Chapter 207 Backstab

What surprised Jiang Wanning was that, from what Ai Li said, Ai Heng's hiding place was actually very close to their company's office building.

It's in an apartment just across the road from here.

"When I first came to work at Chuangtu, my brother and I saved some money and bought this apartment near the company."

Ellie was a little embarrassed when she talked about this: "The police actually went to investigate before, but I got the news and asked him to hide in advance, so we created a time difference."

This is why it is no wonder that the police in City A have been searching the local area for such a long time but still have found nothing.

Jiang Wanning knew the apartment building, and since it was very close to the company, she felt that driving was unnecessary, so she and Ellie decided to walk there.

She waited for Ellie to regain her composure before the two of them walked out of the office again.

However, they didn't expect that not long after they went out, they met He Xue who was about to deliver food here.

He Xue was a little surprised to see them both coming out at the same time: "Huh? Mr. Jiang, Sister Ai Li, you guys aren't having lunch?"

The little girl held several boxes in one hand, and looked a little helpless.

as well as……

She really didn't have much tact: "Oh! Sister Ellie, why are your eyes so red? Is there some scumbag...?"

Before He Xue could finish her exclamation, Ai Li quickly covered her mouth.

"Keep your voice down, ancestor. Are you afraid that no one in the company will know?"

Chuangtu is a small company and its area is not very large.

He Xue also heard Ellie's low-voice warning, and then she noticed that the few of them had just passed through the corridor inside the company, and the movement here had attracted the attention of many other employees.

Seeing this, her round eyes rolled around: "I was wrong... Sister Ai Li..."

The little girl mumbled these words, and after Ellie finally released her from her grip, she stuck out her tongue playfully at the person.

"Is it okay if I don't talk nonsense anymore?"

After she finished speaking, she gestured to the two of them with the lunch box in her hand and said, "Mr. Jiang, and Sister Ai Li, I'll leave your lunch in the office first."

"When you're done, come back and if you're ready to eat, just call me and I'll heat it up for you."

"Okay." Jiang Wanning looked at the overly lively girl and smiled helplessly: "We should be back soon. I'll trouble you later."

He Xue: "No problem, Mr. Jiang."

Afterwards, Jiang Wanning signaled to Ai Li to continue walking towards the elevator outside.

However, he didn't notice that Ellie stopped for a moment inexplicably as she looked at He Xue's back as she left.

But she quickly controlled her emotions and followed Jiang Wanning closely.

…

Jiang Wanning and Ai Li took the elevator and soon arrived downstairs.

It was noon and the sun was scorching outside.

Jiang Wanning squinted slightly in the sunlight: "By the way, Ai Li..."

She stood in front of the traffic light, and suddenly seemed to remember something. She turned back to look at Ellie: "It may be a bit presumptuous to ask this, but you and my brother...!"

Jiang Wanning still felt a little strange when she thought about it carefully.

When she was in the office listening to Ellie talking about the past, she didn't hear her mention Jiang Wenzhou.

Thinking of the conversation between herself and Xie Yanchuan that day, Jiang Wanning thought that Jiang Wenzhou's scumbag behavior really hurt the other party, so she thought about speaking up to see if she could make amends for her elder brother.

She has some experience with things like this.

I just wanted to know if I could comfort Ellie and help her get out of the emotional turmoil of the past.

But before Jiang Wanning could finish her words, her eyes widened in disbelief the next moment.

Just before the traffic light in the lane behind her turned green at the last second, Jiang Wanning suddenly felt a huge push coming from her.

Immediately afterwards, she rushed forward on the road uncontrollably.

In front of her was a speeding black car and the driver inside had a panicked expression on his face.

The harsh braking sound was heard, and Jiang Wanning had no time to react before she was knocked away by the car.

The crowd around was surging, and the screams of terror mixed together, noisily crowding into Jiang Wanning's roaring eardrums.

She herself fell in a pool of blood. Before her consciousness faded, she met Ellie's expressionless face.

It was completely different from the person who had been crying in her office before.

"Why……?"

Jiang Wanning heard her own questioning, but in the end she didn't get any answer from Ellie.

"Ma'am, are you okay?" The driver of the car opposite got out of the car in panic to check on Jiang Wanning.

"She seems to have been hit badly, call an ambulance quickly!"

“…”

After a burst of noisy clamor, the last thing Jiang Wanning saw was Ellie gradually retreating and completely disappearing in the crowded crowd.

…

“!!”

When Jiang Wanning woke up again, she was already in the ICU of the First People's Hospital of City A.

Different from the last time she was stabbed, this time Jiang Wanning felt as if her whole body was in severe pain as if she had been run over by a truck.

It seems that even breathing at this moment is a sin.

"woke up?"

A familiar voice came from beside her. Jiang Wanning turned her head and saw Xie Yanchuan looking at her with a tired and distressed look on his face.

Jiang Wanning had almost never seen Xie Yanchuan like this.

There was a rare stubble on the other person's face, which was always delicate and meticulous, and there was a faint dark blue under his eyes.

He looked much more haggard, and it was obvious that after learning about her accident, he rushed over and took care of her for a long time in a confused manner.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

As soon as Jiang Wanning opened her mouth, she realized that her voice was very hoarse.

Afraid that she was thirsty, Xie Yanchuan took the cotton swab again and carefully wiped her lips.

"Almost a week."

Hearing this, Jiang Wanning widened her eyes in disbelief.

Across from her, Xie Yanchuan glanced at her injuries and said, "It's a mild concussion, with fractures to the right ankle and calf. You're lucky to have woken up so quickly."

Jiang Wanning: “…”

Based on her understanding of Xie Yanchuan, the man must be angry this time.

Sure enough, the next second, Jiang Wanning heard Xie Yanchuan's voice, which was obviously a little cold: "Didn't we agree beforehand that I would deal with Ai Heng's matter after I returned to Xingguo? Why did you act on your own without informing me in advance?"

But the man's strictness didn't last long.

Soon, he was devastated after seeing Jiang Wanning covered in wounds. He gently rested his head on the palm of Jiang Wanning's other uninjured hand, and his tone was full of fear and self-blame.

"Ningning, you don't know how scared I was when I first heard the news."

"It was almost, almost... I would never see you again."