Helian Zhen discovered the next day that Ishigami Bai's relentless attacks had stopped.
She thought what she did worked, and she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling happy and proud. However, this pride did not last.
The temporary danger was lifted, but it would not last long. Ishigami Bai had the things in his hands that he could take out at any time and push her back to the bottom of the valley at any time.
Helian Zhen almost gritted his teeth when he saw the few warnings sent by Shi Shangbai in his mailbox, but he didn't dare to do anything else, nor did he dare to cause trouble for Zhu Jin.
She couldn't lose her only identity as queen now, which was the only thing she had left after trying her best.
She didn't dare to gamble on this one thing.
Helian Zhen was very cautious and kept her tail between her legs. Regardless of everyone's evaluation and impression of her, she followed the plan and married Chi Li of the Chi family as quickly as possible. For a married, pregnant and childbearing woman, no matter who she is or what her status is, no matter what she has done in the past, she will always be naturally favored.
Helian Zhen had a good plan. She showed her affection with Chi Li in public and took good care of her body to prepare for pregnancy. She didn't know from beginning to end that Shanglu helped her think of a way and intervened in her affairs. It was also because Shanglu found Shi Shangbai that Shi Shangbai stopped the plan.
That day, after Helian Zhen came to find Shang Lu, Shang Lu hesitated for a long time, and finally went to find someone, but he did not look for Zhu Jin, but directly looked for Shi Shangbai.
What he brought with him was still a letter, a seemingly endless string of letters, which he had received more than a year ago.
Ishigami Bai and 'Shanglu' agreed to meet in a coffee shop. Ishigami Bai was arranging the next two days' affairs with Fuling when he suddenly received a call from 'Shanglu' saying that he needed to meet him for an important matter.
Fuling watched Shi Shangbai answer the phone and felt sorry for herself in her heart.
Ever since she met Ishigami Kashiwa and demonstrated her abilities, she began a life of unlimited oppression of labor. However, every time Ishigami Kashiwa used the benefits she gave and the reasons she used, she could not refuse. Fuling has lamented countless times that Ishigami Kashiwa's ability to use people is outrageous.
After Shi Shangbai answered the phone, he saw Fuling looking at him strangely again. He said, "I'm going to meet someone first."
"Who are you meeting?" Fuling asked casually, not surprised.
“…alone.” Ishigami Kashiwa paused and said three words, then turned and left.
"..." Fuling looked at his back and stood up suddenly. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, is he going to meet a woman?
Fuling's eyes lit up as she thought about it and she licked her lips, "I also need to take a break and drink some coffee to adjust myself." After that, she picked up her hat and sunglasses and chased after Ishigami Bai.
Ishigami Bo never thought that Fuling would follow him, so Fuling followed him openly. When she saw that Ishigami Bo was meeting a man, she became less interested. However, she knew "Shanglu", so she was still curious and decided to listen first.
On this side, Shang Lu didn't notice anyone eavesdropping. After seeing Ishigami Bo briefly introduce himself, he explained directly, "I'm here for Helian Zhen's matter."
"Well, I guessed it. Are you here to stop it?" Ishigami Kashiwa nodded, not surprised.
"Yes, I hesitated for a long time but finally came." Shanglu nodded. Fuling, who was sitting next to them and eavesdropping, curled her lips, thinking it was boring and decided to pack up the coffee to take away.
"I hope you can come up with something that can convince me... No, I should say something that can threaten me. Helian Zhen is very experienced in this area, and you should be familiar with it as well." Ishigami Bai was leisurely.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you..." Shanglu looked embarrassed, and changed the subject. His words successfully stopped Fuling, who was about to leave the seat, and said, "I don't have any reason or things that can convince you, nor do I have anything that can threaten you. What I have... is something that can threaten Chonglou."
"Zhonglou's?" Shi Shangbai's expression became strange uncontrollably.
"Well, I received an email inexplicably more than a year ago. I don't know why it was sent to me. At that time, I didn't pay much attention to it because I had other things to do. Today, Helian Zhen came to see me, and I suddenly remembered this email." Shang Lu explained.
"Why don't you go to him or me for something that can threaten Chonglou?" Shi Shangbai couldn't deny his explanation and just asked.
"Because you care about... Zhu Jin." Shang Lu suddenly looked up, "You care about Zhu Jin, and Zhu Jin cares about Chong Lou, so it means you care about Chong Lou. No, it should be said that you must care about Chong Lou."
The veins on Ishigami Kashiwa's hand, which was holding the coffee cup, were bulging. Shanglu's gaze shifted from Ishigami Kashiwa's face to his hand.
"I know that what I did today was despicable, but I can't bear to watch Helian Zhen go to jail, just like you can't bear to watch Zhu Jin get heartbroken and anxious because of Chong Lou." Shang Lu didn't look into Shi Shangbai's eyes, but kept looking at Shi Shangbai's hand. "I don't understand the emotional journey between Zhu Jin and Chong Lou, but I can see how deep their feelings are."
"That's a feeling where you can be reckless and risk your life for each other, just like how I felt about Helian Zhen. For Zhu Jin now, Chonglou has to be fine. Only when he is fine, Zhu Jin can slowly forget Chonglou and start a new life as you expected. Don't you agree?"
"I have a new respect for you." Ishigami Bai's hand gradually loosened the coffee cup, and the suffocation that almost suffocated Shanglu slowly dissipated. Ishigami Bai's eyes showed indifference again, "But, why are you so sure? According to what you said, according to the thinking of normal people, you should be ruthless to your love rival, and you should be grateful for the things you brought to your door."
"You take a look at the things first." Shanglu did not argue with Shi Shangbai, "You destroyed Helian Zhen, and I will destroy Chonglou."
This deal is not a loss.
Shanglu was a little nervous at first, but after talking to Ishigami Kashiwa for a few words, he suddenly calmed down. Because he had a hunch that his trip would not be fruitless, Shanglu pulled out his phone, set it up, and turned the screen to Ishigami Kashiwa.
He himself didn't watch it. To be honest, he never finished watching the video. As an ordinary person, he couldn't continue watching it.
Shi Shangbai watched in silence, his expression uncertain, and stopped watching halfway through. Shanglu turned on his phone, remained silent, and waited for Shi Shangbai to speak.
They faced each other in silence, which made Fuling feel miserable. Fuling had a weird look on her face and wanted to leave, but in the end she didn't.
"You and Helian Zhen are really a perfect match. Your collection is so rich that it is unexpected and amazing." After a while, Shi Shangbai spoke, and after sighing in a relaxed tone, he changed the subject, "Besides you, who else has this thing? Does Helian Zhen have it?"
"No, I am the only one who has it. If you accept my proposal, I will give it to you and I will not leave anything behind." Shanglu shook his head, "Please think about it."
Neither Zhu Jin nor Chong Lou could have imagined that Qu Mai finally sent the videos of Chong Lou's human organ transplants to Shang Lu. In the end, Shang Lu used them to threaten Shi Shangbai in exchange for He Lian Zhen's safety.
Shi Shangbai looked at Shanglu who looked calm, and he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.
It was something that had already been decided, but something so frustrating came up halfway, and he couldn't just ignore it.
In an era when human organ transplantation is banned throughout the galaxy, if the things in Shanglu's hands were to be leaked, Chonglou's situation could be imagined.
For a man who is so proud of him, no matter he spends the next life in prison or hiding in a place where there is no place for him in the world, no matter where he goes in the future or how high his position is, it will be a ruined life for him.
Just like before, a light email was deadly enough.
Shanglu came with such confidence because what he held in his hand was heavy enough.
It was none of his business at all, and he could have just ignored it, but because of the person in his heart, he had to care about it.
Ishigami Kashiwa's extremely complicated smile flashed across his face, and he looked up at Shanglu, "Send the thing to me. I hope you can do what you said. This thing... will only work once, or rather, I can only endure it this time."
This means accepting the threat of 'Shanglu'.
Shanglu responded with surprise. Fuling, who was sitting with her back to Shi Shangbai, suddenly felt uncomfortable. She didn't look back, but suddenly felt sorry for Shi Shangbai.
For Zhu Jin, he accepted the ridiculous threat to Chonglou, just because Zhu Jin cared about Chonglou.
Shi Shangbai is very different from Chonglou. Outsiders like them think he is good, but they always feel that he lacks something compared to Chonglou. Therefore, although everyone knows Shi Shangbai's feelings for Zhu Jin, no one has said much about Shi Shangbai in front of Zhu Jin, nor has anyone advised Zhu Jin.
Fuling suddenly wanted to laugh, laugh at herself. She thought she saw things clearly, she thought she did things very well, but it was not until today that she realized that she actually saw nothing clearly, knew nothing, and was just making so-called mature judgments out of self-righteousness.
It's all just self-righteousness.
After Shanglu left, Shi Shangbai sat in his seat for a long time, and Fuling sat with her back to him for a long time.
She heaved a sigh of relief when Ishigami Kashiwa left the coffee shop, but she didn't go back. After a while, Ishigami Kashiwa, who didn't see her when he returned, contacted her and said he had stopped the plan.
Fuling didn't ask any more questions, just agreed.
A few days later, she met Zhu Jin again and tried to probe him, only to find out that Zhu Jin had no idea that Shang Lu was looking for Shi Shangbai.
The situation is the same as before. Zhu Jin does not need to face these bad things. He just needs to concentrate on studying, teaching and treating illnesses.
Fuling vaguely remembered that Shi Shangbai seemed to have said before that he should handle what he could, and since Zhu Jin liked and was good at medicine, she should just concentrate on practicing medicine.
Although Zhu Jin seldom mentioned her and Chonglou to others, Fuling was one of the few people who often accompanied her. When Zhu Jin asked about it, Zhu Jin also mentioned some of it, so Fuling knew the reason why Zhu Jin and Chonglou broke up.
Looking at Zhu Jin who was concentrating on preparing lessons, he slowly returned to his former self, with a rosy face and a calm expression. After such a long time, Fuling suddenly thought that maybe, it would be nice for Zhu Jin and Ishigami Bo to be together.
At least, Ishigami Kashiwa can give her stability.
Zhu Jin didn't know what Fuling was thinking, and continued to talk to her in a disjointed manner as usual, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you would bring someone to see me? Why didn't you bring someone? Zi Su and Basil are getting married soon, so shouldn't you hurry up too?"
"Stop talking. That guy has a scary mother. I've decided to give up on him." Fuling waved her fist. "I decided to see if there's a 'hidden gem' at Shiso and Basil's wedding. If she's a bridesmaid, her makeup should be good."
"Then you should read it carefully." Zhu Jin raised his head and couldn't help patting Fuling's hand. "Don't use words carelessly in the future. This is not how you use pearls from the ocean."
“I know, I know…” Fuling’s tone was full of impatience, but the atmosphere remained harmonious.
She had never thought before that there would be a day when she would get along with someone like this.
Fuling remembered that Zisu also said that she never thought that she would see such a day.