Until the afternoon, Gu Luotang had wanted to keep the man for dinner before he left, but Wan Yunting had already promised to have dinner at Kang Hongwen's house that evening, so he reluctantly left the Gu residence and drove directly to Kang Hongwen's house in Yuexiu District...
"Mr. Wan is here."
The person who opened the door to greet him was naturally Hou Chang, Uncle Hou. Wan Yunting parked his car and smiled politely, "Uncle Hou, long time no see. How have you been lately?"
"Haha, I'm doing great."
Hou Chang laughed heartily. Ever since he found out he had a granddaughter, he had been much more energetic. It was just a little regrettable that Wan Yunting was alone tonight and he didn't see his granddaughter.
"Uncle Hou, if you miss Wan'er, you can go to my second brother's house to see her," Wan Yunting said with a smile, seeing his thoughts.
"Really?"
Hou Chang was overjoyed but then shook his head with concern and said, "Forget it, I don't want to cause you any trouble."
Wan Yunting smiled and said, "It's okay, Uncle Hou. If you want to go, go ahead and see her. I'll inform my sister-in-law..."
"Little Wan, you're here."
At this moment, Kang Hongwen walked out and quickly came forward to greet him, "You haven't been here to sit for a long time."
Wan Yunting went up and shook hands with Kang Hongwen, smiling apologetically, "I couldn't help it. There's been too much going on lately. I just returned from abroad a while ago."
Kang Hongwen looked at him and guessed, "Mexico?"
"Mm."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded. This made Kang Hongwen's eyes widen in surprise, "You really did it?"
Recently, international news had been reporting on the war between the government forces and local drug cartel forces in Mexico. It also mentioned the Caro Kway family and their ace security team captain Herman, as well as the assassination of Abel by a mysterious Chinese man, which had ignited this war.
However, the news from Mexico did not have any information or photos of the Chinese man, so the outside world had no idea who it was. Although some media outlets had been digging deep, especially local news in Huadu City, some people, based on Wan Yunting's absence from Huadu City during that time, believed that the person who started the war between the Mexican government forces and drug cartel forces was Wan Yunting!
After all, Wan Yunting's past exploits in the Golden Triangle and Singapore assisting the police in cracking down on drug trafficking organizations had earned him the honorary title of People's Anti-Drug Hero from the police. Therefore, some media outlets in Huadu City had also reported that the person who assassinated the Mexican drug lord Caro Kway Jin might have been Wan Yunting.
Wan Yunting smiled without answering, as this matter was classified. However, Kang Hongwen understood from his smile that it was indeed him, which made him admire Wan Yunting even more.
Although he was the richest man in Huadu City, he felt that compared to the world's largest drug cartel organizations, which possessed unimaginable power and influence like the warlords of the past, he was merely an ant in front of those major drug lords.
Kang Hongwen couldn't imagine the courage and strength it would take for Wan Yunting to assassinate such a major drug lord.
Without dwelling on the topic, Kang Hongwen led Wan Yunting into the villa's reception hall. He saw an old man sitting on the sofa, who was none other than Chang Wude, who had recently returned.
"You brat is here."
Chang Wude was wearing a security uniform, indicating he had gone to work as soon as he returned. Kang Nuolan had specially invited him home for dinner after school. Kang Hongwen also knew that his daughter had been practicing martial arts with the security guard at their school for a while now. Wan Yunting had mentioned it to him before, but this was the first time Kang Hongwen had seen Chang Wude. They had just been chatting over tea about health and wellness.
"When did you return?"
Seeing Kang Nuolan also coming down from the second floor, having just changed into a comfortable dress, looking graceful and elegant, though a bit cold in demeanor, it didn't detract from her beauty.
"Just a couple of days ago."
Chang Wude sat with his legs crossed, smoking a cigarette and sipping tea, looking utterly relaxed.
Wan Yunting went over and sat beside him, smiling, "How is the Daoist temple?"
Chang Wude glanced at him and snorted, "What kind of temple master are you? After returning to Huadu City, you've completely neglected it, haven't even made a phone call to ask about it?"
This made Wan Yunting a bit awkward. He hadn't made a single call to the Wuliang Daoist Temple since he left. He said, "I never wanted to be the temple master in the first place. You all forced me into it. Otherwise, I'll give it to you now."
"Don't, I don't want it."
Chang Wude immediately put down his legs, tapped his cigarette on the ashtray on the table, and glared at Wan Yunting, "What's so good about being a temple master? It's much more carefree and leisurely to be a security guard at a university, isn't it?"
This made Kang Hongwen, who was pouring tea for them beside them, smile. Wan Yunting also rolled his eyes and said, "Then why are you saying that? I've finally returned to Huadu City, and I'm not going back."
"Then why don't you at least call to check on things?"
Chang Wude said grumpily, "You are now the master of a temple. How can you be so shameless as to ignore everything?"
"Aren't there still Mother Superior and Uncle Wuwei?" Wan Yunting said with an embarrassed smile.
Chang Wude snorted coldly, then as if he thought of something, he chuckled mischievously, "However, we've brought you a surprise this time!"
"Surprise, what surprise?"
Wan Yunting looked at him and Kang Nuolan with surprise...
"Junior Sister Nuolan, how do I look in this outfit...?"
Just then, a voice came from the second floor. Duan Yingying, wearing a beautiful dress, stood at the top of the stairs, showing off the clothes she had bought with Kang Nuolan while shopping that day...
"Duan Yingying!"
Upon seeing her, Wan Yunting's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Duan Yingying also saw Wan Yunting. She crossed her arms, and from her vantage point on the second floor, her bright and lively eyes looked down at Wan Yunting. She snorted and said, "Why can't I be here? Is it any of your business?"
Wan Yunting immediately turned to look at Chang Wude and Kang Nuolan, and as if realizing something, his emotions became a little agitated, "Did you bring her here?"
Chang Wude continued to sit with his legs crossed, nodding and chuckling, "That's right. Your Mother Superior specifically asked her to come down the mountain with us to find you in Huadu City, saying it would give this girl a change of scenery for a while, so she wouldn't miss her father so much."
"No..."
Wan Yunting became anxious and said, "If she wants a change of scenery, why not go somewhere else? Why must it be Huadu City?"
He remembered that Yang Jingyi had wanted Duan Yingying to marry him. Now she was asking her to come to Huadu City to find him, which clearly indicated her intentions. This made Wan Yunting anxious and excited.
"Hey, what do you mean by that?"
Duan Yingying quickly walked down and stood in front of Wan Yunting, pulling a small pout on her face and哼ing, "Do you really think I wanted to come find you? If my mother hadn't insisted, I wouldn't have come to see you for anything."
Thinking back to when this scoundrel had hit her on the bottom with a stick, Duan Yingying still held a grudge and wished she could kill him with her own hands.
"Then you can go back."
Wan Yunting glared, not getting along with this girl, and said, "How about this, I'll give you some money, and you can go play somewhere else, just don't stay in Huadu City."
"Hey, you've gone too far."
Suddenly, Chang Wude kicked Wan Yunting and pointed at Duan Yingying, "Yingying is my niece, after all. How can you talk to her like that?"
"Alright, you old man. If she's your niece, then let her stay with you." Wan Yunting glared back at the old man, calling him the worst.
"No."
Chang Wude immediately refused, saying, "My conditions are too simple. I don't want Yingying to stay with me. It's better for her to go to your place."
"Heh heh."
Wan Yunting sneered and said, "I think you're afraid of Grandma Mu, aren't you?"
Chang Wude, whose secret had been revealed, felt his old face flush with embarrassment and said unhappily, "Go, go, go, don't bring up that topic."
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes speechlessly, then said to Kang Nuolan with a smile, "Junior Sister, why don't you let her stay with you?"
"No."
This time it was Duan Yingying's turn to refuse. She glanced at Wan Yunting with her bright eyes and said, "I'm not used to it."
"Oh, you're used to it when you stay with me?" Wan Yunting said grumpily.
Duan Yingying, who had been pouting, suddenly revealed a mischievous smile. Her big eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she nodded with a smile, "Yes, my mother said I should stay with you, so I'm going to live with you. You also have to arrange a job for me and teach me martial arts!"
Looking at the girl's sudden mischievous expression, Wan Yunting's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Duan Yingying must have some wicked idea to get back at him for spanking her bottom back then!
"Little Wan is here..."
Just then, Zhou Caihong came out of the kitchen and called out to the living room, "The food is ready, everyone come and eat quickly."
"Okay."
Kang Hongwen stood up and smiled, "Little Wan, Elder Chang, let's move to the dining room to eat."
Chang Wude nodded and stood up. Wan Yunting had no choice but to get up reluctantly and glare at Duan Yingying, "We'll talk after dinner."
"Hmph."
Duan Yingying gave him an arrogant glare, then turned and linked arms with Kang Nuolan, and they moved to the dining room...
However, Wan Yunting never expected that the willful, arrogant, and spoiled eldest lady Duan Yingying would suddenly appear. This surprise was too frightening...