Jiang Zhixing's fall from the building was very strange, and He Xiao, as Jiang Zhixing's mortal enemy, should have been able to mock him without any burden.
Upon hearing the time and place of Jiang Zhixing's fall, He Xiao's words were stuck in his throat, like a fishbone stuck in his throat.
"Is the information reliable?" After a long silence, He Xiao asked, his throat feeling slightly dry for some reason.
Surely there can't be such a coincidence in this world?
How could Jiang Zhixing have fallen from the same building where Qi Yu was kidnapped? Did those people not even spare Jiang Zhixing?
I visited Qi Yu the day before yesterday, and he didn't mention this at all...
This must be a coincidence, and has nothing to do with them.
He Xiao tried to calm his uneasy heart, but the sound of Su Xiangxin sobbing softly and Ms. Shen comforting her made him completely unable to remain calm.
Yesterday's visit to Qi Yu in the hospital seemed vivid in his mind. Some details that he had overlooked before gradually became clear at this moment. Qi Yu's evasive and hesitant expression emerged. He didn't think much of it at the time, but now that he thought about it, he was sure that something else had happened back then.
He felt he had to figure it out.
He Xiao slowly clenched his fist on his lap, unaware of the gaze that Shen Linyue was casting at him from the side.
The moment the bell rang, ignoring the teacher who was going overtime on the podium, He Xiao slipped out through the back door with a calm expression.
Shen Linyue, who was sitting next to him, was the first to notice, but before she could say anything, the boy's figure disappeared outside the door. She looked up and met the teacher's gaze, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh no, I'll have to clean up He Xiao's mess after class...
What's wrong with this child?
Shen Linyue thought dejectedly.
...
He Xiao grabbed Gu Yi'an at the back door of Class 2 classroom.
Gu Yi'an had only exchanged a few words with his deskmate when his collar was grabbed. Just as he was about to retaliate, he looked up and met He Xiao's cold, deep eyes.
He choked up, surprised, then smiled.
"Boss, what brings you here? Did you need something?"
He Xiao pursed his thin lips and nodded, his gaze casually sweeping over the back row of Class Two before finally settling on Gu Yi'an.
"Are you free now? I need your help with something," He Xiao said in a deep voice.
Gu Yi'an's eyes widened. "Boss, why are you being so polite today? Is something wrong?"
He Xiao: "..."
The boy's gloomy mood eased a little from those words. He scoffed and, instead of blocking the back doorway, led the person to a less crowded corner.
Gu Yi'an had been thinking about the important things that had happened around his boss recently, but he couldn't figure out what had made his boss so gloomy.
Just as I was pondering this, He Xiao's voice came.
"Are you aware that Jiang Zhixing is hospitalized?"
The moment he heard the name, Gu Yi'an's mind went completely blank.
Um? !
The boss cares about the life or death of someone surnamed Jiang?!
When did you become so kind-hearted...?
Gu Yi'an couldn't help but wipe his face, trying to clear his head, but when he opened his eyes he met his boss's questioning gaze.
Gu Yi'an was completely speechless.
"Ah, no, boss, why are you suddenly concerned about Jiang Zhixing? Did something happen?" Gu Yi'an asked, somewhat uneasy.
If the two reconcile, can the boss ignore the bad things he said about the other person in front of him before?
He Xiao frowned, not answering the question, but continuing to ask, "Do you know the whole story of his fall from the building in the desolate western suburbs of the city?"
Gu Yi'an's surprise turned to confusion, but he still explained.
"You didn't know about this?" He paused. "The Jiang family has had too many troubles lately, and they probably haven't had time to find someone to stop these rumors. There are currently many speculations about Jiang Zhixing's fall. Which one would you like to hear?"
He Xiao looked at Gu Yi'an's smiling face, his expression blank.
"Is there any inside information?" He truly knew nothing.
It seems that Lao He intentionally kept these things from him.
But why?
If Jiang Zhixing's affairs had nothing to do with him, he wouldn't care at all, and Lao He wouldn't deliberately ask anyone to hide all of this from him.
Unless Jiang Zhixing's troubles are related to him.
He Xiao then recalled the day of the incident, when he was drugged and taken home by the people sent by Lao He. After Ms. Shen returned home, he unexpectedly learned from her that Jiang Zhixing was also at the auction that day.
Considering that Ms. Shen had noticed his whereabouts at the time, it's understandable that Jiang Zhixing would also see him.
Connecting everything, He Xiao felt it was impossible.
He and the man surnamed Jiang are mortal enemies. Would Jiang Zhixing really go to rescue him out of concern for his safety?
It's the best outcome that he didn't kick someone when they're down.
Thinking about all this, he heard Gu Yi'an continue.
“I have inside information that Jiang Zhixing fell from the building because he took a knife for someone, and that person accidentally pushed him down. But these things aren’t necessarily true. They can’t even say who Jiang Zhixing would take a knife for, so I don’t think they’re very credible,” Gu Yi’an pondered.
Moreover, is Jiang Zhixing such a selfless person?
He thought it was impossible for him to take a knife for someone else; he'd be lucky if he didn't drag others down with him.
Gu Yi'an put the matter out of his mind, and when he looked up again to say something...
His boss suddenly turned pale, turned around and left, leaving him alone in the cold wind, feeling lost.
Huh? No, he's leaving already? He still has so much to say.
Completely baffled by the old man's thought process, Gu Yi'an scratched his head.
Could it be that someone surnamed Jiang can take a knife for the boss?
This might be the joke of the century.
...
Shen Linyue took advantage of her lunch break to call He Liyu.
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