"Dr. Huang? Dr. Huang, wake up!"

The doctor, Dr. Huang, collapsed to the ground, unconscious, his white coat nowhere to be seen.

Gu Jiu didn't have the gentleness of a nurse. She grabbed the person on the ground and shook him violently. Under Gu Jiu's violent shaking, Dr. Huang showed signs of waking up after a while. However, before he was fully awake, a fierce-looking face appeared in front of him—

Where is my young mistress?

"I...I don't know..." The doctor, Dr. Huang, was genuinely unaware of the situation. He had been knocked unconscious long ago and hadn't even seen Lin Chuxia.

Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of her, Gu Jiu immediately let go of Dr. Huang's hand, and without caring whether he could stand or not, rushed to the window.

There was no dark room in the examination room, and he had been waiting outside the door the whole time. No one had gone out during that time, so they guessed that their young mistress had been taken away through the window.

Sure enough, the window's security bars had already been damaged, and a thick, long rope was hanging below.

Gu Jiu glanced at the woods not far away, and without thinking, jumped out of the window.

Behind him, someone exclaimed—

"Wait a minute, this is three..."

The words that followed disappeared completely after Gu Jiu landed steadily.

As Gu Jiu chased after them deeper into the jungle, he activated his communicator and said, "Someone disguised as a doctor took the young mistress away. It's been almost half an hour. I estimate they left through the grove behind the outpatient building. I'm chasing after them now. Two of you come and assist me; one of you check the surveillance footage, and the rest of you disperse and search..."

...

When Lin Chuxia woke up, she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

She remembered what happened before she lost consciousness: when it was her turn, she opened the door and entered the examination room, only to find a hand covering her mouth and nose from behind. She then lost consciousness and woke up in this place.

She didn't know who had kidnapped her, nor what their purpose was. However, the person who kidnapped her should appear soon.

For some reason, her kidnappers did not tie her hands or feet.

Lin Chuxia didn't think the other party was being merciful. She believed the enemy was overconfident in their abilities and assumed she couldn't escape, which was why they were so carefree.

There was a window in the room, but it was very high and small, so Lin Chuxia didn't know what was going on outside.

She could only calm down and assess her situation: if she didn't pay close attention, she wouldn't have noticed that although the room felt stable, it was still swaying slightly, and the room seemed to be moving.

She was on a ship; if I'm not mistaken, she was currently on a ship sailing at sea!

The slightly salty air confirmed Lin Chuxia's guess.

No wonder those people didn't restrain her hands and feet.

In this situation, even if she wanted to escape, she would have nowhere to go, unless she wanted to be eaten by a fish.

Who kidnapped her?

Lin Chuxia frowned in thought, and just then, the door clicked open from the outside, and several men in black entered.

"I apologize for offending you, Madam Gu. I have long admired your reputation and have always wanted to meet you, but I have been unable to get close to you. So I have no choice but to resort to this tactic. I hope you will not take offense."

Lin Chuxia lowered her head and remained silent.

The man didn't seem to mind, and chuckled, saying, "Does Madam Gu know why we invited you here?"

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Xu Jie. Madam Gu may not know me, but I wonder if Madam Gu knows about the Xu family in Beiwang City? The Xu family is one of the wealthiest families in Beiwang City, but I guess it won't be for long. Maybe next month... no, maybe in a few days, the Xu family will be removed from the list of wealthy and powerful families."

The Xu family was run by Xu Yuefei, and that old bastard was probably blinded by lust, actually offending the Gu family because of a woman. My cheap father probably never imagined that after a lifetime of womanizing, he would end up having his family destroyed by a woman.

However, I don't really care about any of that. The Xu family may not have much else, but they have a lot of offspring, so I'm unlikely to be the heir.

However, he shouldn't have touched Ah Jin. That old man, upon learning that the Xu family was being targeted by the Gu family, actually wanted to give Ah Jin to President Gu. Was Madam Gu so calm because she clearly knew that the old man wouldn't succeed? But, Ah Jin was stripped naked and brought to his bed back then.

Lin Chuxia pursed her lips and remained silent.

"He actually gave his own daughter to his rival like a commodity. Isn't that ridiculous?" Xu Jie laughed, but his laughter was full of coldness. "However, what's even more ridiculous is that the old man's honey trap didn't work. Not only did it not work, it also hastened the demise of the Xu family."

"Ah Jin is dead, and her death was utterly worthless."

Lin Chuxia finally raised her eyes to look at him.

Xu Jie still wore a nonchalant smile: "Does Madam Gu want to know the cause of A Jin's death? President Gu is certainly loyal to Madam Gu. A Jin was stripped naked and brought to him by that old man, yet he heartlessly had her thrown out. At that time, the private room was packed with people, and A Jin was just thrown out like that..."

Unable to bear the humiliation, Ah Jin committed suicide. But her father, whom she had revered and loved all her life, wouldn't even look at her; I was the one who collected her body. Isn't that tragic?

Lin Chuxia's brow twitched, but she remained silent.

"If President Gu had even a shred of pity for her, Ah Jin wouldn't have died. I hate you all, and I hate that old man even more. But that old man will soon get his comeuppance. When I left the Xu family, I took a portion of their power with me. The Xu family is probably in complete chaos now..."

"Madam Gu, I have no ill intentions towards you, but unfortunately, we are destined to be enemies. I want to avenge Ajin, so I have no choice but to trouble you. Tell me, how should I avenge Ajin?"

Lin Chuxia still ignored him.

She wasn't unaware of Xu Jie's words, but the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. Until she could come up with a solution, she could only remain silent.

She's been gone for so long, Gu Jiu must have already discovered her disappearance and is probably looking for her.

She had to find a way to stall for time before they found her.

Seeing that he hadn't received any response after saying so much, Xu Jie smiled indifferently, waved his hand, and then someone was brought in.

"I wonder if Madam Gu knows this person? This kid is really something, managing to find us even after all this. It's just a pity that he ultimately fell into our hands."

Lin Chuxia looked at the person they were suppressing, and a reaction finally appeared on her calm face: "Gu Jiu?"