"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liu Yinyin stared at the man in front of her in disbelief.
This is her husband, the lover she painstakingly fished out of the fence!
His coming out should have been a happy occasion for everyone, but what is Xia Lei doing now?
Questioning her?
Suspicion of her?
Do they think Liu Yinyin will leave him for another man?
Is Liu Yinyin that kind of person?
"I told you before!" Liu Yinyin was very angry. "Brother Lei, you have no idea how chaotic things are outside lately. Those crazy educated youths are hurting people everywhere. I'm having a hard time taking care of Xixi in Beijing. It was Mr. Guo who helped me find a house and live in a safe place. If it weren't for Mr. Guo, Xixi and I would have been bullied to death long ago!"
Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo.
Every time Liu Yinyin mentioned "Mr. Guo," Xia Lei's face grew increasingly grim, like a ferocious beast on the verge of exploding, as if he were about to tear apart the "Mr. Guo" Liu Yinyin spoke of at any moment.
Xia Lei didn't say a word, but held Liu Yinyin's arm tightly. "Come back with me, Yinyin. With me here, no one can bully you."
"I'm not going," Liu Yinyin refused again. "I'm going to find Xixi."
"Yin Yin!"
Xia Lei looked at her, his words squeezed out through clenched teeth.
At this moment, Guo Zhen came out, reached out and grabbed Xia Lei's arm, "Lei Zi, your family is still waiting for you."
Compared to Xia Lei, who was shivering slightly from the cold after coming out of the fence, Guo Zhen was wearing a thick cashmere coat and a scarf around his neck. He looked at Xia Lei with a cold and sharp gaze, and the pressure in his hand increased.
Xia Lei glared at him coldly, then his gaze fell on Liu Yinyin again, his eyes conveying only the message that he wouldn't let her leave.
Liu Yinyin felt that Xia Lei was being unreasonable.
Their child is not with the Xia family. The three-year-old child is alone outside, and Liu Yinyin would never abandon the child to live here with Xia Lei.
Liu Yinyin pulled her hand away from Xia Lei's. "Brother Lei, you should go back to your place first. I'll take you back to where I am now tomorrow after you've settled in."
After saying that, Liu Yinyin resolutely got into Guo Zhen's car.
"Liu Yinyin!"
Xia Lei was so angry that he was trembling all over.
Guo Zhen grabbed his arm, restraining him.
"Lei Zi, have you forgotten something?" Guo Zhen asked Xia Lei calmly, turning his head to look at him.
“I remember you’ve already divorced Liu Yinyin.”
Xia Lei's pupils contracted. "Mr. Guo, taking advantage of a vulnerable moment, isn't that a bit unethical of you?"
Guo Zhen smiled and patted his chest. "If I were a tunnel, could I get you out of there?"
Xia Lei remained silent.
“From today onwards, all the favors we owe each other are wiped clean. Lei Zi, don’t do any more stupid things that violate the rules, or no one will be able to bail you out next time.”
After saying that, Guo Zhen straightened his clothes, turned around, got into the car, and left with Xia Lei's wife... no, ex-wife.
Watching helplessly as his lover was taken away, Xia Lei clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, filled with intense hatred.
Guo Zhen, that bastard! He knew this guy was up to no good!
Xia Lei had no choice but to divorce Liu Yinyin in order to avoid implicating her in the matter of buying and selling cultural relics, but he never expected that Guo Zhen would take advantage of the situation!
It now seems that Guo Zhen has designs on Yin Yin. Someone as naive as her will definitely be deceived by Guo Zhen.
Damn it!
Xia Lei had wanted Guo Zhen to rescue him as much as he had wanted to kill Guo Zhen.
...
“The car with the Beijing license plate, and the man standing with them was dressed in fine clothes. He must be the one who got Xia Lei out.” Jiang Ci’s voice was calm as she quickly recounted what had happened when she returned from the Great Hall of the People. “Just who is this person that Xia Lei and Liu Yinyin know? How could he get Xia Lei out so quickly?”
She originally thought that no matter how powerful the people behind Xia Lei were, he would have to stay inside for three to five years, but she didn't expect that... only two months had passed and Xia Lei had already come out.
The speed was faster than she had imagined.
Zhou Mingli noted down the car's license plate. "I'll go back and ask whose car it is."
Seeing that Jiang Ci's expression was not good, Zhou Mingli moved closer to her and gently lifted her face towards him. "Are you scared?"
Meeting his gaze, Jiang Ci gently removed Zhou Mingli's hand, saying, "Don't be silly, the word 'fear' doesn't exist in my dictionary."
"Are you afraid of that man?"
Jiang Ci remained silent for a moment.
Zhou Mingli's gaze followed her closely, and he remained quiet, patiently awaiting Jiang Ci's reply.
After a long pause, Jiang Ci relented, expressionlessly covering Zhou Mingli's piercing eyes, "I'm wary of him."
"That man was very perceptive. I simply slowed down my bicycle to make it easier to observe him, and he noticed my gaze quite quickly. If I hadn't reacted quickly, he might have seen me clearly."
Zhou Mingli grabbed her hand. Winters in Beijing are cold, and even though Jiang Ci had been lying in bed for so long, her hands were still cold.
He held Jiang Ci's hand, warming it for her, and slowly followed up on her words, "That man is helping Liu Yinyin deal with us. If Liu Yinyin tells him what you look like, given his keen sense, he might suspect that you are the person Liu Yinyin wants to take revenge on because you look familiar."
Jiang Ci took a deep breath and then sighed, "Yes, that's right. Xia Lei is out too. Once they find out that we're not in the Shanding Brigade, but right under their noses, judging from how quickly that person managed to get Xia Lei out in less than three months, he must have a lot of power. We'll be in trouble then."
The disparity in status between the enemy and ourselves is too great.
If Jiang Ci were still the Jiang Ci before she transmigrated into the book, she certainly wouldn't have anything to fear. She could have easily crushed Xia Lei in prison long ago, and it wouldn't be impossible for her to kill him quietly.
But Jiang Ci has only just received an offer to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If someone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has connections with the big shot above Xia Lei, he could easily crush her with a single word.
Zhou Mingli also understood how difficult it would be to break the deadlock at this point.
But it just so happens to be this era.
The path to advancement requires taking it one step at a time. Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, it depends on your work ability and working hours.
Thinking of this, Zhou Mingli looked at Jiang Ci, pulled her into his arms, and said, "This Sunday I will go to Chef Mo's house to become his apprentice. Chef Mo is preparing to take me as his disciple."
Jiang Ci: "This is a good thing, but Chef Mo probably won't be able to protect us."
“He’s been in charge of the state banquets for two years now,” Zhou Mingli whispered in her ear. “If nothing unexpected happens, he’ll be in charge of this year’s state banquet as well.”
"An'an," he called Jiang Ci's nickname, "This is an opportunity."
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