Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming-Chapter 851 Extortion

"Bai Xiao, phone call!"

The dorm supervisor auntie is yelling from downstairs. freēwēbnovel.com

Bai Xiao sticks her head out the window, "I’ll be right down! Thank you!"

She knows for sure it must be her Second Brother An calling.

They have both been back at school for two days now.

Calling An Zhiyuan’s office, there’s never been an answer.

It’s gotten her somewhat worried.

Now, hearing there’s a call for her, she immediately brightens up; it looks like An Zhiyuan finally came back from his task.

"Whose call is it? Look at you, all lovesick. Could it be your boyfriend?" Ma Yao and the others can tell; Bai Xiao’s little expressions haven’t improved since returning to the dorm, always looking a bit downhearted, but now upon hearing about the call, she can’t hide her excitement at all.

Bai Xiao pockets some cash and slips on her sneakers, dashing downstairs.

"Not a boyfriend! It’s my beloved!"

Bai Xiao had already run downstairs.

"You all... If you’re a top student, say top student, and if he’s a boyfriend, say boyfriend. Why do you have to use the term ’beloved’? If he’s that, then of course, he’s your beloved, but if it was your lover, it might sound somewhat sleazy. What am I to say about you, Bai Xiao?" Ma Yao and the others haven’t grasped the true meaning of the word ’beloved’.

In this era, many people refer to their husbands and wives simply as ’my beloved’ when making introductions.

But in the already reform and opening-up Modu,

The term ’beloved’ is also considered a trendy word, used to describe one’s loved one.

So, it’s no wonder Ma Yao and the others didn’t really understand.

Bai Xiao descends the stairs! She runs into Zhang Zhaoyuan, who is holding a Traditional Chinese Medicine book, "The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine." Seeing Bai Xiao, he smiles warmly, feeling a sudden warmth in his heart. He didn’t expect Bai Xiao to have a telepathic understanding, knowing he was coming to look for her and waiting for him downstairs.

Holding up the book, "This book should be helpful for your studies. I found it specially in a bookstore outside, take it with you!" He stuffs it into Bai Xiao’s hands.

Bai Xiao looks at Zhang Zhaoyuan; the lad gives her the book and then swiftly turns and leaves, offering no chance for refusal.

Holding the book in her hand.

She needs "The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine," except she has already bought it, and it’s resting on the head of her bed in the dorm.

But he walks away so quickly, not even giving her a chance to explain.

It seems that she’ll have to go to their classroom to return the book to him tomorrow.

With the book in hand, Bai Xiao approaches the phone booth. During daytime, the phone is placed outside in the phone box, and the small wooden door is left open, making it convenient for students to take calls.

Come evening, the dorm supervisor auntie locks the little door.

Bai Xiao picks up the handset, "Second Brother An, you still remember to call, huh? It’s been days without contact, you had me worried to death." Even though she speaks in a tone of complaint, her voice is quite gentle.

"Bai Xiao, your Second Brother An is in our hands now." A woman’s voice comes through the handset, coldly conveying their malice.

Bai Xiao feels a chill in her heart.

"Who are you?"

Her mind is in total chaos. Wasn’t An Zhiyuan out on a task? How did he end up in someone else’s hands?

If he really fell into someone else’s hands, how would that person know about her relationship with An Zhiyuan, including finding the phone number here?

All this, coming through the handset, seems intricately confusing.

"Dear Doctor Bai, it’s none of your business who we are. However, we want you to bring five hundred million to redeem your Second Brother An. Surely, as a couple united in heart, you wouldn’t refuse to save your man over such a trifling amount of money," the other party doesn’t give her any chance to speak.