Qiao Wanwan was so startled that she sat bolt upright. "What was that sound?!"

"Wutong Bay has been attacked!" Zhan Jingting threw off the covers. "Wanwan, don't be afraid. All the windows in the house are bulletproof. As long as you don't go out, you'll be safe. Go and stay with the children. I'll go check it out."

"Jing Ting!" Qiao Wanwan hurriedly called out to him, "Be careful."

Zhan Jingting put on his coat. "Don't worry, I'll let them know that Wutong Bay is not a place they can come to."

Qiao Wanwan immediately got up and went to Lao San's room.

The third child was startled by the sudden noise and was crying loudly.

Qiao Wanwan calmed him down, covered his ears, and hugged him tightly.

"Mommy!"

"Mommy."

Eleven and Xiao Jiu ran in wearing their pajamas, "What happened? Why was it so loud?"

"Don't worry, Dad said there were bad guys invading, and he's already taken care of it."

"I want to go too!" Eleven exclaimed excitedly.

"Mommy, I want to go too," Xiao Jiu volunteered.

Qiao Wanwan smiled and hugged them, "Mommy knows you are both very brave, but you are still too young to deal with bad guys. You can do it when you grow up."

"That's such a shame, I really wanted to help Daddy."

"Me too......"

Qiao Wanwan said, "Right now, Daddy protects us. When you grow up, you'll protect Daddy and Mommy, okay?"

"good."

"good."

Less than ten minutes later, the noise outside stopped.

"Madam!" came Zheng Ma's anxious voice, "Madam, please go and see, Miss Zaozao is back!"

Qiao Wanwan was taken aback, then immediately placed the third child in her arms on the small bed and instructed the maid beside her, "Take good care of them."

"Yes, madam."

Qiao Wanwan ran downstairs quickly, and when she saw Cheng Zaozao standing unharmed in the living room, tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

Good morning!

"sister!"

The two sisters embraced and wept. Qiao Wanwan, disregarding her own tears, quickly released her and anxiously asked, "Were you hurt? Did they do anything to you?"

Cheng Zaozao shook her head, crying, "They were wary of you and my brother-in-law, but they didn't do anything to me."

"That's great." Qiao Wanwan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense for months, finally settled down. "I was so worried about you these past few days. It's so good that you're alright. By the way, how did you get back?"

"Jiangnan rescued me. They chased us all the way back to China with great difficulty, but they just won't let us go. Just now, they chased us all the way to Wutong Bay!"

"So the sounds we just heard were from people chasing you." Qiao Wanwan looked at Zheng Ma. "Where's Jingting?"

"Master Zhan is in the side hall, and Jiangnan has also returned."

Qiao Wanwan immediately went to the side hall and saw Zhan Jingting sitting on the sofa, with a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old standing in front of him.

Jiangnan's features were delicate and refined, unlike the robust appearance Qiao Wanwan had imagined. He was not short, but rather thin, and his complexion was also poor.

"Madam," Jiang Nan nodded in greeting.

"Hello." Qiao Wanwan smiled at him. "Thank you for saving Zaozao. You've worked hard."

“It is what I should do,” Jiang Nan said. “I should have brought Miss Zaozao back sooner, so that Madam wouldn’t have worried for so long.”

“You can’t say that. I don’t need to ask to know how much suffering you two endured to come back safely,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Sit down, let me take your pulse.”

"I dare not trouble you, Madam." Jiang Nan quickly nodded. "Madam, I am fine."

"Whether it's serious or not, you need to see me. Don't you trust my medical skills?"

Jiang Nan could only agree, "Yes, then I'll trouble you, Madam."

The two sat down on the sofa, and Qiao Wanwan took his pulse. "You must not have been eating or sleeping well these days, right?"

"yes."

"Your qi, blood, spleen, and stomach aren't in good condition, so you need to take good care of them. Go to the hospital tomorrow for a full physical exam, and I'll prescribe some medicine for you based on the diagnosis results after you come back so you can take good care of yourself for a few days." Qiao Wanwan withdrew her hand. "You're young and have a good constitution, so you'll definitely recover quickly. After taking one course of medicine, you can switch to dietary supplements."

"Thank you, Madam."

"You're welcome."

"Wanwan," Zhan Jingting said, "Go back to your room and sleep first. I still have some questions to ask him."

"Okay, then you two chat."

Cheng Zaozao went to take a shower, and Qiao Wanwan went to the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles. Just as she brought it in, Cheng Zaozao came out of the bathroom.

"sister."

"Come over here and eat your noodles."

"Thank you, sister." Cheng Zaozao sat down, and as soon as the noodles entered her mouth, tears streamed down her face.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Wanwan asked hurriedly, "Is it not tasty?"

"It's delicious," Cheng Zaozao said, crying. "These past few days, I've been dreaming about eating my sister's noodles..."

"Zaozao, I'm so sorry." Qiao Wanwan touched her face with heartache. "It's all because of me that you suffered this undeserved disaster."

Cheng Zaozao shook her head vigorously, "Sister, it's my fault. I shouldn't have left Wutong Bay. As long as I hadn't left, nothing would have happened. It's my fault."

"It's not your fault." Qiao Wanwan hugged her, tears still streaming down her face. "It's good that you came back safely. You don't know, I received news that you had been turned into a human pig. It really scared me. Everyone was desperately trying to find you."

"Now it's all right, you're safe and sound. All the worry and effort everyone put in these past few days has finally paid off. Zaozao, I'll never lose you again..."

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