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Lu Juyan drove the car onto the busy street, while Du Ruqing sat by his side. His gaze shifted to the window as he tried to find any trace of Qu Yan Shi. After all, no one knew if the other party would start searching for him due to his unease towards Yuan Wei.

It was unknown whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate encounter, but at the next corner, Du Liqing saw Qu Yan who was walking hurriedly by the side of the road. Her face was covered with tears. Her hair was messy due to the cold wind, making her look extremely pathetic.

"Please stop at the roadside in front and study."

Du Ruqing turned her head to look at Qu Yan's back and saw that she had stopped because of the traffic light. She could not help but feel some heartache. He set his gaze on Lu Juyan and slowly opened his mouth to beg as he pointed at the path ahead.

Following Du Liqing's line of sight, Lu Juyan also noticed where Qu Yan was. He obediently parked his car in front of a parking place and unlocked the door for Du Liqing to get off first.

After she closed the door, she started to reverse the car into the parking space. She moved very quickly, and ran towards the two women immediately after she parked the car.

"Research, wait!" When Du Liqing caught up to her, Qu Yan Shi was on the verge of running away. This made her subconsciously shout out the other party's name in an attempt to stop them from leaving.

Qu Yan Shi turned around and looked at Du Liqing. Tears that had originally been dried by the wind suddenly flowed out and fell onto her face, making her look extremely pitiful.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qu Yan Shi leaped onto Du Ruqing's body, hugging her tightly. Tears rolled down her face and fell onto her shoulders, causing her to unconsciously feel a kind of heartache for Qu Yanzhi. He reached out and patted the other party's back, trying to calm him down.

Before long, Lu Juyan walked up and stood beside the two women. He noticed that many people were looking over at him and didn't seem to care at all.

"Qing, I beg you, please save Yuan Wei!" Suddenly, Qu Yan Shi seemed to have thought of something, and immediately stood up from Du Ruqing's embrace, and spoke to the others in a choked voice.

"What happened?"

Du Ruqing, who did not know the truth, was shocked, but when he saw the sad look on Qu Yan Shi's face, he consciously took out the tissue in his bag. Pulling someone to a wooden chair on the side of the street, he carefully wiped them off and subconsciously asked about what had happened.

Lu Juyan, who was standing at the side, naturally couldn't interrupt the two girls' conversation. He silently waited for Qu Yanzhi to speak, but he only saw that he was gulping down his saliva. The words in her mouth seemed to be unable to come out, causing Du Liqing to repeatedly ask.

"A group of people kidnapped Yuan Wei and asked you to redeem him."

After being questioned for a long time, Qu Yanzhi was still unable to think of what to say. If it wasn't for Du Ruqing's reminder, she probably would have been unwilling to say anything more. In a helpless situation, he mumbled something.

All of a sudden, Qu Yan had a fear that her close friends would be lost and the people she loved would leave her.

"How much is the ransom?" Lu Juyan's brow creased slightly as he listened to what had happened. He also felt that it was a bit odd.

Why must it be her?

The complaint in his heart made Lu Juyan feel even weirder, and even the expression on his face when looking at Qu Yan grew a little more complicated.

"The other party said that they don't want the ransom, as long as I can trade with them." Qu Yan Shi anxiously grabbed Du Ruqing's hand, her face filled with pain. In her heart, she felt as if a hand had grabbed her. It was so painful that she couldn't breathe.

If the other party's conditions were not so outrageous, Qu Yanzhi would not have been so helpless. Now, even though he knew it was a trap, he still had to ask his close friend for help.

Although Qu Yan Yan secretly cursed herself in her heart, she still did not say any words that told others not to go. A look of worry appeared in her eyes, but it was obvious that the person she was most concerned about was Yuan Wei.

"The other party is in an abandoned residential building in the suburbs, I …" I want to ask for your help.

Qu Yan Shi couldn't say the latter part of the sentence. She fiercely lowered her head, not daring to look at Du Liqing. However, her hand was tightly holding onto Du Liqing, as if she was feeling an unbearable pain from the bottom of her heart.

Du Ruqing could not bear to see how upset Qu Yanzhi was. Her lips slightly parted as she slowly said, "I'll go."

With a faint smile, she habitually placed her hand on Qu Yan Shi's hand, covering her trembling arm and giving her a weak encouragement.

Du Liqing did not know what would happen next, but she felt that if she did not go, Qu Qu would definitely suffer for the rest of her life, and she would also feel guilty for a long, long time.

"I'll go with you!" When Qu Yan looked at Du Guyan with an incredulous gaze, Lu Juyan put his hand on her body and leisurely said those words.

The firmness in her eyes was very obvious, as if she was trying to give some encouragement to Du Liqing in an attempt to stabilize her emotions.

Before the two women could speak, Qu Yan's cell phone rang. Looking at the phone on the screen, it made her fingers tremble.

He pressed the answer button. Before anyone could say anything, they heard the other party coldly say, "Don't let anyone follow you. Otherwise, I don't know what I'll do to your lover!"

His words contained a bit of contempt, as if he was certain they would go together with him.

Qu Yan Shi was scared stiff by her tone, and her fear continued to spread. Her mind was filled with memories of her happy days with Yuan Wei, but at this moment, she couldn't bring herself to laugh. Tears rolled down the corners of his eyes, and he felt a chill in his heart.

That person's calm aura made Du Ruqing feel a little strange, and her thoughts drifted to Sun Jiangyuan.

Involuntarily, he began to suspect Sun Jiangyuan and had a faint feeling that this matter might have something to do with him. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. He frowned and gritted his teeth as he felt the urge to beat the crap out of him.

"Damn it!" Seeing the sorrowful expression on Qu Yan Shi's face, Du Ruqing unconsciously scolded in a low voice. It was unknown if she was talking about Sun Jiangyuan or herself, but her eyes revealed a look of disgust, not concealing it at all.

On the other hand, Lu Juyan's face grew darker and darker as he listened to the words of that person. His vertical hand clenched into a fist under the cover of his sleeve, and he pursed his lips without saying a word.

His father, Lu Yu, was begging this person in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yuan Wei's case might have something to do with him. Seeing the side of his face turn green, he couldn't bear to push her into the fire pit and leave, but he knew that she was extremely generous to her good friend.

In that instant, Lu Juyan's brow creased tightly as a myriad of complicated thoughts ran through his mind.