Just then, the man who had been rolling on the ground and howling in pain suddenly seemed to be greatly frightened. He scrambled to his feet and frantically waved his hands while pleading loudly, "Please...please stop kicking me! Please have mercy! I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything!"
Hearing this, Xia Wan did not stop kicking, but instead kicked down hard.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry! Look at your reaction speed, it's slower than a snail! There are so many people here, you're not the only one who has a chance to speak! Well then, let me ask the others next."
Xia Wan said with a light laugh, while scanning the group of thugs around her with her bright, lively eyes.
Wherever her gaze fell, the once arrogant thugs quickly shrank back, like startled rabbits, avoiding eye contact with her.
After a moment, seeing no one respond, Xia Wan cleared her throat, raised her voice, and asked again, "Come on, who wants to give their opinion? Raise your hand so I can see!"
The thugs looked at each other, hesitant to raise their hands. Time ticked by, and an awkward, tense silence fell over the scene.
Finally, in this suffocating atmosphere, the leader, whom everyone called Third Brother, slowly sat up from the ground and cautiously looked up at Xia Wan. His voice trembled slightly, carrying a hint of pleading and obsequiousness: "I... if we tell the whole story, could you please be merciful and let us go? Actually, it was all orchestrated by that Wu Erzhu guy; he bribed us with a huge sum of money..."
However, before Third Brother could finish speaking, Xia Wan interrupted him mercilessly.
She turned her head slightly and glanced at the man who was speaking. The smile that had been on her face vanished instantly, replaced by impatience and anger.
Clearly, her mood had been completely ruined by these people's unreasonable demands.
"Stop arguing with me! I don't want to hear your useless excuses! I only care about one thing: why did he send you to block my way? What did he order you to do to me? Tell me now!"
Xia Wan's tone was unusually stern, like a thunderclap in the air, which made everyone present shiver.
Her shout left the third brother speechless. He opened and closed his mouth several times, until he finally steeled himself, closed his eyes tightly, and mustered all his courage to shout out, "He...he told us to drag you into the grove of trees next door and then destroy you..."
Xia Wan squatted down and grabbed Wu Erzhu by the collar: "You're pretty heartless, aren't you? Who came up with this idea?"
After asking the question, she felt it was pointless and changed her mind, saying, "I don't care whose idea this was, it's inseparable from you and Qiao Qiao. Since that's the case, how about transferring what you want to do to me to Qiao Qiao instead?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Erzhu's eyes widened in fury, and he quickly distanced himself from Qiao Qiao: "No, this has nothing to do with Qiao Qiao. It was all my own idea. Xia Wan, don't let this implicate Qiao Qiao."
Xia Wan couldn't help but chuckle. She really hadn't realized that Wu Erzhu, who was tall, burly, and seemingly silly, was actually such a devoted lover!
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she had made up her mind to grant this lover's wish.
I wonder what Wu Erzhu's expression will be when that family from Suzhou comes looking for him.
But this has nothing to do with her. After all, Wu Erzhu, who was capable of hiring thugs to ruin her life, is no good either. Let them stink together and stop harming others.
Xia Wan tilted her head slightly and said to Wu Erzhu with a half-smile, "Since you are so eager to be with Qiao Qiao, why don't I lend you a hand? However, before that, you have two choices."
Firstly, you can let these people ruin Qiao Qiao; secondly, you'll need to destroy her yourself. Of course, I'm always happy to help others achieve their goals, so if you're willing to take action, I can assure you that you and Qiao Qiao will definitely be able to get married smoothly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Erzhu stared at Xia Wan with a suspicious look on his face, clearly not believing that she would be so kind.
Wu Erzhu frowned and questioned, "Hmph! Weren't you determined to marry Qiao Qiao off to that old widower in exchange for a generous dowry? Why have you changed your mind now?"
Faced with Wu Erzhu's questioning, Xia Wan shook her head helplessly, her eyes showing disdain. He was truly foolish.
She sighed softly and said, "Sigh, don't you think about it? I've already moved out of the Xia family's house, and the Xia family doesn't even respect our family."
"What words do you think I can say to Old Madam Xia? Besides, even if I did manage to marry Qiao Qiao off and get the dowry, how could it possibly end up in my pocket? Forget it, why am I saying all this? You choose."
By this time, it was already getting dark, and Xia Wan was becoming increasingly anxious, hoping to end this farce quickly and go home as soon as possible.
Wu Erzhu, however, looked hesitant and remained silent, his lips tightly pressed together.
At this moment, Xia Wan was even more furious. She suddenly pointed her right index finger directly at Wu Erzhu and turned to the others beside her, ordering sharply, "You lot, give him a good beating so he can make a choice quickly. Otherwise, you'll be the ones getting beaten up!"
Hearing Xia Wan's order, those people were initially hesitant, but when they thought of the young lady's formidable methods just now, they dared not hesitate for a moment.
One by one, they stood up and rushed towards Wu Erzhu like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at him.
However, since these people all had some injuries, their strength in hitting each other was naturally greatly reduced.
But as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Even though their attacks weren't too heavy, their sheer number made Wu Erzhu cry out in pain and scream for his parents as the rain of punches and kicks fell down on him.
Xia Wan stood aside, leisurely watching the farce unfold before her, and slowly said, "Hmph, you can stop when this guy behaves himself and makes his own choice."
After saying that, she took a few steps back and moved to an open space nearby to prevent herself from being accidentally injured in the fight.
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