“Yeah, if she’s the boss’s wife, how could she not recognize him?
Damn, I almost got fooled.”
Su Manman felt bitter inside.
She had the memories of the original owner, but the male lead’s face was too blurry.
All she could see was a very tall man; his eyes, nose, and mouth were completely indistinct—as if someone had put a mosaic over his face.
She suspected that the original owner had been too shy to really look at him properly, which was why she truly didn’t recognize him.
All she knew were the descriptors the book had used for him.
Originally, she had planned to reach An County first, learn his appearance indirectly, and then reunite.
Who would have expected to encounter members of the Black Armored Unit in Qingzhou, being mistaken for a trafficker?
“Bold, how dare you lie to us?”
Wu Rongguang pressed his sword to Su Manman’s neck.
Cold sweat immediately broke out.
If she moved forward even one more step, she would be meeting her great-grandmother… permanently.
“Calm down, calm down…”
“It’s not that I don’t remember my husband’s appearance.
It’s just that… during my confinement after childbirth, I received news of my husband’s death.
Then I was driven out by my mother-in-law and couldn’t cope.
I fell seriously ill with a high fever, and when I woke up, I had forgotten my husband.
Everything I know about him comes from my father and family, but… his face—I really can’t remember it.”
At this point, Su Manman had to gamble, hoping that the male lead himself had lost his memory.
The Black Armored Unit probably wouldn’t find selective amnesia too surprising.
Sure enough, when she claimed memory loss, Wu Rongguang and the others, though skeptical, didn’t push further.
“It may sound incredible to you, but… the doctor said that after extreme trauma, one might subconsciously choose to forget some memories to avoid facing the pain.
I… I am probably one of those cases.
I couldn’t accept my husband’s death, so I… forgot him.
My amnesia proves how deep my feelings were for him.
If I hadn’t forgotten, I might have followed him in death.”
She sobbed, looking pitiful…
Even the tough Black Armored Unit men of Daxing, who had never been exposed to any sentimental “heartwarming” talk, felt a twinge in their eyes.
They had only known military orders: execute the mission, obey commands to the death.
Never had they heard of soldiers dying for Daxing, and the citizens being grateful, calling them heroes.
Their eyes reddened slightly.
Gu Tianye, however, remained calm.
“Since you’re going to Luzhou, why let the children beg in Qingzhou?
And why interact with that Wang woman?”
At this point, Su Manman felt her luck was incredibly good.
It had been just a few words with a trafficker that got her noticed.
“This brother, if you saw me talking to that trafficker, then you must have seen her flee.
She ran because she was afraid I would report her—she isn’t on my side.”
“If you have the time to arrest me, you might as well go after the trafficker.
The sooner you catch her, the sooner you can rescue those poor victims.”
Gu Tianye: “We will pursue the traffickers, naturally.”
Su Manman: “Then… can you release me?
I already arranged with Yan Gang of the Weimeng Escort Agency to accompany their escort team to Luzhou in three days.
If we miss this trip, who knows when the next one will go?
A few orphans and a widow can’t make the journey alone.
You can verify with the escort agency if you don’t believe me.
I only wanted to earn a little pocket money these days, truly no child trafficking involved.”
Gu Tianye glanced at Wu Rongguang.
Wu Rongguang raised his hand, signaling two men to leave quickly.
“We will verify your information.
If you’re telling the truth, you will be released.”
It seemed they wouldn’t let her go immediately, but as long as she didn’t die, Su Manman was okay with it.
At least she could admire the handsome man while waiting.
Thinking of that, her gaze toward Gu Tianye became a little wild.
Truly a divine face—front, side, all angles—a flawless three-hundred-and-sixty-degree view.
If the occasion weren’t inappropriate, she might have whistled.
Gu Tianye’s brow furrowed slightly. Although he wasn’t looking at her, he wasn’t oblivious.
How could he not feel that bold gaze?
On one hand, she claimed deep devotion to her husband, willing to follow him in life and death;
On the other, she stared unabashedly at a complete stranger.
This was his wife?
Suddenly, Gu Tianye felt irritated.
He turned to meet her gaze.
He expected her to feel embarrassed, but she didn’t. Instead, she raised an eyebrow.
Su Manman’s raised eyebrow was an instinctive reaction to a handsome man.
She didn’t realize that, with her haggard, emaciated face, the single visible eyes and that raised eyebrow looked… sleazy rather than cute.
Gu Tianye gritted his teeth.
No one had ever dared to tease him like that in person.
“Boss! Boss!” someone ran in.
“The little ones are awake—they’ve been crying to see their mother.”
Naturally, the “mother” referred to Su Manman.
Gu Tianye said nothing, but Wu Rongguang was slightly anxious.
If what Su Manman said was true, the twins might very well be the boss’s children.
This woman may not be great, but the boss’s bloodline could not be left to drift.
“Bring them here.”
Seeing Gu Tianye silent, Wu Rongguang spoke immediately.
Soon, the three crying little ones were brought over.
They saw Su Manman tied to a chair and immediately rushed to her.