Chapter 739: Chapter 37: The Cannon Fodder Best Friend of the Abused Heroine

The fact is, many former partners sighed in disappointment, shook their heads, and turned away.

"The Fu Family sure is unlucky to have such a son."

"It’s just a woman. Losing a partner like this, the Sun Family has lost face this time. They probably won’t consider working with the Fu Family in this lifetime."

"That’s fine. If he likes that woman, let him give up everything. We’ll just watch the show."

The main characters had all left, and Jiang Lai saw no point in staying any longer. She clapped her hands and walked away.

That night, while Jiang Lai was idly wandering outside, two bodyguards blocked her path.

"Miss Jiang, do you have a moment? Our young lady would like to talk to you."

"Is your young lady from the Sun family?"

"Yes, please come with us."

Do characters in romance novels have no legal awareness? Always wanting to kidnap decent people. Why haven’t they all been rounded up after all these years of crackdowns on crime?

With nothing better to do, and someone offering her a meal, Jiang Lai had no reason to refuse.

Sure enough, the two bodyguards took her to a highly discreet place where just from the exterior, you could tell the food inside was pricey.

Although Jiang Lai herself had been a boss, this was the first time she’d heard of private chefs.

It meant that this large venue didn’t serve the public and was reserved daily exclusively for private meals.

In other words, such a big estate with so many staff and chefs from around the world served only one person all year round.

The expenses for this were imaginable.

In an elegantly quiet room, Sun Zhi sat cross-legged inside, facing Jiang Lai with a blunt question.

"What good does breaking up me and Fu Lihan do for you?"

No wonder she’s the vicious female supporting character who ends up madly in love with the male lead and meets a tragic end.

The heroine Zhao Zhaozhao got kidnapped sixteen times, and except for twice by Fu Lihan’s enemies, the remaining fourteen were done by this person right here.

It shows she has considerable research into the art of kidnapping.

"Miss Jiang, I know your identity. Don’t think you can do whatever you want in front of me just because you’re Li Zhixing’s sister.

You’re you, and your brother is your brother. When you’ve offended me and the forces behind me, see if your brother will still protect you like he does today!"

Threats, blatant threats!

Jiang Lai had planned to have a good meal, but didn’t expect to be met with a barrage of threats.

"Sun Zhi, with the Sun Family having built their way up to this position from scratch, I thought you, as a child of the Sun Family, would have at least some brain."

"Jiang Lai, do you know what happened to the last person who was so arrogant in front of me?"

"Well, the grass on the grave of the last person who threatened me is already taller than you."

Seeing the threat was useless, Sun Zhi knocked on the table, but just after she knocked a couple of times, Jiang Lai said,

"If you knock one more time, I’ll pin your fingers to the table with this fork."

Saying this, Jiang Lai picked up a fork and calmly stabbed it into the table.

The century-old nanmu table, incredibly hard, seemed like soft tofu in front of Jiang Lai.

Sun Zhi took a deep breath, staring wide-eyed at Jiang Lai, obviously shocked by the scene just now.

After a long silence, Jiang Lai urged,

"Well, where’s the food?"

"Where did you learn that martial art?"

"Shaolin Temple."

"So you’ve been hiding all these years because you’ve been learning kungfu at the Shaolin Temple?"

Jiang Lai nodded expressionlessly.

"Yes."

"Which Shaolin Temple? I’ve been to a few before, and they were all frauds."

"My master teaches only one student."

"I have money. Give me your master’s contact. I’ll handle the rest.

As for our feud, I can temporarily put it aside."

Jiang Lai smiled.

The life of that vicious female supporting character is still a life. Isn’t the author going to give her even a bit of brains?

"He’s dead."

"... You’re lying to me."

"Think whatever you like. No food here, right? Forget it, wasting time."

If I had known she would pull a trick, I wouldn’t have expected them to sit there for so long without serving food.

Then what’s the point of wasting time here?

Seeing Jiang Lai about to leave, Sun Zhi slapped the table.

"Without my permission, you can’t leave here! Tell me who your master is, and I’ll let you go!"

"Alright, alright, so noisy. His name is Master Mo Xu, and he resides at the Fuzhen Taoist Temple. I don’t know the exact location, so you can find it yourself. I mean, you have money and great skills."

Sun Zhi silently memorized these two names and shouted at Jiang Lai’s leaving figure, 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"If you’re lying to me, you’re doomed!"

"If I’m lying, you can come and find me."

She definitely wouldn’t be able to find her.

When Sun Zhi spent a lot of money searching worldwide for someone named Master Mo Xu, unexpectedly, she really did find him in the end.

Just like that, a roadside fortune-telling old Taoist suddenly became the martial arts master for a wealthy family for no reason.

The most critical thing was this old Taoist knew some moves, and Sun Zhi learned enthusiastically with him, so much so that she hadn’t thought about coming after Jiang Lai during this time.

Jiang Lai had also rarely gone out until Little Buding sent her a property auction webpage.

The house on it looked very familiar.

Wasn’t it the marital home Cai Xian bought for Jiang Zhi?

Being listed here meant Jiang Zhi couldn’t afford the mortgage, leading to the property’s forced repossession.

Continuing to scroll, she saw a familiar car, also listed for auction.

It seemed Jiang Zhi was indeed at his wit’s end.

Of course, his downfall wasn’t due to Jiang Lai, after all, Jiang Lai did leave him some leeway back then.

After all, the child was innocent.

But now it seems, Jiang Zhi’s plight had everything to do with Wang Lili.

If Wang Lili had been willing to take out the house and car in her name, Jiang Zhi’s house wouldn’t have been forcibly repossessed.

It seemed it truly fulfilled that saying.

Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly separately.

Jiang Lai didn’t need to guess; she knew they got divorced.

Indeed, the first thing Cai Xian did after returning from her trip was head to her hometown.

Jiang Lai didn’t say much and went along with her.

The house where Jiang Zhi used to live was sealed, and the family now lived in a narrow and dark basement.

Upon entering, the two elderly were lying on the bed under a blanket watching TV. The smell of urine in the room made Cai Xian almost vomit.

The floor was a mess; in the height of summer, food scraps were scattered everywhere, and a conspicuous unidentified white object squirmed in the corner.

The couple ignored it and continued watching TV.

Jiang Zhi lay on the bed inside, shirtless, playing with his phone. Cai Xian stood at the doorway for a long time, but none of the three in the basement looked at her.

Alive, but better off dead.

The baby’s cries snapped Cai Xian back to reality. She remembered her purpose and quickly rushed to the corner.

Over there was a small bed, still the one Cai Xian had bought.

The small child lay in it, its cries weak.