The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 742 - 208: You’re Not Thinking of Killing Someone to Silence Them, Are You?
The man’s face looked terribly unpleasant, his entire demeanor exuded coldness, as if he was ready to strike someone at any moment, deterring anyone from approaching him.
Zuo Yuqing’s wrist was gripped so tightly it started to hurt severely, she even had the illusion that this man was about to break her hand. The pain turned her complexion even paler, almost making her cry out in agony.
The man’s long legs clad in suit trousers moved so fast that Yuqing could hardly keep up with his pace. There were a few times she almost stumbled, but thankfully she reacted quickly and sped up to follow him.
Lu Jingchen did not respond to Zuo Yuqing’s words. His thin lips were tightly sealed as he opened the box door, ready to leave. He almost bumped into a waiter who was just about to bring in some food. He ignored the waiter, pulling Yuqing past him and out the door.
"Sir, your ordered... food...," the waiter barely started speaking when she saw the coldness on the man’s face, which almost stopped her heart with fright, causing her to hastily retreat several steps.
Lu Jingchen’s steps were so rapid that Yuqing couldn’t react in time. By the time she regained her senses, he had already pulled her out of the restaurant and was headed straight for the parking lot.
"Lu... Lu Jingchen..." Zuo Yuqing bit her lip as if finally making up her mind, vigorously trying to pull away the hand that he was gripping, "Let me go first, you’re hurting me."
However, at this moment, Lu Jingchen was completely indifferent. He was deeply worried about Chu Munan and what he might do to Song Qiao. After all, Song Qiao was a vulnerable woman, and Chu Munan, a fearsome man in the underworld, was not someone to be taken lightly.
Song Qiao had an injured back, and sometimes her character was too soft like a pushover, and other times too direct. He feared that if Song Qiao said something wrong and upset that man, what if he directly harmed Song Qiao?
Opening the passenger door, he abruptly stuffed Zuo Yuqing inside. Lu Jingchen, ignoring everything, quickly walked to the driver’s seat and sat down.
Zuo Yuqing rubbed the back of her head, which she had accidentally bumped when Lu Jingchen had pushed her into the car. The pain nearly brought her to tears, but she forced herself to hold them back. Once he sat in the driver’s seat, she immediately looked at Lu Jingchen and biting her teeth, she repeated the question from the restaurant, "Lu Jingchen, has Chu Munan come?"
Her voice was uncontrollably shaky, clearly showing how terrified she was of that man. She had barely escaped from him and returned to this city; there was no way she would go back with him, back to that cage that offered her no freedom.
The man’s expression remained cold as he inserted the key, ready to start the car, giving a faint hum in response.
Hearing Lu Jingchen’s confirmation, Yuqing’s face turned even paler, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "So... are you going to hand me over to him?"
This thought hit her hard, making her almost certain that perhaps Song Qiao had been captured by Chu Munan, and thus Lu Jingchen was planning to exchange her for Song Qiao...
How could this be possible... 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Lu Jingchen, you can’t do this." Zuo Yuqing’s body was overwhelmed with fear, she turned to open the passenger door, intending to get out of the car.
She couldn’t go with Lu Jingchen to Chu Munan; that man would not let her off easily. Moreover, her departure had been without notifying him; to put it nicely, she left, but bluntly, she had escaped...
If that man captured her and brought her back, she couldn’t bear to think of the tortures he might use on her.
All Yuqing wanted now was to leave... leave Lu Jingchen’s car, leave this place... even considering leaving the city.
The mere thought of Chu Muchen was far too terrifying...
The man in the driver’s seat remained expressionless, watching Zuo Yuqing’s actions. He quickly and deftly locked the car doors, rendering her attempts to open them futile.
"Yuqing... if you trust me, come with me. Song Qiao is still in Chu Munan’s hands." Lu Jingchen’s tone was calm, devoid of any emotion, as if he was discussing a mundane matter, his gaze firmly fixed on Zuo Yuqing throughout.
Zuo Yuqing looked at Lu Jingchen, her face revealing a bitter smile as she sarcastically said, "So, you’re going to take me there to exchange for Song Qiao, is that it?"
She should have guessed it was the case; after all, Song Qiao was his wife, and she was just his ex-girlfriend. How could she compare to Song Qiao?
They weren’t in the same league at all, and in the end, Lu Jingchen would only choose to hand her over to Chu Munan to get Song Qiao back.
A coldness arose inexplicably deep inside her, as if she was trapped in an ice cave formed from millennium-old ice, making Zuo Yuqing feel a bone-chilling cold spreading from her heart to her body, uncontrollably trembling.
Lu Jingchen slightly frowned as he looked at Zuo Yuqing, guessing somewhat the harm Chu Munan had inflicted on her. Instead of starting the car immediately, he extended his hand, "Yuqing, calm down. As I said, if you trust me, come with me, I’ll do my utmost to protect you from being taken away by Chu Munan..."
As Zuo Yuqing listened to Lu Jingchen, her heart gradually calmed, but she lifted her head, seemingly still not entirely free from that fear, biting down on her lip so hard it almost drew blood, "What if... what if Chu Munan demands you hand me over in exchange for Song Qiao? Would you do it?"
Right now... it seemed that she just wanted to know this answer, the one that would allow her not to be afraid and to feel at peace.
She dared not think of the worst, she could only hope for the best.
She would never willingly go back to Chu Munan, to continue being tormented by him, she was a human, not a pet, nor a stand-in...
Lu Jingchen’s lips were tightly pressed together, his chin even more firmly set in a straight line, yet he did not answer Zuo Yuqing’s question.
Seeing Lu Jingchen’s reaction, Zuo Yuqing instantly understood, kept her head down and did not speak again, trying to smile, yet unable to muster one, wanting to cry, yet tears wouldn’t come. She felt as if her soul had been sucked out of her.
In fact, for Lu Jingchen, Zuo Yuqing’s significance naturally wasn’t as great as Song Qiao’s, but nevertheless, Zuo Yuqing had been by his side for a while, and now everyone was still friends. If handing over Zuo Yuqing in exchange for Song Qiao, he didn’t know whether he would choose to do so...
In truth, it was a choice, but also not one...
One wrong step in life, and there is no turning back. He didn’t know what Zuo Yuqing had endured over the years, what exactly made her so terrified of Chu Muchen...
"Just drive," after a long silence in the car, Zuo Yuqing, who had been looking down, suddenly raised her head to look at Lu Jingchen and spoke indifferently, "Just drive, after all, Song Qiao is your wife, that earlier question, I shouldn’t have asked you like that..."
Status and position can drive everything, the only thing she shouldn’t do was compare herself with Song Qiao.
Upon hearing Zuo Yuqing’s words, Lu Jingchen unconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel, fell into silence for a moment and then spoke in a deeper, slightly husky voice, his gaze directly on Zuo Yuqing’s face, as if giving her a promise, "Yuqing, if you trust me, rest assured, I will keep you safe within my sight."
When Zuo Yuqing heard his words, her expression flickered, but she smiled, her facial smile shining for a second like the stars, "With your words, that’s enough, drive."
The black Maybach then started, gliding into the traffic and slowly vanishing among the vehicles.
...
Inside the villa, Yu Xia looked at the gauze in her hand, wrapping it several times around the man, and then tied a knot at the end. The surgery was successfully completed.
Not being able to help but breathe a sigh of relief, she looked up only to see the man who just ended his call, watching her with a smirk, her heart skipped a beat, and she almost instinctively wanted to step back, accidentally kicking the equipment on the ground used for the surgery, immediately causing a harsh noise in the room, jolting her fiercely.
"Why... why are you looking at me like that?" Perhaps feeling too uncomfortable under the man’s gaze, Yu Xia stuttered, a vague fear brewing within her heart.
It was... fear of this man.
Chu Munan watched Zuo Yuqing, his phone’s screen had already gone dark, his face wore a shallow smile, looking like he was smiling but not quite, "How much did you hear just now?"
Yu Xia, "..." How much did I hear?
This time, the man repeated an important word gently, "When I was on the phone, what did you hear?"
Yu Xia instinctively shook her head, "I... I didn’t hear much, I was busy treating your wound... When I do something, I don’t pay attention to what’s happening around me, I didn’t hear what you were talking about... what... are you thinking? You’re not thinking about silencing me, are you?"
Wow, why would you think like that, she felt she was totally blameless?
Earlier, she had been trying her best not to make any mistakes, so she was completely focused on her work and had little awareness of her surroundings.
