Chapter 256: Chapter 256: Welcoming

"No need for goodbyes, this is our last meeting. I once learned some face-reading skills from a fortune teller, and I can see that you have the face of someone who won’t live much longer. I wish you a peaceful departure." Xu Ke suppressed the hostility in his heart, returning a gentle smile to the middle-aged man, yet successfully wiped the smile off the man’s face. He seemed to see a fleeting bloodthirstiness in the man’s eyes, but in the blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had happened, as if it was all just an illusion.

"Hurry up, don’t linger here." A policeman, about the same age as the middle-aged man, looked at the man with disgust and pushed him forward. As the middle-aged policeman passed by Xu Ke, he gave Xu Ke a friendly smile, as if he hadn’t heard Xu Ke cursing the middle-aged man.

Although he was a policeman, he was also a father, and he naturally loathed human traffickers, wishing to eliminate them hastily.

The middle-aged man was pushed away by the policeman.

The child’s mother was still sitting on the ground, holding her child and crying her heart out. As the onlookers gradually dispersed, the mother finally vented her emotions enough and forced herself to stand up. Just as Xu Ke was about to walk toward Lin Mengyao, the woman called out to him.

"Thank you for today. I don’t have much to repay you with, but this is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it." The woman took off the bracelet from her wrist and stuffed it into Xu Ke’s hand, then bowed to Xu Ke gratefully before leaving with her luggage, without looking back even as Xu Ke called out to her.

"What’s going on here?" Lin Mengyao, carrying their few pieces of luggage, came to Xu Ke’s side, looking somewhat surprised at the retreating figure and asked curiously.

be eager to get home. This is a token of her

glanced at it and then withdrew her gaze, carefully placing the bracelet into her bag, keeping it properly. After all, this was a gesture of goodwill from the other

me earlier? I’m really grateful to you." A timid voice came

Lin Mengyao turned their heads simultaneously to look behind them. It was the young girl who had nearly been hit

had sharp and somewhat aggressive looks. Hearing someone talk behind them, they both turned their heads, their sharp eyes piercing the girl’s

of delicate girls who seemed fragile enough to break with a bit

sensitive and fragile nerves caught a faint signal nonetheless. Not knowing what she had done to annoy Xu Ke, her breathing turned slightly shaky, and her eyes filled with tears, as if ready to cry any


weren’t for you, I might have been hit

watched as she stumbled away, finally frowning, "Do I look that scary?" Xu Ke touched his face, looking at Lin Mengyao with a

her sharp eyes softening. "You don’t look scary at all. You look very handsome, dashing, and graceful.

with a spring in his step,

was her husband, Lin

the stretch Lincoln parked nearby. But she only glanced at it before withdrawing her gaze, standing beside Xu Ke and putting her hand into his

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