Gao Da Shang saw Song Qi Nian and walked up to her with the knife.
Song Qi Nian looked at the sharp military knife in his hand and instinctively took a step back, intimidated by fear.
"Little beauty, you're quite filial. Your mother, who is so greedy and selfish, wanted to sell you, and yet you still came to save her!"
Song Qi Nian gritted her teeth, looking at Gao Da Shang with utter disgust.
It was clearly him who had threatened her into coming by holding Liu Xiao Han and Jia Shu hostage, yet now he was acting like a good person.
Song Qi Nian took out a piece of paper and pen and quickly wrote a few words for Gao Da Shang to see.
"How much does she owe you?"
Gao Da Shang grinned wickedly and held up one finger. "A million."
Liu Xiao Han's face changed drastically, and she yelled at Gao Da Shang, "I only borrowed fifty thousand from you!"
"You borrowed fifty thousand, but it's been so long, with compound interest, it's more than that now. Besides, the last time you tricked me, saying you'd let your daughter marry me, I ended up getting beaten up. Medical fees, treatment costs, plus all sorts of emotional distress damages, it's well over a million now."
"You... this is extortion!"
"Extortion?" Gao Da Shang chuckled triumphantly. "Sue me if you can!"
As soon as Gao Da Shang finished speaking, the people around them burst into laughter, as if mocking Liu Xiao Han's ignorance and naivety.
Song Qi Nian's expression was as grim as it could get. She coldly glared at Liu Xiao Han. "Where's the money?"
Liu Xiao Han dared not look at Song Qi Nian. Seeing her like this, Song Qi Nian knew immediately that she had gambled it away again, and lost.
Song Qi Nian was both angry and disappointed. She didn't care about her husband, her son, or her daughters, always thinking about gambling.
Sometimes, Song Qi Nian truly wished she could pry open Liu Xiao Han's head and see what was inside.
But now that things had come to this, her anger and disappointment were useless.
She wrote more words and sincerely handed them to Gao Da Shang.
Gao Da Shang read what Song Qi Nian had written word by word, slowly, "I don't have that much money. Let her go first, and I'll pay you back slowly."
Gao Da Shang snorted and threw Song Qi Nian's notebook onto the ground.
Song Qi Nian's expression changed slightly. In the next second, Gao Da Shang's knife was aimed directly at her face.
She was so scared she didn't dare to move. Liu Xiao Han thought Gao Da Shang was going to kill Song Qi Nian and screamed, "Gao Da Shang, what are you doing?"
Gao Da Shang ignored Liu Xiao Han and patted Song Qi Nian's cheek with the flat of his blade.
Seeing her pitiful pale face, he felt quite pleased. "No money? That's easy. I'll give you two choices."
Song Qi Nian glared at Gao Da Shang, clenching her fists.
"First, since your mother loves gambling so much, I'll do you a favor and chop off her hands. That way, she'll never gamble again."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiao Han started crying and screaming, "No! Nian Nian, don't choose this! If Mom loses her hands, she'll die!"
Song Qi Nian closed her eyes tightly.
"Second, last time your mother said she would marry you to me. But I haven't done anything to you, and I was inexplicably beaten up. I can't just let this go. How about... you serve me today in front of my brothers? I can consider giving you a few more days to pay back the money!"
Song Qi Nian's eyes snapped open. Gao Da Shang said he was giving her two choices, but in reality, he was pushing her to her death.
"Nian Nian, choose the second one, you must choose the second one..."
Before Song Qi Nian could make a choice, Liu Xiao Han had already made it for her.
In Liu Xiao Han's mind, being slept with was nothing, but she couldn't lose her hands.
Hearing Liu Xiao Han's words, Song Qi Nian's heart was torn. Even now, Liu Xiao Han hadn't realized her mistake and was actually asking her to pay for her mistake.
Gao Da Shang looked at Song Qi Nian's enduring and pained expression, feeling a surge of desire. He hadn't seen such a stubborn and strong woman in a long time.
The knife in his hand slowly slid to Song Qi Nian's neck, the tip parting the button of her shirt.
Song Qi Nian's expression shifted slightly, and she forcefully pushed him away!
Gao Da Shang, caught off guard, nearly fell to the ground, supported by two of his henchmen.
Song Qi Nian's action instantly enraged Gao Da Shang.
"It seems you've chosen the second option!"
With that, Gao Da Shang's knife swung down viciously towards Liu Xiao Han's hand.
"Ah..."
Liu Xiao Han screamed and closed her eyes tightly.
Realizing she felt no pain in her hand, Liu Xiao Han cautiously and fearfully opened her eyes. Seeing the scene before her, tears immediately streamed down her face.
She broke free and hugged Song Qi Nian tightly, helpless and scared.
"Nian Nian... Nian Nian, are you okay?"
Just moments ago, when the knife was about to fall on Liu Xiao Han's hand, Song Qi Nian, without a second thought, had rushed forward to shield Liu Xiao Han's hand.
The knife was sharp, cutting deep to the bone, and blood instantly flowed from between her fingers.
Song Qi Nian's face turned pale from the pain. Tears streaming down her face, she looked at Liu Xiao Han, wanting to gesture, but her fingers were too painful to even form simple sign language.
"Ah..." Liu Xiao Han never expected Song Qi Nian to take the blow for her. She cried out hysterically, "Gao Da Shang, my daughter can't speak, and you still injured her hands! How will she communicate in the future? You beast! I'll fight you!"
She got up to hit Gao Da Shang, but was kicked to the ground by one of Gao Da Shang's subordinates. Song Qi Nian, enduring the pain, ran over and shielded Liu Xiao Han with her own body.
Liu Xiao Han looked at Song Qi Nian's small, protective figure and, for the first time, realized her mistake and felt guilt.
Tears blurred her vision. She reached out and grabbed Song Qi Nian, crying hysterically, "Nian Nian..."
"Bang..."
With a loud bang, the private room door was kicked open, and Song Jia Shu and Guan Ming Xu rushed in.
When Song Qi Nian saw Song Jia Shu, her heart sank to the bottom.
Jia Shu!
He was supposed to be taking an exam, so why was he here?
Upon seeing Song Qi Nian's injured hand, both Song Jia Shu and Guan Ming Xu's expressions changed drastically.
"Sis!"
"Little Nian Nian!"
Seeing two uninvited guests burst in, Gao Da Shang's henchmen unceremoniously swung their fists at them.
Guan Ming Xu had once regarded Shen Chi Yan as his idol. When Shen Chi Yan joined the army, he followed suit and trained in the military for several years. These thugs were no match for him.
Furthermore, after meeting Song Jia Shu downstairs and sensing something was wrong, he immediately called the police.
The police arrived quickly.
Seeing that the situation had escalated, Gao Da Shang was about to flee when Guan Ming Xu kicked him to the ground, groaning, "You dog, how dare you hurt my Little Nian Nian! I'll kill you!"
Guan Ming Xu, driven by rage, rained blows upon Gao Da Shang, avenging Song Qi Nian.
Gao Da Shang, unable to fight back, could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, "I was wrong, I'll never dare to do it again!"
Police cars soon arrived. Gao Da Shang was almost dead. Guan Ming Xu, no longer bothered with him, rushed towards Song Qi Nian.
Seeing Song Qi Nian's hand, his eyes were filled with fury. "Little Nian Nian, your hand..."
Song Jia Shu saw blood flowing from all ten of Song Qi Nian's fingers and immediately burst into tears. "Sis, I'll take you to the hospital. Your hand will be fine."
He reached out to touch Song Qi Nian, but she shoved him away hard with her elbow. Song Qi Nian, crying, looked at him and, enduring the pain, gestured furiously, "Why are you here at this time?"