Chapter 587: Chapter 587
"First, Yebai might think," Xiao Shumei expressed her thoughts, "that there’s another mastermind behind this, so he’s casting a wide net to catch a bigger fish. Secondly, he might find us cumbersome and simply choose not to meet us."
Xiao Shuju, listening to her eldest sister’s words, thought there seemed to be some truth in them and sighed, "Even if we were to do menial tasks for him, we could be of some help, couldn’t we?"
However, Xiao Shuzhu only knew one thing, "I heard Sister-in-law’s cooking is amazing. We don’t even know how to cook, so how can we help him with errands?"
Uh. Xiao Shuju was instantly at a loss for words.
Xiao Shuzhu said, "If you ask me, Yebai isn’t avoiding us for the reasons our eldest sister mentioned. He’s crazy and unconventional. The reasoning of ordinary people doesn’t apply to him. He probably thinks it’s time to take his sister-in-law on a leisurely vacation. Just like the time he took her to the countryside to experience farm life."
It seemed that the youngest sister had a point as well.
Anyway, the three Xiao sisters could only wait patiently here for the time being, having no other choice.
Zhao Mengjin, while her mother and aunts were talking, clearly didn’t want to get involved in the Xiao Family’s disputes. She always remembered that her surname was Zhao. Besides, she loved music and was naturally inclined towards asceticism. Hence, she had no interest in topics like fighting over property.
She had come following her mother, to see her uncle Xiao Yebai.
Now, having heard that it would be another three days before she could see her uncle, Zhao Mengjin was losing her patience. She made the excuse of going to the nearby supermarket to buy something and ran off to the streets of the county town, hoping she might get lucky and stumble upon Xiao Yebai and Gu Nuan by chance.
Little did she know, the two people she wanted to see were both stuck on the mountain and hadn’t come down yet.
On the streets, her aimless wandering naturally attracted quite a bit of attention. Who could blame them? The Zhao Family’s young mistress was genuinely beautiful and learned in music, giving her an ethereal air.
A few men surrounded her just as she seemed about to turn back.
"Need a ride, miss?" A few men, seated on their motorcycles, encircled Zhao Mengjin to form a cage-like barrier in front of her.
Ordinary passersby would certainly want to avoid unnecessary trouble, pretending not to see anything, and would take a different path.
A hint of panic began to rise in Zhao Mengjin’s heart. She had never encountered something before, having always been sheltered like a flower in a greenhouse.
She slipped her hand into her pocket and took out her cell phone, intending to call her mother and aunt for help, but a hand suddenly thrust out, easily snatched the expensive phone from her delicate fingers with brute force.
"Ouch, an Apple. This chick must be loaded!" The man with the little mustache, having grabbed the phone, bragged to his companions, flaunting the Apple phone in his hand. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
Zhao Mengjin turned even paler with fear and said, "What do you want to do?"
"We don’t want to do anything," said Little Huzi. "We’re just a bit short on cash. There’s too much injustice in this world. You look so delicate; your parents must be rich. Unlike us, whose poor families rely on us to make ends meet. How unfair the world is, to not allow us to rob from the rich to help the poor."
Zhao Mengjin felt even more terrified. Could these men be thinking of kidnapping her and then demanding a ransom from her parents?
"How much money do you want? I don’t have any money on me. If you don’t give my phone back, I can’t talk to my mom," Zhao Mengjin said, desperately trying to negotiate with them.
The few men sitting on the motorcycles looked at each other.
Then, Little Huzi dismounted from the motorcycle and began to grab Zhao Mengjin by the hand.