Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 215: Do You Hate Me?
Kun Zheng let out a sigh. Although he had anticipated that this day would come, when it finally arrived, he still felt uncomfortable. After all, Laura had grown up under his watch, and now she had suddenly agreed to Zhao Hai's marriage proposal, as if she were leaving him forever. This made him feel uneasy.
After a while, Zhao Hai calmed down and looked at Laura, saying, “Is there anything else that hasn’t been prepared here? If you have things to take with you, just let me know, and I’ll help you take them.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, Laura also calmed down and replied, “Most of the things at home are packed up, but there are indeed quite a few items to take with us. I have a few Spatial Bags from Mr. Galen, but we’ll still need to load several carts to take everything away. Besides, I need to take care of some matters at home. It might take a few days.”
Zhao Hai thought for a moment and said, “Alright then, I’ll stay here for a few days. Please arrange some rooms for us. Once you’ve taken care of everything, we can leave together.”
Laura was momentarily stunned but nodded, “Okay, there are guest rooms in the manor. You can stay in the guest room for the next few days.”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “Tell Ivan that after we leave, he should go to Rubble Mountain every five days to pick up goods. Once he arrives at Rubble Mountain, he should knock three times on the ground in the yard. The next day, they can pick up the goods from the warehouse at the back. If they don’t knock, I won’t send them the goods.”
Laura nodded and said, “Alright, I will inform him. By the way, I still have quite a few of Carlo's subordinates held here. I want to hand them over to you for punishment. What do you think?”
Zhao Hai considered it and said, “Sure, how do you want to deal with them? Do you want to silence them?”
Laura looked at Zhao Hai and sighed, “I don’t want to silence them, but letting them go poses too great a risk. Recently, Oroja and the others seem quite obedient, but they have come to understand a lot about us. I’m uneasy.”
Zhao Hai nodded, “Alright, I understand. Leave it to me to handle it.”
Laura nodded and turned to Ni'er, saying, “Ni'er, take Brother Hai to the living room to rest and see if he needs anything.” Ni'er agreed and walked over to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai stood up and said to Laura, “We need to resolve matters here as quickly as possible. Boric and the Magedel family are both keeping an eye on this place. We need to leave soon.” Laura nodded, and Zhao Hai followed Ni'er out.
Once Zhao Hai left, Laura turned to Kun Zheng and said, “Grandpa Kun Zheng, we need to pack up the house as quickly as possible. When those shopkeepers arrive, we will explain things to them and then leave immediately. Brother Hai is right; it’s not safe here.”
Kun Zheng nodded, “Don’t worry. I’ve assigned the packing tasks to Keer and others whom I can absolutely trust. They are all determined to leave with us, so you can rest assured. By the way, we forgot to ask Zhao Hai how many people he can take at once. Will it be feasible if there are too many?”
Laura furrowed her brows, “I forgot to ask, too. Let’s ask during mealtime. Anyway, he will be staying here for a few days, so there’s no rush.”
Kun Zheng nodded and smiled slightly, “I can see that Zhao Hai cares a lot about you. Honestly, even if you hadn’t agreed to his request, he would still have taken us away.”
Laura shot him a glare and sighed, “To be honest, I have a really good impression of Brother Hai. We are in a difficult situation now, and only Brother Hai is willing to help us. Moreover, you’ve noticed, haven’t you? He’s not very good with words, doesn’t speak much, and definitely doesn’t flatter girls. The condition he proposed is essentially a marriage proposal. Given his personality, it’s already impressive that he could reach this level. Why shouldn’t I agree?”
Laura had calmed down quite a bit. To be honest, due to her years of business dealings, Laura’s personality was much more cheerful than Zhao Hai’s introverted nature. She was braver in matters of love than Zhao Hai, daring to love and hate, which is why she readily agreed to Zhao Hai’s condition.