The antique girlfriend of a chaebol heir

Shen Yu was already pale with fright from this sudden turn of events.

She guessed it when the wealthy businessman knelt down and kowtowed, calling him "Young Master Jiang".

The only family that could instill such fear in a wealthy businessman with connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles is the Jiang family…

But how could that be?!

Shen Yu stared intently at Shen Ci, her eyes filled with disbelief.

The person who saved Shen Ci last time was clearly a man surnamed Xie. When did she climb onto the high branch of the Jiang family?

Shen Yu knelt on the ground and raised her head.

She saw that the aloof and cold-hearted Jiang Shao, whom others described as arrogant and indifferent, was carefully embracing Shen Ci, gently patting her shoulder with one hand.

Her lowered eyes were filled with unbearable tenderness.

A surge of intense jealousy welled up within me.

Like a poison ivy, it climbed wildly from the cracks in her heart, coiling around her throat, far exceeding the fear in her heart.

Why? Why is it that Shen Ci always gets rescued, always gets love, and always gets pampered?

Shen Yu struggled, her shoulders, held down by the bodyguard, twisted into an odd angle, and her voice became distorted:

"Young Master Jiang! Young Master Jiang! Don't be fooled by Shen Ci!"

"She's been with so many men already, from the Bai family, the Xie family..."

Shen Yu screamed hysterically, her features contorted in agony, as if trying to unleash all the resentment in her heart: "She's been a piece of trash for a long time!"

Shen Ci frowned slightly as she listened to her harsh words.

She still couldn't understand why Shen Yu harbored such malice towards her.

Jiang Duo patted her shoulder reassuringly, then turned his head and looked coldly at Shen Yu on the ground.

"Is that so?" he said calmly, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

Shen Yu thought he believed her.

Her heart pounded, and she continued shouting:

"Young Master Jiang! How could I dare to lie to you! I'm her cousin, I know her best. She's been with countless men! Please don't be fooled by her appearance!"

She spoke quickly and urgently, spittle flying everywhere, and the muscles in her face twitched with excitement.

She could almost see Shen Ci being abandoned, seeing her fall into the mud.

Seeing that I had finally—finally won once.

Jiang Duo smiled.

The smile spread from the corners of his lips, slowly creeping into his eyes, but it didn't reach deep within.

He looked at Shen Yu as if he were looking at a clown putting on a great show.

"What can I do?" he said, his voice so soft it sounded like a sigh. "I'm just hopelessly in love with her."

Shen Yu's shouts came to an abrupt halt.

"No matter who she liked before," Jiang Duo said, each word like a nail driven into Shen Yu's eardrum, "I don't care who she was with."

He lowered his head and looked at Shen Ci in his arms, his gaze tender and captivating:

"As long as she likes me even a little bit."

"I'd be willing to die for it."

Shen Ci was stunned.

She turned around and looked at Jiang Duo, who was spouting nonsense.

This person... really is the kind of person who kills by destroying one's spirit.

But it really felt so satisfying.

She saw the expression on Shen Yu's face change from ferocity to disbelief, and then to utter numbness and despair.

She felt as if her bones had been removed, limp and lifeless in the bodyguard's hands, her lips still moving but unable to utter a sound.

Jiang Duo stopped looking at Shen Yu.

He lowered his head, his forehead gently touching Shen Ci's, his voice so low that only she could hear: "Youyou... what I said is true."

Shen Ci's heart skipped a beat...

Jiang Duo rubbed his chin against the top of her head.

He concealed all the hostility in his eyes and asked gently:

"Youyou, what do you want to do?"

Shen Ci remained silent for a few seconds.

The thrill and humiliation of just now flashed through my mind.

She took a deep breath and said softly, "Let's call the police."

Jiang Duo frowned almost imperceptibly between his brows.

With the Jiang family's methods, he has a thousand ways to make these two people disappear from the world without a trace.

But he didn't want Shen Ci to be exposed to those dark, unsavory things; he wanted her to always stand clean and pure in the sunlight.

"Okay, whatever Youyou says."

He gently agreed and lowered his head to place a comforting kiss on her forehead.

Although he said that, he had already made up his mind.

Once Shen Yu and that wealthy businessman are in prison, he will definitely find someone to "take good care" of them.

If they are lucky enough to survive, then he will give them another big gift.

Jiang Duo's men are never people anyone can touch.

If you take action, you'll pay the price...

Jiang Duo didn't look at the people on the ground anymore, but coldly turned his head to the bodyguard behind him.

Several bodyguards held them firmly in place, waiting for the police to arrive.

After taking care of these things, Jiang Duo bent down, put one hand under Shen Ci's knees and the other hand on her back, and carefully picked her up.

Her body was very light.

Jiang Duo pulled her closer to his chest and whispered, "Youyou, let's go to the hospital."

He walked very steadily, trying to avoid any points where she might put pressure on him, and gently placed her in the back seat of the car.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Shen Ci cooperated with a full-body examination.

Fortunately, apart from some bumps and scrapes on his legs and back during the struggle, and minor abrasions on his arms, he did not suffer any other substantial injuries.

The doctor only prescribed some pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory ointments and instructed her to apply them on time, saying that hospitalization was not necessary.

A moment later, the bodyguard brought over a box.

Jiang Duo took it, opened it, and found two cell phones inside.

One of them was the one before Shen Ci's; the screen was already broken, and the corners were covered in dust.

Jiang Duo frowned, took out the SIM card, and put it into the new phone.

Shen Ci looked down and saw a pink phone, the same model as the one Jiang Duo usually used, giving off a couple's vibe.

She paused for a moment, then reached out and took it.

Just then, the phone rang.

Two words appeared on the screen: Dad.

"Youyou, have you had lunch? I called you so many times but no one answered."

As soon as the call connected, Shen Xiaoming's voice came through.

During the May Day holiday, since Aunt Lin wasn't busy, my father and Aunt Lin went on a trip to the south together, which served as a belated honeymoon after their wedding.

Lin Ruojin initially booked tickets for Shen Ci as well, but Shen Ci declined, saying he still needed to go to Master Yang's studio.

They finally had a chance to travel together, and Shen Ci wanted them to be happy and didn't want to disturb them.

If she had known she would suffer this calamity, she would have gone with them.

But then she thought, since Shen Yu had already set his sights on her, she might escape it today, but she couldn't escape it tomorrow.

Hearing the concerned voice on the other end of the phone, Shen Ci said, "Dad, I didn't bring my phone with me when I went out. I've finished eating, so don't worry."

Her voice was as soft and gentle as usual.

It's as if all the bad things that happened today never happened.

Jiang Duo stood aside, watching Shen Ci.

He watched her increasingly tender expression, her forced smile, and her relaxed demeanor as she kept it a secret from Uncle Shen.

He just felt that his Youyou was so considerate that it broke his heart...