Qin Zhao kept a cold, icy expression on his face; he clearly disliked Zhou Ji.
Especially now, he didn't give her a pleasant look.
Qin Zhao's gaze swept across Jiang Yue's face, his eyes moving downwards inch by inch. Her moist, flushed lips were clearly unusual.
Her soft, white skin also had a hint of ambiguous blush.
She looked incredibly tender and delicious; she must have been eaten by wolves and tigers just now.
Qin Zhao was furious. He never expected that Zhou Ji would dare to act so recklessly right under his nose.
Qin Zhao stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Yue's wrist, and pulled her back. "Zhou Ji, please go back."
Zhou Ji remained calm and showed no sign of guilt. He glanced at the silent Jiang Yue, her rosy cheeks, and the gloom in his heart quietly dissipated.
"If Minister Qin has any objections, he can come at me, Zhou, instead of hurting her wrist."
This statement is perfectly flawless.
Zhou Ji's shamelessness made Qin Zhao grit his teeth.
Before Qin Zhao could speak, Zhou Ji continued in a calm tone, "She's always been afraid of pain. Pulling her back so forcefully like this will only hurt her."
The words, though seemingly plain, carried a hint of moral condemnation.
Qin Zhao laughed in anger, wondering who Zhou Ji was trying to convince with his high-sounding but empty words.
He had investigated; his sister's marriage to Zhou Ji was somewhat of a coincidence, and it could be assumed that his sister liked him a little more.
Qin Zhao was curious at the time: what did his sister like about Zhou Ji?
Zhou Ji is a hypocrite; he's clearly no good either. His temper and personality are far from gentle and kind. If you cut him open, you'd find his heart is black.
This kind of person is surprisingly popular with girls.
Looking back now, I realize that his easily appeased younger sister must have been deceived by Zhou Ji's usual facade of gentleness.
Only by listening to his sweet words can one fall deeply in love and become unable to extricate oneself.
Qin Zhao was too lazy to waste words with him, so he called over the steward and said, "Show the guest out."
Zhou Ji looked at Jiang Yue, who was pretending to be deaf and dumb behind Qin Zhao, as if she hadn't seen or heard anything. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Then I won't bother you any longer. See you another day."
Zhou Ji was ultimately mindful of Qin Zhao's status as Jiang Yue's brother; otherwise, he would never have been so polite tonight, nor would he have remained so good-natured and silent after being mocked by Qin Zhao several times.
He's not someone you can mess with.
They used to be at odds with Qin Zhao, and each time they clashed in secret, neither of them would back down first.
They always hit the nail on the head with every single sentence.
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Jiang Yue received many gifts at the welcome banquet.
Her father and mother each gave her a house, while Qin Zhao bought her a car.
Jiang Yue didn't recognize the car logo, but she remembered that the car had a name she didn't like: Phaeton.
She thought it sounded awful and wasn't elegant enough.
The car was parked in the underground garage and no one touched it. When Jiang Yue got the car keys, she seriously considered whether she could list it on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app) to sell it.
Because she didn't know the price, she cautiously refrained from posting pictures.
She didn't want to do business at a loss.
After the banquet, Jiang Yue still did not move back to the Qin family. She would go back to stay for two days every week. She was like a stray kitten cautiously testing people to feed her, always raising her sharp claws. If things didn't look right, she would scratch people and run away.
The Qin family probably had some genuine feelings for her.
Knowing her dietary preferences, he would buy her all sorts of small gifts from time to time, and never asked her about her relationship with Zhou Ji.
Several times, when Jiang Yue was dozing off on the sofa, someone carried her back to her room. When she woke up in the morning, her face was clean, as someone had helped her remove her makeup and wash her face. She felt clean and comfortable in bed.
Jiang Yue had a mental scoreboard: buying her snacks would earn her one point, but not asking about her past that she didn't want to talk about would earn her ten points.
She was never allowed to see Qin Qin at the Qin family home from beginning to end, so 20 points can be added.
As they kept adding, the scores for their biological father, biological mother, and older brother were almost passing.
Although Jiang Yue did not see Qin Qin at the Qin family home, she ran into Jiang Zhi several times. As they were both children of the Qin family, he was naturally also brought back.
Jiang Zhi and the Qin family were also estranged.
She's only home on the two days each week when she's around.
He was busy with schoolwork, and on top of that, he also had to mentor his junior colleagues in the lab.
Being able to squeeze out two days a week to come back is already a lot of effort to make time for myself.
Jiang Zhi didn't care about the Qin family or their status. He came back with them because he was afraid his sister would be bullied in this cutthroat world.
but.
His worst fears did not come true.
Jiang Zhi was practically invisible, so Jiang Yue didn't pay him much attention.
The money in her own salary card is getting more and more, not only because Zhou Ji transfers child support to her on time every month, but also because Jiang Zhi occasionally sends her money when he's feeling crazy.
The amount of each sum of money was neither too large nor too small.
Sometimes when he has a lot of bonuses, he'll transfer more.
This also resulted in Jiang Yue's card having seemingly endless amounts of money.
In other people's eyes, Jiang Yue is now riding high, having transformed into the young lady of the Qin family, loved by her parents, supported by her older brother, and even her younger brother is very sensible and especially favors her.
Fate seemed to have been kind to her.
At the television station, no one dared to gossip in front of her anymore.
After much anticipation, she finally got a divorce. Without her wealthy and powerful husband's background, it's time for her to suffer.
Man proposes, God disposes; who would have thought that some people were not born to suffer.
Qin Qin only found out later that the biological daughter her father and mother had found was actually Jiang Yue. When she learned about this, she gradually noticed that her grandmother was no longer answering her calls.
In just a few weeks, Qin Qin had already had enough of living a life that felt like living in a slum.
The cramped old neighborhood, the dilapidated little houses with little sunlight even on the balconies, were dark and damp, and cockroaches would often appear in the bathroom, making her feel dizzy.
Her birth mother treated her very well, but what good did that do?
Unable to provide her with sufficient material conditions, even basic survival became a problem. Creditors also frequently banged on the door of this dilapidated little house in the middle of the night, violently demanding repayment.
Qin Qin was terrified and harbored deep resentment towards her mother. If she had the guts to switch her back then, why didn't she just kill Jiang Yue? That way, she wouldn't have been found and brought back now.
Sun Chengfeng looked at her cold and aloof daughter, wanting to comfort her but not knowing how.
I was afraid that if I spoke up, I would upset her even more.
"Qinqin, are you hungry? Mom will make you dinner."
When facing Qin Qin, Sun Chengfeng subconsciously tried to please her; in her heart, her daughter was still a noble young lady.
Qin Qin said coldly, "I'm not hungry."
The girl's disgust was undisguised, and she said impatiently, "You don't need to worry about me."
Sun Chengfeng was at a loss. She now deeply regretted her soft heart back then. She could have killed such a tiny child quietly without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, she did have some leverage over Jiang Yue.
"Qinqin, don't worry, Mom promises to let you go back to the life you used to live."
Qin Qin's eyelashes fluttered, her expression softened slightly, and her thoughts raced. She believed it but not entirely, casually probing, "What's the point of you lying to me like this?"
Seeing that her daughter's expression had relaxed a bit, Sun Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her finger and swore, "Mom would never lie to you, just wait and see. Tomorrow morning, Jiang Yue will be completely ruined."
She used those photos to threaten Jiang Yue back then.
Later, Zhou Ji sent people to destroy the original and the backup.
But they didn't know that she still had the developed photos on hand, as well as evidence that Jiang Yue had worked as a bartender when she was in high school.
That evening, Sun Chengfeng anonymously submitted all the "evidence" she had to online media outlets and demanded a portion of the payment.
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