The two cuddled together until a cough outside the door broke the beautiful atmosphere.
It turned out that Li Sikai had returned with Yuan Ruoxi and Lu Nanfang.
Coincidentally, after Yuan Ruoxi lost the upper hand, her first reaction was to ask Li Sikai to stand up for her.
She cried and shouted all the way, showing her round face to everyone, as if afraid that others would not know that she had been wronged.
When she arrived at Li Sikai's workplace, she saw Lu Nanfang anxiously saying, "Captain Li, you should go back and take a look. Tao Jianian's wife is too fierce. I'm afraid she will hurt Ruoxi."
Yuan Ruoxi felt both moved and ashamed upon hearing these words.
She never imagined that Nanfang ran away to find her help. She had thought the other woman was afraid of that crazy woman and wanted to leave her alone to face the gunfire.
But she didn't notice that Lu Nanfang's urgent voice carried a hint of shouting, causing the workers who were laying the foundation to stop what they were doing and prick up their ears to listen to this scandalous gossip.
Moreover, Yuan Ruoxi didn't realize that Lu Nanfang's words were essentially saying that the wife had come to beat up the mistress, which was clearly meant to humiliate her.
But her dim-witted brain didn't understand any of this. Instead, she looked at Lu Nanfang with gratitude, and then tilted her head back to complain to Li Sikai: "Brother Sikai, that woman came in and hit me without saying a word. Look at what she did to me."
She's being so unreasonable. I didn't do anything to her. Even if I was standing up for Tao Jianian, I can't be entirely blamed for that accident.
What's more, I've been taking care of him wholeheartedly during this time, and I've even had less time to date my baby. Instead of being grateful, she verbally abused me and physically assaulted me.
Who is this person? You must stand up for me!
Li Sikai rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, isn't it normal for a wife to want to vent her anger when she sees her husband being tortured into such a miserable state?
However, no matter what, you can't hit someone under their noses.
So Li Sikai nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Yuan Ruoxi thought that Li Sikai had agreed to teach that woman a lesson, so she nodded happily and skipped after him towards the tent.
Meanwhile, Lu Nanfang, who was standing to the side, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead when the others weren't paying attention.
That was a close call!
Fortunately, she was quick-witted. After assessing Yuan Ruoxi's combat strength, she rested for a short while on the road before going to find backup.
Otherwise, by the time Yuan Ruoxi arrives, she might still be dawdling on the way. In that case, her intentions would be obvious.
It's just that she's so thick-skinned that she didn't consider these issues at all. Otherwise, given that she could say those things just a second before Yuan Ruoxi arrived, any shrewd person would have noticed something fishy about it.
Lu Nanfang didn't take Yuan seriously, but she glanced at Li Sikai with an ambiguous look in her eyes.
She was certain that her little actions were being observed by the other person, but she didn't know why, the other person never interfered with their petty squabbles.
It's impossible for the Alliance not to value Yuan Ruoxi; otherwise, they wouldn't have sent an all-around bodyguard from the capital to take over the protection mission.
However, it's even more impossible that the alliance values Yuan Ruoxi. Otherwise, they wouldn't allow minor figures like themselves and Tong Xianbao to cause trouble around her.
Sometimes, Lu Nanfang feels like a chess piece, attacking left and right on someone else's chessboard.
However, she couldn't sense the purpose of the person who orchestrated this.
In fact, she acted entirely on her whim, without feeling any assistance or resistance.
So it's really hard to figure out, and it's a bit creepy to think about.
However, she was unwilling to withdraw at this point.
Here, she wasted several months, lost her childhood sweetheart boyfriend, and suffered injustice, becoming a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
If she didn't get anything, she would really be embarrassed to go back and face her family who had placed high hopes on her.
Of course, these are all high-sounding words; in reality, they are just unwilling to let go of their desires.
And so, Lu Nanfang absentmindedly followed the two back to the tent, where she found a man and a woman embracing and expressing their feelings for each other.
She chuckled inwardly, but remained outwardly composed, standing in the corner watching the show.
Tao Jianian noticed her subtle movements after the group entered.
He raised an eyebrow, thinking, "This is indeed a very interesting show. It's a pity he's leaving and won't be able to follow the exciting developments. I just hope Lu Nanfang won't disappoint him."
Tao Jianian wore a smile, appearing calm and collected. But Zuo Yiling, nestled in his arms, was somewhat frightened, her body trembling slightly.
To her, Yuan Ruoxi was a spatial ability user, a highly respected and specially protected talent. Yet, driven by a fit of anger, she brutally beat her up.
Seeing Li Sikai's menacing and imposing presence, Zuo Yiling felt a little scared and whispered in Tao Jianian's ear, "He won't arrest me and put me in jail, will he?"
She thought she was speaking very softly, but little did she know that Li Sikai had amazing hearing and heard her clearly.
He found this woman quite interesting; despite being incredibly cowardly, she dared to beat up the guards.
He calmly sat down opposite the two men, then looked at Tao Jianian and asked, "This happened right under your nose, why didn't you say anything to stop it?"
Tao Jianian chuckled, "My wife is furious right now, so whatever I say won't make a difference."
Zuo Yiling thought Tao Jianian was trying to shift the blame onto her, so she clenched her hands tightly.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Tao Jianian patted her reassuringly and continued, "Besides, my wife was only acting impulsively because she felt sorry for me becoming this inhuman and ghostly state."
Come to think of it, as a victim, wanting to vent isn't a problem, is it?
Li Sikai chuckled, "It seems you're the victim here."
Tao Jianian shook his head. "My wife did nothing wrong, yet she has to bear the consequences of my improper relationship with Yuan Ruoxi. Tell me, who is more wronged than her? If she is not the victim, then who is?"
Li Sikai nodded, not arguing with him about the issue. He said, "But no matter what, your wife hit someone."
"Yes, I know. I will bear the consequences myself." Tao Jianian smiled calmly, showing no fear of the possible punishment.
"In that case, let's compensate Yuan Ruoxi for her medical and nutritional expenses. How about a month's worth of food rations?" Li Sikai asked.
Tao Jianian didn't haggle and immediately replied, "Okay!"
He knew that Li Sikai was already being lenient with them; otherwise, given Yuan Ruoxi's special circumstances, they might have been locked up for days and nights.
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