Chapter 552: Comfort

This was the scene Chi Wenyan saw when he came in with breakfast.

His heart tightened, he put the tray down, sat down on the edge of the bed, and reached out to touch her face.

Ji Wan turned his head away.

"I'm fine."

Her voice was still hoarse, but without the trembling from last night, and it was frighteningly calm.

"I just thought, what a fool I am."

Foolish enough to treat a poisonous snake as a best friend, foolish enough to put a sharp knife behind her back and hand it over with her own hands.

Chi Wenyan's Adam's apple rolled, and he was about to say something when his cell phone vibrated at an inopportune time.

He picked it up and took a look. It was the assistant.

Chi Wenyan pressed the answer button and turned on the speakerphone.

"Mr. Chi."

The assistant's voice was steady and quick.

"It's all been checked out."

Ji Wan's body tensed instantly, his eyes fixed on the phone.

"explain."

Chi Wenyan only uttered one word, which was concise and to the point.

"Zhao Xiyue, in the week before Miss Nian Nian's photos were leaked, secretly met with Lin Tao, the editor-in-chief of the city's largest entertainment newspaper, three times."

"The day after our last meeting, an anonymous remittance of five million was added to Lin Tao's overseas account."

"Our people followed the flow of funds and found the source, which was a shell company controlled by Zhao Xiyue."

Every word the assistant said was like a heavy hammer, smashing the ridiculous remnants of friendship in Ji Wan's heart into pieces.

Ji Wan's fingers tightly gripped the bed sheet beneath him, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"besides."

The assistant's voice paused, and his tone became more serious.

"We checked the relationship between Zhao Xiyue and Su Jiujiu and found that they were in frequent contact and seemed to be plotting something."

boom--!

The last string of reason in Ji Wan's mind was completely broken.

Haha, it turns out that enemies can become allies because of her.

It turns out that everything was an elaborate scam.

What's this about doing it for Nian Nian's own good, what's this about being desperate, it's all bullshit.

They have been in the same group since the beginning!

They teamed up to play with her like a fool.

An extreme feeling of nausea and overwhelming hatred exploded from his chest. Ji Wan suddenly threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed barefoot.

"Where are you going?"

Chi Wenyan grabbed her and held her tightly in his arms.

"I'm going to find her and ask her why this happened."

Ji Wan's eyes were bloodshot, like an angry beast, struggling wildly in his arms.

"That bitch, how dare she, how dare she use Nian Nian to plot against me."

"Calm down."

Chi Wenyan tightened his grip, his voice carrying an unyielding command, "Is it worth it to drive yourself crazy over that kind of scum?"

His words were like a bucket of cold water pouring over my head.

Ji Wan stopped struggling.

She was trembling all over, but no longer crazy. She just buried her face in Chi Wenyan's chest and gasped in suppressed breath.

yes.

Not worth it.

It's not worth dirtying your hands for a poisonous snake.

The assistant on the other end of the phone waited quietly, even his breathing became softer.

After a long time, Chi Wenyan's cold voice sounded again, with a murderous aura that made people tremble.

"Pack up all the evidence."

"Send it to the Zhao family's rival company."

"Tell them that I, Chi Wenyan, am giving them a great gift."

"Yes, Mr. Chi."

"Also," Chi Wenyan's eyes fell on the trembling back of the woman in his arms, a trace of bloodthirsty coldness flashed across his eyes, "Spread the news that Zhao Xiyue will do anything to make money, even betraying her best friend, framing her own niece, and even not letting go of a few-year-old child."

"I want her to be ruined and have no place in this city anymore."

After hanging up the phone, the whole bedroom was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Chi Wenyan lowered his head and gently kissed the top of Ji Wan's cold head.

"Wanwan."

"The game is over."

Chi Wenyan's chest was firm and warm, but Ji Wan felt cold all over. The chill spread from her heart to her limbs, making her teeth chatter.

She thought she would cry and break down.

But my eyes were so dry that not a single tear could come out.

There seemed to be a big hole in the area of my heart, and cold wind was rushing in.

It turns out that the ultimate betrayal is one that makes people unable to even cry.

Chi Wenyan didn't say anything else, but just hugged her tighter.

After a while, he let go of her, picked up his phone, unlocked it and handed it to her.

On the screen, there is a push notification from Haicheng’s hottest local news app.

"Shocking news! Socialite Zhao Xiyue set up a trap to frame others in order to climb up to a higher-ranking wealthy family."

"Five million in hush money, revealing the dirty dealings between a certain editor-in-chief and Miss Zhao!"

The news headlines are shocking.

The accompanying picture is a high-definition candid photo of Zhao Xiyue and Lin Tao meeting in a cafe, as well as a clear record of the flow of the five million yuan in funds. The chain of evidence is complete and impeccable, and the evidence is solid.

The comment section has already exploded.

"Holy crap! My worldview is shattered! To marry into a wealthy family, she's resorting to such means. Is this woman a monster?"

"Hasn't Zhao Xiyue always been marketing herself as the most beautiful woman on earth and the best friend? I'm vomiting! She's truly the biggest green tea bitch of the year!"

"I feel so sorry for Ji Wan and her daughter. They are so unlucky to have someone like this around them!"

"Boss Chi is awesome! The speed of this counterattack is, in one word, incredible!"

Ji Wan's eyes scanned the comments word by word.

The overwhelming hatred in his chest was replaced by a cold pleasure.

Disgraced.

This is the big gift that Chi Wenyan gave to Zhao Xiyue.

Just then, her own cell phone rang suddenly.

The two words jumping on the screen instantly made the temperature in Ji Wan's eyes drop to freezing point.

Zhao Xiyue.

She still dares to call?

A poisonous sneer appeared at the corner of Ji Wan's mouth.

In front of Chi Wenyan, she pressed the answer button and also clicked the hands-free mode.

"Wanwan!"

Zhao Xiyue's crying and pitiful voice came from the receiver.

"Wanwan, you finally answered my call! I've seen the news, it's all fake! Someone is framing me! You have to believe me!"

"Oh?" Ji Wan's voice was terrifyingly calm. "What do I believe in you?"

"Believe me, I never intended to harm you and Nian Nian! I met with Lin Tao just to ask him to stop posting pictures of Nian Nian! That five million...that five million was blackmailed from me!"

"Wanwan, I was forced to do this. I really didn't lie to you. You really have to believe me."

This kind of confusing talk might have made Ji Wan heartbroken half an hour ago.

But now, it just made her feel extremely disgusted.

"Zhao Xiyue."

Ji Wan spoke softly, interrupting her performance.

"Is the show over?"