Wu Hao reached out, shoved the door open, and walked straight inside!
Instantly, Liu Chenghao stopped crying where he sat on the sofa!
Liu Yafei looked at Wu Hao standing before her with a nervous expression, feeling entirely at a loss, and tears welled up in her eyes a moment later.
Wu Hao reached out and pulled Liu Yafei into his embrace, breathing in that familiar scent.
"I'm sorry, I'm back!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Liu Yafei broke free from his arms, raised her hands to rain blows upon him, and then the two of them embraced once more.
Their son sat silently on the sofa, his mind filled with countless question marks!
A moment later, as both of them calmed down a little, Liu Yafei turned to her son and said, "Haohao, um... haven't you been asking when your daddy would come back? He... he is actually your daddy!"
"Daddy?"
Liu Chenghao blinked his eyes and stared at Wu Hao!
Wu Hao stepped forward and said, "Haohao, I was right, wasn't I? I am your daddy. Come here, let Daddy give you a hug!"
Liu Chenghao got up from the sofa and walked over to Wu Hao!
Though it felt a little unfamiliar, he did not pull away.
"From now on, let Daddy play with you, okay?" Wu Hao asked.
"Okay!"
Watching this scene, Liu Yafei could not help it, her eyes turning red.
Afterward, Wu Hao walked around the apartment. It was a modest two-bedroom place, but very clean and tidy.
Even so, Wu Hao never expected that Liu Yafei, once the renowned president of the Liu Group, could adapt to such a life.
"I'll cook, you keep our son company!"
Wu Hao walked into the kitchen and told Liu Yafei.
Liu Yafei looked surprised, recalling that back when they were together, Wu Hao didn't know how to cook at all.
"You can cook?"
Wu Hao replied, "Of course. Go keep our son company!"
"All right then!"
Liu Yafei left the kitchen, and Wu Hao rolled up his sleeves to show off his culinary skills.
During the six years he spent up in the mountains, not only had he studied cultivation under his master, but he had also mastered many practical life skills!
Cooking was practically child's play for him now.
He prepped and chopped the vegetables, heated the pan, and poured in the oil!
Before long, a savory aroma drifted out into the living room.
"Come and get it, dinner is ready!"
Wu Hao carried the dishes out to the table, and Liu Yafei was utterly stunned!
She never expected that Wu Hao's cooking would look even better than her own!
"Here, try some!"
Liu Yafei served some food to her son and took a bite herself.
The moment she tasted it, she froze completely.
"Delicious, this is so good!"
Liu Chenghao wasn't a picky eater either, and after just one bite, he shouted in delight.
"How is it?" Wu Hao looked at Liu Yafei.
Liu Yafei gave him a thumbs-up!
After dinner, the two of them played with their son for a while longer. Once they had coaxed him to sleep, they sat together on the living room sofa and chatted.
During their conversation, Wu Hao finally learned why the Liu Group had gone bankrupt back then.
It was because a member of the board of directors had betrayed the Liu Family and conspired with the Xu Family to ruin the company.
As for the Xu Family, they had once been ranked lower than the Liu Family, but ever since the Liu Family went bankrupt, the Xu Family had shot up to become one of Hecheng's wealthiest and most powerful clans!
After the Liu Family went bankrupt, Liu Yafei's parents had suddenly fallen gravely ill and passed away.
Following their deaths, Liu Yafei had no choice but to take her child and move to an urban village, living an ordinary life.
"I'm so sorry!" Wu Hao said after listening to Liu Yafei's account.
Liu Yafei wiped away her tears and sighed. "Well, it's all in the past now. What about you? Back then... why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
"I never meant to leave without a word. Someone knocked me unconscious and threw me down into a ravine. Fortunately, my luck held out and an old gentleman saved my life. All these years, I've been staying by his side to recover. Now that the time is right, I've come straight back!"
"Knocked unconscious?" Liu Yafei pulled away from Wu Hao's arms and asked, "Who did it?"
Wu Hao shook his head. "I don't know. I have no idea why it happened. But since I'm back this time, I'm not going anywhere. I will help you take back everything that rightfully belongs to you!"
"I don't want anything to happen to you!" Liu Yafei hugged Wu Hao tightly.
"Don't worry, I'm not the same Wu Hao I used to be. I'll be fine!"
Their eyes met, and the warmth between them instantly surged.
"Is our son asleep?"
"He's asleep!"
"That's wonderful!"
Wu Hao scooped up Liu Yafei in his arms and carried her into the bedroom!
It was a thoroughly comfortable night!
Early the next morning, the alarm clock woke Liu Yafei from her deep sleep.
Turning her head, she saw that Wu Hao was already up. Remembering the wild passion of the previous night, she suddenly felt as though her legs had no strength left in them.
When she slowly made her way to the living room, she found that Wu Hao had already prepared breakfast.
"You're awake!"
With flushed cheeks, Liu Yafei walked up behind Wu Hao and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Darling, you... you've become simply amazing. I'm so happy!"
"Alright, hurry up and wash up, breakfast is ready!"
"Mm-hmm!"
Liu Yafei washed up and then went to wake their son.
After breakfast, the moment Liu Yafei opened the front door, she let out a sharp shriek.
"What's wrong?"
Wu Hao rushed over anxiously, poked his head out, and saw that the door and walls of their home had been defaced with insulting phrases written in paint!
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Wu Hao pulled Liu Yafei into his embrace!
"This... this must have been Third Master Zhao!"
"Who is Third Master Zhao?"
"The local tyrant around here, involved with the underworld and very powerful. A few days ago, our son got into a fight with his grandson!"
"His grandson... does his grandson look like..." Wu Hao asked.
Liu Yafei looked surprised. "How do you know?"
Wu Hao briefly recounted what had happened, leaving Liu Yafei utterly dumbfounded. "What? You... you kicked Third Master Zhao's grandson until he became a eunuch?"
"Judging by this, they must be here for revenge. Darling, don't go to work today. I'll go and settle this matter!"
"But..."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!"
After comforting Liu Yafei for a while and learning from her where Third Master Zhao lived and frequented, Wu Hao left the apartment.
In less than half an hour, Wu Hao arrived at a chess and card room in Longshui District and knocked firmly on the door.
Inside, a group of underworld thugs were playing cards with their shirts off!
Hearing the knock, one of Third Master Zhao's henchmen strode over and yanked the door open.
"Who the hell are you—"
"Boom!"
Wu Hao threw a punch straight into his face, and the henchman instantly flew five meters back, crashing heavily onto a table and going completely still.
Swish!
At that, everyone in the room playing cards snapped their heads around.
Immediately following that, a group of men armed with wooden clubs rushed forward!
"Get your boss, Third Master Zhao, out here. I have some business with him!"
The leader of the group was a man in his thirties with a prominent scar on his face.
He was the boss in charge of this card room, nicknamed Daoba, and he was deeply favored by Third Master Zhao.
"Who the hell do you think you are, coming to Third Master Zhao's turf to cause trouble? Have you got a death wish?" Daoba roared, gripping his wooden club tightly. "Lads, get him!"