Seeing the third concubine's provocative gaze, Xu Keke smiled and said to Du Bingtian,
"If you think it's necessary, then I'll go and talk to Li Dakang and Yan Shuo."
Du Bingtian was stunned; his mouth hung open, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time. He really hadn't expected his eldest daughter to be so agreeable. He had thought he would need to find another opportunity to talk to her later. He never expected her to agree.
He looked at Xu Keke with a beaming smile, "Okay! Okay! You don't need to be in such a hurry. Find a suitable opportunity and don't let it affect your relationship."
“How could that be?” Xu Keke looked at him in surprise. “It won’t affect my relationship with them, don’t worry.”
The third concubine and Lin Meijuan exchanged a quick glance. Their eye contact was noticed by Xu Keke, who smiled indifferently.
The procession that went to Mayor Hu's house the next day was excessively large.
Besides Kang Quan and his sister, there were also Jin Nan, Du Jue and Du Wei, whom they had met yesterday, and Du Rui. Xu Keke looked at Fu Kai sitting in their car and couldn't help but ask.
"Did you go to Mayor Hu's house today for something?"
Hearing Xu Keke's question, Fu Kai turned around from the front, showing his row of white teeth, "I had made plans with Du Jue to go out and have fun today. He had something come up at the last minute and didn't know where to send me, so he brought me along."
Xu Keke, “...”
"I feel that he didn't have something come up at the last minute. He just wanted to keep Miss Jin company."
"It seems like Du Jue and the others don't know the young marshal. Doesn't the young marshal often stay in the city?" Xu Keke didn't follow up with his words and changed the subject.
Seeing that Xu Keke didn't want to talk anymore, Fu Kai turned around, glanced at the driver next to him, and smiled, "It's not that he's not in the city often, he just rarely appears in public. Even when he does, people usually don't point out his identity. He's afraid of trouble."
Xu Keke glanced at the driver in the rearview mirror. Even though he kept his baseball cap pulled low, she recognized him as the bodyguard who was with Yan Shuo as soon as he got in the car.
The car quickly arrived at Mayor Hu's house. The shock that flashed in the eyes of Mayor Hu and his wife was clearly visible when so many people suddenly got out of the car.
Fortunately, the awkwardness was only momentary, especially since the chief of staff's son was also inside, so they quickly switched to welcoming mode.
Everything went smoothly after that. Except for Mrs. Hu's unusual enthusiasm for Xu Keke, which almost overwhelmed her. Then there was a small accident.
After agreeing that Kang Shu would stay here and perform acupuncture on Hu Jiaru every day as Kang Quan requested, Du Jue successfully persuaded Mayor Hu and his wife to allow Jin Nan and Du Rui to come and learn some traditional Chinese medicine knowledge from Kang Shu every day.
This move will save Jin Nan a lot of trouble in the Jin family. Xu Keke gave Du Jue a teasing smile, and Du Jue looked back at her generously, his eyes open and honest, without the slightest embarrassment at being seen through.
Kang Quan and his sister were going to see Hu Jiaru, so Madam Hu kindly offered to send a car to take them back to get their things and then pick them up again, telling Xu Keke not to worry.
When he left, Fu Kai got into the Du family's car, saying that the four of them wanted to go out and have fun together.
They left Xu Keke alone in that car. Xu Keke didn't say much, and under the guards' astonished gazes, she directly sat in the passenger seat.
Sure enough, Yan Shuo got into the car halfway through the journey. The guards drove the car to a bustling downtown area, and then got out to smoke.
"I heard that Li Dakang asked to see you yesterday, but you refused." Yan Shuo lit a cigarette, resting his arm on the rolled-down car window. He looked at Xu Keke with a mocking expression. "I suppose Miss Du wouldn't really like watching an execution."
Xu Keke ignored him and glanced at the two cars following behind in the rearview mirror. They were filled with men in black suits and sunglasses.
"Is someone trying to assassinate you? Why are you with...?"
Before anyone could say anything, a group of people rushed out from the alley behind them. Seeing their movements, Xu Keke cried out in alarm.
Yan Shuo had already been shot in the arm, and the guards standing outside didn't have time to get close to their car.
Without a word, Xu Keke jumped into the driver's seat. Luckily, she had learned to drive in her previous lives, so she started the engine, stepped on the gas, and drove off. Just then, a car pulled up from the side.
Looking at the pedestrians on the street, Xu Keke cursed, "Why park the car here? Can't you find a secluded place to talk? Damn, this place is full of ordinary people..."
Xu Keke cursed as she reached behind her back and said, "Give me the gun."
Yan Shuo pulled out his pistol, gritted his teeth, and leaned towards the other side of the car window. "I'll do it."
"Hurry up!" Xu Keke roared at Yan Shuo behind her, her eyes fixed ahead.
Yan Shuo glanced at her in surprise and handed her the gun. Noticing Xu Keke's hesitation, he added, "Just shoot."
Xu Keke deliberately slowed down the car, and when the car behind was about to get close, she seized the opportunity, pulled the trigger, and blew out the tires of the car behind.
As those men rushed out of the car and started firing at their vehicle, Xu Keke had already accelerated and sped away.
"Tell me, where are we going now?"
Yan Shuo was taken aback, not understanding what she meant.
"You're injured, right? You don't need any treatment. Do you not understand where to drive?"
Judging from her tone, Yan Shuo felt that she was about to call him an idiot.
Under Yan Shuo's direction, the car drove to the Yan family's villa in the suburbs.
Amidst the chaos, Xu Keke sat impatiently on the sofa in his bedroom, watching the doctor bandage him.
After everyone left, Xu Keke stood up to go out as well, but Yan Shuo kept her behind.
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