She wouldn't have run into some trouble, would she!
Thinking of this, Zhang Liunian immediately scanned the whole place. He didn't see Zhu Lao San either, which made him unable to sit still. He suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to check on my wife, why hasn't she returned yet."
Then he pushed through the crowd and went to the restroom.
The bad news was that Zhang Liunian couldn't find Jiang Qingqing here.
Zhang Liunian became anxious. He rushed into the women's restroom and shouted Jiang Qingqing's name. However, all he got were angry glares, and nothing else.
"Qingqing?" As he walked out of the restroom, Mr. Xue and others were walking towards him.
"My people said they saw Zhu Lao San taking someone away. I've already sent people to track them."
"Take me to Zhu Lao San." If Qingqing was really taken by Zhu Lao San, he wouldn't let him off lightly.
"Follow me." Mr. Xue knew how much Zhang Liunian cared about his wife. Without a second word, he turned and led his men away from the banquet.
They walked for an hour until they arrived in front of an ordinary residential house.
At the same time, inside the house, Zhu Lao San was planning to do something to Jiang Qingqing.
Jiang Qingqing, however, was holding a pair of scissors she had found somewhere, pointing them at herself.
"Don't come any closer, don't come any closer." Jiang Qingqing was truly flustered at this moment. There was a bright red slap print on her face.
If she had known that washing her hands would lead to Zhu Lao San bringing her here, she would never have left Liunian's side.
Unfortunately, there's no such thing as hindsight.
"What's so great about Zhang Liunian? He's stingy and incompetent. If you follow me, I'll ensure you live like an empress every day, with no worries about food or clothing, and you'll get to pick jewelry every day. Tell me, isn't this kind of good life comfortable, no worse than following Zhang Liunian!"
Zhu Lao San stepped closer and closer to Jiang Qingqing, scaring her into retreating repeatedly until she had nowhere else to go, her back against the wall. Jiang Qingqing shouted again, "No one can compare to my Liunian. You won't trick me, get away from me. If you don't leave, I'll really stab you."
"It would be great if you stabbed me. Once you have blood on your hands, you'll have no choice but to follow me, won't you? Go ahead and stab me!" Zhu Lao San had seen countless women and knew that the more they said such things, the less they dared to act.
Confident in his vast experience, Zhu Lao San fearlessly took another step forward.
Jiang Qingqing screamed and then turned the scissors towards herself. "I don't want to kill anyone. Don't force me!"
Seeing her change direction, Zhu Lao San knew he was right. Jiang Qingqing genuinely didn't dare to act.
He was extremely smug. Just as he was about to say something else, the door behind him was kicked open forcefully, and a gust of wind blew in.
Then Zhu Lao San's body flew towards the wall on the left, finally falling to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Qingqing"
After kicking Zhu Lao San away, Zhang Liunian stepped forward and looked at his frightened wife.
Jiang Qingqing dropped the scissors and then threw herself into Zhang Liunian's arms, crying.
Zhang Liunian held her tightly, his eyes glaring fiercely at Zhu Lao San.
"I was so scared. I was afraid I would never see you again," Jiang Qingqing said after a while, nestled in Zhang Liunian's arms.
Zhang Liunian gently stroked her hair and comforted her, "Don't be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you."
"You bastard, daring to lay a hand on me. You must be tired of living." Zhu Lao San, who had gotten up from the ground, snarled and lunged at Zhang Liunian. Zhang Liunian raised his leg and kicked him away again.
This time, Zhu Lao San vomited blood and collapsed, unable to get up.
"I've subdued everyone outside. What do you plan to do with Zhu Lao San?" Mr. Xue patted the dust off his clothes and entered the house to ask Zhang Liunian's intentions.
"Send him to the police station. Kidnapping should at least land him a few months in jail!" Zhang Liunian couldn't kill people directly in an era where murder was illegal.
So sending the bad guy to jail was the best option.
Mr. Xue nodded in agreement. He also didn't approve of Zhang Liunian dealing with Zhu Lao San privately.
It wasn't that he thought killing was wrong, but that the Zhu family had more than just him. If it became known that Zhu Lao San died at Zhang Liunian's hands, he would face endless retaliation.
Thus, Zhu Lao San's immediate fate was decided with their few light words.
After dealing with Zhu Lao San, Zhang Liunian took Mr. Xue back to the mansion and had him examine Tie Feimu's bed.
"This is Tie Feimu, made from fifty-year-old Tie Feimu. This is a priceless treasure." Mr. Xue was overjoyed after inspecting the bed.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian smiled and said, "You can take it now."
This item was of no use to them, only to the Tie Mu tribe.
Seeing his generosity, Mr. Xue felt embarrassed to take the bed for free. He handed Zhang Liunian two property ownership certificates for the department store and finally took out a small box.
"An imperial green jade bracelet?" Zhang Liunian opened it and was a bit surprised. Did someone going out on business carry women's accessories with them?
Mr. Xue looked a little embarrassed and explained, "This was originally a gift for my woman, but your kindness to me is too great, so I'll give it to you first. I'll get another one for her later."
His tone made it sound as if such good bracelets were everywhere in his home.
Zhang Liunian didn't stand on ceremony. He accepted the three items gifted by Mr. Xue and then saw him out.
"Zhang Liunian, I look forward to our next meeting." Mr. Xue had remembered Zhang Liunian and planned to introduce him to Mr. Fu when the opportunity arose.
Zhang Liunian was, of course, unaware of this. At this moment, he had already presented the bracelet to his wife.
"Does it look good? Mr. Xue gave it to me," Zhang Liunian said, holding his soft and fragrant wife, smiling gently.
Sitting by the bed, Jiang Qingqing leaned into his embrace and looked at the crystal-clear jade with fondness. "It looks good."
"I'll help you put it on." Seeing that his wife truly liked it, Zhang Liunian immediately fetched some camellia oil to help her put it on.
Afterward, he suddenly held Jiang Qingqing's small hand and said seriously, "If I hadn't arrived just now, were you planning to hurt yourself?"
"No," Jiang Qingqing retorted instinctively, but before she could finish, Zhang Liunian had already pushed her onto the bed.
"You're lying," Zhang Liunian said with certainty.
Pressed down, Jiang Qingqing's face flashed with fear and panic. Her lips parted slightly. "I had no choice." She couldn't possibly stab Zhu Lao San, could she?
Rather than that, wouldn't it be better to create a false impression of Zhu Lao San stabbing her? That was the only way she could protect herself, wasn't it?
Zhang Liunian's heart ached. He reached out his big hand and gently tapped her forehead. "It hurts me when you get hurt. Never use such a self-damaging tactic again."
It seemed he would have to strengthen the protection for his wife and family from now on.
"I'll listen to you." Jiang Qingqing dared not object, for fear of angering her husband.