Shen Shuling snuggled closer to Ye Sheng's shoulder, finding a more comfortable spot, and contentedly enjoyed this free "pillow."

Ye Sheng, standing beside him, had already frozen into a statue.

Little did he know that the woman beside him was experiencing a dramatic internal struggle within just a few minutes.

All he knew was that he was going crazy!

Her hair brushed against his neck, tickling him like feathers and sending shivers down his spine.

Her breath sprayed against his ear, and the warm air made all the blood in his body rush uncontrollably to one side.

No matter what...

Sigh! He's a normal man too!

The surroundings were so quiet that the only sounds were each other's breathing and heartbeats.

An ambiguous atmosphere fermented and heated up in the air, so sweet it was almost honey-squeezable.

...

The Chu Family Compound.

Chu Xin'er was counting the time on her fingers with a serious expression.

"That's not right..."

She looked at Ye Nian'an beside her and asked in puzzlement, "Sister-in-law, didn't you say that Brother Ye Sheng was just taking Shuling home? It's been almost two hours, why hasn't he come back yet?"

"It would take at most half an hour to cycle from here to the Shen family's house and back, right?"

As she spoke, an irrepressible, extremely gossipy smile gradually appeared on her face.

"Could it be... that he's been detained by Comrade Shen Shuling? Tsk tsk, isn't this progress a bit too fast?"

Ye Nian'an was sitting in a rattan chair. Hearing this, she looked up, glanced at her, and smiled knowingly.

"With Third Brother's mouth, Shuling would be lucky if she didn't beat him to a pulp, let alone detain him? I think she's 'detaining' him in the hospital."

"Hahaha!"

Chu Xin'er was amused and couldn't stop laughing: "Sister-in-law, you really know Brother Ye Sheng too well! I think so too! He's probably crying in some corner right now, with a bruised and swollen face!"

As the two were laughing and joking, a figure walked over.

The moment his gaze fell upon Chu Xin'er, it softened slightly without him noticing.

It's Song Yan.

Chu Xin'er's laughter stopped abruptly, and her cheeks flushed red instantly.

The fearless female bandit demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a flustered and shy expression.

“Song… Brother Song Yan.”

Song Yan hummed in agreement and walked up to her.

He didn't say anything, but simply raised his hand and, with his large, well-defined knuckles, very naturally rubbed the top of Chu Xin'er's head.

That action was full of doting affection, oblivious to everyone else around.

Chu Xin'er's head buzzed, and she was completely dumbfounded.

Pinch...

Brother Song Yan, are there still people here?

I'm so shy!

Ye Nian'an watched from the side, a maternal smile playing on her lips.

It wasn't just her own third brother and Shuling.

It seems that Song Yan and Xin'er are going to get together.

Song Yan then looked at Ye Nian'an: "Sister-in-law, the Gu family has had a lot of trouble lately."

In one sentence, Chu Xin'er was successfully pulled out of her rosy bubble.

Forgetting her shyness, she looked up curiously: "The Gu family? What kind of trouble have they gotten into this time?"

"Gu Wanwan has been missing since the Chinese New Year."

"Gu Chen was frantic. He spared no expense and used all his connections to send out several groups of people to search. They practically turned Haicheng and the surrounding counties and cities upside down, but they couldn't find a single hair."

"What's even stranger is that Gu Ruijie has also disappeared. He owed Black Panther Casino a large sum of money and hasn't paid it back yet. Black Panther has said that if they can't find him, they'll go to the Gu family and break Gu Chen's legs."

"Gu Tianyou suffered a stroke after being angered by Gu Ruijie last time. He finally woke up, but then he heard the news that his daughter and son had both gone missing. He suffered another huge shock and is now completely broken down. He looks decades older than before."

"As for He Yue'er, she cries every day until her eyes are almost blind, and all she can hear is Gu Wanwan's name. I heard that the Gu family is now suspecting that Gu Ruijie was desperate and kidnapped his own sister for money, and then killed her and ran away."

"ah?!"

Chu Xin'er was stunned: "No way? Even if someone is a monster, they can't lay a hand on their own sister!"

Ye Nian'an picked up her teacup, blew on it gently, and looked as calm as if she were listening to a story that had nothing to do with her.

Of course she knew what was going on.

Behind this drama, she herself handed over the knife.

Gu Ruijie, that idiot, was driven to the brink and did indeed take action against Gu Wanwan.

However, instead of kidnapping and murder, it was... a revenge a thousand times more vicious and satisfying.

He conspired with the thugs who had come to harm Gu Wanwan, and then sold this pampered young lady to the poorest and most remote mountain village in Northwest China.

She was sold to a group of old bachelors who had never seen a woman in their lives as a "shared wife," whose sole purpose was to bear children and serve as a tool for venting their frustrations.

He took the hard-earned money from selling his sister and the thousand yuan given to him by Ye Nian'an, packed his bags, and ran away, disappearing from the face of the earth.

As for Gu Wanwan's "good" days...

That's just the beginning.

She would be repeatedly tortured by those barbaric men in that living hell where no one could hear her cries for help, until her ridiculous pride and self-esteem were completely crushed into dust.

This is the consequence of her trying to harm herself and Xin'er!

"Evil will be punished."

Ye Nian'an gave a brief comment.

Just then, Xu Yao walked over: "Hey, what are you chatting about? It's so lively!"

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