Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 320: Taking Aim at the Zhuang Family

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Taking Aim at the Zhuang Family

The key was intentionally left behind by her.

Although she merely glanced at the suggestion diagram on the wall of Cheng Cang’s office, she had already memorized the spatial layout in her mind.

The direction in which Ji Muye turned and ran led to a dead end; it clearly wasn’t a good place for escape.

Deliberately causing such a commotion in the factory was evidently not out of fear of getting hit; it more closely resembled using oneself as bait for fishing.

When Ji Muye found the key that Lu Xining had dropped, he really thought she had accidentally lost it there and intended to return it to her.

Now, upon closer inspection.

It turns out it was left there by Lu Xining on purpose.

However, Ji Muye truly did not expect that she would return to this not yet fully completed experimental base.

He had intended to rest here for a while before leaving, but no sooner had he dozed off for a moment than he heard the sound of someone pushing the door and entering.

If he was not so familiar with her footsteps and silhouette, the blade in his hand might have already pierced her body.

Lu Xining asked him, "What are you doing in Fuxian?"

Ji Muye’s lips were pale as he forced a smile and teased, "Shouldn’t you be bandaging me up first?"

"You won’t die."

Though she said so, she still pointed out the location of the medical kit to him.

Seeing the man strip off all his upper garments in front of her, Lu Xining did not avoid or shy away at all.

She coldly watched the entire process of him bandaging his wounds.

In recent times, Ji Muye’s method of dealing with his wounds had gone from clumsy to proficient; after cleaning up the wound debris and applying some emergency medication, he left the wound open to the air.

As he turned his head to look at Lu Xining opposite him, there was no trace of pity in her eyes. He remembered how she used to get nervous and come over to bandage him up even for a tiny cut.

Now that the wound was tenfold larger, it failed to elicit any concern or greeting from her, leaving Ji Muye feeling a sourness surging in his chest.

He took a pink lollipop out of his coat pocket, which was the candy Lu Nuonuo had secretly slipped in there in Jingzhou after seeing the wounds on his body.

Pink candies were always Little Dumpling’s favorite.

Ji Muye didn’t like the taste of nicotine, but today he had smoked quite a bit in that venue, and it was the cheapest kind.

The bitterness in his mouth was uncomfortable.

The moment Lu Xining saw the candy wrapper, her gaze shifted slightly, recognizing it as the lollipop she bought for her daughter.

No wonder that big box was reduced by half so quickly; it turns out Little Dumpling had been stuffing them into her cheap dad’s pocket all along.

Standing in the ZN experimental base’s main building that sprang up from the ground, Ji Muye deeply realized that the Lu Xining of today was no longer the young girl who used to leave the light and soup on for him.

Her dark pupils were mixed with too many emotions, but Lu Xining didn’t want to delve into their meaning.

She simply reminded him to buy his own candy in the future and not to eat such branded wrappers in front of others.

"The flavor of this candy is one I custom-ordered for Nuonuo."

"The candy factory is famous in C country, and each custom candy’s wrapper is unique, not beyond the research of the earnest."

Ji Muye instantly understood her implication.

He furrowed his brows, trying to recall if anyone had noticed him unwrapping the candy earlier in the day.

Regardless, her warning had heightened his vigilance.

This candy in his mouth was the last one.

The wrappers of the previous candies were also in his pocket; burning them with a lighter subsequently was the safest option.

Lu Xining didn’t even inquire what he was doing or planning to do. It was getting late, and tomorrow a lot of experimental equipment would arrive, requiring her to inspect, adjust, and accept each one.

"The door is there, leave as soon as you’ve rested well."

Regarding the matter of Zhuang Tian, so far, there’s only Cheng Cang’s side of the story, and she needed to have someone investigate the situation thoroughly before dealing with it.

If it turns out to be true...

The first step she took upon entering Beicheng.

Was to set her sights on the Zhuang Family!

The only place to sleep in the office was this set of sectional sofas.

After turning off the main lights in the room, she switched on the floor lamp by the sofa, casually pulled over a blanket to cover herself, and lay down on the sofa to close her eyes and rest, utterly unconcerned about the injured person in the room.

The air was filled with a faint scent of blood, and Ji Muye remained sitting in his original spot without moving.

In the warm yellow light of the sofa, the man’s gaze lingered on her profile for a long time.

Seemingly aware of his gaze, Lu Xining turned over, her back now facing the man.

Seeing this, the curve of Ji Muye’s lips silently lifted.

The cell phone vibrated. After reading the message clearly, the faint smile on the man’s lips abruptly disappeared, he took a deep look at her, waited until her breathing was long and steady, and then quietly left with his phone in hand.

Taking advantage of the night, he left the ZN Research Base.

The low-profile black car was already waiting at the door. It was only after opening the door that he realized it was hiding secrets within.

Ma Sai reported everything Zhuang Tian had done.

The man’s figure almost blended into the darkness of the car, his tousled hair concealing his cold, shimmering eyes.

Ji Muye’s expression turned stern: "Arrange for someone, and leak the news about the Zhuang Family’s land."

Ma Sai acknowledged the command, discerning the implication in his boss’s words.

The next morning.

When Lu Xining woke up again, the office no longer bore Ji Muye’s presence, and even the first aid kit had been restored to its original place.

There were no traces of blood-stained paper balls in the trash can.

All things related to him, Ji Muye had cleaned up completely and taken away, leaving no trace behind in this place.

Lu Xining went to the cabinet near the door, where the folder of documents she had casually placed yesterday was now showing signs of having been moved.

Her gaze flickered slightly, but she wasn’t in a hurry to open its contents, letting it stay on the cabinet while she pushed the door open and left the room.

Another busy day ahead.

In the daytime, Cheng Cang was still disguised as a construction laborer at the ZN Research Base, diligently working and eating the same meals as his fellow workers.

He didn’t approach Lu Xining either.

But occasionally, when they saw each other, he would cast meaningful glances at her, as though reminding her to remember to reply to him.

By evening, the scrapped vehicle had already been cleaned up in time, and the Lu Family driver had replaced it with a new, more rugged car. Upon seeing her emerge, he promptly opened the rear door for her with respectful demeanor.

After getting into the car, Lu Xining turned her head to look at the man sitting on the steps not far away; he pointed at his cell phone.

Accompanied by the vibration of an incoming text message, she saw the latest message sent by the man.

[Cheng Cang: Adding more to my sincerity.]

Below the message was an attachment, the locations of Zhuang Tian over the past week.

Seeing that Zhuang Tian’s location was tagged at an auto repair shop last night, Lu Xining thought of the hand that had pushed her.

When she looked up again, the steps where Cheng Cang was previously sitting were now empty.

The car slowly headed in the direction of Yunqiao Village.

Right as they turned into the small road, Lu Xining deliberately asked the driver to slow down.

Time seemed to stand still, as the same scene unfolded before her eyes once more, only this time Lu Xining was already prepared.

Her eyes were sharp as she observed the people ahead, twice as many as those arranged yesterday.

How come these people never learn their lesson even after taking a beating?

When the menacing thugs from the opposite car got out and brazenly came over to knock on the window of Lu Xining’s car, Lu Xining picked up the baseball bat from the backseat floor.