Chapter 1322: The Curtain Falls!
Choice?
Hao Jian's voice echoed in Shen Ling's mind, causing her delicate face to show some difficulty.
"Come on, choose between me and these worthless family members of yours!"
Hao Jian looked at Shen Ling, the curve at the corner of his mouth making one's scalp tingle. It was clear that if Shen Ling gave him an answer he didn't like, even Hao Jian himself might find it hard to predict what would happen next.
"I..."
Shen Ling's complexion changed several times, her gaze shifting back and forth between Hao Jian and her parents. Finally, she bit her teeth, stopped speaking, and directly fell silent, turning her head towards Hao Jian, avoiding looking at her parents.
"Haha, it seems your choice is quite accurate!"
Noticing Shen Ling's attitude, Hao Jian's face improved a lot, the curve at his mouth carrying a faint smile, but when he looked at Shen Ling's parents, his expression suddenly darkened.
For Shen Ling, one side was her biological parents, and the other side was Hao Jian and Shu Ya, who had shown her gratitude and recognition. It was a difficult choice, but judging from both sides' attitudes towards her, Shen Ling was more willing to stand beside Hao Jian.
Even though this man and woman were her biological parents, they had never shown her a good face since she was a child. No matter how old she was, they always gave her foul looks, and later, it became three of them.
"You will be glad for your choice."
Hao Jian reached out to pull Shen Ling to his side, grinned at her, and just as he was about to say a few more encouraging words to Shen Ling, her parents interrupted his words directly.
"Ungrateful woman! Is this how you treat your parents?!"
Shen Ling's parents, seeing that she was giving them no face at all, and had completely disregarded them, felt extremely angry in their hearts.
This woman was their daughter, and since she was their daughter, she must listen to her parents. But now? This woman did not pay any attention to them. Even if they lost face completely, she remained unmoved.
If not for rescuing Shen Hao and getting tens of thousands for losing face, it might have been a possibility, but now, they wanted something for nothing, to rescue Shen Hao.
Shen Hao, after all, was the male heir, bearing the family's responsibility. At that time, their greatest hope was that Shen Hao would grow up to be sensible and help the family someway.
However, what surprised the couple was that this son, under their education, gradually turned bad. Even then, they still acknowledged Shen Hao as their son, simply because he was the family's only male heir.
"Uneducated! This is unfilial!"
Shen Ling's father also pointed at her, shouting angrily: "Aren't you going to save your brother for us?!
"Ungrateful girl, hurry up!"
Shen Ling's mother echoed, her expression as ugly as her husband's. She really wanted to sever the bloodline relationship with Shen Ling, but just couldn't!
"You... you all..."
Facing her parents who suddenly changed faces, Shen Ling's delicate face turned pale, and she looked at them in horror, somewhat in disbelief. Even if this happened before, it would never have been so shameless!
"Get behind me, there's no place for you to speak here!"
Just as Shen Ling wanted to confront her parents, a hand suddenly rested on her shoulder, and then she felt a force push her to a man with a broad back.
"What else do you want to say?"
Hao Jian shielded Shen Ling behind him, his gaze turning red in an instant, and he snorted coldly: "Shen Ling is mine, and you sold her to me. Now you dare to act so audaciously in my place, I must admire your courage!"
As his words fell, Hao Jian suddenly raised his hand and chuckled: "Since that's the case, don't blame me for not giving you courage."
After saying this, Hao Jian turned his head to glance at Brother Long, who happened to be focusing his attention here, and revealed a cold smile at the corners of his mouth.
He pointed to Shen Ling's parents, addressing Brother Long: "Handle these three for me. As for how, I don't need to teach you. I think you might be better at this than I am?"
Looking at Brother Long, Hao Jian's voice was a bit low, but in the ears of Shen Ling's parents, their expressions changed drastically. Before they could plead with Hao Jian, they found that he had already forcibly taken Shen Ling away.
"Hehe, rest assured!"
Seeing Hao Jian finally about to leave, Brother Long also sighed in relief, then turned his gaze towards Shen Ling's parents with a dangerous intent in his eyes.
If it weren't for those people, he wouldn't have provoked those not-to-be-messed-with folks, he wouldn't have embarrassed himself so badly in front of the guests, and to top it all off, he got caught cheating at cards on the spot. How shameful!
Brother Long didn't dare to mess with Hao Jian, so he could only trouble these guys. After all, this family is the main culprit...
Hao Jian left, forcibly dragging Shen Ling away from there. As they walked, the people around, upon seeing Hao Jian approach, hurriedly made way, respectfully ushering Hao Jian out.
The existence of this man put immense pressure on them. Even the invincible Brother Long was subdued by him, so if they were to encounter any issues, they would probably be directly done in by this guy, right?
"Next, let's talk about compensation!"
Brother Long lowered his head, looked at Shen Ling's parents, then glanced at the distant Shen Hao lying on the ground, a sinister smile on his lips as he sneered, "If it weren't for you people, I wouldn't have encountered that jinx!"
"Now, regardless of that person's orders or my own decision, I have to give you an unforgettable lesson so you'll dare not act arrogantly in these places again!"
After saying this, Brother Long's face twisted menacingly as he walked towards Shen Ling's parents...
Amidst the chaos at the underground casino, Hao Jian was leading Shen Ling towards the elevator. Seeing the silently brooding Shen Ling beside him, Hao Jian sighed.
If it weren't because those people were utter scumbags, Hao Jian would find it difficult to make this decision. From any perspective, those two are Shen Ling's parents. If she were to act, she would be considered unfilial.
But since he was the one to act, Hao Jian had no qualms, especially considering that in the future, there would be a resentful person watching them.
"Still angry?"
Once they reached the ground floor, seeing the still silent Shen Ling, Hao Jian chuckled, pointed towards the direction they came from, and said, "If you think your parents are right, you still have time to go back. I didn't have that guy go all out; at most, your parents would be bedridden for a month or two."
"If you go back now, you might be able to save one of them..."
Finishing this sentence, Hao Jian looked earnestly at Shen Ling.
As time ticked away, after ten seconds, Shen Ling finally reacted. She slowly raised her head, her once half-closed eyes gradually opening.
Seeing those eyes, a faint smile appeared on Hao Jian's lips. Then Shen Ling looked at Hao Jian, her voice trembling slightly.
"If it weren't for you this time, maybe I'd still be living in that dark place, maybe I wouldn't have the chance to join Shu Ya Group."
"I am the one who knows my parents and brother most, but I really can't bring myself to laugh and chat in front of such people. They never really acknowledged me..."
Shen Ling's words echoed slowly, causing Hao Jian's eyes to open slightly as he looked at Shen Ling and chuckled, "Alright, since I've already rescued you, I don't want to talk about this anymore..."
Hao Jian shrugged and suddenly stared at Shen Ling with a serious tone, "This time, you've cut ties; it's over. If you reconcile later, even I might not look favorably on you!"
In face of Hao Jian's words, Shen Ling had no reason to refuse. She just smiled slightly, which could be considered as agreeing to Hao Jian's request.
"In that case, let's go back to the mall. You haven't picked out any clothes you like, and Shu Ya will take you to work in a few days..."
"If you don't have a few suitable clothes, I'm afraid Shu Ya will come looking for you even before you're embarrassed..."
With a shrug, if it weren't for this matter, considering Hao Jian's usual laziness, he probably wouldn't have bothered to accompany Shen Ling shopping for clothes.
"Okay..."
Hearing this, Shen Ling's pretty face blushed slightly. If not for this matter, perhaps she and Hao Jian would still be trying on various clothes in the mall.
Thus, under Hao Jian's lead, Shen Ling found his Enzo Car, and once they sat inside, it sped like a torrent of steel through the streets.
Since this was Shu Ya's task, Hao Jian couldn't half-heartedly comply. Furthermore, standing before him now was Shen Ling, a beauty. If she were to wear shabby clothes, even he couldn't bear to look.
This time, Shen Ling's job is to be the receptionist at Shu Ya Group. Suitable attire can determine a person's economic power or the company's economic power.
Therefore, Shu Ya is definitely going to invest in this, as for her, nothing is more joyful than running the enterprise.
That afternoon and evening, Hao Jian and Shen Ling visited several malls, and the number of clothing bags gradually increased from none to many.
These were the spoils Shen Ling gained today. Coupled with Hao Jian's keen eye, finding clothes suitable for Shen Ling was indeed a tough choice!
Finally, Hao Jian took Shen Ling to a restaurant, had a casual meal, and then they left.