After glancing at the two of them, Cao Meng nodded calmly, "Indeed! I had such thoughts before. I didnāt expect that you already saw through it. It seems like there has already been a rift between us, and one that canāt be bridged."
Cao Meng knew that admitting or not admitting this made no difference now, so he straightforwardly admitted it...
"Yes! There really is an irreparable rift between us!"
They responded lightly, exchanged glances, and without hesitation kicked out.
"Damn it!"
Seeing them kick directly towards him, Cao Meng cursed under his breath...
To be honest, because the facade was torn down, Cao Meng was prepared for them to make a move, but he didnāt expect them to act so quickly.
Because he couldnāt react in time, Cao Meng was kicked directly.
"Thatās ruthless!"
After being hit, he felt the piercing pain, screaming madly...
He wanted to do something, but had no chance at all, because in the next moment, he was sent flying.
On flat ground, being kicked away like this wouldnāt have a big impact.
But this wasnāt flat ground, so after being kicked, he fell straight into the water.
Hearing the splashing sound, they exchanged looks, quickly picked up the oars, and accelerated, making the small boat move farther and farther away from the soaking Cao Meng.
...
"Are you just going to let me swim back?"
Choking on water, Cao Meng glanced at the two subordinates who grabbed the oars and coldly questioned.
"Family Head, we wanted to give you some good exercise, and besides, we know you have no interest in watching us anymore, so weāre leaving first!"
"Yeah, Family Head, until we meet again!"
After saying so, they sped up their rowing.
A dozen seconds later, their figures disappeared completely from the lake surface.
...
"Alright! Alright! Just you wait, this matter absolutely isnāt over, absolutely isnāt over!"
Watching them disappear with the boat, Cao Meng gritted his teeth and yelled.
At this moment, Cao Mengās hatred for them rose to a terrifying level.
He wished he could tear them into pieces, but he knew he couldnāt do that right now; the most important thing now was to swim to the shore.
"This lake really does seem eerie, Iād better not linger here."
Unable to sense the lakebed, Cao Meng quickly muttered to himself...
Cao Meng felt somewhat fortunate now; he could swim, for if he couldnāt, heād be truly helpless.
Quickly swimming toward the shore, he added his two subordinates to the blacklist.
...
"Did we go too far just now? Even if we broke ties, we shouldnāt have kicked him directly."
After completely leaving the center of the lake, one of Cao Mengās subordinates hesitated to speak.
Hearing such hesitation, the other person glanced at him and nonchalantly said, "Shouldnāt have kicked him? Good thing we acted quickly, or itād be us swimming in the lake now. Donāt you know the saying āif you start something, finish it?ā Weāve already broken ties with him, so thereās no need for mercy, get it?"
"Youāre right!"
Thinking about completely breaking ties with Cao Meng, he slowly nodded.
Soon, he quickly asked with concern, "What do we do now?"
"What else can we do? Of course, we run away directly. We just tricked him, so weāre definitely on Cao Mengās blacklist now, so we must hurry and leave. Otherwise, when he collects himself, weāll be put at a disadvantage."
"Could we be in trouble right now? Cao Meng surely hates us now. Heāll definitely try to deal with us first!"
"He does hate us, but I think itās not a big problem! Because he still has more important matters to busy himself with right now, he canāt focus all his energy on us."
"More important matters? You mean about the sixty million?"
"Exactly! Although heās now the Family Head, he doesnāt have the independent ability to move such funds, so when he goes back, heāll be questioned about it. So in the short term, he really has no time to focus all his energy on us. We need to use this time to escape, and hide our identities so we can live well."
"Right, right, right! As long as we completely hide our identities, he wonāt be able to find us!"
"Exactly!"
After discussing it, they both felt better.
...
"Itās unbelievable, this used to be just deserted land, Xiaobei, youāre really amazing; in such a short time, youāve completely transformed it."
In the newly planted garden area, Lin Ya looked at the newly planted fruits and vegetables in the distance and sincerely praised.
Previously, she and Hu Xiaobei had arrived here together after disembarking.
Looking at such lush scenery, she was full of excitement and amazement!
She knew it was all thanks to Hu Xiaobei, otherwise, this place would surely still be a vast wasteland.
"Itās because of your good foundational work here, otherwise, no matter how great my skills are, I couldnāt succeed, right?"
Hu Xiaobei glanced at Lin Ya and spoke calmly.
"Anyway, I have to properly thank you!"
Upon hearing such stubborn words, Hu Xiaobei suddenly raised his hand.
A smack landed on her rounded backside...
"Xiaobei, what are you doing?"
Being suddenly attacked by Hu Xiaobei, she looked at him shyly.
At this moment, she was indeed full of surprise, as she really hadnāt thought Hu Xiaobei would be so bold.
"Of course, itās so you get a lesson. If you keep being courteous with me, Iāll spank you again, understood?"
"This... I understand!"
Lin Ya spoke shyly.
At this moment, she felt Hu Xiaobei was so domineering, but she realized she really liked his domineering nature.
Seeing her shy and adorable look, Hu Xiaobei suddenly had a thought, but soon dismissed it.
Because Hu Xiaobei knew her physical condition didnāt allow it now.
"Such a pity!"
Sighing silently, Hu Xiaobei reached out and picked a freshly grown cucumber.
Taking a gentle bite, Hu Xiaobei heard Lin Ya speaking softly, "Xiaobei, we need to prepare a bit, Cao Meng might retaliate next!"
"Retaliate? He dares?"
"How could he not, as a family head? Heās lost so much face, he will definitely try to regain it."
Looking at Lin Ya with some surprise, Hu Xiaobei showed disdain, "Family Head? Do you think he can still continue as Family Head once heās back?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ya quietly asked, "Xiaobei, what do you mean? Is he going to die?"