When Shentu She's brothers saw their boss being captured, they opened their eyes one after another without even pretending to be asleep.
Zhao Yu saw the cut rope at his feet and found a piece of iron sheet from Shen Tu She. It was unknown where Shen Tu She got it from, but he used it to cut the hemp rope for most of the night, and the night watchman didn't notice it.
Shen Tu She had just cut the rope and was delighted. But before he could help other brothers untie the ropes, Zhao Yu came in. Shen Tu She was so angry that he vomited blood.
Zhao Yu tied him up tightly again.
Shen Tu She's face turned pale, his peach blossom eyes were sinister: "How did you know?"
Zhao Yu said calmly, "I don't know, but how could people like you all fall asleep and not even react when someone comes in to check on you? Next time you act, remember to wake up two people. Unfortunately, you may not have a next time."
If a person who lives on the edge of a knife does not have this little bit of vigilance, he would have died countless times.
Zhao Yu kicked him back to the corner of the bed. This time he had no intention of sleeping. He woke up Shuanzi and the others, and everyone stared at Shentu She and the others.
When Li Zhuang heard about this, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. If Zhao Yu hadn't discovered it and let Shen Tu She untie the ropes one by one, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Zhao Yu personally watched over the person for a while. When daybreak came, he remembered that Dai Ning was sleeping soundly in the room, so he said to Shuanzi, "You guys keep watch over the person first."
Shuanzi nodded quickly.
Zhao Yu returned to the room and found Dai Ning still sleeping. Although she was naughty in every way, she slept properly with her hands folded on her abdomen, her long eyelashes drooping, and her breathing was regular.
Zhao Yu woke her up: "Get up and eat, we are about to leave."
When Dai Ning heard that there was food to eat, she got up in a daze, with a single hair standing up on her head. Zhao Yu indifferently looked away without reminding her.
She slowly finished washing up, and Zhao Yu took out a pair of shoes: "Come and put them on."
When Daning saw the shoes in his hand clearly, her sleepiness disappeared in an instant. She stared at the pair of black cloth shoes in disbelief.
"You're wearing this for me?"
Zhao Yu didn't think anything was wrong: "This is comfortable."
Daning shook her head like a rattle: "I don't want to wear this. I'd rather not wear shoes."
Zhao Yu already knew that she wouldn't wear it, so he nodded: "Okay, you stay at the hotel, I'll help you contact Mr. Qian and have him pick you up."
Escorting Shentu She was already a very hard and dangerous task, so it was better for her not to go.
Dai Ning looked at him as if he were a scumbag: "You're actually going to throw me away!"
Zhao Yu said, "It's up to you. Wear it or not?"
Daning shook her head firmly. Anyone who wants to wear such ugly cloth shoes can wear them.
Zhao Yu glanced at her and said, "If you don't want to wear it, just stay in the room. I'll have someone bring you food."
He went out after he finished speaking. After a while, the hotel staff brought breakfast over. Dai Ning knew she would be hungry if she didn't eat, so she made do with the porridge and steamed buns and ate until she was half full.
Qingtuan was still persuading her to wear cloth shoes: "If you don't wear them, Zhao Yu and the others will leave. What if Du Tian and Zhao Yu develop feelings for each other?"
Dai Ning was very angry: "It's so ugly, you can wear it if you want."
Qingtuan yelled at her in frustration: "If I had feet, I would wear them!"
Dai Ning threw the spoon away and yelled even louder: "What do you mean by no feet? I just won't wear them. I'll piss you off to death!"
"… "
Okay, just stay here and watch them leave.
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In the hall, Zhao Yu was counting the number of people.
He realized that only Du Tian and Dai Ning were missing. He hesitated for a moment, and then Li Zhuang said quickly, "I'll go call Du Tian."
"Go ahead."
Zhuang Hongxiu asked: "Where is Miss Ji? Is she not with us anymore?"
Zhao Yu paused for a moment and said, "Well, she will stay. Someone will come to pick her up."
Zhuang Hongxiu now followed Zhao Yu's lead and said "Oh" without saying anything else.
Li Zhuang brought Du Tian over. He looked a little confused. He looked at Du Tian behind him. Du Tian had a gloomy face and looked extremely ugly.
As soon as she appeared, Zhuang Hongxiu immediately asked, "What's that smell?"
Everyone looked at the source of the stench—Du Tian.
Du Tian pursed her lips and looked at Zhao Yu with resentment, hoping that he could understand what she meant. She didn't dare to open her mouth to speak now, because the smell would be stronger when she opened her mouth.
It’s all that stupid woman Ji Da Ning’s fault. She kept gargling until midnight, but the smell was still there.
Zhao Yu naturally saw her look, but he didn't say anything, nor was he as curious as the others. Zhao Yu said, "Now that we're all here, let's go."
Just as everyone was about to leave, the elevator next to them opened with a "ding".
The girl in the elevator jumped out and said, "It's not all here, you forgot about me!"
The girl was barefoot, with a golden bell tied around her ankle, which tinkled as she walked.
When Du Tian saw Dai Ning, new and old hatreds surged up in his mind, and his eyes looked murderous.
But she was still calm, knowing that it would be useless to confront Dai Ning at this time. Even the most honest and dull men are visual animals by nature. She had a bad smell in her mouth now, and she couldn't continue to damage her image.
Du Tian quietly clenched her fists. One day, she would make Ji Daining pay for what she did last night.
Except for Ji Tian, the thirty-three men present all stared at Dai Ning's pair of snow-white naked feet, their gazes gradually becoming fixed.
Even Shentu She had never thought that women's feet could be so beautiful.
Zhao Yu's face turned completely dark. He stared at her coldly and almost bit out the words: "Ji Daining."
Dai Ning identified Zhao Yu from the crowd by his voice. She responded crisply, "Here! Now we are all here, let's go."
Zhao Yu: "Where are your shoes?"
"It's so ugly, of course I'll throw it away."
Zhao Yu took a deep breath and gave the order: "Go."
No one moved, still staring at Dai Ning's jade feet. Even the fifteen-year-old Zhuang Hongxiu couldn't help swallowing.
Zhao Yu repeated in a deep voice: "Hurry up and leave immediately!"
Everyone woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly got into the car.
Dai Ning was about to get into Shuanzi's car when Zhao Yu suddenly grabbed her collar. She turned around and asked in confusion, "Why are you holding me?"
"You go sit in the back."
The car behind was the one that was loaded with miscellaneous items. Zhao Yu threw the tied-up Shen Tu She into the trunk and then carried Dai Ning into the car.
He sat beside her with a sullen face and lectured her: "Who allowed you to run outside without shoes? Is it okay for a girl to be like this?"
Dai Ning retorted: "Who told you to buy such ugly shoes! If you bought nicer ones, I would definitely wear them. My feet are so cold like this."
Anyway, it was all Zhao Yu's fault. He was silent for a long time, then compromised and lowered his voice: "Take that thing off your feet." For some reason, that kind of thing can easily fill a man's mind with dirty thoughts.
Daning thought he was inexplicable: "I like this, no."
Zhao Yu discussed with her: "When we get to Huan County, I'll buy you some beautiful shoes."
"Really?"
"real."
Dai Ning tilted her head and smiled: "Then I won't pick it either."
"..." Zhao Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. He grabbed her jade feet and reached for the bell on her ankle.
Dai Ning struggled desperately. Seeing that the bell was about to be taken away, she became anxious and scolded him, "Zhao Yu, you are such a bad guy. You act one way in bed and another way out of bed. When you get out of bed, you bully others and even steal their bells!"
The driver in the front seat and Shentu She in the trunk noticed the big gossip and couldn't help but prick up their ears.
Zhao Yu gritted his teeth: "Ji Daining, stop talking nonsense. When did I…"
At this point, she got stuck. Dai Ning kicked him on the shoulder, and Zhao Yu silently stepped back, not trying to snatch her bell this time.
He felt desperate and began to reflect on himself. He shouldn't have lost control last night.
Dai Ning adjusted her skirt and saw Zhao Yu give up. She looked down to see if there were any more candies in her bag. There were only two candies left, and she decided not to share them with Zhao Yu and eat them all by herself.
She didn't make any noise, so the car was quiet.
After eating the candy, Dai Ning felt bored again and couldn't help looking at Zhao Yu. He looked out the window silently, not looking very happy.
She moved closer to Zhao Yu, looked at him for a long while, and quietly put the candy wrapper into his trouser pocket.
Well, now the problem of throwing away garbage is solved.
"..." Zhao Yu didn't move his eyes and his breathing was even.
It turns out that when you are extremely popular, you can actually be calm and peaceful.
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The group kept the speed and had lunch in the car, which was still the box lunch prepared by Uncle Qian. The villagers were delighted when they received the set meal.
For them, this trip was really worth it. Not only did they stay in a beautiful and luxurious hotel, but they also had meat for every meal. The lunch in the boxed meals was fragrant and rich.
When it came to Daning, she was not very happy.
She was used to a life of luxury, and now she felt uncomfortable eating boxed lunches with mixed flavors.
Zhao Yu watched her pick around in the bowl, then eat a few pieces of curry beef and refuse to touch anything else.
Zhao Yu frowned slightly, said nothing, and gave her all the beef in his rice.
Ji Daining didn't appreciate it and even said in disgust: "There's saliva on your chopsticks!"
Zhao Yu said coldly: "We've already kissed each other, is it interesting for you to be disgusted now?"
Dai Ning thought about it and it made sense. She happily ate up all the beef and two shredded carrots, and then stopped eating the lunch box.
If it was Zhao Ping or Zhao Anan, they would definitely not waste it like this. Even a child would eat it all up.
Zhao Yu didn't mention Dai Ning. He knew that some people thought this was natural. It's just that everyone's living conditions and ways are different.
Zhao Yu lowered his eyes and looked at the map of Huan County in his hand, somewhat absent-minded.
It is precisely because of this that he should tell himself again and again that he and Ji Daining will always be people from two different worlds.
Ji Daining was born in the clouds and could be arrogant and willful.
He was born in the dust and could only choose to climb up.
Fortunately, they maintained this speed and arrived in Huan County at night. Zhuang Hongxiu was very happy. Coming back here meant that he had completely ended his half-month hostage life and returned home safely.
His family lives in an upscale residential area. County Magistrate Zhuang is an honest and good official. Mrs. Zhuang's family is wealthy, and the family lives a good life.
Because their son was kidnapped, Mrs. Zhuang and County Magistrate Zhuang were worried for half a month. Mrs. Zhuang cried almost all day. When they received the news that their son had returned safely, the Zhuang parents were overjoyed and arranged everything early.
Several police cars were waiting in advance, and they replaced the hemp ropes on Shentu She and others with handcuffs and took them all into the cars.
Mrs. Zhuang hugged Zhuang Hongxiu and couldn't help crying again.
Zhuang Hongxiu said embarrassedly: "Mom, don't cry, I'm fine now."
"I am happy, very happy."
Seeing that the task was completed, Zhao Yu was about to leave with his men. Zhuang Hongxiu hurriedly said, "Brother Yu, wait a moment. Dad, let me introduce you. This is Zhao Yu. He saved me and captured Shen Tu She and the others."
Dai Ning had no shoes and was watching in the car how the lucky guy started from scratch.
Look, there are so many people escorting him, but only Zhao Yu is mentioned. This is the personality charm of a man with great luck. Otherwise, why didn't Zhuang Hongxiu praise the foolish Li Dazhuang
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Zhuang looked at the young man.
Zhao Yu had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. To girls, he looked handsome. To a middle-aged man like County Magistrate Zhuang, he had clear eyes and a resolute appearance.
The magnanimity in Zhao Yu's soul is so great that even Mr. Ji, who has been in the business world for most of his life, cannot find fault with it, let alone County Magistrate Zhuang.
County Mayor Zhuang said "good" several times in a row and shook hands with Zhao Yu gratefully.
"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Zhao. You have all worked hard. I will treat you all to a meal today. Thank you for saving Hong Xiu and capturing Shen Tu She and his men. You have done a great deed!"
He is not only a county magistrate, but also a father who sincerely expresses his gratitude.
Zhao Yu declined his offer: "The villagers are all in a hurry to go home for the autumn harvest. County Magistrate Zhuang, we won't have dinner."
County Magistrate Zhuang said, "That won't do. It's not just a matter of thanking you. Regarding Shen Tu She, I may have to trouble you to take a statement. Someone from the bureau will come to contact you tomorrow, and..."
He paused and thought for a moment: "Shen Tu She is offering a reward for the criminal suspect. You have made such a great contribution to society, so you deserve a reward."
The villagers looked at each other, unable to believe that such a good thing could happen!
Zhao Yu was quite surprised. He didn't refuse and agreed: "Sorry for bothering you."
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In the evening, County Mayor Zhuang invited everyone to dinner at the restaurant.
Before leaving, Zhao Yu found Zhuang Hongxiu and said, "Brother Zhuang, I have something to trouble you with."
Zhuang Hongxiu admired him very much and said quickly, "Okay, okay! Brother Yu, you go ahead and talk."
Zhao Yu was silent for a while: "Can you buy me a pair of beautiful and soft girls' shoes? I will pay for it."
In his memory, the women in the village either wore cloth shoes or boots. He might only meet one person in his life who was as particular as Ji Daining.
Zhuang Hongxiu thought of the eldest lady's beautiful feet and coughed lightly.
"Brother Yu, you're welcome. You saved my life, and I can't repay you enough. Don't worry, I'll take care of it. I'll go talk to my mom and ask her to prepare shoes for the young lady."
Zhao Yu nodded: "Thank you for your help." Fortunately, Dai Ning had helped him become thick-skinned, so he didn't feel embarrassed when he heard that he needed to trouble Madam Zhuang.