Chapter 4: The Heartless Imperial Family

  Such details, Xue Si-liang did not notice, but Zhang Jia-lian did not miss it, and silently sighed in his heart. No wonder people always say "no one is more ruthless than the imperial family", Wen Ru-tong must be afraid that Xue Si-liang would take a liking to this "gray little partner" and had already prepared to "strangle him in the cradle".

  Forget it, forget it. Originally, saving people didn't have any other purpose, why bother calculating with Wen Jutong? At this time, many police cars and official vehicles arrived, obviously higher-level leaders came. The young lady of the Xue family was kidnapped, I don't know how many people's hearts were moved. Now that we've got good news, naturally everyone wants to come.

  This place, Zhang Jialian was also unwilling to stay for a long time, so he took the opportunity to bid farewell to Wen Routu with a bow. At this moment, she probably wouldn't have anything to say either. Zhang Jialian hated hypocritical pleasantries, and just as he was about to speak, the little loli in the car suddenly woke up and cried out. Zhang Jialian quickly turned around and took the little loli out of the car.

  That little loli's big eyes were filled with teary eyes, looking flustered and panicked, making people feel sympathetic at first glance. Even Wen Ruo Tong, who was as cold as ice, couldn't help but ask with concern: "Whose child is this?" However, when Wen Ruo Tong approached a little closer, the little loli let out a frightened shriek and kept pushing herself into Zhang Jia Lian's arms. This made Wen Ruo Tong very embarrassed, while Lu Jian Jun directly gave Zhang Jia Lian a suspicious look.

  Xue Silian hastily explained: "This little sister was also kidnapped, very pitiful, and was stuffed into the trunk by those bad eggs. It was also Jia Lian Ge who rescued her."

  When he heard the title "Jia Lian Ge", Lu Jianjun's face changed, and his gaze at Zhang Jialian was filled with intense hostility. To know that he had known Xue Siyun for almost ten years, but she had never called him "Jianjun Ge", at most it was just "Jianjun Dage". The word "Da" is good, but it's not universally applicable: the difference between "Jianjun Ge" and "Jianjun Dage" may be only one word, but the meaning and feeling are vastly different.

  How could Lu Jianjun not be consumed by jealousy? A feeling called jealousy had quietly crept into his heart, and no matter what, he couldn't accept that the goddess in his mind would actually have her heart stolen away by this poor little brat.

  Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable!

  As he thought of this, Lu Jianjun took two steps closer to Zhang Jialian, wanting to leave a deep impression on him. Just then, he saw the face of that little loli and couldn't help but feel that it was very familiar. After thinking carefully, wasn't this the child of the head of the Xipu District Public Security Bureau? What was her name again? Li Man'er or Li Wanjun?

  "Li Man Er?" Lu Jianjun called out tentatively, and indeed the child poked out half of her head from behind Zhang Jialian's back, still holding onto Zhang Jialian's hand.

  "I'm Lu Jianjun's uncle! Didn't I visit your home last month? Your dad is Li Jianxin, and your mom is Zhang Xinjie." Lu Jianjun felt more and more nostalgic as he looked at him, so he temporarily put aside his thoughts of cleaning up Zhang Jialian and started asking questions. You know, Li Jianxin, his father, was also the governor of Lingbei Province! He was a big shot too.

  Li Man'er heard this and finally stood out from behind Zhang Jia Lian, calling out in a timid voice: "Uncle, hello. Can you please contact my parents?" Apparently, this little loli's family education was still quite good. She wasn't from a humble background.

  Lu Jianjun nodded repeatedly, smiling and saying: "Okay, okay, I'll call your dad right away. Your dad must be worried sick." As he spoke, he reached out to help Li Man'er, but she dodged him and continued to hold Zhang Jialian's hand tightly. This made Lu Jianjun very angry, but he couldn't lose his temper, so he could only blame it all on Zhang Jialian.

  Zhang Jialian tried to comfort her for a while, but Li Man'er refused to leave his side, no matter what he said, she always tightly grasped his clothes or arm, making Zhang Jialian speechless and unable to bid farewell. Wen Roucheng's cold and vigilant gaze made him feel uncomfortable all over, and Xue Sihong kept leaning in close, making Zhang Jialian feel even more like he was under scrutiny.

  "Alright, let's get in the car and head back to the city first." Seeing Xue Si-hong getting closer and closer to Zhang Jia-lian, Wen Ru-tong finally couldn't help but give orders: "Si-hong, you ride with Uncle Li, Zhang Jia-lian, please ride with me."

  "Mom!" Xue Silian didn't know what her mother wanted to do. All these years, except for Dad, no man had ever gotten into her car! This was too unusual, she was afraid that her mother would say something unpleasant.

  "Get on the bus! I'll thank this classmate properly." Wen Rutong waved his hand, with an air of certainty.

  However, Xue Silian did not behave as obediently as before and did not respond immediately. Instead, she cast a questioning glance at Zhang Jialian.

  How could Zhang Jialian not know what Wen Routu wanted to say to him? It just so happened that he also had something to say to Wen Routu, so he nodded at Xue Sihong and smiled: "Yes, it's just right, I also have some things to talk to Aunt about."

  This made Xue Sihong's cheeks flush, could it be that after experiencing this kidnapping incident, Jia Lian also learned to cherish and not want to miss out and regret later? Is this the time to make a promise with mom?! Thinking of this, she nodded shyly and ran quickly to get on Uncle Li's car.

  Before getting on the car, she still turned her head back and clenched her fist at Chen Bu Yun to show encouragement. Zhang Jia Lian saw it in his eyes and sighed in his heart, this girl's thoughts were still a bit too simple! However, who would have thought that someone would actually be unkind to their lifesaver?! But there was nothing good to explain about it, nor anything worth regretting.

  Zhang Jialian smiled at Xue Sihong, then squatted down and said softly to Li Man'er: "Man'er, Uncle and Auntie are talking, why don't you go sit in Uncle Lu Jianjun's car? Your dad and mom will definitely be here soon."

  Li Man'er didn't say a word, she just bit her lip and shook her head, her clenched fists tightening even more.

  Seeing this, Zhang Jialian had no choice but to smile at Li Man'er and lead her into Wen Ruyue's car.

  Because he had to talk, and Li Man'er was holding him tightly, Zhang Jialian naturally sat directly in the back row, shoulder to shoulder with Wen Rutong, rather than going to the front passenger seat. Anyway, the Audi's space is relatively large, and there is still a distance between the two of them, so they won't touch each other's skin, while Li Man'er sits on Zhang Jialian's lap.

  Wen Ruo Tong was about to speak, but Zhang Jia Lian raised his index finger to stop her, which made her very angry. However, when she saw Zhang Jia Lian pointing at Li Man Er, she had no choice but to swallow her anger. Her high twin peaks rose and fell with each breath, as if they were about to burst out of her clothes. But Zhang Jia Lian didn't notice this, he was too busy coaxing the little girl in his arms.

  The little girl was greatly frightened and now quite tired, curled up in Zhang Jialian's arms, slowly closing her eyes. However, her hand still tightly grasped Zhang Jialian's clothes, and her eyes occasionally opened to anxiously and vigilantly observe the surroundings. Only after seeing Zhang Jialian did she finally close her eyes in relief. Zhang Jialian softly sang a lullaby to coax her, and before long, he had finally coaxed Li Man'er to sleep.

  But Wen Rou Tong's gaze at Zhang Jia Lian still didn't warm up, it was still cold, not like looking at the savior of her daughter at all. Her bright eyes stared straight at Zhang Jia Lian's face, but she didn't say a word. Zhang Jia Lian understood that this was an attempt to put pressure on him through silent silence.

  He furrowed his brow, but Zhang Jialian didn't say a word. Although in his heart he also knew that Wen Rutong wanted to say something? Wanted to do something? But he was still willing to let the other person speak first.

  Seeing Zhang Jialian didn't seem to have any intention of speaking, Wen Routu had no choice but to take the lead and start talking: "Zhang classmate, thank you for saving our family's Lingling. To express my gratitude, I can grant you three wishes. What do you want? Just say it directly."

  Zhang Jialian heard this and smiled, thinking to himself: Do you think you're the dragon summoned by the seven Dragon Balls or the genie from Aladdin's lamp? You even promised three wishes. If I really wanted to make a wish, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to grant any of them. This high-and-mighty attitude isn't gratitude at all.

  "Don't worry! No matter what the request is, I'll do my best to help you achieve it. However, I also have a requirement." Wen Ruo Tong looked into Zhang Jia Lian's eyes, her gaze icy cold. Fortunately, she didn't say "no matter what the request is, it will be fulfilled" or else Zhang Jia Lian might really have been tempted to make a wish that needed to be fulfilled.

  Just now, Zhang Jialian just smiled slightly, using his bright eyes to meet the opponent's cold gaze: "Auntie, don't worry! I won't have any requirements, nor do I need you to help me fulfill any wishes. As for your requirements, I also understand, so please rest assured! Tomorrow is the day when our assignment results come out, and if all goes as expected, I should be going back to my hometown of Yicheng County to work. This lifetime may not even return to Shanghai again."

  Wen Rutong, who had always been aloof and superior, suddenly became a little stunned. She hadn't expected that the big boy in front of her would be so generous. Who knew how many people had begged their fathers and grandmothers to ask for her help? This guy actually didn't care about the three wishes he had promised himself at all. It was really beyond her expectations! This made Wen Rutong very unhappy.

  Having thought of this, Wen Rutong felt a bit out of place and began to comfort herself again, thinking: Humph, I'm really young! What's the use of just showing off for a moment? How childish!