It was unclear how much time passed, but suddenly the sound of sirens blared from outside.
Qiao Chuchu’s eyes were swollen from crying, and she turned to look at the door. A group of police officers and Pei Yuan were quickly rushing toward her. "Qiao Chuchu!"
She wanted to respond, but she was too weak from crying. "Brother..."
Pei Yuan anxiously looked her up and down, then scanned the area. Seeing the cameras and a group of burly men groaning on the ground, he instantly understood what had nearly happened.
Anger flared inside him like a fire, and his lungs burned with pain, but he quickly suppressed it and lifted her in his arms. "Let’s go. I’ll take you to the doctor."
She didn’t refuse, casting a glance at Pei Fengnong.
Pei Fengnong briefly looked at her, then turned his head away.
Pei Youchuan walked up to Pei Fengnong’s side and stared in shock. "No way, you’re crying? It’s one thing for Qiao Chuchu to cry after getting hurt, but what’s up with you? Why are you crying, you big man?"
Pei Fengnong’s expression changed, and he elbowed Pei Youchuan sharply. "Are you blind? I’m not crying!"
Pei Youchuan: "But your eyes are swollen—"
Pei Fengnong turned his back on him. "I’m not!"
Qiao Chuchu hesitated for a moment, then climbed down from Pei Yuan’s arms. "Wait a moment."
She walked toward Pei Fengnong.
Pei Youchuan looked at her in surprise. "Qiao Chuchu, what are you doing? Go get some rest!"
Pei Fengnong, who had been facing away from Qiao Chuchu, froze when he heard her, suddenly snatching Pei Youchuan’s black-framed glasses and smoothly putting them on his own face!
Pei Youchuan: "What are you doing—"
Pei Fengnong elbowed him again. "Shut up!"
Pei Youchuan: "..."
Qiao Chuchu ignored the antics between the two men.
She sincerely thanked him. "Fourth brother, thank you for saving me."
Pei Fengnong, still with his back to her, didn’t turn around. His tone was cold. "No need to thank me."
Qiao Chuchu took a golden necklace from her pocket. "I’m returning this to you."
Pei Fengnong hesitated, turning his head to look at her.
At that moment, as he turned, Qiao Chuchu clearly saw the swollen redness around his eyes.
Even though he was wearing the glasses, his eyelids were still swollen, and his eyes were filled with red bloodshot veins.
Qiao Chuchu’s nose tingled, and her mouth involuntarily curved up. "Thank you for lending me your talisman. It must have worked, that’s why you managed to break in at the critical moment. I’m really grateful to you."
Pei Fengnong paused, his face turning suspiciously red. He stiffly took the necklace from her.
"It wasn’t the talisman that worked!" He lowered his head, not looking at her. "It was the positioning from your smartwatch, you fool!"
Qiao Chuchu froze for a moment, then nodded through her tears with a smile. "Okay!"
【No matter what worked, the fourth brother who barged in at that moment is the real hero.】
Pei Fengnong choked on his words, lowering his head even further.
Pei Yuan walked up behind Qiao Chuchu and draped his black coat over her. His voice was full of concern. "Let’s go. I’ll take you to the hospital."
She nodded obediently and got into the car with Pei Yuan.
Pei Youchuan stood with his arms crossed beside Pei Fengnong, dragging out his words teasingly. "Did you hear that, Fourth Brother? You’re her hero now~"
Pei Fengnong gripped the gold necklace tightly, remaining silent.
Pei Youchuan, with a smile hiding his malice, followed behind Qiao Chuchu. "We need to investigate who did this to Qiao Chuchu. Once we find them, we’ll kill them."
Pei Fengnong nodded, his gaze sweeping over the wreckage around them.
He had beaten all these people up.
But his mood hadn’t improved in the slightest. Instead, an indescribable heaviness lingered in his chest, refusing to go away.
Unless they found the mastermind soon.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be at peace.
Two hours later—
Pei Fengnong stood in the hospital corridor, playing with the gold necklace he had gotten repaired in a hurry.
His long fingers twisted the golden chain, his gaze intensely focused on the pattern on the necklace, lost in thought.
Pei Bu Xian appeared behind him like a ghost. "Can you stop playing with that damn necklace?"
Pei Fengnong froze for a moment, then impatiently turned to look at him. "What are you doing here?"
It was now 10 PM.
The VIP ward corridor was empty, with only the two of them in the quiet space.
In this serene environment, Pei Bu Xian, his face pale with a faint bruise under his eyes, looked like a ghost full of resentment.
Just seeing him was annoying.
Pei Fengnong rolled his eyes.
He loved his brother, but he also hated him.
Because Qiao Chuchu’s constant harassment of them over the past few days had driven their already unhealthy minds into madness.
Pei Bu Xian, with Qiao Chuchu’s persistent cultivation, had transformed from a little pervert into a full-blown schizophrenic.
Just seeing Pei Bu Xian, the big pervert, gave him a headache. "Spit it out."
Pei Bu Xian glared at him darkly. "Those people aren’t talking about the mastermind. They said they did it because they saw Qiao Chuchu’s beauty and got the idea to kidnap her. The clothes from the club and the room card were stolen, but no matter how much the police pressured them, they wouldn’t say anything. Our lead is cut off."
Pei Fengnong’s heart sank with a heavy thud.
He wasn’t surprised.
No matter how poor her relationship with them was, Qiao Chuchu was still the eighth miss of the Pei family, well-known in the circle.
Anyone who dared to target her had to be someone who dared to go against the Pei family.
Pei Fengnong squinted his eyes, thinking of a potential suspect. "I know who it is."
Pei Bu Xian asked, "Ji Yan Chuan?"
Pei Fengnong nodded.
Pei Bu Xian pulled out a small knife and said decisively, "Good, I’ll go kill him."
Pei Fengnong: "What? Are you crazy? Killing someone will get you arrested, and you might even get the death penalty!"
Pei Bu Xian calmly tightened his grip on the knife and turned to leave. "I know. Take care of my West Highland Terrier. I’m going."
Pei Fengnong grabbed him angrily. "No! Don’t do anything stupid!"
Pei Bu Xian met his gaze without expression. "I’m not crazy. I’m serious."
Pei Fengnong: "..."
Pei Bu Xian fixed his gaze on him. "More than ten years ago, when Qiao Chuchu was almost assaulted by a group of boys in the warehouse, the seven of us swore together that we would never let Qiao Chuchu suffer harm again."
"Whether Qiao Chuchu is good to us or not, that’s her business. She owes us, and she’ll pay it back herself."
"But the vow we made is a vow."
Pei Bu Xian’s beautiful almond eyes gleamed with an unwavering determination. "A vow must be fulfilled."
Pei Fengnong’s eyes darkened as he spoke in a deep voice. "You don’t have to do it yourself."
"How can I get rid of this hatred if I don’t do it myself? Plus, he’ll come back again." Pei Bu Xian’s eyes widened, and his voice dropped to a whisper, "Do I have to wait until he records a video of my sister being assaulted and spreads it online, while a bunch of creepy men save it, share it, and comment on my sister’s pain? When the video is like cockroaches, impossible to clean up, then I’ll stab him to death?"
Pei Fengnong was struck at his core. He firmly said, "We have other ways."
Pei Bu Xian didn’t believe him. "What other ways besides hiring a hitman?"
"Look at Lou Ting Si," Pei Fengnong said with great certainty. "With his reputation and connections abroad, he’ll definitely be able to track down the mastermind."
Pei Bu Xian froze. "But why would he help us? We’re not on the same side. He’s into dangerous business, and our family doesn’t get involved in that."
Pei Fengnong squinted his eyes, weighing his words. "Didn’t you just tell us that you think Lou Ting Si can hear Qiao Chuchu’s thoughts, right?"
"If that’s true, then Lou Ting Si is on our side, with the same goal as us."
Pei Fengnong grew more certain. "Once we confirm that Lou Ting Si can hear thoughts, we’ll be able to make a deal with him."
Pei Bu Xian didn’t hesitate, picking up the phone and dialing a number.
Pei Fengnong: "Who are you calling?"
Pei Bu Xian didn’t answer, and after the call was answered, he directly said, "Lou Ting Si, this is Pei Bu Xian from the Pei family. I need to ask you something. Are you busy?"
Pei Fengnong: "??????"