Only when they reached a bustling street did Qin Yu release Xia Lan's hand and say to her, "It's okay now."

"Brother Yu, you didn't kill them, did you?" Xia Lan asked Qin Yu in a low voice as they arrived at the street near the department store.

"I won't die," Qin Yu said quietly.

Upon seeing Xia Lan, he gently patted her head.

"Don't worry, everything will be alright."

"I know you will protect me," Xia Lan said with a sweet smile.

In that instant, Qin Yu shielded her behind him, and that strong sense of security enveloped her. Even though there were four of them, and even though they had already seen her, she felt no turmoil.

She knew he would protect her.

"Yes." Qin Yu smiled with satisfaction.

His good wife is smart.

In the deserted alley, four thugs lay motionless on the ground, like cripples.

Their jaws had been dislocated, rendering them unable to close their mouths or call for help. They were beaten with the wooden sticks they had brought with them until their bodies felt like they were falling apart, and even the slightest movement caused them to gasp in pain.

The four men's eyes were filled with despair and fear; they deeply regretted having provoked this monstrous figure.

When Li Ming arrived and saw this scene, he rushed over immediately.

"Brother Wang, what happened to you guys? How did you get beaten up like this..."

Li Ming asked the thug Brother Wang to teach Qin Yu a lesson, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Qin Yu's screams. When he came over, he saw the four of them lying on the ground.

"ah……"

"Mmm..."

When the four saw Li Ming, they struggled to raise their heads and begged him for help.

He couldn't make a sound; he could only helplessly utter "ah."

Seeing their condition, Li Ming didn't dare leave and quickly took them to the hospital.

Hesitating between calling the police and not calling the police, he was afraid that if he called the police, they would implicate him and he would be implicated.

Li Ming's face darkened, and he sent the four people to the hospital and then left them there.

The four were taken to the hospital and were unable to speak. An old man took pity on them and pushed his chin back in.

Only then could the four reveal that they were monks and asked their families to bring money to rescue them.

"Brother Wang, the three of us only went with you because of what you said! Now that things have turned out like this, shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

“Yeah, Brother Wang, we’re all brothers, we won’t make trouble for you. Just pay for the medicine.”

"This is all because of you!"

After the four men were able to speak, they asked someone to notify their families. After the nurse left, the three men looked at the thug who had started the fight and said seriously.

The three of them tacitly avoided mentioning Qin Yu.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely get your money back! I'm a victim too. That guy surnamed Li just dumped us at the hospital and ran away. This isn't over," Wang Peng said through gritted teeth.

Li Ming just took them to the hospital and then ran away. He'll remember this! This is definitely not over.

"That's right, that kid just left us here and didn't even get us a doctor."

"He's the one who made me do this! He wanted me to take some men to pick a fight with that... guy, and he'd give us twenty yuan after it was done." Wang Peng said coldly, trying to turn over, but the sharp pain in his body made him gasp for breath.

"Twenty isn't enough now, we have to make that kid compensate us," Wang Peng said viciously.

"That's right."

The four men exchanged glances, all harboring resentment towards Li Ming.

If it weren't for Li Ming, the four of them wouldn't be in such a terrible situation.

They can't afford to offend that guy, but as for Li Ming, do you think we can't handle him?

Qin Yu wanted to take Xia Lan home first so he could cook, but Xia Lan refused no matter what.

"I don't want to, I'm scared." Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu with teary eyes, as if she would burst into tears if he refused.

Qin Yu looked at those big, pleading eyes and sighed helplessly.

Even though he knew she was a fake, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Let's go!" Qin Yu finally gave in and took Xia Lan to Du Qiang's house.

Xia Lan followed Qin Yu all the way to Du Qiang's house, which turned out to be a government compound. Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu in surprise.

“Ahem, Du Qiang was a soldier I used to lead,” Qin Yu explained. “Du Qiang is now the director of the Public Security Bureau.”

"Hiss..." Xia Lan gasped. The police chief was Qin Yu's former soldier?

"You've been borrowing his kitchen to cook for me these past few days?"

Xia Lan recalled the meals Qin Yu had brought her these past few days, and then watched as Qin Yu skillfully led her into the kitchen.

"Yes, don't worry! I've already spoken to him." Qin Yu nodded.

"Come and see, what would you like to eat?"

"I want to eat the eggplant that Brother Yu makes!" Xia Lan's eyes lit up when she saw the eggplant.

"Okay." Qin Yu skillfully washed and chopped the vegetables. Xia Lan wanted to help start the fire, but Qin Yu refused. Everyone in the county burned coal, and he told her to just sit on the sofa and wait.

Xia Lan looked at Du Qiang's home. He lived alone in a three-bedroom apartment, and there was a sofa in the living room. You know, these days, even if you have money, you can't necessarily buy a sofa.

A color television sits on a solid wood cabinet, and a radio sits on the table.

Everything about this family demonstrates their financial status.

Looking at Du Qiang's home, one could see the traces of a single person living there. Although he had everything he needed, there was a strange lack of warmth, making it feel cold and impersonal.

"Ding-a-ling." The bicycle bell rang at the door. Xia Lan heard her owner return and quickly stood up.

As soon as Du Qiang opened the door, he saw a very pretty woman standing in his living room.

Du Qiang was stunned for a moment, then went outside to check his own house number.

I thought I had gone to the wrong house.

"That's right! It's my house! How come there's a woman in my house?" Du Qiang blinked, walked into the living room and saw Xia Lan still standing there, and smiled apologetically.

"Uh, hello, are you the wife the organization arranged for me?" Du Qiang looked at Xia Lan.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: he realized that the organization was concerned about his life's important matters and had taken the initiative to arrange a wife for him.

"Cough." Xia Lan was about to speak when Du Qiang's words choked her, and she coughed until her face turned red.

Quickly wave your hand.

"Cough cough cough!" The more I tried to stop, the more I couldn't stop coughing.

"Drink water! Don't worry!" Du Qiang rushed over and poured her a glass of water. Xia Lan coughed until her eyes were red, then took the glass and drank it down quickly.

Xia Lan's unstoppable, violent cough startled Qin Yu in the kitchen, who quickly dropped the pot and rushed over.

"Wife, what's wrong?"

Running from the kitchen, Qin Yu saw a man standing next to Xia Lan. His expression hardened, and he was about to step forward to make a move when Du Qiang turned around and saw Qin Yu.

"Big brother!"

Du Qiang excitedly called out to Qin Yu, then pointed at Xia Lan with a look of delight and proudly showed off to Qin Yu.

"Big brother, look, this is the wife the organization assigned to me."

"Cough cough cough cough..." Xia Lan's cough, which she had finally managed to stop, surged up again.