As soon as Zhang Susu finished speaking, she noticed something was wrong—the driver in the front seat was not her personal chauffeur, but another face that wasn't entirely unfamiliar.
Wasn't this middle-aged man Zhao Zhigang, the branch steward from her second brother's household who had been kicked out of the Jiang family by Youli!
Zhang Susu stiffened all over and said warily, "Zhao Zhigang, why is it you? What are you going to do?!"
While questioning Zhao Zhigang, she secretly manipulated her phone, flipping to the call log, intending to call her husband, Jiang Yehan.
Just as she was about to press the button, the car braked suddenly. Her body jerked forward, and the phone in her hand accidentally slipped and fell to her feet.
Zhao Zhigang's voice came through.
"Madam, don't waste your effort. I deliberately chose a place with no signal."
After sitting back up, Zhang Susu looked out the window. Night had already fallen, and it was dark outside. In front of them was a remote urban village, silent and deserted all around.
"Zhao Zhigang, do you know what you are doing? I am the First Madam of the Jiang family. Once my husband finds out about my kidnapping, you should know what will happen to you." Zhang Susu tried to stay calm, preparing to negotiate and make a deal with Zhao Zhigang. "Turn the car around right now and let me go, and I can pretend nothing happened."
After calming down, Zhang Susu realized that this Zhao Zhigang must have kidnapped her to take revenge on Youli! In other words, he wouldn't take her life for the time being, but would use her as a hostage to threaten Youli.
Having figured this out, Zhang Susu said calmly, "Zhao Zhigang, if you want money, I can give it to you."
After parking the car, Zhao Zhigang turned his head and said with a sinister look, "Madam, of course I want money! But I also want to take revenge on that little bitch, Jiang Youli!"
"You can only blame your daughter, that little bitch Jiang Youli, for being so relentless and insisting on kicking me out of the Jiang family! I've worked diligently in the Jiang family for so many years and was highly valued by Second Master Jiang and the Second Madam. I've long treated the Jiang family as my own home. But how long has that little bitch Jiang Youli been back? She was originally just a wild country girl. After returning to the Jiang family, not only did she disrespect me, but she also forced me out. What right does she have?! When I return to the Jiang family, I will make that little bitch kowtow and confess her sins to me!"
Zhang Susu frowned. "So Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian put you up to kidnapping me?! They promised to let you return to the Jiang family?"
"Madam, there's no need to try to trick me into talking. If the Second Master dared to let me do this, it means he is not afraid of your husband and Old Mr. Jiang holding him accountable at all." Zhao Zhigang pushed the door open and got out of the car, intending to pull Zhang Susu out.
Suddenly, the strong glare of a car's high beams shone from the back of the small road, blinding Zhao Zhigang's eyes.
Zhao Zhigang squinted and raised his hand to block the light from the vehicle behind.
In this brief interval, a figure quickly darted up from the vehicle behind.
Before Zhao Zhigang could react, he was kicked in the waist and sent flying several meters away.
"Madam, are you alright?"
A woman's cold voice came from the darkness.
Zhang Susu recovered from her shock and looked at the woman outside the car in a panic.
The woman was wearing a black leather jacket and tight black leather pants, exuding a very cold aura.
Zhang Susu didn't know this woman.
"Who are you?"
Ye Ying said respectfully to her, "Madam, I am your daughter Jiang Youli's subordinate. Please sit tight in the car. Let me deal with this person first."
After speaking, she closed the car door, walked up to Zhao Zhigang who was just about to get up, and kicked him to the ground again, making him howl in pain.
Ye Ying took out her phone, started recording a video of Zhao Zhigang rolling on the ground, and said coldly, "If you don't want to die, confess honestly who told you to do all this."
...
At seven o'clock in the evening, the night grew darker.
Jiang Youli stood by the window, looking at the West District villa opposite, her eyes as deep as a pool.
Three little snakes quietly accompanied her by her side.
Suddenly, a ringtone broke the silence.
Jiang Youli glanced at it and answered Ye Ying's call.
"Boss, your mother is safe and sound. The one who abducted your mother is named Zhao Zhigang. He said he was originally Jiang Yangxu's steward in the Jiang family. Because he harbored resentment after being kicked out by you, he got a promise from Jiang Yangxu that as long as he kidnapped your mother, he could return to work in the Jiang family."
Having confirmed the instigator, Jiang Youli's eyes turned terrifyingly ghostly. "Understood."
"Boss, how should we deal with this Zhao Zhigang now?"
"Wait until Jiang Yangxu calls Zhao Zhigang again and see what Jiang Yangxu plans to do to my mom."
"Alright."
Not far away, Zhang Susu's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Miss, are you talking to my daughter?"
Jiang Youli said softly, "Ye Ying, give the phone to my mom. I want to say a few words to her."
"Okay, Boss."
A moment later, Zhang Susu's voice came from the phone.
"Youli, I'm fine now. Fortunately, your friend arrived in time to save me. But how did you know I would be in trouble?"
Jiang Youli said, "Mom, with everything I've done since returning to the Jiang family, Jiang Yangxu's family must hate me to the core. Once they realize they can't get any benefits from me, they will inevitably target the people around me to deal with me. So, I've actually always arranged for someone to protect you secretly."
"So that's how it is." Zhang Susu understood. "Actually, my driver, Lao Zhang, was also responsible for protecting me. I just didn't expect Lao Zhang to fall into their trap too."
Thinking of this, she turned around and asked Zhao Zhigang, "What did you do to Lao Zhang?"
Zhao Zhigang trembled and said, "Madam, your driver was just knocked unconscious by me. He's fine."
Zhang Susu breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Youli also had an impression of her beautiful new mom's personal driver, Uncle Zhang. When he went to Jianshan Village to pick her up, he was very friendly to her and didn't show any disgust towards her identity as a village girl, unlike the West District branch steward Zhao Zhigang.
"It's good that Uncle Zhang is fine. Mom, Jiang Yangxu kidnapped you to deal with me. Don't go home tonight. Let Dad stay outside with you. I plan to beat them at their own game and directly finish off Jiang Yangxu's family tomorrow!"
If it were in the past, Zhang Susu would definitely have chosen to prioritize peace and smooth things over. But after experiencing this, she chose not to swallow her anger and agreed, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Youli patted Xiaolv's head next to her and called Qi Huan, telling him about her beautiful new mom being kidnapped.
Finally, she asked, "Huanhuan, tomorrow I'm going to completely deal with my biological parents. Do you want to come to the Jiang family to watch a good show?"
Qi Huan on the other end replied solemnly, "For such an important occasion of placing righteousness above family loyalty, of course I have to be there in person to accompany you. It just so happens that I haven't formally visited our parents at the Jiang family. I can take this opportunity to interact with them, otherwise it would make me, the future son-in-law, seem too insincere to you, Little Li'er."
"Alright."
After ending the chat with Qi Huan, Jiang Youli sent a message to Qi An'an.
[There will be some excitement at the Jiang family tomorrow. Do you want to come over and join the fun?]
The other side replied quickly.
[Yes, yes!]
Jiang Youli: [You can invite everyone you know. The more, the merrier.]
Qi An'an: [Really? Don't worry, cousin-in-law, my social circle is nothing to scoff at! I guarantee tomorrow will be an absolute blast!]
Putting down her phone, Jiang Youli looked out the window once more, her gaze heavy and resolute. Tomorrow, she was going to completely ruin Jiang Yangxu's family, stripping them of their reputation and leaving them with absolutely nothing!
This had been her ultimate goal when she first agreed to Qi Huan's proposal to come to Jing City and return to the Jiang family.
