Xia Wan looked puzzled.
Duan Shuangshuang placed her hands on the dining table, leaned her full head close to Xia Wan, and whispered a request.
“I don’t dare to do business directly with Cui Ziqi, so I want to ask you to help me make a deal with Cui Ziqi. He will help me kill Zheng Minghuai, and I will give him one million.”
The sharp, melodious tunes characteristic of Japan filled the entire Japanese restaurant.
Xia Wan's face turned cold, feeling that Duan Shuangshuang's words were even more jarring than the music!
“Miss Duan, please watch your words. Our Ziqi is a law-abiding citizen. If you break the law, don’t drag him down with you.”
Duan Shuangshuang was stunned.
Cui Ziqi...a law-abiding citizen?
Was Xia Wan threatened, or did Cui Ziqi bewitch her?
She grew up listening to the cruel acts of the Cui family's little devil.
At ten, he smashed a classmate's head; at eleven, he made the news for abusing a cat; at twelve, he beat two adults into intensive care with his bare hands; at thirteen, he killed someone with a gun...
Nowadays, Cui Ziqi has murky ties with people in the gray area and has countless lives on his hands!
She understands that there are plenty of spoiled brats who don't follow the rules in wealthy and powerful families, but few are as high-profile as Cui Ziqi.
The head of the Cui family really spoils him too much.
Duan Shuangshuang looked at the gauze wrapped around Xia Wan's hand, sighed, and spoke earnestly.
“Wanwan, I’m happy that you left Zheng Minghuai. Although I don’t know why you chose that devil Cui Ziqi, it’s your choice, so I can’t advise you. You can find out what kind of person Cui Ziqi is just by asking around. Living with a knife to your throat is like living with a knife to your throat. If you can accept that and are willing to jump from one fire pit to another, then I have nothing to say.”
A smile played on Xia Wan's lips, a smile that ran along the fine lines of her face to her eyes, carrying a hint of sarcasm.
“Cui Ziqi is right beside me. Do I need to ask around to understand him? I know him better than anyone. Miss Duan, please don’t judge him with your petty mind.”
Duan Shuangshuang could barely keep her smile going.
She needed Xia Wan's help, so she suppressed her temper.
"Wanwan, I won't try to persuade you, just like I didn't try to persuade you when you were sucking up to Zheng Minghuai. Life is a long road, and you will only realize where you went wrong after you keep hitting a wall. I just want to ask you to help me connect with Cui Ziqi and ask him to help me do some business. Considering that I have helped you out of a few situations before, can you help me?"
She suppressed her displeasure and tried her best to speak to Xia Wan in a calm voice.
The glass windows of the Japanese restaurant were suddenly attacked by large raindrops. The rain pounded against the glass, splashing up water droplets, which then slid down the mirror surface, leaving cracks.
The first rain after the Indian summer arrived suddenly and heavily.
The pattering of rain against the glass, mixed with the hushed tones of the Japanese restaurant, created a series of irritating noises.
Xia Wan stared coldly at Duan Shuangshuang, who sat opposite her with a gentle expression and a lecturing demeanor.
"We're not that close."
"What?" Duan Shuangshuang asked, puzzled.
The waiter brought over the special sushi that Duan Shuangshuang had ordered in advance.
After the waiter left, Xia Wan pushed the fishy-smelling sushi in front of her towards Duan Shuangshuang.
“You have a grudge against Zheng Minghuai, and it’s not a grudge that just started out, otherwise you wouldn’t have hired someone to kill him.”
Xia Wan was very certain. Duan Shuangshuang's expression changed, but she did not interrupt Xia Wan.
"Zheng Minghuai and Xia Zhizhi just announced their engagement, and you want to have him killed? Is it heartbreak? You and Zheng Minghuai had a relationship, which is why you can't stand seeing him with other women."
A sinister glint flashed in Duan Shuangshuang's eyes, which she quickly concealed, and she smiled as she looked at Xia Wan.
"Wanwan, what you're saying disgusts me. How could I possibly be hurt by Zheng Minghuai's heartbreak? If I really couldn't stand him being with other women, I would have taken action against you when you were pursuing Zheng Minghuai."
"How can they be the same?" Xia Wan leaned back in her chair, looking casually at Duan Shuangshuang, who had a puzzled look in her eyes.
"How are they different?"
“When I was pursuing Zheng Minghuai, he looked down on me. As Zheng Minghuai’s friend, you have a deep understanding of this. In terms of relationships, I pose almost no threat to you. If you occasionally lend a helping hand, I might be moved to tears of gratitude, and your superior self-esteem can be satisfied. But Xia Zhizhi is different.”
Duan Shuangshuang's expression finally changed, and Xia Wan did not miss the fleeting jealousy in her eyes.
“Zheng Minghuai changes women like he changes clothes. Every one of them is beautiful, but none of them can catch his eye. But ever since Xia Zhizhi came, his eyes have been almost always on her. You sensed the crisis, so you came to my rescue. When you saw that I couldn’t divert Zheng Minghuai’s attention, you panicked completely. You occasionally tried to trip up Xia Zhizhi, but Zheng Minghuai taught you a lesson. Now that they’re engaged, you know that everything is beyond repair, so you want to destroy everything.”
Xia Wan's voice was as gentle as flowing spring water, soft and calm.
Duan Shuangshuang's face became increasingly distorted by her words, and even her eyes turned red.
She slammed her hand on the table and glared at Xia Wan.
“Zheng Minghuai wronged me first, and I just want to get revenge for myself, is that not allowed? Over the years, I've been the only one who stood up for you when Zheng Minghuai bullied you. We're friends, you have to stand by my side and help me get revenge!”
"Hehe." Xia Wan's playful, sarcastic voice reached Duan Shuangshuang's ears.
She looked up at Xia Wan, her gloomy expression mixed with a hint of confusion.
Xia Wan propped her face up with her bandaged hand and smiled at Duan Shuangshuang.
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