After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 83 I Want Your Life
Song Jin'an hailed a taxi, and as soon as she got in, she looked down to type out the location. The next second, the driver covered her mouth and nose with a towel.

She struggled to call for help, but her body didn't respond at all. Before she completely lost consciousness, she even wondered who wanted to kill her.

……

When Song Jin'an woke up again, she was tied to something and her eyes were covered with a black cloth, so there was no light at all.

Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She wasn't dead, but she was about to die. Her mind was racing, trying to figure out who wanted to kill her. Her hands were tied behind her back, and she couldn't move at all. She couldn't untie them with her hands either. She didn't know where she was or how big this place was. Everything was terrifying. It was also chilly around her, and no one was speaking.

Am I going to die here?

No, she doesn't want to die!

Just then, someone nearby suddenly spoke up: "Boss, she's awake. Let's talk to her."

"Talking now? Isn't that giving her too much face?" The man called "boss" sneered. "She's just an insignificant member of the Gu family. Even if we kill her today, someone will back her up."

Song Jin'an was terrified when she heard what they were saying. Now she couldn't move her hands or see, and she didn't know what to do.

In that instant, she even felt how wonderful it would be if she were a normal person. Her whole body was trembling, and her screams, tinged with sobs, were exceptionally unpleasant to hear.

At this moment, the leader spoke up: "What's your name? It's awful."

"Save your energy. This is an abandoned factory; no one can hear you here."

Song Jin'an desperately wanted to know who had ordered them to do it, but he had no way to express it at the moment.

"Boss, why are you scaring a mute like her?" someone spoke up, continuing, "We kidnapped her today not mainly to kill her."

Song Jin'an, listen, what does this mean?
"Alright, since that's the case, then let's just be frank with you, Mrs. Gu."

"We are here on behalf of the Su family, hoping that Mrs. Gu will let Miss Su off the hook and withdraw the criminal charges from the court."

The man spoke these words with remarkable nonchalance, as if he had taken on many such orders involving threatening others. Song Jin'an never expected the Su family to go to such lengths. Weren't they afraid that she would agree first and then go back on her word and call the police?

The eldest brother seemed to have anticipated her thoughts and said with a smile, "Mrs. Gu, please don't overthink it. Don't think about agreeing first and then going back on your word. The Su family's methods are not limited to the business methods on the surface. There are some things I don't want to say too much about. Those who know, know. How did the Su family initially become rich?"

Song Jin'an was of course unaware of this, and even if she had heard about it, she didn't have a real sense of it.

She just didn't expect that even in this day and age, the Su family would still dare to brazenly use kidnapping in China, completely disregarding the law.

“If you agree to drop the charges, I will immediately take you to the main road and release you. But if you don’t agree, I’m afraid that in a few days, photos of your corpse lying in the wilderness will be published in Shanghai’s media.”

"Let's not waste words with Mrs. Gu. Tell me, which path do you want to choose, the first one or the second one?"

He generously gave Song Jin'an the right to choose: "Nod if you choose the first option, shake your head if you choose the second."

Song Jin'an searched her mind for possibilities. After thinking it over, she finally chose the first option: to agree first. After all, revenge is a dish best served cold. She decided to pretend to agree first.

At this moment, the leader gestured to his henchman next to him, and the henchman then brought paper and pen to her. She couldn't speak, nor could she remove the blindfold to reveal their appearances, so she said, "I'm logging into the Haicheng City People's Court website to withdraw the lawsuit. Write your account and password on this piece of paper."

They untied her right hand so she could write in the dark.

Song Jin'an could only enter her account and password. After logging in, the henchman immediately withdrew the police report online, and the matter was considered closed. Before releasing Song Jin'an, the leader earnestly said, "Mrs. Gu, you alone cannot shake the Su family in the slightest. Look, you were tied up by us out of thin air."

"If you go back and still refuse to give up and file another lawsuit, next time, the Su family won't just be trying to intimidate you by kidnapping you; they'll really want your life."

Song Jin'an trembled involuntarily. At this moment, she seemed to truly understand that these so-called wealthy families were actually so filthy behind the scenes.

It was as if crushing her was as easy as crushing an ant. The Su family must still be wary of her being Mrs. Gu. If they really killed her, the Gu family would definitely make a fortune off the Su family in the business world. Her life was so cheap.

A short while later, she was taken to the side of the road. The two men put their phones into her pocket and loosened their hands slightly.

Once Song Jin'an broke free of the ropes and removed the blindfold, he regained his sight. He glanced around and saw that there was indeed an abandoned factory nearby, seemingly located on the edge of the ring road of Haicheng City.

The vehicle was almost entirely filled with large trucks carrying goods. She stood there for a long time before finally flagging down a small truck. She paid double the fare to get to the city center, and then took a taxi back to the villa.

After returning to the villa, Song Jin'an remained silent and did not mention the kidnapping to Lin Ma. She sat on the sofa, waiting for Gu Xijue to return.

The man returned home late at night. He walked into the living room, and the two looked at each other.

Song Jin'an suddenly stood up and gestured.

—Gu Xijue, did you tacitly allow the Su family to kidnap and threaten me, forcing me to drop the lawsuit?

Upon hearing this, Gu Xijue frowned: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

But Song Jin'an felt that he knew about it, since he had always wanted to withdraw the lawsuit himself.

—Is it really none of your business?

Did he really not know that she was almost killed as a hostage?

Gu Xijue looked Song Jin'an up and down, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper: "The Su family has made a move against you?"

She was taken aback by his expression; it seemed he truly didn't know.

—I just came out of the hospital today, and I was drugged and taken to that abandoned factory.

Song Jin'an chuckled self-deprecatingly, truly feeling that it all seemed like a joke.

Gu Xijue looked at her with her big, watery eyes, which were bulging from shock, and saw her biting her lip, looking extremely wronged: "I will negotiate with the Su family. In the meantime, do not do anything foolish again."

The foolish thing he was talking about was calling the police again, but fearing she would make things worse, he instructed her, "Don't call the police, and don't file any more criminal charges."

After saying that, he was about to go upstairs.

Just then, Song Jin'an took the initiative to grab his wrist, and the man turned around and looked down at her.

She gestured with her hands.

—Gu Xijue, you forced me to withdraw the lawsuit. Besides the company's interests, you also wanted to protect Su Ruoya, right?
(End of this chapter)