Chapter 1762: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1762: Do You Know About This Matter?
However, Meng Xiaoshu's expression remained calm. He glanced at Zhang Shi, who was standing outside the door, seemingly somewhat apprehensive, yet she stared back at him with a defiant look. Suddenly, he let out a cold chuckle.
Turning his gaze away, he looked at Tao Shi.
"Cui, remember how you and Tao Qin were so insistent on going out to the secret chamber to rescue Jiang Kuanyu? You almost put the entire escort agency in danger, and because of that, I was captured by Jiang Kuanyu. However, both you and Tao Qin paid the price, so let's leave that matter aside for now. After all, you've done more foolish things than just this one."
Tao Shi lowered her head; she did indeed regret her actions.
But then, Meng Xiaoshu changed the topic. His voice became deeper. "What I mentioned to you just now is another matter, concerning your family, your father, and your brother."
Tao Shi was taken aback, raising her head. She wanted to ask if Tao Feili was really... dead.
However, Meng Xiaoshu didn't give her a chance to speak. "Twenty years ago, my father-in-law saved my life, and I was extremely grateful to him. While he was alive, I treated him as my biological father and cared for him. But I never expected that he had saved me intentionally. Cui, do you know about this matter?"
Tao Shi was a bit puzzled, subconsciously shaking her head. "I don't know, what do you mean by 'intentionally'?"
"True, you were going to marry into my family, so my father-in-law naturally wouldn't tell you, to avoid you leaking it to me." Meng Xiaoshu self-mockingly laughed. "When I went on an escort mission, shortly after leaving the city, I encountered bandits. To ensure the safe delivery of the goods, I had the other guards proceed while I covered the rear. However, I got seriously injured and barely managed to keep going. I was hoping to return to the city to find a doctor, but when I was about to reach Tao Family Village, I couldn't go on any longer. I collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up."
At that time, because Meng Pei needed to evade Gong Qiu, he had taken Song Xin and established another sub-bureau elsewhere. As a result, the Meng Family Escort Agency in Chenggu County was left to Meng Xiaoshu.
Being young and ambitious, Meng Xiaoshu wanted to achieve something significant to show his older brother. That's why he personally went on escort missions.
But that time almost cost him his life.
"I collapsed about three li away from Tao Family Village. I thought it would be dawn soon and someone would find me. However, I waited and waited for a long time without seeing anyone. Just as I was about to pass out from excessive blood loss, my father-in-law appeared. He saved me, found a doctor, fed me medicine, and even delivered a message back to the escort agency. Back then, I thought I was unlucky, waiting for my father-in-law for so long. Now I know that it wasn't that I couldn't wait for anyone, but my father-in-law deliberately blocked people who wanted to pass by near me, intentionally waiting until I couldn't hold on any longer before showing up to rescue me. He did it all to make me indebted to him."
The people present were all shocked after hearing this. They never expected that Tao Shi's father had intentionally done that.
Tao Shi found it hard to believe. "How is that possible? There's no reason. Why would my father do this?"
"Because he coveted something I had. Back then, there was an old guard at the Meng Family Escort Agency who had a good relationship with your father. Once, when he got drunk, he accidentally mentioned that the Meng family possessed treasures. Your father-in-law believed it and became greedy. Coincidentally, he saw me injured and wanted to use the favor of saving my life to obtain the treasure in my possession. He just never succeeded, so he married you to me."
Back then, Tao Shi and the Meng family weren't a perfect match in terms of status, but Meng Xiaoshu didn't care about such things. He believed that Tao Shi's father had a good character, and Tao Shi was a suitable match, so he agreed to the marriage.
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