Chapter 261: Want to Rest
As soon as it was time, Xu Yuyou immediately rushed to the airport.
But halfway there, two cars collided on the road ahead, forcing their car to stop.
Xu Yuyou’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably at the scene, feeling that something was off.
Sure enough, moments later, a group of people appeared, surrounding their convoy from both the front and back.
“Ms. Xu, I’m a reasonable person. Leave behind the treasure I have my eye on, and you all can leave,” said Mr. Crow with a smile.
The road they were on wasn’t exactly deserted, but as soon as those people showed up, the other cars turned around and fled.
Xu Yuyou hadn’t expected the security abroad to be this bad. Even though she called the police immediately, the officer on the other end simply said, “Good luck,” before hanging up.
She had heard that the efficiency of law enforcement abroad was low, but she hadn’t expected to get this unlucky.
Even now, the system hadn’t updated the task settlement. It only showed “Pending Completion,” with no countdown timer, clearly anticipating today’s resistance.
“What if I refuse to hand it over?” Xu Yuyou asked.
The Qianlong ceremonial armor hadn’t hit the market, so no one present could judge its true value. But since Xu Yuyou had clients like Mr. Zheng, a fanatic admirer of Emperor Qianlong, she was confident she could sell the armor at a sky-high price.
In contrast, Mr. Crow, a foreigner, seemed unusually obsessed with the armor — irrationally so.
But clearly, dealing with gangsters meant he wasn’t any kind of reasonable person. Hearing her refusal, Mr. Crow didn’t waste words. He simply waved his hand.
Several of his men in the front immediately pulled out gleaming guns.
Xu Yuyou’s gaze froze. She hadn’t forgotten that this was a country where carrying guns was legal, but she hadn’t expected them to pull them out in broad daylight.
The last time she had faced a gunfight was a year ago.
“Little girl, it’s not too late to regret it. Just hand over the item,” Mr. Crow said.
Xu Yuyou appropriately showed a scared expression, but instead of handing it over, she asked a strange question: “Are you after this treasure, or are you after money?”
Mr. Crow sneered. “Trying to buy your safety with money now? Too late.”
Xu Yuyou had asked the system before if giving Mr. Crow enough money to cover his “losses” would count as exploiting a loophole.
The system immediately rejected the idea: “The opponent is a direct competitor. Bribery to complete the task is not allowed.”
Since she couldn’t buy her way out, Xu Yuyou sighed heavily, but at least she now understood the system’s limits.
Xu Yuyou sighed, “Since you’re determined to make this ugly, then I have no choice.”
The moment she finished speaking, gunfire erupted around them.
The shots didn’t come from Mr. Crow’s men, but from another group.
Somehow, the two cars that had previously blocked the road had also been moved aside.
Xu Yuyou waved her hand, and the bodyguards immediately drove forward.
Mr. Crow’s people were distracted by the new gunfire and fired at Xu Yuyou’s car, but the vehicles were bulletproof, so there wasn’t much impact.
“Boss, you’re brilliant! Letting the dogs fight each other really gave us a way out,” Xu Fang praised repeatedly.
During the ten-hour wait for the flight, Xu Yuyou hadn’t just sat around. Though she couldn’t bribe her competitor directly, she had spent a million euros to hire another gang of similar scale as protection — and the system couldn’t penalize that.
Who knows gangs better than another gang?
Mr. Crow’s rival gang, nicknamed Eagle, knew his tricks well. They had already anticipated that Crow would set up an ambush on that road.
Now, it looked like the million-euro security fee was money well spent.
Xu Yuyou safely passed through security, boarded the plane, and after a long flight, returned to her homeland without further incident.
Lu Jingyao was already waiting at the airport. Knowing his girlfriend had just survived another round of gunfire abroad, his face was full of worry.
When he got the news, he had wanted to fly out immediately, but it would have taken eleven hours just to get to Paris, and flight schedules didn’t align. So instead, he followed Xu Yuyou’s plan and secretly contacted the Eagle gang through friends in Paris.
Now, seeing her safe and sound, he pulled her tightly into his arms.
“It’s just a piece of armor. Next time, don’t risk yourself for something so trivial,” Lu Jingyao said softly.
In his heart, he found it strange — Xu Yuyou wasn’t short on money, so why hadn’t she just paid to make the problem go away?
Xu Yuyou still remembered the continuous gunfire as they left the ambush site. Because of the system’s existence, she knew such dangers wouldn’t be rare, but she couldn’t give Lu Jingyao a definite promise.
Lu Jingyao didn’t push her. He just said helplessly, “As long as you’re back, let’s go home. You need a good sleep.”
Although Xu Yuyou had slept a little on the plane, her nerves were still tense. Now that she was back in her own country, in the car beside Lu Jingyao, she finally relaxed — and fell asleep before they even got home.
She slept for ten hours straight. When she woke up, she felt the familiar softness around her and saw the familiar furnishings in her room, dazing for a moment.
Aunt Zhang, who had been notified, soon pushed in a dining cart.
Xu Yuyou glanced over — it was filled with all her favorite foods. After washing up, she sat on the bed and ate slowly.
“Miss Xu, now that you’re back from abroad, you won’t be traveling again soon, right? You’ve lost at least ten pounds,” Aunt Zhang said.
Xu Yuyou replied, “That’s great. I lost weight without even trying.”
Aunt Zhang added, “Miss Xu, Mr. Lu likes you no matter what. Plus, you’re wealthy — there’s no need to stress about getting thinner. Don’t make things hard on yourself.”
Xu Yuyou couldn’t help but laugh. Even someone from the older generation like Aunt Zhang knew that you shouldn’t make life hard for yourself. Feeling encouraged, she indulged in eating and drinking freely.
This peaceful life lasted for a whole month.
Then the tension in Xu Yuyou’s mind returned.
[Ding! Treasure-hunting task issued. Host, please proceed to the target location. This task has a 10-day time limit.]
Xu Yuyou felt like her break had been way too short. She hadn’t even recovered from her last brush with death, so she said directly, “Hey System, can’t you let me rest a bit longer?”
