Chapter 11
“Bodyguard Xiao Shi said that Xiao Bian and Qin Ai have been getting quite close. I’ve met that Qin Ai child before. She’s a bit cold, but she’s filial and polite, and she’s also very beautiful. It’s no wonder Xiao Bian likes to talk to her. Actually, if it’s Qin Ai… it’s not entirely unacceptable. And girls are good too, they’re more considerate and gentle.” Du Yundong nodded as she spoke, looking more and more pleased with Qin Ai as a potential daughter-in-law.
Zuo Yuan, on the other hand, felt a sense of crisis as if his precious little sister was about to be snatched away. “I don’t think Qin Ai is that great. She doesn’t know how to restrain herself in her actions and words. She seems to have a domineering personality too. If Xiao Bian ends up with her, I’m afraid she’ll be the one suffering.”
However, Zuo Yan stroked his chin. “Yundong is right, I also think that Qin Ai child is not bad. Although she’s young, but young people should have that kind of fire.”
“A-Yan, let’s have dinner with Qin Ai’s mother sometime. We should let the children spend more time together.” Du Yundong said to Zuo Yan.
Zuo Yan was a wife-doting husband, always agreeing with whatever Du Yundong said. He smiled gently. “I’ll listen to you.”
Zuo Yuan, who had thought his parents would be on the same side as him, now felt a sense of disbelief. Why was the plot developing like this?
Unable to find any support from his parents, Zuo Yuan turned his gaze to Zuo Bian.
“Xiao Bian, do you like Qin Ai?” As soon as he asked, Zuo Yuan wanted to take back his words.
He almost forgot that his sister had said she wanted to be friends with Qin Ai. But the words were already out, and he couldn’t take them back.
Zuo Bian thought for a moment and replied, “Mm, I do.”
“It seems that Xiao Bian takes after her mother, they both like good-looking people.” Du Yundong said with a smile.
Zuo Bian and Zuo Yuan’s father, Zuo Yan, was also a famous handsome man when he was young. Now that he was older, he was a handsome uncle with a dignified aura.
Zuo Yuan wanted to say something more, but Du Yundong kept talking to Zuo Bian and Zuo Yan, leaving him no chance to interrupt.
Now it was Zuo Yuan who was being ignored and left out, instead of Zuo Yan. He could only lower his head and eat his food dejectedly.
Zuo Yuan had already blacklisted Qin Ai in his mind. Unfortunately, his words held no weight in this family. He could only fight alone against Qin Ai.
After dinner, Du Yundong said she wanted to take Zuo Bian shopping, saying that it had been a long time since she had gone shopping with her daughter. Zuo Yuan and Zuo Yan, the two men, were naturally abandoned. No matter how much Zuo Yuan protested, it was futile.
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“Xiao Bian, if you like anything, you must tell Mom, Mom will buy it all for you.”
Zuo Bian was lost in a sea of beautiful clothes. Women are naturally drawn to pretty clothes. She seemed to like everything, but she couldn’t possibly wear all of them even if she bought them all.
“Mom, let me take a look first.” Zuo Bian picked up a price tag and flipped it over. Hmm… so many zeros.
【Host, don’t hold back with your mom, buy more. You can’t make the female lead fall for you if you dress like a village girl. People are visual creatures, they are naturally attracted to beautiful things.】
‘But they seem so expensive.’
【Not expensive, not expensive. Your family is very wealthy. Buying all the clothes here wouldn’t even make a dent in your finances. That white dress over there looks nice, quickly try it on.】
Zuo Bian followed 555’s instructions and took the dress. “Mom, I want to try this dress on.”
“Okay, okay, go to the fitting room and try it on for Mom. Our Xiao Bian is so beautiful, she’ll look good in anything!”
Zuo Bian nodded and entered the fitting room.
As she changed, Zuo Bian felt the dress was a bit tight. She thought she should ask for a larger size when she went out.
Just as Zuo Bian was about to go out and ask Du Yundong what she thought of the dress, she heard a voice coming from the next fitting room.
The fitting rooms were only separated by a thin wall, and the soundproofing wasn’t very good. Although the person next door was trying to keep their voice down, their words still reached Zuo Bian’s ears.
“Money is not a problem, just make sure you do a good job. That Qin Ai woman is not easy to deal with, so be careful. What are you afraid of as a big man? I told you the camera in that parking lot is broken. If you don’t want to take this money, there are plenty of people who do.” The woman’s voice rose as she spoke.
The woman realized she had lost her composure. She hurriedly gave a few more instructions and hung up the phone, leaving.
Zuo Bian stood still, waiting until the sound of footsteps faded away before she moved.
Several keywords from the woman’s words made Zuo Bian frown: broken camera, parking lot, money, man.
Qin Ai was just an ordinary woman. If she encountered such a situation, she would definitely be in danger.
‘555, can you tell me where the female lead is now?’
【I’m sorry, Host, precise location tracking is against the rules. But I can tell you the specific location of the parking lot.】
‘Okay, I’ll go there first. Hopefully, I’ll be in time.’
Zuo Bian remembered that her mother was waiting for her outside. She hurriedly said goodbye and ran off.
Du Yundong could only watch Zuo Bian’s retreating figure and shout, “Slow down!”
The parking lot mentioned by the woman was on the basement level of the mall. It was a large parking lot, with rows and rows of cars as far as the eye could see, and not a single person in sight.
Every step Zuo Bian took echoed in the silence. Perhaps because it was so quiet, the whirring of the ventilation fans was particularly clear.
【I’ve detected that the area with the broken camera is in the southeast direction, Host, hurry up and go there.】
Tap, tap, tap, tap. Another sound mixed with Zuo Bian’s footsteps.
Zuo Bian pretended not to notice and continued walking towards the direction 555 indicated.
As she stepped into the area not covered by cameras, a dark figure suddenly lunged at her.
555’s nonexistent heart skipped a beat. It was very worried. Of course, it wasn’t worried about Zuo Bian, but about the man. Dude, do you know who you’re attacking? A woman who can break your ribs with a single kick.
Zuo Bian grabbed the man’s wrist with lightning speed, twisting it forcefully. The man immediately broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, and the handkerchief soaked with volatile anesthetic in his hand fell to the ground.
“Who sent you?” Zuo Bian pinned the man to the ground, his face pressed against the cold floor in a humiliating position.
“Please let me go! I don’t know anything!” The man cried pathetically. If he had known that the woman’s words were so unreliable, he wouldn’t have been greedy for the money.
This wasn’t just a little difficult to deal with, it was extremely difficult, okay?
“Zuo Bian.” A tall woman strode towards them, her gaze fixed on Zuo Bian and the struggling man, but her head held high.
The man desperately tried to lift his eyes to see the newcomer’s face. Suddenly, the pressure on him eased, and he was able to look up and see the woman’s appearance.
Wait! The woman who had just appeared seemed to be the one in the photo. Then who did he just attack?
【Host, quickly act weak! Arouse the female lead’s protective instincts!】
“I… I’m so scared…” Zuo Bian stood there helplessly, her face flushed red, but no tears fell. However, she looked quite fragile and helpless.
If Qin Ai hadn’t seen Zuo Bian fight off robbers with her bare hands and take down a grown man with a single twist, she might have actually believed it.
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