Zhao Ming watched as Li Ke slowly sat in the back seat and closed the car door before getting into the passenger seat. Lu Qing followed her into the car. Seeing Li Ke's injured leg, she pretended to be unsteady and fell against Li Ke, pressing her palm hard against Li Ke's injured thigh.

Li Ke had already seen through her ill intentions. As she watched Lu Qing's head fall to her chest, she ignored the pain, dug her hands into Lu Qing's hair, grabbed her hair and ears, and twisted them hard.

Li Ke returned the same amount of force that Lu Qing used to press down on her legs. In fact, Li Ke's physical fitness had been ruined and her strength was not as good as before, but what could she do when her neck was much more vulnerable than her thighs?

Li Ke grabbed Lu Qing's head and twisted it hard, pinning her hands down. But Lu Qing reacted violently. Just as Lu Qing was about to flip herself over, Li Ke bit down hard, tearing off a piece of flesh from the back of Lu Qing's neck.

Lu Qing also cried out in pain, "Li Ke, I want you dead!"

All of this happened very quickly, in just two or three seconds. Zhao Ming quickly jumped over and separated the two.

Lu Qing had a sprained neck and could only tilt her head to the side. She also had a piece of flesh missing from the back of her head, which was really terrible. But she was still so angry that she was waving her hands around as if she wanted to tear Li Ke apart.

As soon as Zhao Ming jumped in and separated the two of them, Li Ke wiped the blood from her mouth, pressed herself tightly against Zhao Ming's back, and said to him in a soft voice, "Second brother, I want to sit with you. Lu Qing deliberately hurt my leg."

The moment Li Ke pressed her back against Zhao Ming's, his heart started racing, and when he heard Li Ke's soft words, his mind immediately became unsettled.

"Zhang Wei, quickly stop the bleeding for your sister Lu, make her sit in the front, and stop her from causing any more trouble!" Zhao Ming reached out to restrain the flailing Lu Qing and gave the order to Zhang Wei, who had just come to his senses.

"Brother Ming, how could you treat me like this?" Lu Qing's eyes reddened with anger, especially when she saw Li Ke being protected by Zhao Ming, she was even more furious.

"You better behave yourself and stop causing trouble, or don't blame me for being impolite! Boss Qiu said he wants you all intact, didn't you hear him?" Zhao Ming shouted impatiently at Lu Qing.

At this moment, Lu Qing was covered in blood, her hair was disheveled, and her head was tilted to one side, making her look extremely unsightly. Zhao Ming, who was leaning against the woman he had longed for, felt nothing but disgust towards Lu Qing, who was now acting like a madwoman.

Zhang Wei had already found an old piece of clothing and placed it around Lu Qing's neck, whispering, "Sister Lu, just bear with it. We'll separate from her once we get back to the base."

Lu Qing glared venomously at Li Ke behind Zhao Ming, then tilted her head and sat down: "Xiao Wei, you go to the front, I'll sit here."

Li Ke quickly pulled Zhao Ming to sit down, saying, "Second brother, sit here. Lu Qing always bullies me, so you have to protect me."

Zhao Ming sat down, feeling a little dizzy, but with a smile on his face. He said, "Keke, you've changed so much."

Li Ke patted her chest, feeling disgusted, but to outsiders she looked like she was in shock: "I was ambushed by that ungrateful bitch Lu Qing. She gave me a softening agent, and now I'm a cripple. Besides you, Second Brother, who else can I rely on?"

Lu Qing was trying to straighten her head when she heard Li Ke's words and wanted to yell back. Zhang Wei pressed her shoulder and gave her a look of forbearance. Lu Qing looked back at him with red eyes and held back.

Zhao Ming didn't think there was anything wrong with what Li Ke said. Lu Qing was indeed saved by Li Ke back then. If it weren't for Li Ke, Lu Qing wouldn't be living such a normal and good life now.

“She was wrong this time. I’ve already talked to her. Don’t worry, I know you’ve been wronged, but this is only temporary. Boss Qiu is very powerful now, and we can only rely on him for the time being.” After saying that, Zhao Ming patted Li Ke’s hand and gave her a meaningful look. We’ll have a long road ahead.

Li Ke suppressed her nausea and didn't pull her hand back. She nodded and said, "I'll listen to you. You can't lie to me again."

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Definitely not. You need to be patient. As long as we're alive, anything is possible."

Zhao Ming felt a little smug. Li Ke used to be so stubborn. No matter how much he tried to be nice to her, she would only distance herself from him.

Zhao Ming was also very angry with Li Ke for being ungrateful and wasting his sincerity, but he just couldn't let go of this woman completely, and her face always appeared in his dreams.

At this moment, he was actually somewhat grateful to Lu Qing for her betrayal. If it weren't for her sneak attack, he probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy Li Ke's tenderness at this moment. Whether she was sincere or not, Zhao Ming didn't care. Feelings only become deeper the closer they are.

Moreover, he was truly the only one she could rely on now, Zhao Ming thought to himself.

After everyone was seated and the gasoline from the transaction was divided, Zhao Ming instructed Ye Feng to drive away.

Just as Ye Feng was about to start the car, he was stopped by the people from the settlement: "Wait, the accounts haven't been settled yet."

Ye Feng stopped the car, drew a long knife from behind his back, and asked with a hint of anger, "Are you trying to cheat or are you looking for death?"

The leader of the gathering place came out and said directly to Zhao Ming, "It's not that we want to renege on our promise, but this woman killed one of our men. If you want to take her away, you have to pay compensation first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming looked at Li Ke in confusion: "What happened? Did you really kill someone?"

Li Ke really wanted to roll his eyes at him. When I was in good physical condition, killing people was as common as eating. What's with that look in your eyes now?

Li Ke snorted and said, "That woman was an old whore. She wanted to sell me, but I refused. So she tried to humiliate me with despicable means. When I resisted, I grabbed a brick next to me and smashed her to death."

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