The women watched helplessly as the man got into the car and left. They couldn’t help but look at him with pity. It was only when the car was far away and there was no chance of him coming back that they looked away and exchanged glances with their peers. They closed the door angrily and walked back to the shop, shaking their hips.

After driving Xu Yue to her place, Huo Jiu carried her into the wheelchair without saying a word. He then took the elevator and saw her all the way to the door before he watched Xu Yue open the door and go in.

On the way, the two of them did not speak. When he saw Ms. Han come out after hearing the commotion, he turned around and left.

Xu Yue wanted to call him back, but she did not know what to say. In the end, she could only say dryly, “Let her go.”

She had been in the hospital for so long; Xu Weiqing must have been unbearably tormented.

Huo Jiu did not say anything. Xu Yue did not know why, but she felt a little sad.

“Eh? Is Little Huo leaving? Why didn’t you ask him in for a bit? You… you really don’t know what’s good for you.”

Ms. Han craned her neck to look around, scolded Xu Yue, and pushed her in.

She asked again, “What did you guys do tonight? Did you go on a date?”

“Mom!”

Xu Yue was in a bad mood. “We don’t have that kind of relationship. Don’t make wild guesses.”

If she had known what Huo Jiu had done to her, her mother would have wanted to kill Huo Jiu. Would she still want her daughter to marry Huo Jiu so badly?

Ms. Han could hear the uneasiness in Xu Yue’s tone, so she shut her mouth in embarrassment.

“Alright, alright, I don’t care about your business anymore, okay?”

She went to the kitchen to pour Xu Yue a glass of water and said angrily, “I wonder where that little b*tch, Xu Weiqing, has gone to. It’s been so long, and even my private detective couldn’t find her whereabouts. I’m so angry!”

Hearing her suddenly mention this, the image of colorful lights flashed in Xu Yue’s mind again.

She pursed her lips. “What if she went overseas to look for her mother?”

“No!” Ms. Han glared at her. “Do you think I didn’t look for her? She didn’t go overseas and her mother hasn’t been able to contact her. She’s currently arguing with that *ssh*le. If you ask me, I think she deserves it. She brought this upon herself!”

Xu Yue drank her water quietly and didn’t say anything.

Although Ms. Han’s words were vicious, the things Xu Weiqing did to her were even more vicious. One didn’t spare anyone with her words, while the other had already taken action. Up until now, she hadn’t told Ms. Han that Xu Weiqing didn’t just send someone to destroy her, she also sent them to rape her.

If it wasn’t for Huo Jiu’s help, she would have died in a sorry state.

So tonight, was she going to be saint?

She did not want Xu Weiqing to die, but she also did not want her to have a good time. But, thinking about it now, why did Huo Jiu help her? Was it compensation?

…

Huo Jiu came back to report to Song Yaoyao first. Song Yaoyao saw that his expression was not right, so she asked, “Did you have a fight?”

“No.”

Song Yaoyao nestled in her chair, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand and taking a sip from time to time. She narrowed her eyes leisurely, “Her main issue is when you locked her up. Who would have thought that I would become friends with her?”

Song Yaoyao laughed softly. “However, she did owe me a lot back then.”

So, she wasn’t wronged at all.

Huo Jiu touched his nose.

“Don’t worry, she’s not someone who doesn’t know right from wrong. Don’t disturb her for the time being. Let her calm down.”

Huo Jiu nodded. “Yes.”

“Oh right…” Seeing that Huo Jiu was about to leave, Song Yao suddenly thought of something. “Send some more people to protect Xu Yue and Rourou.”

At the moment, she was in the light, while the enemy was in the dark. If the enemy failed to attack her, it was hard to guarantee that they would not attack the people around her.

As for Shen Xun and An Feiran, Song Yaoyao was not worried. She had also reminded them early on to pay attention to the suspicious people around them.

Hearing this, Huo Jiu coughed for some reason. He paused for a moment before saying, “Okay, I’ll arrange for people to protect Miss Tang.”

When he left, Song Yaoyao finally reacted. So, this guy had already sent people to protect Xu Yue, right?

Song Yaoyao found it amusing and thought if she should be a good person and leak some information to Xu Yue.

But that was just a thought.

Outsiders shouldn’t interfere with other people’s feelings. Song Yaoyao understood that.

…

Although Xu Yue had been discharged from the hospital, she still needed to continue recuperating from her injured leg.

What Song Yaoyao didn’t expect was that, even though she had taken precautions, Xu Yue almost encountered another accident again.

“Today, I went to the hospital for a routine check-up. A van…” Xu Yue’s throat was still dry when she recalled the scene in the morning, “it rushed towards our car. If not for the driver’s quick reaction, perhaps…”

Her tone was very calm, but Song Yaoyao could imagine the danger at that time.

This was not an accident, but a deliberate attempt at murder. When the police arrived, the driver had already run away, and the murderer had yet to be found.

“It’s because of me. I’m sorry, I’ve implicated you.” Song Yaoyao rubbed her forehead. “You should stay at Huo Manor for the time being. There is professional medical equipment here and Liu Yu can examine you.”

Stay at Huo Manor…?

Xu Yue had almost gotten into a car accident, but when she heard these words, the first thing that came to her mind was something else.

She was startled by her own thoughts and quickly shook her head to shake off the terrifying thought.

Song Yaoyao asked, “You don’t want to? I don’t mean to restrict your actions, but…”

“Of course not. I’d love to.”

Xu Yue’s face was slightly red as she held onto Song Yaoyao’s hand. “I know that staying here is the safest place for me right now. Don’t feel guilty about this. The one at fault isn’t you, but the person who wants to harm you.”

“In the end, I’m the one who dragged you down…”

“It’s really fine,” Xu Yue said. “Unless you don’t treat me as a friend.”

Her expression was serious and did not contain the slightest falsehood.

Song Yaoyao looked at her pale and emaciated appearance and smiled. “Thank you.”

“Miss Song, Xu Weiqing ran away…”

Xu Yue turned her head and her eyes met with the approaching man. Huo Jiu’s eyes flashed with surprise.

“What happened?” Song Yaoyao frowned.

After she handed Xu Weiqing to Huo Jiu to handle, she did not ask about this matter again. Only now did she know that Huo Jiu had not let Xu Weiqing go until now.

Xu Yue looked over as well.

Huo Jiu only found out about what had happened to Xu Yue, but he did not have the time to worry. He carefully answered Song Yaoyao’s question.

Upon hearing about Xu Weiqing’s recent experiences, Song Yaoyao clicked her tongue and did not feel any sympathy.

Since she dared to do it, she had to be mentally prepared and endure the consequences of revenge.

“An old client took her out and never came back. That person said that a few foreigners broke into his residence and forcefully took Xu Weiqing away.”

“Where is she now?”

“She went abroad.”

Hearing this, Song Yaoyao laughed. “She’s smart.”

Most of the Huo family’s power was still in the country. The person who saved her knew that she would not be able to gain anything in the country. No matter where she hid, she would be found, so she left China immediately.

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