Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 296 - 274: Friendship Beyond Price

Yu Minglang and Qiao Zhen have been torturing themselves with their imaginations these past two days, envisioning that Qian and Shi Yu must have suffered greatly.

But what they never expected was that, aside from the knife injury Shi Yu received when reaching out for a blade, and the single whip Qian received upon arriving, there was not a single other problem.

For two great beauties to end up in such a nest of bachelors for so long, they managed to use tricks to protect their innocence, get away clean, and fool more than half the village.

In the end, they were still able to escape...

Yu Minglang dealt with matters on his end, and then received reports from the group infiltrating the village—it left him speechless.

Qian started a huge fire, burning not only Apo’s firewood stack but also more than half of Apo’s courtyard. Apo was not burned to death but was scared halfway to death. Already not wealthy, she suffered even more misfortune after Qian took care of business.

The man who bought Shi Touyu was still insisting that his household godmother disappeared just because of revealing heavenly secrets when Yu Minglang’s people suddenly appeared. He vented his anger on Apo, brutally beating her. With Qian providing leads, Apo’s eldest brother-in-law, who is Da Gen from next door, felt guilty, and despite repeated knocking, Da Gen wouldn’t open the door. They broke in to find him kneeling on the kang, devoutly rubbing his younger brother.

A group of people stood on the ground as he pointed at them saying,

"Illusions, all illusions. You are all little troublemakers from the underworld, with faces painted with flowers—am I supposed to fear you? Let me tell you, I’m not leaving; I’m going to have a son!"

After saying this, he pulled up his pants and, under the astonished eyes of the people, drank a sip from the water that had just been... washed with that stuff.

All of the young men felt nauseous.

They couldn’t help but admire Yu Minglang’s future wife even more.

How amazing it is that she could wreak havoc in a village like this, and they didn’t even get a scratch!

Qian used her powerful intellect and ruthless methods to avenge these buyers and protect her friends.

But the girl who was bought alongside them wasn’t so fortunate.

When rescuing her, she was half-naked, covered in injuries, muttering incoherently.

Whenever Yu Minglang thought that if his Mei were slightly dumber, she might have ended up like that girl, he wholeheartedly agreed with Qian setting the fire.

As Apo rolled around on the ground demanding compensation for the damage to her house, the people who followed were upright and righteous.

"Did you see her set the fire?"

"Who saw Qian start the fire?"

"If you didn’t see it, why say anything—also, Apo is suspected of conspiring with Da Gen to murder the girl previously bought and discarding her body in the wild, all of which must face legal punishment."

Even when handcuffed, Apo still didn’t understand her crime.

She spent money on that girl yet bullied her foolish son and tried to escape, eventually contracting a disease: Apo thought she merely handled it according to village customs.

The life and death of bought livestock and poultry are determined by the owner, but humans and animals are never the same; the law will not forgive ignorance.

These details, Qian did not immediately grasp. When Yu Minglang found her, he didn’t want her to worry about these matters.

At a crucial moment, Yu Minglang brought people to rescue her and Shi Yu, then took them by helicopter back to Q City. On the plane, Yu Minglang held Qian; Qian leaned against him. The two wrapped in a large coat fell asleep.

After two days of tense nerves, they could finally relax.

These past two days, she hadn’t slept well, nor had he.

Qian’s condition was better; she just needed to catch up on sleep to recover.

Yu Minglang’s situation was more severe; after finding Qian, he relaxed and always underestimated his physical strain. His condition worsened due to insufficient cooperation in treatment, and finally, after disembarking the plane, he developed a high fever and was escorted to the hospital.

Qian and Shi Yu needed to cooperate with the investigation and were taken in for questioning. Their experiences were deemed unbelievable.

Among those abducted were some college students and individuals with high educational backgrounds.

But managing to get away unscathed and wreak such havoc is unprecedented, and it is unlikely anyone will surpass Qian for years.

If not for the special status of the two, they would have been on television for a special interview.

There are also many inexplicable matters, such as why Qian asked Shi Yu to impersonate a spiritual figure and target Da Gen, and how she managed to say the name of Da Gen’s deceased father.

And how under Qian’s guidance, Shi Yu found the money hidden in Da Gen’s house—these remain unsolved mysteries.

Qian already planned that if Shi Yu mentioned these, she would claim it’s information overheard from the villains and used it.

She believed they wouldn’t ask the villains what they talked about, as it wasn’t directly related to the case. To Qian’s surprise, Shi Yu didn’t mention these.

She simply stated Qian asked her to act as a spiritual figure; she performed realistically enough to fool them.

After this trafficking incident, Shi Yu seemed like a different person.

Her intellect returned, shredding the cloak of kindness, learning to protect those she truly cared about: Qian was unsure if this change was good or bad.

As she was about to leave, Shi Yu called out to Qian.

"Qian, I owe you an apology and a thank you, but I feel saying these words is somewhat hollow. Without you, I wouldn’t be standing here."

Qian smiled at her slightly, "Qian said she could bring you out, and she certainly did."

Shi Yu hugged Qian with her bandaged hand, asking quietly,

"Do you have secrets kept from me? I mean the information you told me, why was it so spot-on?"

"Well, a life without secrets is no better than a salted fish," Qian didn’t deny.

Shi Yu choked up, "Qian, I never thought that Xuan, she—"

Is being sold or betrayed by a good friend more painful?

In outsiders’ eyes, trafficking is utterly terrifying, but Xiaoyu fought alongside Qian, pretending to be gods to deceive people. The horrible memories filled her mind there, yet upon leaving, the villains and that awful place all became background.

She was there, taking life-and-death leaps with her good friend Qian, eating roast chicken, riding ponies, playing tricks—these are invaluable memories.

Who says only romantic love exists in this world? Friendship, when reaching a certain degree, isn’t far behind.

Qian realized that her potential sale was orchestrated by Shi Yu’s childhood companion. Watching Shi Yu’s anguished face, Qian felt worried, fearing Shi Yu was too sentimental.

She worried Shi Yu might collapse, but Shi Yu’s reaction left Qian, an expert psychologist, completely astonished!