Li Tingheng's face turned extremely unpleasant. Since childhood, aside from his own minor scrapes that drew blood, he had never been struck to the point of bleeding.
"Mu Jiuchen, aren't you going too far?" He detested the smell of blood.
"Hmph!" Mu Jiuchen let out a cold snort, his stern gaze like a sharp sword piercing Li Tingheng's face.
"You're the first to dare to try and snatch my woman, Mu Jiuchen."
It was chilling. Li Tingheng felt a chill run down his spine.
They all said Mu Jiuchen was moody, ruthless, and heartless. Under his icy authority, Li Tingheng felt a sense of threat.
"Heh heh..." Li Tingheng took the tissues handed to him by a bodyguard, wiped the blood from his nose, and then said, "I hope I am the first and the last, because I also like Vicky very much and I won't give up on her."
He found it rather interesting to contend for a woman with Mu Jiuchen.
Li Tingheng tossed the bloody tissues aside and looked at Mu Jiuchen, stating word by word, "Mu Jiuchen, I won't let Vicky go just like this. We'll see."
Li Tingheng left with his bodyguards.
Mu Jiuchen didn't pay him any mind. With his three treasures supporting him, why would he fear him?
He walked over and asked Jiang Xingyu, "Can you walk?"
Jiang Xingyu nodded, "I can walk. They just kidnapped me; they didn't lay a hand on me."
Mu Jiuchen said, "Then let's leave here."
The three returned home, and Nan Zhou and Jiang Wei had also returned.
Jiang Wei was also very excited to know that Jiang Nuan had met the Hall Master of Ying Tang. "Miss, what did the Hall Master say?"
Jiang Nuan smiled, seeing Uncle Jiang's anxious look, and didn't hide anything from him. "Uncle Jiang, it went quite smoothly. He said he could resolve it in five days."
Nan Zhou didn't seem too surprised upon hearing this.
"People in their world have their own ways of solving problems. Nuan Nuan, you don't have to worry anymore."
Jiang Nuan looked at him and said, "Nan Zhou, we still can't let our guard down. How are things on your end?"
Nan Zhou smiled confidently and said, "Nuan Nuan, we've already found out that Jiang Muyan met Lu Qiaoyi the night before Grandpa's accident. This matter is inseparable from them. The police are already conducting a secret investigation."
Jiang Nuan pursed her lips, making her appear even more indifferent.
"I'm going back to my room to rest. You two should rest early too."
Jiang Nuan asked Uncle Jiang to arrange a place for Jiang Xingyu to stay, then went upstairs with Mu Jiuchen.
As soon as they entered the room, Mu Jiuchen pulled her into his embrace.
Jiang Nuan closed her eyes slightly, savoring this moment of peace.
"Nuan Nuan, I hate Rong Yin." Mu Jiuchen's voice held a hint of grievance.
Jiang Nuan looked up, finding his aggrieved expression rather endearing.
His cool aura enveloped her, making her heart flutter.
"I hate him too!"
"Then don't see him anymore." The moment Mu Jiuchen finished speaking, Jiang Nuan's phone rang.
Jiang Nuan took it out and saw the contact listed as Rong Yin.
Mu Jiuchen's expression instantly turned cold. That guy was like a persistent ghost.
Jiang Nuan answered the phone with a hint of helplessness, "What is it?"
Rong Yin's tone carried a sense of urgency. "Nuan Nuan, did Li Tingheng find you?"
"Yes!" Jiang Nuan didn't say much more.
"Nuan Nuan, are you alright? Li Tingheng is a very shameless person. You must be careful." Rong Yin reminded her.
Jiang Nuan thought to herself: You are all equally shameless!
"Okay!" Jiang Nuan replied coldly.
"I got it. I'm hanging up now." Jiang Nuan didn't want to say more.
"Nuan Nuan, I like you. Remember to miss me!" Rong Yin's smile held a touch of sincerity.
Jiang Nuan: "..." So tiring.
She looked up and met Mu Jiuchen's gloomy gaze.
Jiang Nuan's eyes darted away slightly. After all, they were in a relationship, and Rong Yin's words made Mu Jiuchen very angry.
"Heh... Remember to miss me." Mu Jiuchen repeated Rong Yin's words.
"Mu Jiuchen, he said what he said. What are you being so sarcastic about?" She was tired. These men were all just bored.
"I'm being sarcastic, Jiang Nuan? I can't stand it anymore! One Rong Yin wasn't enough, and now Li Tingheng has appeared."
Mu Jiuchen was so angry he wanted to kill.
Seeing him angry, Jiang Nuan also felt wronged.
"Mu Jiuchen, am I the one who made them like me? Why are you only talking about me? Don't you have people around you too? Su Wanting yesterday, Z today. We're even. Don't think you're the only one who can get angry. I'm very angry too. Get out, I want to rest."
Jiang Nuan didn't want to argue with him. She wasn't good at arguing.
But she was good at getting angry.
Mu Jiuchen saw that she was also angry and became anxious. "Then we're even."
Jiang Nuan sneered, seeing him wanting to reconcile, she didn't want to.
"We're not even. If feelings could be balanced, would it still be called feelings? Get out, I'm not serving you, you jealous man."
Jiang Nuan pushed Mu Jiuchen out and closed the door with a bang, isolating herself from the outside world.
Mu Jiuchen turned to knock on the door again, only to see Nan Zhou standing not far away.
Nan Zhou said angrily, "Mu Jiuchen, don't be so shameless!"
Mu Jiuchen glared at him coldly. "It has nothing to do with you!"
"Hmph! Nuan Nuan doesn't like you. Stay away from her." Nan Zhou looked at Mu Jiuchen's clingy and possessive behavior with great displeasure.
"Nuan Nuan doesn't like you either. You stay away from her."
Mu Jiuchen's words struck Nan Zhou deeply.
He smiled bitterly, remembering the years they had partnered together. It would be a memory etched in his heart forever, the most beautiful memory of his life.
"In terms of feelings, I can't break through with her, Mu Jiuchen. But I am the most important person in her life. Because I understand this, I have let go. I've let her go to be happy, let her go, and let myself go."
After Nan Zhou finished speaking, he turned and walked towards his room.
For the first time, Mu Jiuchen couldn't find a retort to Nan Zhou's words.
The bond between Nan Zhou and Jiang Nuan was one where they could sacrifice for each other without hesitation.
Whether it was Nan Zhou or Jiang Nuan, if the other needed anything, they would be the first to rush forward.
Mu Jiuchen glanced at Jiang Nuan's door, pursed his lips, and returned to his own room.
A major incident occurred in Jinshi City: the Yang family was reported for tax evasion.
The moment Yang Minjing saw her father being taken away for investigation.
Her heart held only one thought: the person who reported them was He Mingrun.
She was consumed by worry and couldn't sit still.
Gui Qingli cried as she watched her husband being taken away, her entire being filled with anxiety. How could she not know about her own family's affairs? If they had to pay back taxes, where would their family get so much money?
What should they do?!
Why would someone suddenly report their family?
Gui Qingli suddenly thought of a possibility and looked at Yang Minjing, asking, "Minmin, after He Mingrun saw you that night, did he become suspicious of you?"
"Mom, I don't know." Yang Minjing was also very agitated.
Gui Qingli was about to explode with anger. Seeing her daughter's red eyes, she said, "Is this the time to say you don't know? Our family is about to be ruined! If it really is He Mingrun targeting our family, with his methods, our family will be ruined very quickly." She had truly not considered things carefully. In her haste to get her daughter closer to He Mingrun, she had been too eager.
She said angrily, "Minmin, you go and find He Mingrun immediately."