Zhan Jingting closed his laptop, turned to look at her, and said, "Wanwan, I'm angry not because of how many people or how much money she used—those are minor things and not worth getting angry about. I'm angry because she made you worry and caused you sleepless nights for so long, which is something I can't tolerate. Do you understand?"

Qiao Wanwan's nose tingled. "I understand, you're angry because you feel sorry for me."

She nestled into the man's arms. "It's a blessing that I'm back safe and sound so early. I won't let you worry anymore. Promise me you won't blame her, okay?"

The man sighed, "I know. I hope she'll make things easier for you in the future, or I won't let her off easily."

Qiao Wanwan was relieved. "I'll go to the hospital with Zaozao for a check-up tomorrow. Let's ask Jiangnan to come too."

"There will be someone to look after you in Jiangnan, so you don't need to worry about it," Zhan Jingting instructed. "Be careful on the road."

Don't worry.

......

Cheng Zaozao and Jiang Nan underwent thorough examinations, and just as Qiao Wanwan had said, there were no major problems, only some minor issues that required proper care.

On her way home, Qiao Wanwan was already researching dietary therapy recipes.

"Sister, this isn't something that can be done overnight, you don't need to be in such a hurry."

"Of course I want to get you back to health as soon as possible."

"Sister, I heard from Sister Shujun that a lot of unbelievable things have happened these days, is that true?"

"I guess so, but they're all rather sad. For example, while we were looking for you, we rescued a woman who had been turned into a human pig, but unfortunately, she has now passed away."

That is indeed quite sad.

Qiao Wanwan grasped her hand. "Zaozao, it was too late yesterday, so I didn't have a chance to ask you how you and Jiangnan escaped?"

“I was being controlled by that masked man. He kept a close eye on me, and I had no chance to escape until Jiangnan suddenly appeared. He revealed his identity and said that he was his brother-in-law’s bodyguard. It turned out that after the plane crash, he had been controlled by the masked man, who had been torturing him to force him to reveal the secrets of his brother-in-law that he knew.”

"What secret?"

“He was my brother-in-law’s bodyguard. The masked man guessed that he knew the entire structure of my brother-in-law’s security system and wanted to force him to tell him so that he could find loopholes to deal with my brother-in-law. But he was unyielding and the masked man had no choice but to continue torturing him,” Cheng Zaozao said. “Later, he found a chance to escape and, when no one was paying attention, he rescued me as well. We were being chased while we were running away, and we finally managed to hide on a smuggling boat and return to China.”

Qiao Wanwan asked curiously, "Since you escaped, why didn't you call home immediately so we could come and meet you?"

"Jiangnan said that the masked man is no ordinary person and may have been listening in on the phone calls in Wutong Bay. If we call back and reveal our hiding place, we will only die faster if we are listened in."

Qiao Wanwan nodded. "I see. Jiangnan is right. We really owe him a lot this time. Otherwise, we don't know when we would have been able to find you."

"Yes, Jiangnan is loyal to my brother-in-law. He even took a bullet for me during the escape. When I asked him why, he said that I am your sister and he is loyal to my brother-in-law and you, so he must protect me."

Qiao Wanwan asked, "By the way, the place you finally escaped from should be the location of the mastermind, right?"

"It should be. Jiangnan should have given the address to her brother-in-law."

"Yes, but the mastermind won't be so stupid as to wait for us to arrive. They must have moved while you were running away."

"Sis, this time your husband is facing a very tough enemy, isn't he?"

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "I believe in Jing Ting. He will definitely be able to catch the other party."

"Yes, I believe it too!"

......

Since Cheng Zaozao returned, Qiao Wanwan has hardly left the house, spending her days at home taking care of the children and Cheng Zaozao.

Seeing her health improve day by day, and her face regain a lot of weight, I finally felt relieved.

Since the mastermind behind the scenes hasn't been caught yet, Cheng Zaozao isn't in a hurry to start working. At Qiao Wanwan's suggestion, she finds an acting teacher to come to her home to teach her so she can improve her acting skills.

In the afternoon, Qiao Wanwan brought the afternoon tea she had made herself to Zhan Jingting's study. "Jingting, take a rest and have something to eat."

"Okay." The man stopped what he was doing, got up and sat down on the sofa.

While admiring his handsome face as he ate, Qiao Wanwan asked, "By the way, I told Master that I entrusted Jiangnan's health to him, but Master said he couldn't find Jiangnan. What's going on?"

Zhan Jingting took a sip of soup and said calmly, "Jiang Nan is different from the ordinary bodyguards at home. He is a secret guard, not in the open, so he lives outside, not at home."

"Really?" Qiao Wanwan didn't think much of it. "But his body needs recuperation. I thought that men and women should be treated differently, so I entrusted him to Master. If he lives outside, how will Master take care of him?"

"His health is fine. You prescribed medicine, so just tell him to take it as prescribed."

“Alright then,” Qiao Wanwan said. “But remember, every ten days, have him come to me or my master to take his pulse and see if we should stop the medication or adjust the prescription.”

"knew."

......

After the sweltering heat, the short autumn season quickly followed.

Taking advantage of the nice weather, Su Jing decided to go and offer incense.

Previously, Cheng Zaozao went missing, and Su Jing went to the temple to pray for her. Now that she has returned safely, it is necessary to go and fulfill the vow.

Cheng Zaozao herself had to go along, and Qiao Wanwan, who didn't have anything to do and was worried about her, also went along.

After burning incense, Qiao Wanwan wandered around and suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

"Xu Lai, what are you doing here?"

"Madam Zhan, what a coincidence!" Xu Lai came forward to greet her. "I made a wish here before, and now I'm here to fulfill it."

"Congratulations, your wish has come true."

Xu Lai smiled bitterly, "My wish was for He Yu and me to end our long-distance relationship as soon as possible, get married and have children. Of course, this didn't come true and it's impossible for it to come true, but I still came here to put an end to this relationship."

Have you seen him recently?

Xu Lai shook her head. "Let alone meeting him, I've even blocked his number. Mrs. Zhan, don't laugh at me, but although I may seem like a love-struck fool, I'm actually quite decisive when it comes to relationships, which is something I didn't expect."

"This is a good thing. Only by cutting ties and letting go of what needs to be cut can life move forward."

"Um."

"I won't keep you any longer, goodbye."

"goodbye."

After offering incense, the group stayed for a vegetarian meal before returning to Wutong Bay.

When Qiao Wanwan went upstairs, she saw Jiang Dong and noticed that he didn't look too good.

"Jiangdong," Qiao Wanwan called out to him, "What's wrong? What happened?"