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"Alright. No more crying. Save your strength for when she comes back to poke you on the forehead."
Huo Jincheng patted Jian Yunong's head, feeling as if he were comforting a small child.
During his school days, Huo Jincheng always found himself stepping back a little when he saw a girl crying.
He couldn't understand why girls had so many tears to shed.
If they tripped and fell, instead of getting up immediately, they would cry.
If they did poorly on an exam, they wouldn't reflect on why they failed; they would cry instead.
If a character died in a book, they would sob uncontrollably.
The only girl around Huo Jincheng was Le Yi, who wasn't the type to cry. Bai Ru also wasn't a crying person.
It wasn't until he met Jian Yunong that he realized women could be quite fragile and that they deserved to be protected.
He enjoyed the feeling of protecting Jian Yunong, offering her a shoulder when she cried. It was okay for her to be delicate; he had broad shoulders for her to lean on.
Jian Yunong wiped her tears. "Let's go back. If there are any updates, remember to tell me."
"Of course I'll let you know. I'll be sure to inform you as soon as there's good news."
Provided there is good news.
"Okay."
Jian Yunong took a deep breath; at this moment, she couldn't trouble Huo Jincheng and the others.
The car pulled out of the garage, and Jian Yunong inadvertently caught sight of a mysterious figure in the rearview mirror.
Soon, the car turned, and Jian Yunong didn't have time to see clearly.
She wondered if she was being overly sensitive; that feeling of being watched returned.
She glanced at Huo Jincheng's profile.
Was it too late to tell him what happened at the Golf Course?
Aunt Wu Shenshen still hadn't returned.
She decided not to trouble Huo Jincheng any further.
As the car reached the entrance, a frail figure stood in front of the gate, blocking the vehicle.
Under the headlights, Bai Ru's face appeared exceptionally pale, with bruises and red marks... a shocking sight.
Had she been beaten?
Jian Yunong looked towards Huo Jincheng.
"Wait for me in the car."
Huo Jincheng unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the door to get out.
"What happened?"
"Huo Jincheng, help me..."
Tears fell like rain in an instant.
She clutched her hand, still wrapped in bandages. “Huo Liangchen won’t let me divorce him. It’s already come to this… and he still won’t let me go!”
Bai Ru's beautiful and delicate face was marred with many scars; there was a bruise on her brow, blood at the corner of her mouth, and slight swelling on her cheek, as if she had been beaten.
Huo Jincheng frowned. “Did Huo Liangchen hit you?”
“Huo Jincheng… no one can help me anymore! He won’t let me commit suicide just to torment me, constantly torturing me.”
Bai Ru trembled uncontrollably. “I have no way out… I used to have a child, but now I have nothing with him, and he refuses to divorce me. But what about him? Out there… I really had no choice but to come find you. I don’t want to disturb your life.”
Huo Jincheng took a deep breath and turned around, waving to Jian Yunong.
Jian Yunong got out of the car.
“You go back first. I’ll see her off.”
“Okay.”
As long as Huo Jincheng didn’t bring Bai Ru home, Jian Yunong had no objections.
As they brushed past each other, Jian Yunong noticed the scars on Bai Ru's face. Was Huo Liangchen really that violent?
Did he really do this?
This man didn’t seem like someone who would hit a woman.
Huo Jincheng opened the door to the back seat of the car and let Bai Ru sit in the back.
Jian Yunong stood in place, preparing to wave goodbye to Huo Jincheng.
At that moment, Huo Jincheng turned around and said, "Nong Nong, get in the car."
Jian Yunong showed a surprised expression and pointed at herself, "Me too?"
Huo Jincheng gave her a look that said, "Are you silly? How can you leave your husband to handle this alone?"
"Get in the car."
Huo Jincheng was not asking for her opinion; he opened the passenger seat for her.
Jian Yunong got in, and Bai Ru in the back seat was taken aback for a moment. No wonder she wasn’t allowed to sit in the front.
Where were they taking Bai Ru?
Of course, the best place was back to the Huo Family.
Jian Yunong initially thought Huo Jincheng would find a hotel for her to stay in, considering there were so many hotels under the Huo Family.
Taking her back to the Huo Family seemed like the best way to avoid suspicion.
There were elders at home.
Any issues could be resolved at home, avoiding the risk of being photographed by paparazzi and creating unnecessary hype.
"I’m not going!"
Realizing they were heading back to the Huo Family, Bai Ru strongly resisted. "I don’t want to go back! I don’t want to go!"
This is not the result she wanted!
What she wanted was a chance to be alone with Huo Jincheng.
"The Huo Family doesn't like me! I don't want others to see my embarrassment! The Huo Family will always side with Huo Liangchen! I will die in the Huo Family!"
Bai Ru nearly screamed!
Fear was evident in her eyes.
"Huo Jincheng! Don't take me to the Huo Family! I'm really scared of seeing Huo Liangchen!"
"Bai Ru, I also have the surname Huo," Huo Jincheng reminded her calmly.
"The Huo Family isn't as terrifying as you say. You seek my protection, and I will give you the best protection I can offer. The Huo Family still has elders, and Huo Liangchen hasn't reached the point where he can say whatever he wants."
Bai Ru shook her head, pleading desperately, "Really, I really don't want this... I'm begging you, I'm truly begging you. I don't want to go... Huo Liangchen hits women! A man who hits women has no reason! Can you reason with him?"
Jian Yunong, sitting in the passenger seat, remained silent, fully aware of what Bai Ru originally intended.
She surely hoped that Huo Jincheng would accompany her alone.
How could she easily give up on Huo Jincheng?
In the past, this woman had an extraordinary passion for her career; now she had shifted that resilience and passion entirely onto Huo Jincheng.
Jian Yunong glanced at Huo Jincheng, who clearly had heard all of her previous complaints.
She was called into the car, probably to prevent her from thinking too much.
"He can't accept reason, but there are others who can, and they can seek justice for you."
Huo Jincheng held the steering wheel, showing no signs of loosening up, not even glancing at her tear-streaked face.
Those tears didn't register in his mind.
Because Bai Ru wasn't in his heart.
"I don't believe it..."
Bai Ru was still crying.
Pulling over, the car came to a stop.
Huo Jincheng looked at her through the rearview mirror. "Since you don't believe me, then get out of the car."
Jian Yunong was taken aback.
Bai Ru, sitting in the back seat, was even more shocked. "Huo Jincheng, do you want to watch me die? Why is Huo Liangchen treating me like this? Don't you know?"
"I know. But I also share the surname Huo."
Huo Jincheng wasn't one to enjoy suffering; Bai Ru's grievances were directed at the Huo Family, and since he also bore the Huo name, it seemed he was caught in a dilemma whether to help or not.
Of course, Bai Ru got out of the car.
She was extremely angry!
Jian Yunong looked at Bai Ru through the rearview mirror, noticing her seemingly strong yet very fragile demeanor, and couldn't help but whisper, "Are you really not going to care about her?"
Huo Jincheng sneered, "Of course not. Do you think I would get out of the car to coax her back?"
Huo Jincheng was not a person with a good temper!
He only tolerated her during their romantic phase!
"Go home."
Huo Jincheng pressed the accelerator without any hesitation and left.
In the rearview mirror, Jian Yunong seemed to see Bai Ru stomping her feet in anger, taking a few steps in this direction to chase after them.
But after just a few steps, she gave up.
She should have realized that this was no longer the passionate phase they once had; she should rein in her temper.
Why was she always so accustomed to dominating Huo Jincheng?
Jian Yunong sighed softly, "Huo Jincheng, you don't have to worry about me..."
"Let her be." Huo Jincheng knew what Jian Yunong wanted to say and interrupted her directly, "I've done what I should do; I have no regrets!"
Even if there was guilt, it had long been worn away by Bai Ru's antics.
At that moment, the phone rang.
Huo Jincheng tossed it to Jian Yunong, signaling her to answer.
A strange number flashed on the screen.
"Hello... this is..."
"Jian Yunong?"
The other party recognized her voice.
Jian Yunong was taken aback. "Yes."
"Are you with Huo Jincheng?"
The speaker was a man, his deep voice slightly impatient.
Jian Yunong realized this person was Huo Liangchen. She glanced at Huo Jincheng, who was driving. The two brothers really did not get along; Huo Jincheng hadn't even saved his number.
"Yeah."
"Did Bai Ru come looking for him?"
"Yes."
"Where is she now?"
Jian Yunong hesitated, wondering whether to tell Huo Liangchen.
She and Huo Jincheng had already stopped helping Bai Ru, but she couldn't bring trouble to her!
Sensing Jian Yunong's hesitation, Huo Liangchen became sensitive. "What's wrong? Don't want to say? Jian Yunong, I thought we were on the same side."
"This is ridiculous!"
"It’s as if she and he have something going on!"
"I'm not familiar with you."
Jian Yunong awkwardly said, "I won't beat around the bush. Huo Liangchen, domestic violence is a crime. A man hitting a woman, no matter the reason, is trash."
After five seconds of silence, Huo Liangchen spoke up, "Is she saying that I abused her?"
His tone sounded genuinely surprised.
Jian Yunong didn't know what to say and wondered if Huo Liangchen was just playing dumb.
"That injury on her face couldn't possibly be self-inflicted, right? She was crying at my doorstep like a broken flower!"
Huo Liangchen fell silent again.
"I never laid a hand on her."
Jian Yunong: "..."
"It seems she really wants a divorce. Good."
Huo Liangchen hung up the phone.
Beep beep beep...
Jian Yunong held her phone, looking completely bewildered.
“What did Huo Liangchen say?”
Huo Jincheng asked casually.
Jian Yunong relayed his words.
“I don’t understand this matter.”
Jian Yunong shrugged and put his phone away.
“This is someone else's business; let them handle it.”
Huo Liangchen didn’t want to deal with such matters anymore.
“Okay.”
Jian Yunong was only worried about her aunt. To be honest, she didn’t want Bai Ru’s issues to distract Huo Jincheng.
After dinner, Huo Jincheng went to the bar to find Xu Yizhi.
He asked around, but everyone said the Boss wasn’t there.
The nightclub prince was actually not at the bar?
That didn’t make sense.
Huo Jincheng went directly to Xu Yizhi’s Private Residence.
He pressed the doorbell, and after a long wait, Xu Yizhi finally came to open the door.
"How did you get here?"
Xu Yizhi was surprised. "Aren't you supposed to be at home with your wife?"
Huo Jincheng stepped into his house, accustomed to this routine. "I came to ask you about Mist Shenshen."
"Let's talk outside."
Xu Yizhi grabbed his clothes.
Huo Jincheng glanced at him, and before he could say anything, they heard a woman's voice coming from upstairs.
"I can't find my clothes..."
Bai Ru appeared at the corner of the stairs, wearing a man's shirt.
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