The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Zhu Wanqi had just finished applying her face mask when she saw her husband rush in, and she froze for a moment.

"You look awful. Is the An Family acting up again?"

That An Family... just because they came from Beijing and have connections, they’ve been causing trouble ever since they got to Qingshan County.

Although Zhang Tianming outranked An Mingjiang, his background wasn’t as powerful, so he had to turn a blind eye to many things.

But the An Family had some sense of proportion and never crossed Zhang Tianming’s lines, so the two men managed to coexist peacefully.

’For him to look this grim, the An Family must have done something even more outrageous this time.’

Zhang Tianming slammed the briefcase in his hand onto the table, his expression terrifyingly dark.

"Lu Yuanbin was arrested."

Zhu Wanqi was shocked.

Ever since she’d bought a few things from Lu Yuanbin, and especially after he introduced her to Gu Jiaojiao—which was how she’d saved her skin—Zhu Wanqi had developed a rather good impression of him.

"Why would the An Family suddenly arrest Lu Yuanbin?"

’The An Family is on good terms with Old Nine from the black market; at least half of the money Old Nine makes ends up in their pockets. Their own hands aren’t clean, so arresting Lu Yuanbin for no good reason doesn’t seem like their style.’

Zhang Tianming’s brow furrowed deeper.

"According to my investigation, it seems Leng Yuan and An Dongyang had a conflict at school. Lu Yuanbin is purely collateral damage. The problem is, investigating this will likely cause trouble."

An Dongyang was probably trying to get incriminating evidence about Leng Yuan out of Lu Yuanbin. Leng Yuan was his real target.

"But even if Leng Yuan offended An Dongyang, they shouldn’t have arrested Lu Yuanbin."

After she spoke, Zhu Wanqi subconsciously lowered her voice. "After you warned Lu Yuanbin last time, didn’t he stop his black market dealings? Could An Dongyang’s people have found some evidence?"

Zhang Tianming looked at his naive wife and said with a sigh of resignation, "These things can be blown up or downplayed. It all depends on whether they feel like letting Lu Yuanbin off the hook."

Lu Yuanbin was in the black market for years. If no one looked into it, nothing would happen. But if they really decided to investigate, how could they not find evidence?

Even if they couldn’t find any real evidence, they could just fabricate it. Find someone to act as a witness, and just like that, they’d have their proof.

"So how is Lu Yuanbin doing now?"

"I have people keeping an eye on the situation. But you shouldn’t go to the Qingshan Team for a while."

If the An Family found out they were friendly with Leng Yuan, it could complicate things.

Zhu Wanqi was speechless.

’So they’re really after me.’

’My face masks.’

’Forget it!’

’If I can’t go, I can’t go.’

"Well, you’ll need to handle it carefully."

Zhang Tianming’s gaze softened as he looked at Zhu Wanqi. "Don’t worry. I’ll help if I can."

’Even though he hadn’t interacted much with Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao, he could tell they were anything but ordinary. He would certainly help if he could.’

「Sunday.」

Zhu Wanqi stayed home. Zhang Tianming had been called into a meeting first thing in the morning; she had no idea what it was about, only that it was an emergency meeting called by his superiors.

She was bored out of her mind at home alone when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Zhu Wanqi opened the door to find Gu Jiaojiao standing outside. She was surprised for a second, then decided she shouldn’t be.

’Lu Yuanbin’s situation was indeed tricky. Gu Jiaojiao was probably coming to her for help because she had no other choice.’

Certain of the reason for Gu Jiaojiao’s visit, Zhu Wanqi didn’t let it show on her face. Instead, she cheerfully pulled her into the house.

"Jiaojiao! I was just thinking of going to your place to find you, but you beat me to it! Quick, come in and sit down."

Gu Jiaojiao followed Zhu Wanqi into the room, her mind preoccupied with how to bring up the incident at the school.