Chapter 48: Mom, the Car is Flying in the Sky!

Listening to the sound of the waves, the utterly exhausted Song Lufeng fell asleep.

Even in sleep, the man who slept in his clothes remained on guard.

Always ready for battle.

But this time, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

Revealing a bit of the softness that should belong to someone his age.

Gu Man smiled, put away her phone, and started the vehicle.

Vroom.

The nuclear-powered car let out a soft hum as it lifted smoothly from the floating sea surface and ascended into the clouds.

Flying back to Qing City.

Qing City was by the sea, but driving there would still take two hours.

During the evening rush hour, traffic was heavy.

So Gu Man used the car’s flight mode.

Yes.

Truly, flight mode.

The busy people were all caught up in their daily struggles, too overwhelmed by the demands of life to look up at the sky.

As Gu Man’s car descended from the sky and discreetly slipped into an alley, only a small child looking up at the stars noticed it.

“Mommy, mommy! The car is flying in the sky! The car is flying!”

The child’s mother, chatting with a friend, turned and absentmindedly responded:

“Sweetie, cars don’t fly.”

The child pouted and tugged at his mother’s arm.

“But I really saw a car flying in the sky!”

“This kid!”

His mother ignored him.

As Gu Man passed by, she said,

“Cars can fly. If you become a scientist in the future, you can build a flying car, okay?”

The child’s eyes widened, and he nodded enthusiastically.

A tiny seed of a dream was planted in his heart.

When Gu Man returned to her villa, she found Aunt Zhang there, looking distressed and restless.

“Aunt Zhang, what’s wrong?”

Aunt Zhang hesitated.

After Gu Man patiently asked, she finally spoke.

“Miss Gu, I didn’t want to trouble you with this, but I really have no choice. I want to beg you to send some people to get my daughter out of her in-laws’ house…”

It turned out that Aunt Zhang’s daughter had married the wrong man—a domestic abuser.

This man would hit her at the slightest disagreement. If she called the police, he would beat her even more severely.

Whenever she tried to return to her mother’s house, he would threaten her.

Her brother had tried to stand up for her, but the man knew some martial arts and had hospitalized him multiple times.

Later, he went even further—causing trouble at her son’s workplace, shamelessly making a scene.

Aunt Zhang, heartbroken for her daughter, had tried to resolve the issue with money.

But once the man learned that she worked for Gu Man, his greed grew, and she could no longer afford his demands.

To force her compliance, he locked up her daughter and granddaughter, refusing to let them leave, and sent her pictures of their bruised and battered faces every day, demanding money.

Aunt Zhang couldn’t take it anymore, her face filled with anguish.

“Miss Gu, I can’t do this anymore. That monster—he’ll kill my daughter!”

Gu Man grabbed her bag and got up.

“Miss Gu?”

“Hurry, let’s go get your daughter and granddaughter to the hospital for a medical examination.”

Gu Man frowned.

“You should have told me about this sooner.”

“You’ve taken care of me for so long. To me, you’re family. If something this serious happens, you should tell me immediately.”

Even though she had been struggling in her own pain at the time, she could have still helped Aunt Zhang’s daughter.

Some things were difficult for others, but simple for her.

Aunt Zhang wiped her tears, feeling like she had finally found someone to rely on, and followed closely behind.

Seeing that Gu Man intended to go alone, she immediately stopped her.

“Miss Gu, you can’t go like this! That brute is incredibly strong. You’re just a woman—I’m afraid he’ll…”

She couldn’t finish her sentence.

There were some evils too terrible to put into words, yet he was fully capable of committing them.

Of course, Gu Man understood the saying, “A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall.”

A week ago, she would never have taken such a risk.

If she had wanted to help Aunt Zhang’s daughter, she would have ensured that the police, a legal team, and security personnel were all in place.

But now, she chose a simpler method.

Because—

She reached down, picked up a blue brick, and snapped it in half with her bare hands.

Crack.

The brick broke cleanly into two pieces.

Aunt Zhang was dumbfounded.

“Miss Gu…”

Heavens! When did Miss Gu turn into a powerhouse?

“Don’t worry. I have plenty of strength and skill now.”

Even if something went wrong, the little red bird in her bag was still obediently waiting.

She pulled Aunt Zhang into the nuclear-powered car, and it slid away.

She hadn’t intended to use this car—it was, after all, a rescue mission.

But there was no helping it.

This car was simply too good to drive.

After driving it once, she didn’t want to drive anything else.

They arrived at the run-down neighborhood Aunt Zhang had indicated.

The narrow, cramped streets were lined with illegally constructed buildings.

Inside the dimly lit stairwell, the walls were covered with various medical advertisements.

Gu Man glanced at Aunt Zhang.

“How did your daughter…”

Aunt Zhang had always worked in housekeeping. Before taking care of Gu Man and her mother, she had been a top-tier housekeeper.

Her salary must have been decent.

Her daughter shouldn’t have ended up marrying someone like that.

Aunt Zhang looked downcast.

“My husband passed away early, and the kids were still young. To support them, I worked desperately hard.”

“They grew up lacking my presence, becoming sensitive and starved for affection.”

“When she got older, that scoundrel pursued her relentlessly… After she got pregnant, he hid her away so I couldn’t find her. When her belly got too big, he finally proposed, but refused to give a dowry…”

Tears streamed down Aunt Zhang’s face.

“It’s my fault. I didn’t see through that bastard’s true nature and let my daughter fall into this pit!”

A chilling aura gathered around Gu Man.

She wouldn’t have cared about such things in the past.

Because she, too, had experienced the darkness of this world.

But now, she had strength and power. And her once cold heart burned with determination.

Not for anything else, but for making this country a better place.

Even if she could only make a tiny difference, it was still worthwhile.

It was something for future generations.

Saving one abused woman might not change much.

But what about saving ten? A hundred? A thousand?

Knock, knock!

Gu Man knocked on the door.

The door opened.

A man reeking of alcohol, his body covered in fat, scowled impatiently.

“Knock, knock, knock! What the hell are you knocking for? Are you knocking for a funeral?”

He froze when he saw Gu Man, as if unable to comprehend how such a wealthy-looking woman could appear here.

Especially the gemstone on her neck—it was too dazzling!

At first, he felt slightly intimidated. But then, noticing Aunt Zhang and seeing that they hadn’t brought anyone else, his arrogance flared.

“You old hag, what the hell are you doing here?”

“And you even brought someone with you!”

“Could this be your rich boss?”

His gaze darkened, becoming increasingly sinister.