My Co-renting Lady Boss-Chapter 1654 - 1653: Is It Worth It?

"According to your instructions, we planned to send her out of the Imperial City and then dispose of her, but as soon as we left the city limits, we were attacked by a mysterious man and she was taken away."

"Useless, a bunch of useless fools. How do you have the face to live when she’s been kidnapped?"

Fu Tianyou cursed through gritted teeth; the only flaw in this plan was that woman.

Initially, in order to successfully capture Li Xiaoli and Liu Mengting, the operatives from the Ming Group had to reveal their identity to that woman. If she fell into Tang Ming’s hands, it would be troublesome.

"Find her, at all costs, find that woman and eliminate her."

Fu Tianyou gave the order without question.

"What do we do if she’s brought back to the city?"

"We can’t worry about that now. Although the murder of an Imperial University student in the city will cause a big reaction, at this point, we just can’t afford to care. Deal with it on the spot once found."

Fu Tianyou snarled impatiently, nearly overturning the table in his anger.

Tang Ming brought Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli back to the hotel where Ruisi was staying, laying the two girls on the bed to check their condition.

"Are they going to be okay?"

Su Xiaoxi asked nervously, looking at Tang Ming.

"They’re fine, just had their pressure points pressed to knock them out. They’ll wake up soon."

Tang Ming breathed a long sigh of relief, and only relaxed once he confirmed they were alright. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Ming, what’s going on here?"

Ruisi looked at Tang Ming, puzzled. "You’ve never been this lenient overseas; why are you letting the enemy toy with you now?"

"The situation at home is different from overseas, with tangled and deep-rooted forces. Violence can’t solve everything."

Tang Ming wearily rubbed his temples. "Take those few people from before, for example. If it were overseas, they’d already be dead, but here at home, they have more powerful backing. If I killed them, it would be very troublesome."

"Are you actually afraid of trouble?"

Ruisi furrowed her brows in confusion.

"Ah, I have concerns now."

Tang Ming sighed helplessly. "Xiaoxi, the two on the bed, and a group of friends around me who can’t protect themselves. When I was overseas, everyone around me had their own survival skills, but at home, they need me to protect them. I can’t act recklessly."

"Is it worth it?"

Ruisi looked at Tang Ming doubtfully, not understanding how he could have changed so much.

"It’s worth it."

Tang Ming smiled, choosing not to explain further.

Su Xiaoxi stood to the side, her expression complicated as she looked at Tang Ming. The phrase "a group of friends who can’t protect themselves" made her feel very uncomfortable.

But thinking it over carefully, facing Tang Ming’s enemies, even the Su Family couldn’t withstand them, so she understood Tang Ming’s helplessness.

Though she hadn’t been in contact with Ruisi for long, Su Xiaoxi knew this woman was terrifying. If Tang Ming’s friends overseas were like Ruisi, Tang Ming wouldn’t have needed to worry about their safety at all.

"You’ve really changed."

Ruisi looked at Tang Ming with a complex expression, finding it hard to adjust to the current him.

"Spend some time living in the country, and you’ll change too."

Tang Ming didn’t argue, extending a hand to massage Li Xiaoli and Liu Mengting. "I’ll wake them up first. This whole thing is too strange."

"Yeah! Judging by those students’ looks, they’re probably not the ones who kidnapped Meng Ting and Xiaoli. So who is the real culprit?"

Su Xiaoxi nodded in agreement.

"I don’t have a clue at the moment."

Tang Ming shook his head helplessly; this kidnapping was completely different from the last one.

The previous time it was just a few punks taking advantage of Tang Ming’s lack of preparation, but this time, despite the meticulous protection for the two girls, someone still managed to succeed—this was definitely a well-planned kidnapping.

Soon, Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli woke up, hurriedly checked their bodies, relaxed once they were sure they hadn’t been violated, and then started to cry.

"It’s all over now, don’t cry. Quickly, tell me what exactly happened?"

Tang Ming comforted them hurriedly.

"We’re not sure what happened either. My sister Meng Meng and I were getting massages at the bathhouse, and then we lost consciousness. When we woke up, we were in a big warehouse."

Li Xiaoli sniffled and shook her head. "A few masked men had tied us up."

"Masked, were there any women among them?"

Tang Ming asked, frowning.

"No women, just four men in black suits."

Liu Mengting held Li Xiaoli and nodded firmly.

"So, it really wasn’t them."

Tang Ming furrowed his brow slightly; the Dragon Lady was a woman, and she hadn’t worn a mask when they met.

"Wait! Since you were at the bathhouse, who put your clothes on?"

Su Xiaoxi examined Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli, puzzled.

"We put them on ourselves. After the shower, we were preparing to leave, so we dressed first. But then Ma Jiaran insisted on getting a massage, so we followed along... Where’s Ma Jiaran?"

Liu Mengting suddenly looked up and asked Tang Ming.

"I didn’t see her, and I suspect she’s involved in this."

Tang Ming shook his head.

"No way?"

Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli were startled and confused.

"My people found the private room where you went missing was tampered with, and there was a path that led directly outside, clearly prepared in advance, and you all went to bathe at Ma Jiaran’s suggestion, right?"

Tang Ming squinted his eyes, asking uncertainly.

"She didn’t lead us to that private room, but she was definitely the one who insisted on getting a massage."

Li Xiaoli wiped her tears and cursed through clenched teeth, "That bitch wanted to bathe with us, but it was just a setup."

"So, it seems Ma Jiaran has ties to the mastermind. Only by finding her can we uncover who the real culprit is."

Tang Ming immediately pulled out his phone to find Ma Jiaran’s whereabouts.

"Life’s really become unbearable; we’re so careful, yet we can’t even go for a bath without getting napped."

Li Xiaoli complained in frustration.

"Because there’s a traitor. No matter what, I won’t let that Ma Jiaran off easily this time."

Tang Ming’s eyes flashed with menace; he should have eliminated that troublemaker earlier had he known.

"Who is this? How did you three end up together?"

After calming down, Liu Mengting looked at Ruisi curiously.

"Oh, why does this room have such a strange smell?"

Li Xiaoli was puzzled too.

"Well..."

Tang Ming opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain.

"Ahem, Ruisi is a friend of mine."

Seeing Tang Ming’s discomfort, Su Xiaoxi quickly spoke up, "She might attend Imperial University later, so she’s staying here for now, and I’m keeping her company."