The sound of messy footsteps echoed in her ears, and the flashes of swords and sabers intersected before her eyes. Chu Mengmeng hugged the two children tightly, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

"Daddy, be careful!" Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yao cried, their little bodies trembling in Chu Mengmeng's arms. They didn't understand what was happening, they only knew that fear was surging like a tide, drowning them.

Xiao Yichen's figure flashed in the sword lights and shadows. He struggled to resist the attacks from all directions, and every swing of the sword was accompanied by a fierce murderous aura. However, two fists could not beat four hands, and he was outnumbered. He gradually had several wounds on his body, and blood stained his clothes red.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this to us?" Chu Mengmeng's voice trembled with fear, but still held a hint of stubbornness, "We have no grudges against you..."

What answered her was a cold laugh: "No grudges or hatred? Xiao Yichen, you took away everything from me, and caused my wife and children to be separated, and my family to be destroyed. Isn't this a grudge?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen's body suddenly shook, and the sword in his hand almost slipped out of his hand. He raised his head, and his sharp eyes swept across the black-clothed men in front of him, and finally fell on the leader. The face hidden in the darkness gradually overlapped with a figure in his memory.

"It's you?!" Xiao Yichen gnashed his teeth, his voice filled with disbelief and rage, "How dare you appear in front of me!"

"Why not?" The leading black-clothed man sneered and pulled off his mask, revealing a ferocious face, "Xiao Yichen, today is the day you die!"

Before he finished speaking, he swung his sword again, each move was ruthless and aimed directly at Xiao Yichen's vital points.

Chu Mengmeng watched Xiao Yichen being forced into a corner, and she was extremely anxious. She knew that she could no longer sit there and wait for death! She settled the two children in the corner, then stood up suddenly and rushed towards the man in black who was closest to her.

"Ah!" Chu Mengmeng screamed and smashed the teacup in her hand at the man in black. The scalding hot tea spilled out. The man in black was caught off guard and took a few steps back due to the scalding.

"Looking for death!" The man in black roared and swung his sword at Chu Mengmeng.

"Mengmeng, be careful!" At the critical moment, Xiao Yichen flew over and blocked the sword with his body.

"Puchi--" The sound of the sharp blade entering the flesh was particularly harsh in the silent night. Blood gushed out, dyeing Chu Mengmeng's eyes red.

"Yi Chen——" Chu Mengmeng let out a heart-wrenching scream. She watched Xiao Yi Chen fall in a pool of blood, but she was powerless to do anything...

“Hahaha, Xiao Yichen, you have come to this day too!” The leading man in black laughed wildly, with a crazy light flashing in his eyes. He slowly walked in front of Chu Mengmeng, looking down at her, his voice as cold as a snake, “Now, it’s your turn…”

 Sadness (continued)

"Hahaha, Xiao Yichen, you have come to this day!" The leading black-clad man laughed wildly, with a crazy light flashing in his eyes. He slowly walked in front of Chu Mengmeng, looked down at her, and said in a cold voice, "You must be very curious about who I am and why I treat you like this?"

Chu Mengmeng hugged the child tightly, tears blurred her vision, her lips trembled, but she couldn't speak. Her mind was now full of the image of Xiao Yichen lying in a pool of blood. Fear and despair were like an airtight net, wrapping her tightly.

"Let me tell you," the man in black grinned, pulling off his mask, revealing a face that looked like it was carved by a knife and an axe. A long scar at the corner of his eye made him look even more ferocious. "I am Wang Qiang, the president of the Wang Group who was hunted down and killed by Xiao Yichen three years ago!"

"Wang Qiang..." Xiao Yichen struggled to get up from the ground, blood constantly gushing out of the corners of his mouth, "You are still alive..."

"Yes, I'm still alive," Wang Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "I have been lingering for three years just for this day, just to see you ruined and your family destroyed!"

"You have brought all this upon yourself!" Xiao Yichen roared, "You did whatever it took to gain benefits, so I had no choice but to bring you to justice!"

"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Everything you say is just an excuse!" Wang Qiang sneered, his eyes fell on the two children in Chu Mengmeng's arms, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, "Xiao Yichen, don't you love your wife and children very much? What will you do if I kill them?"

Chu Mengmeng's body trembled violently. She instinctively protected the child behind her and looked at Wang Qiang in horror.

"What do you want to do?" Xiao Yichen's voice trembled with anger. He struggled to stand up, but fell down again due to excessive blood loss.

"What do I want to do?" Wang Qiang smiled grimly. "It's very simple. I want you to destroy everything you have with your own hands. I want you to hand over the management rights of this store to me!"

"Impossible!" Chu Mengmeng screamed, "This store is our hard work, we will never give it to you!"

"Really?" Wang Qiang sneered, and suddenly pulled out the sword that was stuck in Xiao Yichen's body. Blood gushed out immediately, "Then you can wait for them to collect the corpse!"

The tip of the sword pointed directly at the child in Chu Mengmeng's arms, with a cold and murderous look. Chu Mengmeng closed her eyes in despair, tears silently falling...

"Stop!" Xiao Yichen shouted with his last bit of strength, "I promise you!"

Chu Mengmeng closed her eyes in despair, waiting for death to come. However, the expected pain did not come, and only Xiao Yichen's painful groan could be heard.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the sword in Wang Qiang's hand stopped only an inch away from the child, while Xiao Yichen fell into coma again due to excessive weakness.

"Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng didn't care about being afraid, and rushed to Xiao Yichen to check his injuries. His face was as pale as paper, his breathing was weak, and the blood on his body had stained a large area of ​​his clothes red.

"Don't worry, he's not dead yet." Wang Qiang sneered and sheathed his sword. "But if you dare to play tricks again, I can't guarantee that I will show mercy next time."

Chu Mengmeng bit her lips tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that for the sake of her child and Xiao Yichen, she had to compromise.

"Okay, I promise you." Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "I'll give you the right to operate this store."

Wang Qiang nodded with satisfaction, took out a document from his pocket and threw it in front of Chu Mengmeng. "Sign it."

Chu Mengmeng signed her name on the document with shaking hands. At that moment, she felt as if her heart had been hollowed out, empty, with only endless sadness and despair.

After losing their shop, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen fell into a difficult situation. They had to move out of their comfortable home and move into a small and dilapidated rental house. In order to make a living, Xiao Yichen dragged his sick body to do odd jobs everywhere, while Chu Mengmeng stayed at home to take care of the children, mend clothes, and live frugally.

The burden of life made them breathless. The laughter and joy they once had disappeared, replaced by endless quarrels and sighs.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't..." Chu Mengmeng hugged the child, tears silently falling.

"Silly girl, what are you talking about?" Xiao Yichen stroked her hair gently, his eyes full of heartache, "We are husband and wife, we have to face the wind and rain together."

"But……"

"No buts." Xiao Yichen interrupted her, "We still have children. For them, we must live strong."

"Dad, Mom, stop arguing." A pair of small hands gently pulled the corner of Chu Mengmeng's clothes, and the childish voice was full of worry.

Chu Mengmeng looked down and saw the twins, a boy and a girl, looking at them with wide eyes and concern.

"Mom and Dad didn't quarrel, we just..."

"Mom and Dad, keep going!" Xiao Xiao suddenly raised his fist and said in a baby voice, "Down with the bad guys!"

Xiao Yao also echoed: "Down with the bad guys!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were stunned. They looked at the two innocent children in front of them, and suddenly a warm current surged in their hearts. Yes, they still have children, they can't be defeated like this!

"Okay, let's work hard together!" Xiao Yichen hugged the children in his arms, with a determined light in his eyes, "We will definitely take back everything that belongs to us!"

However, they didn't know that even greater challenges were yet to come...

"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a sudden and hurried knock on the door, breaking the brief warmth. Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng looked at each other, and an ominous premonition came to their hearts. Xiao Yichen gently put the child down, walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole. There was a tall figure standing outside the door, and his face could not be seen clearly, but the familiar sense of oppression made Xiao Yichen's heart instantly rise to his throat. He took a deep breath, tried to keep himself calm, and then slowly opened the door.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yichen asked vigilantly, while protecting Chu Mengmeng and the children behind him.

"Mr. Xiao, how are you?" The man sneered, his tone full of sarcasm and disdain.

"It's you!" Xiao Yichen's pupils suddenly shrank, and he recognized at a glance that the person coming was the mysterious man who attacked them that night.

"It seems that Mr. Xiao still remembers me." The mysterious man walked into the room, his eyes swept across the simple furnishings in the room, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Why, this is where you live now? It's really shabby."

"What do you want?" Chu Mengmeng hugged the child tightly and glared at the person who came.

"I'm here just to tell you that the game has just begun." The mysterious man walked to the table, picked up an apple on the table, and played with it in his hands, "Cherish your current life, because your days will be more exciting in the future."

After saying that, the mysterious man turned and left, leaving behind only a meaningful back.

"Damn it!" Xiao Yichen slammed his fist on the table, his eyes burning with anger.

"Yi Chen, what should we do now?" Chu Mengmeng also felt a little scared, but she was more worried about the safety of the children.

"Don't worry, I won't let them hurt you." Xiao Yichen hugged Chu Mengmeng and the children in his arms and said firmly, "We can't just give up like this. I will definitely find out their purpose and take back everything that belongs to us!"

"Yeah!" Chu Mengmeng nodded, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

It was late at night and Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were lying in bed, but neither of them could sleep.

"Yi Chen, why do you think they wanted to take away our shop?" Chu Mengmeng broke the silence.

"I don't know either." Xiao Yichen shook his head, "But I know that this matter is definitely not that simple."

"Can we really get the store back?" Chu Mengmeng's voice was filled with a hint of worry.

Xiao Yichen was silent for a moment, then held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly and said firmly: "Yes, we can definitely get it back!"

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water, illuminating the two people's tightly clasped hands...

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