Chapter 7 Things Are Not Simple
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“The second option is much more difficult than the first. Are you sure you want to choose the second one?” Melissa smiled at Jack.
"Absolutely, definitely, and certainly!" Jack poured half a cup of tea for his aunt.
Anna: "......"
Although she had already guessed that Jack would definitely choose the second option, she was still taken aback when she heard it with her own ears.
Am I really that worthless? I can't even give myself away even if I pay them to?
"Do you know who doesn't want you to marry Zhao Yichen?" Jack then asked Anna.
"I can't be sure yet, I just have a vague feeling," Anna replied after a moment's hesitation.
"You've been taken down like this, and you don't even know who your opponent is. Should I call you naive or stupid?" Jack was speechless.
"Jack, speak properly!" Melissa glared at him before smiling at Anna.
"Some people don't want the Ye family and the Zhao family to form a marriage alliance, probably because they are worried that it will pose a threat to them. It shouldn't be hard to guess who is behind this."
"Hmm!" Anna nodded thoughtfully.
"Alright, you can go now!" Jack then waved his hand.
“Zhao Yichen is a narrow-minded person. He definitely won’t let this go. Be careful these next few days,” Anna replied.
"Oh, that's rare. You actually know how to worry about me?" Jack glanced at the other person.
"I'm just a designated driver, earning a few dozen yuan for my hard work. What did I do to deserve this?!"
He's really in a bind. If he'd known it would be this troublesome, he would have refused to comply last night no matter what.
"Now you know you regret it? What were you doing last night?" Melissa rolled her eyes at him and then smiled at Anna.
"Miss Ye, I have only simple food here, so I won't keep you for dinner. You should go back now."
“In the next few days, call Jack anytime you need anything, he’ll be there whenever you call.”
Jack: “…”
Auntie, did you sell me out?
"Auntie, I'm so sorry for causing you trouble!" Anna stood up and bowed slightly to Melissa.
She came here today with a very specific purpose in mind.
Shortly after Jack left her villa this morning, she had someone check Jack's information.
The feedback received was that Jack and his aunt came to Jiangzhou two years ago. They rented a place in an urban village and lived a very poor life. The aunt was in poor health and needed to take medication for a long time.
She came to Melissa with a simple idea: she wanted to use money to persuade Melissa to convince Jack to get a marriage certificate with her. She was even prepared for Melissa to ask for an exorbitant amount.
However, from the moment she saw Melissa, she abandoned the idea of using money to solve problems.
The woman's intuition told her that the woman in front of her was no ordinary person!
After the two talked for a while, she became even more certain of her guess!
Elegant and dignified, humble and modest, these words perfectly describe Melissa.
This also reminded her of Jack. With an aunt like that, how could Jack be an ordinary person?
"Jack, your aunt has been a burden to you these past few years!" After Anna left, Melissa looked at Jack and said, "If it weren't for your aunt..."
“If it weren’t for my aunt, I would have died two years ago!” Jack interrupted her.
As I spoke, scenes from those years involuntarily flashed through my mind.
Back then, if his aunt hadn't risked her life to save him, the grass on his grave would be over a meter tall by now.
My aunt was also injured in that incident, and her health deteriorated rapidly. She hasn't fully recovered to this day.
“Auntie, could you please stop saying things like that in the future?” Jack added.
"Okay!" Melissa smiled. "Auntie won't say it again!"
After a slight pause, he looked at Jack and abruptly asked, "Has someone already made a move? Is it Zhao Yichen's people or someone else?"
"Auntie, you're amazing! How did you know?" Jack exclaimed in surprise.
“It’s not that I’m a god, it’s because I know you too well!” Melissa smiled faintly.
“You can’t take time off for no reason. For the past two years, unless you’re accompanying me to the hospital, you’ve been working even when you have a fever.”
"Of course, that's not the main reason. The main reason is that I sensed a long-lost sense of hostility in you."
"Hehe, Auntie knows me best." Jack grinned and then briefly recounted what had happened that afternoon.
"Is Andrei alright?" Melissa frowned slightly.
"They're just superficial wounds, nothing serious!" Jack shook his head.
"That's good!" Melissa paused, then continued, "Are you planning to help him out?"
"Hmm!" Jack nodded and then asked, "What does Auntie think?"
"Whatever decision you make, your aunt will support you!" Melissa smiled.
He then picked up his teacup, took a sip, and stared straight ahead: "Yuan Kun is really unlucky. Of all the people he could mess with, he had to provoke you, this little devil."
From her eyes and expression, it was clear that she wasn't worried about Jack being in danger at all.
“I wasn’t planning on paying any attention to them, but they’re asking for trouble, so I can’t do anything about it,” Jack replied with a laugh.
"Hmm!" Melissa nodded slightly and continued, "What do you think about this?"
"What is it?" Jack asked back.
"Stop playing dumb with me. With your intelligence, how could you not realize there's something wrong with this?" Melissa rolled her eyes at him and continued.
"Although the Zhao family cannot be said to have absolute power in Jiangzhou, they are definitely the heads of this city, controlling the red, white, and black worlds of Jiangzhou."
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"The other so-called wealthy families, including the Ye family, are far inferior to the Zhao family; there is simply no comparison."
"Without some leverage, how could Yuan Kun, a mere man, dare to lay a hand on the woman that the eldest son of the Zhao family has his eye on?"
“I’ve been thinking about that too!” Jack nodded thoughtfully.
In the past two years, although he and his aunt have been living in this slum, it doesn't mean they have been cut off from the outside world.
Even though the two of them weren't particularly familiar with the distribution of various forces in Jiangzhou, they still had a general idea of the situation.
In addition, Jack has a theory that, as his aunt's health has gradually improved over the past year, she may have already been paving the way for his comeback.
He must have done a lot behind the scenes, but he just didn't know.
"What are your guesses?" Melissa asked after taking a sip of tea.
“Anna’s matter should just be the fuse.” Jack poured tea for his aunt. “The ultimate target of the person behind this may be the Zhao family.”
"Then who in Jiangzhou do you think has such courage and ability?" Melissa nodded slightly.
“No!” Jack shook his head and added, “If I’m not mistaken, the person who made the move must be from outside Jiangzhou!”
"And if there are enough chips and the temptation is great enough, there will definitely be people in Jiangzhou who are willing to act as pawns!"
He had naturally thought about these things long ago, which is why he didn't want to get involved.
He knew very well that Anna being drugged, which seemed like a very ordinary little thing, must involve a lot of people and things behind it, and he really had no interest in getting involved in such trivial matters.
“Yes! Otherwise, Yuan Kun wouldn’t have jumped out!” Melissa nodded slightly.
After setting down his teacup, he continued, "I know you don't want to get involved in these things, but from the moment you climbed into Anna's bed, you were already in the game, weren't you?"
Jack: “…”
Alas! The ancients were right!
People who can't control their lower bodies will suffer for the rest of their lives!
Lust is a dangerous thing!
After taking a sip of tea, he looked at Melissa and asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Auntie, why are you helping the Ye family?"
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