My Superpower Is Kind of Cute

Chapter 49: Playing Games

Even though he was right in front of me, I couldn’t help but blurt it out, staring at Dad with wide eyes. “What the hell?” I never in a million years would have imagined this could happen. Dad was completely calm at that moment, and he said firmly, “The son repays the father’s debts—it’s only natural.” “Is this any way to screw over your own son?” Dad was surprisingly calm; he turned his attention back to the construction site. “Let me tell you a little more about the construction,” he said. I was getting a little frantic. “Don’t make it sound so easy! How can you just gloss over such an important topic like that?” Dad glanced at me and said meaningfully, “I hope you’ll take some responsibility instead of being so carefree all the time.” “I get it,” I sighed deeply. Building the toy factory into a successful enterprise was my dad’s lifelong dream—he’d spent most of his life working toward it, and I certainly understood that. Even if he’d told me this earlier, I would’ve agreed. But taking a step back and considering the worst-case scenario—if the business were to go bankrupt in the future, regardless of whether the debt was mine or his, I’m his flesh and blood. blood is thicker than water—if the sky were to fall, we’d certainly bear the burden together. So, in response to what he’d just said, I replied, “They’re all villagers who’ve been good-for-nothings since childhood. They picked up this trick from TV. As soon as a developer shows up, they demand money; if they don’t get it, they cause a scene. Even calling the police doesn’t calm things down—at most, they’ll be arrested and locked up for a few days, only to come back and make an even bigger fuss…I’m the one who let you all down on this. We’ll find a way to pay you back in the future.” “They really are just a bunch of little thugs,” I couldn’t help but mutter under my breath, recalling my own reckless days in middle school—even Zhao Leichuan and I hadn’t been that much of a pain back then. “Chen Meng, why don’t you go home first? I’ve got this covered.” My dad thought I was scared, so he softened his tone to comfort me. “We’ve just started construction, and I don’t want any accidents to happen. Once everything’s back on track, I’ll make sure to give them a taste of their own medicine.” I felt like Dad was just going through the motions with those words, because ever since I was a kid, I’d never seen him actually stir up trouble. Don’t let his intimidating appearance fool you—he’s a pacifist at heart. But that doesn’t mean I won’t take action. After all, this involves nearly 10 million in debt. If they dare to keep causing trouble, turning this place upside down and disrupting the progress of future projects—leading me to end up with a negative net worth—I’ll fight them to the death for the rest of my life. No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I’m going to take action right away. “How many times have they done this now?” “Three or four times now. They’re getting worse and worse.” Dad’s expression turned fierce again. Hearing that, I nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll head back for now and come check on things again tomorrow.” I already had a plan in mind; for now, the best thing to do was just get out of here. “Let me walk you out.” The fat guy started hovering around me again. I shot him a glance, ignored him, and turned to leave. I didn’t have a very high opinion of him right now—mainly because of those guys earlier. He must have known about them, yet he deliberately kept it from us, which is why my dad came here to invest without knowing the truth. Seeing my reaction, the chubby guy looked embarrassed and sheepishly returned to my dad’s side. As I left the village, Qi Yun was already waiting for me at the entrance. Before I could say a word, he volunteered, “Due to the distance, I could only follow you this far, but from what I overheard just now, it sounds like they’re heading to town for dinner.” “Hmm,” I chuckled softly. “Want to play a game with me—transforming and beating people up?”