Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 238 - Chapter 238 Chapter 238 I Understand We Should Avoid Suspicion

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: I Understand, We Should Avoid Suspicion When Outside Chapter 238: Chapter 238: I Understand, We Should Avoid Suspicion When Outside After quickly going through Gou Shanmu’s information, Lu Xining also received a reminder from Fu Junhang.

Gou Ruibo used to be a fish seller decades ago and has now become the renowned head of a ship company in Port City.

The power behind him should not be underestimated.

Fu Junhang had arranged for people to come to Port City, and he cautioned her to be careful these next few days.

Having children by her side, she needed to be even more wary of her vulnerability being exploited.

Holding a photo of Gou Ruibo in her hand, Lu Xining looked at his face and felt a sense of familiarity.

After searching through her past memories, she finally remembered why she found this person so familiar.

Gou Ruibo!

It turned out he was the driver for her maternal grandfather’s family!

Realizing that something was amiss, Lu Xining mentally filtered through her social relationships.

She had never met her maternal grandfather.

He was a very formidable ship engineer, but he died in an accident when her mother was just a teenager.

Lu Xining had heard from her mother that her grandfather once claimed to have developed a very significant ship technology.

It could at least increase the shipping capacity of that time by more than five times, but after his death, the technology seemed to have disappeared with him.

Coincidentally, the driver from her grandfather’s home had now become the head of the Port City Ship Company?

And his daughter, who was so close to Feng Suli, was it really because of Feng Suli herself or because of the power of the Zhou Family behind her?

And there was what Old Lady Zhou had always said.

The mysterious pendant in Grandma Lu’s possession…

If it hadn’t been revealed that Lu Xining didn’t know the whereabouts of the pendant, Old Lady Zhou wouldn’t have turned her back on her so immediately.

All of Grandma Lu’s belongings were burned to ashes after she passed away and were buried with her in Yunqiao Village.

Up to now, Lu Xining had not found out what exactly was the mysterious pendant that Old Lady Zhou spoke of.

Grandma Lu had never mentioned it to her either.

But she would rather risk it all to entrust herself to Old Lady Zhou on her deathbed; surely, there must be some other hidden details.

Lu Xining thought deeper and deeper about this matter.

Was there a possibility…

That it wasn’t that Grandma Lu was unwilling to give the pendant to Old Lady Zhou, but that the pendant had already been out of her hands a long time ago?

And there was another possibility…

Only by being near Old Lady Zhou could Lu Xining possibly find out the whereabouts of that pendant!

The more she thought, the more complicated it became.

Lu Xining felt the mysteries of the past were growing larger, and she remained skeptical about whether the pendant truly existed.

As she went to rest, a group of people took control of every entrance to the Xiangxie Hotel.

Another team positioned themselves directly on the top floor.

“Everyone be alert!”

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The next morning.

As soon as Lu Xining approached the door, she sensed something was off.

She pressed her ear to the door and heard numerous footsteps in the hallway; peering through the peephole of the room door, she saw a man grinning from across the way.

Wang Snake was seeing the lady boss for the first time.

Not wanting to scare her, he had practiced smiling in the mirror all night.

Perhaps hearing some noise inside, Wang Snake displayed a standard eight-tooth grin and waited a good while, but saw no one open the door.

After a moment’s thought, he immediately looked towards the peephole.

Indeed, he saw the light shining from inside and promptly reported to Ji Muye.

Lu Nuonuo, clinging to Lu Xining’s leg, saw a video call invitation from her cheap dad on her phone watch and accepted.

“Nuonuo, is your mom with you?”

Little Dumpling nodded and turned the camera to capture the vigilant Lu Xining; the voice of Ji Muye transmitted from the watch.

He spoke in a deep voice, “Xining, the people at the door are mine.”

Lu Xining: “…”

From the posture of the hulking man at the door, she almost thought Feng Suli couldn’t sleep out of anger in the middle of the night and had sent someone to finish her off.

A few minutes later, she pushed the door open, holding her daughter.

She was met with the overly bright smile of the strange man in the hallway.

“Boss lady, good morning!”

“Don’t call me that, my last name is Lu.”

Little Dumpling, still drowsy, was immediately startled awake by his loud voice and clung fearfully to Lu Xining’s neck.

Nuonuo: “Mommy…”

Seeing the child scared like that, Wang Snake touched his buzz cut, feeling somewhat embarrassed as he said, “Little Dumpling, don’t be afraid.”

He introduced himself to Lu Xining, “Boss lady, my name is Wang Snake. The boss sent me with some brothers to protect you and the child.”

Lu Xining’s people had taken the earliest flight from Country C.

They wouldn’t arrive at the hotel until noon at the earliest.

Lu Xining, who had only planned to stay in Port City for two or three days before returning, hadn’t made a show of bringing many bodyguards with her.

But the way Gou Shanmu looked at her last night had a dark viciousness, as if she were prey in his sights.

The relationship between her father, Gou Ruibo, and Lu Xining’s grandfather also made her have to be more vigilant.

Wang Snake followed them to the hotel’s restaurant.

As they passed by a room, they happened to meet Zhou Jiawang coming out.

The man seemed to have not rested all night, with heavy dark circles under his eyes and his clothes somewhat wrinkled. He nodded at her and Nuonuo.

Zhou Jiawang: “…Morning.”

Lu Xining nodded back, and Little Dumpling waved her hand.

Zhou Jiawang followed them into the elevator.

Wang Snake watched him with a wary eye, and they all went to the restaurant exclusively for penthouse suite guests on the top floor.

The occupancy rate for the suites wasn’t high.

The restaurant wasn’t crowded, and the men Wang Snake brought were guarding each entrance to prevent anyone from going crazy and attacking during the day.

Lu Xining had no objections to this.

The local snakes often hold more sway than the mighty dragons, a truth that applies to the majority of cities.

Especially in Port City, a place where the lines between law and crime are blurred.

“Ningning, I know you don’t like to see me, but I truly want to make it up to you. Just name anything I can do for you, I…”

“Brother Awang, I didn’t expect you to be here, too!”

Zhou Jiawang’s unfinished words were interrupted by Gou Shanmu, who came running over with a delighted expression, eager to link arms with him.

From a distance, the strong scent of her perfume was already detectable.

Zhou Jiawang frowned and avoided her.

The smile on Gou Shanmu’s face stiffened for a moment, then she shyly glanced at him and said, “Brother Awang, I understand, we need to avoid suspicion in public.”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Zhou Jiawang quickly looked to see Lu Xining’s expression only to find her holding her daughter and settling down at a quiet spot, preparing to enjoy today’s breakfast.

He started walking towards them but was stopped by Gou Shanmu calling out to him.

“Brother Awang, Aunt Feng will be angry if she finds out you came to see her. If you don’t want her to know, come have breakfast with me~”

Lu Xining glanced over.

In front of Zhou Jiawang, Gou Shanmu still appeared shy and reserved, but she was more proactively coquettish than she was in front of Feng Suli.

Judging by appearances alone, the handsome man and the beautiful woman seemed well matched.

Just as she withdrew her gaze, she spotted a flash of silver beneath a waiter’s tray.

Her nerves instantly tensed up!

Lu Xining quickly picked up her daughter and dodged to the side.

At that moment, Wang Snake and his men rushed over, one of them kicking the knife out of the man’s hand, and two waiters joined in the fight.

Lu Xining took off her coat, held Little Dumpling tightly, and found a safe place to avoid her getting accidentally injured.

The instant she heard the commotion,

Zhou Jiawang had already run towards them.

And Gou Shanmu, at this moment, let out a panicked scream, “Brother Awang, save me!”