Chapter 898: You Dare Push My Wife?

Just as Huang Jinrong and others surrounded her, Su Qianqian had imagined countless possibilities, never expecting that thugs would also play moral blackmail.

One careless mistake, and she was falsely accused of being an unfilial daughter who didn't care about her father's life or death.

Faced with the contemptuous looks of the people around her.

Su Qianqian panicked instantly, helpless tears bursting forth and streaming down her cheeks.

She struggled desperately, shouting, "Help! I really don't know them! Help! Let me go…" The two lackeys' hands were like iron clamps, impossible to break free.

In the crowd of onlookers, someone took out a phone to film, but no one stepped forward to help.

Huang Jinrong still maintained that devout expression.

His hands clasped together.

He bowed to the crowd: "Please, folks, stop filming. It's a family matter; it looks bad if it gets out. My cousin doesn't understand things, and as her cousin I can't help it—let everyone just disperse…"

He acted too convincingly.

That helpless yet pained expression, paired with that piggy face still not fully swollen, actually won approval from many onlookers.

Someone gave him face, putting away their phone.

Others pointed at Su Qianqian, guessing which department she was a student in, having a good-looking body but not caring about her biological father's life or death.

Unable to defend herself, Su Qianqian struggled again: "Let me go! Help! I really am not his cousin; they're kidnapping me! Please, help me call the police…"

"Even an honest official can't settle family matters; even if the police came, you still couldn't ignore your father's life or death—go!"

Huang Jinrong pushed Su Qianqian in the back.

The two lackeys cooperated fully, one on each side holding Su Qianqian, walking toward the black business car parked across the road.

No matter how Su Qianqian shouted or struggled,

it was all to no avail.

Just as Su Qianqian collapsed, her heart as dead as ashes,

Suddenly a clear, stern female voice rang out from behind: "Stop!"

Huang Jinrong turned his head to look.

He saw a woman in a beige dress walking quickly toward her! Her skin was very fair, her demeanor gentle, like a fairy who doesn't eat mortal food.

This person was the dance college teacher of Jianglan Daxue—Chu Lingxi.

But Huang Jinrong didn't know her.

As Huang Jinrong wondered, the righteous-looking Chu Lingxi had already approached: "What are you doing? Let her go quickly!"

"Who are you?"

Huang Jinrong sized up Chu Lingxi from head to toe, mistaking her for a student, and asked: "Which class are you in, fellow student?"

"I'm a teacher from the dance college, surname Chu!"

Chu Lingxi showed her work ID, then glanced at Su Qianqian, who had been dragged by thugs into the middle of the road, causing a traffic jam.

Then she rebuked Huang Jinrong: "How dare you come to the university gate to kidnap people? It's outrageous! If you don't release her, I'll call the police…"

"Teacher Chu, you've misunderstood."

Huang Jinrong still held onto that "helpless cousin" act.

And they, with their temper, explained:

"She's my cousin; something came up at home, and I'm trying to take her to the hospital. Her father is lying in the hospital, waiting for her to sign for surgery. This child doesn't understand things and is throwing a tantrum with us."

Chu Lingxi gave Su Qianqian a questioning look.

Su Qianqian shook her head desperately: "No! Teacher Chu, don't listen to his nonsense! He's not my cousin—I have no relation to him at all!"

Faced with Su Qianqian's tearful, pear-blossom-like appearance, Chu Lingxi couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Chu Lingxi, stern and solemn, said to Huang Jinrong: "Regardless of whether you're her cousin or not, you have no right to forcibly abduct her! You're breaking the law—release her immediately."

Upon hearing this, Huang Jinrong's smile froze for a second.

Damn it!

This teacher is quite stubborn.

Huang Jinrong stepped forward, giving a cold, faint smile: "Teacher Chu, you're an educated person; I'd like to ask you a question—her father is in the hospital waiting for her to sign for surgery, a matter of life and death! If her father dies in the hospital, can you bear that responsibility?"

"Which hospital is her father having surgery at? What's its name?"

Not waiting for Huang Jinrong's reply, Shaobaitian again took out her phone, delivering a fatal blow: "I know all the directors of the three‑A hospitals in Wuzhou; I can verify the truth at any time."

!!!

Huang Jinrong was left choking up and speechless; "Damn it!" He'd been careless! Are university teachers really this formidable? Their connections are surprisingly vast.

He slightly steadied himself.

Huang Jinrong, face cold, declared: "Are university teachers that impressive? Putting on airs here! Believe it or not, I can get you fired with a single phone call—in minutes!"

"You're being unreasonable, right?"

Chu Lingxi laughed in anger, eyes fixed on Huang Jinrong: "I'll ask you one last time—are you releasing her or not?"

"Holy shit, do you think your good looks and high charisma let you act all high and mighty on the street?! Get lost."

Before he finished speaking, Huang Jinrong shoved Chu Lingxi.

Chu Lingxi, wearing high heels, was pushed back several steps and still couldn't keep her balance.

Her ankle twisted!

Her whole body involuntarily fell backward.

Just as Chu Lingxi let out a scream, about to fall flat on her back, a handsome figure dashed like lightning and steadied her.

Chu Lingxi turned her head, her heart instantly reassured, and she smiled, revealing two charming dimples: "Honey, how did you get here?"

"Today's my day off—I came to pick you up after work."

Lin Dongfan put his arm around her waist, only letting go after she was completely steady.

When Lin Dongfan shifted his gaze to Huang Jinrong, he merely gave a faint smile, frightening Huang Jinrong so much his head buzzed, as if he had seen the Bridge of Helplessness again, his heart like dead ashes.

Damn it!

Did I fucking mishear?

This pretty Chu teacher actually calls him husband!

What evil have I run into?

That Lin guy's a lingering ghost—wherever I go, he follows!

He's determined to play me to death!

……

In that moment, a hundred thousand 'whys' sprang up in Huang Jinrong's mind… ah, wrong! It's a hundred thousand 'on what basis!'

On what basis am I always the one getting hurt?!

Before Huang Jinrong could figure it out, Lin Dongfan had already walked up, regarding his soul with the steady composure of an old dog, saying: 'You just said, who do you want to lay off?'

……!!!

Huang Jinrong sported a black line on his forehead.

After holding it in for a while, he managed: 'Um… Mayor Lin… Mayor Lin, if I say this is a huge misunderstanding, do you believe me…?'

A misunderstanding?

'It really is a misunderstanding; I just meant that being a university lecturer isn't a big deal. A goddess like Teacher Chu, who combines beauty and wisdom, teaching here is a waste of talent—she should shine somewhere more impressive. My talk of laying off and unemployment is essentially to help her find better employment.'

What does it mean to have one's survival drive maxed out?

The surrounding crowd of onlookers couldn't help but give him looks of contempt when they heard Huang Jinrong's textbook-like sophistry.

Even Master Fan laughed, truly unable to find fault with his logic.

Turning his head to look at the middle of the road, Su Qianqian was still being held by the arms by those two thug lackeys. The traffic was backed up for ages, and some impatient drivers were already honking.

Lin Dongfan retracted his gaze and asked Huang Jinrong again: 'You kidnapped a female university student in broad daylight—is that also a misunderstanding?'

'A misunderstanding, a total misunderstanding!'

Huang Jinrong decisively held up three fingers.

'I swear on my brother's life to heaven: everything I say from now on, every word, will be heartfelt sincerity! If I utter half a sentence against my conscience, my brother will be struck by lightning instantly! The kind that leaves no corpse—no need to wait for the court to sentence him to death.'

'You really are a good brother!' Lin Dongfan clapped Huang Jinrong's shoulder hard: 'Go on, I'm very interested in your heartfelt words.'

'The truth of the matter is like this…'

Huang Jinrong raised his hand and wiped away a cold sweat.

He forced himself to explain: 'Su Qianqian's father, Su Yang, was injured while working at Cloud Peak Mountain Villa; that should count as an occupational injury. But Su Qianqian broke her leg running and has never received the compensation she deserves, with all units passing the buck. I couldn't stand it, so I wanted to pay out of pocket to cover Su Yang's medical expenses…'

Saying this, Huang Jinrong felt a faint ache in his heart, like a knife cutting flesh.

Damn it!

This is like trying to steal a chicken and ending up losing the rice used to bait it!

I didn't even catch the cousin, and I'm still on the hook for hundreds of thousands in medical fees!

But upon second thought, Huang Jinrong felt it was worth it—consider it disaster-averting through loss of wealth! Losing a few hundred thousand is far better than being arrested by Lin Dongfan as a kidnapper.

He then continued: 'Now the funds are in place, the hospital can operate on Su Yang anytime. But the procedure requires a signature from a direct relative. So… I had no choice but to come to the school to find Su Qianqian's classmate. This is my fault—I didn't make things clear with Su Qianqian's classmate beforehand, causing this huge misunderstanding.'