Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 709: Chapter 709: Ambushed

The three of them only started heading back at noon. If Grandma Su hadn’t said they were having dumplings today, they might have kept wandering.

Everyone carried something in their hands.

Gui Kailan bought a lot of local specialties to give as gifts back home, including the local baijiu, cigarettes, and some deer antler jelly and dried wood ear mushrooms.

Huo Jiayuan bought a pair of shoes, and the rest were all snacks.

The three of them entered the residential compound, chatting and laughing. After a few steps, Yunyi sensed something was wrong.

She extended her spiritual power and looked around, spotting someone hiding a few steps away from them.

Before she could say anything, the person came charging out, targeting Huo Jiayuan who was walking closest to the edge.

Ignoring anything else, Yunyi threw her things to the side, first pulling Gui Kailan out of the way, and reassured her, ”Don’t be afraid.”

She was already moving towards Huo Jiayuan, and just as the person’s hand was about to touch Huo Jiayuan, Yunyi pulled her forward, leaving the assailant empty-handed, directly meeting Yunyi’s gaze.

Huo Jiayuan hadn’t even reacted to what was happening, when she heard Yunyi say, ”Take Sister Kailan and head home first.”

She was truly afraid that Gui Kailan might get frightened again; she had just recovered, and couldn’t afford a setback.

Huo Jiayuan, after all, was a child who grew up in the army compound and had practiced some skills since childhood, though she wasn’t particularly skilled. She couldn’t just abandon her Fourth Sister-in-law: ”You be careful.”

After saying that, she quickly jogged to Gui Kailan’s side: ”Sister Kailan, don’t be afraid.”

Without time to offer more comfort, she shouted to the security staff in the distance, ”Hurry over, there’s a bad guy here.”

Hearing the shout, the security rushed over. As they got closer, they saw the man wielding a dagger, and the person fighting him turned out to be Vice Factory Director Huo’s fiancée, Doctor Chu.

They couldn’t wait any longer and piled on to subdue him: ”Doctor Chu, are you okay?”

Yunyi looked at the person shouting and struggling on the ground: ”I’m fine, do any of you know who he is?”

One of the security guards named Gao Dali said, ”This person’s name is Peng Shanliang, and he knows Hou Yanzhong, who used to work in the security department.”

After he said this, everyone frowned.

Hou Yanzhong was arrested by the police a few days ago. He made it easy for people to steal from the defective goods warehouse. There’s no need to ask, everyone could guess Peng Shanliang’s motive today.

Yunyi’s face turned cold. Did they happen upon them by accident, or were they specifically targeting them?

Soon, the person was taken to the security office.

Yunyi, worried that Gui Kailan might relapse because of this incident, explained the situation to the security and led her back home first.

Fortunately, during this period, Yunyi’s comforting had been timely, coupled with the effective combination of herbal medicine and acupuncture, so despite being startled, Gui Kailan was in a good state.

Huo Jingrui quickly returned upon hearing the news: ”Yunyi, Jiayuan, Sister Kailan, are you all okay?”

Jiayuan, somewhat aggrieved, said, ”Luckily, Fourth Sister-in-law pulled me aside, otherwise, I dare not think of the consequences.”

Huo Jingrui looked her over and, seeing she was unharmed, walked to Yunyi’s side: ”And you, are you hurt?”

Yunyi glanced at him: ”You know my skills; if the security hadn’t come in time, I would have left that guy half-paralyzed.”

With this, the tension among everyone eased considerably.

Yunyi said to Huo Jingrui: ”Let’s have lunch first. After that, you should check at the security office to see what’s up with that guy.”