After saying this, Lu Yichen gently stroked Kang Xiaoqiao's back, followed by her hair. Kang Xiaoqiao panted heavily. Her frightened heart felt peaceful because of Lu Yichen's words.
After calming down for a while, Kang Xiaoqiao slowly turned around and looked at Lu Yichen. At this moment, Lu Yichen looked a little haggard. His eyes were bruised, as if he had not rested well for a few days.
Lu Yichen's eyes were calm and filled with pity. He gently caressed her little face and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I'm here for you."
However, the crying that he had expected, the confession that he had expected, and the emotions that he had expected her to lose control over did not appear. After Kang Xiaoqiao saw Lu Yichen clearly, she quickly took a step back and pulled away from him. However, her actions were too fast and she almost fell off the bed. Lu Yichen quickly went forward to support her.
However, due to Kang Xiaoqiao's struggle, he finally let go after the other party sat down. Then, he saw Kang Xiaoqiao looking at him with a pair of cold eyes. Her voice was emotionless, and her lips were even trembling as she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth.
"Why?"
Lu Yichen swallowed his saliva and looked at Kang Xiaoqiao, whose face was pale and her forehead was full of sweat. She was unusually weak and stubborn. He frowned and said with pity, "I have investigated it clearly. They are lustful, they..."
Before he could finish, Kang Xiaoqiao widened her eyes and shouted angrily again, "Who is it? Who is it?"
"Don't use these reasons to avoid me. Do you take me for a fool?"
"I just came to the provincial capital, and I went out once with you. Are those gangsters blind? They even dare to touch the daughter-in-law of a military officer?"
Although Kang Xiaoqiao used all her strength to shout angrily, her eyes were full of hatred. Her lips and jaw kept trembling. Her life was almost over, and she was almost dead... The fear of death invaded her whole body, stronger than the last time.
She just wanted to live. Why? Why did someone always want her life? The first time was an accident, this time was a conspiracy. What about the next time?
Lu Yichen looked at Kang Xiaoqiao who was so scared that his heart ached. His eyes became gentler as he reached out his head and put it on her shoulder. He said gently, "Don't be afraid. I will protect you well in the future. I won't let anyone hurt you again. Don't worry."
Kang Xiaoqiao looked at him before turning around to look at his hand on her shoulder. Then, she slowly used her remaining strength to push his hand away bit by bit. There was still no change in her expression. "I want to hear the truth. I want to know who is trying to harm me, who is trying to kill me, and who is it?"
A trace of reluctance flashed in Lu Yichen's eyes before he frowned. Kang Xiaoqiao quickly said, "Is it you? Is it because of you?"
"This is the provincial capital. I'm sitting in the car of a government official. How ignorant are those gangsters? They don't even put a military official in their eyes. They don't even put the government official who currently cares about them in their eyes. Moreover, they don't want to hurt others. They've always been targeting me. It's me."
"I'm a small figure, a village girl. The only identity I can show is your 'wife', Lu Yichen."
Lu Yichen looked at the transparent Kang Xiaoqiao and could not help but sigh in his heart. Why was it that other people's wives were so easy to deceive? Not only was the woman he married stubborn and loved to stir up trouble, she was even disobedient and difficult to coax. He had a headache, but what gave him a bigger headache was Kang Xiaoqiao's endless questions.
Obviously, Lu Yichen did not want to answer.
No one knew how scared he was when he saw Kang Xiaoqiao lying on the ground with blood all over her face. Kang Xiaoqiao looked miserable at that time, and she really couldn't talk to anyone.
Her hair was messy, her face was covered in blood, and her clothes were in pieces. Her good overalls had been broken, and there were many wounds and abrasions on her arms. She looked as if she had been abused by someone. Lu Yichen's heart trembled as he looked at her.
It was hard for him to imagine how painful and desperate a stubborn and strong girl like her would be when she woke up.
However, when he saw clearly, his heart was filled with turmoil. She would rather break than bend, and she would use all her strength to be ruthless. The scene of the battle was so brutal, and she was still a young girl who had not even turned eighteen. Lu Yichen's heart was filled with pity and shock, especially after the incident. There was still a life left.
He had also seen the same method. That fast, accurate, and ruthless knife attack. She did not hesitate. At that time, she was so decisive. Such a strong-willed girl, perhaps she could really resist the unknown risks with him?
Could she really do it?
However, she was a young girl from the countryside. How could she have the courage to fight to the death like before? Back at the cliff, Lu Yichen had indeed observed her. She did not hide anything. Everything was instinctive. If there was a trace of disguise, he would be able to discover that she really did not understand those things. She only had simple techniques.
Including this incident, he did not see any traces of fighting. It was mostly some unorthodox methods. However, it had a miraculous effect. Was there really no problem with her identity?
There would be traces if she had done it, but why couldn't he find any clues despite his rich investigative experience?
Lu Yichen's eyes flashed. Forget it, let's just take a look.
Kang Xiaoqiao looked at Lu Yichen, frowning and thinking at times. Her eyelashes trembled, and then she said, "I don't need to know anything else. I just want to know who harmed me and why. That's enough."
Hearing this, Lu Yichen looked at Kang Xiaoqiao with a mesmerizing gaze. "Is that all you want to know? What can you do if you know?"
After saying this, his eyes became gentle again. "Xiaoqiao, don't worry. This won't happen again. I will send people to protect you. This time, I was thoughtless and gave you a scare. I..."
Before she could finish, Kang Xiaoqiao said coldly, "It's not just a scare. I almost lost my life."
"Lu Yichen, I just want to know who did it. Can't I do anything about it? Even if I can't do anything to them now, the river flows east for thirty years and west for thirty years. Don't bully the young and poor."
Kang Xiaoqiao's words were sonorous and powerful. However, Lu Yichen's eyes shrank and he frowned, but he was still indifferent. He placed his hands on Kang Xiaoqiao's shoulders. "You've been unconscious for three days. Take good care of your body. When you've recovered, I'll take you to pick flowers."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Kang Xiaoqiao's face full of anger as she shouted, "Lu Yichen--"
However, Lu Yichen didn't stop at all. The moment he turned around, his eyes were full of coldness and viciousness. The fists in his hands were tightly clenched, and his body was full of killing intent.
After the person left, Kang Xiaoqiao was like a deflated rubber ball. She collapsed and her eyes were filled with anger and confusion.