After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

Bai Yanqiu stood in the center of the crowd, slowly adjusting the cuffs of his white suit.

He raised his eyelids and his gaze swept across Xu Zhiyou and Gu Ruanxing's faces.

"Little Yuyu".

Bai Yanqiu spoke in a frivolous tone, deliberately dragging out the last syllable.

"You're yelling at me like that because of some random guy?"

He pretended to cover his chest and made an exaggerated expression.

"I'm so sad."

Xu Zhiyou's pretty face was icy cold; she wasn't buying it at all and took a step forward.

"Bai Yanqiu, stop being disgusting."

"Release Jiang Yichen immediately!"

Xu Zhiyou's words were forceful and resounding, completely shattering her usual sweet, cute, and naive image.

A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Yanqiu's eyes.

He never expected that Xu Zhiyou would actually go so far as to provoke a bloody conflict between the two families.

Gu Ruanxing also stepped forward, hands on her hips.

"Did you hear me! Release them right now!"

"Do you really think the Bai family can control everything in Shanghai?"

Seeing that the other party was speaking frivolously to her young lady, Su Yu stepped forward and stood in front of Xu Zhiyou, her face full of seriousness.

"Miss, don't waste your breath on them, I'll beat him up for you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yu gripped the knife in her hand and charged straight at Bai Yanqiu with a sudden burst of power.

The movements were as fast as lightning.

Qiang Ge roared and swung his thick arm to meet the attack.

The two instantly became entangled in combat.

The sounds of fists and feet clashing echoed through the factory.

The black-suited bodyguards behind Xu Zhiyou drew their batons with a "whoosh," creating a continuous metallic scraping sound.

At this tense moment—

An assistant dressed in a black suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses rushed in from outside the factory.

"Young Master Bai! Young Master Bai!"

The assistant anxiously handed the tablet computer with its screen lit up to Bai Yanqiu.

"Something terrible has happened! The internet is in an uproar!"

Bai Yanqiu frowned and looked down impatiently.

On the tablet screen is Weibo's trending topics list.

The top trending topic: Lin Qinghe cries for help, Jiang Yichen goes missing.

The second trending topic: Jiang Yichen, a popular contestant on the singing competition show "The Voice of China," is suspected of being kidnapped.

The third trending topic: a silver van truck in the western suburbs of Shanghai.

Bai Yanqiu grabbed the tablet and quickly swiped the screen.

Lin Qinghe's post has been shared over a million times.

The comments section was filled with outrage.

"A kidnapping in broad daylight? What's wrong with the security in Shanghai?!"

"A thorough investigation is imperative! We absolutely cannot allow anything to happen to Jiang Shen!"

"Even though the photo is blurry, it's sure to lead to clues. Calling all the police in Shanghai!"

"This evil force must be eradicated completely!"

........

Bai Yanqiu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He turned and glared at Qiang Ge, suppressing his anger as he cursed, "You can't even clean up the mess properly!"

Qiang lowered his head in shame.

The assistant leaned close to Bai Yanqiu's ear and whispered.

"Young Master Bai, we can't keep detaining this kid any longer!"

"The entire internet is watching this now."

"The police have set up a special task force and are searching the entire city for that bread truck."

"If things get out of hand and escalate further... it'll be hard to handle!"

The Bai family does indeed wield considerable power in Shanghai.

But in today's internet age, once it attracts huge public attention, the authorities will take swift and decisive action, and no one can withstand it.

Bai Yanqiu's knuckles turned white as he gripped the tablet.

He gritted his teeth, his chest heaving violently.

Xu Zhiyou keenly noticed Bai Yanqiu's emotional change.

She looked at him coldly.

"Bai Yanqiu, it's not too late for you to stop now."

"Making a scene like this will benefit no one."

Bai Yanqiu stared intently at Xu Zhiyou, then glanced at Jiang Yichen, who was tied to an iron chair.

Finally, he managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth.

"Stop!"

Qiang, who was entangled in a fight with Su Yu, immediately feinted and retreated back to Bai Yanqiu's side.

Su Yu did not pursue, but retreated to Xu Zhiyou's side.

Bai Yanqiu slammed the tablet to the ground.

The screen shattered instantly.

He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

They put on that hypocritical face again.

He walked up to Jiang Yichen and looked down at him.

"Kid, you're in luck."

"You're lucky today."

Bai Yanqiu turned his head and winked at the blond-haired man.

"Untie him."

The blond-haired man was stunned, his face filled with disbelief.

"Young Master Bai, are you... are you just going to let him go like this?"

"I told you to untie me! Can't you understand human language?!" Bai Yanqiu roared suddenly.

Huang Mao trembled with fright and quickly ran over, frantically untying the rope from Jiang Yichen's wrists.

The rough hemp rope fell to the ground.

Jiang Yichen moved his wrist, which had turned purple from being squeezed so tightly.

Bai Yanqiu leaned closer to Jiang Yichen, lowered her voice, and spoke in a sinister tone.

"Kid, let's see how long you can hide behind a woman."

We'll see.

He snorted coldly, turned around, and strode out of the factory.

"Let's go!"

Qiang Ge and Huang Mao and the others immediately followed.

The thugs around them retreated quickly, like a receding tide.

Soon, a burst of intense car engine roars came from outside the abandoned chemical plant.

Dozens of cars sped away.

The factory fell silent again.

Xu Zhiyou finally relaxed after seeing Bai Yanqiu leave with his men.

She ran quickly to Jiang Yichen's side.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Jiang Yichen, are you alright?"

Did they hit you?

Jiang Yichen felt a warmth in his heart as he looked at the girl in front of him, whose eyes were filled with worry and lingering fear.

He shook his head.

"I'm fine."

"I wasn't seriously injured."

Su Yu sheathed her dagger, walked behind Xu Zhiyou, and gave her a stern reminder.

"Miss, this is not a safe place to stay."

Xu Zhiyou nodded and helped Jiang Yichen up.

"Okay, let's get in the car first."