"If you don't believe me, I can give you time to verify it."

What she lacks most right now is time.

As long as she can hold out, she and the baby in her womb will be safe.

As if suddenly remembering something, the kidnapper drew a knife from his waist, took a step forward, and pressed the blade against Jian Ruoxi's neck.

"I think I've figured it out."

"What kind of women are these, Young Master Lu's women? They're all bullshit."

"You just want to stall until someone comes to rescue you."

"If I strike you with this knife, you probably won't live to see it."

The woman's extraordinary composure made him uneasy, and he even wanted to completely ignore everything she had just said.

Just get rid of her and be done with it.

He simply took the money and left.

"What, you don't even dare to verify?" Jian Ruoxi said mockingly to the kidnapper.

"It seems you're not worried at all about being hunted down by Young Master Lu for the rest of your life."

The kidnapper's hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

The name Lu Shao is enough to make even a seasoned underworld boss tremble, let alone him.

Jian Ruoxi noticed his subtle movements and continued to intensify her persuasion efforts.

"If you want to verify it, it's very simple, I can tell you how."

She thought about it and realized that if she wanted to ask for help from the outside world, the only way would be through the kidnappers.

But you can't let him find out.

She had to be even more careful with what she said from then on.

"You?" The kidnapper looked at the woman opposite him with suspicion.

Would she really be that kind?

They're not up to any tricks, are they?

Jian Ruoxi continued speaking.

"It's very simple to verify this. Just do as I say and make a phone call to Lu Shen's private villa."

Upon hearing this idea, the kidnappers immediately became alert.

"What call?"

Is this woman going to take this opportunity to scream for help?

Jian Ruoxi noticed his worry and defended herself.

"Don't worry, I'm in your hands right now. Even if it's for my own life, I won't do anything to resist."

"Besides, even if I did something, you have a knife, and it would be a piece of cake for you to deal with me."

Why are you so nervous?

She was initially a little scared and nervous.

After figuring out a solution, I felt much calmer.

On the contrary, it was Jian Ruoxi who made the kidnappers somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

Jian Ruoxi continued to persuade her.

"By trying, you may be able to avoid a risk for yourself."

"But if you don't even dare to try, I'll just kill the ticket."

"Then I think your consequences won't be much better than mine."

If this had happened before, no hostage would have dared to speak to me like that.

Without saying a word, he would go up and teach them a lesson, showing them how to behave and conduct themselves.

But the situation is a bit complicated now.

After thinking it over carefully, he agreed to Jian Ruoxi's request, just to ensure his own safety.

"Tell me, how do you want to test it?"

In the villa's lobby, a telephone suddenly rang urgently, and the head maid quickly picked up the receiver.

Hello, who is this?

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Jian Ruoxi almost couldn't contain her excitement and wanted to call for help from the head maid.

But the chilling sensation coming from beside her neck forced her to swallow the words she was about to say.

The kidnapper cleared his throat and began to speak as Jian Ruoxi had instructed him.

"I'm a staff member of the program crew. Ms. Jian has a lot of work today, so she asked me to tell her family that she will be back late."

The head maid was puzzled, feeling that something was amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"I see. Then I'll trouble you to take good care of our Miss Jian."

"How late does the work start? Do you need a maid to send a car to pick you up?"

If it gets too late, they won't feel comfortable letting the production crew take Ms. Jian back.

After hanging up the phone, Jian Ruoxi smiled and looked at the kidnapper.

"The person who answered your call just now was the head maid at the villa."

"Now you know what my status is there."

The kidnappers did not speak.

Even without Jian Ruoxi's reminder, the kidnappers could probably tell what was going on.

Inside the villa, Jian Ruoxi was clearly the lady of the house.

But he wasn't sure how much importance he would place on it.

Would Young Master Lu go to great lengths for a woman?

Seeing the kidnapper's thoughtful expression, Jian Ruoxi's lips curled up slightly.

It seems my persuasion was effective; I might as well add another bombshell to the kidnappers' story.

"Oh, right, there's something else, but that woman probably won't tell you."

"I'm still pregnant, and I'm carrying Young Master Lu's child."

With a "bang," the kidnapper felt as if his head was about to explode.

Child? Pregnancy?

Good heavens, he really, really didn't know.

He was suddenly somewhat glad that he hadn't acted so soon.

Otherwise, with this one strike, not only would the woman that Young Master Lu valued be gone, but the children of the Lu family would also be killed by him.

If Young Master Lu knew, he'd skin him alive.

He hurriedly put the knife down and wanted to approach, but was afraid of frightening Jian Ruoxi, so he didn't know where to put his hands.

"Miss Jian, are you comfortable sitting here? Shall I find you something to lean on?"

At this moment, Jian Ruoxi was practically an ancestor in his eyes.

All he can do now is ensure that Jian Ruoxi remains unharmed under his watchful eye, so that he can give Lu Shao an explanation.

I originally thought I could make a lot of money by coming out here, but who would have thought that I would just be asking for trouble.

The kidnappers are now filled with remorse and are constantly cursing the woman who placed the order.

On the other side, Lu Shen was getting ready to leave when he ran into the head maid who had just hung up the phone.

"Who called? Was it Ruoxi?"

She knew she had work this morning, so she couldn't have forgotten something, could she?

"It was a staff member from the program crew who said that Ms. Jane would be back late tonight."

Lu Shen nodded without thinking much about it. He simply instructed the maid to prepare some nutritious food for her that evening before leaving.

Ah Jie was waiting outside early on.

"Young master, the person has been locked up and is waiting for you to come and deal with him."

He simply grunted in agreement and followed Ah Jie directly to the basement below the villa.

The basement was damp and dark, with only a few small lights occasionally visible on the walls, and all the doors along the way were tightly closed.

They arrived at the innermost room, and Lu Shen gestured to A-Jie to open the door.

The people inside were overjoyed to see the door open, thinking they finally had a chance to get out.

But when he saw that the person standing opposite him was Lu Shen, the smile on his face froze.

"Young Master Lu."

Lu Shen casually sat down in the chair opposite him. "President Zheng, this place is pretty good, isn't it? Are you settling in well here?"

Mr. Zheng never expected that at that party, Young Master Lu would still notice him.

Before he could even get home after the party, he was forcibly brought here.