The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 749 - 214 He Got Injured, But It Was To Protect Another Woman_2
When someone pointed a gun at her waist, she wasn’t afraid at all, because she knew Chu Munan wouldn’t let them shoot her. It was just to threaten Lu Jingchen into handing over Zuo Yuqing.
"Boss." Jack hadn’t expected everything to happen so suddenly, and he called out in panic, rushing over to push Song Qiao aside and support Chu Munan. He looked at the gunshot wound at Munan’s waist, where bright red blood kept gushing out, filling his eyes with piercing red.
Xi Mohan walked out from behind Lu Jingchen and the others, playing with the pistol he had just used to shoot at Chu Munan. A hint of a smile curled up on his indifferent face as he spoke casually, "Haven’t fired a gun in years, my aim is off."
All of Chu Munan’s men surged out at once, their pistols pointed at Lu Jingchen and his people. It seemed as if a gunfight was about to erupt at any moment.
Song Qiao was pushed aside so suddenly that she nearly fell to the ground, but she was steadied in time by a man who rushed over. Otherwise, she would have surely tumbled down the stairs.
But after the man steadied her, he didn’t let go immediately. Instead, he handed her over to Anna, who took hold of Song Qiao’s body to stop her from moving. Then Anna pressed her pistol against Song Qiao’s head and said indifferently to Lu Jingchen, "It seems Mr. Lu intends to abandon his wife for that woman, Zuo Yuqing."
Anna’s Chinese wasn’t very good, but it wasn’t very bad either. Her words were clear enough for anyone to understand, not to mention the mock in her tone directed at Lu Jingchen.
Everyone stood off against each other, neither side giving ground. Lu Jingchen stood there holding an umbrella, with Zuo Yuqing standing behind him, his expression dark as water. But his gaze fell only on Song Qiao, still and silent, without uttering a word.
Song Qiao didn’t speak either, letting Anna control her. The scene of Chu Munan getting shot replayed incessantly in her mind, making her acutely aware that when Munan heard the gunshot, he had intentionally pushed her away to save her from the reckless bullet.
And him? He must have seen Xi Mohan hiding behind Lu Jingchen, ready to shoot at any moment, hadn’t he?
He could have safely dodged it, but he chose not to let her get hurt.
"Release my wife," Lu Jingchen said with a dark expression, his eyes coldly fixed on Anna, his words delivered with chilling intensity.
Anna paused, then looked at Lu Jingchen with uncontrollable laughter, "Are you ordering me, Mr. Lu? Sorry, I, Anna, only listen to our boss."
"What’s with all the nonsense? If you’re going to shoot, just shoot. Standing here in the rain is soaking my clothes," Xi Mohan said, toying with the pistol in his hand, and then directed his finger at Anna, "Release her. If you want to fight, I’ll take you on. What’s the point of threatening a woman who cannot even truss a chicken?"
"I know she’s a woman who cannot truss a chicken, and indeed, it means nothing," Anna played a verbal game with Xi Mohan, her gaze indifferent and her face bearing a flirtatious smile, as she stated, "But I also know, she’s Mr. Lu’s wife."
Xi Mohan’s face darkened slightly, his grip on the gun tight. He wanted to shoot, but he couldn’t. To Lu Jingchen, Song Qiao meant a lot, at least she was Lu Jingchen’s wife.
Most importantly, Song Qiao was Ning Wan’s close friend.
It was even more imperative not to let anything happen to Song Qiao.
Despite the fatal wound from the bullet, Chu Munan managed to stand up with the help of his men. Apart from looking somewhat pale, there were no other changes in his expression as he coldly addressed Zuo Yuqing, "Little thing, you should know what the consequences of betraying me are."
Having said that, he raised his gun-holding hand abruptly and aimed it at Zuo Yuqing, firing without hesitation.
"Jingchen..." A scream rang out at the sound of the gunshot, followed by a man’s muffled groan, as Zuo Yuqing screamed out loud.
Song Qiao, held hostage by Anna, seemed stunned as she witnessed everything unfolding before her. Her breath involuntarily hitched as she looked at the man who jumped in front of Zuo Yuqing, taking Chu Munan’s bullet to the chest.
He got injured, but it was to protect another woman.
An ambiguous feeling surfaced in her heart, her brain unable to process promptly, almost instinctively she said to Anna behind her, "You guys leave this place. I’ll be your hostage... leave this place."
Her voice was faint, soft, but also allowed Anna and the others to hear it. She took a deep breath and continued, "Xi Mohan is fond of my close friend, and he will consider that I am his loved woman’s friend; he won’t really harm you. You take me hostage and leave this place... You just had your gunshot wound treated this morning, and now you’ve been shot again. Without treatment, you’ll definitely die from blood loss..."
Anna instinctively looked at her own boss. Chu Munan’s eyes showed an unusual look, yet he still commanded Anna faintly, "Go..."
Anna nodded, glared at Zuo Yuqing who was desperately supporting Lu Jingchen, her eyes filled with obvious hatred as if she wanted to shoot Zuo Yuqing right there, but she didn’t have the time to consider this now. She followed Song Qiao’s words, took her hostage, and slowly headed towards their car parked on the other side.
