Chapter 420: Chapter 420

Lu Jingchen was originally sitting still, exuding a cold and stern aura. Upon hearing Assistant Xue’s words, he suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed, and a flash of coldness swept through his eyes as he asked, "Where?"

Assistant Xue’s face looked somewhat off, and after thinking, he straightforwardly said, "It was Chu Munan, the eldest young master of the Chu Family, who took the Young Mistress away. She is now in the Green Bamboo Villa District within Beijing."

Upon hearing that it was Chu Munan who took Song Qiao, both men immediately changed their expressions. Without waiting for Xi Mohan to speak, Lu Jingchen had already stood up and walked towards the outside of the villa.

Ning Wan did not know Chu Munan and asked somewhat confusedly, "Chu Munan? Who is this person? Why would he take Qiaoqiao away?"

Xi Mohan, who had been maintaining a calm demeanor, now furrowed his brows and after thinking, he explained, "This man is the one who shot Jingchen before."

Hearing this, Ning Wan’s eyes widened in shock and she screamed, "Are you saying that this Chu Munan is the same person who led people crashing in here and took Qiaoqiao as a hostage?"

Song Qiao had told her about this incident, so she understood the general situation, but hadn’t known who was so bold as to lead people into this place and nearly kidnap Qiaoqiao.

Now hearing Xi Mohan’s words, her complexion suddenly turned somewhat pale.

A meal directly made Chu Mubei, the little kid, fond of Song Qiao; after the meal, he followed her like a little tail.

When Chu Munan found Song Qiao, she was behind the villa, both the big and the small staring dreamily at the black-clothed individuals training.

To be exact, Chu Mubei, the little kid, was serious, while Song Qiao looked dreamy.

Chu Munan really disliked his younger brother but felt helpless about it.

Firstly, because Chu Mubei wasn’t born from his own mother, but from his father’s mistress, who died due to complications during childbirth. This child had also contributed to his mother’s current poor health.

Secondly, he was already in his late twenties, so he didn’t feel much affection for a child who was about twenty years younger than him and only five years old.

The helplessness was probably because the child had no mother, which was indeed pitiful, and the little guy could get along with anyone. As long as someone was nice to him, he would like them back.

Just like with Song Qiao now, looking at the two closely sitting together, big and small, Chu Munan felt both angry and amused.

Not walking over immediately, he stood at the doorway for a while before directly calling out, "Song Qiao."

Upon hearing his voice, both the big and the small immediately turned their heads to look at the man standing there, their movements and expressions in perfect unison.

"What’s up?" Song Qiao did not immediately stand up, still remaining in her spot.

Seeing their wary look towards him, Chu Munan’s expression immediately darkened and cooled, "You two, come here."

What kind of look was that from the big and the small? As if he would eat them.

Song Qiao hesitated for a moment, then looked down at the little guy beside her and asked, "Shall we go?"

Chu Mubei looked at his brother, then at Song Qiao, and instead of answering, he asked, "Do you want to go?"

Song Qiao shook her head, "I feel like your brother suddenly got a bad temper."

"Right, I felt it too, do you think he will beat us up if we go over there?"

"He doesn’t hit women."

"But I’m not a woman, I’m a man."

"Don’t worry, you’re his brother, he won’t beat you."

"Has he hit me less often?"

Song Qiao, "..." Oops.

Inside the villa’s living room, a man with an expressionless face sat on a single-seater sofa, his gaze falling on the two, big and small, sitting on the double-seater sofa opposite him.

At this moment, Song Qiao and Chu Mubei sat side by side, perfectly synchronized in their poses, and having changed into outfits resembling mother and son, unaware people might even think they were mother and son.

Chu Munan did not look at his brother but focused on Song Qiao, and after thinking, he directly said, "Song Qiao, Lu Jingchen is here."

Song Qiao immediately looked up at Chu Munan, clearly taken aback, stayed silent for a few seconds, then calmly asked, "He came here?"

She was indeed a bit stunned; Lu Jingchen had actually come. Just now, she had asked Chu Mubei, a child, and learned that this place was not An City but Beijing, and it would take about five hours to drive to An City from here.

She had only realized later that she had been abducted by Chu Munan’s men into a car yesterday and had been riding for a long time. Yesterday, she had already guessed that she had left An City, but she had not expected to come to Beijing. Furthermore, her current location was on the other side of Beijing, meaning if someone came from An City, they would have to pass through the center of Beijing.

The man, who had already changed into a black shirt and trousers, looked indifferent and hummed in acknowledgment before speaking, "He is right outside the villa now."

Song Qiao was obviously not expecting this and was taken aback again, but she quickly calmed down and remained silent.

He looked deeply at Song Qiao and said, "If you don’t want to return to his side right now, I can help you leave, and he will never be able to find you in the future."

Outside the villa, several cars were parked, separated by an iron gate, but there was a real confrontation with live ammunition.

Lu Jingchen, standing erect outside the villa, had a somewhat pale complexion. The several hours’ drive had made him uncomfortable, and he felt even worse now, but he was still enduring it.

Because he knew Song Qiao was inside there.

Behind him were about twenty men in black, all holding pistols aimed directly at the men in black inside the villa, who were also armed with pistols.

Xi Mohan and Ning Wan had not come together. Initially, Ning Wan was worried and planned to come along, but Xi Mohan wouldn’t allow it, and he locked her in his car until after Lu Jingchen left with his men, then he let her out.

"President, shall we just break in directly?" Assistant Xue stood behind his own president, speaking somewhat uneasily.

Lu Jingchen’s face was gloomy, his gaze fixed on the villa in front of him, or more precisely, the door of the villa. His thin lips lightly parted, his voice low and slightly hoarse, "Wait a bit longer." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NovelHub(.)net

His fever had not subsided, and he had a bit of a cold in addition to the fever.

Furthermore, since he hadn’t fully rested, his body was quite unwell.

Despite only bringing about twenty people, there were already about thirty to forty people inside the villa holding them at a standoff, not to mention how many more might be inside unaccounted for.

However, if he had to forcibly break in to take Song Qiao out, he wouldn’t mind doing so.

After waiting a while longer, just as the man’s complexion was getting worse and he was preparing to break in, the door of the villa that had been closed all this time finally opened and a man and a woman came out.

Upon seeing the people coming out, Lu Jingchen’s eyes abruptly narrowed, and he took a step forward.

Song Qiao and Chu Munan walked out together. The woman’s gaze fell on the man outside the villa, but there was no significant change in her expression.

The shoes she wore were not very high-heeled and not her own pair but bought by Chu Munan, matching the outfit she wore perfectly.

Lu Jingchen surveyed Song Qiao up and down, and after realizing she wasn’t injured, he slightly relaxed, then his gaze turned cold as he looked at Chu Munan standing next to Song Qiao and said coldly, "Chu Munan, what exactly are you planning by bringing my wife here?"

Chu Munan was taken aback, yet his expression remained unchanged, his handsome face ever composed as he casually said, "Mr. Lu, what proof do you have that your wife was brought here by me?"

He paused, then chuckled softly, explaining, "I merely asked my men to bring a woman who had run away from home here. I didn’t have her kidnapped, Mr. Lu, please don’t slander me."

About Song Qiao, he originally instructed his men to invite Song Qiao over as a guest, but unexpectedly saw her wandering outside on the way.

Since he had instructed his subordinates to ’invite’ her and had given them a photo, they recognized Song Qiao directly, but these burly men, not understanding gentility at all, saw Song Qiao walking by the roadside and as soon as the car stopped, they directly picked her up into the vehicle.

This led Song Qiao to initially think that it was he who had her kidnapped.

Chu Munan stated that the accusation was a bit severe. Although he was involved in numerous cases of murder and arson, he wouldn’t take the blame for things he didn’t do.

That would make him seem quite dishonorable.

However, Lu Jingchen just coldly smiled and said, "Now, could you please return my wife to me, Young Master Chu?"

Chu Munan didn’t immediately respond, instead turning his head to look at Song Qiao, who was looking down as if lost in thought, and asked, "Song Qiao, do you want to go back with this man, Lu Jingchen?"

Song Qiao suddenly looked up at him, her lips moving.

But Chu Munan didn’t wait for her answer, instead smiling again and continuing, "You should think carefully. This man already loves another woman, and that woman is a popular actress. Are you sure you want to go back? If you go back, be prepared to compete with another woman for this man. Moreover, it seemed like you were mistreated by him before. What if you continue to be mistreated after going back? Otherwise, don’t go back with him. If you don’t want to go back, I can help you leave him."

—So tired, completely blank in my mind, can’t write much. Going to sleep first, will update nine thousand on Saturday tomorrow.