Before she could finish speaking, the two Tibetan Mastiffs in the yard suddenly rushed to the door and began to bark ferociously, their barks particularly noisy.
Shen Liannuo's brows furrowed slightly. She exchanged a glance with Li Gui and immediately walked towards the villa entrance.
"Miss Shen, you should stay here. I'll go take a look."
The man called Li Gui seemed to sense something was amiss and worried that Shen Liannuo might get hurt.
But Shen Liannuo paid no attention to Li Gui. Holding a collapsible baton in one hand and tucking the other into the pocket of her jumpsuit, she slowly walked towards the door.
However, by the time they reached the entrance, there was no movement from outside. Even the two Tibetan Mastiffs stopped barking and ran off to play with a wag of their tails.
Li Gui's expression grew serious. "I have a bad feeling about this. Should we inform the young madam?"
"Inform her about what?"
Shen Liannuo glared at him. "Are you saying we need to tell her about something as trivial as this? Really!"
Having experienced so much during the day, Shen Liannuo, though beaten, only suffered superficial injuries. She didn't care about them at all.
This was a critical moment, and the only thing she could do was prevent Meng Jingwei from being distracted.
Meng Jingwei had a tough battle ahead, and Shen Liannuo absolutely could not let her lose her composure.
As she was contemplating this, a sedan appeared on the asphalt road in front of the gate. A blinding high beam shone out, making it impossible for her to open her eyes. She raised her hand to shield her eyes, squinting at the approaching car.
In the darkness of the night, the high beam formed a huge halo, and she couldn't see anything.
"Fall back."
Shen Liannuo said to Li Gui, and they both retreated a few steps to the sides.
She switched the collapsible baton she was holding in her right hand to her left, while her right hand had already slipped to her lower back, gripping the cool handle of a handgun, ready to fire.
The sedan drove up to the main gate and stopped, and the high beam extinguished.
In the light of the entrance lamp, Shen Liannuo finally saw that the person who got out was Lu Yanming.
"Hoo…"
She let out a sigh of relief. It was a false alarm.
"What's wrong with you two?"
Lu Yanming, carrying several bags of food, walked in, saying as he walked, "What are you standing around for? Come help me carry this. I bought some late-night snacks for the brothers."
Another car followed behind the sedan. The bodyguards from that car got out, carrying large bags of groceries, packed to the brim.
"Hahaha… Thank you, President Lu." Li Gui was an old hand by Qing Muye's side and naturally knew Lu Yanming.
He laughed heartily and walked up to Lu Yanming, taking the shopping bags. He then called out to the yard, "Brothers, come over and eat your late-night snacks. President Lu bought them for everyone."
Following the man's shout, quite a few bodyguards dressed in black night suits leaped over the outer wall of Xishan Residence and walked towards them.
"Hahaha, thank you, President Lu."
"Mmm, I can already smell the aroma."
"President Lu is the best."
"Thank you, President Lu, thank you."
…
In a short while, twenty to thirty bodyguards had gathered in the yard.
Lu Yanming raised his hand and greeted those people, "There's still a lot in the trunk. Go and bring it all out to eat."
"Oh, okay."
"Everyone, thank you, President Lu."
"Brother Lu is mighty and domineering."
"Brother Lu is still the most considerate."
…
As it was already late at night, and the stay in the mountains was monotonous and boring, the food brought by Lu Yanming greatly lifted their spirits.
Seeing his brothers happy, Shen Liannuo's mood also improved, but the smile on her face only lasted for a few seconds.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing something was off with her expression, Lu Yanming turned his head to look at her. "Are you unhappy because I didn't bring you anything to eat?"
As he spoke, as if conjuring something, he brought out a thermos out from behind him. "Spicy chopped chili pork rice, try it. I brought it specifically for you."