Chapter 120: Taking Her to Shencheng City
"Don’t come any closer. A blade has no eyes. If you get hurt, I won’t be responsible for it," Su Zhaozhao said, brandishing the knife in her hand.
She knew self-defense; dealing with Zhang Fengxia would be no problem.
Zhang Fengxia felt as if Su Zhaozhao had become a completely different person.
The old Su Zhaozhao was weak and timid. If Zhang Fengxia’s tone got even a little harsh and she scolded her, Zhaozhao would look like she was about to burst into tears.
But the Su Zhaozhao of today stared back at her, a cold, sharp light glinting in her eyes.
She hadn’t managed to scare Su Zhaozhao. Instead, it was Su Zhaozhao who made a layer of cold sweat break out on her forehead.
Pah!
’Am I crazy? Me, afraid of Su Zhaozhao?’
Zhang Fengxia continued her threats. "Su Zhaozhao, you’d better listen to me. If you don’t, you’ll regret it."
"That trick won’t work on me. You know my fiancé is a soldier. We’re getting married and are already undergoing political vetting. If you harm me, you’ll go to jail. And if he finds out you’ve been bullying me, you’ll be in for a world of hurt."
Those words did, in fact, make Zhang Fengxia a little fearful.
"Don’t lie to me! You aren’t married yet, and your household registration is still with our family. That makes you our daughter! Whatever parents do to their child, the child has to endure it!"
As she spoke, Zhang Fengxia lunged at Su Zhaozhao.
Su Zhaozhao dodged nimbly, then kicked Zhang Fengxia square in the backside.
"Agh!" Zhang Fengxia was kicked to the ground.
She happened to land right in a pile of garbage, and the overwhelming stench made Zhang Fengxia want to vomit.
"I’ll kill you!" Zhang Fengxia gasped for air, scrambled back to her feet, and lunged at Su Zhaozhao again.
Su Zhaozhao once again dodged her easily. Zhang Fengxia missed and slammed into the wall.
She cried out in pain.
Su Zhaozhao didn’t want to get tangled up with her here, so she turned and headed outside.
’Forget it,’ she thought. ’Today’s business is probably a bust. I should just go back.’
’I should have brought Xie Huaizheng. If he were here, Zhang Fengxia wouldn’t be acting so arrogant.’
’But wait, did Zhang Fengxia find me all on her own?’
The thought flashed through Su Zhaozhao’s mind. ’Something’s not right.’
The next moment, a hand reached out from behind, clamping over Su Zhaozhao’s mouth.
The person was holding a cloth, pressing it tightly over her nose and mouth.
Su Zhaozhao reacted quickly. After the initial shock, she immediately calmed herself and held her breath.
She knew the cloth must contain some kind of anesthetic gas; she’d read enough novels to be familiar with such things.
However, she hadn’t expected the drug to be so potent. She took just one small breath and felt her consciousness grow fuzzy before she collapsed to the ground.
At that moment, her mind felt strangely clear. Her eyes were still open, and she could see the person in front of her.
But her body was completely unresponsive. She tried to open her mouth to speak, but couldn’t get a single word out.
’What kind of knockout drug is this?’
’My god, I used to have a dangerous job, and I knew a lot of police officers.’
’They all told me that in the real world, there’s no drug that works the instant you inhale it.’
’But this is a novel. It’s plausible for something like this to exist here.’
She looked at the tall man standing before her. He stared down at her, his face grim and expressionless.
This was the original owner’s father.
Su Dashan.
He had trained with the original owner’s grandfather, which explained how he could appear so silently without her noticing.
’That good-for-nothing father... Would he really bully his own daughter like this just for his wife?’
Zhang Fengxia walked over, one hand on her lower back. She raised her other hand to slap Su Zhaozhao.
But Su Dashan stopped her.
Zhang Fengxia was baffled. "Why are you stopping me? Didn’t you see how hard she hit me? I feel like my bones are broken."
"Don’t hit her. Didn’t you say you wanted to sell her for a good price? What if you damage her face and the boss doesn’t like what he sees?"
"You’re right." Zhang Fengxia sighed, then yanked Su Zhaozhao to her feet.
She reached out and pinched Su Zhaozhao’s arm hard.
She seemed to be using a lot of force, but the drugged Su Zhaozhao didn’t feel much pain.
In fact, she wished she could feel the pain, hoping it might stimulate her body to recover faster.
"You bitch! I was trying to do you a favor before, finding you a good match. He works at the meat processing plant, his family’s rich, and they live close to us. And what happened? You worthless wench, you just had to run off with that poor fiancé of yours?"
"You’ve disappointed me so much. Today, I’m taking you to Shencheng City to sell you for a good price. I hear there are lots of rich men there. With a face like yours, you’re sure to find a generous boss." As Zhang Fengxia said this, her eyes began to gleam with excitement.
’This little bitch is good for nothing, but she sure is pretty.’
Before, Zhang Fengxia had detested Su Zhaozhao’s looks.
But now, the thought of selling her for a high price made Zhang Fengxia overjoyed.
Su Zhaozhao desperately wanted to speak, but she couldn’t open her mouth.
’Damn it, what the hell is this knockout drug? It’s like nothing I’ve ever heard of.’
She was panicking, agitated by the thought of them taking her to Shencheng City.
’My god, how could the original owner’s father and stepmother be so unhinged?’
Su Dashan and Zhang Fengxia flanked Su Zhaozhao, supporting her on either side as they made their way to the West State Railway Station.
Once they were back on the main street, the sharp, mean look on Zhang Fengxia’s face was gone.
She wore a worried expression.
She also carefully covered Su Zhaozhao’s face, leaving only her eyes and nose exposed to breathe.
She had no choice; Su Zhaozhao was too beautiful. She was afraid Zhaozhao would become the center of attention.
Besides, Zhaozhao had been in West State for a while now. It would be trouble if one of her acquaintances recognized her.
They went to the ticket window to buy tickets. The staffer noticed something was off with Su Zhaozhao and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong with this comrade?"
"This is our daughter." Zhang Fengxia sighed. "She’s sick, and the medical care here isn’t very good, so we decided to take her to Shencheng City for treatment."
She looked just like a mother worried sick about her daughter.
Su Zhaozhao watched her from the corner of her eye, feeling nothing but disgust.
"Oh, but that’s so far! One’s in the south, the other in the north. It would probably be faster for you to go to Beijing."
"No, we have acquaintances in Shencheng City. It will be more convenient to have them help care for the child," Su Dashan interjected.
They looked every bit the part of parents heartbroken with worry over their daughter.
They even handed their household registration book to the ticket agent. After the agent checked it and found no irregularities, he printed their tickets.
They bought hard-seat tickets, the three of them squeezed into a single row.
They walked toward the platform.
The platform was crowded; some people were also heading south to seek their fortunes.
Their car was in the middle of the train, and they had to pass through the soft-sleeper cars to get there.
In every car, they could see the moving figures of people inside.
It was lively and bustling, with people eating, chatting, or sleeping out of boredom.
Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Su Zhaozhao caught a glimpse of someone sitting inside one of the cars.
It was the siblings, Xu Jiaming and Xu Jiaxin!