My Innocent CEO Wife

Here was Zhang Lao'er, Yang Hua, Zhang Yitang, and many more...

So many people were here to see him off, Li Huai felt his nose tingle with emotion, but in his heart, he muttered, "Didn't they all dislike me? If they dislike me, why are they seeing me off, making me not want to leave?"

If the villagers of Xiaobaikou didn't care about Li Huai, even if he wasn't taken away by predators, he would have starved to death. He wouldn't have survived until now.

Especially Zhang Lao'er, who, despite Li Huai's mischief, always regarded Li Huai as his own child deep in his heart.

As parents, who would really hold a grudge against their own child? So no matter how outrageous Li Huai was, Zhang Lao'er never exhibited any anger.

Another thing Li Huai wasn't aware of, was that every time he got into trouble, Zhang Lao'er quietly cleaned up after him.

Upon learning that his 'child' was going to spread his wings and fly, Zhang Lao'er was initially shocked and that's why Li Huai thought he had no reaction.

Little did he know that after Li Huai left, Zhang Lao'er, feeling reluctant to part, shed many tears. He informed all the villagers overnight, intending to give Li Huai a send-off.

What moved Zhang Lao'er was the fact that without money, one could hardly move an inch in the outside world.

Fearing that Li Huai would have difficulties outside, the villagers, no matter how little they had, collected more than two thousand yuan for him.

Seeing the villagers gathered at the entrance to the village to send him off, Li Huai was able to hold back his emotions. However, when Zhang Lao'er handed over the two thousand yuan to him, Li Huai could resist no longer.

"Thank you!" Li Huai gave a deep bow to everyone present but pushed the money back into Zhang Lao'er's hands, "I appreciate your kindness, but I can't take the money. Don't worry, I will be fine. When I make a name for myself, I will come back and repay you all and Xiaobaikou Village. I'm leaving now!"

As a grown man, it was embarrassing and overbearing to cry in front of so many people.

But having lost control of himself, Li Huai, not wishing the villagers to see his tears, quickly boarded Huang Dazui's tricycle.

"Miss, it was my mistake before. I apologize. Please take care of Li Huai when you're in the city, don't let him cold or hungry," Zhang Lao'er said to Liu Xiangli.

Liu Xiangli didn't hold any particular affinity for anyone here, except for Li Huai. However, she was moved by the current situation and said, "I will take care of him, and about the bride price money, every penny will be returned!"

As the vehicle was moving, Yang Hua rushed over. Upon hearing that Li Huai was leaving, she stayed up all night to make two pairs of shoes with thousand-layer soles for him.

"Li Huai, take good care of these shoes and don't lose them. If you can't make it out there, don't go anywhere else, just come back to Xiaobaikou Village!" Yang Hua handed the shoes to Li Huai. By the time she finished her sentence, the vehicle was far gone.

The road was a dirt road, and the wheels stirred up dust which filled the air. By the time Li Huai plucked up the courage to look back, he could no longer see the teary faces of his villagers.

Li Huai's heart was full of reluctance. He remained silent throughout the journey until they reached the local town. After bidding goodbye to Huang Dazui, Li Huai and Liu Xiangli boarded a coach to the county seat.

Although the economy of Jizhou Province had developed rapidly in recent years, the small county was still poor and backward, like it had been forgotten.

The road was in bad shape, and combined with the aging coach, the journey was a bumpy one. Not only was Liu Xiangli close to throwing up, but so was Li Huai.

The journey from the town to the county took less than an hour. However, the rest of the trip was far, with one at the far west and the other at the far east, covering a distance of eight to nine hundred kilometers.

Travelling by train would take at least seven to eight hours. Time was not the issue, but how would they afford the fare?

Li Huai refused to take the money collected by the villagers, but he only had a dozen or so yuan to his name. If it weren't for Huang Dazui buying their bus tickets in the town, they wouldn't have even been able to afford the bus fare from the town to the county, let alone get to Jianghai.

The hard seat fare to Jianghai only cost about seventy to eighty yuan per person. The chairman and CEO of Feitian Group was held up by such a small amount of money, which is laughable. Isn't this the manifestation of the old saying, "a penny stumps the hero"?

"Li Huai, do you have a bank card?" Liu Xiangli felt like she asked a very stupid question, as expected, Li Huai just shook his head and instead asked her what a bank card was. After Liu Xiangli explained, she asked in hope, "Even if you don't have a bank card, you should at least have an ID card, right?"

"What do we need an ID card for?"

"We can open a bank account with an ID card, so we can have money!" Liu Xiangli thought with a bank card, just with one phone call, she could withdraw not only the fare for the train tickets, but also the train fare itself.

"But I don't have an ID card either."

Li Huai's answer left Liu Xiangli feeling powerless. She sighed, it made sense, Li Huai was an orphan, up until now he must be unregistered, so where would he get an ID card from?

Noticing that the newspaper stand next to the railway station had a public phone, Liu Xiangli asked, "Give me the money first."

Without saying a word, Li Huai handed over all his money to Liu Xiangli. When a husband has money, he should hand it over to his wife for safekeeping, just as all the men in the village did.

Without an ID card or a bank card, and even if she managed to contact Jianghai, there was no way to transfer the money. The only option was to hand over this problem to her secretary, luckily Liu Xiangli remembered her secretary's phone number.

They arrived at the phone booth and Liu Xiangli had just picked up the phone when a cry for help sounded from not far away, "Help, help!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, several robust men were surrounding a young girl, attempting to forcibly pull her into a car.

The street was busy with people coming and going, but in this day and age, everyone preferred to mind their own business. Besides, those men looked fierce and intimidating, who would dare to intervene?

Seeing this, Liu Xiangli was reminded of the desperation and helplessness she felt when she was kidnapped. She wanted to stand up for the girl, but what could a small woman like her do against the robust men? She felt helpless.

However, Li Huai couldn't stand it. He clenched his fists and was about to rush over, but Liu Xiangli quickly held him back, "Li Huai, when you're away from home, the less trouble, the better. To avoid trouble, let's not interfere."

"Can't interfere? Are we supposed to just stand by and watch them bully a woman? What if they're human traffickers, won't that girl end up just like you, and perhaps even less fortunate? Her life would be over!"

Liu Xiangli hesitated for a moment, and continued to block Li Huai, "We could call the police, let the police deal with it."

"I've never believed in the police!"

A few months ago, a village man was beaten badly and suffered severe injuries, even breaking several ribs. The perpetrators didn't pay a penny in compensation and they weren't arrested, did the police not know? Ever since then, Li Huai lost his faith in the police.

Liu Xiangli couldn't stop Li Huai, who rushed over anyway.

"Let her go, or I won't be so nice!"