She’s truly so brave, so kind.
Chen Jing’s eyes welled up with tears. The body that had been recoiling all along finally took a step forward, courageously standing alongside Ding Jiaqi. Trembling with fear, she looked at Burbank and pleaded, "I beg you... Please... Please let them go!"
"Absolutely impossible." Burbank’s expression toward Chen Jing was notably softer than before. Compared to Ding Jiaqi’s reckless attitude, this timid woman was at least sowhat easier on the eyes.
It’s the kind of situation where comparison highlights the flaws.
Honestly, he couldn’t understand what Second Brother saw in Ding Jiaqi. Though Second Brother never talked about it and treated Ding Jiaqi coldly and dismissively, Burbank knew deep down that Jiaqi held a unique significance for him.
Otherwise, soone like Ding Jiaqi would’ve t her end countless tis over by now. Everyone only tolerated her out of respect for Second Brother.
Sure enough, even Burbank’s confidants were aware that Jiaqi was Second Brother’s person. Watching the two squabble, they feared the repercussions later, so they leaned in close and whispered to Burbank for quite so ti, essentially persuading him not to hold a grudge against a woman.
All in the na of saving face for Second Brother.
"Hmph!" Burbank snorted coldly, his deanor finally softening sowhat.
Seeing a glimr of hope, Chen Jing imdiately tugged at Ding Jiaqi’s sleeve. "Jiaqi, say sothing nice. Maybe they’ll agree."
But who could’ve guessed Ding Jiaqi’s thoughts operated differently than most people’s? "I did the right thing. Why should I grovel?" Besides, she was soone under Huo Beijiang’s protection. Who in the entire Kaka Military Group didn’t know of her status?
Who wouldn’t give her so respect?
"I absolutely won’t bow my head, and I didn’t do anything wrong. Is saving people a cri?" She spoke with unwavering righteousness, her expression fearless.
The confrontation on their side had already caught the attention of the people squatting in the open field. Those who had been consud by despair suddenly saw a beautiful Eastern young maiden fearlessly standing up to the brutal villains to rescue them, and their hearts surged with excitent.
All eyes turned to Ding Jiaqi, silently brimming with admiration, gratitude, fervor, and passion as they watched her.
Their gazes greatly satisfied Ding Jiaqi, filling her with a euphoric sense of triumph. She had been doing good deeds since childhood—wasn’t this exactly what she sought all along?
Nan Fei, crouched among the crowd, couldn’t help but widen her eyes in an effort to get a clearer look at the woman before her. She recognized that voice—it was Ding Jiaqi.
She identified it instantly. With her keen hearing and sensitivity to sounds, any voice that had entered her mory would never be mistaken. When she had spoken with Bei Jiang over the phone last ti, this was the very voice that appeared on the call.
The little boy cradled in her arms suddenly shifted his body. Only then did Nan Fei realize she’d unconsciously held him too tightly, accidentally hurting him.
"I’m sorry!" She soothingly rubbed the little boy’s arm, then addressed Gongxi Yunqi, "Let’s not move for now. Follow that woman later."
According to their original plan, they were supposed to take advantage of the Regular Army’s withdrawal, using the chaos created by Xing Yu to escape.
But she had changed her mind now.
Since Ding Jiaqi was by Huo Beijiang’s side, all she needed was to stick close to Jiaqi to find Beijiang.
Gongxi Yunqi didn’t ask anything further, rely nodded slightly in agreent.
Burbank and Ding Jiaqi’s confrontation grew more intense by the minute. "Let warn you—don’t think you can ride on Second Brother’s special treatnt and act all high and mighty."
"I’m not."
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