Chapter 460: Testing the Door, Hinting at Submission
Chapter 460: Testing the Door, Hinting at Submission
Watched an interesting drama.
When Cao Anping returned home, he felt that the dinner tasted better and thought that the Siheyuan was really an interesting place.
But before I could take two bites, there was a knock on the door. I wonder who was so tactless as to knock on the door while we were eating?
Cao Anping asked unhappily, "Who is it?"
But no one responded, so he opened the door with some hostility and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai.
The other person's expression was calm, and compared to the embarrassed figure who had fled in a panic when the meeting just started, he seemed like a different person.
Cao Anping asked doubtfully, "Old Yi, what's the matter with you?"
Yi Zhonghai then forced a smile and said, "Director Cao, I have something to discuss with you. Can we go inside?"
Cao Anping couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect the other party to be so humble.
When I first entered the hospital, I was called Xiao Cao, and after that I was always called Doctor Cao. But now not only does he call me Director Cao, he also uses the honorific title. What is going on?
But he was quite free anyway, so he let Yi Zhonghai into the house and politely invited him:
"I'm eating right now. Do you want to eat something? Aunt Wu isn't home. I'm afraid you're still hungry."
But Yi Zhonghai was not embarrassed at all. He went straight to the table and said with a sincere expression of gratitude:
"I really haven't eaten yet. Then I'll trouble Director Cao."
Cao Anping was stunned and couldn't help complaining in his heart: "You old man are really rude. Who would go to someone else's house to eat empty-handed in this weather?"
What's going on? Now that you've taken off the mask of a moral role model, you need to practice being thick-skinned?
But Cao Anping is not a person who cares too much about face. He will not treat the other person to a meal just because he said a polite word and think he is unlucky.
So he didn't even get any bowls or chopsticks for Yi Zhonghai, and just left him hanging, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
Cao Anping snorted in his heart and complained: "Why has this old guy become so familiar?
If you dare to go to the kitchen to get the dishes or start cooking, don't blame me for getting angry!
Seeing that the other party was eating by himself and ignoring him at all, Yi Zhonghai finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
Although he came to the house for business, he also really wanted to take advantage of the situation and get a meal. There was no one to help him at home and he was always hungry.
Cao Anping always plays by his own rules, and Yi Zhonghai has no choice but to cough and take the initiative to speak:
"Director Cao, I spent a lot of money to deal with today's matter.
Um...the money you owe me, can you pay me back in advance?"
Cao Anping put down his chopsticks, somewhat unhappy: "Old Yi, it's not like you don't understand my situation.
I've only been paid for a few months, and now I have to renovate the house, buy a bicycle, and buy a watch. How can I have any money left?
The IOU was written five years ago. It would be embarrassing if others saw you coming to collect the debt. It's a bit unkind!
Oh right! Didn’t you lend so much money to the Jia family? If you’re really in a hurry, you can always ask them to pay you back first.”
If someone who doesn't know the inside story heard this, they would definitely think that Cao Anping is a bad person and looks like a man who owes money.
But the fact is that he was extorting the 500 yuan in revenge, and he was just "returning the favor in the way he had given it" and he had no intention of paying it back.
After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai showed no sign of anger, but continued to complain:
"Ah... Actually, I'm not short of money right now, but I don't know who I offended, and they've been causing trouble for me.
This time, someone was trying to frame me, which is why I ended up in such a miserable situation.
I don't know if the other party will continue, so I thought of saving some money so that if there is any trouble, I can make ends meet, right?"
Cao Anping was suspicious: "Your debt collection is fake, maybe you are just here to test my opinion?"
What did I do? Who is keeping an eye on me? Don't you have any idea?
Cao Anping thought that the other party knew everything, and even secretly guarded against the other party's revenge, but he didn't expect this to happen.
But no matter what the other party's purpose was, he would definitely not admit it, so he nodded solemnly to show his agreement:
"The person who reported this is truly a piece of shit, so despicable!
That's too ruthless! Look at the way he's doing it, he really wants to kill you!
"Old Yi, what on earth have you done to offend people like this?"
Cao Anping cursed and complained in his heart: "Anyway, it was reported by Xiaoqiang and Xiaoqiang, what does it have to do with me, Cao!"
He really had no involvement in this matter from beginning to end, so he felt justified in scolding her!
There was a flicker of doubt in Yi Zhonghai's eyes. How come the scolding seemed so sincere?
So he continued to probe: "Director Cao, you are knowledgeable and experienced, please help me analyze it.
From now on, I will be honest and low-key, and I promise not to think about revenge or anything like that. Will the other party let me go?"
Cao Anping was speechless and said unhappily, "How would I know this? I don't know who you have offended, so it's hard to analyze.
I think, why don’t you, Lao Yi, go to the police station and confess all your secrets. As long as there are no loopholes, you will be invincible!
You won’t have to worry about those little tricks hiding behind your back anymore!"
Yi Zhonghai's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: "What a stupid idea! Do you think I'm not miserable enough?"
He is now increasingly uncertain whether it is Cao Anping who is plotting against him.
But given his current situation, no matter what the situation is, he can't defeat the opponent.
The most uncomfortable thing was that Yi Zhonghai had no way of asking directly, so he could only continue to hint wildly:
"Director Cao, you know a lot of people, could you help me find out?
If you know who it is, you don't have to tell me, just help convey my attitude.
Just say that I will behave myself from now on, and if I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."
Cao Anping was a little surprised. He stared at Yi Zhonghai for a few seconds, but couldn't tell whether what he said was true or not.
But he doesn't care much. If the other party can really behave himself and not provoke him again.
He didn't intend to keep holding on to the person and beat him to death. He just held a grudge, not a real villain.
So Cao Anping nodded and said, "Okay! I'll keep an eye on it for you!"
Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't get a meal, he finally got the answer he wanted and left satisfied.
If it was Cao Anping who did it, then he came here tonight to surrender, and he believed that the other party could understand his attitude.
But if this matter has nothing to do with Cao Anping, then he is here to show his weakness to the enemy.
Because he just wants to keep a low profile now and doesn't want to continue provoking this powerful enemy.
Yi Zhonghai took advantage of the night and secretly returned to his room, trying his best not to be seen by anyone when he went to Cao Anping's place.
After returning home, he felt the coldness in the house and thought that his wife had run away like that, and his face fell again.
Yi Zhonghai felt betrayed and thought about taking this opportunity to kick the other party out and find another one from the countryside who could give birth and try it openly.
But when he thought about the meeting of the whole hospital, Mr. Liu actually said that he would divide all the money and house in the family to his wife, he immediately gave up the idea.
There is no way Yi Zhonghai would leave the courtyard in disgrace and give away his money and house to someone else!
Moreover, given his current situation, he can only coax his wife back, which may at least restore his reputation.
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