"Aunt, don't worry about Grandma. We'll be home soon." Cheng Xi had been sleeping on Gu Ruochu's arm for half an hour. When he raised his head and saw the worried frown on her face, he could not help but comfort her.
Gu Ruochu was stunned, and she gently touched his face.
Although she was the victim, Gu Ruochu felt a little guilty. If the Ning family had not targeted her, Cheng Xi would not have suffered as well. Gu Ruochu believed that the Ning family was almost on the brink of insanity. Even if they did not care about her, Cheng Xi was still Ning Tangxi's son. Why had they dragged him into their quarrel with her?
After everything that had happened, Gu Ruochu doubted whether she was part of the Ning family's bloodline.
"Cheng Xi, don't worry. You'll see your parents soon." Gu Ruochu thought about Huo Nanchen, and her heart yearned to be by his side.
Suddenly, the van trembled violently and screeched to a halt in the middle of the road.
Gu Ruochu's heart started beating wildly. The burly men looked worried as they cocked their guns and quickly disembarked the van.
"Aunt!" Cheng Xi screamed and huddled his small frame into Gu Ruochu's arms. She quickly embraced him and laid low on her seat.
All of a sudden, a staccato of gunfire rang out outside the van. Gu Ruochu wondered whether the first group of kidnappers had sent reinforcements to chase after them.
When she looked around the van, she saw a knife glistening on the seat beside her. One of the burly men had dropped it as he moved out of the van.
Outside the van, the new attackers looked like they had outnumbered the burly men. The scene was so chaotic, and Gu Ruochu was not confident that her preferred side would win the fight.
"Pig Head, that woman and child must be in the car." A hoarse male voice rang out. "D*mn it! Go after them! Don't bother about our enemies."
"All right. Cover me!"
The gunfire grew louder, and it appeared as if the new attackers were overwhelming the burly men.
Gu Ruochu's heart sank when she heard the conversation. It seemed that the new attackers were after her and Cheng Xi. The burly men had promised to send her back to the Huo family. However, she could see that they were slowly falling one after the other.
Gu Ruochu did not know the exact location in which they had been hijacked. If the new attackers were to kidnap her, she sensed that she would be in deep trouble.
"Aunt!" Cheng Xi tugged at the corner of her clothes. His eyes were full of panic.
"Cheng Xi, don't be afraid. I will protect you."
Gu Ruochu's teeth trembled. She told Cheng Xi to hide in the van and planned to draw the attackers' attention.
"Aunt, don't!"
Cheng Xi held her hand and refused to let it go. His eyes were brimming with tears. "Aunt, don't go. Stay with me."
He did not want Gu Ruochu to deal with the bad guys alone.
"Don't worry. I'll be back soon." Gu Ruochu took a deep breath and looked at him firmly."You better hide in the van and don't make a sound. Please listen to me."
Cheng Xi nodded and shook his head.
Gu Ruochu steadily opened the van and rolled out.
The new attackers looked over, and Pig Head shouted, "There she is! Grab her and take her away!"
Two men chased after Gu Ruochu excitedly.
"D*mn it. She even has a knife in her hand. I'd like to see just how hot this woman is."
As the loud sound of gunfire continued, a black jeep appeared on the horizon. Nan Yue heard the blasting sounds in the distance and sat up in his car seat.
"Xiao Yang, did you hear anything?"
Xiao Yang immediately stopped the car and listened for a while. He realized that there the sound of gunfire was coming from the horizon before them.
"President, there might be two groups of people fighting ahead of us."
Out of the blue, Nan Yue ordered, "Let's go and take a look."