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Chapter 246 - Chapter 246 Chapter 246 Falling into a Trap

Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Falling into a Trap? Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Falling into a Trap? Hearing the tension and worry in her voice, Gou Shanmu’s smile grew wider.

She said triumphantly, “What do you think?”

“If you don’t want your daughter to be harmed, be smart and stay far away from my fiance! Otherwise, I can’t guarantee the next time you see your daughter, whether it will be her little arm or leg.”

The more she said this, the calmer Lu Xining became.

Suppressing the intense anger in her heart and her worry for her daughter, Lu Xining suddenly laughed, her eyes filled with scorn toward her, “Miss Gou, you couldn’t be talking about Ruijing International, could you?”

Upon hearing the name of that neighborhood, Gou Shanmu’s expression immediately changed.

But in a moment, she regained her composure, “Trying to bait me into saying something? If you’re suspicious, go investigate. Let’s see who finds your daughter first, or if it’s her little arms or legs that turn up in front of you first.”

The earring on Lu Xining’s ear was a miniature communicator.

A heavy voice came from the other end, “Sister Ning, we’ve checked. Nuonuo is not at Ruijing International.”

Gou Shanmu walked up to her, focusing on her earring, and smiled, “Did you think I wouldn’t know that’s a communicator? This gadget is a secret product developed by our Gou Family!”

“Lu Xining, you always act so above it all, yet in reality, you’re not as formidable as you appear to be.”

“Port City is only so big, how can you not find a child there? How about you kneel down and kowtow to me right now, and I might kindly ask someone to help you look for where your daughter is.”

Seeing Lu Xining silent, the sense of satisfaction in Gou Shanmu’s heart spread.

Just as she was about to retract her smirk, Lu Xining turned her phone screen towards Gou Shanmu, letting her see the words “in a call.”

It was noted with three characters: Zhou Jiawang.

Lu Xining said, “Awang, you’ve heard everything, haven’t you?”

Her eyes looked coldly at Gou Shanmu, but as she spoke, her voice was deliberately soft, “She kidnapped Nuonuo. With such a venomous heart, is she really suitable to be the Zhou Family’s daughter-in-law?”

Gou Shanmu, overcome with anger, tried to snatch the phone.

“I didn’t!”

From the phone came Zhou Jiawang’s voice, “Gou Shanmu, have you had enough!”

Zhou Jiawang, who had been preoccupied with Old Lady Zhou’s birthday banquet, was unaware that Lu Nuonuo had been in trouble. The thought of Little Dumpling, so adorable, now in danger because of him.

He directly left the guests at the entrance and rushed up to the balcony, grabbing Gou Shanmu by the arm to confront her, “Why would you harm a child?”

Meanwhile, Ji Muye’s men had searched the entire neighborhood and found no sign of the child.

Ji Muye received the message while standing at the corner not far from Lu Xining.

His black eyes filled with frost, scaring the other guests away from approaching him.

Lu Xining met his gaze and saw him shake his head slightly; her heart tightened.

She forcefully grabbed Gou Shanmu by the hair and slapped her hard.

Though Lu Xining was wearing flats, she was much taller than her opponent and looked down disdainfully, “To lay your hands on a child because you can’t win a man’s heart, Gou Shanmu, you really are… insane.”

Those last three words shattered Gou Shanmu’s composure.

Especially in front of the man she loved, she immediately roared back, “I’m not!”

“Bitch! Shut your mouth! Or you will definitely regret it!”

Zhou Jiawang looked at Lu Xining, whose hand was bracing against the balcony railing, and immediately let go of Gou Shanmu, assuring Lu Xining, “I will definitely find Nuonuo!”

“Awang, haven’t you hurt me enough? Now you want to harm my daughter as well?” As the words fell, the tears in Lu Xining’s eyes could no longer be controlled.

Zhou Jiawang’s heart clenched, “I’m sorry, I…”

However, Lu Xining didn’t want to hear her explanation and left the terrace as soon as she was done speaking.

As soon as she stepped out of Gou Shanmu’s line of sight, her legs went weak, and she was steadied by Ji Muye.

He told her, “We’ve got news about Nuonuo.”

The child was no longer at Ruijing International and had been taken away by Gou Shanmu’s father.

Ji Muye soothed her, “Nuonuo has been taken to the Gou Family by Gou Ruibo. I’m going over now, don’t act rashly.”

Lu Xining steadied herself and nodded.

The man left Wang Snake behind to protect her at the scene and took another group with him to find his daughter.

Lu Xining didn’t leave the banquet area; as a mother, she had an intuition that her daughter was nearby.

She turned on her phone and saw the tracker she had hidden in Gou Shanmu’s hair earlier, the red dot on it now moving into the banquet hall.

It coincided exactly with Gou Shanmu, who was being dragged outside by Zhou Jiawang.

The guests outside cast puzzled glances at the scene.

Lu Xining’s gaze flicked to Feng Suli, who had hurried in from outside with bodyguards to stop Zhou Jiawang.

Feng Suli’s tone was serious, “Awang, have you lost your mind? Do you realize what you’re doing?”

She blocked the view of the onlookers with her bodyguards and whispered a reminder to him.

“Shanshan is your fiancee, how can you embarrass her like this in front of everyone! Let go of her immediately, what must everyone think!”

Hearing the commotion, Old Lady Zhou also came down from upstairs.

Her entourage included Gou Shanmu’s father.

Gou Ruibo had noticed Ji Muye leaving and was glad he had someone keeping an eye on his daughter. He had learned early on that she had kidnapped Ji Muye’s daughter, a situation too ghastly to contemplate.

With a sharp tone, he said, “Awang, what are you trying to do? Shanshan is still young, and as her fiance, you need to be more patient with her.”

Old Lady Zhou and Feng Suli hurried over to pull Zhou Jiawang’s hand away.

Hearing this, Zhou Jiawang let out a cold laugh, “At twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, still young? President Gou might as well just say he’s failed to teach his daughter, raising a person with a heart as venomous as a serpent.”

Gou Shanmu was unwilling to push away the hand that Zhou Jiawang had firmly on her arm. She never even dreamt of being this close to him, close enough to breathe in his scent.

But upon hearing his words, she cried out urgently, “Slander, it’s all slander! I am kind-hearted, Awang, how could I ever harm a child? You must believe me!”

The silent Zhou Jiawang became the last straw that broke her.

Gou Shanmu screamed in collapse, “Say it, do you believe me, or do you believe this vixen!”

Her manic and obviously abnormal behavior drew whispered murmurs from the surrounding crowd.

Gou Ruibo had always kept the fact that his daughter was mentally ill a well-guarded secret. In public, he would arrange for doctors and bodyguards to be ready so that she could be sedated quickly if an emotional breakdown occurred.

Lu Xining’s eyes fell on the two people, one on either side, holding onto Zhou Jiawang’s arms, realizing that Old Lady Zhou cared greatly about saving face. On this day, her own birthday celebration had been turned into a mess by her grandson, making her angry yet unwilling to scold him.

When she glanced around the guests, she saw Lu Xining standing in the shadows, their eyes met, and a fierce look flashed in Old Lady Zhou’s eyes.

At this moment, Lu Xining’s attention was entirely on Gou Shanmu, who was being taken away by the Gou Family’s bodyguards.

She looked down at her phone and then followed with her group.

Initially, to show the Zhou Family’s sincerity to Gou Ruibo, Old Lady Zhou had a room in the Zhou Family residence arranged for Gou Shanmu.