Chapter 86: One Day Rich?
Originally, Xia Yu was leaning against the car window, lost in thoughts. Suddenly, a sweet aroma tickled her taste buds, breaking her reverie.
Looking back, Xia Yu saw Jiang Kekai giving her a piece of meat with a big grin, and before she knew it, the meat was plopped right into her mouth.
Fixing her gaze on Xia Yu, Jiang Kekai still had that cheerful look, “A man is as strong as iron, food is like steel, and if you skip a meal, your stomach grumbles. So, you should eat too. These dishes aren’t bad; just make do.”
Xia Yu: “…”
Seeing Xia Yu chew and swallow the piece of meat, Jiang Kekai picked up another bite of rice, “Eating just vegetables is no good. You have to eat your rice too.”
Xia Yu: “…”
To everyone’s surprise, Xia Yu slowly opened her little mouth to let Jiang Kekai feed her. After all, this was Miss Jiang!
Jiang Kekai didn’t mind using Xia Yu’s chopsticks again. As she shoveled more food into her own mouth, she was about to continue feeding Xia Yu.
However, she noticed Xia Yu looking at her with surprise, which Jiang Kekai interpreted as shock at sharing chopsticks.
With a light tap of her chopstick on Xia Yu’s head, Jiang Kekai said, “Little brat, what are you thinking? If I were not a lady, do you think I’d share chopsticks with you?”
This only made Xia Yu’s eyes widen even more, implying that Jiang Kekai must know somehow, despite her being so discreet.
Jiang Kekai replied, “My father mentioned his uncle’s experiments and said two people were rescued: you and I. Since I wasn’t experimented on, that person must be you, right?”
Upon hearing Jiang Kekai’s deduction, Xia Yu remained silent, but Jiang Kekai could tell from her expression that her guess was spot-on.
Next, Jiang Kekai gently patted Xia Yu’s head, consoling her, “It’s okay. Though my uncle did wrong, he has been punished. Don’t worry too much.”
Then, Jiang Kekai offered more food to Xia Yu, and surprisingly, Xia Yu accepted it this time.
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The kidnappers listened to the girls’ conversation, pondered a bit, and concluded that Xia Yu and Miss Jiang knew each other, but they figured it wouldn’t change anything. They still intended to take her as a hostage and demand ransom. It would actually be better if Xia Yu came from a wealthy family.
But seeing Xia Yu’s old clothes, they doubted her family was rich. Why would she wear such worn-out clothes otherwise?
Night fell, and the kidnappers decided to stop for the night in the middle of nowhere, as tomorrow was the exchange day. With nothing else to do, one of them turned to Xia Yu and threatened, “Hey, pretty girl, give us your phone number. We need to contact your parents for the ransom, or you won’t be going home.”
Xia Yu remained silent.
Indeed, her stubborn streak was acting up again. She thought about d*ath rather than calling anyone out of fear that her family might go back to the difficult days before the one million yuan.
Seeing Xia Yu’s reluctance, the kidnapper in the passenger seat drew his g*n and pointed it at her, threatening, “Well? Do you know what this is?”
He expected fear, but what came next shocked him.
Xia Yu pushed her forehead against the g*n barrel, sobbing, “Go ahead. I won’t talk even if you sh**t me.”
Though she said that, tears streamed down her face and her body trembled, showing how scared she was. But she went through with it.
Because, who really doesn’t fear a g*n?
Unpredictably, Xia Yu’s action not only stunned the threatening kidnapper but also Miss Jiang who was sitting beside her.
Without hesitation, Jiang Kekai pulled Xia Yu closer and scolded the threatening kidnapper, “What are you doing? My ransom isn’t enough for you? Scaring her won’t get you anywhere!”
“Scaring her won’t get you anywhere? Miss Jiang, do you forget where we are? Or should I show you real action?”
“Bring it on? I can guarantee neither of you will see tomorrow noon.”
Jiang Kekai, as expected, stared back defiantly, making clear there would be consequences, and the kidnappers wouldn’t touch them just because they felt like it. Doing so would only cause trouble for themselves.
As Jiang Kekai predicted, the driver backed off, “Alright, alright. Let’s settle this. Put away the g*n before anything happens.”
Hearing her partner’s words, though reluctantly, the kidnapper put away his g*n and left Xia Yu and Jiang alone.
Night settled in.
The kidnappers divided work—someone slept while the other watched, fearing Xia Yu and Jiang could escape or be surrounded by others in their sleep.
Xia Yu and Jiang, exhausted from the stressful day, fell into a light slumber. Unbeknownst to each other, they ended up sleeping together.
Daybreak, the car started moving again. The kidnappers braced for what was surely a rough day ahead. Their fortunes rested on today’s success.
Would they become overnight millionaires?
