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Chapter 572: Chu Xiaoran Was Abducted

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: Chu Xiaoran Was Abducted

Chu Xiaoran rushed out the door and first headed to a cake shop to order a top-tier birthday cake.

Since cake preparation takes some time, Chu Xiaoran placed her order and then went to buy Xiao Zheng a watch.

Zhonghai has many large shopping malls with numerous luxury brands; she found the best and carefully made her selection.

Eventually, she chose a very prestigious Rolex watch, which had a kind of understated luxury and stability, perfectly suiting Xiao Zheng.

Since attending university, Chu Xiaoran had saved up quite a bit of money through various performances and live broadcasts; buying a watch, although somewhat painful, was still within her budget.

Actually, Chu Xiaoran initially planned to buy Xiao Zheng a flashy gold watch, which would absolutely suit his flashy personality.

However, she eventually gave up on that idea, considering it was the first time she was celebrating Xiao Zheng’s birthday—it would be better to keep it formal rather than go for a gimmick.

"Hehe, next time I’ll get him a big gold chain and make him wear it," Chu Xiaoran thought sneakily to herself.

Her eyes were smiling and shaped like crescent moons.

It had taken most of the day going from the cake shop to the shopping mall and choosing the watch; by the time she returned to the cake shop, it had already gotten dark.

"Looks like it’s going to rain," she said.

Chu Xiaoran looked up at the sky.

The heavens were stacked with layers of dark clouds, seemingly about to crash down; if not for the various lights in the city, it would have already been pitch-black.

"I’ve got to hurry home."

Chu Xiaoran quickly ran into the cake shop, picked up the cake from the manager, and prepared to go home.

But just a few steps outside, there was a loud rumble from the sky, followed immediately by large raindrops that began to splatter down.

The heavy rain poured down.

"Oh no, I can’t let the cake get wet," Chu Xiaoran said, feeling a bit anxious as she looked around left and right.

There was no place nearby on the street to take shelter from the rain. She only remembered that about 300 meters ahead at a corner, there was a shop where she could probably buy an umbrella.

But the rain was already falling.

Chu Xiaoran pondered for a moment, then quickly took off her coat and draped it over the cake box, wearing just a short-sleeved T-shirt as she braved the rain and ran towards the small shop.

The rain was heavy, and she hadn’t gone far before she was completely drenched, her clothes sticking to her body in a way that was somewhat alluring.

Next to the small shop was a noisy food stall crowded with many people, mostly muscular men eating there.

Chu Xiaoran running past naturally caught the attention of many, though they merely glanced at her before returning to their drinks.

They did nothing more than murmur a few words among themselves.

However, three individuals immediately lit up upon seeing Chu Xiaoran.

"Hey, what do you think about giving this young lady to Mr. Wang as a gift?" said a man with a sly look, smiling.

As soon as he spoke, the other two at the table lit up with excitement, slamming the table, "Chen Ergou, you’re brilliant!"

It turned out,

these three men were underlings of Jiangcheng magnate Wang Renze.

They were drinking here because they had encountered a very troubling matter.

Wang Renze was the affluent young master who had previously invited Mo Anna to a jewelry appraisal convention. He coveted Mo Anna’s beauty and wanted to pursue her. So, at that jewelry appraisal convention, he did everything he could to ingratiate himself with Mo Anna.

However, Xiao Zheng was also present and, seeing Wang Renze flaunting his status, he fiercely slapped Wang Renze’s face, leaving him in a very embarrassing situation at that gathering.

Even so, Wang Renze was still unwilling to give up and had recently expressed his feelings to Mo Anna, only to be unceremoniously rejected by her.

Because of this, Mr. Wang was very disappointed and could only immerse all his energy into his work, which recently had shown results.

He had succeeded in fundraising!

And this sum of money was substantial enough to elevate his company to a new level over the next few years.

Thus, Wang Renze was very happy and planned to organize a dinner, inviting his subordinates to join and have a good time.

The three people drinking at this street stall were Wang Renze’s subordinates, specially tasked with handling the company’s dirty work, effectively forming part of the underground force.

They were now very troubled.

Because, attending this dinner required bringing gifts!

To leave a good impression on their boss, they were determined that this gift had to be unique. So they came here to discuss, but after a long discussion, they couldn’t come to any conclusion.

Then they saw Chu Xiaoran.

Chen Ergou’s suggestion was quickly agreed upon!

They all knew that Wang Renze was very lecherous and couldn’t resist beautiful women. If they could capture the beautiful girl they had just seen and deliver her to Wang Renze, they would surely win his favor and secure a bright future.

"Hehe, so what should we do next?" another drank a large sip of alcohol, his eyes flickering with a malicious gleam as he laughed.

Chen Ergou said, "It’s simple. That pretty girl just ran off, she must have gone to buy an umbrella from a small shop. Once she comes out, we’ll follow her to a secluded place, grab her, knock her out, and then deliver her to Wang Renze."

"Hahaha, you really are clever, Chen Ergou." The other two laughed loudly.

Afterward, their gaze was firmly fixed on that little store.

Moments later, Chu Xiaoran walked out of the store with an umbrella. Upon seeing her, the three men immediately stood up, settled the bill, and stealthily followed behind her.

Clearly, they had done this kind of stalking many times. They followed Chu Xiaoran with very covert movements, and for a long time, she did not notice them.

They continued to follow Chu Xiaoran until they reached a deserted alley. To reach the main street to catch a taxi, they had to go through this alley. But since it was raining tonight, the alley was empty.

"This is the place!"

A malicious gleam flashed in Chen Ergou’s eyes as he dashed forward and quickly reached Chu Xiaoran from behind, clasping his hand over her mouth.

With a vicious tone, he said, "Don’t scream!"

Chu Xiaoran was walking through the alley when suddenly someone rushed from behind, held her tightly, and covered her mouth. This terrified Chu Xiaoran immensely, and she began to struggle fiercely.

Moreover, she very agilely kicked backwards, hitting Chen Ergou right where it hurt. Chen Ergou screamed in pain and crouched down, clutching his groin.

Chu Xiaoran hastily took this opportunity to run towards the entrance of the alley, and even then, she was still tightly holding onto the birthday cake she had prepared for Xiao Zheng.

Throughout the ordeal with Chen Ergou, she hadn’t let go.