When you have no one to rely on, you can force yourself to become tough as nails, able to hold up the sky on your own!
But when there’s someone you can depend on, all your vulnerabilities tend to show.
And if you have a solid shoulder to lean on when you feel vulnerable, then that vulnerability becomes even more pronounced.
This was exactly how Xia Weibao felt at the moment.
He had arrived, and she felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Lu Hualiang held her, gently patting her back, "Don’t be afraid, with me here, no one dares to hurt you."
As he spoke, he pulled her back a little distance.
He looked her up and down, inspecting her body.
Although he really wanted to hug her, her safety worried him more.
Xia Weibao’s face was full of grievances, and she flung herself into his embrace again, holding him tight.
Then she started to whimper and complain.
"They shot at me with guns, beat me with electric batons, tried to crush me by pushing over a wall, and wanted to starve me by not giving me any food, wu wu, I was so scared."
Why did the scene of the wall collapsing seem so familiar to him?
It’s so like your handiwork, my dear wife.
The three police officers who were knocked to the ground and were wailing incessantly, "..."
Damn, what about our faces!
Who exactly was being beaten here?
To think the culprit had the gall to complain first!
The three of them were too angry to curse, but then they realized that the man holding Xia Weibao was Lu Hualiang!
The most mysterious, the most ruthless, the most fearsome killer in all of Huaxia, Lu Hualiang!
The wealthiest and most powerful Lu Hualiang!
Seeing the two of them embraced together, the three officers had an inkling of the truth, and their faces turned pale.
Their eyes bulged with terror, as if gripped by the throat by the grim reaper, their whole body went ice-cold, gasping for breath.
"How dare you touch my woman, you’ve got quite the nerve."
The icy, bone-chilling voice, as if the grim reaper were claiming a life, spilled out from Lu Hualiang’s thin lips.
Their bodies went limp and they collapsed to the ground.
Lu Hualiang’s woman...
And the chief of police, in his panic, even wet himself, continually wiping sweat.
"Director Lu, I-I-I-I-I-I apologize, I had no no no idea Miss Xia was taken into custody, I-I-I will definitely punish, definitely punish!"
Lu Hualiang paid no mind to these people and swept Xia Weibao up in his arms, turning to walk out.
For his woman to stay a second longer in such a place was a disgrace!
As he left, a terrifying scream emanated from the cell.
All the criminals locked inside were shuddering with fear.
No one knew what happened in the cell that night.
Only that those three never appeared again.
The chief of police was replaced.
However, Xia Weibao knew nothing of all this.
She was taken by Lu Hualiang back to his villa in City A.
Laid on a soft, large bed.
"I’m sorry, I’m late."
Lu Hualiang sat by the bed, his hand caressing her face, eyes brimming with pain.
He had been on the plane for fourteen hours, unable to receive messages.
Yet, in those fourteen hours, she had suffered so much.
God knows when he got off the plane and received the news that she had been attacked, splashed with sulfuric acid, and later jailed, how much he wanted to kill those responsible!
Rushing to the prison, seeing her being beaten, his heart nearly stopped!
Xia Weibao looked at him, her lips quivered, hesitating to speak.
That expression was like a pitiful little rabbit.
"Do you have something you want to say to me?"
Xia Weibao nodded vigorously and swallowed nervously.
With some shyness, "Director Lu, could you get me a bowl of rice? I’m really hungry."