Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

When Jiang Nian arrived, Mu Zi was sitting at a table in the corner, with a table full of Chinese food in front of her.

This was something Jiang Nian had asked him to prepare in advance. After all, even Jiang Nian couldn't guarantee that no one was secretly watching him.

"Toolbox—oh, no, Mr. Jiang Nian, you've arrived!"

Mu Zi was very excited when she saw Jiang Nian and waved to him immediately.

After Jiang Nian sat down, he spoke almost subconsciously.

When Mu Zi shouted "toolbox", her expression changed and she quickly covered her mouth.

He stared at Jiang Nian for a while, and only after confirming that Jiang Nian had no other reaction did he change his tone and speak with great respect.

Jiang Nian had been frowning, but after seeing Mu Zi's change in attitude, he breathed a sigh of relief.

His tone and attitude were very similar to those of a real dwarf chef.

After all, Zhou Zhou and his group hadn't had much contact with the dwarf chef before, so they probably wouldn't have noticed such a slight difference.

"The food I cooked tasted pretty good."

After casually tasting two or three dishes with his chopsticks, Jiang Nian nodded in satisfaction and praised them.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Jiang. I'm glad you're satisfied."

Now, Mu Zi has fully immersed herself in her role, dutifully playing the role of the dwarf chef.

Without saying much, after the two finished their meal, Jiang Nian led Mu Zi on a leisurely walk back.

Mu Zi followed one step behind Jiang Nian, playing the role of a dutiful subordinate.

Regardless, Mu Zi did a very good job in this regard. In just three days, she had indeed put in a lot of hard work and had almost completely learned how the dwarf chef treated Jiang Nian.

"Help, help—"

Just as Jiang Nian was deep in thought, a weak cry for help suddenly rang out.

Jiang Nian subconsciously looked up and saw a girl with a good figure, wearing jeans and a white shirt, running towards him while crying and shouting.

Behind the girl, three burly men dressed in black were chasing after her.

The girl's white shirt had been pulled, and several buttons were missing, revealing glimpses of her ample bosom and clearly showing her pink bra.

Her face was covered in tears, her eyes were filled with despair, and one of the girl's sneakers had even fallen off.

How could something like this happen on the streets of Japan?

In an instant, Jiang Nian's mind was not on rescuing a damsel in distress, but on how bad the public security was on the streets of Japan!

The girl quickly ran up to Jiang Nian.

Frowning, Jiang Nian stepped aside to make way for the girl.

Although he felt that the security situation in Japan was poor and the girl did look pitiful, Jiang Nian's sympathy had diminished considerably. He didn't intend to meddle; at most, he would call the police.

Thinking this, Jiang Nian took out his phone, intending to dial the police number in Japan.

It's best to leave this kind of thing to the police.

Unfortunately, just as Jiang Nian turned to the side, the girl stumbled and accidentally grabbed Jiang Nian's shirt, falling directly into his arms.

The moment the girl threw herself into Jiang Nian's arms, Jiang Nian could clearly feel her body trembling slightly—she was genuinely frightened.

"I...I'm sorry!"

The girl was breathing rapidly, and the flush on her face from running was even more pronounced.

She stammered an apology and struggled to push Jiang Nian away and leave.

Jiang Nian cooperated by releasing his hand from the girl's and waiting for her to regain her balance before leaving.

But as soon as the girl regained her footing, she let out a weak cry, seemingly because her foot was injured, and then threw herself onto Jiang Nian.

"I'm so sorry, my foot hurts so much!"

The girl cried softly, tears streaming down her face, soaking Jiang Nian's clothes.

Frowning, Jiang Nian had absolutely no desire to have anything to do with the girl in front of him.

"Who are you from? Let her go right now!"

Just as Jiang Nian was about to push the girl away, several burly men who had been chasing closely behind them caught up and surrounded Jiang Nian, Mu Zi, and the girl. One of the men, who seemed to be the leader, shouted at Jiang Nian.

"Oh, I'll let her go right now, you can take her away."

Jiang Nian calmly pushed the girl away and then said coldly.

After Jiang Nian finished speaking, the burly men surrounding him seemed to be stunned, looking at Jiang Nian with disbelief on their faces.

Even Mu Zi, who had been standing behind Jiang Nian as if he were invisible, looked at Jiang Nian in shock, seemingly unable to believe that he would stand by and watch someone die.

Only the girl's sobs could be heard at the scene.

"Hmph, you're smart enough to know what's good for you! Come on, take this woman back quickly. She dared to offend the young lady of the Tianye family; she's definitely dead this time!"

The girl was coldly pushed away by Jiang Nian, and because of her twisted right ankle, she fell to the ground, covering her face and crying.

Jiang Nian stood calmly to the side, hands in his pockets, watching everything quietly.

The burly men ignored Jiang Nian and Mu Zi standing to the side and stepped forward, intending to forcibly take the girl away.

Just after the burly man finished speaking, Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is she the eldest daughter of the Tianye family?
Gently stroking his chin with his right hand, Jiang Nian recalled what Tadashi Tadashi had said before. Takeshi Tano? Wasn't that the current head of the Tano family?
He never expected that the girl he randomly met on the road was being hunted down because she had offended the eldest daughter of the Tianye family.

Things seem to be getting more and more interesting.

"Put her down and you can leave."

Jiang Nian spoke, her tone icy and devoid of any emotion.

The big man looked up, seemingly stunned by Jiang Nian.

"Boy, do you know who we are? How dare you stop the person our Miss Tianye wants? You're courting death!" The burly man spoke up, his tone extremely arrogant as he shouted.

He refused to believe that anyone in Japan would dare to try and steal someone from them after knowing the reputation of the Tano family.

As if suddenly seeing a glimmer of hope, the girl struggled to drag her aching right foot forward and grabbed Jiang Nian's sleeve. "Please, save me, save me... I don't want to be taken back by Miss Tianye, I'll die, I'll definitely die—"

The girl's pleading voice grew softer and softer, as if she had used up all her strength. Her body swayed, and she collapsed limply to the ground.

Jiang Nian quickly knelt down and supported the girl. After hesitating for a moment, he picked her up.

Seeing that the girl had fainted, the burly men seemed to get anxious and surrounded her, intending to attack.

Jiang Nian glanced at Mu Zi, who was standing to the side acting as a wooden figure, and said, "Hurry up and resolve this, or someone will die."

With those words uttered coldly, Jiang Nian stepped aside, carrying the girl. With Mu Zi there, he didn't need to lift a finger.

The girl was so light that she weighed almost nothing, and even her breathing was very faint.

After staring at the unconscious girl in his arms for a while, Jiang Nian's gaze finally fell on the several burly men fighting with Mu Zi.

The burly man's skills were clearly mediocre; perhaps they would seem decent to an outsider, but to Jiang Nian, they were far from impressive. Therefore, Mu Zi easily defeated all the burly men, knocking them to the ground.

"Tell Takeshi Tano: This girl is in Mr. An's hands. Tell him to come and get her himself if he dares."

After coldly uttering those words to the burly man, Jiang Nian calmly left with the girl in his arms.

Zhou Zhou was playing games in his room when he was startled awake by the sound of bodyguards calling for a doctor outside—could something have happened to Jiang Nian?
Dropping her phone, Zhou Zhou rushed out of the room.

After bringing the girl back, although the journey didn't take long, the girl remained unconscious and showed no signs of waking up.

After all, the girl was a stranger to him, so Jiang Nian didn't plan to use the system to exchange for medicine to save her. Since there was a doctor available, why waste the points he had painstakingly accumulated from completing tasks?
When Jiang Nian carried a girl into the villa, Jeremy and his bodyguards stared wide-eyed, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.

After all, they had been following Jiang Nian for a while and knew that he was actually very cold and aloof, rarely speaking to anyone except Zhou Zhou. So, his sudden return with a girl was bound to raise eyebrows.
However, when Jiang Nian placed the girl on the bed in the guest room and asked Jeremy to fetch a doctor, the bodyguards realized they had been overthinking things. Jiang Nian had probably only brought the girl back because she was unconscious.

The bodyguards confirmed this with Mu Zi.

The bodyguards were all Zhou Zhou's men, and they were fully aware that Mu Zi was under Dr. Tom's command. However, Zhou Zhou had already given the order—Mu Zi would be Jiang Nian's man from now on, so the bodyguards naturally accepted Mu Zi.

When Zhou Zhou arrived, Jiang Nian was standing by the window with her back to everyone, quietly looking outside.

"What happened? Are you injured? Why did you call a doctor?"

Seeing that Jiang Nian was standing there safely, Zhou Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked in an urgent tone.

After all, if Jiang Nianzhen were to get into trouble here, he wouldn't fare well when he returned to the base.

"Uh, I'm fine. I just happened to save a girl."

Jiang Nian was speechless. He even doubted whether Zhou Zhou's eyesight was bad—otherwise, how could he tell that he was injured?
With a stiff face, Jiang Nian explained coldly. He didn't want to talk to people with poor eyesight.

He saved a girl?
Just casually?
Zhou Zhou felt that he must be completely obsessed, otherwise how could he have heard Jiang Nian say such things and do such things?
However, when Zhou Zhou's gaze shifted to the figure lying on the bed, his somewhat dazed thoughts finally came back to normal. Holy crap, so Jiang Nian really did save a girl.

"Doctor, how is she?"

Seeing that the doctor had finished his consultation, Jiang Nian was the first to ask a question.

"The little girl is weak, malnourished, and has severe anemia. She probably hasn't eaten for two or three days and is extremely weak, so she needs to be slowly recuperated. We've given her an IV drip of nutrients, and she should wake up soon. Then we can give her some light, liquid food."

The doctor pushed up his glasses, which had slipped down, and then spoke earnestly to Jiang Nian.

Nodding to indicate that he understood, Jiang Nian stared at the still unconscious girl for a while before turning and leaving the guest room.

Zhou Zhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

"What's going on? You don't seem like the type to bring just any girl home."

This is the land of cherry blossoms, and Zhou Zhou didn't think Jiang Nian would be so kind. Besides, Jiang Nian's movements here weren't exactly discreet; those with ulterior motives were watching them. Who knew if this girl's sudden appearance was hiding some kind of conspiracy?
"This girl is from the Tianye family!"

Jiang Nian spoke calmly.

Just kidding, of course he wouldn't just bring back any Tom, Dick, or Harry.

The timing and location of this girl's appearance were too coincidental. Even if Jiang Nian were an idiot, he would definitely investigate. So, when those burly men shouted out the name of the eldest daughter of the Tian family, Jiang Nian had the system check it out.

However, the system only gave one answer—this girl is a member of the Tianye family.

"Tanno Takeshi? Wasn't he trying to make a deal with us? How could he let a girl from his family show up like this so suddenly?"

Zhou Zhou was truly dumbfounded this time. Although he didn't care much about the trade with Japan, the actions of the Tianye family still shocked him.

Is this some kind of attempt to use one's own woman as a honey trap?

It has to be said that Zhou Zhou was right to some extent.

"It's probably not that simple. Let's wait and see. Once the girl wakes up, we'll know what's going on."

Jiang Nian wasn't in a hurry to draw conclusions. The girl's gaze when she looked at Jiang Nian was very clear, and her pleading expression was pitiful. To some extent, Jiang Nian genuinely felt a pang of pity for a moment.

He couldn't bear to watch a girl be captured and taken away by that big man from the Tianye family, and perhaps suffer endless torture.

If this is a conspiracy, then he is willing to accept the possible consequences.

Zhou Zhou fell silent.

Indeed, once the girl woke up, they would know everything that had happened.

Even so, Zhou Zhou secretly sent people to thoroughly investigate the girl's identity and what had happened before.

The girl woke up more than an hour later.

Upon seeing where she was, she jumped out of bed in terror and pulled out the IV needle from her hand, leaving a few drops of blood seeping from the back of her hand.

When Jiang Nian heard the noise and rushed over, he saw the girl climbing onto the windowsill, her face filled with terror, about to jump. Tears welled in the girl's eyes; she was clearly terrified, yet she stubbornly clung to the window, closed her eyes, and was about to jump.

Jiang Nian was genuinely startled.

He rushed over and managed to grab the girl's hand.

Startled by the sudden pull, the girl swayed against the wall, only managing to stay upright with one hand held by Jiang Nian. (End of Chapter)