Chapter 191: Chapter 190 Desperation
The warmth in the palm of her hand did not belong to her.
Lu Mian’s five fingers, stiff as if frozen, stretched out with warmth in the palm and an icy chill at the fingertips.
Her knuckles couldn’t move, preventing her from gripping Xiao Qimo’s hand in return.
She merely hummed instinctively and found herself involuntarily following his lead as they walked forward.
She couldn’t quite understand why she would allow a man to enter her guarded range, something that had never happened before.
Apart from feeling somewhat strange, she didn’t seem to resist much either.
When she glanced at the man beside her, he was pursing his lips, his expression cold and serious as he walked briskly.
He did not seem to notice these details.
She quietly chastised herself for overthinking.
Xiao Qimo led Lu Mian to a black car.
Ye Jinwen saw from the rearview mirror his Seventh Brother leading Lu Mian over and was so astonished that he bounced in the driver’s seat, shaking the car twice.
What a breakthrough for the century!
The Seventh Brother held Little Mianmian’s small hand, and Lu Mian did not resist!
At last, the Seventh Brother had paved his way to win over his wife…
With gentlemanly grace, Xiao Qimo opened the car door for Lu Mian, and after she climbed in, he followed suit and took his seat as well.
Their hand-holding gesture remained intact, unbroken.
Lu Mian pursed her lips, brushing away the odd thoughts from her mind, and shook her hand in front of the man with a slight smile.
Xiao Qimo released her hand apologetically, “I acted in haste, my apologies.”
He was elegant and gentle, gentlemanly and open, without any other emotion visible on his face.
“It’s fine,” Lu Mian responded, and seeing his earnest posture, she believed his “acted in haste.”
Yet her hand was still somewhat hot.
She quickly dispelled those complicated and unnecessary thoughts.
“My classmate Guo Zihao has been missing classes for four days. I’m going to check on him at his home. Do you know about this?” Lu Mian was most concerned about the issue with Fatty Zihao.
She had to bring him back to school before the exams.
Xiao Qimo nodded, “Yes. Guo Zihao is not at home, something happened to the Guo Family.”
“Something happened? What?”
“I haven’t come to school these days because I’ve been investigating this matter. But don’t worry, they are safe.”
“That’s a relief,” Lu Mian said, feeling reassured, and then looked up at him in astonishment, “You haven’t been coming these past few days?”
Ye Jinwen glanced at Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo in the rearview mirror, and silently mourned for his Seventh Brother.
Seventh Brother hadn’t appeared in front of Little Mianmian for four days, and she hadn’t even noticed!
And there she was, bluntly pointing it out.
Mourning for Seventh Brother once again.
He quietly tried to make himself less noticeable and stepped on the gas pedal.
The car drove on and, true enough, it was not heading to Guo Zihao’s house but stopped in front of a bustling barbecue restaurant.
At this early hour, the doors of the barbecue city were securely closed.
Three of them got out of the car.
This was the stronghold of the local thugs, and this was where she had cleared them out that night.
The facade was a barbecue city, but in a secret basement operation, they were engaged in unsavory dealings. She had taken down everyone that time, and Deputy Director Guo Shuitian had arrested them all. She didn’t expect some remnants to still be outside.
So, the Guo Family’s troubles were related to the remnants of the local snakes?
Did they kidnap the Guo Family members?
Were they trying to find the so-called “Guardian God of Wucheng” through the Guo family?
If that was the case…