Isn't it just a famous mercenary group?

How come Xu Youyou is with them?

A new backer? No wonder they couldn't find her; it turns out Jinlong was protecting her…

He Zicheng's eyes flashed with seriousness. This Golden Dragon Mercenary Group was not to be trifled with. He had to tell Sister Li right away.

Dou Shiliu listened to He Zicheng's exaggerated claims with a calm expression, and said indifferently, "Did they surround Xu Youyou?"

He Zicheng scratched his head in surprise, "They've probably caught them."

After all, he had ordered Chen'an Tower sealed off; he believed not even an ant could escape.

Why arrest her?

Zi Qingyan often heard the name Xu Youyou at the hospital. Did she have a grudge against this person?

She really... cares a lot...

Dou Shiliu spoke slowly and deliberately: "Your injuries are thanks to her."

Zi Qingyan looked up and met Dou Shiliu's eyes, who were looking at her earnestly: "So you're helping me get revenge?"

"Isn't that obvious? Ever since before you woke up, almost everyone who bullied you has been finished."

He Zicheng looked at Zi Qingyan strangely. So this kid didn't know anything from beginning to end?

Zi Qingyan ignored He Zicheng and looked at Dou Shiliu.

"Um"

"…Why"

Why again? Dou Shiliu frowned: "There's no reason."

What is your purpose?

I told you we were destined to be together.

Are you trying to fool a three-year-old?

Dou Shiliu looked at him with a bright light in her eyes: "Just because it's you."

Zi Qingyan's heart skipped a beat. The light in her eyes seemed to draw him into a gentle abyss. He turned his head away in a panic, his eyes filled with helplessness...

Why him?

What makes him so remarkable?

He was abandoned by his parents at birth, and his adoptive parents beat and scolded him. His classmates mocked and teased him.

Why would someone so dark-hearted come to redeem him?

Be kind to him, smile at him, be domineering towards him, so that he dares not approach...

She lowered her head, concealing the emotions in her eyes, and stopped speaking.

At that moment, Zuo Huiye called.

"We've surrounded them, but... many of my men have died."

He had no idea that capturing a woman would result in such a heavy loss for them.

You really underestimated Xu Youyou!

Ha, no wonder Sister Li has her eye on her.

"Where are you?"

He Zicheng heard that it was a bit noisy on his end.

"They ran out of the Morning Peace Building, and my men and I chased them all the way outside. A battle ensued, and they were outnumbered. Now I've captured them and taken them to the Zuo family dungeon."

"Okay, we'll be right there."

He Zicheng hung up the phone and exchanged a glance with Dou Shiliu.

"Does even a word carry little weight, yet we still have to go?"

He Zicheng recalled the bloody scene at the Nie family's house and worried that he might not be able to handle it psychologically.

Do you want to go?

Dou Shiliu turned to look at Zi Qingyan

"think"

He was completely dazed, having been inexplicably beaten and severely injured. Now he felt that everywhere was dangerous, and all he wanted was to stay by Dou Shiliu's side, looking into her calm, watery eyes, where he felt very safe...

He Zicheng shrugged indifferently, "Just don't regret going."

The three of them quickly arrived at the Zuo family's residence.

Inside the dungeon, one member of the mercenary group died, and the rest were mostly wounded.

When Dou Shiliu saw Xu Youyou, she was completely unharmed except for bloodstains on her clothes.

Ha, as expected of the female lead.

Dou Shiliu calmly let someone pour cold water on her.

Xu Youyou opened her eyes, her whole body trembling.

"Hiss...it's so cold..."

Xu Youyou sneezed, her teeth chattering. She clutched her beautiful face, her eyes darting nervously to Dou Shiliu and the other two, and stammered, "...Who...are...you...?Why...did you capture me..."

He Zicheng scoffed: "You don't need to know who we are."

Dou Shiliu watched coldly, noticing that Xu Youyou's snot was running down her face, and disdainfully pulled her aside and gently pushed her a few steps.

Who says the female lead is still incredibly beautiful even in such harsh conditions?

The novel's descriptions were so exaggerated that she couldn't believe them.

Zi Qingyan noticed the fleeting look of disdain in her eyes and smiled silently; she was still quite adorable.

Bai Tuan shook her fan. "You probably don't know what cuteness is."

Its host kills without blinking an eye, only acting like a well-behaved child when facing cannon fodder.

"Have I... offended... you?"

Xu Youyou tried desperately to stop her voice from trembling, but the coldness of the ground kept seeping into her bones, chilling her to the bone.

She was spoiled by Nie Moyuan and Qi Yan; she used to be a hardworking woman who never tired of anything.

"Stop talking nonsense, whip her."

The cold words came out of Dou Shiliu's mouth in a flat and indifferent tone. Xu Youyou opened her eyes wide in fear, seemingly not expecting that a little girl like her could be so vicious.

At this moment, she had clearly forgotten that the squad she sent to kill Dou Shiliu had been stomped to death by her.

"No...you know my..." She stopped abruptly. Qi Yan was just her friend; she couldn't betray him...

Xu Youyou trembled and curled up into a ball, trying to stay as far away from Dou Shiliu as possible.

He Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then ordered his men to get the whip.

Zuo Huiye looked at the whip, which was as thick as a snake, and then at Xu Youyou's delicate skin, and shook her head with a tsk tsk.

Zi Qingyan stared blankly, when suddenly he felt someone tugging at his clothes. He looked down.

"Don't look at her, let's go."

Dou Shiliu felt it was better not to let him see such a bloody scene, so she took his hand and tried to go outside.

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