Qiao Wanwan suddenly stood up. "Where?"
"I'll send you my location!"
Qiao Wanwan quickly arrived at an old, uninhabited house that was about to be demolished. The location was remote and there was no water or electricity, so it was obvious that no one would come here.
As soon as Qiao Wanwan entered, Jiang Dong came to greet her, "Young Madam, the person has already escaped, but we can be fairly certain that this is the place!"
Qiao Wanwan looked closely and saw several mineral water bottles, leftover instant noodle boxes, and snack bags on the dirty ground!
"Young Madam, look!"
The bodyguard called out to someone.
Qiao Wanwan walked over and saw small words written on the wall in the corner: "sos11".
“It was left by Eleven!” Qiao Wanwan said. “This is the way I told him to call for help before! I didn’t expect him to remember it and actually use it!”
"Young Madam, Wen Xue must have discovered us while we were tracking them, and she took the young master and fled!"
"What exactly is Wen Xue trying to do?" Qiao Wanwan felt a splitting headache. "Is she trying to threaten me with Eleven? Then why hasn't she contacted me yet? Or does she have some other purpose?"
“Madam, you don’t look well,” Jiang Dong said worriedly. “Why don’t you go back and rest first? I will continue the investigation. Since Wen Xue has taken the young master away, she shouldn’t be able to harm him for the time being.”
"I can't rest. Wen Xue's motives are unclear. I must hurry up and find Shiyi."
As soon as Qiao Wanwan stepped out of the demolition building, she suddenly stopped. Suddenly, the world spun around her, and she fell forward!
"Wanwan!"
In an instant, she suddenly heard Zhan Jingting's voice, and the next second, a pair of strong hands supported her!
With the other person's help, Qiao Wanwan managed to stand up. When she looked up, she saw Wen Lijing's face!
"Wanwan, what's wrong?" Wen Lijing looked at her with concern. "You didn't sleep all night, did you?"
Just as Qiao Wanwan was about to speak, she suddenly felt a powerful, murderous aura approaching. Turning her head, she saw Zhan Jingting striding over!
It turns out that what I just heard wasn't a hallucination...
Zhan Jingting's deep, cold eyes were filled with a chilling aura. He pulled Qiao Wanwan out of Wen Lijing's arms, and while holding her with one arm, he pushed Wen Lijing away!
Wen Lijing staggered a couple of steps, barely managing to steady himself, and frowned, saying, "Jingting, what are you doing?"
"What are you calling me for?" Zhan Jingting asked instead of answering. "If it weren't for your good sister's good deeds, would Wanwan have fainted from exhaustion?"
Wen Lijing was speechless. "I'm sorry."
“An apology can’t erase Wen Xue’s mistakes. This time, you can forget about protecting her.” Zhan Jingting looked down at the girl in his arms. “I’ll take you back to rest.”
"No need." Qiao Wanwan felt a wave of nausea and vomiting as she recalled how Ruan Tang had held her last night.
She forced herself to stand firm and pushed him away. "Zhan Jingting, stay away from me!"
"Wanwan, are you really that angry with me?" Zhan Jingting was completely baffled.
"You know perfectly well what you've done to me." Qiao Wanwan took a step back, creating distance between them. "The only necessary connection between us now is finding Eleven, because you're the one who lost him!"
"Okay, I'll apologize properly after we find it during the National Day holiday."
"No need." Qiao Wanwan gave him a cold look and was about to turn and leave when she saw Ruan Wanyi and Ruan Tang arrive again.
"Qiao Wanwan, Jing Ting has already yielded to this extent, what more do you want?" Ruan Wanyi questioned. "Also, who gave you permission to hit Tangtang? She is the darling of our Ruan family. When did it become your place to hit her as you please!"
"Auntie, please stop..." Ruan Tang tried to persuade her, "I've been telling you this all the way, why won't you listen? Harmony in the family is the most important thing. It's okay if my sister-in-law hits me a little when she's in a bad mood, I'm not angry with her..."
"Tangtang, I know you're doing this for the good of the family, but Qiao Wanwan won't appreciate it." Ruan Wanyi glared at Qiao Wanwan. "I've seen through her. The more sensible and yielding you are, the more she'll take advantage of you!"
Qiao Wanwan felt uncomfortable all over her body and had no energy to argue with them, so she turned around and left.
"Stop!" Ruan Wanyi grabbed her arm. "You can leave, but apologize to Tangtang first!"
Qiao Wanwan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Let go."
"How dare you talk to me like that?" Ruan Wanyi exclaimed in disbelief. "Do you even respect me as your mother-in-law?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Wanyi's hand was pushed away.
Zhan Jingting stood between her and Qiao Wanwan, looking at her coldly, "Did you just ignore everything I said?"
Ruan Wanyi was momentarily speechless, but quickly retorted confidently, "She bullied Tangtang first. She slapped Tangtang without even asking what happened. Shouldn't I settle the score with her?"
“Wanwan never hits people without a reason. Even if she did, she would just do it.” Zhan Jingting looked at Ruan Tang. “Do you intend to hit her back?”
Ruan Tang hurriedly said, "Brother Jingting, how could I hit my sister-in-law? I told you I'm fine. As long as you and your sister-in-law are doing well and you find Shiyi and live a good life together, I don't care if I get slapped."
Zhan Jingting frowned slightly as he looked at Ruan Tang's swollen face. "Wanwan was wrong to hit someone. I apologize to you on her behalf. A new batch of jewelry arrived this month. Please take your pick."
Qiao Wanwan sneered, "Zhan Jingting, who needs you to apologize for me?"
She was an actress, but she didn't expect that Zhan Jingting's acting skills were even better than hers!
In order to give a gift to his beloved cousin, he actually used her name in a roundabout way!
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