Chapter 1226
Le Qing smiled and nodded. “Of course, you won’t lie to me. I know without looking.”
However, if one looked closely, one would notice that Le Qing’s smile was very forced.
Not long after, a pair of long legs strode into the living room. The man was tall and tall, making people think of trees. However, his footsteps were not as steady as the trees. Instead, there was a hint of stiffness.
It was Ulric Swanson.
Le Qing had not seen Ulric Swanson for several years.
Compared to the Ken Swanson, and Ulric Swanson that occasionally appeared in financial newspapers, it was as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth in the past few years.
The reason was probably because after his leg was crippled, he rarely appeared in public.
However, wasn’t Ulric Swanson able to stand only in his wheelchair? Why was he able to walk on his own now?
Moreover, he seemed to be walking quite smoothly. If one did not look carefully, they would not notice that there was something wrong with his leg.
As Ulric Swanson approached, Le Qing could more clearly size up Ulric Swanson.
He seemed to have just cut his hair. The hair on both sides of his head was shaved short, leaving the soft and fluffy hair in the middle messy and orderly. Because he had sweated a little, a few strands of hair stuck to his forehead, exuding a warm smell of sunlight.
Today, he was only wearing a white T-shirt. It looked like he had just returned from exercise. A black shirt hung loosely on his shoulders. His arms were strong and beautiful. The veins on his upper spaghetti were abnormally obvious.
No one could overlap this appearance with the rumored ” paralyzed” him.
In the past, her gaze had always been on Ken Swanson, so she did not pay much attention to Ulric Swanson, who was handicapped.
However, after sizing her up today, she was stunned.
It was undeniable that the Swanson family’s two sons were both top-notch handsome.
Even if she was placed in the entertainment industry with many handsome men, she would definitely not be eliminated. Instead, she would become the most outstanding one.
“Grandma, I’m back.”
Ulric Swanson raised his eyes and looked over. His gaze naturally swept past Le Qing.
However, Le Qing did not know why. The other party was clearly not sizing her up on purpose. His gaze casually swept past her, but when she saw the other party’s handsome and gentle eyes, her heart suddenly beat faster uncontrollably.
Margaret Swanson saw Le Qing’s reaction from the corner of her eye and suddenly had an idea.
She called Ulric Swanson over. After he sat down, she asked, “Did you just come back from a checkup?”
“Yeah.”
“What did the doctor say?”
“He said that I’m fine. It’s just that the muscles in my legs have shrunk a little because it hasn’t exercised for a long time. I just need to train these muscles back and it’ll be able to completely return to its normal state. Although it definitely won’t be able to return to its previous level, I’m very satisfied now.”
As Ulric Swanson spoke, he lowered his eyes slightly, as if he had thought of something unhappy.
Margaret Swanson naturally guessed that Ulric Swanson had thought that his leg was crippled by Ken Swanson.
She was also unwilling to talk about such an inexplicable past, so she changed the topic to Le Qing.
“I haven’t introduced her to you yet. This is Le Qing. She just returned from studying abroad. She’s a top student who graduated from Harvard.”
Le Qing blushed and said, “Ulric, I’m Le Qing. We’ve met before”
“So it’s you. You’ve really changed a lot. You’ve become more and more beautiful. I didn’t recognize you just now. When did you return? Ulric Swanson asked with a smile.
“Just these two days. I haven’t been back for long”
Ulric Swanson nodded.
Margaret Swanson said, “You and your brother are both busy, let alone your father. I’m bored at home. Fortunately, Le Qing often comes to accompany an old woman like me these two days to relieve my boredom. In the future, treat her to a meal on my behalf. Help me thank her.”
Le Qing lowered her head, and her cheeks turned even redder.
Ulric Swanson glanced at Le Qing and smiled naturally.
“Alright, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal. I wonder if Sister Le Qing is willing to do me the honor?”
‘L…” Le Qing wanted to agree.
But she immediately realized that Ulric Swanson was Mabel Fox’s boyfriend, and they seemed to be getting engaged soon.
As Mabel Fox’s best friend, how could she… How could she
An extremely complicated feeling wrapped around Le Qing’s entire body.
She tried her best to calm herself down and smiled. “It’s my honor to be able to eat with Ulric. Next time, call Sister Mabel to eat with us. If you don’t mind bringing a third wheel like me along, I’ll definitely come.”
Ulric Swanson looked at her. “You know Mabel?”
“That’s right.” Le Qing said, “Mabel and I grew up together as best friends. She mentioned you to me a few times. I really didn’t expect the two of you to be together. The two of you have never interacted before. Therefore, fate is really important when it comes to relationships.”
Before Ulric Swanson could speak, Margaret Swanson said unhappily, “What do you mean together? They’re just children who don’t know any better and are just playing around, the Fox family has only one daughter who can enter my door, and that person can only be Melody. Other than her, I don’t admit that the Fox family has other daughters.”
She was friends with Maria Fox and was even familiar with Melody Fox’s biological mother, Jiang Wilona.
She didn’t know how the mother of Mabel Fox married into the Fox family, but she roughly knew the ins and outs of it.
Therefore, she did not have a good impression of Mabel Fox from the beginning.
Especially when she knew that Yolanda Fox actually poisoned Maria Fox and wanted to kill her mother-in-law, her impression of Mabel Fox became even worse.
As the saying goes, if the upper beam was not good, the lower beam would be crooked. With such a mother, how good could Mabel Fox’s upbringing be?
“I won’t interfere in your matters, but I won’t allow you to mess around with your marriage. Do you hear me?!” Margaret Swanson said sternly.
Ulric Swanson mumbled, “Got it, Grandma. I know what I’m doing.”
He did not argue or defend Mabel Fox, but he did not directly reject Margaret Swanson.
This puzzled Le Qing.
Didn’t Ulric Swanson love Mabel Fox very much? Mabel Fox had told her this herself.
But now that she had seen it with her own eyes, why did she feel that this was not the case?
Could it be that there was a difference?
However, how could there be any difference in relationships?
However, Margaret Swanson’s serious expression made Le Qing deeply feel that if Mabel Fox really wanted to marry the Swanson family, things would not go so smoothly.
At the very least, Margaret Swanson would be very difficult for Mabel Fox to pass.
Astrid Swanson had already passed away. the Swanson family now only had Margaret Swanson as its mistress. Marriage was naturally the most authoritative thing Margaret Swanson had said.
Unknowingly, Le Qing subconsciously began to put herself in her shoes.
If it was her, would it be easier than Mabel Fox?
The Le Family’s economic status was more than three to five levels higher than the current Fox family. Moreover, the Le Family has always maintained friendly relations with the Swanson family.
As for her, she would often come to the Swanson family and suffer under Margaret Swanson.
Margaret Swanson had nothing bad to say to her.
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Chapter 1227
Le Qing subconsciously began to think deeply. From what Margaret Swanson said just now, did he want to match her with Ulric Swanson?
Le Qing’s thoughts gradually became complicated. However, the morality in her heart told her that she could not continue thinking about it.
Similarly, Margaret Swanson was still chanting Ulric Swanson. “Your mother is no longer around. I will definitely take good care of your marriage. There are many girls who are better than her. Why bother with her alone? I’ve lived for so long, and I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve eaten. From my experience, she’s definitely not a good match for you.” Margaret Swanson said confidently.
Le Qing could not help but stare at Ulric Swanson to see how he would respond.
However, Ulric Swanson still had the same expression as before. His expression did not change at all. He even smiled and said, “I know Grandma treats me well.”
It was such a vague excuse again.
Le Qing lowered her head.
“Oh, right.” Margaret Swanson remembered that Le Qing was still present, so she changed the topic and said, “Your sister-in-law is back.”
It took Ulric Swanson a moment to realize that Margaret Swanson was talking about Melody Fox.
A complicated look flashed across his eyes as he asked, ” Why don’t I see Sister-in-law? Where is she?”
“In the kitchen. You know your sister-in-law’s culinary skills. You’re in for a treat. Consider yourself lucky.”
“Then I’ll go and see Sister-in-law.”
After Ulric Swanson finished speaking, he did not wait for Margaret Swanson to speak and went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Melody Fox did not plan to do it herself.
Instead, she verbally instructed the chef.
“This green onion needs to be chopped up a little more. The fragrance will only be stronger when hot oil is poured on it…
As she spoke, she felt a gaze staring at her.
She subconsciously turned her head and met Ulric Swanson’s gaze.
“Sister-in-law is back? Why didn’t Brother come back with you?”
The corners of Ulric Swanson’s lips curled up slightly. Without waiting for Melody Fox to answer, he said again, Congratulations on getting into Insterimond University. From now on, you’re no longer a graduate of Nobuyako University.”
Melody Fox had an indifferent expression.
Although she didn’t go to a prestigious university in the past, it was still a proper school.
Ulric Swanson emphasized this because he wanted to ridicule her.
“If you want to mock me with this, save your energy.”
Ulric Swanson took two steps forward.
“Sister-in-law, why do you always misunderstand me? I’m here to congratulate you sincerely.”
“I’ve received your congratulations. You can leave now.”
Melody Fox frowned. The disdain in her eyes was undisguised.
Ulric Swanson felt uncomfortable.
It was as if from the first time he met her, Melody Fox had often looked at him with such disdain as if he was a rat in a ditch.
He clenched his fists tightly, but after a moment, he loosened them again and said with a faint smile, “Sister-in-law, you really shined during this trip to Insterimond. Not only did you get into Insterimond University, but you also saved the people from the Jingbei Chamber of Commerce… I wonder where Sister-in-law learned these things? I’m really curious…”
Until now, he had yet to find out Melody Fox’s true identity. He firmly believed that Melody Fox was definitely not an ordinary village girl who grew up in the countryside.
If not for her other identity, how could she have so many skills?
If he had known earlier…
Ulric Swanson thought that he might be able to win Melody Fox over to his side in the beginning, but he missed this opportunity and chose Mabel Fox. It was as if ten thousand ants were crawling in his heart.
Melody Fox ignored Ulric Swanson’s question and continued to instruct the chef.
“The bamboo shoots must be chopped into bamboo shoots…”
She acted as if Ulric Swanson was not present.
The veins on Ulric Swanson’s forehead twitched twice.
However, with so many chefs and helpers present, he could not flare up. He could only smile and say, “Then I’ll wait for Sister-in-law’s cooking outside.” Then, he returned to the living room.
After Ulric Swanson left, Melody Fox could not help but look at the door.
According to Ulric Swanson’s personality, he should not have brainlessly come to her and said these words.
This could only mean that Ulric Swanson was starting to get nervous.
His current situation was probably very bad.
Melody Fox curled her lips. This was exactly what she wanted.
Ulric Swanson walked out of the kitchen and took a few deep breaths to recover from the anger of being ignored by Melody Fox.
He had to remain calm and not let his emotions get the better of him.
After a while, Ulric Swanson returned to his original state and returned to Maria Fox’s side.
However, at that instance, another car sounded.
Soon, a deep voice was heard.
“Grandma…”
A few of them looked towards the door.
A tall man walked in with steady steps.
Ken Swanson was wearing a gray windbreaker and a white shirt. His buttons were buttoned up meticulously.
When he saw Ulric Swanson and Le Qing in the living room, his expression did not change at all. Instead, he walked forward and continued to greet Margaret Swanson.
“Grandma, I’m back.”
Margaret Swanson couldn’t care less about Mabel Fox’s topic just now. She was beaming with joy.
“You’re finally back. Why are you so late? Melody is already back.”
Ulric Swanson raised his eyelids and quickly returned to normal.
Ken Swanson said, “I went back to the company to settle some matters, so I asked Melody to come back and rest first.”
As he spoke, he looked around the living room again and asked, “Where is the Melody?”
“She’s in the kitchen.”
Ken Swanson immediately frowned. “Why is she in the kitchen?”
“Well…”
Margaret Swanson paused for a moment and said, “We’ll eat pasta tonight. She went to the kitchen to help keep an eye on those chefs…”
As soon as she finished speaking, Ken Swanson said unhappily, “Grandma, you’re really too much. Melody has just returned and her feet haven’t touched the ground for long. Why are you letting her go to the kitchen to work? She’s not a servant at home.”
Margaret Swanson glanced at Le Qing from the corner of her eye and coughed awkwardly.
Ulric Swanson said calmly, “Brother, how can you talk to Grandma like that? What do you mean by servants at home… Don’t you know how well Grandma treats Sister-in-law? Aren’t you afraid of hurting Grandma’s heart by talking like this?”
“Alright, alright.” Margaret Swanson raised her hand and said, “Don’t say anymore. It’s my fault for not thinking it through. I didn’t think of this at all. I have to trouble Melody to work in the kitchen.”
Le Qing said, “Brother Ulric, Brother Ken, Grandma… It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault. I said I wanted to eat Sister Melody’s pasta. That’s why Sister Melody cooked. I didn’t consider that she would be tired after getting off the plane. It’s all my fault. I’ll call Sister Melody out now and apologize to her.”
Ken Swanson seemed to have only noticed Le Qing’s existence. And he asked indifferently, “Who are you?” Ulric Swanson introduced, “This is Sister Le Qing. Have you forgotten? She used to come here with Uncle Le to play.” Le Qing had been a little afraid of Ken Swanson in the past. This was because Ken Swanson’s aura was too powerful and cold. He was the complete opposite of the amiable Ulric Swanson.
If not for that, based on her obsession with Ken Swanson, she would have long approached him and confessed to him.
It was because Ken Swanson’s aura was too strong and cold.
Chapter 1228
Now, Ken Swanson was clearly more distant than before. Perhaps it was because he was married, or perhaps it was because he had grown older and his childishness had faded, so he was even more difficult to approach.
After all, he was someone she had once liked. Le Qing felt a sense of fear and indescribable nervousness.
She mustered her courage and slowly raised her head, shouting, “Brother Ken.”
However, what Le Qing did not expect was that Ken Swanson did not even look at her. He directly said to Margaret Swanson, “I’ll go find Melody.” Then, he quickly walked to the kitchen.
Le Qing felt humiliated.
She knew that Ken Swanson had always been like that, but at least, he could at least greet her, right?
No matter what, to him, she was considered his childhood sweetheart and half his sister.
“Le Qing.” Margaret Swanson saw that Le Qing was a little embarrassed and depressed. She opened her mouth to comfort her. “Ignore him. He has always been like this. Let’s not talk about you. Didn’t he talk to me like that too? He didn’t ignore you on purpose. It’s just that he doesn’t want to talk to anyone. Don’t think too much about it. Hmm?”
Le Qing forced a smile and said, “Yes, I know. I won’t think too much about it. It’s not the first time I’ve met Brother Ken. I know that he’s cold to begin with.”
“It’s good that you know. I’m relieved.”
Margaret Swanson patted the back of Le Qing’s hand.
However, Ulric Swanson spoke in an unusual manner, “No matter how cold he is, Le Qing is still a guest and the sister we watched grow up. It’s a little too much for him to ignore Le Qing when she greets him. Grandma, don’t pamper him too much.”
Margaret Swanson choked and asked in confusion, “Ulric, what’s wrong with you today? You seem different… you…”
Ulric Swanson was also stunned.
Yes, no matter how dissatisfied he was with Ken Swanson, he would not show his true thoughts before Margaret Swanson.
Why did he…
It was all because of Melody Fox. The more she despised him, the more uncomfortable he felt.
This discomfort made him forget that he was wearing masks.
Fortunately, Le Qing said, “Grandma, Ulric is just helping me… Thank you, Ulric, but I’m really fine.”
Ulric Swanson’s lower lip curved. “As long as it’s okay.”
Le Qing smiled and nodded. The gloominess in her heart was swept away.
Ulric Swanson actually spoke up for her before Margaret Swanson…
On the other side, in the kitchen.
Melody Fox was instructing the chef to put the wrapped pasta into the pot when she suddenly smelled a familiar fresh pine fragrance.
She turned around and bumped into Ken Swanson’s arms.
“What are you doing here? I thought you were coming home late.”
Ken Swanson looked at Melody Fox with a gentle gaze. He held her hand and said, “It’s just some trivial matters. I’ll be back soon after making the arrangements.”
As he spoke, he frowned slightly and said, “Why did you come back to the kitchen? Even if Margaret Swanson asked, you could have rejected it if you didn’t like it.”
“Who said I don’t like it?”
“Yes?”
Melody Fox pulled Ken Swanson to the side and said in a low voice, “Have you seen Miss Leqing?”
“I did. Did she ask you to cook?”
“Not really. You know, there’s no one I can force myself to do something I don’t want to do. Compared to listening to her in the living room, I prefer to work in the kitchen.
Besides, I only moved my mouth when I came in. I haven’t worked at all.”
“She’s the daughter of the Le family. You don’t like her? Or did she do something to you?”
Melody Fox looked left and right. After making sure that no one was looking over, she said, “She didn’t do anything to me but between girls… You know, just a few words can make people feel uncomfortable. That Miss Le Qing… is Mabel Fox’s best friend.”
Ken Swanson immediately understood everything.
“I’ll let her go.”
“Don’t-“
Melody Fox quickly grabbed Ken Swanson and said, “If you chase her away now, isn’t it obvious that I want her to leave? Margaret Swanson will be unhappy if I do this. I don’t want Grandma to think too much about me because of an unimportant person.”
“Grandma won’t.”
“But we can’t just chase her away. If I make the first move before she does anything to me, it will be my fault. Isn’t it the same in international wars? Whoever fires first is in the wrong.”
Ken Swanson could only nod.
“Alright, I’m not as meticulous as you think. But it’s time for her to leave after dinner. If she doesn’t leave, I’ll take you out.”
“Sure. After dinner, let’s go to Herbathrive.”
“Yes, I’ll listen to you.”
As the head chef walked over and reported, “Mrs. Swanson, pasta is boiling.”
Melody Fox turned around and said, “Alright, then pour the sauce with hot oil and bring it out.”
“Yes, Mrs. Swanson.” The head chef nodded solemnly before greeting Ken Swanson. “Young Master.”
Ken Swanson raised his eyebrows and looked at Melody Fox. “Looks like the kitchen is your territory now.”
If it was before, these people would definitely greet him first before speaking to Melody Fox.
Melody Fox smiled. “Of course. I conquered them with my own abilities.”
The head chef was not stingy with his praise.
“Mrs. Swanson is the best layman I’ve ever seen. Compared to her, I seem to be the layman. I’m simply inferior…”
Ken Swanson liked it when others praised Melody Fox in front of him. He said to the head chef with a rare pleasant expression, “Your cooking is not bad either.”
This was the first time the head chef had received an exaggeration of Ken Swanson’s praise. He was flattered.
“Thank you for your praise, Young Master. We will definitely do our best to make dishes in the future.”
“Okay, go do your work.”
“Yes.”
After the head chef left, Ken Swanson held Melody Fox’s hand again and said, “Since pasta is done, let’s go out. I’ll be beside you and see what else that woman can say to you that will make you unhappy.”
Melody Fox nodded with a smile. Her eyes were filled with love for Ken Swanson.
In the living room, Le Qing was talking to Margaret Swanson about the time, when she was studying abroad.
“You don’t know, but they actually…”
Before she could finish speaking, Le Qing saw two people walking out of the kitchen hand in hand.
She stopped talking and looked at their hands in disbelief.
In fact, she had heard many times from Mabel Fox how close Ken Swanson was to Melody Fox.
She was sure that Mabel Fox would not lie to her, but when Fox heard Fox’s words, she was still a little unconvinced.
But now that she saw it with her own eyes, she was immediately shocked.
Ken Swanson…
This person, who she had taken the initiative to greet and could not be bothered with, was actually holding Melody Fox’s hand so intimately!
Even though she was no longer as obsessed with Ken Swanson as before, when she really saw this scene, it was as if a raging fire had ignited in her chest.
Damn it!
Melody Fox, this b*tch, what did she do to deserve this?! Was Ken Swanson blind? Why did he fall for such an ugly person?
Chapter 1229
So in the past, so many beautiful daughters of prestigious families and Ken Swanson’s report had been rejected not because they were not perfect or outstanding, but because they were not ugly enough?
Le Qing shook her head violently in her heart.
Ken Swanson shouldn’t be that kind of weird fetish.
There must be a reason, or perhaps Melody Fox had used some shameful means to make Ken Swanson fall in love with an ugly monster.
That must be it!
She had to find out the reason.
Even if it was to avenge Mabel Fox, she had to find out what methods Melody Fox had used.
Le Qing secretly made up her mind. Similarly, Margaret, and Ulric Swanson also keenly noticed that Le Qing seemed to pay special attention to Ken Swanson.
His seemingly gentle eyes narrowed slightly, and an ambiguous light flashed across his eyes.
Margaret Swanson was the first to break the silence.” is pasta done?”
Melody Fox nodded and smiled. “They should be bringing it over soon.”
“Thank you for your hard work. Let’s all go to the dining table.”
After everyone sat down, Melody Fox asked about Ramon Swanson, “Is Dad aren’t you coming back for dinner?”
Margaret Swanson shook her head. “He’s gone to the neighboring city. He’ll only be back the day after tomorrow. Don’t worry about him. We’ll just eat by ourselves.”
“Will do.”
Soon, pasta was served.
The Swanson family people liked to eat dry dishes, but the kitchen also prepared soup dumplings.
When the fair and chubby pasta was placed on a huge plate, it was as if they had been replicated. They were neatly stacked and completely cured of OCD.
Leqing felt like she was about to eat something.
“It looks delicious. Melody, your culinary skills are really amazing. In my opinion, no one can compare to you.”
Melody Fox said in embarrassment, “I didn’t do anything. I was just guiding from the side.”
“That’s enough.”
Margaret Swanson tapped on the table and said to Le Qing, Quick, try it. Don’t you want to try your sister’s Melody cooking?”
Le Qing nodded picked up a pasta stick with a special sauce and put it into her mouth.
It was just pasta. Margaret Swanson simply praised it to the heavens. It was simply too exaggerated.
She wanted to try it. The pasta that had become famous through hype could be so delicious…
In the next second, Le Qing’s eyes widened in shock.
She took a bite and the pasta was in a juicy state. The umami flavor of the broth instantly filled her mouth. Not only was the skin smooth and refreshing, but the filling of spaghetti was also smooth and chewy.
The mixed bamboo shoots increased the umami flavor of the entire pasta countless times, and the celery was crispy and fragrant.
The taste of each ingredient was not submerged. On the contrary, after mixing them together, it was an unparalleled taste buds experience.
Coupled with the special sauce, the taste had already risen to the level of a peerless delicacy.
This pasta… was simply… too delicious to be described with words.
Le Qing had only eaten half of it, but he already felt that it was so delicious that her eyebrows were about to fall off. She could barely control herself and immediately ate the remaining half. Then, she quickly picked up a second one. Le Qing only realized that she had lost her composure when she heard Margaret Swanson’s laughter.
Embarrassed and vexed, she took back the fork, which wanted to pick up the third pasta, and laughed dryly.
Margaret Swanson laughed and said, “Don’t be shy. Everyone who tastes Melody’s pasta for the first time has the same reaction.”
Margaret Swanson said as she stuffed a mouthful into her mouth.
She nodded and said, “Delicious! But Melody’s cooking is still better. I’m telling the truth, not exaggerating!”
Le Qing forced a smile. “Then Sister Melody’s skills are really amazing.”
This pasta was already shocking. If it was better than this pasta… Le Qing could not imagine it.
However, the more this was the case, the more uncomfortable Le Qing felt.
It was very disgusting to admit that annoying people were very powerful.
After that, Le Qing ate pasta. It was already a little tasteless.
Of course, this was in the sense of her displeasure. Her taste buds still enjoyed it very much.
After the second half of the meal, Margaret Swanson said, “Ulric…, send Le Qing back after we finish eating. It’s already dark. It’s not safe for the little girl to go back alone.”
“Alright, grandma,” Ulric Swanson agreed.
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other and saw through Margaret Swanson’s thoughts.
She was trying to match Le Qing and Ulric Swanson.
Otherwise, there was no need to arrange for a person whose legs had not fully recovered to send someone away.
Melody Fox could not help but raise her eyebrows. She really wanted to know how Mabel Fox would react if she knew about this.
That expression… should be very interesting, right?
Melody Fox looked up and met Ulric Swanson’s gaze.
She met Ulric Swanson’s gaze coldly, her eyes filled with coldness.
Ulric Swanson frowned.
He was really curious as to why Melody Fox hated him so much.
If it was because of Ken Swanson… there was no reason why to hate him, who had met him for the first time and would not treat him nicely.
Why?!
He really wanted to know the answer!
Soon, a large plate of pasta was finished.
Melody Fox took the initiative to say to Le Qing, “I asked the kitchen to make some more. Since you like it, take it with you.
There’s no need,” Le Qing rejected reflexively.
Melody Fox’s things. She couldn’t wait to feel disgusted. If she took them away, wouldn’t she be disgusted with herself?
However, Le Qing quickly realized that Melody Fox was not the only person at the dining table.
She quickly added with a smile, “I’ve already freeloaded here. It would be too much to take it away.”
“Just take it,” Margaret Swanson said. “the pasta of Melody is not something that just anyone can eat. Go outside and ask spaghetti how many people can’t get it even if they queue up!”
Without waiting for Le Qing to speak, Margaret Swanson instructed the kitchen, “Go pack some pasta for Le Qing and take it away.”
“Yes.” The kitchen staff bowed and quickly came out with a food box.
Le Qing could not refuse. She felt extremely disgusted, but she could only accept it. Moreover, she had to thank Melody Fox.
“Thank you, Sister Melody. I’ll definitely taste good when I get back.”
“Yes.” Melody Fox nodded and said to Margaret Swanson, “Grandma, I’m going to Leqing’s show tomorrow. I’ll go to Herbathrive first to deal with the things I have to deal with first.”
“Alright, alright, alright. But you have to take care of your body. If you have any dirty work to do, just tell Ken.” “Don’t worry, grandma.” Ken Swanson smiled warmly and said, “No one can cry for their wife after suffering. I will fight for the job.”
Margaret Swanson was satisfied and told the two of them to go and come back quickly.
After Melody Fox got into the car, Ken Swanson asked, What show are you attending tomorrow?”
Melody Fox said, “I forgot to tell you that I’m going to participate in a fashion show organized by Leqing tomorrow.”
She told him the whole story. Ken Swanson immediately said, “Then I’ll go with you.”
Chapter 1230
He knew that it was a Hongmen Banquet, so he should not have gone.
However, because of Margaret Swanson, and Ken Swanson also knew that Melody Fox had no choice but to go.
If Melody Fox did not go after breaching the contract, Le Qing would say a few words in front of Margaret Swanson…
No matter how satisfied Margaret Swanson was with Melody Fox, there was a chance that she would have some opinions about Melody Fox.
Since there was no turning back, she might as well accompany her.
Melody Fox immediately refused.
“You don’t have to come with me.”
“Why?”
“What will come will come. Besides… do you think that I can’t even deal with Le Qing?”
If she could not even deal with Le Qing, how could she avenge herself and take revenge on Ulric Swanson?
“Of course, I believe in your abilities. It’s just that… I can’t help but worry about you.”
Ken Swanson’s eyes were filled with worry. Seeing this, Melody Fox’s heart softened.
She couldn’t help but rub Ken Swanson’s somewhat stiff hair and say, “I know you’re worried about me. I promise you that if something happens that I can’t handle, I’ll call you immediately.”
“Then swear.”
Melody Fox lowered her eyes and laughed. She raised his finger. “I swear.”
Only then did Ken Swanson feel slightly relieved.
However, he did have to return to the headquarters for a meeting tomorrow. It would be quite difficult for him to take a leave.
“Then I’ll send James Deeds with you. I’ve been keeping him at Ximber Tech recently. He’s probably so bored that he’s about to grow moldy mushrooms.”
Melody Fox shrugged. “Anything is fine. Actually, I’ll just bring Seventeen along.”
Ken Swanson directly called James Deeds. “Return to the manor tomorrow morning and wait for orders. Tomorrow, follow Melody.”
“Yes!”
Through the phone, Melody Fox could feel James Deeds’s excitement.
She couldn’t help but feel strange.
No matter if it was Seventeen or James Deeds, they did not like to be idle. They preferred to be busy?
But then again, if she was left idle, she would probably grow mushrooms too.
After 30 minutes, the car arrived at the entrance of Herbathrive.
At this time, Herbathrive was already cleaning up.
Seeing Melody Fox appear, everyone instantly stopped what they were doing.
“Miss Fox! You’re finally back!”
David Marrow and Nana Jensen were the first to run up.
However, when they saw Ken Swanson Fox standing behind her, they immediately retracted their excitement and became cautious.
Ken Swanson looked down and knew that he was uncomfortable with them, so he took the initiative to say to Melody Fox, “I’ll wait for you in the car. We’ll have a video conference in the car. We’ll discuss some details with Sid Quant.”
Melody Fox helplessly gave Ken Swanson a “you’ve been wronged” emoji and watched Ken Swanson leave.
She shook her head inwardly.
Indeed, it was not a good thing to have a strong aura.
Ken Swanson’s aura was too strong. Even if David Marrow and the others knew about Ken Swanson’s relationship with her, they could not break through that invisible thin layer of ice.
However, as time passed, Melody Fox believed that Ken Swanson would slowly become more and more humane. Melody Fox retracted her gaze. When she turned around, she realized that she was surrounded by Herbathrive’s people.
Everyone was talking about how much they missed her. “Miss Fox, you’re finally back. You don’t know that when you weren’t around, we spent our days counting on our fingers.” “Yes, I always feel empty when you’re not around. I’m often worried that something will happen in the clinic. Fortunately, I came over smoothly. I didn’t let you down.”
“Sister Melody, why didn’t you tell us earlier that you were coming back? We could have held a welcoming banquet for you!”
Melody Fox smiled and said, “If I had told you earlier, would you still be in the mood to work?”
“…That seems to make sense.”
“It’s not too late to hold a celebratory feast now! Let’s go to the KTV to sing, Sister Melody! We haven’t relaxed for a long time.”
Melody Fox thought for a moment and said, “Alright, but Ken Swanson will come with me. You don’t mind, right?”
Everyone subconsciously fell silent, but they quickly shook their heads. “I don’t mind, I don’t mind!”
“However, if we accidentally say something wrong, will Mr. Swanson directly chop off my head?”
Melody Fox did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“How much do you misunderstand him? He’s not as scary as you think. On the contrary, he’s actually quite easy to talk to. As long as you don’t cross his bottom line, he won’t argue with you at all.”
Everyone looked at Melody Fox in a daze with an expression that said, “That’s just for you.”
Melody Fox looked helpless, but he was even more determined to bring Ken Swanson along.
“In short, you’ll know when you get to know him. He’s really not as scary as you think. He’s just an ordinary person.”
[David Marrow: Do you want to see what you’re talking about?]
He was a real ordinary person, right??
.Alright.” Melody Fox corrected himself. “Even if it’s not
that ordinary, it’s not as different as you think. You’ll know once you interact with it.”
David Marrow asked again, “Then if we’re not careful…”
Nana Jensen pinched the flesh on David Marrow’s arm and said, “David Marrow, just shut up! I used to be classmates with Mr. Swanson. Why don’t I see you being so afraid of me? Anyway, Sister Melody is right. Mr. Swanson is not as scary as everyone thinks. You’ll know later.”
David Marrow nodded. “That’s true. With Miss Fox around, even if we accidentally make a mistake, I don’t think Mr. Swanson will blame us.”
Melody Fox’s existence was like a stabilizing force. Everyone was slightly relieved.
Seeing that no one disagreed with Ken Swanson joining, Melody Fox told everyone to clean up Herbathrive and close the door.
“I’ll go to the car and tell Ken Swanson to look for the KTV. I’ll send you the address when I reach when we decide on the place. Come over after you close the door.”
“Alright!”
Melody Fox waved at everyone. She quickly walked out of Herbathrive and met Nana Jensen’s mother, Momma Talia. Miss Fox!
Momma Talia had just arrived. When she saw Melody Fox, her eyes were filled with surprise.
“You’re back!”
Melody Fox nodded and asked about the progress of the Frozen pasta that they had worked together on.
“The business process has been completed and is in production. We’re just waiting for you to come back.”
“Wait for me to come back? Didn’t I already give you all the authority?”
Momma Talia smiled and said, “I’m just here to help. It’s better for you to hold the press conference yourself. After the press conference, you can officially invest in the sales of the various super merchants.”
“Does that mean we’re only one step away from the press conference?”
“Yes. It’s been a while since pasta came out. The popularity has actually mostly dissipated, so we have to hold a press conference to re-create the popularity and let everyone remember that there’s such a delicacy.”
Melody Fox nodded. “Alright, I understand. You guys discuss it and set a date. We’ll hold a press conference together.”
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Momma Talia nodded happily. “Yes, I understand! I was worried that you would be too busy to come over for the press conference.”
“How can that be? I’ll definitely be there.”
This was also her first time using her own ability to create a food brand. Naturally, she would take it very seriously.
“Yes, that’s good.”
As she spoke, Nana Jensen ran over.
“Mom, why are you here? Haven’t you been so busy recently that I might not even be able to answer your calls?”
Momma Talia pretended to glare at Nana Jensen angrily and said, “I was afraid that you guys would be hungry, so I made some sushi. I don’t know who it is, but they kept sending me messages yesterday to tell me that you want to eat sushi.”
Nana Jensen looked down and saw Momma Talia carrying a food box.
“Wow! Sushi!”
Melody Fox smiled and shook her head. She said to Momma Talia, “I just came back. I plan to invite everyone to karaoke together. Since you’re here, why don’t we go together?”
Momma Talia hurriedly waved her hand. “I’m already so old. I can’t play with you guys. If I go, you guys will feel uncomfortable. It’s better not to go.”
As she spoke, she handed the food box to Nana Jensen.
“Then I’ll leave first. Have fun.”
“Are you really not going?”
“No, I’m not going. I’m not interested in singing. I’ll go back and decide on the specific process of the press conference.” Melody Fox knew that ever since Momma Talia was kicked out of the house by Dennis Jensen, the mother and daughter almost slept on the streets. They knew that they could not rely on others. They only had themselves as their biggest backer, so they wanted to rely on their own ability to support themselves.
Now that she finally had such a rare opportunity, she naturally had to do her best and treat it wholeheartedly. Hence, Melody Fox did not insist. He nodded and said, Alright, go back and do your work. If you need anything from me, follow Fox to look for you. My phone will be turned on.”
“Alright, I understand,” Momma Talia replied and said to Nana Jensen, “You too. Although I’m not worried about David Marrow, you can’t stay up too late. Remember to go back early. Remember to tell your father too.”
Nana Jensen pursed her lips and said, “What’s there to talk about with him?”
Although she had acknowledged her roots and returned to Dennis Jensen, her heart was still filled with resentment towards Dennis Jensen.
If it weren’t for the fact that Dennis Jensen’s people had betrayed him and he thought that his biological son was the flesh and blood of his lover and gigolo, Dennis Jensen wouldn’t have acknowledged her back today.
She believed that she was a vengeful person. This knot in her heart was not so easy to resolve.
Momma Talia looked helpless. Just as he was about to continue persuading, he heard Dennis Jensen’s voice coming from outside.
“Nana, Violet…”
The mother and daughter turned around at the same time and saw Dennis Jensen carrying a bouquet of roses over.
“Both of you are here. Miss Fox is here too…”
Momma Talia looked at the bouquet of roses and turned to leave. She did not even bother to say goodbye to Melody Fox.
She did not want to see this man.
Dennis Jensen smiled awkwardly and told Nana Jensen, “I’m going to look for your mom.” Then, he chased after her.
Nana Jensen rolled her eyes.
“Pretentious!”
When Melody Fox saw this scene, she could not help but sigh in her heart. This family… Sigh!
Back then, Dennis Jensen had chased Nana Jensen and Momma Talia out of the house for his own benefit. Fox should have thought that he might regret it one day.
However, if he had known that this day would come, why would he have done it in the first place?
Humans only knew regret after something happened, but it was useless to regret.
Even the best pharmacologist in the world could not develop a cure for regret.
Melody Fox looked at the disgusted Nana Jensen and could not help but ask, “Nana Jensen, answer me seriously. Do you really not want them to get back together? If you don’t like him and continue to pursue your mother, I can help.”
If she attacked, Dennis Jensen would definitely not be able to get close to Momma Talia.
Nana Jensen was well aware of Melody Fox’s abilities and immediately nodded.
But the moment before she nodded, she hesitated.
It was this moment of hesitation that surprised Nana Jensen. Although she hated Dennis Jensen, she still hoped that her parents could reconcile.
After realizing this, Nana Jensen’s expression became complicated.
She smiled bitterly and said to Melody Fox, “Sister Melody, actually, actually, I don’t know either…”
Melody Fox instantly understood.
“Then I understand. I won’t interfere. Let nature take its course.”
“Yeah.”
“Alright, I’m going to the car. I’ll send the KTV’s name to the group later. You’re in charge of bringing them over.”
“Okay.”
Melody Fox patted Nana Jensen’s shoulder and quickly walked into the car.
In the car, Ken Swanson was having a video conference with Sid Quant.
They were about to launch the product launch of the Ximber Tech X Ace series.
This press conference was different from Melody Fox’s pasta press conference. It was many times more grand. Once this series of products was launched, it would definitely cause a huge earthquake in the entire industry. Moreover, the Al technology world has always been the focus of the world. Therefore, they had to repeatedly confirm the process of the press conference, as well as the guests and media who participated.
When Melody Fox got in the car, She heard Ken Swanson say to Sid Quant, “I plan to set the venue at the Silverlake Science and Technology Museum. I’ll personally meet the people at the Science and Technology Museum tomorrow and ask them to vacate the venue for us.”
“I was just about to tell you that I also think it’s the most suitable place to put it in the technology hall. I also want to invite a few people from the Al technology world over at Insterimond.”
“No problem. Just send me the list.”
Ken Swanson smiled at Melody Fox as he spoke.
This smile seemed to reach Melody Fox’s heart.
No wonder everyone said that men were the most attractive when they worked hard.
The dim light shone on Ken Swanson’s face through the car window, making his handsome face look mysterious. He was filled with a forbidden, lustful, and meticulous temperament.
However, he smiled at Melody Fox during the meeting.
This kind of attraction was something that no girl could resist.
Even though she was already married, Melody Fox still felt her heart pounding.
Such a handsome man was actually hers. She really felt like she was dreaming.
“Oh yes.”
“I have a friend who has been looking for a job recently, and I want to ask you if you can get her to work at Ximber Tech. She used to learn from spaghetti, but for some reason, she didn’t finish school, but I believe she can help us,” said Sid Quant on the other end of the video.
“Since she’s your friend, let her enter the company for an internship. However, you can’t let her in for important positions. We’ll talk about it after the internship assessment.”
“Alright, no problem,” Sid Quant agreed. However, he could not help but ask, “Why didn’t you ask who my friend was before agreeing immediately?”
Ken Swanson reminded Sid Quant, “You’re also one of the founders of the company. You don’t have to tell me that you have the authority to let your friend in for an internship.”
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Sid Quant shrugged.
“Alright, I almost forgot about that. It’s all because of the heavy workload recently. I feel like I’m an employee who’s been squeezed dry by capital.”
Melody Fox leaned her head over. “Don’t be too tired. Your body can’t be tired.”
“Melody!!!” Sid Quant almost crowed. “You promised me that you would treat me when you came back!”
Melody Fox dug her ears. Just as she was about to finish, a woman’s voice came from the other end. “Brother Sid Quant, I’m back.”
A hint of panic flashed across Sid Quant’s eyes. He quickly said, “I’ll hang up first.” Then, he hung up the video call.
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other in confusion.
“That’s strange. His ‘illness’ shouldn’t have recovered so quickly. Why did his family find a woman…?”
Ken Swanson shook his head. “I don’t know either. This guy is really…”
“Forget it, I’ll go see him another day. I have to check his medical books first.”
“Yes. I can’t really make him have no descendants. I’ll have to trouble you to pay more attention to this matter. I really don’t have the strength to do so.”
Melody Fox nodded and told Ken Swanson about Herbathrive.
“I’ve made an appointment with everyone to find a KTV to sing. Can you find a KTV for us?”
“What about me?”
“You should go too. I told them that I’ll bring you along.”
“Won’t they feel uncomfortable when I’m there?”
“Godparents have already handed over Herbathrive to me completely. They will be friends with me for the rest of their lives, so they have to get to know you better. I just don’t know if you’re willing to go.”
Ken Swanson nodded. “Yes, as long as you say it, I’m willing.”
Melody Fox felt a hint of sweetness in her heart.
“Alright, then come find a place.”
“Yeah.”
Ken Swanson quickly found a KTV called “Lao Lang”. “This place is newly opened and belongs to the Swanson Group Entertainment Industry. Play in your own place.”
“Alright, I’ll listen to you. Then I’ll send them the address.” “Okay.”
After sending the location to Herbathrive’s group, Melody Fox also added Ken Swanson to the group.
Ken Swanson’s WhatsApp name was his real name.
As soon as he entered, everyone who had been discussing what game they were going to play in the private room fell silent.
Just as Melody Fox thought that this might become a dead group”, Ken Swanson suddenly sent a huge red packet.
In the group chat, various emojis thanking the big shot appeared one after another.
David Marrow even took the lead to welcome Ken Swanson.
“Welcome, Mr. Swanson! Welcome, big shot!”
The others sent emoticons to welcome the big shot.
Ken Swanson sent a standard WhatsApp smile emoji.
“Thank you, everyone.”
Another two huge red packets were sent in succession. It was an equal amount.
Everyone in the group received red packets that were at least twice their salary.
This was because the maximum number of red packets sent in the group was twenty thousand dollars yuan. Otherwise, Melody Fox believed that the number of red packets sent out by Ken Swanson would definitely be more than this.
The group chat instantly erupted again. Many emojis and words of gratitude appeared one after another.
Afraid of Ken Swanson… That did not exist before Red Packet spaghetti.
Melody Fox could not help but grit her teeth.
Damn it, she had underestimated the power of capital.
It turned out that she had said so many good things about Ken Swanson just now. It was not as good as Ken Swanson giving out red packets.
How infuriating!
“Me too!” Melody Fox extended her hand to Ken Swanson angrily.
“What?” Ken Swanson looked up from his phone and asked.
“Red packet, I want a red packet too!”
“There’s one in the group.”
“How can a boss snatch red packets from her employees in the group? This will damage my image in their hearts.”
Ken Swanson smiled dotingly and operated his phone. “I’ve sent you the red packet.”
Melody Fox had just lowered her head when she saw a message pop up on his phone: 131454 dollars.
She counted the number of words repeatedly. There were indeed no decimal points. It was really 12,145,4 dollars, 121, 000…
“Thank you, hubby.” Melody Fox hugged Ken Swanson’s arm and finally submitted to the red power of capital.
Ken Swanson’s thin lips curved slightly as he stared at Melody Fox who was shaking his arm in amusement. His eyes were filled with love.
After that, the car arrived at Back Wave KTV.
The name “Lao Lang” was taken from “The new generation surpasses the Old”. It was mainly a KTV exclusive to young people. The renovation style was filled with post-modern technology style, and the theme was space.
Those who didn’t know better would think that they had arrived on a spaceship.
“This place is pretty good,” Melody Fox said.
Ken Swanson nodded. “This is also my first time here. I asked James Deeds just now. He recommended this place.” “James Deeds sure knows how to pick a place.”
“He’s my special assistant. Choosing a place is what he does best.”
Melody Fox raised an eyebrow. “Then are you willing to hand him over to me?”
“I’m yours. What’s there to miss?”
“That’s true…” Melody Fox smiled and walked into the KTV hand in hand with Ken Swanson.
As soon as he stepped into the KTV, the manager, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately welcomed him.
“Hello, Mr. Swanson. Hello, Young Madam. My surname is Qiu, and I’m the manager of Later Lang. You can call me Xiao Qiu.”
“Special Assistant Ding told me that the two of you will be coming over, so he specially reserved the largest private room for you.’
“Alcohol, snacks, and fruit platters have been prepared. Please follow me.”
“Okay,” Ken Swanson replied expressionlessly and let Manager Qiu lead the way.
When they passed by a private room, a waitress happened to walk out of the room.
The makeup on her face was already a little mottled. She was in a hurry and did not notice Melody Fox and Ken Swanson.
On the other hand, Melody Fox vaguely felt that this woman looked a little familiar.
However, she could not remember where she had seen this woman before.
“What’s wrong?” Ken Swanson followed her gaze and saw a woman’s back.
“I’m fine. I’ve got the wrong person,” Melody Fox said as she continued to follow Ken Swanson.
The private room that Manager Qiu had reserved for them was on the second floor.
Melody Fox instructed Manager Qiu, “My friends should be arriving soon. Please show them the way later.”
“Alright, Mrs. Swanson.” Manager Qiu quickly nodded solemnly. When he looked up, he did not forget to boldly size up Melody Fox.
However, it was only a glance. Manager Qiu quickly looked away and did not have the guts to look.
With just one glance, Manager Qiu’s shock was like a tsunami.
How could this be…
It was really strange. He had thought that Mr. Swanson’s wife would be a stunning beauty.
He did not expect that not only was she not a beauty, but she was also…
However, he did not have the guts to think too much about it. He quickly left and helped them close the door of the private room.
Melody Fox looked up at the private room.
The private room was indeed very large. It could even accommodate more than a hundred people.
There were all kinds of snacks, fruit platters, and wine on the marble table.
Melody Fox was about to take a sip of fruit wine when Ken Swanson rushed up and snatched it away.
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Melody Fox was shocked and asked, “What are you doing?” Ken Swanson said solemnly, “You can’t touch this.” “Why? This is a fruit wine. The alcohol content isn’t high.”
“The alcohol content isn’t high, but the aftereffects are strong.” Ken Swanson placed the wine glass far away from her and said, “Don’t you know what you look like when you’re drunk?”
Melody Fox looked confused. “What does it look like?” “Anyway, it’s not like this.”
It would turn into a soft and sticky kitten.
Hence, it was fine if she drank before him, but he would not allow others to drink before her.
Melody Fox was even more curious.
“What do I look like when I’m drunk? Tell me quickly.”
Ken Swanson kept her in suspense.
“I’ll tell you when we get back tonight.”
“Fine.”
Melody Fox picked up a microphone and handed it to Ken Swanson.
“Then I won’t drink. I’ll listen to you sing. Sing a song for me. I’ll give you a big red packet too.”
Speaking of which, she had never heard Ken Swanson sing before.
However, he occasionally heard Sid Quant mention that Ken Swanson played the guitar quite well.
He just didn’t know how good she was at singing.
Melody Fox originally thought that Ken Swanson would refuse, but she did not expect Ken Swanson to really take over the microphone.
“What song do you want to hear?”
Melody Fox was stunned. She couldn’t remember what song she wanted to listen to, so she simply said, “Anything is fine.”
Hearing this, Ken Swanson walked towards the karaoke booth.
As the accompaniment sounded, Ken Swanson sang an old song.
“I can’t see the end… I can’t hear right or wrong…”
“In this chaotic world, I fall all the way down…”
“There’s still a chance to feel the purity of loving someone…”
“You’re my little butterfly, I’m your little Ah Fei…”
“You stopped on my shoulder and leaned against my ear. From now on, I won’t behave atrociously…”
“I can change for you. As long as you’re willing to give it to me, I won’t go back on my word…”
His deep voice made one’s heart flutter. This song suited him very well.
Or rather, his deep and sexy voice was suitable for any love song.
This was Melody Fox’s first time hearing Ken Swanson sing. She was stunned.
She had thought that Ken Swanson’s singing would not be bad because his voice was very pleasant to listen to. However, she did not expect Ken Swanson’s singing to be so good.
Even professional singers did not seem to be inferior at all. Ken Swanson’s handsome face flickered under the rotating lights of the private room.
The lights were dim, and his well-defined face looked even more mysterious.
As for Ken Swanson, his deep and dark eyes happened to be staring at her.
After the song ended, the private room fell silent.
When their eyes met, the silence was better than silence. Something was silently heating up.
Ken Swanson was the first to break the silence. He walked over with the microphone.
“It’s your turn.”
“… Huh?” Melody Fox took a moment to react, but Ken Swanson had already handed the microphone to her.
Melody Fox scratched her head in embarrassment and said, “I don’t sing very well. I’m a little out of tune, and I haven’t sung much…”
Moreover, she was actually a little traumatized by singing. In her previous life, she had accompanied Ulric Swanson to karaoke with her partner. However, she had only sung two lines before she was called down by Ulric Swanson.
Although Ulric Swanson didn’t openly say that her singing wasn’t good, just calling her down was enough to hurt. After that, Melody Fox never sang again.
Thinking about it this way, the blow that Ulric Swanson gave her was not only the final blow to her life but even if it was Ulric who pretended to love her in the past, the mental suppression was enough to hurt her.
She later became more and more inferior and became more and more blindly dependent on trust. This was inseparable from Ulric Swanson’s mental control over her.
Just as Melody Fox was immersed in complicated emotions, Ken Swanson had already helped her choose a song.
“I heard that you have been waiting to listen to this song, so I chose it for you. Can you sing it for me?”
Melody Fox looked at the screen and realized that Ken Swanson’s points were indeed a song that she liked very much and knew how to sing.
The accompaniment had already been played, and Melody Fox tons became nervous.
Ken Swanson could feel her nervousness. He took a microphone and sang the first line, “I once hoped so much that I could share the hardships along the way with you.”
Slowly, Melody Fox was led by him and started to hum softly.
“I’m afraid it’s going to happen. I’m depending on you.” “Knowing that one day we won’t be crazy anymore, please don’t be disappointed, even if it’s just a bland collection.”
“I understand your stubbornness. You know what I want.” “If one day I disappear into the distance, please don’t be sad, even if you can’t forget.”
“I hope the flower blooms as usual. You’ll smile and look up. I’m willing to turn into the sunlight that wakes you up in the morning…”
As he sang, Melody Fox’s eyes suddenly became a little moist.
The lyrics of this song were actually sad, and it seemed to be singing about her.
She loved Ken Swanson, but she was afraid that she would fall in love with the wrong person like in her previous life, and become covered in wounds again.
However, Ken Swanson understood her so well that she gradually regained the confidence that Ulric Swanson had destroyed.
But she was still afraid.
She was afraid of the recurring dream.
She was afraid that one day, she would wake up and suddenly disappear into the distance.
She was afraid that if she left, Ken Swanson would not be able to take it.
If that day really came, she would rather Ken Swanson forget her.
At the end of the song, a crystal-clear tear fell from her eye.
“Why are you crying?”
Ken Swanson immediately turned off the music and walked over to wipe her tears.
Melody Fox was stunned. She remembered that there was dye on her face and subconsciously took a step back. She said, “I’ll go to the bathroom to tidy up. Otherwise, if David Marrow and the others come and cry when they see me singing, I’ll lose all my face as a boss.”
Ken Swanson did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Why are you crying from singing?”
“I’ve always been a person with a low threshold for tears, okay?”
“Alright, I’ll go with you.”
“Don’t. Stay here and wait for them. I’ll be back soon.”
“Alright, I’ll wait for you here.”
“Yeah.”
Melody Fox nodded and quickly walked out of the room.
Under the waiter’s guidance, she quickly found the bathroom.
Melody Fox looked at himself in the mirror and carefully checked the dye on his face.
Fortunately, the natural “cosmetics” she found for herself were more waterproof. Although she had cried just now, there were no obvious traces on her face.
“Phew…” Melody Fox heaved a sigh of relief. After patching up the “red spots”, she carefully looked at her face.
The toxins in her body should be completely discharged tonight.
In the past few days, the swelling on her face had actually faded, and her originally superior facial features were slowly revealed. Her single eyelid had also turned into obvious double eyelids because the swelling had faded.
However, because the red spots were still there, everyone had a fixed impression of her and would not feel any obvious changes.
However, as long as someone stared at her closely, they would immediately notice the change in her.
It was unknown if Ken Swanson had not observed her face
carefully or if he saw her every day, so he was visually tired and did not notice her changes.
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However, it did not matter which reason it was because she planned to wash away all the red spots at night and reveal her true appearance after drinking the last medicine tomorrow.
She had used all her resources and energy to gather these rare herbs, but this was already much faster than in her previous life. She was already very satisfied.
However, in her previous life, she had only seen her true appearance before she died. Until now, she had somewhat forgotten what she looked like after removing all the poison.
There was a hint of nervousness in her anticipation. She wondered how Ken Swanson would react.
Melody Fox could not help but smile when she thought about how Ken Swanson’s thousand-year-old iceberg face would crack and reveal other expressions because of this.
She took a deep breath to calm herself down before walking out of the bathroom.
However, when she passed by the men’s washroom, she heard a woman’s cries of pain and curses.
“B*tch! Useless thing! I didn’t buy you from Insterimond to let you eat dry food! You can’t even accompany me to drink. What’s the use of buying you?! If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have f*cking brought you from Insterimond!”
The woman begged for mercy.
“Brother Hai, I was wrong. Don’t hit me. I was wrong…”
“Now you’re afraid? What are you doing as a plaything? I’m just letting you have a sip of wine. Is it that f*cking difficult? Do you actually want to run? Where do you think you can run to? Let me tell you, Silverlake is my territory. No matter where you hide, you won’t be able to escape from your Brother Hai’s palm!”
“I was wrong, Brother Hai, I was wrong…”
The man grabbed the woman’s hair.
“I don’t want your worthless apologies. Promise me that when you go back and drink with my client, I won’t hit you and will dote on you. How about that?”
The woman said with a terrified expression, “Brother Hai, it’s not that I don’t want to drink with you. I used to be an escort. It’s just that… as your client, I saw him put something into a glass. I’ve seen that thing before. It’s addictive. I really don’t dare to drink it. If I drink it, I’ll be finished…”
“It’s over? What a joke! If it weren’t for me, a piece of trash like you would have been thrown to the streets by your former boss to fend for yourself. I gave you a chance to live, but you actually dared to disobey? You’re courting death!”
The man raised his hand and was about to slap the woman’s face.
The man’s hand was full of rings. One could imagine that when this slap landed, there would definitely be a few more scratches on the woman’s face.
“Ah-“
The woman screamed and closed her eyes. However, the expected pain did not appear. Instead, the man’s angry voice sounded.
“Who are you?! How dare you interfere in my business?”
The woman opened her eyes in shock and saw a woman with red spots on her face holding Brother Hai’s hand tightly.
“It’s you?!” She was even more shocked.
Melody Fox asked in confusion, “You know me? Forget it… Let’s talk about it later.”
Her gaze landed coldly on the man called Brother Hai. She sneered and said, “You don’t deserve to know who I am. If you know what’s good for you, get lost quickly. Otherwise, I’ Il definitely let you come in vertically and leave horizontally later.”
“How arrogant! It’s fine if you’re ugly, but you’re so arrogant. Don’t come out and insult others’ eyes. Get lost before I get angry!”
As the man spoke, he reached out to pull his hand back forcefully.
However, what surprised him was that no matter how hard he tried, he could not retract his hand from this seemingly weak and ugly woman’s hand.
The man’s eyes widened in disbelief.
How could this be…
How was this possible?!
He did not believe it and tried to pull his hand back again, but even if he used all his strength, his hand was still held by the other party.
He was a grown man, but his hand was actually grabbed by a woman and he could not pull it out.
This was simply a great humiliation!
He was shocked, angry, and humiliated.
The subordinates beside him finally realized that something was wrong, but they did not believe that their boss was weaker than a weak woman.
Therefore, they did not come up immediately. Instead, he said hesitantly, “Brother Hai, you…”
“Damn it!” Brother Hai flew into a rage out of humiliation and roared, “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and catch this woman!”
As soon as he said that, Brother Hai’s three lackeys immediately pounced on Melody Fox.
Melody Fox grabbed Brother Hai’s hand, lifted him up, and threw him at the three of them.
His cumbersome body smashed into the three “bamboo poles”. The four of them screamed and fell to the ground.
Melody Fox clapped her hands and reached out to the woman on the ground.
“Well …”
The woman hesitated for a moment before firmly grabbing
Melody Fox’s hand. She used the strength in Melody Fox’s hand to stand up.
“Damn it! You useless nonsense!”
Brother Hai quickly got up from the ground and held his waist in pain. “Six thousand, come over immediately! Otherwise, you know the consequences! You won’t be able to escape from me!”
The woman called 6,000 shrank her neck as her mind raced. Suddenly, she seemed to have made an important decision. She gritted her teeth and knelt down in front of Melody Fox. “Miss Fox, please save me! I can’t go back with him. If I go back with him, I’m dead!”
Melody Fox’s original intention was to help the woman escape from her current predicament, but she did not have the time to care about what happened after that.
However, when she heard the woman call out her name, she could not help but narrow her eyes.
“You know who I am?”
“Miss Fox, have you forgotten? We took a photo at Insterimond.”
“Whatphoto?”
“At Insterimond’s KTV! Ming Haotian, Ming Haotian, do you remember? You should be friends with him? He used to be my regular customer…”
Melody Fox looked at the woman’s face and suddenly remembered that she had been entrusted by Margaret Swanson to bring gifts to the Mont family people.
In the end, when she went to Insterimond to look for Ming Haotian, Ming Haotian told her to go to the KTV herself.
When KTV Fox was filled with girls that Ming Haotian called over to drink with him, the girl in front of her was obviously the prettiest among the girls and also the closest to Ming Haotian.
It was precisely because of this that Melody Fox had a vague impression of her.
Now that he heard the woman’s words, Melody Fox finally remembered the other party’s identity.
“So it’s you… Your memory isn’t bad. You can remember my name and mine just by relying on fate.”
Six Thousand said with reddened eyes, “In our line of work, this is our most important ability… Please, Miss Fox, on account that I know Young Master Ming, please save me. I really can’t go back with him. If I go back with him, I’m definitely dead!”
As the woman spoke, she kowtowed to her a few times.
Chapter 1235
The moment she kowtowed and raised her head, Melody Fox vaguely realized that this woman called 6000 looked a little similar to someone she knew.
The person she knew… was no longer in this world.
Melody Fox’s mind raced as a plan suddenly rose in her heart.
A moment later, she smiled and said, “Alright, I can save you, but after saving you, you have to promise me that you’ll do something for me.”
“No matter what it is, as long as you spare my life, I will definitely agree to it!”
“Deal…”
Melody Fox raised her eyebrows and looked coldly at the man called Brother Hai.
“Let’s make a deal. I want to take this woman away. How much are you willing to let her go? I can help her pay this sum of money. Name a price!”
“Pfft!”
Brother Hai spat on the ground and said, “Who do you think you are? How dare you snatch my woman? Let me tell you, I want this woman. I bought this. I don’t plan to sell her now!”
The man treated the woman called 6,000 as a commodity.
Melody Fox looked down on men who did not treat women as humans. It was as if they were not born by women.
She narrowed her eyes dangerously.
“So you’re going to let her go after I beat you up?”
The man was so angry that his eyes seemed to be on fire.
“Damn it! How dare you speak to me like that! You don’t take me seriously at all!”
“I never give a shit about cockroaches.”
“B*tch! I’ll kill you!!!” The man was so angry that his face turned green. He roared, “Attack! All of you! This woman is very strange. Be careful! We have to capture her! After capturing her, I want to kill her with my own hands!” When the woman called Six Thousand saw the man’s crazy look, she grabbed Melody Fox’s hand and wanted to run.
“Miss Fox, let’s run! They’re skilled!”
Melody Fox did not move an inch.
“What’s there to be afraid of? If I can’t even deal with these shrimp soldiers and crab generals, how can I save you?” With that, she welcomed the punches of the first guy who rushed up.
Then, Melody countered punch was fast and ruthless. That person did not have time to dodge and his nose bridge was broken.
Blood trickled down his nose like water. The man covered his nose in pain and shouted, “Ahhh! Nose, my nose!!” Melody Fox did not care how the man wailed. He sent the second man flying with a flying kick.
The force of the kick was so strong that the man was sent flying into the tiles of the sink. His vision turned black and he fainted.
Seeing this, the third man was so frightened that he did not dare to rush over and retreated repeatedly.
“Damn it! Attack! Attack!”
Brother Hai kicked the butt of the remaining man.
The man had no choice but to grit his teeth and stomp his feet. He could only close his eyes and rush towards Melody Fox.
There was no suspense in the outcome. Melody Fox subdued the enemy with one move, beating the man until he lay on the ground and could not get up.
When Brother Hai saw that his third brother’s capable subordinate had been “killed”, he was so frightened that he subconsciously took two steps back.
However, his mouth was still unforgiving.
“D*mn it, don’t be arrogant. My other subordinates will be here soon! You won’t even know how you died until you’re hit! I advise you to be sensible and apologize to me!
I can let bygones be bygones and pretend that you never appeared!”
As the man spoke, he really started to count down.
“Three…”
“Two…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Melody Fox had already arrived in front of the man. With lightning speed, she grabbed the man by the neck. “Damn it, damn it, you keep saying that I should die. I think you should be the one who deserves to die the most! A scumbag like you doesn’t deserve to live in this world!”
She planned to fulfill her promise and let this guy come in vertically and leave horizontally.
The man’s eyes widened in horror.
Was this speed… really the speed of a human?
However, before he could think further, his breathing was stopped by Melody Fox’s hand.
Because he was suffocating, he couldn’t breathe. His entire face was red.
He wanted to grab Melody Fox’s hand, but Melody Fox held both of his hands down with one hand.
“Let, let…” He tried his best to squeeze out a few words from his throat.
Melody Fox smiled coldly and said, “Don’t you like to mention the word ‘death’ in every sentence? Why do you want me to let go now? Since you like to die, I’ll fulfill your wish.”
“No, no… I…, I don’t want…” The man’s voice was hoarse as he struggled to speak.
“You don’t want to? Sorry, it’s too late! Since you’re unwilling to make this deal with me, go to hell!”
Buying and selling girls, accompanying their clients to drink, and even providing special services, she knew of these two crimes alone.
If you let such a person continue to live in this world, you would only harm more innocent people.
The man’s face turned from red to black.
Just as he was about to faint from suffocation, a series of messy footsteps suddenly came from the corridor.
The man seemed to have seen a life-saving straw and desperately wanted to make a sound.
“Save, save…”
Soon, footsteps came to a stop outside the bathroom.
A group of guys dressed like men ran in.
The man’s eyes lit up.
His people! It was his people who found out that something was wrong and found them!
When the group of people at the door saw Melody Fox choking the man and was about to suffocate, everyone widened their eyes in surprise.
“Brother Hai?”
“What’s going on?! Why is Brother Hai being…”
“What are you talking about? Hurry up and save him!”
After the reminder, the men swarmed forward.
The woman called Six Thousand was so scared that she immediately hid behind Melody Fox.
Melody Fox narrowed her eyes coldly and let go of Brother Hai’s neck. She threw Brother Hai aside and faced these people.
These guys were clearly much more well-trained than the three guys from before. They even knew how to change their formation to fight her.
Even so, they were still unable to take more than two moves from Melody Fox.
In the washroom, more than a dozen people were lying on the ground and wailing.
The woman Six Thousand was overjoyed, her eyes filled with admiration. “Miss Fox, why are you so powerful?”
Melody Fox did not answer 6000. Instead, she looked coldly at Brother Hai, who she had thrown to the corner.
Brother Hai felt Melody Fox’s gaze. He shrank his neck and hid in the corner.
He did not expect all his brothers to fall in just a few minutes.
The fire of hope that had just ignited in his eyes instantly extinguished, and he became even more desperate than before.
What day was it today?
Why was he so unlucky to encounter such a terrifying monster!
“Don’t come over, don’t come over… Cough, cough, cough!”
Just as Melody Fox was closing in, footsteps sounded from the corridor are coming abruptly.
“What are you doing?! What are you doing?! Which blind person dares to cause trouble in my territory?!”
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Im excited when Melody finally show Ken her through face.
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I understand. :) Happy reading!
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