"Madam, please come with me! The General wishes to see you."
Zhang Wenwen never imagined that she would see this person again.
She recognized this man; he was Zhou Xuan's adjutant, and it was he who had gotten into a fight with her daughter, Ke'er.
Zhang Ke'er is skilled in martial arts, and she's quite a character herself.
I just don't understand why this person keeps targeting them.
"Lieutenant Hu, it's been a long time," Zhang Wenwen said coldly. "Zhou Xuan and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. I don't think there's anything between us." Zhang Wenwen pulled Gu Qingxiu back a step.
“We still have to see each other; after all, we were husband and wife.” Hu Lai stepped forward.
His gaze swept around.
This is not the South, not their territory; we must act swiftly and decisively.
"What do you want to do?" Zhang Wenwen asked warily.
"Grab them." Hu Lai didn't want to say any more to her. Continuing to argue would only lead to endless trouble and waste time.
Zhang Wenwen wasn't stupid; seeing this scene, she naturally understood what Hu Lai was thinking.
It's likely that Zhou Xuan was wary of Ke'er's strength and feared her retaliation, which is why he wanted to strike first.
Having her in hand is like having Ke'er's weakness.
If they kidnap Qingxiu, they will have leverage to threaten the Ning family.
"Do you really want to go against the Ning family?"
“We’re not trying to oppose you; we genuinely want to cooperate.”
Hu Lai chuckled and ordered his men to surround the two of them. "Madam, don't delay any longer."
Hu Lai moved his hand, and a group of people rushed forward to grab Zhang Wenwen and Gu Qingxiu.
"Wait, go easy on me!" Bai Chen called out, somewhat bewildered.
In her memory, Zhang Wenwen should have been a very unsophisticated girl who couldn't read a single word and had an ordinary appearance. She shouldn't have been as refined and beautiful as she is now.
Her mother-in-law said that she was very capable and hardworking, and never dressed up. Even if her clothes were torn, she would mend them and wear them again.
Therefore, she portrayed a very simple and honest peasant woman.
Since she had never seen it before, she couldn't be sure, but no matter how she thought about it, it couldn't possibly be like this.
The moment she saw her, she was completely stunned. Such a beautiful girl, and Zhou Xuan just said he wanted a divorce?
"Lieutenant Hu, tell them to go easy on us. Didn't we agree to negotiate properly? How can we negotiate if you're so aggressive?"
“Madam, this is not the place to talk. If they don’t want to come with us, we have no choice but to be firm.”
"But……"
That's no excuse for being so rude! "Where is she? Why are you arresting her?"
Isn't Zhang Wenwen the only person they're looking for? Why are innocent people being dragged into this?
Seeing that these people were becoming increasingly rude, Bai Chen frowned and stepped forward to stop them. However, before she could make a move, Hu Lai grabbed her arm.
"Madam, are you truly confused, or are you pretending?" Hu Lai looked at her with a half-smile.
"What do you mean by genuine confusion or feigned confusion?"
Bai Chen found it all very strange.
We had already agreed to talk things out with Zhang Wenwen and try to resolve the feud between the two families. Now that Deputy Hu is being so tough, let alone reconciliation, we're afraid we'll offend them even more.
"Don't worry, Madam. This was all my idea. If the Marshal wants to blame someone, then blame me." Hu Lai felt that Bai Chen was pretending to be stupid, but since Bai Chen wanted to pretend, he couldn't stop her from doing so.
"Ex-Madam, this way please."
Hu Lai's actions were respectful, but his tone of voice carried a hint of coldness.
He could no longer let them delay.
Before Zhang Wenwen could say anything more, Hu Lai pulled out a handkerchief and covered her mouth.
"Ex-wife, I'm sorry you suffered. But don't worry, once we return to the South, I will definitely apologize to you in person."
What good is an apology?
Zhang Wenwen glared at Hu Lai.
Gu Qingxiu, however, mustered all her strength. She stood quietly to the side the whole time, obediently following Hu Lai's men as they dragged her away. But as they passed the teahouse, she suddenly screamed, "Help—"
"Big brother, Zhen, help me—"
The sound was very sharp, and it echoed throughout the entire street in an instant.
Upon hearing Gu Qingxiu's cry for help, Ning Zhen and Ning Hong's expressions immediately changed.
Peek out from the teahouse.
Then they saw Hu Lai slap Gu Qingxiu across the face, looking annoyed.
"Damn it, this guy actually dared to hit my wife."
Ning Zhen turned around and was about to run downstairs when she saw her older brother brace himself with his arm and jump directly off the upper floor of the teahouse.
"Big brother?"
Ning Zhen rushed over to check, but Ning Hong had already landed gracefully and was unharmed.
This—maybe he could just jump down directly, that would be faster—
"Don't be silly. If we jump, we might break our legs. It's better not to try it lightly." Fang Shan pulled the eager Ning Zhen and quickly ran downstairs.
"Who gave you the guts to hit my sister-in-law?" With these words, a slap landed directly on Hu Lai's face, causing him to stagger back several steps.
"who?"
A sharp pain shot through his face. Before Hu Lai could react, he was kicked in the abdomen again, sending him flying.
"Who are you?" Hu Lai slowly stood up, clutching his abdomen, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
"You don't even know who I am, yet you dare to lay a hand on my family?"
"General Ning?" Hu Lai's expression changed instantly.
My body became stiff.
This is the person I've finally met.
"I want to ask you, where are you taking my family?"
"Where else could they go? They're definitely up to no good."
Zhang Ke'er walked over from the side, carrying some pastries in her hand, which she had bought for her nephew. She couldn't believe that something like this would happen so soon after he left.
"Zhang Ke'er".
"It's an acquaintance, Lieutenant Hu. It's been a long time."
He shoved the thing in his hand into Ning Zhen's hand, who was standing to the side, and looked at Hu Lai with a sharp gaze.
"What is he planning to do to my sister now?"
"You misunderstand. This was my idea. I saw that the Marshal missed his ex-wife day and night, so I couldn't help but want to bring her back to comfort him."
Do you think I'd believe that?
What nonsense about missing someone?
He kicked his sister out without a second thought, and now he says he misses her? Who would believe that? Even if he still had a shred of affection for her, he wouldn't have gone that far back then.
Besides—"Zhou Xuan misses my sister, and you still dare to treat her like this?"
Seeing his sister's mouth gagged and her eyes filled with tears, Zhang Ke'er felt her fists itching to punch.
This guy actually dared to treat his sister like that—
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