Chapter 29: Taking Pictures

Zhou Yu held a basin and came to the river to wash clothes. She was going to join Gu Qingan to the army tomorrow morning, so she wouldn’t have a chance to get the jade pendant.

 If she didn’t get the jade pendant, she wouldn’t be able to claim her family and become a rich young lady. But how could she get the jade pendant?

Ling Yao was too powerful now. She was completely out of Zhou Yu’s control.

She impatiently took a piece of clothing from the basin and scrubbed it vigorously.

At that moment, a hand reached out from behind her, covering her mouth tightly, and dragged her away from the river.

“Ugh… Let go… Let me go…” Zhou Yu struggled desperately, her eyes filled with terror.

She had recognized the person who dragged her away. It was the thug she had hired to deal with Ling Yao.

The thug dragged Zhou Yu to the small grove before releasing her. He looked at her with a malicious smile.

“What do you want? I’m a military wife. If you dare to do anything to me, I’ll have you sent to jail.”

Zhou Yu backed away in fear. She had to stay calm. She couldn’t let this thug touch her.

Otherwise, Gu Qingan wouldn’t marry her. Tomorrow, she was going to join Gu Qingan to the army. Once they were in the army, she would marry him.

She had been with Gu Qingan for so many years in her past life. She knew him best. If she lost her innocence to this thug, Gu Qingan wouldn’t want her.

Gu Qingan cared most about his wife’s innocence. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have divorced Ling Yao in her past life.

In her past life, to make Gu Qingan divorce Ling Yao, she had carefully planned a foolproof scheme.

 First, she knocked Ling Yao unconscious. Then, she paid a man to lie beside Ling Yao and pretend to have sex with her.

Then, she took Gu Qingan to “catch them in the act.” When Gu Qingan saw Ling Yao lying in bed with another man, he was furious and almost strangled Ling Yao to death. In the end, he didn’t hesitate to file for divorce.

“I can give you money. Just let me go.” Zhou Yu frantically took money out of her pocket and handed it to the thug. This was the dowry Gu Qingan had given her.

The thug stepped forward, snatched the money from Zhou Yu’s hand, counted it, and smiled with satisfaction.

“Now you can let me go, right?”

The thug chuckled, “Don’t worry. I’ll let you go after I’m done.”

“I’ve already given you the money. What else do you want?” Zhou Yu was scared and angry.

The thug shook the camera in his hand, “Don’t worry, I won’t touch you. I’m just going to take some pictures of you.”

The camera was given to him by Ling Yao. She told him to take more pictures of Zhou Yu.

He didn’t want to do it at first, but Ling Yao must have given him something to eat.

 Every ten minutes, his chest would ache. So, he had to agree to do things for Ling Yao.

Thinking of Ling Yao, the thug shivered. Ling Yao was terrifying.

The thug’s gaze fell on Zhou Yu with malice. It was all because of this woman.

 If it wasn’t for her, he wouldn’t have gotten involved with someone as terrifying as Ling Yao.

Zhou Yu’s face changed when she heard this. She turned and ran. It must be Ling Yao who told him to take pictures.

Ling Yao must be trying to use the pictures to control her. She couldn’t let her succeed.

But she had only run a few steps before the thug caught her.

Fifteen minutes later, the thug left the grove with the camera.

Zhou Yu was lying on the ground, disheveled. She clenched her fists tightly, her face contorted with anger and distortion.

 Her bloodshot eyes flashed with a fierce and terrifying light, along with a deep sense of unwillingness, “Ling Yao! Ling Yao!”

Ling Yao took the camera and handed a pill to the thug, “Get out.”

The thug quickly took the pill and fled in a panic, as if there were ghosts chasing him.

Ling Yao put away the camera. With these photos, if Zhou Yu dared to jump around in front of her again, she would send the photos to Gu Qingan.

Zhou Yu tidied up her clothes and went home. Although the thug hadn’t taken her innocence, he had seen her naked.

Thinking about those embarrassing photos, Zhou Yu ran into her room, threw herself on the bed, and cried loudly.

Gu Qingan came back from chopping wood and heard the crying. He quickly pushed open the door and entered the room, “Xiaoyu, what’s wrong? Who bullied you?”

Zhou Yu heard Gu Qingan’s voice, wiped away her tears, and shook her head, “Nothing. I’m just feeling a little down. I’m fine now.”

She dared not tell Gu Qingan about it. She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. She never wanted to see Ling Yao again.

 This Ling Yao was like a demon. But she would definitely recognize Ling Yao’s family.

When she had power in the future, she would slowly settle the score with Ling Yao. She would make her life worse than in her past life.

Gu Qingan breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good. After I put away the firewood, I’ll accompany you to town to buy clothes.”

Zhou Yu thought that the money Gu Qingan had given her had been taken by the thug. She had no money now,

 “Why don’t we buy them after we go to the army?” She could say that the money was stolen on the train.

“Okay. Then I’ll go chop some more firewood.” Gu Qingan nodded and turned to leave. He rarely came back, so he naturally wanted to do more for his family.

Early the next morning, Gu Qingan took Zhou Yu and left the village.

As they passed Ling Yao’s house, they happened to make eye contact with Ling Yao, who was out for a run.

Ling Yao glanced at them coldly and turned to run away. It was bad luck to run into that scumbag couple so early in the morning.

But thinking that she wouldn’t see Zhou Yu and Gu Qingan again in the future, Ling Yao suddenly felt the air around her become fresher.

After her run, Ling Yao took a quick shower, changed clothes, and went to the city. She had made an appointment with Zhao Kun to go to the TV station to discuss advertising.

The medicinal wine had already gone into production, and the first batch of goods had been produced. The next step was marketing.

After getting off the bus, Ling Yao arrived at the place where she had made an appointment with Zhao Kun.

“Ling Yao.” Zhao Kun saw Ling Yao and waved to her.

Ling Yao walked up to Zhao Kun. Seeing him in a suit, she smiled, “Not bad!” Zhao Kun was handsome, and wearing a suit made him even more like a social elite.

“This is the first time I’ve worn a suit.” Zhao Kun pulled at his suit uncomfortably.

Ling Yao had told him that to make a good deal, a person’s appearance was also very important. So, he had specially ordered a suit from a tailor.

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Zhao Kun stepped forward, opened the car door, and let Ling Yao get in. The car was also bought by Ling Yao.

 She said it was for appearances, a display of his strength and ability.

They arrived at the TV station. Zhao Kun had called the station manager yesterday and made an appointment to discuss advertising today.

Under the guidance of the staff, they arrived at the station manager’s office.