Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 405 - 403 Cautious_1

Chapter 405: Chapter 403 Cautious_1

"Tao Tao! It must have been you, you vile woman, who cursed my son to death. Otherwise, how could my perfectly fine son choke to death just by eating?"

Xia Ningxing looked up and saw Mrs. Yu, who had been placed under house arrest, charging aggressively towards them, brandishing a knife in her hand.

Seeing her reckless manner, it seemed she was determined to perish along with Tao Tao!

"Be careful!" a chorus of alarmed shouts rose.

Lu Fan’s brows knitted in an instant, his heart racing up to his throat— he wanted to rush to the rescue, but he was simply too far away to do so!

"Taozi!" Xia Ningxing, being the closest to Tao Tao, cried out in alarm and was about to push Tao Tao aside when she caught a glimpse of another familiar figure from the corner of her eye...

It was Madam Zhao!

The same woman who had pretended to be Lu Lao’er’s wife!

She had killed Mrs. Wei and was wanted all over the city. However, for various reasons, such as the lack of a ’Skynet’ or others, she had not been apprehended until now.

And now, she had come out on her own!

Madam Zhao’s face was contorted with madness as she blamed Xia Ningxing for Lu Wenxuan’s death. "Xia Ningxing! Give me back my son’s life!"

She swung the bottle in her hands, filled with some strange liquid, aiming to splash it directly onto Xia Ningxing’s face.

Ever since Mrs. Wei had implicated Xia Ningxing in the death of her son, Madam Zhao had been secretly plotting to ruin Xia Ningxing.

Yes, to ruin her!

She wanted to see how Xia Ningxing, who aspired to be a great star, could continue her career with her formerly beautiful face destroyed!

Death was not what she feared— what she wanted was for Xia Ningxing to live a life worse than death!

Madam Zhao almost succeeded, and her expression couldn’t hide her sinister satisfaction.

Madam Zhao and Mrs. Yu, as if they had planned it, arrived almost simultaneously, and they were too close for comfort. At this moment, Xia Ningxing had to choose between saving herself or saving Tao Tao.

In a life-threatening moment, Xia Ningxing didn’t hesitate for a second and decisively pushed Tao Tao aside.

Then, she could only follow her instincts, using her hands to protect her face and head.

She might seem very heroic, right?

But it wasn’t really so; Xia Ningxing had a premonition that she would be alright.

That’s why she chose to save Tao Tao first!

"Xiaxia!" Tao Tao, who had been pushed to the ground, burst into tears. Had Xia Ningxing not pushed her, with her own skills, she could have easily dodged the attack.

But now... she was in grave danger!

Tao Tao cried uncontrollably, wishing that she were the one in danger, not Xia Ningxing!

"That’s sulfuric acid!" Lu Fan recognized the strange liquid in Madam Zhao’s hand, his pupils constricting instantly. He couldn’t protect Tao Tao, but Xia Ningxing was right diagonally across from him— he was fully capable of protecting her.

Without any hesitation, he was about to rush over.

She was the international superstar he was promoting; how could he allow her to perish before achieving success!

Just as he was about to leap towards Xia Ningxing to shield her, someone was even quicker.

It was Lu Tingli who tightly embraced Xia Ningxing, protecting her in his arms.

As the sulfuric acid was about to land on Lu Tingli, something astonishing happened...

Mrs. Yu, who had been intent on attacking Tao Tao, charged over just in time, positioning herself at Lu Tingli’s side, and as fate would have it...

The full splash of sulfuric acid from the side was, incredibly, blocked entirely by Mrs. Yu!

Sulfuric acid, a highly corrosive liquid indeed!

Upon contact with the skin, it immediately made a sizzling sound as it burned.

At first, Mrs. Yu didn’t react quickly, but soon she was trembling all over and let out a piercing and chilling scream, "Ahhhh!"

Her face, neck, and other areas were all corroded by the sulfuric acid, and she was now in so much pain that she was rolling on the ground.

Everyone couldn’t help but gasp, imagining the excruciating pain she must be experiencing, and they instinctively stepped back.

Mrs. Yu rolled around for a bit before lying motionless on the ground, her eyes wide open, just like a dead fish.

And she had rolled right to Tao Tao’s feet.

Tao Tao stared at Mrs. Yu with a face full of terror, frantically swallowing her saliva, her voice trembling and stammering, "Is, is, is she okay?"

Although she hated Mrs. Yu, the wicked mother-in-law, she had always wished she would just die.

But if someone wishes death upon others at the slightest incident, what kind of person does that make them?

"Don’t be scared, I’ll go take a look." Lu Fan immediately stepped forward to check Mrs. Yu’s nostrils, then frowned, "She’s not breathing anymore..."

Yet the acid hadn’t reached her vital parts; it seemed she was literally in agony to death!

That’s just too tragic!

But then again, she deserved it.

After all, she was the one who killed someone first!

Lu Fan had no sympathy for her; he went straight to Tao Tao, bent down, and pulled her up from the ground, "It’s alright now."

Even he didn’t realize that his tone had softened a lot.

Tao Tao quickly took his hand to help herself up, and after she stood up and noticed their hands were still clasped together, she reacted as if electrocuted, immediately releasing his warm and dry palm, lowering her head and whispering a soft thanks, "Thank you, Manager Lu."

"No need to be polite, it’s an agent’s duty to do this." Lu Fan once again delivered his catch phrase.

"How is Xiaxia doing?" Tao Tao quickly looked towards Xia Ningxing.

Turning her head, she saw Xia Ningxing still embraced in Lu Tingli’s arms.

Uh...

Tao Tao somehow felt like they were flaunting their love.

"Lu, it’s okay now, you can let go of me." Seeing that the danger had passed, yet he was still holding her tight, Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but raise her hand to push him.

But instead of loosening his grip, Lu Tingli held her even tighter, as if intending to embed her into his chest.

"Lu?" Xia Ningxing could clearly sense that the man’s breathing was off at this moment, cold and gloomy, containing anger.

She lifted her head and saw the handsome face of the boss darkened with storm clouds, his thin and attractive lips pressed into a straight line.

He was angry.

Very, very angry.

Xia Ningxing immediately understood—he was angry because she had put herself in danger to protect Tao Tao.

She quickly tugged at his sleeve, rushing to explain, "Lu, I actually felt that I wouldn’t be in trouble, that’s why I did that..."

"You felt?" Her explanation made Lu Tingli even angrier, his eyebrows almost furrowing into a knot, "What if your feeling was wrong?"

He emphasized his tone, questioning her.

Ever since childhood, in her memory, he had hardly ever spoken harshly.

Xia Ningxing was at a loss for words.

She hadn’t considered much at that moment.

But he was right; if her feeling had been wrong, even if the acid didn’t hurt her, it could have hurt him.