Chapter 40 Squandering

When she was released, Ruan Yi's head was spinning, and she almost forgot how to breathe.

Her tongue seemed to no longer be her own.

She stared at the man in front of her who looked completely satisfied.

"The kidnappers just stuffed a smelly sock into my mouth!"

Ruan Yi was so disgusted by Shen Xun that she was saying whatever she could to spite him.

The man paused for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It has a unique flavor."

What kind of socks would taste so sweet if they were stuffed inside?

Even when she's talking nonsense, she's so cute. I just want to hug her and swallow her whole. I get a cuteness overload whenever I see her.

Ruan Yi felt so disgusted that goosebumps fell all over her body.

He really is a perverted seme... He might just like the smelly socks of some sports student or male robber!

The screeching sound of tires tearing through the air was followed by a deafening crash.

The front bumper of the Bugatti Chiron is embedded in the rear of the Lamborghini.

Oh, poor car! What a spendthrift!

Ruan Yi looked at the two damaged luxury cars, her brows furrowing with heartache.

The car door suddenly swung open, and Gu Zhi practically jumped out of the car.

Haha, so it's her spendthrift husband.

Before Ruan Yi could speak, Gu Zhi's gaze swept over her entire body like a scanner.

His fingertips slid down her shoulder line and suddenly stopped on the scratches on her forearm from the floor.

He examined Ruan Yi's entire body repeatedly, and finally stopped when he grasped her ankle with his white-knuckled hand and looked at the large, exaggerated bruises on her calf.

"I'm sorry, sister." Her voice was so low it seemed to be squeezed out from deep within her chest.

Ruan Yi raised her hand and slapped Gu Zhi on the shoulder.

"What are you apologizing for, you spendthrift! Do you even know how expensive that car is!"

The man let the girl pat his shoulder, stood up and looked at Chen Xun beside him, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Brother Chen Xun, how come you got here so quickly?"

Ruan Ying locked onto the location the moment he answered the kidnapper's call, but it was still too late.

Chen Xun opened his mouth but no sound came out.

Ruan Yi interrupted, "Ignore him, this lunatic says he has superpowers."

The crisp sound of Gu Zhi's shoes crushing various metal fragments was particularly clear in the empty, abandoned factory.

He looked around the factory and, seeing the bloodstains from the struggle on the ground, roughly guessed what had just happened.

"Superpowers? Clairvoyance or Clairaudience?" Gu Zhi curled the corners of his mouth and sneered.

"I think it's delusional." The siblings joked back and forth, as if it were just a casual remark.

But Shen Xun could tell that Gu Zhi... seemed to have a strong hostility towards him now.

The sarcasm in his tone was like thorns, and only Ruan Yi would think that Gu Zhi was just joking.

When did he offend his brother-in-law?

Another sharp screech of brakes broke the three's rambling conversation.

A speeding black Maybach came to a steady stop just centimeters behind the two vehicles that had collided.

Even a fraction of a second slower reaction time would have resulted in a collision, but at this moment the car body dipped slightly and came to a complete stop.

Ruan Yi's eyes widened slightly.

That driver has great skills and doesn't overspend.

The car door slid open silently, and the man stretched out his long, elegant legs and stepped out.

"It seems I'm too late."

The man's voice was deep and emotionless. His gaze swept over the scattered wounds on the girl's body, but his brow furrowed uncontrollably.

Haha, they misjudged her. Another annoying one has appeared, one after another. These Calabash Brothers have taken her for their grandfather.

"What brings you here, Mr. Fu?"

Gu Zhi narrowed his eyes, a hint of impatience and malice in them.

"We don't need another outsider here."

Upon hearing the word "again," Chen Xun frowned deeply.

Besides this guy surnamed Fu, who else is an outsider? Is he an outsider in his future brother-in-law's eyes?

Why did Gu Zhi's attitude towards him change so drastically? He had been acting as a middleman to help him deliver gifts.

Fu Jingchen raised his hand and straightened his suit collar.

"It's just that I care about my subordinates."

His gaze swept over Ruan Yi's somewhat pale face, and after a half-second pause, he added, "Isn't it a supervisor's duty to be considerate of the safety of his employees?"

"Boss, sister?" Gu Zhi turned to look at Ruan Yi with a long, drawn-out expression, as if he had been deceived by a heartless person.

Ruan Yi pursed her lips guiltily and swallowed hard.

Why did Fu Jingchen have to say anything? She hadn't even figured out how to tell A-Zhi that she wanted to stay in NovaVoy.

"Considerate of employees? Halfway through the workday, you're going to personally drive 30 kilometers to be considerate?" Shen Xun suddenly spoke up, his tone carrying a sarcastic question.

This abandoned factory is in the middle of nowhere; he sped here.

Before she could even get close to Ruan Yi, these two arrived. It's one thing that Gu Zhi is her family.

Who does this guy surnamed Fu think he is?

The man slowly stroked the watch face on his wrist with his fingertips. "What a coincidence, we're discussing a collaboration in this area. It's on the way."

No one responded; the three people present seemed to be taken aback by Fu Jingchen's calm and shameless way of lying.

Which big boss would discuss cooperation in this remote mountain forest?

Ruan Yi wanted to run away, but before she could act, a sinister voice rang in her ears.

"Sister, you haven't answered my question yet."

The man's large hand gripped her wrist, gently squeezing her palm; the tender gesture conveyed an undeniable sense of control.

"Or should I explain things to him on behalf of my sister?"

Gu Zhi seemed to be asking for her opinion, but his words carried no hint of negotiation.

Shen Xun looked at Ruan Yi's hand, which was being held tightly in Gu Zhi's palm, and the veins on his forehead throbbed wildly. He stepped forward and grabbed the girl's soft wrist.

"Loosen up a bit, why do you say you want to get so close?" Chen Xun pulled the girl closer to him.

Gu Zhi didn't want to play tug-of-war with the idiot on the other side, what if he hurt his sister? So he stepped closer to Ruan Yi.

Upon seeing this scene, Fu Jingchen raised an eyebrow and slowly approached, his shadow completely enveloping the girl.

He lowered his gaze to Ruan Yi's pale face, which was somewhat pale due to her injury, and then moved his eyes to her reddened ear tips, his tone so gentle it was frightening.

"Explain yourself? Who is he supposed to explain yourself to for you?"

The man blocked out the last ray of light that Ruan Yineng could see.

The towering shadows overhead completely enveloped her, and the starkly different aura made it hard for her to breathe.

What's going on? Why has the scene become so strange?

A scene even more terrifying than being kidnapped has appeared.

Within the encirclement formed by the three, the air seemed to thin, making it almost impossible for her to breathe, and cold sweat dripped out one drop after another.

Ruan Yi was in complete chaos.

There was no other way; we had to resort to that method!

Three, two, one!

Ruan Yi fainted dramatically in slow motion.