She had her mouth taped shut, unable to speak, only frantically bowing to these people.
Zhou Jiatong was crying with tears streaming down her face, her tears, snot, and hair all matted to her cheeks, looking quite disheveled.
"Gee, what a pitiful sight. As the daughter of a prominent property tycoon, she actually bows and kows to someone, truly pitiful."
A man wearing sunglasses wasn't in a hurry to kill her.
Suddenly bending down in front of Zhou Jiatong, he reached out and tore off the tape sealing her mouth, then curled his lip in a sarcastic sneer.
"Say your final words as soon as possible, otherwise you won't have the chance."
The man stared at the woman in front of him, looking so messy and helpless, and then kindly said.
Zhou Jiatong's mouth was freed, and she took two hurried breaths, shivering as she said, "Brothers, as long as you let me go, I can give you money. You name the amount, and I'll have my dad transfer it to you immediately."
Seeing the evident interest from the few men, Zhou Jiatong continued to say, "The money in our family is not saying much, but we have hundreds of billions. If you want luxurious villas or mansion complexes, we specialize in this. Just name a location, and I'll have my father transfer it to you."
Seeing the men staring at her without speaking, she anxiously added, "Dad only has one daughter, so he will definitely agree."
Zhou Jiatong looked at the men with a face full of anticipation, hoping that they would be moved by money and let her go.
Once she was back in Hong Kong, she would have her father eliminate these people.
The men were indeed moved by her words. What was the point of their line of work if not for the money?
But thinking about the consequences of betraying Mr. Chen, the men hesitated again.
Between money and life, they chose life.
Besides, serving Mr. Chen wouldn't leave them short of money.
"Ms. Zhou's conditions are indeed quite enticing, but even the most money can't be enjoyed without a life."
The man wearing sunglasses replied coldly!
With that, he aimed the gun at Zhou Jiatong again, ignoring her terrified and despairing gaze, showing no mercy, and was about to pull the trigger.
"Wait, can you please make it clear how I die? I want to know who it is that you're ordered to kill."
At this moment, Zhou Jiatong became calm and stopped crying, mainly because she knew that tears would be useless for these men.
Knowing that she was not going to survive, she only wanted to know before her death who was responsible for ordering her assassination.
Although there was a vague guess in her heart, she still wanted to confirm it.
"Ms. Zhou should be well aware of what she's done. Buying Miss Yu's life for fifty million, do you think Mr. Chen will spare you?"
The man with the sunglasses did not hide anything, and he kindly told her.
It allowed her to die with peace of mind.
"That's right…"
Zhou Jiatong hopelessly closed her eyes, tears rolling down her face as she died with a heart of stone.
But in the next second, an intense hatred suddenly flashed in her eyes.
She bit her teeth and shouted furiously, "Chen Zhongyuan, you're a heartless and ruthless brute. It's a waste that I've liked you since I was a child and wanted to marry you wholeheartedly. If there is a next life, I would rather not meet you again…"
"Bang…"
As the gunshot rang out, Zhou Jiatong fell to the ground, blood gushing from her chest. Her eyes were wide open, and she died without knowing.
"Honk." Several muffled thunderclaps resounded.
The sky suddenly turned overcast, and raindrops cascaded down like a pearl curtain, drip-dripping and making a sound. The huge raindrops pounded on Zhou Jiatong's body, which was paler than usual, eerie and ominous.
"Let's go."
The men looked at Zhou Jiatong's body for a moment, their eyes without any emotion or attempt to handle it, and left here quickly.
Half-mountain villa on Hong Kong Island, Baijia Road.
When Yu Yao woke up, she was alone in the room, and Chen Zhongyuan was not there, which must mean he was busy.
This man has so many things to take care of every day, he can't always be by your side.
She habitually reached out to touch her phone, finding nothing there.
"Trouble, could my phone and bag still be with those kidnappers?"
A regret crossed her eyes, had she known she shouldn't faint so quickly.
She pulled back the covers and got out of bed, only to see her two arms wrapped in bandages, she froze for a moment.
The injuries on her arms were self-inflicted, and the wounds were shallow, not serious.
However, at this moment, the white gauze wrapped around her arm again and again, looking quite terrifying.
She didn't even bother to take off the bandage; she just left it wrapped like that.
She lifted her foot and went to the bathroom, sitting on the toilet. The system suddenly popped up, "Host, Zhou Jiatong has died."
"Hmm?"
Yu Yao was a bit bewildered, but quickly reacted, "Is it because Chen Zhongyuan found out and then sent people to kill her?"
"Yes, the person has been taken to the Philippines and eliminated."
The system answered affirmatively.
Yu Yao didn't say anything. Zhou Jiatong bought off people from the underworld to kill her, and she should have anticipated such consequences.
"Right, when I was kidnapped and taken to an abandoned old warehouse, was it on the Hong Kong Island? Chen Zhongyuan and others killed those kidnappers with guns. The police station might investigate this matter."
Thinking about this matter, her eyebrows knitted tightly, and she couldn't help but worry.
She wasn't sure if Chen Zhongyuan could handle these troubles.
"It wasn't Hong Kong, you were taken to Guangzhou. There are indeed police stations investigating this matter, and there have been media reports about it. However, everyone believes it was just a gang fight between several gangs."
The system didn't hide anything and told her the truth.
Yu Yao nodded slightly and said no more.
She sat on the toilet, taking a bowel movement with a serious expression on her face.
It smelled a bit bad, so she turned on the ventilation.
A few minutes later, she came out of the bathroom.
Looking at the clothes she was wearing, she wanted to change into a new set, but then realized that she didn't have any luggage here.
She walked to the door, opened it, and said to the maid outside who was cleaning, "Hi, could you please help me buy some clothes?"
"Miss Yu, there's no need to buy anything. Mr. Chen has already prepared your clothes, they're in the closet, and the shoes are too."
The maid looked at her and respectfully said.
"Thank you."
Yu Yao slightly hesitated, then realized what she was doing, and closed the door.
There was a massive wardrobe close to the wall, and she opened the wardrobe door. Inside were all kinds of clothes hanging, all of them were designer brands, some with even the price tags uncut.
Men's clothes were hanging on the left, women's on the right, all high-end custom-made.
The men's clothes were Chen Zhongyuan's, and the women's should be for her, very beautiful, with different styles, excellent quality, and clearly very expensive luxury goods.
She opened the cabinet next to it, and there were various styles of high-end bags inside, at least two or three dozen of them, all new, with the price tags still attached.
But there was one bag that clearly showed signs of use and had no price tag. She recognized it as her own bag at a glance.
She smiled slightly, it seems like it wasn't lost after all.
She took out her own bag, opened it, and found that everything was still inside, including her phone.
She heaved a sigh of relief.
She habitually took out her phone to check, and the screen showed a series of missed calls and several voice messages from Chen Zhongyuan.
Missed calls were from Yu Yuanqing and Yu Yuanlin, likely asking why she didn't return last night.
She didn't rush to return the calls. It was now 2 PM, and her father and brother were both at work at this time.
Yu Yao decided to call them after they finished work.
She opened the voice message from Chen Zhongyuan.
The man's deep and rich voice immediately entered her ear.
[BB Pig, I have some urgent business to deal with, so I'm going back to the company first. If you're hungry, let the maid cook for you. You don't need to rush to work either. Just rest at the villa for a few days until you're better, and then come back to work. I'll tell Aya about this.]
There was another message, and she continued to listen.
[You can ask the maid if you need anything. I might be very busy recently, so I may not have much time to accompany you. Just stay at the villa and let the butler take you out for a drive if you get bored.]
The message was followed by two kissy faces and a hug emoji, adding an unexpected sense of humor.
Yu Yao's mouth curved up into a smile, and she lightly tapped her finger to send a reply: [Got it.]
She also said a few more words of concern and sent it off.
The message ended with two cute emojis.
She placed the phone to one side.
She casually picked a champagne-colored dress from the cabinet and found a pair of matching high heels from the bottom drawer.
It was embellished with several gemstones, making it luxurious and beautiful.
This dress alone probably costs a fortune, which could buy a house on the island of Hong Kong.
She silently sighed at the temptation of money.
After changing into her dress and shoes, she went downstairs to eat.
