Chapter 33 Disarray She wanted to scream, but he swallowed her voice completely.

Qin Man ran out to drink, and was found by Jiang Xuchi. Half a day had passed.

Gu Lingqing wasn't worried when she discovered Qin Man was missing. She led a group to search the neighborhood, and only called Qin Chen late at night, giving him the address.

Qin Chen had no idea how capable Gu Lingqing was, that she knew Qin Man's whereabouts so well.

He didn't ask Gu Lingqing how she knew the address; he just took a taxi there.

Qin Chen was actually a little worried about having Gu Lingqing take care of Qin Man.

The main concern was Qin Man's personality; I was worried she would cause her trouble.

However, Gu Lingqing offered to provide accommodation and staff to take care of Qin Man's food and lodging.

She said it was a small matter, nothing she could do.

Qin Chen then did not refuse.

Gu Lingqing is the second young lady of the Gu family. She has an older sister who inherits the family business and a younger brother who is responsible for arranging marriages. Therefore, Gu Lingqing lives a carefree and unrestrained life.

On the very first day she started dating Qin Chen, she made it clear to him that they wouldn't get married, they would only date.

She was only after his looks.

Qin Man wasn't wrong at the time; Qin Chen was indeed a freeloader.

Moreover, Qin Chen did a good job. He never raised his voice to Gu Lingqing, his service skills were top-notch, and he always satisfied her.

It was 4:30 in the morning when Qin Chen was woken up by Gu Lingqing to pick up Qin Man. Qin Chen took a taxi without saying anything.

On the way, Gu Lingqing called, worried about him: "Haven't you arrived yet?"

"A villa in the eastern suburbs of the city, she really knows how to run." Qin Chen looked at the navigation, the car was getting closer and closer to that place, and the surroundings were getting darker and darker, with fewer streetlights and more trees.

Gu Lingqing just found out who owns the villa; it's Qin Man's classmate, Jiang Xuchi.

The only son of the renowned Jiang family, the future heir.

No, he's not an only child anymore.

Gu Lingqing was relieved to see that he wasn't some random person.

Gu Lingqing said with great interest, "That villa was bought by Jiang Shuhai for his beloved grandson Jiang Xuchi. I also have one across the street."

She heard a gasp coming from the other end of the phone.

Qin Chen was suppressing his anger, but he didn't dare to lash out at her.

“Your sister is an adult. You should mind your own business. If she doesn’t want to leave, don’t force her.”

Gu Lingqing had met Qin Man two or three times and liked her quite a bit. Not wanting Qin Chen to do anything that would upset Qin Man, she said a few more words.

“She’s very vulnerable right now, it’s better for her to have someone with her. After all, you still have to be with me, don’t you?”

"..."

Qin Chen remained silent, probably because he was extremely angry.

"Okay, I'm hanging up now."

After Gu Lingqing hung up the phone, Qin Chen stared at the navigation app with a gloomy face, noting that there were still ten kilometers left.

Qin Chen was a complete spoiled brat from a young age. His family pampered him, and he got whatever he wanted. He was always followed by a bunch of followers wherever he went, making quite a spectacle of himself. From elementary school to high school, he lived a lawless life.

In high school, his friends and acquaintances gathered around him, forming a group centered around him.

Every group is xenophobic. Back then, anyone who refused to integrate into the group would become a target.

Moreover, Jiang Xuchi is not just someone who is detached from the outside world.

Qin Chen keenly noticed that he was lusting after his sister. He realized that the way he looked at his sister was all too familiar.

Any man would understand.

Qin Chen never liked people like Jiang Xuchi, and because of this, he set his sights on him.

It wasn't until Jiang Xuchi, in order to reject another girl, admitted that he liked Qin Man that things changed.

Such comments were circulating within their circle.

At that time, Qin Man was in Xilai Junior High School, and everyone knew she was beautiful. Qin Chen was also a senior with unparalleled prestige, with top-notch family background and strength. One halo after another, they enjoyed this vanity and would not tolerate anyone tarnishing it.

Qin Chen had someone beat him up, and after that, no one associated him with Qin Man anymore.

After that, it was pure malice.

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When Qin Man was woken up by the ringing of the phone, she had a terrible headache, and her temples felt like they had been drilled by an electric drill.

She grabbed the incessantly ringing phone and put it to her ear.

"Hello."

"Who the hell did you go to?"

Qin Man sobered up considerably in an instant and stammered, "...I came to a friend's house."

A cold laugh rang out from the other end.

She had been bickering with Qin Chen for over ten years, and she could never guess what he meant.

Qin Man immediately realized, "You know where I am, right?"

"Come out here, I'll take you back."

"I'm not leaving. I don't want to stay at your girlfriend's place."

Whenever she thought of Gu Lingqing's noble face, a wave of fear would rise from the bottom of her heart.

Qin Chen yelled from inside the car, "Lingqing was so good to you, and you still chose her?!"

After he finished yelling, he didn't hear Qin Man's reply for a long time.

Qin Man threw her phone onto the bed and rolled over to cover herself with the blanket.

She no longer had the energy to argue with Qin Chen; she had lost a lot of her confidence.

The room door was pushed open, and Jiang Xuchi came downstairs, poured her a glass of water, and placed it on her bedside table.

The blankets formed a small mound, and Qin Man hid inside.

Jiang Xuchi picked up Qin Man's phone and hung up.

Qin Man felt the foot of the bed press down, and Jiang Xuchi climbed up the bed to her side, embracing her with the blankets covering her.

"I finally managed to get him to sleep, and then a phone call woke him up." Jiang Xuchi gently patted the blanket. "Is your brother coming over now?"

Qin Man wiped away her tears and did not answer.

The doorbell rang downstairs. Jiang Xuchi nudged her and said, "Looks like your brother has come to pick you up."

"I don't want to go back."

"You really don't want to?"

“I have no home to go back to,” Qin Man said in a muffled voice. “That’s his girlfriend’s home.”

Jiang Xuchi understood her meaning, got up and went downstairs.

Qin Man originally planned to play dead on the second floor, but Qin Chen's voice below grew louder and louder, and she even heard footsteps, so she couldn't stay still any longer.

I put on a coat and went downstairs.

Qin Man, who had been drinking, was in very poor condition. She was dizzy, had a headache, and her nose was congested.

She met Qin Chen with disheveled hair and a dirty face.

The two people who were originally facing off against each other took a step back in tacit agreement when they saw Qin Man come downstairs.

Qin Man thought to herself, if she hadn't come down yet, the two of them might have started fighting again.

She called out wearily, "Brother."

Qin Chen pushed Jiang Xuchi aside forcefully, walked up to Qin Man, grabbed her wrist, and said, "Come on, come back with me."

Qin Man resisted fiercely, stubbornly refusing to go with him.

Jiang Xuchi tried to come up and separate the two of them, but Qin Man glared at him and stopped him.

"You fucking don't want to go back?" Qin Chen cursed.

"That's not my home!" Qin Man finally shook off Qin Chen's hand, her wrist turning red from his grip.

She took a deep breath and poured out everything she wanted to say: "Qin Chen, you're really something, coming here to boss me around! Where were you all those years ago? Mommy was still in the hospital, and you didn't care about anything. You don't care about us at all!"

"Who said I..."

"You just don't care, you ingrate, trash, lunatic! Mommy shouldn't have given birth to you! You don't deserve to be my brother!"

"Snap!"

Qin Chen slapped Qin Man across the face.

A solid slap came from her own brother.

Qin Man covered her face in a daze, not even seeing Jiang Xuchi punch Qin Chen in the face.

Jiang Xuchi's face was full of malice, completely different from his usual composure and ease. He threw punch after punch, each one solid and merciless.

Qin Chen didn't fight back at all.

The brother and sister seemed to be struggling to accept what had just happened and hadn't quite processed it yet.

Jiang Xuchi's anger subsided a little because he didn't resist. He knelt on the ground, looked up at Qin Man who was still in a daze, grabbed Qin Chen by the collar, and went outside.

The door slammed shut.

After that, no one knows what Jiang Xuchi did.

He kept all violence away from Qin Man, and he only acted just now because he couldn't help himself.

Qin Man touched her flushed cheeks; they didn't hurt at all, only felt numb, a numbness that spread from head to toe. She mechanically sat back on the sofa and remained in the same position until Jiang Xuchi opened the door and returned.

Jiang Xuchi sat down beside her and leaned closer.

Qin Man did not push him away.

He wrapped his arm around her lower back and pulled her into his embrace, the two of them snuggling together in a more intimate position.

Your hands are shaking.

Qin Man lowered his head; there was blood on his arm.

"Um."

"You're not going to kill me, are you?" Qin Man grasped his hand.

Jiang Xuchi smiled enigmatically, “Well, he’s still your brother.”

"He's gone?"

"I had someone take him away."

Qin Man wanted to ask more, but Jiang Xuchi covered her mouth.

She's too noisy, I don't want to listen.

Qin Man was forced to shut up, feeling very guilty.

From childhood to adulthood, she and Qin Chen had insulted and cursed each other, and had even fiercer arguments than this time, but Qin Chen would never lay a hand on her.

After she calmed down, Qin Man wasn't too surprised by the slap.

What she said was indeed harsh.

Moreover, Qin Chen must be in a bad mood lately.

Even with Gu Lingqing around, she's still an outsider. Qin Man hasn't asked what Qin Chen has been busy with lately; instead, she often complains about his shortcomings in front of him.

She deserved that slap.

"Don't think about it anymore." Jiang Xuchi rested his head on her shoulder, as if he knew what she was thinking, and said, "It's not your fault."

"..."

Qin Man, who had already detached herself from her own emotions, burst into tears again because of Jiang Xuchi's words.

"Don't cry, your eyes will get swollen if you cry anymore." Jiang Xuchi wiped away her tears with his fingertips.

Qin Man cried in fits and starts, not the suppressed crying she had when she was drinking earlier, which she had been holding back then, but now she was sobbing uncontrollably.

She cried more and more unrestrainedly, covering her face and wailing loudly.

"I deserve all of this. If I hadn't been so arrogant and conceited, maybe no one would have attacked me. Even Qin Chen hit me. I want to die! I want to die!"

When Qin Man said she wanted to die for the third time, her lips suddenly became wet.

Jiang Xuchi cupped her face and deepened the kiss.

She tried to scream, but he swallowed her voice. She tried to push him away, but he pinned her down on the sofa.

Jiang Xuchi let go of her, looked at Qin Man's face covered in tears, but managed a smile.

Qin Man didn't understand why he was laughing.

It was as if she was trying to please him by acting this way.

"What are you laughing at!"

"I'm laughing at you for looking like this," Jiang Xuchi said. "You're really not 'Qin Man' at all."

Qin Man wrinkled her nose, fiercely pulled his head over, and tilted her head back to bite him.

Their second kiss was like a fight; Qin Man bit him mercilessly, drawing blood from his lips.

The kiss deepened, and the smell of blood spread.

Qin Man unconsciously rubbed her calf against Jiang Xuchi's waist, and even leaned forward slightly.

Jiang Xuchi paused.

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, glanced at Qin Man with her disheveled hair, hesitated for two seconds, then sat up on the sofa, loosened his collar, and said indifferently, "Go to sleep."

Qin Man was stunned.

He was supposed to be responsive, so why is he so cold?

Under Qin Man's watchful gaze, Jiang Xuchi turned over and left the sofa, then went into the bathroom. As soon as the door closed, the sound of running water could be heard.

Qin Man sat up stiffly, pulled the straps of her nightgown back over her shoulders, and looked at the pile of beer cans on the table.

Clang—

All the aluminum cans were rolled onto the carpet, creating a mess.

Qin Man resisted the urge to flip the table and went upstairs to sleep.