Chapter 180

Chapter 180 - Not Stupid Enough Yet!

“Wang Zongyi, just how foolish can you be to think you can lay a hand on me?” Zhang Xiaolong turned, his gaze icy as he faced the masked man. “Do you aspire to be the Wang family's dead weight?”

“You... You knew it was me all along?” The masked man, sprawled on the ground, winced through his pain as he spoke.

“Not at all,” Zhang Xiaolong admitted, genuinely surprised that Wang Zongyi had made his move in Qingyang so hastily. “Moreover, I'm aware that you weren't acting alone in Yaru's kidnapping. With your level of intelligence, you couldn't have managed it by yourself.”

Repeatedly insulted and called stupid, Wang Zongyi was seething with rage, yet powerless. All he could do was glare at Zhang Xiaolong, his eyes blazing with fury.

“Spit it out. Who put you up to this?” Zhang Xiaolong assisted Yaru to a chair in the room before continuing his interrogation.

“It's just that I can't stand you...” Wang Zongyi retorted defiantly, “You've cost me everything at the Wang family. Isn't it only fair that I make you pay a little in return? Now that I'm at your mercy, I have nothing left to say. Do what you will!”

“I had assumed you were merely an unwitting pawn in someone else's game,” Zhang Xiaolong shook his head in disappointment, “but it's clear now that I was mistaken. You're truly foolish. Given that, I have no choice but to call the police. Get ready to spend the next few years behind bars.”

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Wang Zongyi, forgetting his injured state, attempted to intervene, only to aggravate his wound, causing more blood to spill. Ignoring the pain, he bellowed, “Damn, are you seriously going to call the cops? Think of my grandfather's honor...”

“It's precisely out of respect for your grandfather and Wang Zongming that I haven't already taken you straight to the police,” Zhang Xiaolong's expression was stern and unyielding, “But if you're insistent on shouldering the entire blame, then I'm left with no other option. Don't think for a moment that I'll show leniency to anyone who dares harm Yaru. Rest assured, I'm certain that the elder Mr. Wang won't lift a finger to help you once he learns of your actions.”

“I... I...” Wang Zongyi was suddenly flustered, realizing for the first time that he had truly lost everything.

“You had a chance to go back to the Wang family, but you've squandered it yourself!” Zhang Xiaolong delivered another heavy blow.

After the incident, the police were called, and Wang Zongyi was swiftly arrested, while Chen Yaru was tenderly lifted into the car by Zhang Xiaolong.

Chen Yaru wept in her partner's embrace for a while before she began to recover from the ordeal.

“Hubby, I thought I'd never see you again!” she had thought to herself. If she had been violated by that man, she would have rather died than face Zhang Xiaolong again.

“Don't be foolish. Never allow yourself to think that way,” Zhang Xiaolong held her close, “Rest assured, I am your super husband, and I won't let anyone harm you.”

“Okay,” Chen Yaru murmured, her fears slowly dissolving in his gentle embrace, like ice melting in the sun. Then, she tensed up again, “Oh no, our secret...”

“What's wrong?” Zhang Xiaolong asked, puzzled.

“It's the Four-phenomena Divine Orchid,” Chen Yaru's tears began to fall once more, “I'm so sorry, Hubby. I was so scared, I blurted out the secret about the Four-phenomena Divine Orchid in Elegant Dragon Drinks. I've destroyed your business!”

The secret was undoubtedly out, and Xu Shaoning was in the know. Once the Xu family began mass production, they would swiftly dominate the market. In comparison, the current Soaring Dragon was no match for the Xu family's Strong Dragon.

“You're such a silly girl,” Zhang Xiaolong said tenderly as he wiped away her tears. “Our business won't be destroyed that easily. But even if it were, as long as you're with me, nothing else matters. Do you understand?”

“Mm-hmm...” In that moment, no other words of affection could have been more stirring, yet they moved Chen Yaru to the brink of tears once again.

As he watched the tears continue to fall from her eyes, Zhang Xiaolong resorted to a bold approach, kissing away the tear stains on her face. His hands moved soothingly over her restless body, and before long, she was lost in the mastery of his touch.

Chen Yaru was filled with an intense longing, as if cherishing something all the more for having nearly lost it.

But just as they were about to cast caution to the wind and dive into the matter at hand, an ill-timed call from Chen Zhaomin came through.