Su Manman said, “It’s fine, it’s fine. I’m perfectly okay.”
“Xiaoman, Dabao, big boys, stop crying and wipe away those tears.”
At her words, Su Xiaoman and Dabao immediately stopped sobbing, rubbing the tears off their dirty faces with their blackened hands.
Little Bao, seeing that his brother and uncle weren’t crying, followed suit.
The three filthy kids wiped their grimy tears—a truly messy sight.
“Gentlemen, you’ve seen it,” Su Manman continued.
“I’m just a weak woman, and I have a few kids with me. With you watching, there’s no way I could have escaped.”
“Now… could you please untie me?”
Wu Rongguang glanced at Gu Tianye.
Seeing that Gu Tianye didn’t speak, he signaled his men, and one of them stepped forward to untie Su Manman.
Meanwhile, Wu Rongguang’s eyes remained fixed on the twins.
Though the two children were thin, their eyes were large and bright. Their features really did resemble the boss.
At this point, Wu Rongguang was almost certain these were the boss’s children.
As Wu Rongguang studied Dabao and Xiaobao, Gu Tianye was also observing them.
He wanted to know if these two children were truly his.
Almost instinctively, Dabao turned his head, and their eyes met Gu Tianye’s in midair.
At that instant, Gu Tianye felt a sharp pang in his chest, an intense ache in his heart.
Looking at their patched, worn clothes and fragile bodies, if these were truly his children…
Yet this woman had forced them to beg in public, stripped of dignity.
In that moment, Gu Tianye’s anger at Su Manman reached its peak.
Just as Su Manman was stretching her wrists after being freed, she sensed a wave of hatred directed at her.
She looked up and saw the man who had always seemed calm and unshakable staring at her with pure fury—as if she had committed an unforgivable crime.
Su Manman smirked inwardly. Such a temperamental man… what a pity.
She decided: better not provoke him.
She held the three children close and shifted slightly to the side.
Gurgle…
Suddenly, a loud rumble came from her stomach—especially noticeable in the quiet room.
Damn, to lose face in front of a handsome man…
Thinking quickly, Su Manman said, “Are the kids hungry? You see, your bellies are growling.”
She then turned to Wu Rongguang.
“Big brother, could you bring them some food?”
“I don’t mind. The kids shouldn’t go hungry,” he replied.
Wu Rongguang twitched at the corner of his mouth—her strategy of blaming the kids for her stomach growling was clever.
At this moment, Gu Tianye’s voice sounded.
“Go prepare some food.”
Su Manman’s eyes lit up. Even a temperamental, overbearing man can be considerate—bonus points!
“Big brother, on behalf of the kids, thank you.”
She even cast a shy glance at Gu Tianye.
Wu Rongguang thought: Why am I called “big brother”? The boss is the big brother.
Gu Tianye’s gaze darkened.
“You’d better not play any tricks, or you’ll regret coming into this world,” he said, turning and walking away.
Watching his tall, proud figure leave, Su Manman couldn’t help but cup her face in her hands.
Ah, the classic domineering CEO vibe… too handsome.
Wu Rongguang shuddered at her greasy, starry-eyed expression.
If she weren’t possibly his big brother’s wife… he’d have smashed those eyes long ago.
How could such an outstanding man have such a wife?
Heaven is unfair…
Wu Rongguang’s inner monologue ran wild, while Su Manman remained completely oblivious.
She thought about reuniting with her husband in Luzhou—soon she would have to say goodbye to this perfect man—and felt as if she were losing a fortune.
She didn’t even know his name yet.
“Big brother, what’s your boss’s name?” she asked.
Wu Rongguang, annoyed that his boss had such a wife, frowned further.
Even though this man was Su Manman’s husband, she didn’t know that herself. She was just asking about another man.
His gaze grew sharper.
“Have you forgotten that you already have a husband? How can you be asking about other men?”
Su Manman forced a laugh. “Ah, it’s just fate that we met.”
“When I reunite with my husband in Luzhou, I’ll have to tell him your names.”
“So he can thank you himself.”
Wu Rongguang replied, “No need. You’re family—we should help. Since your husband is also in the Black Armor Army, you couldn’t control your past actions, but you should maintain your image from now on, to avoid embarrassing him.”
With that, Wu Rongguang left.
Su Manman was furious—how had she embarrassed him? She was a beauty, for crying out loud, worthy of admiration!
“Xiaoman, Dabao, Xiaobao, don’t you think I’m beautiful?”
The three nodded vigorously.
“Sister, you’re the most beautiful.”
“Mom, you’re the most, most, most beautiful.”
Their childish praise lifted Su Manman’s spirits and made her a little giddy.
Of course kids don’t lie. If they say I’m beautiful, I must be beautiful.
Yes, I am a true beauty.
Pfft…
Suddenly, a laugh rang out.
After Wu Rongguang had left, a small soldier guarding the door laughed.
“What are you laughing at?”
The soldier had been outside and was now stationed inside with Su Manman and the kids. He didn’t know she might be the boss’s wife.
Seeing her basking in her own beauty, he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Big lady… you said you’re beautiful?”
“Don’t you ever look in the mirror?”
Su Manman’s face changed. “What do you mean?”
The soldier continued, “Big lady, if you looked in a mirror, you wouldn’t claim you’re a beauty.”
A bad premonition rose in Su Manman’s mind.
“What… what do you mean?”
The soldier pulled out a small mirror.
“Big lady, maybe you should take a look for yourself.”
He was someone who loved beauty and always carried a mirror, which explained why he had laughed when Su Manman proclaimed herself beautiful.