Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 459 - 428: What Can Protect Me?_3

Chapter 459: Chapter 428: What Can Protect Me?_3

"Poisonous snakes are edible?" Sam Goode exclaimed in surprise.

Beifeng replied indifferently from the side, "Why wouldn’t they be?"

"You, you people from the Dragon Emperor Country, really do eat anything."

Sam Goode’s words were somewhat offensive, and everyone suddenly turned to stare at him.

Xiaobao also felt the pressure and snatched the biscuits from his hand, "If you don’t like it, don’t eat it. Haven’t you heard my idol say that we don’t have much in the way of supplies?"

Sam Goode looked at the vast leaves beside Jiang Zhe, which were bearing ripe red fruit, opened chocolate, gum bottles, and mineral water. Was this supposed to be running low on supplies?

But since this was someone else’s territory, Sam Goode didn’t say more.

Fatty, hearing that poisonous snakes were edible, said, "I’ll go back and pick them up."

Since Sam Goode was extremely hungry, he couldn’t help himself, "I’ll go with you."

Xiaobao said, "Then I’ll go fetch some water first."

Beifeng began to make a fire.

Only Jiang Zhe continued to eat raspberries calmly at the side.

She was dressed in clean and tidy clothes, her hair done up in a pretty bun, like a little princess who had never suffered any hardship.

The blush of sunset on her face added a touch of tenderness and diluted the extreme aloofness of her demeanor.

Gu Jiaheng, who had said he would protect her and wanted her to join his team, couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

Yet, something was drawing him irresistibly toward Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe was eating raspberries when a shadow suddenly appeared before her. She lifted her gaze and saw Gu Jiaheng standing in front of her, causing her to frown slightly.

To Gu Jiaheng, when she looked up, her eyes were clear and innocent, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, making her look both beautiful and pitiable.

Love-struck, he blurted out, "Jiang Zhe, don’t be afraid, I can protect you. Sam Goode has two laser devices, he gave me one. If we encounter poisonous snakes, I can handle them just as well."

Jiang Zhe’s beautiful eyes sparkled with amusement, "On your way here, did you encounter any tigers or wolves?"

Gu Jiaheng shook his head, "I heard from local students that although tigers and wolves are not protected animals on the Beicheng Continent, their numbers are also low, especially in this area, where they haven’t been seen for many years."

"No wonder," Jiang Zhe remarked.

"No wonder what?" Gu Jiaheng asked.

Jiang Zhe didn’t answer.

The audience in the live chat filled in for Jiang Zhe, "No wonder you’re so brazen, holding a laser device and having the nerve to talk about protecting someone. Where does that courage come from?"

"It’s strange how the two of them didn’t encounter any tigers or wolves."

"Just lucky, I guess."

"But if Jiang Zhe were standing in front of me, just like that moment when she looked up, I couldn’t help but tell her to let me protect her! Even though she might be able to punch me flying!"

Seeing that Jiang Zhe was silent, Gu Jiaheng eagerly said, "You can really trust me, I can protect you all the way to our destination."

Jiang Zhe, twirling two raspberries between her fingers, said, "There’s more fruit up in the tree, go pick some."

Gu Jiaheng followed her gaze upward to see the towering tree reaching into the clouds, a single straight trunk with no other branches.

How was he supposed to reach that?

He grew troubled; how could he possibly get those raspberries?

You couldn’t poke them with a bamboo pole, the trunk wouldn’t shake, and there was no way to climb up.

Jiang Zhe ate the raspberries in her hand and asked, "Do you have anything to eat? Anything to drink?"

Gu Jiaheng’s face flushed red.

"What will you use to protect me?" Jiang Zhe retorted. "Don’t stand here and waste the air in front of me."

Beifeng walked over slowly, handing a piece of white, block-shaped fruit to Jiang Zhe: "Wild sweet potato."

Jiang Zhe took it and bit into it, his eyes and brows relaxed: "Delicious."

Gu Jiaheng glanced at Beifeng and then turned and walked away.

"Do you want more raspberries? Or shall I go pick some?" Beifeng asked.

"I’ve had enough, just the sweet potato," Jiang Zhe said.

Beifeng smiled: "Alright, you’ll have plenty."

...

Watching the screen where Jiang Zhe, with a face full of satisfaction as he ate, Madam Jiang finally felt at ease.

"This Beifeng is quite alright, taking quite good care of the young miss," the butler said with a smile.

"He is a drill instructor, after all. He better protect his student well," Madam Jiang said indifferently.

The butler spoke softly: "That’s certainly his duty. Madam, the person you wanted to see has arrived and is waiting."

"So he has finally come." Madam Jiang said as she stood up and walked toward the living room.

In the living room, Jiang Yaowang was sitting on the sofa. Seeing Madam Jiang coming over, he quickly stood up: "Madam."

Looking at Madam Jiang and noticing how she resembled Jiang Zhe, Jiang Yaowang felt quite emotional.

"Jiang Yaowang, so where is Jiang Xi?" Madam Jiang asked.

That was her most dearly loved youngest daughter, who had been out of touch for many years.

Although she had a premonition, she still clung to a sliver of hope.

Jiang Yaowang’s tone was very somber: "Madam, the eldest miss, she... not long after she left the Dragon Emperor Country, she... "

Hearing this, Madam Jiang’s already fortified heart instantly collapsed, and even with mental preparation, muddy tears still fell uncontrollably.

"Madam, the eldest miss said that she does not regret this life. Please do not worry or grieve for her," Jiang Yaowang conveyed Jiang Xi’s words to Madam Jiang.

The butler handed Madam Jiang a tissue and gently patted her back.

Madam Jiang collected herself, her expression still troubled.

Jiang Yaowang waited for her to speak, maintaining his silence.

Madam Jiang looked at him, her feelings difficult to calm, and said: "Jiang Zhe, he grew up under your watch?"

"I am ashamed, Madam, the truth is that the young miss did not grow up with me at her side," Jiang Yaowang spoke softly, "When the eldest miss entrusted the young miss to me, she told me to find an appropriate place to settle her, to ensure she stayed far away from the entire Beicheng Continent, to keep her away from all those who might recognize her. I was constantly by the eldest miss’s side and was too conspicuous. There was no choice but to send the young miss to an orphanage, to find her a fitting family. She stayed with that family, so she could grow up normally and healthily like any other child. I am sorry for failing the trust placed in me, for not looking after the young miss personally, which made her suffer hardships over the years."

"Your service to her side, keeping your promise, that’s not anything to be sorry for," Madam Jiang said emotionally.

Talking about her daughter Jiang Xi, Madam Jiang couldn’t help but become agitated, with feelings of regret and sorrow clear on her face.

Jiang Yaowang had always been by Jiang Xi’s side. When Jiang Xi left home, Madam Jiang knew the chances of her returning home were slim.

But when Jiang Xi left, she also took Jiang Zhe with her, making Madam Jiang even more concerned.

What Jiang Yaowang had told about Jiang Zhe’s experiences and the things that happened by Liang Jinlan’s side, Madam Jiang already knew about them. Besides feeling pain for her past, she was concerned about her future.

Jiang Yaowang spoke softly: "The eldest miss had instructed me not to let the young miss return to the Beicheng Continent, and not to let her know about the past events, so for many years, I haven’t reported to you. I’ve been hiding her existence."

Madam Jiang said: "You were loyal to her, kept your promise, that’s good, I don’t blame you."

Jiang Yaowang continued: "Originally, if the young miss could have had a good life in that Jiang Family, it would have been fine. But the eldest miss had also said before that as the young miss approached adulthood, her body needed nourishment with ’snow fungus’ and ’tremella’ to regulate it. Moreover, those people in the Jiang Family were really too harsh on her, so I had to take her back under my wing. Little did I know, it would lay the groundwork for future troubles."