“You got my things, but debts must be repaid. From now on, you’ll work at my bubble tea shop!”
Gadelia said the most terrifying things in a gentle voice.
Jiang Jialie couldn’t help but shrink her head, her palms sweating as she gripped the steering wheel.
“Zhou Ming will come too, and you’ll both work for me.”
“I don’t know whether to be happy or disgusted.”
Her voice was rigid, with obvious pauses, like a robot. Jiang Jialie forced a small smile onto her face.
“I’ll stagger your work hours with Zhou Ming’s.”
Gadelia decided to help Jiang Jialie, letting her choose between happiness and disgust.
“Gadelia, I’m going to drive off a cliff and shatter you to pieces!”
With a turn of the steering wheel, Jiang Jialie veered off the original direction and drove onto another road.
“You have deviated from the route. A new route has been automatically planned.”
The phone navigation prompted.
Jiang Jialie glanced triumphantly at Gadelia.
Gadelia remained silent, closing her eyes to continue napping.
Jiang Jialie was infuriated by Gadelia’s attitude. Completely ignoring the navigation instructions, she deviated from the planned route again.
“If you want to practice driving, I can lend you the car later.”
Gadelia added another jab.
Jiang Jialie immediately fell silent and could only continue driving according to the navigation.
Passing through a tunnel, dense woods surrounded the road.
Through the wire fence, Jiang Jialie saw many beasts standing on treetops and could hear the cries of pheasants.
Within the speed limit, Jiang Jialie drove cautiously the whole way.
Suddenly, urgent car horns sounded from behind.
Then there was a loud bang, and Gadelia’s car lurched forward several meters.
Slamming on the brakes, Jiang Jialie’s body nearly hit the steering wheel.
Gadelia also lunged forward.
But fortunately, they were wearing seatbelts, so neither was hurt.
“Did you really drive the car off a cliff?!”
Startled awake, Gadelia thought Jiang Jialie had actually driven off a cliff and instinctively reached toward the driver’s seat to check on her.
“No… no.”
Jiang Jialie was still shaken, her voice trembling with post-crisis unease.
“We were rear-ended.”
“Stop spacing out. Go take a look.”
Gadelia motioned for Jiang Jialie to pick up the briefcase containing Guizang Armament, then opened her own door and got out first.
Behind them, a silver-white sports car had a dented front hood, with the hood popped up.
A young man with dyed red hair, slicked back in a 7:3 part, pushed open his door expertly. Holding a baseball bat, he stormed toward Gadelia angrily.
“Can’t you hear me honking?! Damn it, driving so slow, you want to die?!”
As he reached Gadelia, the young man couldn’t help but let out a flirtatious whistle.
“And a pretty one at that.”
Resting the bat on his shoulder, the young man grinned.
“Hey beauty, want to go on a date? If you agree, I, Tu Kunpeng, can let this go.”
“Tu Kunpeng?”
Gadelia yawned.
“Which family are you from?”
“Right, today I’ll make sure you know me well—I guarantee you’ll feel like you’re in heaven!”
Before he could finish, Jiang Jialie got out carrying the briefcase.
“Yo! Two little chicks.”
Tu Kunpeng’s smile widened, obviously thinking of something dirty.
“First, introduce yourself. You look like you lack exercise.”
Gadelia didn’t even spare Tu Kunpeng a glance.
She didn’t even bother to peek into his memories, completely unwilling to use her ability on him.
“Mm, also kidney deficiency.”
“You!”
Gadelia’s words could instantly ignite any man’s anger.
Tu Kunpeng immediately pointed his bat at Gadelia.
“You want to fucking die?! Fine, I’ll subdue you first and strip you bare!”
“First, introduce yourself.”
Gadelia repeated.
Tu Kunpeng was very dissatisfied with Gadelia’s words, but he didn’t want to reveal his specific identity.
The Tu family was large.
Besides the main line of the head of the family, there were many relatives.
Tu Kunpeng belonged to one of the collateral branches, though he could still lord over most people.
But when announcing his family, others only remembered his collateral status.
Therefore, Tu Kunpeng was very unwilling to introduce his specific identity, only claiming to be a Tu.
More importantly, even within his own family, Tu Kunpeng was not the favored one.
His outstanding older brother was a well-known young elite among the wealthy families in Yucheng.
In contrast, he himself was idle and good for nothing.
This made Tu Kunpeng even more reluctant to mention his detailed identity.
He raised the baseball bat.
Gadelia didn’t move.
Jiang Jialie, however, was already panicking.
She pulled out the Guizang Armament from the briefcase, transformed it into a longsword, and blocked Tu Kunpeng’s descending bat.
With a flick of the blade, she sent the bat flying out of Tu Kunpeng’s hands.
Jiang Jialie scolded Gadelia with some anger:
“Dodge when you should! What are you standing there for?!”
Rubbing her ear, Gadelia was expressionless.
“I was testing whether you’re as willing to help others as Zhou Ming is.”
“Even if it’s a test, you can’t test it with your life safety!!”
Using the power boost from the Guizang Armament, Jiang Jialie turned the longsword into a long staff and knocked the bat out of Tu Kunpeng’s hands again.
“Good luck.”
Bypassing Jiang Jialie and Tu Kunpeng, Gadelia leaned against the car and watched the two fight.
But after just a few exchanges, Jiang Jialie struck his knee with the staff.
Tu Kunpeng immediately fell to his knees with a scream.
Obviously, what Gadelia had said earlier was correct.
Tu Kunpeng indeed had kidney deficiency.
No, not just kidney deficiency—his whole body was weak.
Afraid of injuring him, Jiang Jialie kept the Guizang Armament as a long staff while fighting Tu Kunpeng.
Even so, Tu Kunpeng was no match for Jiang Jialie.
“Tell me, since you’re so weak, why didn’t you bring bodyguards?”
Gadelia approached Tu Kunpeng and kicked his waist with her foot.
“Um, it wasn’t me who beat him! Not me! Really not me!”
Still holding the Guizang Armament, Jiang Jialie helplessly sought help from Gadelia.
Jiang Jialie had heard what Tu Kunpeng said.
Just yesterday, Zhou Ming had joked that they might run afoul of the Tu family.
Now, there was no need for “might”—they already had.
“Wuwu, Zhou Ming, I didn’t mean to. He provoked me; I was just defending myself.”
Taking a photo of Tu Kunpeng, Gadelia called to Jiang Jialie:
“Let’s go get the car repaired.”
“Aren’t we going to deal with him?”
“He’s not disabled. Once the pain subsides, he’ll walk on his own.”
Putting the Guizang Armament back in the briefcase, Jiang Jialie shook her head.
“That’s not what I meant. I’m worried he’ll cause trouble for Zhou Ming later.”
“Then what do you want to do?”
Gadelia raised an eyebrow, feigning confusion.
“I…”
Her hands clenched tightly, Jiang Jialie was in great inner turmoil.
She had a very bad idea.
There were no surveillance cameras here.
Even if something happened, no one would know.
“Speaking of which, how would Zhou Ming see you?”
Gadelia suddenly asked.
Jiang Jialie snapped back to reality.
Right!
If she did that, how would Zhou Ming view her?
“Let’s go. I’m sleepy. Zhou Ming still needs us.”
Gadelia urged Jiang Jialie.
She had just wanted to see Jiang Jialie’s reaction; she didn’t actually want her to take action.
Otherwise, wouldn’t Zhou Ming come after her?
They got in the car.
Jiang Jialie restarted the car and drove away.
On the ground, Tu Kunpeng clung to the asphalt with both hands, glaring fiercely at the receding car.
“Zhou Ming, is it?”
“I’ve remembered you!”
“Just wait, I’ll settle this debt with interest sooner or later!”