Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

Seeing Zhang Dongting's flustered state, I whispered words of comfort.

"It's nothing, it's all over. It's just some minor scratches and abrasions on my back. No bones were broken, it's not serious."

"What do you mean it's not serious!"

Zhang Dongting was both angry and heartbroken. She gently punched my chest, her touch so soft that she didn't want to use any force.

"You know that almost caused an accident! Don't scare people like that again. If anything happens, tell me immediately, don't try to tough it out on yourself!"

I looked at her reddened eyes and nodded obediently, "I know, Sister Ting, I won't do it again."

"You still haven't told me what happened? Who hurt you like this? You can't give me that!"

I briefly explained how Liu Ming had hired someone to kidnap me.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dongting's anger flared instantly. Gritting her teeth, she said, "This Liu Ming is utterly lawless! Just because he has some money and connections, he dares to hire people to kidnap someone in private. Does he really think no one can deal with him?"

After saying that, she said guiltily, "It's all my fault. I really thought those two people were relatives from your hometown, so I gave them your address. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt!"

I shook my head: "This has nothing to do with you. If they wanted to find me, they would have found me even if you didn't say anything. Let alone you, when I saw them, I thought they were really my relatives. But it's all in the past now, and nothing has happened."

"No, what do you mean 'nothing'? You need to go to the hospital for a checkup!"

Zhang Dongting ignored my advice and forcibly helped me into the car: "A scratch is still a scratch. What if there are internal injuries?"

I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I went with her to the nearby hospital.

After a thorough examination, it turned out to be mostly superficial skin injuries and soft tissue contusions, with no fractures or internal injuries. It wasn't serious, but it looked frightening.

The doctor cleaned my wound, applied medicine, bandaged it, prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs, and told me not to engage in strenuous activity and to rest well.

It was already past 3 a.m. when I left the hospital.

Back at our lodgings, she helped me sit down, then knelt in front of me, gently looking at the wounds on my body with a mixture of heartache and lingering fear in her eyes.

"Don't be so impulsive in the future."

She said softly, "Liu Ming is a treacherous, vengeful, and dirty person. You'll only suffer if you confront him head-on. Why don't you quit working at the KTV and stay at the logistics company peacefully? Don't get involved in these things anymore."

I looked down at her worried expression, and my heart was filled with mixed feelings.

I also wanted peace and quiet, but from the moment I hit Liu Ming, I had no way out.

Kindness is often taken advantage of; the more I yield, the more the other party takes advantage of me.

I reached out and touched her hair: "It's okay, I know what I'm doing. I can't avoid this, I'll just be more careful in the future. By the way, don't tell Sister Wan about this, I'm afraid she'll worry."

Zhang Dongting gave me a resentful look: "You're worried about her, but you're not worried about me!"

I chuckled and put my arm around her waist: "Jealous?"

"Yes, I'm jealous, really, really jealous!"

Zhang Dongting pouted, looking dissatisfied.

I gave her a quick kiss on the lips: "Then I'll make it up to you."

"How will you compensate me?" Zhang Dongting stood on tiptoe and wrapped her arms around my neck.

What do you think?

"Come on, you!"

Zhang Dongting patted my back with heartache: "You're injured like this, and you still have to rely on your mother. You can't sit or lie down, and you still want to compensate me."

"fine!"

I carried her to the French windows in my arms and helped her hold on: "You can stand."

……

The next day, I went to work at Hongyun KTV as usual.

Just after changing into his work clothes, Zhang Qiang and Ma Wencai blocked him in the employee passage from the front and back.

Before I could even speak, the two of them dragged me to the innermost corner of the stairwell.

I was completely confused: "What are you two doing? Why are you being so secretive? What happened?"

Zhang Qiang lowered his voice and said quickly, "No, you don't have to go to work tonight."

"Not going to work? Then what am I supposed to do?" I asked, frowning.

Zhang Qiang clenched his fists so tightly they cracked: "Let's get down to business. That bastard Liu Ming hired someone to mess with you. This can't just be left like this. We have to settle accounts with him."

To be honest, it's not that I don't want revenge, it's just that I've always had some concerns.

Liu Ming has connections locally, and if things really come to a head, the consequences could be dire.

I can be indifferent, but I don't want to involve the people around me.

Just as I was about to say something to offer some advice, Ma Wencai, who had been silent all along, raised his hand to stop me, looking quite confident.

"Chen An, I know what you're afraid of—you're afraid of getting into trouble, afraid of involving others. But let me tell you the truth, this society is all about bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss!"

Do you think Liu Ming will let you off so easily after his failure this time? He will definitely not stop. If you don't confront him, he will only resort to even more underhanded tactics next time.

Rather than passively waiting to be destroyed by him, we should take the initiative and suppress the matter once and for all.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I spent the whole night planning this. There aren't many of us, and we won't be causing any trouble. It's just the three of us, so it's easier to escape and the risk is the lowest."

"Moreover, we have already found Liu Ming's permanent address. It is in that high-end community in the west of the city. The only problem is that we don't know if he will be home tonight. If we come up empty-handed, not only will we have made a wasted trip, but we may also alert him and make him take precautions."

It must be said that Ma Wencai is truly meticulous.

Unlike Zhang Qiang, who was impulsive and acted rashly, he planned carefully before acting, taking into account all the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and backup plans.

I nodded: "You're right. It's just that we can't pinpoint Liu Ming's whereabouts. Making a wasted trip is a small matter, but alerting him is a big one."

Zhang Qiang scratched his head, also at a loss: "What should we do?"

Just as the three of us were arguing about this, a clear female voice suddenly came from behind us.

He's home tonight.

The three of us turned around at the same time, and saw Ruan Dong standing steadily at the entrance of the passageway with his arms crossed.

I turned to Zhang Qiang and asked, "What's Ruan Dong doing here?"

Zhang Qiang also looked bewildered: "No, why would I tell Ruan Dong what a man does?"

I looked at Ma Wencai again.

He shook his head: "It wasn't me."

Ruan Dong walked straight over and casually took my arm, without any attempt to hide it from Zhang Qiang and Ma Wencai: "Don't make things difficult for them. Before you came over, I overheard Brother Qiang making a phone call at the corner of the corridor. I guessed it."

"Given the fact that the three of you were sneaking around in a corner for a private talk just now, I can guess with my own feet that you're planning to go after Liu Ming tonight for revenge. I know where he is, and I'll go with you."

My first reaction was to refuse: "This is too dangerous. Don't get involved. Just stay at the store and work."

Ruan Dong shook his head: "I have to go. This whole thing started because of me, I can't not go!"

"Stop fooling around."

I was a little annoyed: "Men go to take care of business, what are you doing there? Isn't it chaotic enough? We're going to settle scores, not go out to play. If things get physical, it's too dangerous for you, a girl, to be there."

Zhang Qiang also chimed in, "Yeah, girl, we men can handle this ourselves. If you go, you'll just be a burden to us, and it's not safe for you."