Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Let’s keep it a secret between us
The shadow formed by the brim of the hat covered his eyes. Xing Kui stared at the screen playing the surveillance video motionlessly, and a drop of crystal tears suddenly fell from his eye socket.
She quickly wiped it off. Her reaction was slight, but her hand almost covered her face. Without pausing, she let go and stood up straight, sincerely apologizing to the perpetrator: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was my responsibility. I lost this memory after the accident."
Zhou Jing looked at Xing Kui in surprise.
She apologized without hesitation, but the perpetrator acted as if he was right and refused to let her go: "Why are you pretending to be so arrogant? Amnesia? Do you think this is a movie? Bullying an honest person? I was blackmailed by you for no reason-"
"But," Xing Kui interrupted his shouting and spoke seriously to the furious perpetrator, fearfully but clearly, "You're not wronged, are you? The surveillance footage shows that you did run a red light."
"What do you mean? Try to blame me again! I'll just get points deducted for running a red light. If you hadn't been making a fuss with your mother, I wouldn't have hit you at all!" The perpetrator became furious, just as Xing's mother had guessed. His eyes were as big as a devil. He felt incompetent and afraid to face his mistakes, so he was furious.
Xing Kui timidly said: "But, if you don't run a red light, I won't get hit even if I make trouble with my mother."
"Fuck!" The perpetrator spat and raised his strong arms to hit her.
The moment the shadow fell on her face, Xing Kui's heart stopped beating. The baseball cap covering her scar fell to the ground with a snap. A tall figure came to protect her. Zhou Jing stopped the culprit, and the culprit's hand only lifted her hat off.
The ugly scar across his forehead was exposed.
"Fuck!" The noisy man was startled, then his eyes wandered and he hid back.
Zhou Jing let go of the culprit in confusion and turned his head. The long scar, which was red to black, passed through the lens and was reflected in his pupils.
He had seen Xing Kui's ID photo and knew what she looked like without this scar. The car accident had caused a hideous centipede to crawl onto her forehead.
"You..." Zhou Jing was stunned. Suddenly, thin female fingers grabbed his gray coat. There were scabbed wounds on the knuckles. Xing Kui stuck to his back, and a face pale with fear appeared near his shoulder.
She hid, pointing to the injury on her forehead. Even though she was shaking all over and her eyes were red as if she was about to cry, she still said, "See? This is the consequence of violating traffic rules. You asked me to come here to confront you instead of you coming to the hospital. Isn't it because you can't bear to see how badly you hit me?"
To put it bluntly, it's just cowardice.
"Do you think I can get out of my hospital bed and come to the traffic police brigade and everything will be fine? Do you think that will make you feel guilt-free? No, people should take responsibility for their mistakes. The surveillance footage clearly captured it. I am willing to take responsibility for my mistakes, and you must also admit yours. You can't get away with it."
A hint of surprise flashed across Zhou Jing's eyes, which rarely showed any emotion. Xing Kui, who was standing beside him, had eyes as red as rabbit pupils and a soft voice. Her voice was like a ringing string, trembling violently. She was obviously afraid, but she did not retreat. She defended herself firmly, which made him unexpectedly aggressive.
He misunderstood Xing Kui. Xing Kui had never deceived him and was completely innocent. After watching the surveillance video, Xing Kui expressed her willingness to take responsibility for her mistakes. However, in fact, the car accident was completely unprovoked for her. The people who should be held accountable are Xing's mother and the perpetrator.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing." The traffic policeman glanced at the perpetrator in annoyance. The latter had seen the injuries Xing Kui had suffered from his collision with his own eyes and was now timid. "I've also checked the surveillance footage. It's clear who is responsible for this matter..."
Half an hour later, Xing Kui emerged from the traffic police brigade with a liability determination. The paper stated that the driver who ran the red light was primarily responsible, while Xing Kui's mother, who caused her to fall into the roadway, was secondarily responsible. Xing Kui was not at fault and therefore did not bear any responsibility.
Compensation is divided into 6:4.
Zhou Jing stepped behind her and said, "The scar on your face is over ten centimeters long. It's enough to be considered a disability and claim compensation from the responsible party. We'll need to wait a few months for an appraisal."
"No, I don't want to have this scar for months, and I don't want to argue with that person anymore." Xing Kui folded the paper and put it into the bag of medicine. "I'm satisfied with receiving 60% of the medical expenses."
In fact, she should have received 100%, and the other 40% should be asked from her mother. Zhou Jing had handled countless difficult cases, but this was the first time he encountered such a thing: "Your mother..."
"My mother didn't lie." Xing Kui turned around and faced Zhou Jing, "I know what Lawyer Zhou wants to say. I'm sorry that I gave you the wrong information, but my mother didn't lie.
I know what it's like when my mom lies, she looks away and blinks, but she didn't do that this time, she wasn't lying."
Repeating a sentence three times is a sign of strong emotion.
"I've heard that people can tamper with their memories under certain circumstances. My mother must have been so frightened that she couldn't accept reality and altered her memories. She didn't lie to me. She told me what she believed to be the truth."
Stopping her from meeting the culprit was also due to the genuine fear of a conflict, as she could not defeat the other party. Xing Kui realized that there was a memory distortion hidden in Xing's mother that no one had noticed.
Zhou Jing was stunned for a moment. In the sunlight, Xing Kui's face was very pale and her eyes were red as if they were smeared with lipstick. A normal person would collapse on the spot after seeing the truth of the car accident. He could see that she was also on the verge of collapse, but she stood strong from beginning to end, which was admirable.
The ringing of the phone interrupted them. Xing Kui picked up the phone and forced a smile: "Hello, Mom."
Her mother?
"Eat? I haven't even reached the rented house yet."
"Yeah, there's a traffic jam."
"Lawyer Zhou has already determined the responsibility. He just sent me a message saying there was no accident. The person who ran the red light is fully responsible."
"I know, I know. I will take care of myself. I will prepare a good meal at noon!"
"Okay, bye~"
The intense pain caused Xing's mother to distort her memory. Arguing with a mother who has already forgotten her mistakes will not solve any problems. Swallowing the truth is the most gentle way to deal with it.
Xing Kui was a little angel. As she spoke, she fanned her eyes and tilted her head back from time to time to prevent the tears from rolling down. Zhou Jing watched, his heart slightly tightening. He took out a pack of handkerchiefs and handed one to her.
"Thank you." Xing Kui took the tissue and raised her pale face, cautiously saying, "Lawyer Zhou, can I discuss something with you?"
Zhou Jing gestured for her to speak.
"How did the car accident happen? Can you keep it to yourself? Let's keep it a secret between us and don't tell anyone else." She wanted to protect her mother.
Zhou Jing's eyelashes trembled: "Li Chengchuan won't say anything either?"
Xing Kui was puzzled: "Of course, why tell him, this is a matter between the two of us."
Zhou Jing was silent for a moment: "I won't hide it from you, brother."
"Then you learn how to do it." She subconsciously stepped forward and pleaded, "Lawyer Zhou, I'm your client, can you please learn how to do it..."
The faces that were close to him looked fragile and helpless. Zhou Jing was used to keeping a distance from people, but Xing Kui looked harmless, which made him let down his guard.
She approached and painlessly drove the thought of "hiding it from her brother" into Zhou Jing's mind. If he didn't agree to keep the secret for her, she would cry, right? Li Chengchuan didn't want to see his fiancée cry, did he?
"Okay, I promise."
"Make a pinky promise?"
"What are you pulling?"
Suddenly hearing Li Chengchuan's voice, Zhou Jing took a step back, reached into his pocket, and hid his little finger that was about to be raised.
Xing Kui looked at Li Chengchuan who was approaching: "After Lawyer Zhou agrees, please help me get compensation from the insurance company."
Zhou Jing: "..." She actually lied so casually. She was more dangerous than he judged.
In fact, Xing Kui also felt guilty, but her face was pale enough at the moment, so her guilt could not be seen. "Well, Li Chengchuan, the matter is almost over. Thank you for your help during this period. I won't bother you to take me home. There is a bus over there. I can just take it to the subway station."
She considered treating her fellow patient to a meal to express her gratitude, but since he was the CEO, she decided not to. She was afraid that he might misunderstand her as wanting to be Cinderella.
Li Chengchuan looked at Xing Kui and then at Zhou Jing. He didn't doubt that Xing Kui was lying, but he felt that a good brother shouldn't be so kind. Zhou Jing was gentle and gentlemanly, but he was definitely not easy to talk to.
Being stared at by Li Chengchuan, Zhou Jing nodded and said after Xing Kui walked towards the bus stop, "You pay the fee."
Li Chengchuan felt relieved when he heard about the money: "She was bullied in there? Her eyes are so red."
"It's all resolved." Zhou Jing promised to keep it a secret and changed the subject, "What's going on between you and her? It doesn't look like you've broken up, but you haven't reconciled either."
"This is a private matter between her and me."
"Okay, I'll leave first if I have nothing else to do." He and she also had private matters, and Zhou Jing had not hidden anything from Li Chengchuan. Fearing that the disguise was not good enough, he said goodbye politely.
In the Audi and the Bentley, Zhou Jing and Li Chengchuan each watched Xing Kui get on the bus, started their cars and left.
At the next bus stop, Xing Kui got off with the medicine.
I don’t want to go home. My house is rented, small and shabby. No one has lived here for half a month, so the room must be full of damp and moldy smell.
Her real home is not in Jingjiang City, but in Ganlin City, four hours away, in her mother's arms.
She leaned against the wall and walked forward aimlessly, not noticing that there was a very slow car behind her, quietly following her.
Someone called, and the number looked familiar. Wasn't it the scammer's number? Xing Kui answered: "Hello, it's you again."
In the car behind him, Zhou Jing closed his open mouth. He originally wanted to make an appointment with her to go to the insurance company and explain the number, but when he saw her walking forward alone with the help of the wall, he suddenly couldn't say anything.
"Hold on!" she yelled. "Mr. Liar, your goal is to get money anyway. I'll pay you to listen to me, okay? Um... one hundred dollars an hour?"
Zhou Jing shouldn't have agreed. He should have stated his identity, said what he wanted to say, and then hung up the phone.
With her slender fingers gripping the steering wheel, the scene of Xing Kui staring at the surveillance camera and crying lingered in his mind.
"You don't answer me, so you think I agree? Thank you."
Xing Kui walked forward, not caring whether there was a human or a ghost on the other end of the phone. She was holding on on the edge of the cliff called collapse, and urgently needed to vent.
"It's strange, I have two homes, but I'm not happy in either one.
The doctor told me to stay calm. I really want to go back to my mother, but I know that if I go back to my hometown, I will probably be so angry that my blood vessels will explode.
I don't understand, I really don't understand why my mother is forcing me to get married. She even said that I should get married even if I get divorced. What good is there in getting married?"
Xing Kui wiped away the tears that burst out while she was speaking, "I'm angry, I'm really angry with her. From now on, I will never call her mom again. From now on, I will only call her mom."
Zhou Jing couldn't help but chuckle. It turned out that she was angry.
"What are you laughing at! Who can give up the grace of giving birth to a child? I can't possibly deal with my mother, I can only deal with the pressure to get married."
Then why not marry Li Chengchuan?
"I'm so angry." Xing Kui hammered the wall, her hand aching, and she sighed pitifully. She really needed to find a man to partner with and get married to solve the pressure of marriage. There was a fried tofu stall in front of her, and Xing Kui limped over, holding on to the wall. "Boss, give me a large portion, with extra spicy sauce."
When Zhou Jing heard this, his brows tightened slightly. He swiped up to exit the call page and clicked on Xing Kui's WeChat.
Xing Kui was scanning the QR code to pay when a WeChat message popped up: Lawyer Zhou Jing: [Don't eat spicy food recently. Your injury shouldn't be affected by spicy food.]
How did he know she was buying spicy food? Xing Kui was so scared that she looked left and right, and then she thought she was being suspicious, so she tilted her head and said, "Boss, no more spicy food. I forgot I can't eat it. Forget it, boss, I don't want it. I should eat less fried food. I'm sorry, sorry."
Xing Kui looked down at the message and felt that Lawyer Zhou was a pretty good person. He even specifically reminded her to avoid certain foods.
When the perpetrator waved his hand to hit her, Lawyer Zhou also fiercely protected her. He was very professional and good-looking, and seemed like a very suitable contract marriage partner. "Do you think I should ask Lawyer Zhou if he has a girlfriend?"
Zhou Jing: “?”
"But I still like someone else more." Xing Kui thought of Jiang Yuming. "Fifteen minutes, Mr. Liar, thank you for listening to me vent. It's one hundred yuan an hour, I'll transfer twenty-five to you, please check it."
After the call ended, Zhou Jing sat in the car, staring at the phone screen, feeling something was wrong. Xing Kui didn't know it was him behind the number, so how could she transfer the money?
Good, she was lying to him.
Zhou Jing supported his head with one hand, and after a while, he curled the corners of his mouth, opened Xing Kui's WeChat, and changed the note: Debtor, owes twenty-five.
After hanging up the phone, Xing Kui pressed and held Zhou Jing's number and also added a mark to him: easy to cheat, you have cheated twenty-five times.
The vehicle did not leave until Xing Kui entered the subway station. Xing Kui, who was sitting on the subway bench, slapped his face and planned to ask Jiang Yuming whether he was really impotent or just pretending.
As long as he is truly impotent, he is the perfect contract marriage partner!
She quickly edited a paragraph and pinched her fingers. The words of urging marriage from relatives over the years drilled into her mind like a spell. She bravely stretched out her fingertips and clicked send.
The other party seemed to be out of the operating room and sent a reply after a while.
【Want to know the answer? 】
【Then listen to me.】
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