Chapter 56 p2
But the suppressed emotions still erupted.
The two of them walked out of the police station. Qi Sijia took the car keys from the black assistant and said to Meng Jiang, “It’s good that we have time. I’ll take you to the airport.”
Meng Jiang stood there without moving, even looking around cautiously.
“The flight has been cancelled. I’m not going back to the country for the time being.”
Qi Sijia’s emotions rarely showed on her face. Hearing this, she was silent for a moment, and then she pulled Meng Jiang’s hand in front of her. “You’re not going to deal with your affairs in the country?”
Meng Jiang pretended to be someone she wasn’t. She took two steps forward and hugged Qi Sijia. “I want to stay with you for a while longer. I’ll probably have to leave for the New Year, but it’s not the New Year yet.”
This was definitely not to be believed, but her tone carried a deliberate and soft weakness from Meng Jiang.
Qi Sijia lowered her eyes and said, “Whether you believe it or not, I won’t let anything happen to myself. Can you go and do your own things? After you’re done, I have something very important to tell you.”
“If you want to say something, you can say it now. I’m listening.”
Meng Jiang’s emotions were clearly a little off. She withdrew from Qi Sijia’s embrace. Seeing that Qi Sijia was unmoved, the last trace of a smile on her lips was also gone.
Her voice was not light or heavy. “That man is a psychopath, and his emotions are uncontrollable. Do you know Meimei? Qi Sijia, do you know what state she’s in when she has an episode?”
Qi Sijia wanted to say that she knew.
But Meng Jiang didn’t give her a chance to speak at all. She said out of control, “I’ve seen it. Do you expect a person with a mental illness to have a gentleman’s agreement with you?”
She knew she had gone too far.
But Qi Sijia always had a faint and indifferent expression on her face, which made Meng Jiang very panicked. Just now at the police station, she had seen with her own eyes the delivery boxes that were left outside, with the rotting animal carcasses inside. It was that psychopath who had sent them to Qi Sijia.
How could Meng Jiang agree to go back?
She said to Qi Sijia, “I know you’re mature now and have your own judgment on things. For so many days, whatever you wanted, I’ve gone along with you. But just this one thing, you can’t persuade me. You know what kind of person I am. If I don’t want to go back to the country, no one can stop me.”
Qi Sijia found that she couldn’t win against her. Meng Jiang’s worried mood was understandable, but similarly, Qi Sijia also had this concern. And if something bad really happened, it would be useless for Meng Jiang to stay.
Drag her down to hell with me?
That would be just what the antisocial man wanted. Qi Sijia frowned.
They were both adults. Meng Jiang’s strong personality and Qi Sijia’s subconscious desire for control could not be changed. Neither of them could persuade the other.
In this confrontation, it was useless to say more.
Qi Sijia withdrew her gaze and did not refute anything. She just unobtrusively pulled Meng Jiang and brought her to her left, where she could protect her.
Because she hadn’t sent Meng Jiang away, and because of that Japanese man who would appear again, Qi Sijia didn’t go out in the afternoon.
She worked at home. At noon, Qi Sijia cooked, and Meng Jiang stayed in the study and made phone calls. Her affairs over there were very urgent. No matter how many calls were made, this matter had to be handled by her in person.
Meng Jiang was curled up with her legs, listening to Jiang Ru’s angry cursing.
“They want to claim ten billion.”
“Are you trying to say, so what if they do? You, the famous actress Meng, have plenty of money.”
Meng Jiang held the phone a little further away and didn’t say anything.
“Can you stand it? As the vice president, I can’t stand this. It’s a critical period for Meng Luo’s overseas listing, and they’re causing such a fuss.”
…
After Jiang Ru’s call ended, calls from other partners came in one after another.
Meng Jiang was like a snail all afternoon, swallowing her anger. In her spare time, her gaze never left Qi Sijia, as if at any moment, she could pounce at the slightest sign of trouble.
Qi Sijia did not let Meng Jiang help with the dishes. Today, she had been cooking, washing dishes, and cutting fruit all by herself. In the evening, she changed the new bedsheets for Meng Jiang and asked politely, “Do you want to drink milk?”
All her expressions showed no signs of anger, but she did not let Meng Jiang participate in anything. This meant she was angry.
Meng Jiang stood by the side, opened her mouth, but said nothing.
Regarding this matter, Meng Jiang did not feel that she had done anything wrong. The only thing was that she could not stand Qi Sijia’s silence. This kind of distance was something they had never had since they had confirmed their relationship, and it made Meng Jiang quite uncomfortable.
She had opened her mouth several times but had not said any words of reconciliation, because once she did, Qi Sijia would send her away.
…
Just as she was about to go to bed, the middle-aged man did not wait, but a call from Qi Jun came.
At that time, Meng Jiang and Qi Sijia were sitting on opposite sides of the living room sofa, with a wide coffee table between them.
Meng Jiang was blow-drying her hair, and Qi Sijia was drying her hair. Hearing the phone ring, Meng Jiang subconsciously jumped up from the sofa, and the hairdryer almost got tangled in her impressively long, curly hair.
Qi Sijia glanced at her, stood up, and quickly unplugged it. Her gaze landed on Meng Jiang’s hair. After confirming that only a few strands were tangled, she walked to the coffee table.
Meng Jiang was a little guilty from that look and stood behind Qi Sijia.
But her eyes were on her phone screen.
Qi Sijia turned back and looked at Meng Jiang again.
“So close, are you catching me cheating?”
Meng Jiang said “ah,” looked away, and pretended, “No.”
The phone stopped and then rang again. The second time it rang, Qi Sijia picked it up.
Qi Sijia was not surprised by Qi Jun’s call.
But Qi Jun did not mention Zheng Xin at all. He first asked Qi Sijia if she was well in New York.
And if she could go back for the New Year.
Qi Sijia replied, “No.”
Her tone was cold, and Qi Jun did not show any unhappiness. He said, “I heard that you are the last disciple of the RENAISSANCE STUDIO workshop’s Right.”
“Such an important matter, why did you never tell me? You clearly know that Dad has been entering the entertainment industry for the past two years. With your resources, instead of using them for the family, you’re still thinking of working for an Indian outside…”
“What kind of resources do I have?” Qi Sijia interrupted him. “You know better than anyone else what kind of physical condition I’ve been in for the past five years.”
These words were like a bucket of cold water for Qi Jun. His tone was a little harsh. “Is this how you talk to your dad? Your sister said that your illness is long gone. Your social life abroad is all normal. I can’t think of any reason for you to stay abroad, or are you just fooling around with women again?”
Qi Sijia changed her hand and said faintly, “If you’re calling to question me or to mock my sexual orientation, then there’s nothing to say. I told you five years ago that I like women. Whether you agree or not, it’s all fine. I accept it.”
Qi Jun couldn’t curse for a long time, because it seemed that no matter what he cursed, Qi Sijia was impervious to it. In the end, he could only squeeze out a weak and angry “bastard.” “Have you ever thought about what will happen to the company’s stock price if the heir to the Qi family is gay? The Zheng family has long coveted the shares. Are you going to hand over the Qi family to others?”
“I don’t think you would do that,” Qi Sijia said. “No matter which Zheng told you how I’m living, he’s just egging you on to use kindness to repay me. And the reason why you’re so angry is also because you know very well that no matter if the Qi family’s business wants to enter the entertainment industry or the capital circle, if they want to take a step further, they have to ask me.”
“I have twenty percent of the shares in the RENAISSANCE STUDIO workshop,” Qi Sijia asked. “What do you think?”
Qi Sijia’s tone was flat, and every sentence was not too sharp, but every sentence pierced Qi Jun’s heart.
After hanging up the phone, Qi Sijia turned her gaze to Meng Jiang and asked if she should also take care of her phone.
Meng Jiang felt that she was making a cold joke and said, “No need. It’s not like I’m really trying to catch you cheating.”
Her tone paused, thinking of Qi Jun’s tone just now.
She met Qi Sijia’s eyes and said seriously, “Next time Qi Jun calls and says those things, you can transfer it to me. When he scolds you, he’s also scolding me.”
Meng Jiang said, “I’m not very successful in other aspects, but in the domestic capital circle, everyone more or less looks at my face. I can handle your family matters. I have experience.”
After she finished, Meng Jiang dared to look at Qi Sijia and pulled her hand. Seeing that she didn’t speak, Meng Jiang asked again, not sure, “You promised me yesterday that I could negotiate with your dad on your behalf, right?”
“As you wish.”
The two of them looked at each other. Meng Jiang let out a long sigh of relief, and there was finally a hint of a smile in her eyes. Qi Sijia also found it quite amusing.
The anger that had been building up all day was actually for an irrelevant and dangerous person in society.
But in the end, it was all out of concern. No matter how angry they were, it was impossible for them to really be at odds with each other and say hurtful things.
Now that Qi Jun had called, all the anger was gone. You care about me, and I care about you. After laughing enough, Qi Sijia broke the stalemate and said, “Go to bed early.”
Meng Jiang stared at Qi Sijia’s back, lowered her eyes, and the worry in her eyes did not disappear.
But her worry was not in vain. It was still Meng Jiang who received the most worrying call of the day. At eleven o’clock, the chief called Qi Sijia and said that they had seen the Japanese man again on the surveillance tonight.
He reminded Qi Sijia to be careful. Qi Sijia said she knew.
This call was made on the balcony. At that time, Meng Jiang was in the bathroom. Qi Sijia thought she hadn’t heard.
She changed into a set of pajamas and went back to her room to sleep.
When she was half-asleep, she found someone beside her.
She suddenly opened her eyes. The figure in the darkness paused, and with a “thud,” Qi Sijia turned on the light.
Meng Jiang was holding a small stool, its four corners not yet touching the ground. Her spine was arched, and her slender waist was bent into a smooth curve.
Qi Sijia’s gaze went from dangerous and sharp to calm. After calming down, she looked at Meng Jiang. “Why aren’t you asleep?”
The stool in her hand was stuffed behind her as if to cover up. Meng Jiang casually opened a drawer and said with a natural expression, “I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to come and see if you have any sleeping pills here.”
After she finished, she fumbled in the drawer and actually found six or seven bottles of medicine.
Meng Jiang was about to look down.
The doorbell rang. At midnight, this piercing ring went from short to long.
The medicine bottle slipped from her hand. Meng Jiang suddenly stood up, her phoenix eyes staring at the door. She subconsciously stood in front of Qi Sijia.
Qi Sijia’s face was hidden in the shadows. She said faintly, “Meng Jiang, move.”
Meng Jiang did not move an inch, her eyes fixed on the bedroom door.
The ringing outside the door continued, but there were no footsteps in the room.
Qi Sijia took out her phone and called the chief.
Three minutes later, Mylan and a group of police officers were standing outside Qi Sijia’s door.
The one who was caught was a delivery person from Zhaijisong.
The delivery person had nothing to do with Jiang Teng. He had normally delivered a fried chicken to Qi Sijia according to the order on the app. The fried chicken was requested to be cut into pieces.
The police opened the delivery box and, in the innermost layer of the box of fried chicken, which had been cut into eight pieces, they found a knife. Under the knife was a picture of Meng Jiang endorsing KFC.
