[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man":3,"chapter-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-230":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1303252,1729,"Chapter 230 - 229: I Dare You to Touch Me","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao got dressed and went outside, but before she could even ask what was wrong,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl dropped to her knees in the snow with a THUD and kowtowed to Gu Jiaojiao, her head striking the ground with a dull THUMP, THUMP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, Uncle Lin is going to sell Xiao Yang! Please, I’m begging you to save him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She didn’t know who else to turn to.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Gu Jiaojiao was her only hope.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao hurried forward to help Sweet Girl up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes fell on Sweet Girl’s small hands, which were bright red from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used to have at least a little flesh on them, but now they were as thin as withered twigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backs of her hands were covered in several bleeding cracks from the cold. Upon closer inspection, Gu Jiaojiao saw that the wounds had already begun to fester with pus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s only been a little over ten days since we last saw each other. How did her hands get this bad?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao’s heart ached for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know Xiao Yang is being sold? Where is he now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl’s voice was thick with sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s still at the Lin Family’s house. I was outside and overheard them talking. The two people are about to leave with Xiao Yang any minute! Sister, please save him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll spend the rest of my life as your servant to repay you! Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Xiao Yang was her only family left.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Her parents were dead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Her older brother was missing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She only had Xiao Yang.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Right now, she hated herself enough to want to die.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was all her fault.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She was the one who had endangered Xiao Yang.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She and Sweet Girl alone wouldn’t be able to stop Lin Jiandong.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And Leng Yuan happened to be out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, she went back inside, grabbed a piece of paper, and scribbled a short note. She left it in the most conspicuous spot on the desk so Leng Yuan would see it the moment he returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she grabbed a cleaver from the kitchen, tucked it into her clothes, and pulled Sweet Girl out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl led Gu Jiaojiao as they sprinted to the Lin Family’s front door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived just in time to see an unfamiliar man and woman, holding Xiao Yang, stepping out of the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong, Chen Shulan, and Jin Meifeng were seeing them off, all three with joyful expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her brother being carried away, Sweet Girl immediately lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put my brother down! You can’t take him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lin Jiandong had noticed Sweet Girl’s absence earlier, he’d thought heaven was giving him the perfect opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he’d rushed the couple to leave with Xiao Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He never expected this stinking brat had gone to get reinforcements.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong glanced at Gu Jiaojiao but paid her no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What trouble could a slip of a girl possibly cause?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He yanked Sweet Girl aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You settle down! Your brother is just staying with relatives for a couple of days. He’ll be back soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl didn’t believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’d heard everything. They were clearly selling Xiao Yang.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furious, Sweet Girl grabbed Lin Jiandong’s hand and bit down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong yelped in pain and let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sweet Girl’s defiance, Chen Shulan grabbed her and slapped her hard across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little brat! Behave yourself, or you’ll never see your brother again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap was loud and vicious. Half of Sweet Girl’s face swelled up instantly, and the force of the blow left her completely dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao had just managed to snatch Xiao Yang away from the couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she turned back, she saw the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned icy in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Jiandong, are you and your wife even human? How can you treat two children like this? Aren’t you afraid the other villagers will find out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind was blowing and heavy snow was falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roads were empty, and the neighbors had all sealed their doors and windows tight against the cold. No one would hear what was happening out here unless they made a huge commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong was counting on this, which was why he dared to have Xiao Yang taken away in broad daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Zhiqing, this has nothing to do with you! Put Xiao Yang down immediately, or I won’t be so courteous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong glared at the meddlesome Gu Jiaojiao, his eyes glinting menacingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’d already taken their hundred yuan. Xiao Yang had to go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him look like he was about to get violent, Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t the least bit afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to get ugly? You lay one finger on me and see if my man doesn’t beat you to death when he gets here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched and unclenched his fists, remembering that Leng Yuan had the strength to kill a wild boar with a single punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he really dared to lay a hand on her... ’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...then Leng Yuan really would beat him to death!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought made Lin Jiandong lose his nerve; he really didn’t dare to make a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, unwilling to be intimidated by Gu Jiaojiao, he could only stand to the side and shout impotently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Zhiqing, this has nothing to do with you! Hurry up and put Xiao Yang down, or I won’t be so courteous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao: ...\u003C\u002Fp>",911,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","996d874b95a8d235693963545964cee6864a8bbabbbde553ad2e1467a867dc15","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-231","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-229",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]