The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Gu Jiaojiao ran some distance with the children before she saw a boulder roll down the path behind her. When she looked over at Leng Yuan, she saw he was trapped. Rocks were tumbling down in front of him and behind him, catching him in a pincer.

Gu Jiaojiao was frantic, but there was nothing she could do to help. She didn’t dare make a sound, afraid she might startle Leng Yuan.

But Leng Yuan, even from a distance, shot her a look of silent reassurance.

Gu Jiaojiao burst into tears of panic.

’What do I do? What do I do now?’

She knew that in the novel, Xiao Ni had an accident and most likely died. But the book never mentioned anything about these rocks! There was no rain, no earthquake... so why were so many boulders falling?!

At that thought, the color drained completely from Gu Jiaojiao’s face.

Even though she had transmigrated into a book, she had never faced any real danger. The people of the Qingshan Team were decent, and the few who had given her trouble were just petty squabbles. She had never experienced a helpless, life-or-death situation like this before.

Just as Gu Jiaojiao was watching Leng Yuan with frantic eyes, she heard the sound of several pairs of feet approaching from behind.

Gu Jiaojiao whipped her head around and saw four or five men dressed like farmers. They had vicious looks on their faces and were staring intently at her. The man in the lead then grinned, revealing a set of yellowed teeth.

”You can come with us willingly, or we can knock you out and drag you away.”

The leader was in an excellent mood. He had caught a real beauty, one he could hand over to his superiors. He was certain that with Gu Jiaojiao’s looks, that one hundred thousand yuan was as good as his.

And besides Gu Jiaojiao, there were also several children. No matter where he sold them, he could make a good chunk of change.

Once he got the money, he’d be able to live it up for a good long while.

Just as the man finished speaking, a deafening CRASH echoed from behind her. Gu Jiaojiao spun around to see that the very spot where Leng Yuan had been standing with Xiao Yang had completely collapsed. Leng Yuan and Xiao Yang were gone.

Gu Jiaojiao’s mind went completely blank.

She didn’t know if the ground had given way and they had fallen, or if they had been buried by the falling rocks.

But either way, Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t accept it.

”Leng Yuan!”

Ignoring the trafficker’s words completely, she started running toward the collapsed section of the path, screaming his name.

More rocks were still tumbling down the mountainside. Seeing this, the lead trafficker immediately shouted, ”Quick, stop her! Don’t you dare hurt her. She’s a gift for the higher-ups.”

She was being delivered to his superiors; she couldn’t have so much as a scratch on her.

Gu Jiaojiao was blocked. Sweet Girl, who had started to rush forward as well, was also pulled back. Gu Jiaojiao struggled, but the traffickers, afraid of hurting her, could only grab her by the arms.

Sweet Girl wasn’t so lucky. The moment she struggled, one of the traffickers hoisted her up and slapped her hard across the face. ”What are you crying for? Shut up and stay still!”

With that, he slapped Sweet Girl across the head again.

The blow was powerful, and the sound of it was sickeningly loud.

Er Hu and Da Wa were scared to death, but they still tried to rush forward and help, only to be yanked away by the traffickers.

Gu Jiaojiao forced herself to calm down. She glared at the traffickers and said, ”Stop it! If you dare lay another finger on these children, I’ll kill myself right here and now.”

The leader had seen plenty of people threaten suicide. He wasn’t the least bit concerned.

”Kill yourself? I have a hundred ways to make you wish you were dead.”

Gu Jiaojiao let out a cold laugh. ”I must be useful to you for something else. If I were to get injured, or if my face were to be ruined... I wonder how that would affect your plans!”

This blatant threat actually made the lead trafficker laugh.

In all his years as a human trafficker, this was the first time he had ever been threatened by his own merchandise.