Chapter 513 is the end, yay!

Tie Tou gritted his teeth, gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, and stared at the rearview mirror. "We've been spotted."

Zhou Mubin turned around and called out, "Mulin, look behind you and see how many people there are."

Mu Lin immediately pressed his face against the back window, squinting as he observed, "There are three people in both cars."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black sedan on the left suddenly accelerated and veered sharply toward the van, crashing into the van's left door with a loud bang.

The children inside the car were instantly terrified and screamed, some even bursting into tears.

"Hold on tight."

Tie Tou yelled and jerked the steering wheel, causing the van to swerve sharply to the right, narrowly avoiding a second impact. Cui Xiao held Xiao Nuomi tightly, shielding her with her own body, saying, "Don't be afraid."

As the black sedan drew closer, Zhou Mubin's eyes darkened. "Tie Tou, isn't there a container area up ahead? Drive that way."

Tie Tou nodded, then stepped on the gas again, the van weaving through traffic, trying to shake off the others.

But the black sedans behind them kept close behind, one of which even drove right behind the van and crashed into it from behind.

The rear windshield of the van shattered with a loud crash, and shards of glass splashed all over the faces of those in the back seat.

Mu Lin reacted quickly, immediately using his coat to shield the children, but he himself got a cut on his arm that bled.

Zhou Mubin clenched his fist and pulled out the folding dagger that Mu Lin had given him earlier from his waist. "Tie Tou, move closer to the container area. Mu Lin and I will go down and hold them off. You take them and leave first."

“No way,” Cui Xiao immediately objected. “If we’re going to leave, we should leave together. It’s too dangerous for the two of you.”

Zhou Mubin said firmly, looking at her, "You and the child can't be hurt, Cui Xiao, just listen to me this once."

As they were talking, the van had already rushed into the container area.

The area was filled with tall blue shipping containers, and the roads were narrow and winding, causing the black sedan to slow down noticeably. Tie Tou found a gap and parked the car between two containers, then turned to Zhou Mubin and said, "Lawyer Zhou, this will temporarily block them. Be careful."

Zhou Mubin and Mu Lin immediately opened the car door and got out.

As soon as they steadied themselves, a black sedan rushed in from behind. Before the car had even come to a complete stop, six men jumped out, wielding steel pipes and baseball bats, and surrounded them.

The leader, a man with a fierce face, banged his steel pipe on the ground, shouting, "Hand them over, and I'll spare your lives."

Zhou Mubin sneered, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The next second, the two sides started fighting.

Zhou Mubin moved swiftly, dodging the steel pipe while simultaneously slashing the other man's arm with a knife.

Mu Lin, relying on his brute strength, managed to withstand two blows from his opponent, then punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

However, the other side outnumbered them and were all armed, so Zhou Mubin and Mu Lin quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.

Zhou Mubin was hit on the back by a steel pipe, and he grimaced in pain, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, not letting them get close to the van.

Watching the fight outside from inside the car, Cui Xiao's heart was in her throat.

Her gaze swept across the car, and she suddenly saw a wrench in the glove compartment. She said to Tie Tou, "Watch the kids, I'm going to help them."

"Miss Cui, this is too dangerous."

"They can't hold on much longer!"

Cui Xiao looked at the bloodstains on Zhou Mubin's back and said, "I won't hold you back."

She gripped the wrench and quietly circled around to the back of a man.

The man was about to smash the steel pipe at Zhou Mubin when Cui Xiao took a deep breath, suddenly raised the wrench, and slammed it down hard on the man's arm.

With a loud crash, the steel pipe fell to the ground. The man screamed in pain and turned to grab Cui Xiao.

Zhou Mubin's heart nearly jumped out of his chest when he saw this. He kicked the man in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. "Who told you to get down here? Go back right now."

Cui Xiao stared at him without saying a word, her eyes full of stubbornness.

Just then, the sound of police sirens suddenly came from afar.

"The police are here, run!"

The man in the lead shouted, and the group immediately dropped their weapons and ran towards the black sedan, quickly disappearing at the end of the container area.

Zhou Mubin breathed a sigh of relief, but staggered and almost fell. Cui Xiao quickly stepped forward to support him.

Looking at the bloodstains on his back, she finally couldn't hold back her tears and asked, "How are you? Does it hurt?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

Zhou Mubin smiled and reached out to wipe away her tears. "We're safe."

——

Of all people to mess with, these people had to provoke Zhou Mubin. In less than three days, the entire gang was wiped out.

Xiao Nuomi has been staying with Zhou Mubin at the hospital these past few days, never leaving his side. She doesn't even listen to Cui Xiao's words, saying that she must see him recover with her own eyes.

The gang leader said that their targets were all alone children. The reason they targeted Xiao Nuomi was because someone approached him, gave them money, and asked him to do so.

A few days later, Zhou Mubin appeared at a dilapidated, unfinished building. He wiped his hands clean and looked down at the man on the ground.

The man was covered in blood, his face a bloody mess, and he was barely clinging to life.

Zhou Mubin said coldly, "Sun Xiang, you dare to touch my daughter? You're asking for death."

After saying that, Zhou Mubin turned and left the unfinished building, calling the police as he went. "Sun Xiang is here..."

That evening, Cui Xiao cooked for her. After dinner, Xiao Nuomi went to play with the nanny. She looked at Zhou Mubin and said, "I heard that Sun Xiang was arrested."

Zhou Mubin nodded. "Yes, I've heard about it too."

Cui Xiao knew that it was Zhou Mubin who provided the clue to the police.

The person who instructed those people to kidnap their daughter was Sun Xiang, Xiao Hong's husband.

In his divorce case with Xiao Hong, Sun Xiang failed to obtain either property or custody of the child. Losing both his money and his wife, his career also suffered. His mistress took all his money and disappeared. Sun Xiang was distracted every day, and his company fired him.

Later, by chance, Sun Xiang learned about the relationship between Zhou Mubin and Xiao Nuomi, and he planned to take revenge on Zhou Mubin.

He wouldn't have lost the case if he hadn't terminated the contract at the last minute.

It's all because of Zhou Mubin that I ended up in this situation.

That's why he contacted those human traffickers, wanting Zhou Mubin and Cui Xiao to experience his pain as well.

Cui Xiao picked up her wine glass. "Zhou Mubin, thank you for saving my daughter."

Zhou Mubin raised an eyebrow. "She's my daughter too."

As they spoke, their eyes simultaneously turned to Little Nuomi, who was not far away.

After an unknown amount of time, Cui Xiao suddenly said, "Zhou Mubin, let's get married."

Zhou Mubin was stunned, then suddenly looked at Cui Xiao, "What did you say?"

Having gone through all of this, Cui Xiao could also feel Zhou Mubin's feelings; he genuinely cared for his daughter and truly wanted to be with her.

Life is but a fleeting few decades; we never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

She didn't want to waste any more time.

She didn't want to selfishly let Zhou Mubin miss out on her daughter's growth; she also wanted to give Xiao Nuomi a complete family.

Cui Xiao clinked glasses with him, smiled sweetly, and asked, "Zhou Mubin, will you marry me?"

Zhou Mubin stared at her intently, then his eyes reddened.

After a long pause, he smiled again, his eyes filled with unwavering sincerity and as steadfast as a rock, "For the rest of my life, through every meal and every season, I will never leave you."

--end.