Shen Yourong hurried back to the Shen Mansion and immediately summoned her trusted subordinate, Shen Wen. With a solemn expression and a determined gaze, she detailed the plan she had already devised, concluding with a firm emphasis: "This matter is of vital importance. It concerns my lifelong happiness! You must not be negligent in the slightest, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"
Shen Wen was well aware of the importance and sensitivity of this mission. He immediately knelt on the ground with his fists clasped, and vowed: "Don't worry, Miss! I will do my best to fulfill the mission and successfully lure my son-in-law to the designated location!" His tone was firm, as if he had already won.
Luo Lingliu, who was in the inn, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes gradually becoming sharper. He recognized at a glance that this man was Shen Yourong's most capable assistant - Shen Wen.
Luo Lingliu's face instantly darkened, and he asked in a stiff tone, "Mr. Shen, why did you come here to look for me?"
Shen Wen looked extremely anxious. He clutched Luo Lingliu's sleeve tightly and asked in a trembling voice, "Boss Luo! My daughter has suddenly disappeared! Have you seen her?"
Luo Lingliu's heart suddenly trembled: "What? Missing? How could this happen?"
Shen Wen quickly explained, "Today, Miss received a letter from you, Boss Luo, inviting her to Nanshan to discuss an important matter, and emphasizing that she could only go alone. So, Miss went to Nanshan alone without hesitation to accept the invitation, but she hasn't returned yet!"
Luo Lingliu showed a look of astonishment on his face: "I have never made an appointment with Miss Shen!" His brows were tightly furrowed, and his heart was full of doubts and worries.
Shen Wen's face was filled with anxiety, with a thin layer of sweat oozing from his forehead. "Who on earth is this lady who made the appointment? There's been a gang of robbers rampant in Jiangning lately. Could it be that they're using Boss Luo's name to defraud the lady?"
At this moment, the guards of the Shen family rushed over in a panic and said in a hurried tone: "Deacon Shen, it's bad! We found out that the young lady was kidnapped by a group of robbers in Nanshan!"
Luo Lingliu's expression instantly turned serious upon hearing the news. Without a word, he immediately picked up his sword and called his followers. He turned to Shen Wen and said, "There is no time to lose. We must immediately head to Nanshan to find Miss Shen!"
Shen Wen was somewhat hesitant after hearing this. He frowned and suggested, "Why don't we report it to the police first? After all, with just a few of us, I'm afraid..."
However, Luo Lingliu shook his head decisively. He frowned and retorted, "If it's true as you said, that these robbers are only after money, then at worst we can just give them the money! But if we report it to the police now, there's no guarantee that they won't get so angry that they might harm Miss Shen's life!"
Luo Lingliu was in a panic and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was very worried that something unexpected might happen to Shen Yourong. If he had agreed to become the son-in-law of the Shen family, would all this not have happened now?
Shen Wen led a group of guards and Luo Lingliu hurriedly to Nanshan. When they arrived at their destination, the scene that came into their eyes was infuriating - a group of men with fierce and ferocious faces were flirting with poor Shen Yourong!
Luo Lingliu was so furious when he saw this! His hair stood on end, and he flew forward like lightning, using fierce moves to subdue several robbers in a blink of an eye. Just as he was about to reach out and grab Shen Yourong, suddenly, a cunning robber held a sword and pressed it against Shen Yourong's delicate neck...
"Stop! Otherwise I will kill her immediately!" the robber threatened viciously with gritted teeth.
Luo Lingliu had no choice but to throw the sword to the ground and said tremblingly: "Please don't hurt her! No matter how much money you need, I will give it all!"
Upon hearing this, the robbers sneered sinisterly, "Wouldn't it have been better if this had been done earlier? We want three thousand taels of gold!"
Luo Lingliu quickly removed the jade ornaments from her waist, threw them at the robbers, and said, "This is my seal from the Fuyuan Bank. You can use it to withdraw money from the bank. It will definitely be three thousand taels of gold!"
Shen Yourong hurriedly exclaimed: "Boss Luo! Don't..."
The robber pressed the sword in his hand against Shen Yourong's neck: "Shut up!"
The robber took the jade pendant and handed it to his men: "Go to the bank in the city to verify its authenticity!"
While the robbers were checking the bank in the city, Luo Lingliu turned to the robbers and said, "Can I discuss something with you? How about letting me exchange with Shen Yourong? After all, I am more valuable than her. I am the second son of the general's mansion!"
Upon hearing this, the robber scoffed and taunted, "You claim to be the second son of the general? Doesn't that make me the general of the general's mansion? Don't worry! Once we get the gold, we'll release this woman!"
Shen Yourong burst into tears, her face covered in tears as she shouted, "Boss Luo! Just let me fend for myself! It was all my fault before! I was in love with you, coveted your beauty and talent, and wanted you to marry into our Shen family! Now I've figured it out, from now on we have nothing to do with each other! You don't need to pay the bank's gold for me!"
Luo Lingliu responded in a panic, "Boss Shen! We can always earn back the gold if we lose it! But what matters most right now is you! You are far more valuable than gold!"
Shen Yourong sobbed and said, "You..."
Luo Lingliu had always seen Shen Yourong's decisive and resolute side, but had never seen her so fragile and pitiful, with tears in her eyes. For a moment, a wave of bitterness welled up in her heart...
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