Holding Jian Yixue closes his eyes contentedly and falls asleep. The two of them sleep soundly through the night.

Not far from Huangfu's house, on a newly built roadside where surveillance cameras had not yet been installed, two people got out of a van and dumped a man covered in injuries and unconscious on the roadside green belt.

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early morning

Jianjia Villa

Because she had something on her mind, Jian Jiaojiao didn't sleep much all night. She finally fell asleep just before dawn due to exhaustion.

Perhaps it was because she had been thinking about it during the day, but Jian Jiaojiao still couldn't have a comfortable dream, and her brows were still tightly furrowed when she slept.

Just as Jian Jiaojiao was finally falling asleep, her old-fashioned cell phone, which was on her bedside table, rang.

Perhaps because she was a light sleeper, Jian Jiaojiao was immediately awakened when the phone rang. When she saw that it was the phone she had been longing for, she felt much more at ease and quickly picked up the phone to answer it.

Before Jian Jiaojiao could speak, a furious and irritable voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Jian Jiaojiao! Is this the good thing you were talking about? Get the hell out of here! Do you know I almost lost my life?!"

Upon hearing the voice, Jian Jiaojiao instinctively held the phone far away from her ear. She heard the person finish speaking and then ask the question that had been weighing on her mind all night.

"Did you reveal anything about us?"

Upon hearing this, the voice on the other end of the phone was filled with rage and displeasure: "Do you think I would still have the chance to make this phone call with you if I told you the whole truth, given that man's power?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Jiaojiao's expression returned to normal, her tense body instantly relaxed, and she felt relieved.

Fortunately, Ye Mohan didn't know it was her who planned it; otherwise, not to mention anything else, she would probably be subjected to hellish torture.

We must be even more careful in our future actions.

Jian Jiaojiao was lost in her own thoughts. The person on the other end of the phone did not respond for a long time, and her dissatisfaction became more and more obvious.

"Jian Jiaojiao! You know she's not a simple person, yet you still told me to go and die."

"The most poisonous heart is a woman's," that saying probably applies to you. He was, after all, your first love, and this is how you reply to me? Are you tired of living?

Although his power in the capital city is not as great as that of the person last night, he is more than capable of dealing with the Jian family, who started out in the industry.

If it weren't for Jian Jiaojiao, he wouldn't have been beaten up last night.

If it weren't for the sanitation workers who found him early this morning before dawn and called an ambulance for him, he would probably still be lying unconscious on the roadside, making him a laughing stock.

When Jian Jiaojiao heard what the person on the other end of the phone said, she felt a burning hatred in her heart.

He looks completely different from how he was in high school. She only agreed to date him because she knew his family was well-off.

However, after they went to university, they lost contact. It wasn't until their recent encounter that they reconnected and rekindled their old feelings.

He himself knew she had been wronged and vowed to teach Jian Yixue a lesson. She simply didn't mention Ye Mohan's situation, and she truly didn't know that Jian Yixue had become so important to Ye Mohan.

Suppressing her displeasure, Jian Jiaojiao spoke with a hint of coquettishness.

"Brother Heng, why would I lie to you? She's my half-sister, and our marriage was arranged by our elders. She's only been married for a short time. How could I know she was so good at seducing people and that she would gain that person's protection in such a short time?"

It's partly my fault, I shouldn't have let you stand up for me. It was all my fault.

After speaking, Jian Jiaojiao pretended to be sad and began to sob softly on the phone.

Lying in his hospital bed, Zhao Heng heard Jian Jiaojiao's faint sobbing coming from the other end of the phone.

Thinking back to the first time they met and were intimate not long ago, when she cried to him about the grievances she suffered because her half-sister had come back, a pang of heartache welled up in his heart.

"Okay, stop crying. I was just saying it in the heat of the moment, I didn't mean to blame you. I helped you voluntarily, so I don't blame you."

Upon hearing this, Jian Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with disdain. Sure enough, men are all animals that only think with their lower bodies.

But what came out of her mouth was a wronged and understanding look: "Heng-ge is the best to Jiaojiao. Where are you now? I'll come see you."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Heng frowned, glanced at his disheveled appearance, and refused, "No need. I just suffered a minor injury. I'll be fine after a couple of days of rest. I'll contact you when I'm better. I miss you very much too. Jiaojiao, you have to let me relax properly."

As he spoke, Zhao Heng still couldn't forget his scumbag nature.

Upon hearing this, Jian Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with disdain for Zhao Heng. However, knowing that he held leverage over her plan, she had no choice but to comply.

"Heng-ge is so mean. Well, you take good care of your injury then, and we'll see you when it's time."

On the other side, Zhao Heng wore a wicked smile, his eyes filled with a strange light. If he didn't really need to rest and recover, he wouldn't want to let Jian Jiaojiao go so easily.

"Okay, that's all for now, I have some things to take care of."

"Okay, then you should get some rest." Jian Jiaojiao said insincerely before hanging up the phone and tossing it aside.

What a joke! Does he really think he cares about him?

If she hadn't met Ye Mohan, she might have had some feelings for Zhao Heng, after all, the Zhao family now holds a fairly good position in the capital.

Unfortunately, she is now preoccupied with Ye Mohan, and even though she has been rejected, she refuses to let Jian Yixue have him.

What she can't have, Jian Yixue can't have either!

On the other side, Zhao Heng, lying in his hospital bed, was completely unaware of this; otherwise, he would definitely have torn apart Jian Jiaojiao's hypocritical facade.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Heng, lying on the bed, felt extremely uncomfortable, tormented by the desires aroused by Jian Jiaojiao.

"Damn, what a slut!"

Zhao Heng muttered a curse under his breath, then dragged his injured body to the restroom...

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Castle Villa

When Jian Yixue woke up late in the morning, there was no one beside her.

I rolled over, reached for my phone on the bedside table, saw the message on the screen, and unlocked the phone by scanning my face.

"Honey, I'm going to the company now. Remember to come downstairs for breakfast when you wake up. Aunt Lin is downstairs; just tell her if there's anything you want to eat."

Upon seeing Ye Mohan's self-reported whereabouts, Jian Yixue's lips curled up slightly, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"Okay, I understand. I just woke up, I'll go downstairs after I wash up. No matter how busy you are, you must eat on time."

After sending the message, Jian Yixue put her phone back on the bedside table. Just as she was about to get up to wash up, her phone unexpectedly vibrated. Jian Yixue was startled, sat up, picked up the phone she had just put down, and looked at it.