"I have President Li protecting me!"
Wen Shu said, "Last time, President Li said that your name wasn't working anymore, so I wanted to try it out and see if President Li's name would work this time."
"And the result?" Li Duo looked up at her and asked.
Wen Shu leaned close to his ear: "President Li's name still carries a lot of weight..."
Li Duo chuckled, "Ma Biao is no good. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve when it comes to women. If you run into him in the future, just stay away from him."
Wen Shu said she knew, "but Ma Biao said he wanted to meet with you, and I only agreed to pass on the message for him."
Li Duo glanced at her and said, "Hmm."
Wen Shu observed his expression and hurriedly explained, "I told him at the time that you are not someone who likes to be controlled by women, so I can only pass on the message for him. As for whether you can see him or not, that's your business."
Li Duo chuckled, "Very self-aware."
Wen Shu glanced at the time. "President Li, are you going back to rest?"
"You just used my name as a weapon, and now you're annoyed with me?"
"Mr. Li, your words are quite hurtful. I came out under the pretense of taking out the trash. If I go back too late, I'm afraid my grandmother will suspect something."
Li Duo deliberately reached under the hem of her skirt, and just then, his phone rang inconsiderately.
Wen Shu breathed a sigh of relief, while Li Duo looked disappointed.
He took out his phone and saw it was Zhong Tingsong calling. "Brother-in-law."
"Li Duo, something's happened to Wanwan!"
"Ma Biao came to our door today, took Wanwan away, and had her beaten up!"
Li Duo's face remained expressionless; he simply asked, "How is the child?"
"Wanwan took the pregnancy test results home, and luckily the baby was normal."
Li Duo: "I'll go over there now."
He hung up the phone, and Wen Shu had already opened the car door. "Mr. Li, I'll head back now."
Li Duo responded with a simple "Mm" without even looking up.
As Wen Shu closed the car door, she saw him making a phone call again.
Half an hour later, Li Duo appeared in the Zhong family's living room.
Zhong Wanwan sat on the sofa with her head down, wrapped in a blanket, her hair covering her face, looking incredibly pitiful.
"Li Duo!"
Zhong Tingsong's face turned ashen. "Ma Biao went straight to the door and took the person away!"
Li Duo grunted in response, walked up to Zhong Wanwan, reached out and lifted her face, examined her closely, and asked, "Who hit her?"
“Ma Biao!” Zhong Wanwan looked up angrily.
Li Duo put his hand down, took the towel to wipe his hands, and said, "Ma Biao wouldn't be so gentle."
Zhong Wanwan stared at him in shock: "Uncle, what did you say?"
“Ma Biao is a retired special forces soldier, and he’s quite skilled in hand-to-hand combat. If he were to make a move, you’d be stuck in the hospital right now.”
Zhong Wanwan moved her lips, but didn't speak.
"Not going to talk? That means it's time to be beaten?" Li Duo turned to leave.
Zhong Wanwan was naturally unwilling to accept this, "Uncle! It was Yue Lingxian and the others who beat me! Ma Biao threw me into Yue Lingxian's ward, where there were several people standing, and they all beat me up!"
Zhong Tingsong angrily said, "This is outrageous! What do they take the Zhong family for?"
Li Duo turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow. "Yue Lingxian? Why did she hit you?"
Zhong Wanwan stammered, "I...I...don't know!"
Do you need me to explain?
Zhong Wanwan dared not look at Li Duo anymore and slowly looked away.
Su Ying frowned: "What do you mean? Does that mean Wanwan was beaten for nothing?"
Li Duo didn't look directly at Su Ying. "Otherwise what?"
Zhong Wanwan gritted her teeth and finally couldn't help but stand up. "Uncle, if you hadn't been so devoted to protecting that bitch Wen Shu, how could I have been beaten?"
Zhong Tingsong shouted, "Wanwan, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"How could I lie? Everything I said is true!" Zhong Wanwan cried out, "It's all because of Wen Shu that things have turned out this way. Is it my fault?"
Li Duo stared at Zhong Wanwan, then suddenly chuckled, "Wanwan, are you blaming me now?"
Zhong Wanwan wiped away her tears and said, "Isn't that right? If my uncle hadn't shown up at the Golden Summit that day, none of this would have happened!"
Li Duo took two steps to her, grabbed her wrist, lifted her up hard, and said through gritted teeth, "If I hadn't appeared at the Golden Summit that day, you would be in jail right now!"
"Will Wen Shu just sit and wait to die? If she is violated that day, there will be another corpse at the Golden Summit Club. Will you, the mastermind, be able to escape then?"
Li Duo flung Zhong Wanwan away, sending her sprawling onto the sofa, trembling all over. "In the end, you're still doing this for Wen Shu!"
Su Ying's eyebrows twitched violently a few times, her face tense, and her lips turned white from biting them.
Li Duo sneered: "Even if we control your finances and freedom, you still manage to cause trouble one after another. It seems the only way to get you to have a peaceful pregnancy is to have someone keep an eye on you!"
Zhong Wanwan suddenly looked up at Li Duo: "Am I a prisoner? You're going to have someone watch over me?"
Zhong Tingsong looked at Zhong Wanwan and said, "Wanwan, listen to your uncle. From today onwards, you are not allowed to go anywhere!"
Zhong Wanwan trembled with anger: "What do you take me for?"
Zhong Tingsong looked disappointed: "What hasn't your family given you? They treat you like a princess, don't they?"
He looked at the two housekeepers and said, "Take her back to her room. Always have someone with her. If anyone dares to let her go, I'll hold you accountable!"
Zhong Tingsong saw Li Duo to the door, "I used to worry about Xu Yan, he hangs out with a bunch of shady friends every day, I never expected..."
Li Duo glanced at him and said, "Women are soft-hearted, and they'll be better after becoming mothers. Let her take good care of herself during her pregnancy. After she's three months pregnant, let her marry Jiang Yuanchao. Once she becomes a mother, she won't have the mind to think about anything else."
Zhong Tingsong nodded: "I've been causing you trouble because of her."
He was a little worried: "What about Ma Biao..."
"I'll talk to him. Don't worry about him turning against the Zhong family. He's lost face, he'll have to get his revenge..."
Zhong Tingsong nodded helplessly: "Wanwan was beaten for nothing?"
Li Duo chuckled lightly, "It can't be considered a complete waste of effort."
Zhong Tingsong looked up, moved his lips, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "I knew you wouldn't stand idly by..."
Li Duo seemed not to hear him and continued, "At least Wanwan learned her lesson and will never dare to use people as pawns again."
Zhong Tingsong: "..."
Ma Biao was dragged out of his sleep.
The woman next to him screamed and wrapped herself in the blanket, hiding in a corner.
Ma Biao looked up and saw the person in front of him. He leaned against the headboard, his strong body sprawled out casually. "Oh, what are you doing, Mr. Li, in the middle of the night?"
He reached for a cigarette on the bedside table and lit it. "Are you avenging your woman or your niece?"
Li Duo rubbed his temples and threw the bag of money onto the bed. "Give me the money."
"This is money I gave to apologize to Miss Wen," Ma Biao laughed wildly. "Money's not going to hurt you, Mr. Li, what are you afraid of?"
Li Duo glanced at him and said, "Silly boy, don't misunderstand. This money isn't being returned; it's for you to recover from your injuries."
With that, Li Duo turned and left, and four tall, burly men left the room and approached Ma Biao.
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