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Jin Chengyan's phone was in Jin Mengli's hands when she received a call from Zhang Long.
"Is this the Jin Family Young Master? Your wife and another woman are in my hands. Which one will you pay two hundred million to redeem?"
Jin Mengli pulled the phone away from her ear and glanced at the caller ID, which displayed 'unknown.'
"What are you talking about?" Jin Mengli was not easily intimidated. Although she suspected that Qiao Nuo might have been taken, she refused to panic without concrete information.
"Oh, it's a woman answering the phone. Is the Jin Family Young Master not around? If he isn't, I guess I'll have to collect the body of the Jin Family Young Mistress!" The voice on the other end then slapped Qiao Nuo, who couldn't help but cry out.
"Did you hear that? That's your Young Madam's voice!"
Taking a deep breath, Jin Mengli replied, "Don't hurt her! I'll give you the money, but two hundred million is not a small amount. The bank needs to cooperate with us..."
"Cut the crap! If I don't see two hundred million before midnight tonight, your Young Madam won't see tomorrow's sunlight!"
"Fine!" Jin Mengli immediately agreed. "Just don't harm Qiao Nuo!"
Since Zhang Long had the phone on speaker, Qiao Nuo could hear everything clearly; it was Jin Mengli's voice.
She thought that the Jin Family would never pay two hundred million to redeem a newlywed bride, and that Jin Chengyan would never be generous enough to offer such a sum for her!
To them, she was essentially a stranger; she had only visited the Jin Family once!
However, when she heard Jin Mengli say not to let them hurt her, warmth spread through Qiao Nuo's heart, and her eyes involuntarily turned red.
"By the way, there's another woman! What about your Jin Shao's beloved confidante, Ruan Shengyu? I wonder if she's even better than six years ago!"
"That woman has nothing to do with our Jin Family. The two hundred million is for redeeming the Jin Family Young Mistress! If you dare lay a finger on Qiao Nuo, I guarantee you won't see tomorrow's sun either!"
Bound to the chair, Ruan Shengyu felt a wave of despair wash over her upon hearing Jin Mengli's voice. It wasn't Jin Chengyan; the Jin family would never come to her rescue!
In less than a minute, Zhang Long hung up the phone, removed the card, and snapped it in half. It was merely a space card, its exact location unknown, but for safety's sake, they decided to take this precaution.
Zhang Long looked at Ruan Shengyu with a sinister grin and said, "Ruan Shengyu, six years ago, Jin Chengyan suddenly appeared with a stack of cash to save you. And now? He won't even answer his phone! He's busy saving the Jin Family Young Mistress while you... ha ha!"
With a greasy hand, Zhang Long reached out toward Ruan Shengyu.
She screamed, unable to endure his touch!
"How about this? You can spend the night with me... no, no, you’ll be my woman. Once I get tired of you, I'll let you go. I’ve never tasted an international superstar before! Although, I did have a taste of you six years ago!"
Listening to Zhang Long's words, Qiao Nuo finally confirmed his suspicions. But what he implied was that he had been with Ruan Shengyu six years ago?
How could that be? If it were true, how could Jin Chengyan possibly let this man go?
Yet looking at Ruan Shengyu's expression, she was clearly terrified. She had been afraid of Zhang Long ever since he walked in!
"Please, no... call A Yan! He will save me! He will come for me!" she pleaded desperately. He had come six years ago with so much money.
So surely he would come again after six years!
"You didn’t hear me right! The Jin family only cares about saving Jin Shaonai nai. Are you the Jin Family Young Mistress? Stop dreaming!" Zhang Long forcefully tapped Ruan Shengyu on the head.
Ruan Shengyu turned to look at Qiao Nuo, her eyes filled with hatred!
"Contact Yan Beiting; he will give you money! Just don’t touch me! I have money too; just ask my agent! Whatever amount you want, I’ll give it to you... I'll give it all..." By the end of her plea, Ruan Shengyu was almost incoherent.
Qiao Nuo could no longer hold back. "Enough is enough! Don't you think it's despicable to treat a girl like this? You've already taken two hundred million; what more do you want? She has said she is Yan Beiting's girlfriend, so go find Yan Beiting! What kind of cowardice is this, bullying a girl?"
"Shut up! It's all because of you that A Yan and I broke up! And it's also because of you that Yan San used me to provoke A Yan! Don't you know that the person Yan San likes is you? What exactly is so great about you?" Ruan Shengyu shouted at Qiao Nuo.
Qiao Nuo looked utterly bewildered. Was she in the wrong for helping her?
But then, her words...
"Wait, so it turns out that Yan San Shao doesn't like you, Ruan Shengyu; he likes our Jin Shaonai nai?" Zhang Long exclaimed as if he had discovered something amusing.
The two subordinates behind him laughed with great interest.
Meanwhile, they had no idea where Ni Yue had gone.
"Boss, why don't we give Yan San a call and see who he wants to ransom?" one of the subordinates suggested.
"Oh, good idea!" Zhang Long turned around and patted his subordinate on the back. "This is really entertaining. Six years ago, Jin Chengyan and Yan Beiting came to me over a woman. Six years later, the scene is repeating itself, but it seems the leading lady is changing!"
Laughter echoed through the old factory as the three of them reveled in their amusement.
Qiao Nuo felt her temples throbbing.
Soon enough, Zhang Long found Yan Beiting's number in Ruan Shengyu's phone.
The call to Yan Beiting was quickly connected.
"Ahem!" Zhang Long cleared his throat. "Yan San Shao, here's the deal: your girlfriend Ruan Shengyu is in our hands. If you want her to see the sun tomorrow, prepare two hundred million before twelve o'clock. Otherwise, you can just collect her body!"
Yan Beiting fell silent for a moment before saying, "This is ridiculous."
His words echoed in the factory, striking at Ruan Shengyu's heart.
If this call had been made to Jin Chengyan, she might have had a glimmer of hope. But since it was directed at Yan Beiting, her fate was sealed!
"Wow, it seems to be true! Yan San Shao actually likes Jin Shaonai nai!" Zhang Long exclaimed, his excitement palpable.
Just as Yan Beiting was about to hang up, he heard Qiao Nuo's name and immediately became alert.
"Come on, Jin Shaonai nai, say something to Yan San Shao! Let us know that you are indeed his beloved!" Zhang Long pushed the phone closer to Qiao Nuo's mouth.
Qiao Nuo was just as confused. How could the person Yan Beiting liked be her?
Wasn't he with Ruan Shengyu?
"Qiao Nuo?" The silence on the other end prompted Yan Beiting to call her name again. "Qiao Nuo, where are you?"
Qiao Nuo glanced at Zhang Long but had no intention of speaking.
"You little brat, why aren't you saying anything?" Zhang Long shot her a glare, but remembering Jin Mengli's threat, he reluctantly pulled his hand back.
"I'm near the old chemical factory... um..." Qiao Nuo started to say more but was abruptly silenced by one of Zhang Long's men covering her mouth.
"Qiao Nuo! Qiao Nuo!" Yan Beiting heard her voice! It was definitely hers!
"Shut her up!" Zhang Long shouted angrily, not expecting this woman to dare reveal their location.
He composed himself before speaking to Yan Beiting again.
“How about this? Your Qiao Nuo is in our hands, and Ruan Shengyu is also with us. You can either pay two hundred million to save Qiao Nuo or four hundred million to save both. The choice is yours!”
Ruan Shengyu remained silent, her eyes closed. She could already anticipate Yan Beiting's answer.
“Two hundred million for Qiao Nuo.”
Two hundred million. Qiao Nuo.
Qiao Nuo.
The call was abruptly ended by Zhang Long, leaving Yan Beiting staring at his phone.
In that moment, Yan Beiting had no choice.
If that person called him to make a choice, it was certain they had also called Jin Chengyan with the same dilemma. Without a doubt, Yan Beiting believed Jin Chengyan would choose Ruan Shengyu.
If he also chose Ruan Shengyu, Qiao Nuo would undoubtedly suffer the consequences.
Moreover, even without Qiao Nuo, Yan Beiting would not choose Ruan Shengyu.
He quickly dialed a number.
“Ye Yun, prepare two hundred million in cash for me, right now!”
“Third Young Master, two hundred million in cash? The banks are closed at this hour. Are you serious?”
"Before eleven o'clock, if I don't see two hundred million in cash, you won't need to come to work tomorrow." With that, Yan Beiting hung up the phone.
Soon after, Yan Beiting called Xiao Yuanshan.
"Xiao Yuanshan, you need to immediately investigate all the abandoned chemical factories in Qin Cheng. My person has been kidnapped!"
Xiao Yuanshan, who was deep in sleep, was bewildered.
"Get up right now!" he shouted into the phone. "Qiao Nuo has been kidnapped! Hurry and send someone out!"
"What are you yelling about? I'm trying to sleep!" Xiao Yuanshan snapped back, equally irritated. "Qiao Nuo is not your person! She's Jin Chengyan's wife!"
...
"Young Master!" A Shan entered the room, his head bowed, not daring to look directly at Jin Chengyan.
Jin Chengyan was leaning against the headboard, his brow furrowed. Just by looking at him, one could tell something was wrong.
"How did the news spread so quickly?" Jin Chengyan's expression was grave.
He had just checked online; although many reports had been retracted, there were always those who would circulate the information. Even photos of him and Yan Beiting fighting in the apartment last night were out there!
"It took us by surprise," A Shan explained.
That was true; everyone had been busy dealing with Jin Chengyan's injury yesterday. Who would have thought that upon waking up this morning, multiple news outlets would jointly release stories about the internal conflict between Jin Chengyan and Yan Beiting, complete with photos? It was impossible to completely stop it now.
Jin Chengyan took a deep breath; there was no rush. He would sort things out once he was better.
"Where's Qiao Nuo? Is she being bothered by reporters?"
"Young Madam..." A Shan hesitated, unsure how to tell Jin Chengyan that the young lady had just received a call demanding a ransom of two hundred million for Young Madam.
Moreover, there was a high chance that they would kill her even if they received the money!
"I'm asking you!" Jin Chengyan's voice rose, causing pain to flare in his abdomen. He instinctively furrowed his brow.
At this rate, how could A Shan dare to mention that Qiao Nuo had been kidnapped?
"Young Madam is safe in Jin Mansion! I've already sent people over; they won't disturb her. Once this blows over, she can return to work."
Hearing A Shan say this, Jin Chengyan felt an inexplicable wave of discomfort wash over him.
"Does she know about what's happening online?"
Everyone knew about it...
Of course, A Shan didn't dare to say that to Jin Chengyan.
"It seems she does know," Jin Chengyan mused aloud. "Is she angry? Upset?"
A Shan truly didn't know how to answer Jin Chengyan's questions, so he chose to remain silent.
After all, since the incident occurred, A Shan hadn't even seen Qiao Nuo.
Jin Chengyan let out a soft sigh. He should have anticipated that Qiao Nuo would be upset when he went out yesterday; he should have known she would be displeased.
"Young Master, you should rest for now! Don't worry about so many things!" A Shan hurriedly covered Jin Chengyan with a blanket, eager to leave the room immediately.
As A Shan exited Jin Chengyan's hospital room, she ran into Jin Mengli.
"You didn't tell him, did you?" Jin Mengli asked as she awaited news from the bank.
"How could I? The Young Master already knows about the newspaper announcement today. If he finds out that Young Madam has been kidnapped, he'll be beside himself with worry," A Shan replied, knowing that Jin Chengyan's primary concern was still Qiao Nuo.
But the Jin family members didn't believe it!
"I swear, if you dare to tell A Yan that Ruan Shengyu has also been kidnapped, I'll take your life!" Jin Mengli exclaimed, clearly the first to doubt the situation.
To prevent Jin Chengyan from learning about this matter, Jin Mengli had already instructed everyone to keep silent around him. In fact, only a select few were allowed to interact with him at this time.
She made her way to the temporary conference room set up at the hospital, where Xiao Jianguo was seated.
"Xiao Bo Bo, I'm truly sorry to trouble you at this late hour, but my sister-in-law might really be in danger!" Jin Mengli sought out the director of the headquarters. Regardless of whether Qiao Nuo was truly Jin Chengyan's intended wife, she was still a member of the Jin family and deserved better treatment than this.
"Not at all! Our Xiao family has been on good terms with your Jin family for generations. If you’re in trouble, there's no need to hesitate," Xiao Jianguo immediately ordered his elite police team to monitor Jin Chengyan's phone closely.
Watching them work, Jin Mengli felt a slight sense of relief. This was just using Xiao Jianguo's influence; she knew her father had likely employed some less-than-savory methods through A Shan as well.
She could only hope that Qiao Nuo would hold on until they could rescue her!
Soon enough, Jin Mengli's own phone began to ring.
“Miss, the Yan Family is also asking for two hundred million in cash. I’ve called several branch managers; half of them are trying to get on good terms with the Yan Family, while the other half are trying to befriend us. It’s going to be difficult to gather that much cash in such a short time!”
“What does the Yan Family have to do with this?” Jin Mengli whispered sharply. “Is it Yan San’s people who are involved?”
“Yes.”
Jin Mengli frowned slightly. “Is he trying to save Ruan Shengyu?”
That was something they didn’t know.
“Never mind, never mind!” Jin Mengli quickly shifted her thoughts. No matter who Yan Beiting was trying to save, she needed to secure two hundred million before him. “No matter what it takes, even if it means robbing, we must get that two hundred million before Yan San!”
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Jianguo said to Jin Mengli, “My son just called and said that Yan San is looking for him to save someone. The hostage might be at an abandoned chemical factory.”
“Then we need to hurry!”
“Bang—” The conference room door was slammed open, and Jin Chengyan stood at the entrance. “What are you all hiding from me?”
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