The village beauty and me!

At this moment, Chen Huan could only try to divert his attention elsewhere, rubbing his nose and saying, "I'm appreciating it, understand?"

"To be honest, your figure is actually... not bad."

Qiao Lingling kicked out, "Is there anything more perfunctory than 'it's okay'?"

"I exercise every day, so I'm in great shape. My figure isn't top-notch, but it's not bad either, right?"

"Do you know what a model is? It's someone like me."

Sighing, Chen Huan nodded repeatedly while dodging, "Yes, yes, she really does look like a model, a print model..."

"Chen Huan, do you believe I'll kill you right now!" Qiao Lingling's angry shout echoed for hundreds of meters around.

Even the diners inside the restaurant couldn't help but stick their heads out to look.

"I was wrong, it was just a little joke." Chen Huan raised his hands in surrender.

Qiao Lingling wasn't really angry; she was probably just used to it.

In addition, she was originally a very outgoing and unconventional woman, but she was also petty and vengeful.

He gave a helpless smile and said, "This is a one-time exception."

"How's that thing I told you about? Are you going to help or not?"

Chen Huan nodded. "Since you've taken such good care of Xia Xiaozhu, I'll go with you."

"What are you going to do at that small hotel? Is anyone ordering takeout?"

Qiao Lingling pursed her lips, "There are specialists in charge of food delivery. I'm basically a hands-off manager now."

"Come with me to catch someone. Aren't you pretty good at fighting? If we get into danger, you can protect me."

  

"Arrest them?"

"Catching someone cheating? Is your boyfriend having an affair?" Chen Huan asked curiously.

"No, that's not true." Qiao Lingling rolled her eyes.

"That's your girlfriend. She went to a hotel with someone?" Chen Huan's expression became increasingly interesting.

"I don't have a girlfriend either, okay?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? If you make me angry again, believe me, I'll kidnap Xia Xiaozhu and not give her back to you." Qiao Lingling threatened, shaking her fist.

Chen Huan opened the car door and climbed into the driver's seat. "Shall we go now?"

"You're smart enough to sensible." Qiao Lingling snorted at Chen Huan, then opened the car door and got in.

"Oh, it smells like a girl's perfume."

"Your female assistant has good taste," Qiao Lingling said, sniffing the air before teasing her.

"It's alright," Chen Huan replied casually, turning the steering wheel.

Qiao Lingling reclined the chair, adjusting it to an angle where she was almost half-lying down.

He took off his shoes and put his fair legs in front of the windshield, then lay there smoking.

The pose was so unrestrained that Chen Huan didn't dare to look at it for long.

"By the way, did my father-in-law tell you about it?" Qiao Lingling asked slowly, shaking her leg.

"You mean the ingredients?"

"Did you offend someone?" Chen Huan asked.

Qiao Lingling hummed in agreement, "In the same industry, I guess."

"Ever since we started using your ingredients, diners from several nearby towns have been coming here like crazy."

"The takeout orders are so busy that our employees' hands are cramping."

"A tall tree catches the wind..."

"The person we're going to find in a little while is related to this matter."

Chen Huan suddenly realized, "Then it seems I guessed right after all."

"Are your reports accurate? Don't arrest the wrong person and then they call the police and get arrested."

"You've got all that skill, so why are you so hesitant and afraid of everything?"

"Wait for me in the car when we get there. If I run into trouble, I'll make a commotion and you can come up and pick me up," Qiao Lingling replied nonchalantly, behaving like a typical female hoodlum.

Chen Huan smiled and said, "Okay, whatever you want."

In the blink of an eye, we arrived next to the small hotel.

Although it's called a hotel, it's actually just a very ordinary two-story row house.

There are probably a dozen or so rooms, and next to it is a billiards hall and a bathhouse.

This place is more lively than other parts of town, with many young men and women gathering in the billiard hall to make noise and have fun.

"Remember to call if you need anything," Chen Huan casually reminded Qiao Lingling as she got off the car.

Qiao Lingling waved her hand, "I know what I'm doing."

Chen Huan saw that when the girl got out of the car, she took out a metal chain belt and wrapped it around her hand.

"Wow, is it really that professional?" Chen Huan couldn't help but laugh.

After watching Qiao Lingling enter the small hotel, about three to five minutes passed, and everything seemed normal.

"Is this a peaceful resolution, or have they not found the person yet?" Chen Huan tilted his head, leaned out of the car window, and scanned the various windows of the small hotel in front of him.

Apart from the noise and shouting of the young men and women next door, the small hotel was quite quiet and there was nothing unusual.

Just when Chen Huan thought nothing would happen today, he suddenly saw something shiny being thrown down from the second-floor roof.

"This..." Chen Huan pushed open the car door and got out, quickly taking a look.

Then I recognized it. Wasn't this the metal belt that Qiao Lingling had wrapped around her hand when she got out of the car?

Chen Huan immediately picked up the belt and ran into the hotel.

"This girl, she's in trouble, why doesn't she call out?" Chen Huan said anxiously.

Although Qiao Lingling has a carefree and somewhat impatient personality, and is also quite arrogant, she wouldn't be so shameless as to refuse to ask for help when she's in danger.

Since there's no sound coming from now, they must be being controlled by someone. In desperation, they threw down the chain as a distress signal.

Fortunately, the building wasn't very tall, and Chen Huan reached the second floor in just a few seconds.

He calculated the location where the chain had fallen and found a stilt hanging outside leading to the roof in the stairwell.

As she ran uphill, she shouted, "Qiao Lingling, I'm here!"

The purpose was to make those who controlled Qiao Lingling wary.

The result was that they were ambushed from the rooftop.

I had just climbed the escalator and poked half my head out when I saw a dark stick coming straight at me.

With a whooshing sound, the force was clearly ferocious.

"Holy crap, is it that ruthless?"

"You want to kill me?!" Chen Huan cursed, quickly retreating and decisively grabbing the wooden stick.

Next, gently pull it down.

Immediately, someone exclaimed, "Holy crap, what was that thing with such force...?"

The person who was standing at the entrance and attacking with a wooden stick was pulled down from the roof by Chen Huan.

It slammed down hard on the metal handrail with a loud bang, and then slid down step by step.

Chen Huan ignored him and leaped onto the roof.

Just then, they saw Qiao Lingling being twisted and pinned to the rooftop platform.

Two men, both of a certain age, were grumbling and cursing while trying to take advantage of the situation.

His face was full of lewd expressions.

"You bastard, let go of that little punk!" Chen Huan swung his arm and hurled the wooden stick.

The man who heard the noise turned around and was hit hard on the forehead. He cried out in pain, rolled his eyes, and rolled to the side.

The other person reacted quite quickly.

Sensing something was wrong, he immediately pulled Qiao Lingling to sit up and shielded her in front of him.

He glared fiercely at Chen Huan and threatened, "Don't be impulsive, or I'll slash this little girl's face."