Chapter 759

Outside the window, a torrential rain suddenly began to fall.

Pitter-patter, it drummed against the windowpane.

It echoed the mess visible everywhere inside the villa.

Yet the two people with smiles in their eyes seemed to see none of it.

——

When Shu Xia woke up again, it was already the next morning.

Qiao Muting was lying on another hospital bed, still wearing the same suit he had on yesterday.

Qiao Nainai, Gu Lao, as well as Gu Cheng and Li Qianqian, were all waiting outside the door for her to wake up.

After coming in, they asked almost in unison, "How are you feeling, Xia Xia?" "Sister Xia Xia, I was worried to death about you."

Having rested well for the night, plus receiving an IV drip at the hospital and having her wounds properly treated, she was in very good condition now.

"I'm fine, don't worry," Shu Xia said, her voice slightly hoarse.

If it weren't for the fact that she had been good at fighting since she was a child and had a deep understanding of acupoints, and most crucially, that Qiao Muting and the others had arrived in the nick of time, yesterday's events would surely have been a foregone conclusion.

Even now, she felt fortunate; it was the first time since her rebirth that she had feared something happening.

Gu Cheng stared at Shu Xia's injured forehead and the wounds on her hands, his eyes turning red—this was called being fine?

Those people who hurt Shu Xia were fucking not human!

With Gu Cheng feeling this way, Qiao Nainai and Gu Lao also had red eyes; as for who kidnapped Shu Xia and what they intended to do to her, although Qiao Muting had withheld some details, at their age, what kind of storms and waves had they not experienced?

Even without Qiao Muting saying it, they could guess.

Qiao Muting had mobilized so many people to search for Shu Xia in secret, and the place where he found Shu Xia was a factory building.

In the abandoned factory, there were several men and a pile of cameras.

In the end, the people were dealt with by Li Yuan.

They were all cautious and said nothing.

They only said that Shu Xia had fought hard to protect herself and had sustained some injuries.

"Grandma has quite a few scar-removal medicines that work extremely well; these wounds of Xia Xia's will absolutely not leave a single scar," Qiao Nainai said, wiping away tears.

Her heart was aching to death.

If Zhong Jiejie knew about what Xia Xia went through yesterday, she would surely be even more heartbroken.

It was fortunate that Mu Ting and the others arrived in time in the end.

If they hadn't found Xia Xia yesterday, then the consequences...

Dare not think about it!

Gu Lao also hurriedly said, "I have some old friends who specialize in developing scar-removal creams. Rest assured, we won't let Xia Xia have a single scar. Just rest well and recover in the hospital for these few days."

He was feeling guilty inside; perhaps because she helped him and his old friend, Shu Xia had suffered some backlash and encountered these dangers.

"Thank you, Grandma, thank you, Gu Lao," Shu Xia was very moved.

She could feel Qiao Nainai and Gu Lao's heartache and worry for her.

Gu Cheng stood to the side, occasionally glaring at Qiao Muting.

Hmph!

If it weren't for the trouble Qiao Muting caused, would Shu Xia have been kidnapped? And now she was covered in injuries.

As a man, he couldn't even protect his own woman; he now felt he had misjudged Qiao Muting before—although he looked quite intimidating, he wasn't that capable.

Qiao Muting sat to the side, not saying much.

His expression was filled with a cold, distant aura.

If not for his gaze occasionally sweeping over Shu Xia, the cold, sharp aura on him would not have diminished by even half.