Du Ruoxin watched her daughter enter the school, then turned around, unexpectedly meeting a pair of deep blue eyes.
"Big Brother?" Why was he here? Hadn't he left earlier for something this morning?
Du Ruoxin asked in surprise.
Kristino tilted his head, glancing at the open car door behind him, "Helping me look at a project?"
Du Ruoxin walked towards him, "What project?"
Kristino adopted a cold, business-like demeanor, "I've acquired the duty-free mall next to E City Airport."
So fast?
That belonged to Rong Jingyang, didn't it?
When did Big Brother snatch the duty-free mall from Rong Jingyang?
Du Ruoxin got into the car, half-doubting, and asked, "Who are you cooperating with?"
Kristino replied, "I've acquired several companies and am now the largest shareholder of the mall." He paused, "The Rong family is the second-largest shareholder."
Country A's real estate industry was in extreme decline due to policy impacts, the pandemic, and global economic influences. Companies were failing one after another.
Therefore, his acquisitions were effortless.
Du Ruoxin smiled faintly – so Big Brother hadn't snatched the mall from Rong Jingyang, they had merely cooperated?
"Oh," Du Ruoxin responded, "Have you spoken with Jingyang?"
Kristino shook his head, "No, he doesn't know about my acquisition yet."
Du Ruoxin froze for a moment: "—"
Kristino grinned enigmatically, "But he should receive the news in the next couple of days."
—
Inside the dilapidated, unfinished building, Rong Jingyang arrived swiftly upon hearing the news. He smelled the thick scent of blood in the air and saw Ai Wei, bruised and battered, collapsed on the ground. Her clothes were torn, and her feet were positioned at a grotesque angle.
His mind exploded with a "buzz."
Who!
Who was it!
He would kill them!
Rong Jingyang's eyes turned blood-red as he trembled and moved forward.
The moment Ai Wei saw the man rush in, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
"Jing..."
Two lines of tears flowed like a faucet, blurring her vision.
Ai Wei wanted to speak, to call out to him, but she found herself unable to make a sound.
Rong Jingyang left his wheelchair and knelt before her. The woman's pitiful, tear-streaked appearance caused his heart to ache.
He took off his shirt and covered her with it.
His voice carried a deathly chill, "Who did this!"
"Who?!"
Ai Wei continued to cry and cry. Unable to speak, she could only shed tears.
Rong Jingyang's heart ached even more, as if a dagger were twisting inside.
"Don't be afraid..."
"I'm here..."
"No one will dare to hurt you again."
He carefully examined her body, discovering a fractured left leg, fractured ribs, and bruises from varying degrees of assault.
Rong Jingyang transformed his wheelchair into a stretcher, dismantling some parts to stabilize Ai Wei's body and leg. He then ordered the bodyguards to lift her.
Ai Wei's breathing was weak, her face deathly pale; she needed to be sent to the hospital immediately.
However, as Ai Wei was lifted, the bloodstain on her buttocks sent a tremor through Rong Jingyang.
She—
She—
Had been—
Assaulted?
Those scumbags! Beasts! He would tear them apart!!
"No, I'm not going."
"Rong Jingyang, I want you to come with me."
The woman struggled to grasp his hand, repeatedly failing but each time thrashing and looking terrified, which deeply pained him.
Rong Jingyang's breath deepened, and with the support of the bodyguards, he maintained a standing posture, "You go to the hospital first, I'll be right there."
Ai Wei used her last bit of strength, "No—"
"If you don't go, I won't go either."
She struggled and rolled off the stretcher. Fortunately, the quick-thinking bodyguards caught her, preventing Ai Wei from sustaining new injuries on top of her old ones.
Seeing the woman's extreme fear, Rong Jingyang said helplessly, "Alright, I'll go to the hospital with you."
He instructed Mu Li to stay behind to investigate the incident, and Rong Jingyang and Ai Wei got into the car.
Lin Xuanyao drove the car like a bullet, heading towards the hospital at the fastest possible speed.