After Su Rou’s reminder, Gu Heng immediately became wary.
After thinking it over, he decided, “Give Lu Jingming a few days off first. Once the people I sent manage to control Tang Xiaoman, I’ll decide whether to fire him.”
After filling her stomach, Tang Xiaoman returned to the department store to continue her shopping spree.
This time, she bought all kinds of skincare products: shampoo, body wash, handmade soap, facial cleanser, soap bars, laundry detergent, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and sanitary pads of various brands and sizes. She also stocked up on serums, lotions, face creams, night creams, hand creams, luxury facial masks, and more.
Since she bought so much, she once again tipped the sales assistants and asked them to help carry everything into her car.
Tang Xiaoman shut the car windows, preparing to store everything into her space.
Out of habit, she glanced warily into the rearview mirror and caught sight of a figure flashing past.
After the previous experience of being followed and ambushed, she immediately connected the dots.
Looks like Gu Heng still hadn’t given up. Even after sacrificing Shu Jia, he still refused to stop.
Tang Xiaoman sneered and drove out of the underground parking garage.
Sure enough, a van followed closely behind her.
Pretending not to notice, Tang Xiaoman drove straight toward the club.
After parking, she called Zhou Yichen.
“Some thugs are following me with bad intentions. Get the brothers ready—we’re shutting the door and beating the dog.”
Tang Xiaoman entered the closed-down club. Seeing how quiet and deserted it was inside, the suspicious men immediately made their move.
But just as they reached out to cover her mouth, more than a dozen people suddenly rushed out from all directions, pinning them to the ground and beating them fiercely.
The bodyguards had only just started the job and were eager to prove themselves, so they hit especially hard.
The men were beaten miserably and began crying and begging for mercy.
Only then did Tang Xiaoman wave her hand, signaling everyone to stop.
“Who sent you?” she asked.
The men had been beaten so badly they looked half-dead. At first, they wanted to keep silent no matter what—but then a dog suddenly lunged out, scaring them into screaming.
The vicious dog bared its fangs under the lights as though it wanted to rip a chunk of flesh off them.
The men instantly caved.
“It… it was Mister Gu who sent us!”
The police arrived, and coincidentally the young policeman from before came along too.
He widened his eyes in surprise. “Why is it you again?!”
Tang Xiaoman smiled brightly. “Looks like we’re unusually fated.”
Young Policeman: “…”
Tang Xiaoman noted down his badge number: 653973. Meeting three times in a row really did seem like fate.
Zhou Yichen provided surveillance footage proving that the men had followed Tang Xiaoman and intended to kidnap her.
But the officer in charge looked suspiciously at the dozen-plus bodyguards—men and women alike—and asked, “Who are you people, and what are you doing here?”
Tang Xiaoman answered first. “Because Gu Heng keeps hiring people to kidnap me, and Su Ke even set dogs on me and tried to kill me with guns and knives, I hired more bodyguards to protect myself.”
Her reasoning was entirely justified and perfectly reasonable.
Then she asked, “Su Ke and Gu Heng are still being held in detention, right? So why is Gu Heng still out here causing trouble?”
The officer looked awkward. “Well… I’ll have to investigate before I can tell you.”
In reality, he knew very well that Su Ke had already been released on medical parole, and Gu Heng had also been bailed out. Only the unlucky assistant Shu Jia was still detained.
Who would’ve thought Gu Heng would be so audacious? Even after getting bail, he still dared to commit crimes again.
This time, no one would be able to save him.
Seeing the officer eager to leave, Tang Xiaoman refused to let it go.
“Officer, I’d like to ask about the situation regarding the people who harmed me. Should I contact you in the future?” She took out her phone, clearly intending to get his contact information.
The officer looked nervous. “I’m pretty busy. You can ask someone else.”
Tang Xiaoman pointed at the young policeman. “Can I ask Officer 653973 for updates?”
“Yes!” The officer patted the young policeman’s shoulder before directing the officers to escort the criminals into the police cars.
“Officer, leave me your contact info,” Tang Xiaoman stopped the young policeman.
Seeing that both his superior and teammates had already left, the young policeman could only obediently leave his phone number before finally escaping.
“Your reward for courageous civilian action is still under review. You should hear the result within a week,” the young policeman told her as he got into the car.
Tang Xiaoman wasn’t so easily brushed off. “Remember to help me check what happened to Gu Heng, Su Ke, and Shu Jia—the three people who tried to harm me.”
The police cars sped away with sirens blaring.
Tang Xiaoman was certain that this time, Gu Heng was truly in trouble.
He had underestimated her twice in a row. He deserved to fall flat on his face.
The bodyguards had protected their employer well, so after reviewing the surveillance footage, Tang Xiaoman praised them one by one.
“Woof!” Fubao clearly felt he deserved credit too.
Tang Xiaoman patted the dog’s head and pulled a steaming roast duck leg from her bag.
After rewarding the dog, she counted the bodyguards in surprise. “We already have ten people?”
Zhou Yichen replied, “Manager Zhang sent over four more bodyguards and promised the remaining ones would be found within three days.”
Tang Xiaoman noticed that among the four new bodyguards, three were women, and the corners of her mouth twitched.
Looks like Manager Zhang had stopped caring about gender just to meet the quota.
Well, female bodyguards were fine too.
Even if female bodyguards were somewhat weaker in combat, they could stay as long as they were capable enough.
Besides, there were some tasks more convenient for women to handle.
Tang Xiaoman’s bedroom was on the third floor. The furniture was simple, but the bedding was all pure cotton. The bathroom was fully stocked with brand-new towels, bath towels, and bathrobes.
The toothpaste, toothbrushes, face towels, and rinse cups were all unopened and complete.
Tang Xiaoman was very satisfied with Zhou Yichen’s efficiency. He truly hadn’t disappointed her.
Since she’d said she was only renting for half a month, the furniture he bought was simple.
But the bedding he chose for her was branded pure cotton. Her daily necessities were also all authentic high-end brands.
Smart, sensible, and highly skilled in combat—Tang Xiaoman felt like she had struck gold.
Before going to sleep, Tang Xiaoman transferred one hundred thousand yuan to Zhou Yichen with the note: “Bonus.”
Before she even turned off the lights, Zhou Yichen transferred the money back.
“I just started working. No need to rush giving me bonuses,” Zhou Yichen replied.
Tsk. What an honest kid.
Tang Xiaoman didn’t argue with him and instead asked, “Where’s Fubao?”
“In my room.”
After a pause, he added, “Should I bring him over to you?”
“No need. Fubao will stay with you for now.” Tang Xiaoman was very satisfied with the arrangement. “Your job is to train him into a high-level war dog. I have more important things to deal with.”
She turned off her phone, switched off the lights, and went to sleep.
Tang Xiaoman slept soundly, but someone else was destined for a sleepless night.
All the people Gu Heng had sent to kidnap Tang Xiaoman had been arrested, and they had confessed everything about him. So once again, Gu Heng ended up at the police station.
As a repeat offender, his crimes were now even more serious. This time, he was truly in deep trouble.
Both the Gu family and the Su family exploded into chaos, but no matter what methods they used, they could no longer bail Gu Heng out.
They mobilized every connection both families had, money flying out like snowflakes for two entire days.
In the end, they received only one message from above—
They needed the victim to sign a letter of forgiveness before Gu Heng could be released on bail.