear it.”
Ken Swanson heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s good that you’re fine. I thought there was something wrong with the insect shell. Are you feeling unwell?”
Melody Fox shook his head. He picked up the insect shell and said, “No, there’s nothing wrong with this insect shell. It’s just a layer of skin that a larva slowly sheds after it grows up and dried.”
When Aaron Berg, who was in the driver’s seat, heard this, he asked in confusion, “Why did she only put something non-poisonous on Sir? Isn’t this all for nothing?”
Ken Swanson said, “She wants to test Melody’s ability.”
Melody Fox nodded in agreement.
“I think so too. This is just a trap, a trap to test me. Fortunately, I thought too much and didn’t fall into this trap. I’m afraid they already think that I’m no threat to them. I’m just a country girl who looks
strong on the outside but is weak on the inside.”
Ken Swanson rubbed her hair dotingly.
“Fortunately, my Melody is smart enough.”
Melody Fox glared at Ken Swanson. “Don’t touch my hair like you’re petting a puppy.”
“I didn’t.”
He was touching her like she was a kitten.
He didn’t want to either, but Melody Fox’s sparkling appearance really made people pity her like a kitten. They couldn’t help but want to pamper her.
“But…” Melody Fox said seriously, “We can’t underestimate Kua Rangliu anymore.”
Ken Swanson nodded.
“I’ve already asked Aaron Berg to look into it. It’s about Kwa Rang Liu. She wasn’t called Kwa Rang Liu before. She was called Kwa Rang Yu. Kwa Rang Liu was her mother’s name. Their village, when Fox was confiscated, and the bidder was the Swanson Group.”
“Because of the demolition, there was a conflict between the two sides. The most serious conflict caused a fire in the village.”
“In that fire, there were heavy casualties. Kuangrang Liu’s parents died in that fire. Her new husband died in the fire to save her.”
“In the end, Li Ming was in charge of leading the aftermath team over. He accidentally found Kua Rangliu, who was pressed under a few beams, and saved her.”
Melody Fox’s expression was solemn.
“No wonder she wanted to help Li Ming fight for the Swanson Group. However, I suspect that Kuangrang Liu doesn’t have much sincerity towards Li Ming. She only used Li Ming to get the Swanson Group and then destroyed the Swanson Group to avenge her clansmen.”
Ken Swanson shrugged.
“We don’t know what their true relationship is, but we can be sure that Kua Rangliu can’t be underestimated.”
Melody Fox nodded and said, “She must have already joined forces with Ulric Swanson. That’s why she came to test my ability. We have to be more cautious in the future.”
At this moment, Spencer called.
“Miss Fox, check it out.”
“Shoot.”
“The phone number you gave me is Yang Yong. He used to be one of Li Ming’s subordinates. Two years ago, he resigned and established his own renovation company. This includes selling the fake mountain you saw in the restaurant.”
“I investigated and found that one of the investors who founded the renovation company was Kuarang Liu.”
Melody Fox narrowed his eyes.
“Those fake mountains are indeed related to the couple. Stay in Insterimond and be in charge of investigating these fake mountains. This information alone is not enough. It’s best if you can sneak in and see if all the fake mountains sold are problematic. Or if some specific customers will give out problematic fake mountains.”
“Yes, Miss Fox.”
Melody Fox hung up the phone and met Ken Swanson’s questioning gaze. “Do you still remember the restaurant that was just eating opposite a rockery?”
Ken Swanson nodded. “I remember. Is there a problem with the rockery?”
“Yes. To be precise, there’s something wrong with a few rocks on the rockery. They contain some radioactive substances. If they’re exposed to it for a long time, the body’s immunity will be low and they’ll suffer from minor illnesses. If it’s serious, it’ll cause various cancers in the body and even organ failure.”
“This is also Kuangrang Liu’s doing?”
“That’s right. Spencer just found out that the company that sold these fake mountains was founded by her.”
Aaron Berg could not help but worry for Ken Swanson and Melody Fox.
“Miss Fox, then today we…”
“Don’t worry, it won’t cause much harm in such a short period. I think the fake fountain was placed there not to deal with us, but to deal with the people who often go to that restaurant.”
Ken Swanson did not care about himself. He was only worried about Melody Fox.
When he heard Melody Fox say that he was fine, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He said, “I’ll send someone to investigate. Who are they going to deal with? The other party must be someone with an extraordinary identity.”
Melody Fox nodded and said, “Focus on those who have been rumored to be in poor health recently. I think this restaurant is still very new. The effect of the rockery should have just taken effect.”
“Okay.”
As a result, the scope of the investigation was greatly reduced.
At the entrance of the restaurant.
Kua Rangliu and Li Ming stood side by side.
Although Kua Rangliu was not as tall as Li Ming, the two of them stood together and complimented Liu Buxiao’s Fox physique. Their aura completely overshadowed Li Ming’s.
This was the real her.
The Cadence smile she had just now was all a disguise.
“Honey.” Li Ming looked at the car that had already disappeared and asked, “What do you think of that woman? Is she as powerful as Ulric Swanson said? She looks like an ordinary girl. The only thing unusual about her is her face.”
Liu Rong’s exquisite eyes narrowed and he said, “That’s not true.”
Li Ming was stunned and asked, “Is it really that powerful? Why don’t
I see anything special about it…”
However, Kua Rangliu shook his head again.
“I’ve tested her. This woman is not as amazing as Ulric Swanson says, nor is she as mediocre as you say. Overall, she’s indeed a smart person, but she’s just a little smart. It’s not worth mentioning.”
“Then why did Ulric Swanson sound so nervous when he mentioned her Fox?”
Kua Rangliu sneered in disdain and said, “He’s just scaring himself. His subordinates have been defeated by that girl several times. He thought that she was very powerful. Little did he know that the people around him were too useless!”
Kuarang Liu looked down on malicious doctors.
Or rather, the people in Miaojiang who knew witchcraft looked down on malicious doctors.
Chapter 1177
Their clansmen had always thought that malicious doctors only knew how to use herbs to make some poisons that ordinary people could not cure. He was no different from the doctors in the pharmacy.
But the Miaojiang people were different.
They could both make poison and control Gu worms. This was something that malicious doctors could not compare to.
He wondered how malicious doctors had almost destroyed the entire Halcyon back then.
But if malicious doctors could do it, why couldn’t the Miaojiang people?
When she took down the Swanson Group, her next plan would be to destroy the entire Halcyon.
Of course, she had already begun to make arrangements.
Everyone in Halcyon had extraordinary identities, including the political and research circles. Most of the big shots like them had fake mountains and rocks that she had tried her best to send in…
And there was no other reason for all of this.
Because when the Swanson’s destroyed their village, although it was the Swanson Group if Halcyon hadn’t built tall buildings one after another, the Swanson Group wouldn’t have dared to develop their village casually.
In her opinion, no high-rise building could compare to their village’s old wooden house.
What did the prosperity of the country and the income of the people have to do with her?
She only cared about her people and her village.
But now that the stronghold was gone and their clansmen were dead, what was the point of Halcyon’s existence?
Therefore, these people were all guilty!
All of them deserved to die!
Her goal was to destroy Halcyon and become the master of Halcyon.
Since her clansmen were dead, she would let all Halcyon people become her believers!
The praise caused traces of red blood to appear in Liu’s eyes, making him look bloodthirsty and vicious.
Liu Rong raised his chin and tried his best to hide the ambition in his eyes. He thought of that stinky girl Melody Fox and snorted in disdain.
“Other than her medical skills, she also knows how to play the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She doesn’t have much ability. Her insight and sharpness are all very ordinary, and her abilities are limited! There’s no need to take her too seriously.”
Li Ming nodded and asked, “Since you’re more accurate than me, do you think we should follow Ulric Swanson’s instructions and help him solve this problem?”
Kua Rangliu smiled and said, “Ken Swanson has such a girl by her side. It’s really an eyesore. But now is not the time to get rid of her. I still want to see her weaken some of Ulric Swanson’s wings. If we raise Ulric Swanson too well, how can we sit back and reap the benefits?”
It would be best if this girl could team up with Ken Swanson and fight with Ulric Swanson until both sides suffered losses.
That Fox was the most beneficial to her.
“Hahaha! You’re right! You’re still the smartest!” Li Ming hugged Kua Rangliu’s waist and said, “You didn’t eat much just now. Shall we eat somewhere else?”
Kua Rangliu asked suspiciously, “Why aren’t we eating here? We haven’t even touched the dishes.”
Li Ming shook his head and said reluctantly, “This restaurant has a fake mountain that you made. I don’t really want to eat here.”
Kua Rangliu sneered and said, “It won’t affect your body after a few meals. How can I not know what I made?”
“But… isn’t that person from the Tong family sick? He’s only a guest here…”
Liu Rang pursed his lips and said, “He’s obsessed with the specialty dishes here. He comes twice a day and comes every day. He’s been here for more than a month and he’s always sitting in the private room closest to the rockery. Of course, he’ll be sick.”
Li Ming was still very resistant.
“Let’s go somewhere else.”
Praising Rangliu had no choice but to say, “Then let’s just go home and eat.”
“Alright!”
On the other side.
Soon, Ken Swanson also received the news that they had just investigated.
“Other than praising Liu and his wife, there’s another person who often patronizes this restaurant…”
As Ken Swanson spoke, he pulled up the information on the tablet and showed it to Melody Fox.
When Melody Fox saw the name Fox on the information, he immediately raised his eyebrows.
“Isn’t this…”
Zhang Wenwen’s roommate, the person Tong Li asked her to treat?
Both of their names were called Tong Guoqiang.
Moreover, their current address was in her grandmother’s hometown.
However, his grandmother lived in his hometown in the countryside, while Tong Guoqiang lived in Dabieye in the city.
In order to prevent it from being a coincidence, Melody Fox took a photo of Tong Guoqiang and sent it to Tong Li to ask if the relative she mentioned was this person.
Tong Li quickly replied.
“Yes, he’s my great-aunt.”
She was the husband of Tong Li’s grandfather’s younger sister.
This relationship was neither close nor far.
Before Melody Fox could reply, Tong Li sent a few more messages.
“My grandfather passed away early. My father was raised by my
aunt. Later on, he took my aunt’s surname, so I’m the same as him. My surname is Tong. He’s considered half my biological grandfather. If it’s convenient for you, please take a look at my aunt. Why did he suddenly fall sick?”
“Although he’s old, he’s always been healthy because he joined the army when he was young. He suddenly fell ill this month.”
“But don’t worry, my aunt’s family is very rich. If you can cure him, you will definitely be satisfied with the remuneration.”
After Tong Li sent it, she even sent a begging emoji.
It was good to be young.
She was too embarrassed to send such an emoji.
Looking back, it seemed that after her rebirth, she was like an old man who was on the verge of death. She could not see the slightest innocence and vitality that should belong to someone her age.
“Ken Swanson…”
“Yes?”
Melody Fox could not help but ask, “If you spend too much time with me, won’t you find me boring?”
“Do you get bored when you spend too much time with me?”
Melody Fox shook his head. “No.”
“Isn’t that so. But why did you suddenly think of asking this?”
Melody Fox rested its head on Ken Swanson’s broad shoulder.
“Because I’ve been in contact with Zhang Wenwen and the other female university students a few times recently. I think my personality is too boring.”
“What a coincidence. My friends also think that I’m a quiet and old cadre. However, when the two of us are together, we won’t be bored.”
Melody Fox could not help but laugh.
“You sure know how to talk.”
“It’s okay! But I’m serious. With you, even if the two of us don’t do or say anything, I don’t feel bored. Instead, I feel very at ease as long as you’re by my side.”
The Aaron Berg in the driver’s seat silently raised the partition.
Isolate the space between the driver’s license and the backseat.
The single dog expressed that he didn’t lack dog food.
Even if the boss gave him dog food, he would not eat it!
Melody Fox looked up and met Ken Swanson’s extremely affectionate and serious gaze. His heart could not help but feel warm.
She knew that what Ken Swanson said was true because she thought so too.
Even if the two of them did nothing but sit together, they were already happy enough. How could they feel bored?
After figuring this out, Melody Fox forced himself to stop emo and replied to Tong Li’s message.
Chapter 1178
“Alright, I’ll be there. I’ll be going to the Tong family in the next two days. Remember to inform them in advance. I can’t go over rashly.”
Melody Fox quickly typed a reply on his phone.
Tong Li quickly replied, “I’ll tell them now.”
“Yeah.”
After Melody Fox replied to the last word, he started to look up information on the computer without stopping.
There were many ancient books on her tablet.
“What information are you looking for?” Ken Swanson asked.
“A lot… about the witchcraft in Miaojiang, the rocks in the rockery… and their countermeasures.”
Ken Swanson asked curiously, “Where did you find this information? You can’t find it online, right?”
“Yes, it’s not online. It’s all my master’s collection of books for many years. Before I set off for Silverlake, I didn’t have time to read many books, so I took photos of them and stored them on my tablet. As for those who have read them, I’ve also taken notes.”
Ken Swanson looked at the organized notes on the tablet and could not help but raise his eyebrows.
“I kind of understand why you know so many things.”
“That’s right. This information is one of the important channels for me to learn.”
Ken Swanson shook his head. “I’m not talking about the information. I’m talking about your own people. Someone as smart and serious as you can definitely learn very well no matter what you learn.”
Melody Fox scratched his head in embarrassment. “Did I? My master always said that I was very stupid…”
“He did that to motivate you, but I believe that he must think that you’re very smart. I remember that he took in many disciples, but after leaving the mountain, he only contacted you. After so many years, he only brought you along.”
“Perhaps it’s because Master feels that my mother passed away early and takes pity on me.”
“No.” Ken Swanson pressed down on Melody Fox’s shoulders and said, “Melody, you have to be confident in yourself. I don’t understand why a smart and charming person like you always likes to belittle yourself. You have to believe that you are an outstanding person. You are the most outstanding among his disciples, and also the person he feels is most worthy of teaching.”
“…” Melody Fox’s lips moved.
However, before she could speak, Ken Swanson continued, “If it’s because of your appearance that you’re not confident, there’s really no need. I’ve never valued looks because I know that looks are useless. No matter how beautiful a person is, they will become ugly. when they get older. However, her inner self will not change. In fact, she will become more and more charming as she gets older. Therefore, in my eyes, you’re really the most beautiful.”
Melody Fox’s eyes reddened.
She was indeed not confident.
However, it was not because of Ken Swanson’s appearance.
Instead, it was the kind of lack of confidence that was cultivated from being abandoned by her family in the countryside since she was young. Later on, although she was brought up by her master and gradually became cheerful after meeting Ulric Swanson, Ulric Swanson’s habitual words of suppression once again drew out her lack of confidence.
That was how she became who she was now.
However, after listening to Ken Swanson’s words, she suddenly understood.
Even if she wasn’t confident in herself, she had to be confident in Ken Swanson’s judgment!
Otherwise, she would only be trapped in the shadow Ulric Swanson brought to her. No matter how many lives she lived, she would not be able to walk out.
The goal of her rebirth was actually revenge. However, after knowing Ken Swanson, her goal gradually became to live herself. Revenge was just a small goal other than living herself.
Today, she was even more certain that her goal in life was not just revenge. She was bound by the shackles of the past.
She wanted to live a wonderful life! To live to her heart’s content!
This way, she wouldn’t be given a chance to be reborn.
Melody Fox was shocked and hugged Ken Swanson tightly.
“Ken Swanson, after everything is over, let’s go on a trip! We’ll go to
all the places we’ve never been and see the scenery we’ve never seen before.”
Ken Swanson hugged Melody Fox back and replied solemnly, “Alright. I’ll listen to you.”
Ten minutes later, the car arrived at the airport.
Since Spencer was left behind by Melody Fox to investigate the rockery incident, Ken Swanson sent Seventeen to meet them at Maria Fox’s hometown.
Ever since Seventeen recovered from his injuries, he was sent to Sid Quant’s side by Ken Swanson to take care of Sid Quant’s food and daily life. His days could be considered miserable.
It was fine if he was always tricked by Sid Quant, but boredom was even more fatal to him.
He was a much quieter person than Spencer, but he felt a little uncomfortable staring at Sid Quant’s daily life.
Therefore, after receiving the notification from Ken Swanson, he happily packed his luggage.
Sid Quant could not help but pout.
“Is my life that difficult to live with you? It’s better to follow me than Melody, right? She has something to arrange for you all day long. Wouldn’t I be much more free here?”
Seventeen did not speak. It was only when he was done packing that he squeezed out a sentence like toothpaste. “I’m born to work.”
Sid Quant almost fainted from anger.
“Scram, scram, scram! I’m annoyed just by looking at you! Hurry up and scram to meet your Miss Fox!”
Sid Quant kicked Seventeen in the butt and slammed the door after kicking him out of the house.
Damn it!
There was a problem with his male sexual functions, and he was restricted from overexerting himself. Therefore, the only fun he had every day was to tease the quiet Seventeen.
Now, the only fun was gone.
When Melody Fox returned, he would definitely teach her a lesson!
As a man, being insensible was no different from being dead.
He had to get Melody Fox to cure him of this illness!
Otherwise, he would stay by her side and follow her wherever she went.
Not long after Seventeen left, the doorbell rang again.
Sid Quant grunted and ran to open the door. As he opened the door, he said, “How is it? Are you regretting it? It’s better to stay with me…”
He stopped mid-sentence.
This was because the person standing outside the door was not Seventeen who had returned. Instead, it was an unfamiliar girl with an obedient and sweet face.
But to say that it was unfamiliar… it also seemed familiar.
Of course, although she was a girl, she was actually about the same age as Melody Fox. It was just that she was wearing a lady’s dress and looked especially pure.
Although he was insensible, he subconsciously revealed his
signature arrogant smile and subconsciously made a judgment for the other party.
Hmm… such an obedient girl was the type that he didn’t like.
He would never touch an obedient girl.
The price was too high.
If both parties liked to play, there would be no psychological burden.
Therefore, Sid Quant’s smile quickly became perfunctory. He even hoped that the other party would leave quickly.
When he saw women now, he would remember his illness, so it was better not to see them.
“You are…? Did you come to the wrong door?” Sid Quant asked.
The girl at the door opened her big round eyes and asked with a hint of grievance, “Sid Quant, don’t you recognize me?”
Chapter 1179
Sid Quant was stunned and asked in shock, “Who are you? I’m sorry, I really don’t remember.”
Could it be that he accidentally made a mistake when he was drunk one day and found such a girl?
Could the other party be pregnant?!
If she was really pregnant, what should he do?
Sid Quant immediately thought that he was already unconscious.
Perhaps, this might be his last child.
With this thought in mind, Sid Quant had mixed feelings.
Just as Sid Quant was fantasizing about Fox, the girl smiled and revealed two dimples. “I’m Mango. Brother Sid Quant, do you really not remember me?”
“Mango… Which Mang… Wait, is it the Mango who studied abroad and suddenly disappeared?”
“Yes.” The girl smiled even more sweetly.
Sid Quant’s eyes instantly widened.
“Mang, Mango? You’re Mandy Spence??”
He looked as if he had seen a ghost.
Mango’s name was Mandy Spence.
Mandy Spence covered his mouth and smiled. “Brother Sid Quant, you’re still the same as before. You haven’t changed at all.”
Sid Quant was even more shocked.
“Why are you here? Where have you been all these years?”
Mandy Spence shrugged and said, “Just let me tell it here? If the story really needs to be told, I’ll have to say it for a long time.”
Sid Quant suddenly came back to his senses.
“Look at my brain. Come in quickly!”
Mandy Spence nodded and followed Sid Quant into the house.
She looked around at Sid Quant and sighed. “Brother Sid Quant, it’s been so many years, but you’re still not married? Looking at the renovation, you must still be single. Don’t tell me you still like Janet Murphy?”
Sid Quant’s hand that was pouring water for Mandy Spence paused and said, “What nonsense are you talking about? I never liked her. I just treated her as a friend.”
But now, they were not even friends, but enemies.
An enemy with a blood feud.
“But we’re not even friends anymore.”
Mandy Spence looked surprised.
“You were so close in the past, but you’re not friends anymore?”
Sid Quant handed Mandy Spence a glass of water and said unwillingly, “There was a small incident. We don’t contact each other much now.”
Mandy Spence nodded and said, “In that case, there’s no need to hide my secret from you.”
“Hmm? What secret?”
“The secret of my disappearance for so many years.”
Sid Quant asked gossipily, “What exactly is going on? Why do you think Fox suddenly left without saying goodbye? I heard that it’s your family’s problem?”
Mandy Spence shook his head and looked at Sid Quant with a deep gaze. “It’s not because of family problems. It’s because of Janet Murphy.”
“…What do you mean?”
Mandy Spence smiled and said, “When Sister, Janet Murphy asked me to meet at the back of the school, she told me to stay away from Brother Ken. I didn’t agree, so she… pushed me out of the back mountain.”
Mandy Spence’s tone was very calm as if he was discussing the weather today.
However, Sid Quant was covered in cold sweat.
“The cliff at the back of the mountain… I remember it was hundreds of meters high.”
Mandy Spence nodded. “I wasn’t destined to die. I landed on a tree halfway up the mountain. Just as I was about to fall, a rock-climbing enthusiast discovered me and saved me. However, I was also seriously injured because of this. All these years, I’ve been doing rehabilitation training. It was only in these two months that I completely recovered.”
“Janet Murphy, she actually…”
Sid Quant tried his best to digest this news.
He felt both surprised and reasonable.
After Janet Murphy personally attacked him, he was not surprised at
all when he heard Mandy Spence say these words.
In order to be with Ken Swanson, Janet Murphy would do anything, just like how she would kill her good friend of many years.
Even he treated her like this, let alone Mandy Spence, who had always been at odds with her.
Mandy Spence spoke again, “However, please don’t tell Brother Ken about this. I know that he’s having internal and external troubles now… There are many things to do. I don’t want to add to his troubles because of me.”
When Sid Quant heard Mandy Spence mention Ken Swanson, he was slightly stunned.
“You’ve seen Ken Swanson?”
Mandy Spence nodded. “But I lied and didn’t tell him the truth all these years. Please help me hide it.”
Sid Quant could not help but ask, “Don’t you want revenge?”
Mandy Spence shook his head. “At first, I wanted to. Later, I just wanted to return to normal and live a normal life. Now that I’ve already lived a normal life, how can I dare to ask for revenge? My family is not on the same level as the Murphy family.”
Sid Quant was a little indignant.
“This has nothing to do with your family background. Don’t worry, even if you don’t take revenge, we will help you take revenge.”
In any case, they had to collect too many debts from Janet Murphy.
Whether it was the debt of betrayal or the debt of almost dying in his hands, he and Ken Swanson had to get them back.
In that case, he would help Mandy Spence collect another debt.
“If that’s the case… Thank you.” Mandy Spence smiled bitterly.
Sid Quant could not help but think of the scandal between Mandy Spence and Ken Swanson. She also thought of the current Melody Fox. She did not know what to say.
He hesitated for a moment and decided to hide Fox from Mandy Spence for the time being. There was already Ken Swanson regarding Melody Fox.
He asked, “Then where are you staying now? Will you stay in Silverlake in the future?”
Mandy Spence shook his head. “I’m just accompanying my godfather on a business trip.”
“Your godfather? What Fox godfather?”
Mandy Spence smiled bitterly and said with red eyes, “Sid Quant, you know my family background. I can’t afford such high treatment and rehabilitation fees at all. Our family owes a huge debt because of this. The loan company forced me to come… I had no choice but to acknowledge my godfather.”
Sid Quant was shocked.
He never expected that the godfather Mandy Spence was talking about was actually that kind of godfather!
Mandy Spence glanced at Sid Quant. He lowered his head and asked, “Are you… looking down on me?”
“No!”
Sid Quant said solemnly, “I understand you. I don’t look down on you
at all. Moreover, I admire you very much. You dare to tell me so frankly. You’ve already surpassed countless girls who think they’re noble.”
Mandy Spence smiled.
“Thank you, Brother Sid Quant.”
As a classmate who used to play with him every day, Sid Quant could not bear to see Mandy Spence continue his current life.
He gritted his teeth and looked into Mandy Spence’s eyes. “Mango, since you call me brother, listen to me. Leave your godfather and live a new life. I’ll find a better job for you.”
“But, my godfather…”
“Don’t worry. I’m with your godfather. I’ll help you settle everything.”
Mandy Spence’s eyes reddened again, and tears flickered in them.
“Thank you! Brother Sid Quant!”
“You’re welcome. I’ve always treated you as my younger sister. There’s no time to lose. Contact your godfather now and ask him to meet us.”
“Yes, yes, okay!”
Mandy Spence nodded vigorously, his face full of gratitude.
Chapter 1180
With Sid Quant’s intervention, Mandy Spence’s godfather naturally immediately set Mandy Spence free.
Hence, Mandy Spence temporarily stayed in apartment Sid Quant.
“Brother Sid Quant, please don’t tell Brother Ken about me for the time being. I want to be cleaner and more outstanding before telling him the truth.”
Sid Quant nodded. “Alright, I’ll help you hide the fact that you’re staying here.”
“Yes. Thank you, Brother Sid Quant.”
“You’re being too polite again. We’re all on the same side. There’s no need to thank me in the future.”
“Yes, yes!”
Mandy Spence smiled gratefully.
However, Sid Quant did not notice the flash of calculation in the depths of Mandy Spence’s eyes.
Janet Murphy was right. She might not be able to break through Ken Swanson in a short while. After all, Ken Swanson already had Melody Fox.
However, it was much easier to break through from Sid Quant.
At the thought of Melody Fox, Mandy Spence’s heart surged with hatred.
She would prove that her master’s judgment was wrong. She was far more outstanding than Melody Fox and was more qualified to be her master’s successor!
A plane from Silverlake landed at Jinxiu Airport.
Jinxiu Airport is named after Jinxiu Town, where Grandma Fox lives.
Jinxiu Town was called a blessed place because it was surrounded by Green Water Derick and was famous for almost everyone’s good embroidery skills.
Melody Fox’s French embroidery master was born and raised here.
It was said that her embroidery master’s only relative was still living here.
Russell Fox had chosen to major in fashion design at university because his hometown was Embroidery Town capital.
As soon as Melody Fox received his luggage, he saw many women and children in the hall carrying baskets and selling embroidered handkerchiefs they had made to the tourists.
“Brother, Brother, buy your girlfriend a handkerchief! My mother sewed it herself. It’s very beautiful.”
A little girl blocked their way.
Aaron Berg was about to pull the little girl over when he was stopped by Ken Swanson’s gaze.
Similarly, Fox, the little girl’s mother could tell that Ken Swanson had an extraordinary bearing and was not an ordinary tourist.
Moreover, the difference in appearance between this man and woman was too great. They didn’t seem to be a couple, so he hurriedly pulled the little girl over and apologized. “I’m sorry, the child is insensible and has disturbed you.”
With that, the woman was about to pull the little girl away.
However, Ken Swanson squatted in front of the little girl and asked, “How much is a handkerchief?”
“Sixty! However, seeing how good-looking you are, I can sell it to you for fifty.”
“Thank you.” Ken Swanson turned to look at Aaron Berg. Aaron Berg immediately took out his wallet and paid.
The woman looked at Ken Swanson in surprise. She did not expect Ken Swanson to be so easy to talk to.
However, Aaron Berg knew the reason.
It was not because Ken Swanson was easy to talk to, but because the young lady said that Miss Fox was Sir’s girlfriend.
Sir was really… romantic..
Fortunately, Miss Fox was reliable. If he encountered any unreliable people, he would probably lie to the teacher until he didn’t even have his underwear left.
It was really strange. How could a high-IQ genius like Sir be a romantic?
After Aaron Berg paid, he subconsciously sized up Ken Swanson.
Ken Swanson seemed to have sensed something and looked at him coldly.
Aaron Berg was so frightened that he immediately retracted his gaze.
Fortunately, Ken Swanson quickly looked away and asked Melody Fox to choose a handkerchief.
“Let’s buy two.” Melody Fox picked out two couple handkerchiefs and said to Ken Swanson, “You take the blue one, I’ll take this light pink one.”
“Okay.” Ken Swanson did not doubt him.
This time, Aaron Berg did not dare to look at Ken Swanson anymore. He directly took two 100 yuan notes and handed them to the little girl.
“Keep the change.”
“Thank you, brother!”
Aaron Berg returned behind Ken Swanson expressionlessly.
However, the little girl pointed at Melody Fox and said, “Sister, I’ve seen you before!”
Melody Fox asked in amusement, “Oh? Really? What Fox?”
Whether it was in her previous life or this life, this was her first time coming to Silken Town.
Logically speaking, she shouldn’t have seen this young lady before.
The little girl said, “I saw your photo in the room of my deceased aunt.”
Melody Fox was stunned and asked, “Which aunt?”
However, the girl’s mother pulled the girl over and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, but my child likes to talk nonsense.”
“It’s fine.” Melody Fox smiled and said, “The little girl is very cute.”
“Thank you for not blaming us. We won’t disturb you anymore.”
As the girl’s mother spoke, she took the girl’s hand and left.
The girl was still very unconvinced. “I’ve really seen this sister.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! They’re obviously not locals, and no one likes what you’re saying about passing away. These words are very unlucky. If others don’t like it, you can’t say it again in the future, understand?”
“But I’m telling the truth…”
“If you say anything else, Mommy will be angry.”
Only then did the girl stop talking.
Melody Fox looked thoughtfully at their backs as they left.
Ken Swanson noticed Melody Fox’s expression and asked, “Do you want to check?”
“No need.” Melody Fox retracted his gaze and said, “I’m sure I don’t know them. The child must have made a mistake.”
However, Ken Swanson still insisted, “Let’s go and investigate. Aaron Berg, give the order to investigate the situation of the mother and daughter.”
“Yes.”
Melody Fox smiled helplessly. “Aren’t you tired of investigating everything?”
“I’m not tired of anything related to you.”
Aaron Berg: “…”
He was the one who was tired, alright?!
Not only did he have to work, but he also had to eat dog food!
Jinxiu Town also had the Swanson Group’s businesses, so the
people there had already prepared a car and were waiting outside the airport.
Seeing Ken Swanson walk out, a group of people immediately ran forward to welcome him.
Mr. Swanson!
Ken Swanson nodded slightly. “You guys can go back. I’m here for a private matter. Just arrange a place to stay and a car.”
“Yes, everything has been arranged.”
As the person spoke, he handed Aaron Berg the car keys and the door card with the apartment’s address. Then, they bowed to Ken. Swanson and left.
This scene attracted everyone’s attention outside the airport.
Melody Fox clicked his tongue and said, “No wonder you said that there’s no need to book a hotel. You’re indeed the young master of the Swanson Group. You’re indeed prestigious. However, I think there’s still something missing. They should gongs and drums and welcome you with a banner.”
Ken Swanson glared at her.
“Don’t make fun of me. Let’s go! If we leave from the airport now, we can still make it to Jinxiu Town in time for your grandmother’s dinner.”
Upon hearing this, Melody Fox lost the mood to joke with Ken Swanson.
She was afraid.
Perhaps it was because she was homesick, or perhaps she was afraid that Grandma Fox would not want to see her.
Melody Fox’s face visibly darkened.
Ken Swanson immediately regretted his words.
He held Melody Fox’s hand and said, “Don’t be nervous. Don’t worry.
I’ll take care of everything. Grandma will definitely see you.”
“Hmm…” Melody Fox got into the car with a heavy expression.
Chapter 1181
Fifty minutes later, the car entered Jinxiu Town.
At the entrance of Silken Town, a few huge rocks with the words “Silken Town” on them came into view.
Melody Fox deeply felt what it meant to be homesick.
Seeing that they were only two minutes away from their destination, Melody Fox nervously tugged at Ken Swanson’s sleeve.
Ken Swanson hugged her waist and said in a low voice, “Don’t be nervous. She’s your biological grandmother after all. It’s impossible for her not to see you.”
Melody Fox nodded.
She was about to say something when Ken Swanson’s phone rang.
No one knew what the person on the other end of the phone said, but Ken Swanson replied, “Got it. Send me the address.” Then, he said to Melody Fox, “Your French embroidery master is called Ciyu, right?”
Melody Fox hummed and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly asking about this?”
Ken Swanson said, “The young lady at the airport today is called Ci Ailin. Ci Yu is her aunt.”
Melody Fox’s eyes widened in surprise.
“No wonder she said… she’d seen a picture of me in her aunt’s room.”
“Yes. I asked them to send the address over.
Melody Fox nodded. “I’ll also pay my respects at Master’s grave. Master’s grave should be in Silken Town.”
“Alright, I’ll arrange something for you to worship in advance.”
Melody Fox smiled. “Thank you, hubby.”
Ken Swanson raised his eyebrows.
The word ‘thank you’ was followed by the word ‘husband’, which sounded quite pleasant.
At Fox, the car arrived in front of a small bungalow in town.
“Sir, Miss Fox, we’re here.”
Aaron Berg stopped the car and turned to remind the two of them.
After the incident with Ci Yu, Melody Fox was no longer as nervous as before.
She bowed and got out of the car, sizing up the small bungalow in front of her.
This small building was built after Russell Fox made a name for himself. It had a total of four floors, and every room on each floor had a balcony.
In front of the first floor was a small courtyard with many flowers and plants.
A familiar figure was watering the plants.
Melody Fox recognized the other party at a glance and said with a choked throat, “Hattie Meyer…”
The person who was watering the water paused and looked up in the direction of the voice in surprise.
The moment she saw who it was, the water in Hattie Meyer’s
canteen poured on her feet, but she did not feel anything. She only widened her eyes in surprise.
“Miss Melody?!”
Melody Fox ran over with red eyes and hugged Hattie Meyer.
Hattie Meyer also cried and hugged Melody Fox back.
After a while, Ken Swanson walked forward to comfort the two of them. Only then did the two of them calm down.
Hattie Meyer wiped his tears and asked, “Miss Melody, Mr. Swanson, why didn’t you tell me before you came? I could have prepared the food you guys came. There are only Maria Fox and me at home. We only make two or three dishes at Fox. But it doesn’t matter. It’s not too late now. There should be people at the market. I’ll go take a look and buy some of your favorites…”
Melody Fox quickly stopped Hattie Meyer, who couldn’t wait to buy groceries.
“Hattie Meyer, stop working. We’re not in a hurry to eat. At most, we’ll go out to eat. Go in and help me tell Grandma…”
Hattie Meyer slapped his forehead and said, “Look at my brain!! forgot to tell you that Maria Fox is not at home now. She will probably only come back after dinner.”
Melody Fox asked, “Where did Grandma go?”
“He went to visit a family in town. That person is Fox years younger. He’s Maria Fox’s friend. He seems to be an impressive figure now. His son is also the leader of our city. He said that he was about to die, so Maria Fox had lunch today and took a car to their house.”
“Do you know their home address?”
“I know,” Hattie Meyer said. “Wait here. I’ll go get the note and come out. Maria Fox gave me the address in case something happened at home.”
“Okay.”
Not long after, Hattie Meyer came out with the note.
Melody Fox glanced at the address on it and handed the note to Ken Swanson in surprise.
Ken Swanson was also surprised.
“What a coincidence…”
The person Maria Fox went to see was Zhang Wenwen’s roommate, the one Tong Li had asked her to see.
Melody Fox nodded. He looked at Ken Swanson and said, “Let’s go over now.”
“Okay.”
Hattie Meyer quickly asked, “Miss, aren’t you going to drink some water? Maria Fox should be back soon.”
“No, I’ll go look for her directly. Go ahead.”
“Then dinner…”
“Don’t worry about us for dinner.”
“Aye… alright.”
Hattie Meyer nodded and watched the two of them leave. His eyes were filled with joy.
She knew that although Maria Fox said that she did not want to
contact Silverlake anymore, she still cared about him.
Now that Miss Melody was here, the knot in Maria Fox’s heart was finally resolved.
The town was not big, but from the Fox family to the Tong family, they still used Fox rooms, which were about half the size of Fox.
It could be seen that the Tong family was indeed a big family. They lived in a luxurious villa with a huge lawn.
As soon as Melody Fox and Ken Swanson got out of the car, they saw more than ten luxury cars parked at the entrance.
At Fox, two bodyguards were guarding the door.
When he saw them walking over, he immediately went forward with a serious expression and asked, “Who are you?”
Without further ado, Melody Fox called Tong Li directly. After
explaining the situation to Tong Li, he handed his phone to one of the bodyguards.
When the bodyguard heard this, he sized up Melody Fox and asked suspiciously, “Are you a doctor?”
Melody Fox nodded.
The bodyguard returned the phone to her and said, “Miss Tong Li is very considerate, but the two of you can leave.”
Melody Fox frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”
The bodyguard said with a complicated expression, “Just this afternoon. Our master left.”
Melody Fox looked up and realized what the bodyguard meant by “gone.”
They were a step too late. Old Master Tong had already passed away.
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other. Ken Swanson said, “Then let’s go in and send the old man off for the last time.”
Melody Fox also said, “My grandma is inside now. We’ll bring our grandma back after sending your grandpa off.”
“And your grandmother is … ?”
“She’s the Fox family.”
“Fox… Oh, Old Master’s old friend. Then, please come in. However, there are many people at home today. Please don’t walk around after you enter.”
“I do.”
After letting them in, Melody Fox and Ken Swanson walked across the lawn and arrived in front of the luxurious villa.
Horse banners had already been hung at the door, and a row of fireworks and firecrackers had already been set off.
The flag had been there for a long time. Those who came to mourn would dismount when they saw it.
Fireworks and firecrackers were the tradition of Silken Town.
In the Tang residence, the family wanted to set off fireworks and firecrackers to inform the people nearby that someone had left.
Melody Fox and the others heard the sound of fireworks and firecrackers on the way over. They thought that it was a happy
occasion, but they did not expect it to be because Old Master Tong had passed away.
Chapter 1182
On the other hand, in Silken Town, if someone died after the age of 80, it would be considered a joyous funeral. The white cloth would be changed to red cloth and it would be a joyous occasion.
However, Old Mr. Tong had just turned 60 this year, so it couldn’t be considered a happy funeral.
There was a group of people wearing white mourning clothes standing at the entrance of Villa Fox. They should be relatives of the Tong family.
They were discussing something at once.
When Melody Fox approached, he heard them saying things like “family property”, “unfortunate family”, “ungrateful wolf”, and “serves you right to be kicked out of the house”.
These people seemed to be divided into two factions. The people from the other faction were saying things like “This shouldn’t be the case”, “This is unfilial”, and “They didn’t do anything wrong.”
However, these things had nothing to do with Melody Fox. She was not in the mood to listen carefully, but it was inevitable that she would hear some words when she got closer.
“Go in. Your grandmother should be inside.”
Ken Swanson held Melody Fox’s hand and said.
“Alright.” Melody Fox nodded and held Ken Swanson’s hand. The two of them walked hand in hand.
Their arrival naturally attracted the attention of others.
“Who are they?”
“I don’t know. It’s unfamiliar.”
“Judging from their attire, they seem to have extraordinary identities.”
“That might be Elder Tong’s friend or colleague in Insterimond.”
“Don’t tell me you want a piece of the pie just because the old man has left.”
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson ignored their gazes and quickly walked into the villa.
In the villa.
There was a coffin placed in the middle of the hall. Elder Tong lay quietly in the coffin as if he had only fallen asleep.
Melody Fox immediately spotted Maria Fox, who was standing at the front of the crowd.
Maria Fox’s expression was serious as he said to everyone in a bad tone, “Old Tong has just left and his corpse hasn’t even turned cold yet, but you guys are already making such a fuss?! No matter what, you should wait for the funeral to be over before talking about the family assets!”
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other again.
They didn’t know what had happened, but from the looks of it, it seemed like the Tong family was arguing over the family assets?
A middle-aged man walked forward with a displeased expression and said, “Old Madam the Fox family, I know you’re my father’s friend, but this is our Tong family’s family matter after all. You don’t seem to have the right to point fingers here, right?”
Another middle-aged man who looked 70% to 80% similar to Tong Li couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Tong Jiaxuan, that’s enough! When Dad was alive we were all polite to Maria Fox. Now that Dad is gone, how can you speak to others like this? Let me tell you, I won’t take a single cent of the family assets, but I have to attend the funeral!”
Fox, who had come from Melody Fox, had seen the information about the Tong family that Ken Swanson had given her.
She recognized that the middle-aged man who criticized Maria Fox was Tong Jiaxuan, Old Mr. Tong’s only son.
However, this person was a gambler, and his character was even more mischievous.
It was all thanks to Old Mr. Tong that he could become the leader here.
Tong Jiaxuan said mockingly, “Dad? Tong Qizhen, where did you get the face to call my father ‘Dad’? My parents took pity on you and brought you here to raise you. Get this straight. Your surname was given to you by our family. It’s only right for you to leave my family. Our family doesn’t owe you anything!”
“You…” Tong Qizhen was furious.
“Attend the funeral? Haha! You make it sound so nice! You just want to snatch my assets after the funeral, right?! Let me tell you, my father paid for your daughter’s university tuition. This money should have been mine. You have to spit it all out!”
“That’s right!” A girl who looked very similar to Tong Jiaxuan walked out and said arrogantly, “You and Tong Li are not surnamed Tong. Since Grandpa has already passed away, you should change your surname back.”
The girl was Tong Jiaxuan’s daughter, Tong Li.
Her name was the same as Tong Li’s, but because Tong Li had good grades since she was young and had even gotten into University Insterimond, she was deeply liked by Old Mr. Tong. Therefore, Tong Li had long disliked Tong Li’s family.
Tong Qizhen clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his neck bulging.
“I’ll change my surname. I’ll also work hard to earn money to pay you back for Lily’s tuition fees. I only have one request. I want to attend Dad’s funeral.”
Tong Jiaxuan sneered and said, “Tsk! You’re still calling me Dad. Everyone has their eyes on Qingqing!”
Maria Fox said with an ugly expression, “Enough! Tong Jiaxuan, I also hugged you when you were born. I believe Qizhen is not that kind of person. So what if you let him attend the funeral? Why do you have to be so aggressive?”
Tong Jiaxuan pursed his lips.
“Maria Fox, don’t forget that this is my house, my territory, and our family matters. As an outsider, don’t ask anymore. Please leave immediately!”
“Tong Jiaxuan, you’re simply…”
Tong Jiaxuan immediately interrupted Maria Fox’s words and ordered, “Men, invite Maria Fox out!”
The two tall bodyguards immediately walked towards Maria Fox.
“What do you want?!”
“Maria Fox, please cooperate with us. You’re already so old, we don’t want to hurt you,” one of the bodyguards said.
Maria Fox’s face was as dark as water.
“You’ve gone too far!”
..ill …
Tong Qizhen also said angrily, “Tong Jiaxuan, can you be a human?! Maria Fox is Dad’s good friend. Aren’t you afraid that Dad will find out in the netherworld if you treat him like this?!”
Tong Jiaxuan raised his chin and threatened, “If I hear you call my father ‘Dad’ again, don’t blame me for being rude! What are the two of you waiting for? Chase these two irrelevant people out!”
“Yes!”
The bodyguards responded and walked up to Maria Fox and Tong Qizhen.
“Gentlemen, are you going on your own? Or do you need us to send you on your way?”
“You dare to chase me away?” Tong Qizhen glared coldly at the bodyguards.
Just as the two sides were about to fight, a cold female voice sounded-
“Stop!”
In Room Fox, everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.
A woman with cold eyes and red spots on her face appeared in the crowd.
Beside her stood a tall and handsome man.
Maria Fox looked surprised when he saw the two of them.
“How did you…”
Tong Jiaxuan looked at Maria Fox and then at the two of them. He frowned and said, “Maria Fox, your family is here to pick you up. Please leave with them quickly. I have nothing to do with you, and I don’t want to make things too ugly with you.”
It was at this moment that Tong Li recognized Ken Swanson.
“Dad…”
After a moment of shock, she tugged at Tong Jiaxuan’s sleeve and said, “That, man seems to be the eldest young master of the Swanson Group.”
It was not that Tong Li was more knowledgeable than his father.
Instead, it was because Tong Li liked to surf the Internet. This handsome and rich young master had always been the dream lover of millions of girls.
For a while, she and her friends were also obsessed with Ken Swanson’s looks.
However, because of the huge difference in status, she did not dare to think about it.
Chapter 1183
Therefore, when Tong Li saw Ken Swanson in person, her first reaction was that she might have recognized the wrong person.
Therefore, there was a hint of uncertainty in Tong Li’s tone.
When Tong Jiaxuan heard Tong Li’s words, he looked at Ken Swanson-he had only been paying attention to Melody Fox who had suddenly spoken.
As a leading figure in Jinxiu Town, he often read financial newspapers.
Therefore, at a glance, Tong Jiaxuan immediately confirmed that it was indeed Ken Swanson.
“You are… Ken Swanson?” Although he was asking, his tone was certain.
“That’s right.” Ken Swanson nodded expressionlessly.
Tong Li and Tong Jiaxuan’s eyes widened. The people present were sizing up Ken Swanson crazily.
After Tong Jiaxuan quickly digested this information in his heart, he asked suspiciously, “You came to my house… What’s the matter?”
Ken Swanson looked at Maria Fox and said, “The Maria Fox you’re talking about is my wife’s biological grandmother.”
Tong Li was instantly stunned, and the light in her eyes dimmed.
Ken Swanson: Are You Already Married?
Then she really had no chance at all. Even if she finally saw him in person, it would be useless.
Tong Jiaxuan was also stunned.
He was a little annoyed that he had been too rude to Maria Fox just now.
However, Tong Jiaxuan quickly calmed down and swallowed his saliva. “Mr. Swanson, I know your identity is not ordinary. But this is my family matter. Even you don’t have the right to ask about my family matters, right?”
Ken Swanson was about to speak when Maria Fox said, “You two can go back. This has nothing to do with you.”
“What about you?”
“I won’t leave. I want to send Old Tong off for the last time and see if he’ll be buried smoothly.”
Cremation was not popular in Silken Town yet, so it was a burial.
However, because it was a hot summer day, the corpse would not stay at home for the night. It would be buried today.
Tong Jiaxuan frowned.
“Maria Fox, it’s meaningless for you to say that. Do you have to go to this extent with me?”
He had already thought it through. Even if Ken Swanson appeared, he had to chase Tong Qizhen out of the house today.
He had wanted to do this for a long time, but his father valued Tong Qizhen very much and even handed many of the family’s businesses to Tong Qizhen to manage.
To put it nicely, he was in politics and it was inconvenient for him to take over the family business.
However, he had a child. His son was about to graduate from university, and his daughter was an adult this year. Therefore, he had to chase this guy out of the house for his son!
No matter how powerful and rich Ken Swanson was, he could not interfere in his family matters!
And funerals were very important to the people of Silken Town.
Only family and friends could attend, and only family members and relatives could wear mourning clothes.
He didn’t want Tong Qizhen to wear mourning clothes!
“I don’t want to mess with you,” Maria Fox said coldly. “I just want to see Old Tong buried peacefully. I don’t want him to die in peace!”
“You-“
Tong Jiaxuan was about to flare up when Melody Fox spoke again. “There’s no need to say anything else. Grandma, you don’t have to attend Old Mr. Tong’s funeral either.”
Tong Jiaxuan smiled.
“Maria Fox, is this your granddaughter? Your granddaughter is much more sensible than you.”
Maria Fox frowned and looked at Melody Fox.
She did not understand what Melody Fox meant.
Melody Fox said, “Mr. Tong, you’ve misunderstood. What I mean is that your father isn’t dead, so there’s no need to hold a funeral, let alone attend it.”
Tong Jiaxuan was stunned for a moment before an amused expression appeared on his face.
“Granddaughter the Fox family, what nonsense are you talking about?”
Ken Swanson also looked at Melody Fox in shock.
“Melody?”
Melody Fox gave Ken Swanson a “believe me” look and walked from the crowd to the coffin.
“I’m not talking nonsense. Old Mr. Tong isn’t dead yet.”
The crowd was in an uproar.
“He’s not dead? How could he not be dead? Didn’t the doctor already announce his death?”
“What the hell is going on?”
“Is she telling the truth or not?”
“He’s already in the coffin. How can he not be dead…”
Everyone was talking at once, and the hall suddenly became chaotic.
“Little girl!” Tong Qizhen walked forward excitedly and confirmed, “Are you sure? Is my father really not dead?”
Tong Jiaxuan’s expression was unsightly.
“Tong Qizhen, you…”
Before he could finish speaking, Melody Fox walked to the coffin and reached out to touch Old Mr. Tong.
Tong Jiaxuan’s back stiffened, and he subconsciously wanted to step forward to stop her.
“What are you doing! The dead are important. How can you…”
“I told you, he’s not dead. I can get him back.”
“Nonsense! Stop it!”
Ken Swanson walked to Melody Fox in a few steps and blocked Tong Jiaxuan, who was about to pull Melody Fox.
Tong Jiaxuan narrowed his eyes.
“Mr. Swanson, what do you mean?”
Ken Swanson said expressionlessly, “Why? Mr. Tong, don’t you want your father to live?”
As soon as he said this, everyone present looked at Tong Jiaxuan.
Tong Jiaxuan noticed everyone’s expressions and replied with a stiff expression, “Of course I hope…”
“That’s right. Her medical skills are superb. Let her give it a try. Perhaps your father will really come back to life.”
“That’s impossible… How can there be such a thing as reviving the dead in this world? Isn’t this a joke?”
Tong Qizhen said, “Regardless of whether it’s true or not, what’s wrong with letting her try? What if Dad really isn’t dead? If we rashly bury him, wouldn’t it be equivalent to killing Dad?”
“Shut up! Don’t call me Dad like that again!”
While the two of them were arguing, Maria Fox walked up to Melody Fox and asked with a complicated expression, “How confident are you?”
“Eight to nine.”
Upon hearing this answer, Maria Fox nodded and said, “Alright! Then do it!”
“Yup!”
Melody Fox nodded and unbuttoned Old Mr. Tong’s shirt in front of everyone.
Old Mr. Tong’s hands and feet were already cold.
She reached out to touch Old Mr. Tong’s chest. After feeling the slight warmth there, she was even more certain of her guess.
Earlier, he was 80-90% confident. Now, he was 100% confident.
She turned to the two people who were arguing non-stop. “I need some things. If you really want Old Mr. Tong to come back alive, prepare them immediately.”
Tong Jiaxuan did not say anything.
Tong Qizhen immediately said, “What do you need? I’ll prepare it immediately!”
Melody Fox nodded and said, “I need 11 pounds yuan to donate red flowers. This can be bought at the pharmacy. Then, I’ll boil a lot of hot water and pour it into a large wooden barrel. The wooden barrel has to be the size that can fit a person inside.”
“Is that all?”
“Yes, that’s all. I have everything else.”
“Alright! I’ll prepare it immediately!”
Tong Qizhen ran out.
Ken Swanson gave Aaron Berg a look, and Aaron Berg immediately followed to help.
As for the others, they also began to help boil hot water.
Of course, more people were watching the show. They wanted to see how the dead could be resurrected and if they could really be resurrected.
Chapter 1184
“Stop! Stop! Don’t move! What are you doing!?” Tong Jiaxuan was anxious.
He did not believe that people could be resurrected after death.
However, when he saw that most people had really started to do as Melody Fox said and that Melody Fox had also opened the medical bag she carried with her, he could not help but panic.
He knew how much his father valued Tong Qizhen and his daughter.
What if, he was saying what if. What if his father really came back from the dead and found out what had just happened? He would definitely fly into a rage.
Perhaps… he would even chase his own son out of the house…-his father would do such a thing.
Back then, he had lost 4,532,660,000 yuan at the gambling table in Australia. His father had almost crippled him and almost cut off his father-son relationship with him.
Compared to 4,532,660,000 yuan, it was obvious that Tong Qizhen, his father’s godson, was more important.
The more Tong Jiaxuan thought about it, the more flustered he became.
He shouted, “Stop it! I won’t allow you to interfere with my father’s funeral like this! This is my house. Stop it!”
Everyone looked at Tong Jiaxuan with complicated expressions.
An elder of the family said, “Jiaxuan, none of us want to interfere with your father’s funeral. But what if, what if your father can really live back? Why don’t you give it a try? There won’t be any losses if you give it a try, but if you really live back, won’t everyone be happy?”
“I…-“
“Don’t tell me you really don’t want your father to live?”
Tong Jiaxuan said guiltily, “Of course, I hope…”
“That’s good. Hurry up and help! We need a lot of hot water!”
“Dad.” Tong Li walked to Tong Jiaxuan’s side and said in a low voice, “What should we do? If Grandpa really wakes up, he’ll scold us to death.”
“That’s impossible. The doctor has already pronounced him dead. It’s impossible for him to come back alive.”
Tong Jiaxuan seemed to be saying this to Tong Li. But it was more like he was comforting himself.
“That’s true.” Tong Li nodded. “That ugly woman doesn’t look like she knows any unprecedented medical skills. She might have said that to interfere with Grandpa’s funeral.”
In Tong Li’s heart, although Melody Fox came in with Ken Swanson, it was impossible for her to be Ken Swanson’s wife, so her words were fearless.
“Then what should we do now, Dad?”
Tong Jiaxuan thought for a moment and said, “We can’t let others gossip and make them think that we don’t want your grandfather to live. So… temporarily do as they say.”
“Okay.”
Tong Li nodded and followed suit.
With the help of Ken Swanson, Mr. Tong’s shirt had been taken off.
Melody Fox opened his medical bag and took out a set of silver needles.
She placed a black pill in Elder Tong’s mouth and began to perform acupuncture on him.
In next to no time, Elder Tong’s body was covered in silver needles like a hedgehog.
After the acupuncture, Melody Fox heaved a sigh of relief.
Ken Swanson supported Melody Fox, who looked a little weak, and asked, “How are you? You don’t look too good.”
Melody Fox shook his head and said, “I’m fine. I’m using nine-line acupuncture. It’s a little exhausting, but I’ll recover after a rest.”
Ken Swanson looked worried.
“Then find a place to rest?”
“There’s no need. Everything should be ready soon.”
Ken Swanson opened his mouth and was about to persuade Melody Fox to take a break when he saw Tong Qizhen and Aaron Berg return.
Both of their heads were covered in sweat.
Come to think of it, he must have visited many shops to gather 11 pounds yuan to donate the red flowers.
Aaron Berg was the first to speak. “Miss Fox, the thing you wanted has arrived.”
Coincidentally, at Fox, hot water and a large wooden barrel were also prepared.
Melody Fox said, “Pour the hot water and donate the red flowers into the wooden barrel.”
“Yes.”
Aaron Berg nodded and led the others to do as Melody Fox said.
Soon, the donated red flowers were soaked, emitting a faint pungent smell unique to donated red flowers. The hot water also turned into a muddy medicinal soup.
Melody Fox got someone to add cold water to it again.
When the temperature became suitable for people to soak in, the temperature was Fox, Melody Fox. He removed the silver needles from Old Mr. Tong’s body and asked everyone to help put Old Mr. Tong into the medicinal soup.
Maria Fox felt uneasy when he saw everyone move Old Mr. Tong out of the coffin.
It would be fine if he could be revived, but if he couldn’t, wouldn’t he be tormenting the corpse?
At her age, when she saw this scene, she could not accept it.
Therefore, she could not help but ask Melody Fox again, “Is this enough?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s just that… can a person come back from the dead after taking a bath?”
Melody Fox shook his head and said, “He didn’t come back from the dead. He recovered from his illness. Old Mr. Tong didn’t die.”
“Ridiculous!” Tong Jiaxuan said angrily, “The doctor announced my death. You said that my father isn’t dead. Are you saying that I deliberately harmed my father and wanted to bury him alive?”
Melody Fox glanced indifferently at the furious Tong Jiaxuan and said calmly, “I don’t mean that.”
“Then what do you mean? You’re clearly framing me!”
“You don’t have to be so nervous. The reason why I said this is because the medical treatment in Jinxiu Town is not developed. The standard for the doctors here to judge death is cardiac arrest, not brain death. Old Mr. Tong is not brain dead, so there’s still time.”
Tong Jiaxuan opened his mouth, but he didn’t know what to say.
However, his already flustered heart became even more flustered.
Seeing that Old Mr. Tong was about to be moved into the medicinal soup in the wooden barrel, Tong Jiaxuan couldn’t take it anymore and went forward to stop him.
“Stop! I won’t allow you to treat my father’s body like this!”
“My father is clearly dead. You’re desecrating his body by doing this!”
“As his son, I won’t allow you to do this!”
Tong Li also walked forward and stood in front of the person hugging Old Mr. Tong. “You’re not allowed to treat my grandfather like this!”
Melody Fox frowned and said, “If we don’t put it in now, it will really be too late when it’s brain-dead.”
“Nonsense! Why should I believe you, a little girl who came out of nowhere?”
Maria Fox took a deep breath and stepped forward. “She’s my granddaughter, not some ‘little girl who came out of nowhere’. She was also the one who cured my illness. I believe what she said is true. I can vouch for her!”
“Grandma…” Melody Fox looked up in surprise and smiled. Grandma was willing to acknowledge her!
Before Melody Fox could be happy for long, Tong Jiaxuan had already stepped forward to snatch Old Mr. Tong.
“Ken Swanson…” Melody Fox hurriedly shouted for Ken Swanson.
Ken Swanson understood and personally went forward to pull Tong Jiaxuan away. He grabbed him and pressed him to the ground.
“Ah!!!- let go of me! Let go of me!”
“Dad… Mr. Swanson…” Tong Li stood at the side, not knowing what to do.
She wanted to help Tong Jiaxuan, who was in a sorry state, but she was alone and weak. In addition, the bodyguards at home were all controlled by Aaron Berg’s people. She could only stand at the side and worry.
She looked up and glared at Melody Fox with hatred.
It was all this b*tch’s fault. If she hadn’t appeared, her father wouldn’t be in such a sorry state!
Chapter 1185
Tong Li stared at Melody Fox. She could not take it anymore and walked towards Melody Fox.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?! What good is it for you and your grandmother to make a mess of our family? Why are you doing this to us? Does our family have any grudge against you that you have to do this to us?”
Tong Li was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She could not even breathe.
Melody Fox looked at Tong Li speechlessly.
They were both surnamed Tong and were of the same age. Why was there such a huge gap between Tong Li and Tong Li?
It was really puzzling.
She said impatiently, “Have you said enough? If you have, go away!”
“You-how dare you be so rude to me!”
Tong Li raised her hand and was about to slap Melody Fox.
Melody Fox easily caught Tong Li’s wrist and pushed her away.
Tong Li staggered a few steps back and fell to the ground. “How dare you push me! Bitch!”
She got up and wanted to rush towards Melody Fox again, but she was stopped by Aaron Berg.
“Miss Tong, please respect yourself!”
“Move aside!”
Aaron Berg stood in front of Tong Li expressionlessly. It was obvious that he would not move aside.
On this Fox, Old Master Tong was finally moved into the wooden barrel.
Melody Fox walked to the side of the wooden barrel and said, “Old Mr. Tong will wake up in Fox hours. Everyone, just wait patiently with me.”
Everyone started talking at once.
“Soaking in hot water for three incense sticks of time and coming back to life in Fox hours? This is too amazing! If this really works, it will definitely be on television, right?” “Didn’t you hear what she said? Old Mr. Tong isn’t dead at all. Or rather, he’s not completely dead.”
“If what she said is true, then wouldn’t we have almost buried Elder Tong alive?”
“Tsk… I’m scared just thinking about it!”
“The Foxth incense stick has just begun. Everything is still unknown. Perhaps Tong Jiaxuan is right. She doesn’t have the ability at all. She’s just messing around.”
“No matter what, I’ve opened my eyes today.”
“Speaking of which, it’s a pity if Elder Tong really leaves like this. He’s about to retire gloriously next year, but this Fox has to leave… If he can really live back, he’ll have a smooth retirement life in the future.”
As everyone discussed, the topic quickly changed from “Can Old Mr. Tong be revived?” to Tong Jiaxuan and Tong Qizhen.
“After today’s incident, I can be considered to have seen it clearly. This Tong Jiaxuan… is really… Sigh!”
“That’s right. His biological son is not as filial as his adopted son. This world…”
“Elder Tong is in politics in Insterimond. The family’s business is all supported by Tong Qizhen. If it weren’t for Tong Qizhen, how would Tong Jiaxuan have the money to gamble? Now that Elder Tong has left, he’s about to chase Tong Qizhen out of the family. He’s really heartless.”
However, there were also people who felt that Tong Jiaxuan was right. They felt that Tong Qizhen was
ambitious and should leave the Tong Clan.
Tong Jiaxuan was not deaf and naturally heard everyone’s discussion.
His expression was abnormally ugly, and he kept struggling.
“Let go! Let go of me… Mr. Swanson, you have no right to treat me like this! I’m the deputy mayor of Silken Town!”
Ken Swanson stepped on Tong Jiaxuan’s back in disdain.
“Deputy Mayor, right? Before Elder Tong wakes up, please work harder and maintain this posture.”
“You…”
Tong Jiaxuan was furious, but he did not dare to say anything harsh to Ken Swanson.
As the deputy mayor, he could indeed scare a large number of people in Silken Town.
However, against Ken Swanson, the deputy mayor was nothing.
Fox rooms passed by minute by minute. Fox rooms with three incense sticks were neither long nor short.
As the last incense stick was about to burn out, everyone stopped discussing and stared fixedly at Old Mr. Tong, who was soaking in the large wooden bucket.
Even Tong Jiaxuan, who had been struggling with all his might, stopped struggling and tried his best to look at the large wooden barrel.
Ken Swanson let go of Tong Jiaxuan’s back and returned to Melody Fox’s side.
“There’s only one minute left,” Ken Swanson said.
Melody Fox nodded. “Yes.”
“You…” Ken Swanson wanted to ask Melody Fox how confident he was, but he swallowed his words.
No matter how others suspected Melody Fox, he had to believe her.
He trusted her unreservedly.
If she failed… he would protect her too.
The last stick of incense finally burned out, and the long ashes fell to the ground.
Fox incense sticks’ worth of time had ended!
However, Old Mr. Tong, who was in the wooden barrel, still did not have any reaction. He glanced at Fox, who had just entered the wooden barrel and showed no signs of waking up.
An elder of the family walked to the side of the wooden barrel. Under the gaze of everyone, he reached out to touch the tip of Old Mr. Tong’s nose.
Tong Jiaxuan and Tong Li were so nervous that their hands were clenched into fists.
A few seconds later, the elder slowly lowered his hand and shook his head at everyone.
“He’s not breathing…”
Tong Jiaxuan’s nervous heart instantly fell to the ground.
As expected! As expected, it was impossible for a person to come back from the dead.
What brain death? Her heart had stopped beating for so long, so she was already dead!
How could it be so easy to revive? This wasn’t some fantasy television drama!
“Ha!”
Tong Jiaxuan laughed excitedly.
He looked at Ken Swanson and wanted to say something, but in the end, he turned to Maria Fox and Melody Fox. “Maria Fox.”
He raised his head and said, “The three incense sticks’ worth of time, Room Fox, has ended. My father still hasn’t woken up. The facts have proven that your granddaughter is fooling around! What else do you have to say now? Shouldn’t you apologize to your granddaughter for blaspheming my father’s body? As my father’s friend, is this how you do things?”
“This…” Maria Fox pursed his lips and looked at Melody Fox. “Melody, didn’t you say that Old Tong would wake up after Fox hours? Why…”
Melody Fox frowned and said, “I don’t know what happened either. Logically speaking, I shouldn’t have made a mistake.”
Whether it was the acupuncture process or the medicinal soup, they followed the procedures and did not make any mistakes.
But why didn’t she wake up?
That shouldn’t be the case…
“Let me take a look.” Melody Fox took a step forward and was about to walk toward Old Mr. Tong, but he was stopped by Tong Jiaxuan.
“Enough!” Tong Jiaxuan looked at Melody Fox coldly and said, “Do you still want to continue fooling around until Fox? What kind of place do you think this is? My house is not a place where you can fool around!”
“That’s right!” Tong Li finally found Fox to show off. She glared at Melody Fox and said, “It was a good funeral, but you made it like this. You should kneel down immediately and kowtow to my grandfather to apologize! Everyone, don’t you think so?!”
The relatives of the Tong family looked at each other.
In the end, someone stood up and criticized Melody Fox.
“Young lady, if you don’t have the ability, why did you take on this job? The dead should be respected. How can you be so reckless?”
Hurry up and kowtow to Elder Tong.
é
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Need more please. Cant get enough of this story.
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Glad you are feeling better.
Thank you for the update.
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whatās wrong , what happen to chapter 1186, you jumb to start with 1206
was there I misprint , this ruin the whole book
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Sorry it was my fault, as I was so sleepy.
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