Just as Rong Jingyang was about to order all forces to search for his wife, a video call came in.
"Hey, bro, guess who I saw?"
Rong Jingyang, with a grim expression, had no mood for his cousin's guessing game. "Are you idle?"
He was about to hang up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't rush." Rong Jingshu, dressed in a police uniform, moved the camera to focus on Du Ruoxin. "Sister-in-law, I saw sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law was just helping me..."
Before he could finish, Rong Jingyang hung up.
Rong Jingshu: "..."
What did that mean? Did his brother dislike his sister-in-law?
Rong Jingshu, looking bewildered and gossipy, walked towards Du Ruoxin. "Sister-in-law, did you have a fight with my brother?"
Du Ruoxin was extremely sleepy. She hadn't slept much the night before and had caught a cold. Last night, she hadn't dared to sleep because she was dealing with human traffickers.
The severe lack of sleep over the past two days made it difficult for her to even open her eyes.
Squinting, she said, "Yes, I'm going to divorce him."
"Don't gossip for now, give me a room to sleep in."
"I'll tell you after I wake up."
Last night, Du Ruoxin left the hospital and walked alone on the deserted street. The human traffickers, posing as agents, had approached her with various monetary temptations, which made her suspicious.
Du Ruoxin hadn't been in contact with the world for over two years, but that didn't mean she was truly naive.
Her past experiences had taught her from a young age how dark the world was and how dirty people's hearts could be.
Because Rong Jingshu had mentioned the high reward for helping the police solve cases, she had followed them out of her need for money.
Upon arriving at the hotel, she saw only a group of clueless young girls.
Du Ruoxin's suspicions were further confirmed – this was a criminal gang specializing in kidnapping innocent young girls!
Du Ruoxin didn't drink the mineral water the traffickers offered.
She used a diversionary tactic to deceive them.
Later, she pretended to faint.
She activated the recording and video functions of her necklace, documenting the entire illegal transaction between the traffickers and another group.
As the traffickers were transferring them to a ship, Du Ruoxin contacted Rong Jingshu.
Working together, they apprehended the entire cross-border criminal syndicate.
At this moment, everyone had returned to the police station to sort through the spoils of their operation.
Hearing Du Ruoxin's words, Rong Jingshu's bewildered face was filled with shock, his mouth agape wider than a goose egg.
What was going on? Sister-in-law was going to divorce Big Brother?
He would sooner believe that the seas would dry up and the mountains would crumble than believe that his sister-in-law didn't love his brother!
Everyone in the Rong family knew that Du Ruoxin loved Rong Jingyang to the point of losing herself.
"Sister-in-law..." Did you misunderstand Big Brother? Rong Jingshu, seeing how haggard and exhausted Du Ruoxin was, couldn't bring himself to ask more. "This way, please."
As soon as Du Ruoxin was settled to sleep, Rong Jingyang arrived like a whirlwind.
"Du Ruoxin!"
Rong Jingyang's thunderous voice echoed through the corridor.
Rong Jingshu couldn't help but tremble. It felt like his brother was about to unleash his fury, the kind that could tear someone apart.
"Sister-in-law is sleeping, Brother, keep your voice down."
Rong Jingyang: ...Sleeping?
Didn't he just see the foolish woman in the video, with her hair disheveled, looking like she had been abused?
Rong Jingyang pushed Rong Jingshu aside and strode into the duty room.
However, when he saw the peaceful face on the bed, his steps involuntarily slowed.
Du Ruoxin was not injured.
Her face was clean, and her breathing was steady.
Rong Jingyang, not entirely reassured, checked her hands and feet inside and out, confirming that she hadn't suffered the slightest harm. Only then did his grim expression return to normal.
He scooped her up in his arms.
As Rong Jingyang reached the doorway, a sharp gaze swept over his cousin.
Rong Jingshu immediately snapped to attention and gave a standard military salute, reporting nervously, "Don't worry, Big Brother, Sister-in-law is not injured at all."
"If Sister-in-law loses even a single strand of hair, I will kill his entire family!"
Rong Jingyang nodded in satisfaction.
The two returned to the villa. Rong Jingyang laid Du Ruoxin down to sleep, took a cold shower, and came out. As he held her, preparing to sleep, he discovered that the little girl's body was burning hot.
She had a fever?
Rong Jingyang frowned.
He got up, got fever-reducing medicine from the housekeeper, and pulled her up. "Du Ruoxin, take your medicine."
The woman kept her eyes tightly shut, not responding to him.
Rong Jingyang had no choice but to pinch her mouth, first giving her the medicine and then the water.
"Pfft—"
Unable to tolerate being forced, Du Ruoxin sprayed all the water onto Rong Jingyang's face.
The handsome features of the certain gentleman darkened at a visible speed: "..."
Du Ruoxin, completely oblivious to the approaching danger, pouted, her small face stubborn. "Rong Jingyang, you're bullying me!"
"You big jerk!"
"I hate you!"
"No, I detest you!"
Rong Jingyang narrowed his eyes, wondering if the little girl was faking sleep or talking in her sleep.
Unsure of her little trick, he asked, "How have I bullied you? How am I a jerk?"
Du Ruoxin's pretty face flushed, and she lowered her head.
Rong Jingyang: "..."
Was she having a wet dream?
A dark line slid across his face. He pinched her chin, looking directly at her. "Take your medicine!"
Du Ruoxin's face turned even redder. Suddenly, she kicked him off the bed.