Chapter 314

Chapter 314

Making Money is the Priority

For the sake of her child, Liu Jinzhi truly cared about nothing else, only thinking of earning merit to keep her son by her side.

Thus, she was more proactive than anyone else.

After everyone had taken turns resting, they ate a little something as night fell and prepared to set off...

"Be careful. People were still scouting the area during the day!" Yu Jiadong reminded them.

Lin Nannan, who had been asleep, didn’t know what happened and asked curiously, "Didn’t they investigate?"

"No. They asked if anyone had seen a woman and a few men around here. When we came back, we stayed out of sight, so almost no one noticed us. Plus, Liu Jinzhi returned with Xiao Bao along with the others, so the people here just answered that a woman and a child lived here, not the people they were looking for. Then they left." Yu Jiadong acted casual, not mentioning how tense he had been while standing by the door listening.

At the time, they were ready to stop those people if necessary, even if it meant keeping them there to buy time for an escape.

Fortunately, Liu Jinzhi and her son had thrown them off their trail, avoiding a lot of trouble.

Lin Nannan rubbed her chin and said, "Seems Zheng Jie is dead set on getting me!"

"We should leave now. If anyone catches on and comes back, we’ll be surrounded!"

Everyone agreed, feeling the place was no longer safe.

Xiao Bao was held in Yu Jiadong’s arms, and Liu Jinzhi drilled into him not to make a sound no matter what, lest he ruin their plans.

Xiao Bao cooperated fully, clamping a hand over his mouth. His little eyes darted around cleverly, lightening the mood even in such a tense moment.

Carrying what they needed, the group set off under the cover of night, led by Liu Jinzhi toward their destination.

Getting lost last night was no longer an issue with Liu Jinzhi guiding them.

When asked why she was so familiar with these roads, Liu Jinzhi replied with a touch of shame, "I wanted to make money!"

The answer took everyone by surprise.

Perhaps sensing their odd looks, Liu Jinzhi shot back defensively, "What? Who doesn’t love money? Don’t tell me you don’t!"

No one could argue with that.

"Didn’t they say Zheng Jie doted on you?" Lin Nannan voiced the question on everyone’s mind.

Afraid her son might overhear something he shouldn’t, Liu Jinzhi walked a few steps away before lowering her voice and retorting, "Being spoiled is one thing, but I’m not his real wife. He gave me a lot, but not money..." Feeling her words might sound ridiculous, she finally admitted flatly, "Maybe it’s also because I didn’t trust him that much."

Lin Nannan looked puzzled, not quite understanding.

The others were the same, except for Yu Jiadong, who had fallen behind carrying Xiao Bao and hadn’t heard clearly...

"Girls like me—Zheng Jie’s circle keeps plenty of us. None of them ended well. One day, they’re pampered silly, given whatever they want, and the next, one wrong word could cost them their lives... I used to be always on edge, terrified Zheng Jie would grow tired of me. After having my child, I thought I might move up as the mother of his son, but knowing the Zheng family’s methods, I gave up on that idea. I figured I’d rather get cash instead..."

Money was her motivation. So whenever Zheng Jie wasn’t in Nan City, Liu Jinzhi played the big-shot card, going to many places, naturally uncovering a lot of things.

"Ah, now I’ve barely made any money, and I’m almost out of lives!" she sighed ruefully.