Chapter 1171 - Their First Collaboration (7)
Wielding the large chopping knife in her hand, she was trembling.
She knew that the logical thing for her to do was to leave and let Lu Nanze stay.
Because these people would be wary of his status and wouldn’t dare cause him serious harm.
And because she was pregnant, she could easily suffer a miscarriage from any physical impact, if she returned.
But she couldn’t bring herself to leave him there alone, especially when he had stayed for her sake.
She wielded the chopping knife in one hand and stood trembling, as she confronted the men. It miraculously halted some of them.
The men looked at her in shock and the room fell silent at once.
She took a deep breath and eyed them cautiously, as she walked over to Lu Nanze.
The man panicked when he saw her. “Why are you back?”
Ignoring him, she continued to glare at the men and said, “All of you stay away!”
They froze as they continued to stare at her, stunned by this knife-wielding woman.
Qiao Lian told him, “Hurry, come with me!”
Lu Nanze frowned at once.
At this point, the man with the braid shouted, “Brothers, charge! This woman is too arrogant!”
Given this instruction, one of the henchmen took a step forward.
Qiao Lian quickly wielded the knife in retaliation, but her wrist went numb suddenly and the knife fell on the ground.
She immediately panicked, but looked at the men steadily. The next moment, Lu Nanze had yanked her and shoved her behind him.
She bit her lip and then, with her back against his, she said slowly, “Let’s get even!”
When he heard Qiao Lian’s suggestion, he nodded, narrowing his eyes at once.
In a flash, the two of them were surrounded by the muscular men.
Qiao Lian and Lu Nanze both had had no dinner that night and right now they were hungry, cold and weak. On the other hand, their opponents were all muscular men. One look and it was clear the two would surely not win the fight.
Qiao Lian clenched her fists tightly.
She heard Lu Nanze asking her, “Why did you come back?”
That was the second time he was asking.
He urgently needed an answer—an answer that would satisfy him.
Qiao Lian had no idea what was in his mind and said at once, “Is this an appropriate time to be asking this question? You should be thinking about how we can escape. It would be more useful!”
She frowned and continued, “Lu Nanze, do you remember when we were kids, we used to play house and once we were surrounded by thugs? I wonder if we could take on this bunch like before.”
Lu Nanze was stunned for a moment when he heard this. A dull glimmer flashed across his eyes.
At the same time, the man with a braid said, “Brothers, charge! This woman is pregnant and she has no strength!”
As he said this, a few of the men charged ahead.
Qiao Lian looked around guardedly.
At this point, someone approached.
She gave a spiral kick and, as her leg landed on the man, Lu Nanze raised the baton and dropped it on the shoulder of another man who was charging at Qiao Lian.
The fight started!
Qiao Lian made an all-out effort a few times and coordinated well with Lu Nanze.
But very soon, she was feeling a physical drain.
Both her legs had gone weak, and she was even feeling pain in her abdomen.
Biting her lip, her forehead broke out in breads of perspiration.
At this point, a wave of pain spread through her stomach. She bent over uncontrollably and at the same time, one of the men holding a stick was charging at her…