Chapter 791 — Compensating Five Hundred Thousand

"Xiao Fen, I really came today with the sincerest intent to apologize, and I want to do everything in my power to give you some necessary compensation!" Kang Jingming said. "On my way here just now, I passed the shantytown and saw what looked like a demolition mobilization meeting being held outside? Your home's being demolished, isn't it? Buying a new place will cost money too. Why don't you let me in first and we can talk?"

"What do you mean? You want to give me money?" Xiao Fen found it somewhat unbelievable. She had already seen Kang Jingming's wolfish heart and dogish lungs for what they were. The notion that Kang Jingming had come to bring her money—she could scarcely bring herself to believe it.

"That's right. I hurt you before. I was in the wrong. Look at you—your leg's ruined now, and medical treatment costs money too. I'm prepared to pay you a lump sum, as atonement for what I did before!" Kang Jingming nodded.

"Really?" Xiao Fen still didn't quite believe it, because Kang Jingming's words and behavior today were simply too bizarre—he was a completely different person from the Kang Jingming of before.

"Of course it's real!" Kang Jingming nodded. "Xiao Fen, don't doubt my sincerity. Look, it's not good for me to be standing here at the door, and you don't want outsiders hearing about what happened between us, do you? That wouldn't be good at all. You've got your own life now—these shameful matters, let's discuss them inside, shall we?"

"Whatever you have to say, say it here. Everyone in this building has gone to the demolition mobilization meeting—there's no one here but me." Xiao Fen still showed no intention of letting Kang Jingming in.

"Is that so... then fine!" Kang Jingming thought that since everyone was gone, talking here would be the same, so he continued: "Xiao Fen, we're adults now. As for the things we did before, who was right and who was wrong, let's not bring it up. I'll compensate you with five hundred thousand in one go. What do you say?"

"Five hundred thousand?" Xiao Fen was badly startled. That Kang Jingming should propose compensation at all had already struck her as somewhat incredible; now he was suddenly offering to compensate her with a huge sum of five hundred thousand. Xiao Fen genuinely began to suspect Kang Jingming's motives.

"That's right. However, after you take this money, we'll also need to sign a brief agreement. I hope that the matter between us, you won't go spreading to others anymore, including the people around you and so on..." Kang Jingming said. "After all, your current boyfriend is my cousin. If you keep bringing these things up, it won't reflect well on our Kang family..."

"Is that all?" Xiao Fen remained somewhat suspicious. Kang Jingming's reasoning was plausible enough, but the key question was—was there anyone in the Kang family who still didn't know about this? At the birthday banquet last time, hadn't Kang Jingming himself seemed to expose his own shame by bringing the matter up?

"That's right. If you don't believe me, take a look at our agreement first. As long as you can do these few things, then the five hundred thousand is yours!" As he spoke, Kang Jingming took an agreement out of his bag and handed it to Xiao Fen.

Xiao Fen took the agreement and looked it over. It really did contain what Kang Jingming had said—just that she was not to pursue the matter of the past, and not to mention it to others again. That was all, and she would receive Kang Jingming's one-time compensation of five hundred thousand yuan.

In fact, Xiao Fen had no intention of pursuing Kang Jingming at all. What happened before was her own fault for being foolish. Even if she truly wanted to pursue it, what could she do to Kang Jingming? In this sort of affair, one was willing to hit and the other willing to take the blow—she couldn't pursue it even if she wanted to!

However, Xiao Fen didn't want Kang Jingming's money. Poor as she was, she had her pride. Wei Zhao was Tang Zhi's boyfriend; when he gave Tang Zhi money, Tang Zhi refused it. How much less would she accept money from Kang Jingming, who was merely an ex-boyfriend who had hurt her?

But Xiao Fen also knew that her family really did need this money, so for a moment she couldn't make up her mind. She decided to call Kang Xiaofeng and discuss it with him.

Early that morning, before going to school, Kang Xiaofeng had called Wei Zhao. Today Qibing Real Estate was coming to the shantytown again to discuss the demolition, and Kang Xiaofeng was somewhat worried about Xiao Fen—afraid her family would be taken advantage of. But his words carried little weight, and he knew that going himself wouldn't do much good, so he wanted Wei Zhao to accompany him.

Today Wei Zhao was driving Gu Mengyao's Audi 5. Since the young lady had told him to drive it, Wei Zhao had no reason to refuse.

When the car pulled up to the school gate, Wei Zhao honked twice. Kang Xiaofeng was momentarily stunned—he had never seen this car of Wei Zhao's before.

"Boss, your car..." Kang Xiaofeng stared in surprise at Wei Zhao's Audi 5.

"It's Gu Mengyao's." Wei Zhao smiled. "Get in. My car got blown up by Li Cihua. Good thing you mentioned it—I was going to go find him anyway. We'll stop by the shantytown and demand the money from him."

The verbal agreement Wei Zhao and Li Cihua had reached yesterday had in effect become void. The subsequent car explosion had already torn apart their relationship. Li Cihua didn't believe for a moment that Wei Zhao didn't know how the car had exploded, and with that, the relationship between the two sides had once again entered a tense state. Not only had the previous five million been given for nothing, but Wei Zhao was actually going to demand compensation for the car as well!

"Uh... blown up by Li Cihua?" Kang Xiaofeng was momentarily taken aback.

"It's a long story." Wei Zhao said. "We'll talk on the way."

"Boss, I've really put you out!" Kang Xiaofeng said, somewhat embarrassed. As his underling, not only had he failed to help his boss with anything, but he was constantly troubling Wei Zhao for help—and now even Xiao Fen's family affairs had to be foisted on Wei Zhao.

"It's no trouble at all. I told you, I was going to go find Li Cihua anyway." Wei Zhao didn't see anything improper about it. That was simply his nature—utterly sincere toward friends, asking nothing in return.

In the car, Wei Zhao told Kang Xiaofeng about going with Tang Zhi's family the day before to demand money from Li Cihua, and he also explained why the car had been blown up.

"My God!" When Kang Xiaofeng heard that the collapse of the Qibing Building had once again been Wei Zhao's doing, he was stunned. He really was a bit too formidable, this boss of his. The building had been put up twice, and both times he had brought it down...

Kang Xiaofeng was thoroughly convinced. Toppling someone's building and then making them pay for the car too—only Wei Zhao could pull off a dazzling feat like that.

Just as they were nearing the shantytown, Kang Xiaofeng's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Xiao Fen calling.

Kang Xiaofeng's heart tightened. Nothing had happened, had it? He hurriedly answered the call and said anxiously, "Hello, Xiao Fen? What's happened? The boss and I are on our way. Just wait for me, we'll be there soon!"