Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 321: Underestimating the Enemy, The Best Opportunity

Chapter 321: Chapter 321: Underestimating the Enemy, The Best Opportunity

The car window rolled down.

Lu Xining’s cold profile shone even more delicately under the evening sunset.

But the curve of her lips was enough to send a shiver down one’s spine.

"Get out!" The man outside didn’t expect the person inside to be such a beautiful woman.

However, rather than her beauty, he was more interested in the money his employer offered. He didn’t mind entertaining this woman for a while.

Seeing the unabashed greed in the man’s eyes, Lu Xining got out of the car without a change of expression.

As the man’s wicked hand reached for her, the baseball bat in her hand instantly swung at his head. The man hastily retreated, but her follow-up kick landed directly on his weak spot, causing him to sharply inhale a breath of cold air.

In a flash, several cars rapidly arrived, surrounding all the assailants in the middle.

Strands of hair fell on Lu Xining’s forehead, hiding the emotions deep within her almond-shaped eyes.

As she steadily advanced, the man, enduring the pain, pulled a knife from the car and slashed toward Lu Xining’s pretty face.

The woman tilted her head to the side, nimbly dodging and quickly stepping back two paces.

While the man was gasping in pain, Lu Xining delivered a fierce spinning kick, sweeping across his knees and, when he knelt, kicked him hard in the chest, driving the baseball bat straight down on his weakness while pinning the man beneath her foot; his face suddenly turned as white as paper.

"Ahh!!!" Accompanied by a muffled groan of extreme pain, the man curled up into a ball, his face contorted in agony.

The rest, who had been ambushed by Lu Xining’s arranged men, were all apprehended, and while they felt their scalps tingle at the sight of their boss nearly crippled, they were secretly relieved it wasn’t them.

"Spill it—who’s the rich girl that sent you here to get beaten up."

Despite the pain, the man clung to his code of the streets and, with a trembling voice, said, "I won’t tell you!"

"Quite stubborn, I see." Lu Xining pressed the baseball bat in her palm, pressing down harder as she spoke.

She watched him writhe in pain, the coldness in her eyes growing deeper.

The man let out a roar of struggle and, opening his arms, lunged toward her legs.

Lu Xining’s originally detached demeanor turned ruthless and decisive in an instant, blood staining the man’s pants as he passed out from the unbearable physical torment.

"Who else is unwilling to talk? You’ve seen the consequences."

The bloodied end of the baseball bat pointed at their faces, life could be directly discarded, but for a man, the damned dignity must not be lost.

What man is he, who cannot beget children, nor enjoy the pleasures of life?!

Under Lu Xining’s suggestive gaze, the bodyguard fished out a phone from the unconscious man’s pocket, used his fingerprint to unlock the screen lock, and called the most recent contact.

"Speak." The voice on the other end was old.

The bodyguard held the phone on speaker mode.

Listening to the obviously voice-changed response from the other side, Lu Xining’s lips curled, "Miss Zhuang’s voice is indeed unique."

The person on the other end hesitated before continuing, "I don’t understand what you mean."

Zhuang Tian didn’t know how the woman had discovered her identity, thinking the operation was a success when she saw the incoming call.

Turns out she was instead caught off guard.

But she was not a naive girl to be immediately rattled by a bluff.

Lu Xining’s voice was cold, "You’ll find out soon enough."

After hanging up, she looked at the messages just found on the phone, confirming that all of this was Zhuang Tian’s doing.

She straightaway had several ’gifts’ sent back to her in retaliation.

That evening, Zhuang Tian’s father’s car met with an accident and overturned, Mrs. Zhuang suffered facial burns in a fire during a beauty treatment, and both were hospitalized.

At the same time, her newly purchased car was set ablaze and reduced to a mere frame.

She awkwardly pushed open the car door, choosing to jump out and save her own life.

Looking at her newly bought beloved car, Zhuang Tian clenched her teeth, followed by a phone call from Beicheng.

Upon learning about her parents’ accident, she rushed back to Beicheng, only to receive a call from her friend as soon as her plane landed.

"Zhuang Tian, are you freaking insane?"

"Sending your intimate clothing to my fiancé, isn’t that disgusting? Let me tell you, our sisterhood ends here!"

The engagement gift she sent to her friend turned out to be a piece of her worn intimate clothing, along with some disgusting words.

The key point was that the recipients were a prestigious family that the Zhuang Family wanted to form ties with.

Zhuang Tian had invested a lot of effort into this sisterly friendship, watching as it was almost bearing fruit, only to have it ruined by someone else.

At this moment, she finally understood the meaning behind Lu Xining’s words.

Zhuang Tian didn’t even go to the hospital, she went directly to that friend’s home to salvage their relationship.

She did have some skills in social interactions, and by using the fiasco involving her father and mother as a pretext, and after sending many gifts to apologize, she finally appeased them.

During the days when Zhuang Tian was summoned back to Beicheng.

Lu Xining’s experimental laboratory had also been completely built, with all the experimental machinery in place, entering the final inspection stage.

Xu Zhi looked at the experimental lab building in front of her, her eyes reddened with emotion.

In the past, trapped within marriage, she had forgotten that she was an architect, aside from her jealous squabbles.

Now, beholding everything in front of her, she felt the joy of rediscovering herself.

Days went by, one after another.

Before the harsh winter officially arrived, ZN Laboratory announced the formal establishment of its domestic experimental base.

Lu Xining originally just wanted to find a media outlet to announce the launch and operation of the experimental base in Yun City County.

On the day of the ribbon-cutting, however, well-known domestic media scrambled to report the event.

International media were also touting it.

Ming Yuan, who was still filming, even took special leave to return to the country to support her good sister’s new experimental lab.

Gong Yunxue’s global photography tour was still in progress, and returning to the country would require several flight transfers. Lu Xining told her to focus on her work and that there was no need to make a special trip back.

Ji Muye, Shang Lvxing, Zhou Jiawang, as well as Song Henian who was making his career abroad, had all arranged for congratulatory gifts to be sent.

Overnight, the entire network was broadcasting this grand event.

When Zhuang Tian saw these news reports, she was calmly peeling fruit in the hospital room for Father Zhuang and stated, "Everything is going according to plan."

Father Zhuang, leaning against the headboard of the bed, nodded in satisfaction.

"Xiaotian, this woman is definitely not as gentle as she appears on the surface. Coax out all her cards first."

Zhuang Tian bowed her head: "I understand what you mean, Father."

"An enemy’s underestimation is our best opportunity to strike back. Remember your father’s words and don’t act rashly."

Father Zhuang looked at his daughter with regret. She was smart, but unfortunately, she was a girl; aside from an arranged marriage to benefit the family, there was nothing else she could do that a son could have done.

Just the matter of politics alone had made the Zhuang Family seem inferior.

Feeling the regret in her father’s eyes, Zhuang Tian’s heart twitched, and she clenched her fists tightly. Looking at the triumphant Lu Xining in the reports, she felt a sense of meeting a worthy opponent.

No wonder Ji Muye couldn’t stop thinking about her; she truly had some ability.

Meanwhile, in the main office of the experimental base.

Ji Chao and Ji Ze, who were off for the weekend, were brought to Fuxian and were playing with toys with Lu Nuonuo.

Lu Xining’s office had floor-to-ceiling windows facing the lush greenery behind, making it a pleasant place to be in.

In the forest, she had carefully cultivated a special soil, already scattered months ago, just waiting for the herbal seeds to be planted next spring.

Birds flew through the woods as if startled by something, and a pair of black military boots stepped through the forest, watching from afar.

Lu Nuonuo leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, curiously observing the woods behind, then suddenly rubbed her eyes and saw the black figure beside the tree.

"Brother, come quickly, over there is..."