Joanna returned home full of sorrow, her face a little pale with gloomy and bitter mood, and the reason for this was the disappointment of the results of the negotiation tonight.

In the past two years, Joanna has met a lot of business friends in Fei'an Town through her own communication skills, but business is business, friendship is friendship, and when it comes to the crisis, the other party has not fallen into the well, and it is purely unilateral delusion to expect this group of businessmen who only value interests and not love to help.

She probably had anticipated this situation, as she had already experienced it three years earlier.

"Alango, Nina, I'm back."

Despair is depressing, despair is painful, Joanna would rather survive alone than affect her closest family, but no matter how hard she forces her face to laugh, she can't hide the sadness from her heart.

Xia Lan and Nina glanced at each other in unison, and then lowered their heads in mutual understanding and continued to eat.

Joanna, who didn't notice anything unusual at all, pulled out a chair next to Nina and sat down, chatting with her daughter seemingly casually, from dinner to trivial things in the school, all kinds of things were nothing more than trying to create a peaceful daily scene, but she didn't know that her performance confirmed the facts revealed by Xia Lan from the side.

Women seem to be born with a talent for acting, and regardless of age, looking at Joanna's mother and daughter talking and laughing, Xia Lan finally put her mind at ease, hoping that everything can go smoothly according to her own vision.

In the dead of night, Joanna, who had put Nina to sleep, took off her strong disguise, leaned against the windowsill, raised her slender neck and looked at the bright and misty purple moon in a daze. The delicate face showed a faint sadness. It's so weak that you can't help but want to hold it in your arms and cherish it. Not long since. She did not hesitate to compromise with reality and give up her meaningless insistence, especially the recent persecution of Valker, which began to intensify and constantly impact her chaotic thoughts.

Marry Valk? Grey back to Galves?

She doesn't want to, she doesn't want to, why should she compromise? Why should I be coerced by others? Why should your life be dominated by others? Why! Why?!

She clenched her fists with hatred, and her silver teeth bit her lip. Tears couldn't help but fall from her eyes.

The cry from the bottom of her heart vented her pain and depression, and what was in front of her was a cruel reality that she was powerless to change.

Even if I die, I won't marry Valk, and even if I die, I won't go back to Galvis!

Joanna secretly swore that a trace of extreme emotions slowly fermented in the depths of her heart.

The next day, Joanna was left alone in the deserted shop, yesterday she found a random reason to give Guy a holiday, business was sluggish, there was basically nothing to do in the store, instead of wasting time here, it was better to let him go home and think about the way out. And Nina, who didn't have to go to the school, pulled Xia Lan out early in the morning to hang out and play. Joanna just asked Xia Lan to take care of Nina and didn't say much, originally she also wanted to accompany Nina. It's a pity that Nina blocked it back with the reason that the business of the shop is important.

There is no business in the store now, but Joanna doesn't want Nina to worry about the recent things in the store, so she chooses to stay alone in the store.

"Lady Joanna, why are you the only one in the store?"

At some point, Valker, who was dressed in a black uniform, swaggered into the shop, one hand pressed the saber on his waist, and the other hand rubbed the grain on the shelves with great interest, with a smile on his cold face, and his half-squinted eyes looked at Joanna at the counter from time to time.

"Why are you here?" Joanna's face changed when she saw Valker, as if she was facing a great enemy.

"The shop is open for business, so why can't I come as a guest?" Valk smirked.

"Of course, I will welcome every guest who comes to my door, but I will not welcome guests with ulterior motives." Joanna said.

Valker retracted the smile on his face, put down the kneaded grain in his hand, and walked to the counter step by step, and said in a cold voice: "Joanna! Now I've just taught you a lesson, and I think you should have seen my energy in this part of the city, and I've always been patient with beautiful things, but you've made me lose a little patience. ”

"What exactly do you want to say?" Joanna staggered back, her eyes wary at him.

"Don't I understand? Stupid woman! Valk snorted.

"Valk! You hear me clearly! I won't marry you even if I die! Joanna took a deep breath and looked directly at the other party, gritting her teeth.

"Really?" Valker shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave without pestering Joanna. "I look forward to the day you kneel down and beg me to marry you!"

"Don't you think about it!" Trembling with rage, Joanna thought about it, reached for the ledger on the counter, and threw it at the back of Valker leaving.

"Soon I'll be living up to what I say."

……

……

"Ugly uncle! Can this really solve my mother's troubles? ”

In an overgrown vacant lot, surrounded by messy piles of sand and gravel, this is a construction site left over from the expansion of the new city, the original owner of the land accidentally disappeared when he was preparing to build a house, according to the law of Fei'an Town, if the owner of the land does not appear within three years, it will automatically be taken into public ownership, and for a time it has become a place where children in the neighborhood often play.

Whenever Nina doesn't have to go to school, most of the time she comes here to play happily with the children in the neighborhood, and when she comes home like a dirty kitten, Joanna will say a few words at first, and over time she will not pay attention to it, as long as Nina is happy, but she can't play so freely when she is older.

Today, Nina did not participate in the play of children in the distance, but sat with Xia Lan on a smooth big rock and secretly discussed Joanna's affairs, since she saw her mother deliberately pretending to laugh last night, Nina was sad and determined to help her mother get back on her feet!

Nina's mind is very simple, as long as she solves her mother's troubles, her mother can return to the original state, and Uncle Ugly must have a way to help herself, yesterday Uncle Ugly said that the method was too general, so today she hurriedly pulled Uncle Ugly out of the house, planning to ask Uncle Ugly specifically how to solve his mother's troubles.

"Don't worry, Nina! Uncle has made it very clear that success depends on Nina's own performance. Xia Lan gently stroked Nina's little head beside her, and said in a low and hoarse voice.

"Hmmm! I'm going to disappoint Uncle Ugly! Nina puffed out her face and clenched her little fists to cheer herself up.

"Nina, don't remember, no matter what happens to your uncle, don't panic, as long as you follow your uncle's words, everything will be safe." Xia Lan repeatedly and cautiously admonished.

"Why?" Nina said confusedly.

"Because my uncle is in trouble." Xia Lan stood up, and her eyes caught a glimpse of a patrol guard coming towards her. "Nina has to take care of her mother, don't let her do stupid things."

"Alain! I now suspect in the name of the vigilantes that you have anything to do with the death of Vernal on Rye Street, please cooperate with our arrest and interrogation, otherwise—"

A familiar face walked up to Xia Lan, holding the long sword in his hand and said to him in a righteous voice.

Xia Lan nodded indifferently, raised her hands to show that there was no threat to the other party, and the two patrol guards quickly stepped forward and pulled out their long swords to put them on his neck.

"Uncle Yas! Why are you catching Uncle Ugly!? Uncle Ugly has always been with Nina, and it has nothing to do with what you say! ”

Nina was startled by the sudden change in front of her, and then quickly ran to Xia Lan and hugged his thigh, crying out to the patrol guards who announced the arrest order.

The team leader was the "acquaintance" who had greeted Xia Lanina not long ago, he sighed a little embarrassed, squatted down and forcibly picked up Nina from Xia Lan's body, and then waved his hand to the team members behind him and said, "You guys escort him back first, I'll solve it here!" ”

"Ugly uncle! Uncle Ugly! Don't leave me...... You scoundrel! Bad apple! Nina kept slapping and struggling in Yas's arms, watching Xia Lan being escorted away by the long sword, and finally Nina could only vent all her grief on Yas.

"Nina! Uncle takes you to Mommy! ”

Nina's venting didn't hurt Yas at all, but her crying would undoubtedly make people feel irritated, and in desperation, he simply raised his hand and knocked her unconscious.

Looking at the little lovely child who fainted in his arms, Yas shook his head, I'm really sorry, there are some things that my uncle can't help himself, if you want to blame it, blame your mother for being too beautiful and causing trouble!

Yas explained the cause and effect of the incident when he sent Nina to Joanna's shop, and Joanna was overwhelmed by the news of Alain's arrest, and she now finally knew what Valk meant when he left.

She has long regarded Alan as a family now, and Alan suffered because of him, you can imagine Joanna's feelings.

Is this the ultimatum that Valk gave her?

If he hadn't been married, Valk would have found a way to blame Arain for Vernal's death, and in the end, Alain would definitely not have escaped the death by hanging.

What should she do? Do you really want to kneel down and beg Valk?

After closing the shop, Joanna locked herself in the house, sat on the sofa, reached out and stroked Nina, who was still unconscious lying on her lap, and stared blankly at the texture of the tabletop.

"Mom-"

Nina opened her eyes in a daze, and when she saw Joanna in front of her, she immediately reached out and hugged her and cried.

"Mom! Uncle Ugly has been arrested! Captured by the bad guys! ”

"Mom knows! Mom knows! Mommy will definitely find a way to rescue Uncle Alain! Joanna hugged Nina tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

For a long time, for a long time.

Nina sniffled, her eyes full of determination, as if her mind echoed the words that Xia Lan had said before leaving.

"Mom, don't worry! Nina has a way to save Uncle Ugly! (To be continued.) )