Lu Jingchen’s face instantly darkened, not because he begrudged those two hundred million, but it was the first time he had ever been threatened in such a manner.

However, the thought crossed his mind that the one threatening him might be his brother-in-law?

Thinking it through, he decided to speak up, "I can give you the two hundred million, but I want to talk to your boss face to face."

Brother Ping was taken aback, not expecting Lu Jingchen to bring up this issue.

His mind flashed with an image of their boss’s handsome face, he was about to refuse directly, but considering that in this meeting maybe the two hundred million could actually fall into their hands, even though he knew their boss disliked meeting strangers, he still nodded, "Okay, but I need to discuss this with our boss."

He dared not make the decision to agree on his own.

Lu Jingchen directly placed the document in front of Brother Ping, and said indifferently, "Eight o’clock tonight, the place is up to you guys, and we’ll take this time to prepare the two hundred million."

Brother Ping picked up the document and stood up, "Mr. Lu is quite straightforward, we’ll contact you then, and won’t disturb you further." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After saying this, he left with the two underlings.

Very soon, only Lu Jingchen and Assistant Xue were left in the office.

Assistant Xue, standing by Lu Jingchen, couldn’t restrain his inner curiosity and asked, "President, do they truly deserve our trust?"

Lu Jingchen remained seated on the sofa without moving, lightly acknowledged, a faint smile appeared on his face, then he calmly spoke, "Though these people are involved in kidnapping, they usually follow the rules strictly."

Assistant Xue instantly understood, "Then do we still need to prepare the two hundred million?"

"Of course, as quickly as possible," Lu Jingchen didn’t have a hint of hesitation or consideration, showing no distress over the two hundred million, a rather significant sum.

From his personal assets, two hundred million was still doable.

Consider this two hundred million as a gift to Song Qiao’s brother, my brother-in-law, if tonight it’s confirmed that he’s indeed Song Qiao’s brother, he wouldn’t feel any regret over the two hundred million.

...

After Brother Ping returned to the villa with the two henchmen, it was just about lunchtime. In the kitchen, Song Xi and Song Qiao were cooking, but this time they hadn’t started, instead directing the two underlings to cook.

The two underlings were already sweating profusely, while Song Xi and Song Qiao maintained an air of ease and comfort.

Brother Ping glanced inside the kitchen at Song Qiao and Song Xi, his eyes brimming with smiles.

These two were worth money, they naturally had to treat them well, hence not letting Song Qiao and Song Xi prepare meals.

In terms of calculation, one person was worth fifty million, plus a document worth another fifty million, didn’t it round up to two hundred million?

Song Qiao didn’t hear Brother Ping’s thoughts, but if she did, she’d surely grit her teeth and say, "They’re obviously worth more than a single document!"

Noticing someone at the door watching them, Song Qiao glanced over, seeing Brother Ping peeking in.

Song Qiao paused at first, then briskly walked toward Brother Ping, and upon reaching him, asked directly, "I heard you went to negotiate with my husband?"

Seeing Song Qiao’s aggressive demeanor, Brother Ping instinctively took a step back and nodded.

Song Qiao’s eyes suddenly reddened a bit, then she asked, "How is my husband?"

She hadn’t seen Lu Jingchen for three days and missed him dearly, wishing to see him and have him hold her.

Seeing Song Qiao’s reddened eyes, Brother Ping’s heart skipped a beat, considering it, he responded, "Mr. Lu seems fine, Mrs. Lu, you needn’t worry. Your husband is eating well, living well, he won’t go hungry or anything... well, we’ll release you soon enough..."

Song Qiao’s gaze was fixed on him, biting her lip without speaking.

She just wanted to go back, to be beside Lu Jingchen, and with her two children.

Being away for so long, she didn’t know how the children were doing, whether they were being obedient.

At this moment, Nan Moyan happened to come downstairs, seeing Brother Ping and Song Qiao standing together, his sharp eyes noticing Song Qiao’s slightly reddened eyes, he couldn’t help but stop briefly before quickly heading down, "What are you two doing there?"

Upon hearing Nan Moyan’s voice, Song Qiao lifted her head, her eyes reddening further, nose feeling sore, the urge to cry becoming quite evident.

Hearing his boss’s words, Brother Ping quickly turned, seeing his boss’s dark expression, he hastily explained, "Boss, I didn’t bully her, she just asked about CK Group’s President Lu Jingchen and I answered her honestly, then she became this way..."

Boss, you really have to believe me.

Nan Moyan glanced at Brother Ping indifferently, then stepped toward Song Qiao, stopping a step away, slightly bending down bringing his handsome face close to hers, "Why are you crying? Those who don’t know might think we bullied you."

Song Qiao’s tears had been just on the verge of rolling down but hadn’t fallen, yet due to his words, she couldn’t hold back and burst into crying, looking quite aggrieved.

Nan Moyan always surrounded himself with men, all burly guys standing at six feet tall, they understood that men were expected not to cry easily, everyone preferred shedding blood to tears.

Thus, Nan Moyan had not encountered the sight of a girl crying, immediately alarmed retreating a step, then furrowing his brows, his voice carrying a touch of helplessness, "You... you stop crying, okay? Those unaware might think I bullied you, but I haven’t done anything to you or laid a finger..."

Yet Song Qiao just cried harder, her tear-filled eyes pitifully stared at Nan Moyan, feeling very wronged.

She really wanted to go home, to be with Lu Jingchen, and also with their two children.

Not knowing what Song Nianhuan and Lu Wangshu were doing, she simply wished she could hug her two children.

Staring at Song Qiao, Nan Moyan, since suspecting yesterday that Song Qiao might be his sister, didn’t know how to face her. Unexpectedly during today’s encounter, he unwittingly caused Song Qiao to cry.