"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" Zhou Xiaoran hid behind the door, repeatedly striking Gu Qingyan with the handle of a broom, her anger burning fiercely within her. Her hands trembled slightly from the force of her blows, but she did not flinch.
Caught off guard, Gu Qingyan was struck several times solidly before finally grabbing the broom and pulling it sharply away. Zhou Xiaoran, being a girl, wasn't as strong as Gu Qingyan and was pulled to the ground. Her knees slammed heavily on the ground, and her arms were scraped from the fall. But she ignored the pain; her gaze remained fixed on Gu Qingyan.
After Gu Qingyan realized that the person who hit him was Zhou Xiaoran, a look of surprise and guilt appeared on his face.
"Gu Qingyan, I wish I could kill you!" Zhou Xiaoran shouted viciously.
Gu Qingyan frowned. "It's been so long, Miss Zhou. You should be a little more polite to me. I didn't even hold it against you for 'stealing' the gold from my house last time."
"Whether it's theft or not, you know it better than anyone else!" Zhou Xiaoran shouted angrily as she sat on the ground.
"Miss Zhou, are you alright?" Si Mingyu quickly helped Zhou Xiaoran up from the ground, and couldn't help but frown when he saw the abrasions on her arm.
Wei Qiao snatched the broom from Gu Qingyan's hand and glared at him fiercely, "You actually laid a hand on a woman, it's despicable!"
"I'm the one who got beaten up, okay?" Gu Qingyan got angry when he saw that everyone was ignoring the fact that he had been beaten up, and shouted indignantly.
But Wei Qiao and Si Mingyu had already helped Zhou Xiaoran to the living room, leaving Gu Qingyan with only their backs.
Feeling awkward, Gu Qingyan rubbed her aching shoulder and walked towards the living room with a cold face.
"Have some tea first." Aunt Zhao came out with a cup of brewed tea.
She poured a cup for Zhou Xiaoran, Wei Qiao, and Si Mingyu, but the moment she saw Gu Qingyan, she immediately took the cup back and gave him a cold look.
"Hey," Gu Qingyan called out to her, "Where's my tea?"
“Dogs don’t need tea,” Zhou Xiaoran shouted at him, looking displeased.
"Who are you cursing?" Gu Qingyan walked over and was about to sit on the sofa, but Wei Qiao gave him a sharp look. Gu Qingyan pursed his lips and pulled up a chair from the side to sit down.
"You're calling me a dog!" Zhou Xiaoran said angrily. "What, you admit you're a dog too?"
"Zhou Xiaoran! Try cursing me again!" Gu Qingyan said, pointing at Zhou Xiaoran with gritted teeth.
"So what if I scold you? You're the one who's been a jerk, doing so many disgusting things, and you think people can't even scold you? There's no such logic in the world," Zhou Xiaoran continued sarcastically. "Coward."
"You!" Gu Qingyan stood up abruptly. Wei Qiao immediately stood up and blocked Zhou Xiaoran's way, saying threateningly, "President Gu, don't forget, you're not in Nancheng."
Wei Qiao's words immediately calmed Gu Qingyan down. "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle." After saying that, Gu Qingyan sat back down.
"Gu Qingyan, let me tell you, if Zhi Qiu gets hurt because of Xiao Wanqing, I will never let you off the hook!" Zhou Xiaoran shouted fiercely at Gu Qingyan.
Aunt Zhao had already arrived with her first-aid kit. She bent down to treat Zhou Xiaoran's wound.
"I can do it myself, thank you Aunt Zhao." Zhou Xiaoran opened the first-aid kit and took out iodine to disinfect herself. Seeing this, Aunt Zhao said in a low voice, "Then I'll go upstairs and watch the children. I don't feel comfortable having someone else watch them."
"Do you have any medicine for sprains and bruises? Give me some too." Gu Qingyan glanced at the first-aid kit, moved her shoulder, but it still hurt terribly.
"No. Even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you," Zhou Xiaoran said irritably, putting the box behind her.
"I'm truly fed up with all of you!" Gu Qingyan said coldly, her brows furrowed. "I know that everyone here hates me because of Wanqing. Indeed, you should hate me, I won't argue with that, but the most important thing right now is to find those two people."
“Yes, we want to rescue Zhi Qiu and hope she comes back safe and sound,” Zhou Xiaoran continued. “But you’re different. You only have Wan Qing in your heart, and you only hope she’s safe and sound. We’re not on the same path.”
Suddenly, the door opened.
Rong Mo and Lu Jia strode briskly into the living room. Seeing that everyone was already there, they sat down at the long table. "Everyone, come on over."
Once everyone was in position, Rong Mo analyzed the current situation for everyone and informed them that the police had not made any progress.
“Given Wanqing’s style of doing things, if she doesn’t want us to find her, it will be very difficult for us to track her down,” Gu Qingyan said coldly. “Besides, you also said that she took off Zhi Qiu’s watch, which means that she has become more vigilant.”
Now, finding her has become much more difficult for us.
“I know,” Lu Jia picked up the conversation. “So what’s your opinion? Based on your understanding of her, when will she contact us? After all, she left a note saying the game has already started.”
"I don't know either. But she's very playful, so we can only wait for her to contact us," Gu Qingyan said quietly.
"Playful?!" Lu Jia sneered. "Gu Qingyan, once we find her, she won't have the chance to play around anymore."
"What do you want?" Gu Qingyan suddenly became nervous. "Let me make this clear first, you must not hurt her. Otherwise, I will not cooperate with you."
With a "smash," Rong Mo slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground.
He stood up, looked down at Gu Qingyan, and said in a cold voice, "If you cooperate to rescue Zhi Qiu, I can promise you I won't do anything to her."
Just as Gu Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, Rong Mo continued, "But I will definitely send her to prison, where she will never be able to come out again. If you want to see her, go to the prison."
Seeing that Gu Qingyan still wanted to refute, Rong Mo continued, "With the Rong family's power in the capital, it wouldn't be difficult for us to make her disappear from this world completely without a trace. You are well aware of this."
"The choice is yours. Don't argue with me. The only reason I haven't killed you is out of consideration for your parents, but I have no reason to be lenient with Xiao Wanqing. And I won't. Not tearing her to pieces is already the best concession I can make."
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