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Chapter 22 is here, Lu Xiao is here!

"Who is it? Who dares to ambush me?"

Tian Weiqiang covered his bleeding nose and shouted loudly.

On the mountain road in the distance, a tall figure in military green was hurrying towards them.

The moment she saw that figure, Qiao Nian, who had been so strong, burst into tears.

“Lu Xiao…”

"Son-in-law, it's my son-in-law!"

Qiao Guowen's voice was full of joy.

He struggled to get up, and Qiao Nian quickly went to help him.

"Dad, slow down, be careful of the slippery surface."

"it's okay no problem."

Qiao Guowen waved his hand, his face beaming.

"Son-in-law, son-in-law is here."

"Niannian, now that our son-in-law is here, we're all right."

Qiao Nian gave a muffled "hmm".

She lowered her eyes, not looking up at the man rushing towards her.

She was afraid she would cry, and afraid she would yell at him for taking so long. Did he know how scared she was?
A man dressed in a green military uniform, covered in snow.

A thin layer of frost covered his deep, cold features.

That thin layer of frost was colder than the wind and snow.

His gaze swept quickly over his father-in-law, then landed on the girl beside him, who had her head bowed.

He had countless words in his heart, but at this moment his thin lips were tightly pressed together, and he couldn't utter a single word.

He strode forward, grabbed the men who had attacked Qiao Nian, placed one hand on their shoulder, and kicked them in the knee with the other.

One kick and it's a sure hit.

With a cracking sound, the person standing was kicked to the ground.

The man, his face icy cold, walked step by step to Tian Weiqiang's side, who had just gotten up.

He said nothing.

But that terrifying momentum swept in like an overwhelming tidal wave.

Like an avalanche of snow-capped mountains, it surges forward with a mighty army, determined to destroy everything.

Like a tsunami sweeping in from the deep sea, everything that dares to stand in its way will be mercilessly torn apart.

Before Tian Weiqiang could speak, a hand grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

"What...what...what do you want to do?"

"I'll kill you."

The man's voice was cold and clear, and he squeezed out three words through clenched teeth.

Tian Weiqiang was terrified. He kept kicking his feet down, trying to stand on the ground and use his strength to fight against Lu Xiao.

However, his strength was no match for Lu Xiao's.

Seeing that Tian Weiqiang's complexion was getting worse and worse, and he was about to stop breathing, Lu Xiao showed no intention of letting go, which frightened Qiao Guowen.

"Son-in-law, son-in-law, quickly put him down."

"Don't kill anyone! Don't kill anyone!"

Lu Xiao's eyes were red-rimmed, and his gaze was filled with murderous intent. Clearly, he hadn't listened to his father-in-law's words.

Qiao Nian snapped out of her reverie and quickly stepped forward.

"Lu Xiao, let go. I have a way to kill him. Don't dirty your hands."

Because she didn't want her father to hear what she said next, Qiao Nian leaned closer.

Lu Xiao, who was on the verge of losing control, caught a whiff of Qiao Nian's unique, faint fragrance and heard her soft voice, which brought him back to his senses.

He loosened his grip, and Tian Weiqiang fell onto the snow.

"roll!"

His cold voice, like it carried shards of ice, spoke volumes about the difference in demeanor between a man who had seen blood and someone like Tian Weiqiang, who only knew how to poach.

Not to mention the unmistakable green military uniform he was wearing.

Tian Weiqiang clutched his neck and stumbled to his feet. "You, you just wait! Don't think you're so tough just because you're in the army. You'll be back in the army one day, and as soon as you leave, I'll kill them all!"

Tian Weiqiang did not forget to make threats.

Lu Xiao's fist hardened again.

He took half a step forward, and Tian Weiqiang was so startled that he rolled onto the snow.

His henchmen helped him up, and Tian Weiqiang, all bark and no bite, uttered a few more harsh words before slinking back to the village in disgrace.

Once they were out of sight, Lu Xiao turned his attention away and asked Qiao Guowen first, "Dad, are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Qiao Guowen waved his hand to indicate that he was alright. "But Niannian, she's pregnant..."

"dad."

Qiao Nian interrupted Qiao Guowen, seemingly unwilling to bring up the matter with Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at Qiao Nian.

She stood there wearing a hat and a scarf, her head bowed. This girl, who had never suffered any hardship or injustice since childhood, was now wearing a tattered and old cotton-padded jacket.

Dad said she's pregnant. Whose child is it? And the man who got her pregnant, is he treating her badly?
The thought that she had another man by her side and was pregnant with that man's child made Lu Xiao's heart sink to the bottom.

His expression was grim as he went forward and picked up the firewood that had fallen on the snow, carrying both bundles on his shoulder.

The firewood that Qiao Guowen and Qiao Nian used to carry on their backs looked rather long now, but now it looks small and scarce.

No wonder he's from Beijing; he's definitely taller and bigger than people from the south.

They just don't have much of a brain.

Qiao Nian stared at Lu Xiao's back and muttered to herself.

"Dad, let me help you."

Lu Xiao went to help Qiao Guowen.

Qiao Guowen: "No need, no need, the snow is slippery, you should keep an eye on Nian Nian..."

"Dad, I don't want him watching!"

Qiao Nian also has a temper.

Lu Xiao has been here for a while, but he hasn't even dared to look at her. Humph, he must be feeling guilty.

"I can walk by myself."

"Niannian..."

Even if Qiao Guowen was slow to realize, he could tell that his daughter was just saying things out of anger.

"Your son-in-law came all this way, probably without even having a sip of water before he arrived. Can't you talk to him properly?"

"Dad, it's not that I don't want to talk to him, it's that he doesn't even see me as a person, I..."

Qiao Nian was still able to keep her mouth shut at first, but then she started to choke up.

He turned his head to look at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, snorted and muttered, "Anyway, I've long been prepared to raise my own children. I can raise one, and I can raise two on my own."

Her whispered words reached the ears of the person next to her.

Lu Xiao's hand paused.

Does she already have two children?

Two children...

Five years is enough time to have two children.

It felt as if a huge boulder weighed down on Lu Xiao's heart, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

Every step he took was incredibly difficult, and he couldn't hear anything else.

Only one sentence kept repeating: two children, she has two children...

"Son-in-law, son-in-law."

Qiao Guowen noticed that Lu Xiao's complexion was off; he was extremely pale, so he quickly called out to him.

But Lu Xiao didn't react.

Qiao Guowen gently pushed his arm, but felt a wetness on his palm.

"son in law?"

Qiao Guowen stared in disbelief at the blood on his palm, then at Lu Xiao's arm, which was stained with blood.

"You are hurt!"

Qiao Nian, who was following behind them, looked up and happened to see the bright red mark on his arm.

Before he could say anything, Lu Xiao collapsed to the ground.

"Lu Xiao!"

"son in law!"

Both father and daughter were terrified.

Qiao Guowen grabbed Lu Xiao's arm, and Qiao Nian ran to Lu Xiao's side in a few steps.

Seeing that his complexion was strange, pale with a hint of red, she quickly reached out to touch his forehead.

"So hot!"

The excessively high temperature startled Qiao Nian. "It must be an inflammation caused by the wound. We need to take him to the hospital immediately."

She reached out and helped Lu Xiao up his other arm.

Lu Xiao grabbed her hand.

His bloodshot eyes stared at her, and he asked, word by word, "Who is it?"

(End of this chapter)