Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 167: Chapter 164: Sudden Change

Why was this man so sensitive and anxious? What was that ticking sound coming from his backpack?

Huo Sining’s heart suddenly clenched, as she thought of a possibility. She stepped back as if shocked by an electric current, her face turning pale in an instant.

The man had turned his back, but the more Huo Sining thought about it, the more scared she became. She lowered her eyelids to hide the glint of panic in her eyes and bit her lips hard, forcing herself not to look at the backpack behind the man.

After a few seconds, she shakily took out her phone from her bag, paying attention to the man’s movements while tremblingly starting to press the keys.

Because the security check-in procedures were cumbersome, the queue Huo Sining was in moved very slowly.

At any other time, Huo Sining would have become impatient, but at this moment, she was screaming inside, wishing the queue would move as slowly as possible.

It took a full three minutes to send out a text message. Just as Huo Sining had finished sending hers, Gu Xu’s phone rang.

Hearing the ring, Gu Xu was startled, took out his phone to look, and immediately frowned. He instinctively looked up at Huo Sining, who was only separated by Su Qingqing and Ouyang Jun ahead, and opened the message.

As soon as the message was opened, Gu Xu’s expression changed dramatically, his muscles tensing, a chilling aura emanating from his body.

“Quickly notify the police, the backpack of the man in front of me is suspicious, seems like it has a bomb!”

Seeing that Huo Sining dared not move, Gu Xu guessed that she might have been noticed by the man. He frowned deeply and without drawing attention passed the phone to Ouyang Jun.

Ouyang Jun’s face turned pale as soon as he saw the content of the message. He glanced at the strange man, then at the number of people in the queue ahead, and decisively sent out a text message.

Time passed by every second, but the police were nowhere to be seen.

Seeing the queue ahead starting to move faster, Gu Xu couldn’t help but frown deeply.

In their queue, only about a dozen people were left. At this rate, it was feared that by the time police arrived, it would be too late.

Gu Xu and Ouyang Jun exchanged a look, spotting a hint of concern in each other’s eyes.

Gu Xu’s mind raced, and in his urgency, he indeed thought of a risky plan.

But there was no time to consider too much now. If they didn’t catch that person at this moment, it would probably become difficult to control him soon.

Gu Xu made a sign to Ouyang Jun and stepped out of the queue. He briskly walked to the other side, pretending to be in a rush. Then he looked around as if searching for someone in the crowd.

It took only a few seconds before he saw Huo Sining ahead. His eyes lit up, and he rushed up to her, grabbed her arm and shouted, “Wife, I finally found you! It’s all my fault, I won’t argue with you again, please don’t go back to S City, okay?”

Seeing Gu Xu charging at her, grabbing her arm, and even calling her ‘wife,’ Huo Sining was startled by the sudden turn of events.

However, the surprise was momentary, and she quickly understood the meaning behind Gu Xu’s action.

What kind of awful idea was this, Huo Sining thought with an inward cringe, yet she had to keep up with Gu Xu’s act on the surface.

Her face turned bright red as she struggled and urgently said, “Let me go, let me go! I need to go back to my mom, Gu Xu, I’m telling you, I want a divorce, we’re through!”

Su Qingqing was dumbfounded as she stared at the scene in front of her, completely clueless as to what was happening.

How had Ningning gotten involved with Gu Xu, and why was Gu Xu calling Ningning his wife and talking about divorce? What on earth was going on; she couldn’t figure it out at all.

Su Qingqing opened her mouth to ask what exactly was going on, but before she could speak, her mouth was covered by Ouyang Jun.

Just as Bai Yishan was about to ask what was happening, she was forcefully pulled into Su Jinyuan’s arms from behind.

Su Jinyuan, noticing Ouyang Jun winking at him, instantly realized something was amiss. He held Bai Yishan, lowered his voice, and warned her by her ear, “Don’t make a sound!”

Bai Yishan nodded slightly but didn’t blink as she watched the baffling scene unfold in front of her.

The man with the backpack in front sensed the commotion behind him, turned his head suspiciously, and glanced at Huo Sining and Gu Xu.

Huo Sining’s heart leaped to her throat, fearful that the man might make some sudden move.

Gu Xu also took the opportunity to get closer to the man, moving stealthily while urgently pleading with Huo Sining, “Wife, I really made a mistake, I won’t gamble on that damn Jadeite raw material again. Let’s go back to Imperial Capital and live a good life, okay? From now on, you’ll be the one calling the shots at home, really!”

Gu Xu’s words were earnest and gentle, and his eyes were fixed intently on Huo Sining, revealing seriousness and sincerity.

This guy’s acting was so good—it was a pity he wasn’t an actor!

Huo Sining’s breath caught, and her heart skipped a beat. Had she not known that at this moment they were acting, she might have believed Gu Xu was being sincere.

Their commotion had successfully confused and diverted the attention of the man. Seeing that Gu Xu had smoothly approached the man, Huo Sining shook off Gu Xu’s arm, turned around with her luggage, and dashed out of the line, crying and shouting, “Don’t follow me. I’ll never believe you again, we’re done forever…”

As Huo Sining ran a few steps out of the danger zone, the backpack man realized the danger and began to retreat. At that instant, Gu Xu quickly raised his right hand, grabbed the man’s wrist, and, with a brutal kick, targeted the man’s abdomen.

The movements flowed gracefully, showcasing absolute professional skill.

The backpack man took a solid hit and stumbled towards the front, struggling to keep his footing.

Regaining his senses, he reached out with his other hand toward his pocket for the remote control.

But how could Gu Xu give him that chance? Before his hand reached his pocket, a strong arm suddenly extended across his shoulder in a perfect choke hold.

With a snap, one of the man’s arms was dislocated by Gu Xu.

The man screamed in pain, trying to resist, but Gu Xu’s patience was nearly at its end. He stared coldly at the man, with a sinister tone spoke word by word, “If you want to make things easier for yourself, I’d advise you not to make any rash moves!”

The backpack man’s eyes reddened, his expression deranged, and he glared at Gu Xu with a dark look, “Let me go! Or I won’t be polite to you!”