Chen Jiang also gave an awkward smile.
“We meet again.”
‘It’s true that nothing actually happened between us last night, but the process of neutralizing the poison was a bit…’
‘And I saw…
quite a lot.’
‘Still, I’m in the right here.
She dragged me to a hotel room, and I still managed to be a perfect gentleman.
What more could she expect?’
After her initial shock, a blush crept onto Jiang Yutong’s pretty face.
Of course she remembered what happened last night.
When she woke up the next morning and thought about it, she wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole.
It was a good thing she had run into Chen Jiang.
‘If it had been anyone else…’
‘She probably would have lost her virginity.’
And on top of that, she had even dirtied his clothes.
‘So embarrassing!’
Jiang Yuning also noticed something was off.
“Sis, what happened between you two yesterday?”
“And you reek of alcohol.
Don’t tell me you were out partying last night?”
Jiang Yutong didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
Chen Jiang smiled.
“Let me explain.
I got lost yesterday, and your sister was kind enough to give me directions.
But it was too late, so I didn’t come over.
I just found a hotel for the night so I wouldn’t disturb you.”
Seeing Chen Jiang come to her rescue, a flicker of gratitude flashed in Jiang Yutong’s eyes, but her face remained cold.
“Next time, try not to run around like a headless chicken.”
As she spoke, she shot Chen Jiang a glare, her eyes holding a hint of a threat.
Chen Jiang understood.
She didn’t want Jiang Yuning to know what happened last night.
She was Mrs.
Xu’s daughter, after all.
He needed to get the story straight about her working at a foot massage parlor.
At the very least, he would never let Jiang Yutong work in a place like that again.
It was too dangerous.
“It’s not very convenient for a guy like me to be staying here.
I’ll leave in a bit,” Chen Jiang offered.
Jiang Yuning’s beautiful eyes widened.
“But you just got to Lin City…”
Jiang Yutong cut in, “Fine, you can stay here temporarily.
You can have my room.”
“Huh?” Jiang Yuning was stunned.
“Sis, since when are you so accommodating?”
“I just feel sorry for him,” Jiang Yutong said, her face flushing.
“I’ll share a room with you.”
Chen Jiang had saved her yesterday, so she couldn’t just kick him out.
Besides, she had some things she wanted to discuss with him in private.
She definitely didn’t want her sister or mother to find out about last night.
Therefore, she had to make sure Chen Jiang kept his mouth shut.
Suddenly!
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
The front door was pounded on violently, creating a deafening noise!
“Open the door!
Open up!”
“I know you’re in there!
If you don’t open this door, we’re kicking it down!”
“Fuck, you little bitches have some nerve, huh?
Testing our patience?”
“Open the door now!”
“Today, we brothers are going to teach you a lesson!”
A series of clamorous shouts came from outside.
The color drained from Jiang Yutong’s and Jiang Yuning’s faces.
“Sis, those guys are back.”
“Ignore them.” Jiang Yutong shook her head, a weary look on her pretty face as if she were already used to this.
“Just stay quiet.
They’ll leave after they’ve made their noise.”
“Who are they?
Acting so arrogantly?”
Chen Jiang frowned.
“Debt collectors,” Jiang Yutong said, biting her red lip and rubbing her temples.
“Debt collectors?” Chen Jiang’s frown deepened.
“My dad’s gambling debts,” Jiang Yuning said, her eyes welling with tears.
“He gambled away the entire family fortune and was still drowning in debt…”
“He couldn’t take the torment, so he jumped from a building.
It was an easy way out for him.
But for the past year, these guys have been coming here every day to harass the three of us, threatening and intimidating us in every way possible.”
Looking at her pale face, Chen Jiang couldn’t help but feel a surge of pity.
He could only imagine how much they must have been harassed and threatened for Jiang Yuning to be this terrified.
Just then, the rickety front door was forcibly smashed open!
The moment it burst open, a group of thuggish-looking hooligans armed with clubs swarmed in!
Their leader was a bald man.
He swaggered in, sneering, “Fuck, decided to open up, did you?
Heh, now let’s see where you women can—”
Before he could finish his sentence, a sharp pain erupted in his gut.
“Argh!”
With a pained cry, he was sent flying by a kick.
As his body flew backward, he crashed into two of his lackeys, knocking them to the ground!
Jiang Yuning was stunned.
She hadn’t even seen how Chen Jiang had moved!
Even Jiang Yutong, who had witnessed Chen Jiang’s skills the night before, was shocked by the sheer force of the scene before her.
‘This guy is unbelievably strong!
He actually sent someone flying two or three meters with one kick!’
The bald man collapsed on the ground, his stomach churning violently.
The pain was so intense that veins bulged on his forehead.
“Kid, do you have any idea who we are?
You dare stick your nose in our business?!”
Chen Jiang said lightly, “Mrs.
Xu’s family’s business is my business.
You come here to harass and threaten her and her daughters, so you deserve a beating.”
The bald man roared, “Break his legs!”
“Chen Jiang…
be careful!”
Seeing a dozen or so thugs rush at Chen Jiang with clubs, Jiang Yutong’s heart leaped into her throat.
But in the next second, their eyes went wide!
Chen Jiang’s movements seemed casual, yet he precisely dodged every one of their attacks.
Every punch and every kick landed squarely on one of the thugs.
In just four or five seconds, Chen Jiang had knocked all of them to the ground.
The bald man was dumbfounded!
The other thugs all stared at Chen Jiang in terror, as if they were looking at a monster.
‘Is this guy retired from the special forces?’
‘How can he be such a good fighter?’
Chen Jiang dusted off his hands, his razor-sharp gaze falling on the bald man.
“Now, can we talk nicely?”
“Yes!
Yes!” The bald man trembled as he stood up, clutching his stomach and nodding his head repeatedly like a chicken pecking at grain.
Chen Jiang said flatly, “Good.
Now get out.
We’ll talk in detail outside.
Don’t frighten my two little sisters.”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Instantly, the dozen or so big men scrambled up from the floor and headed outside, each one as obedient as a schoolboy about to be punished.
After they left, Chen Jiang gave the two sisters a reassuring look before striding out the door.
Jiang Yuning grabbed Jiang Yutong’s hand.
“Sis, will Chen Jiang be okay going out with them?”
“Don’t worry.
That group can’t beat him.
They won’t dare to touch him again,” Jiang Yutong said, her gaze fixed intently on Chen Jiang’s departing back.
“Sis, have you noticed?
Chen Jiang is so manly!
He makes you feel so safe!” Jiang Yuning said, with stars in her eyes.
“If only I could find a boyfriend like that…”
“Too bad most of the guys at our school are such sissies.
They’re all just after my huge boobs.”
Jiang Yutong glanced at her little sister, who was even more…
developed…
than she was.
“…”
Watching Jiang Yuning stare after Chen Jiang like a starstruck fangirl, she felt an inexplicable pang of jealousy.
But it was understandable.
For over a year, ever since their father’s death left them with a mountain of debt and endless harassment, the three of them had been living in fear…
And Chen Jiang’s appearance had undoubtedly given them back a sense of security they hadn’t felt in a long time.
‘This family really does need a man.’