Chapter 259 Using the Shen Family's Daughter as a Bargaining Chip
"Shen Ruofu! You've gone mad!"
Xu Zhaoheng rushed forward and pulled Shen Ruofu away.
"If you keep acting like this, I don't mind using your true appearance as a reason to cancel the engagement!"
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, instantly stunning Shen Ruofu.
She hasn't achieved her goal yet; the marriage agreement with the Xu family is very important to her.
Shen Ruofu was the one who hurt others, but now tears welled up in her eyes.
"You're threatening me for her sake. Who is she to you, and who am I to you?"
However, even though her eyes were full of affection, Xu Zhaoheng coldly raised the corners of his lips.
"You've been asking me whose school uniform jacket it is, haven't you? Today I'll give you the answer."
Shen Ruofu's breath hitched.
Xu Zhaoheng pulled Ji Ying to a spot further away from her and pressed the office intercom, "Bring the first-aid kit."
Ji Ying's hand injury wasn't serious; only a few drops of blood came out.
A person wearing a white protective suit walked into the office carrying a medicine box.
After putting down the medicine box, he didn't leave, seemingly waiting for them to finish using it before taking it away.
Xu Zhaoheng took out cotton swabs from the medicine box, wiped the bloodstains off Ji Ying's hand, and then disinfected it with iodine.
At that moment, Ji Ying, who had been on guard, saw the person in protective clothing swiftly take the cotton swab that Xu Zhaoheng was about to discard.
This was originally a perfectly normal gesture of trying to please, but Ji Ying pushed Xu Zhaoheng away and rushed over to snatch the cotton swab back.
The man quickly dodged, preventing Ji Ying from succeeding.
Who are you?
When Ji Ying failed to snatch the cotton swabs, she tore open the other person's protective suit.
A fair face was revealed to everyone without any time to be hidden.
"Shen Mu!"
Shen Ruofu exclaimed in surprise.
As expected, the mother suspected that Ji Ying was her biological daughter.
"Second Miss".
Shen Mu lowered his head.
Xu Zhaoheng frowned. "How can outsiders come and go from my company so freely?"
Ji Ying understood everything in an instant. She looked at Shen Ruofu, her tone so calm that there was no hint of provocation.
"Miss Shen, your Shen family truly produces a multitude of talented individuals. First, there's a daughter relentlessly pursuing another woman's husband, and now there's a servant stealing chickens and dogs, eyeing other people's blood. Is your Shen family's reputation dedicated to teaching people how to do such disgraceful things?"
Ji Ying's words jolted Shen Ruofu awake.
Shen Mu's presence here must have been at his mother's behest, to investigate Ji Ying.
The simplest and most direct way is to obtain Ji Ying's biological samples for testing.
What if Ji Ying really is the missing daughter of the Shen family...? She dared not gamble.
She immediately vented her anger on Shen Mu, stepped forward, and, adopting the air of a young lady, said sternly, "Hand over the filthy things in your hands!"
"Second Miss..."
Shen Mu hesitated for a moment before finally taking out the blood-stained cotton swab.
"What do you need this for?" Ji Ying asked, deliberately trying to cover up her question.
"What I do is none of your business. This is between you and my fiancé, and we're not done yet."
Shen Ruofu clearly didn't want her to have too much contact with Shen Mu, so she broke off the cotton swab tip and threw it into the sewer.
Ji Ying breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Xu Zhaoheng, and said in an icy tone, "President Xu, I hope you can give me an answer as soon as possible regarding whether my friend's application will be approved. If you are too busy, I have a way to free you up."
After saying that, she turned and walked away.
“Ji Ying…”
Xu Zhaoheng was about to chase after her, but Shen Ruofu stopped him.
“Shen Mu is here. My mother will definitely find out what happened today. You need to give me an explanation!”
Xu Zhaoheng glared at her without any politeness, "You're always imagining things, thinking the whole world has wronged you. You're obedient and well-behaved in front of your parents, but today you hurt my guest in front of me. I'm starting to suspect you have schizophrenia. Shouldn't the Shen family give me an explanation?"
"You're the one with schizophrenia!"
Lacking confidence, Shen Ruofu turned her anger towards Shen Mu after uttering those words, "What did my mother send you here for?"
"Miss, please don't ask anymore."
He truly hadn't expected that Miss Ji would be so guarded, and even so shameless as to tear open his protective suit.
He was quite ashamed of the mission's failure, but he couldn't betray Madam Shen according to the Shen family's rules.
"When you see my mom, you know what you should and shouldn't say, do you understand?"
Shen Mu pursed his lips and did not answer.
Shen Ruofu felt a tightness in her chest, and her lungs ached.
Ji Ying went downstairs, and Jiang Ran drove the car over, noticing that Ji Ying's hand was injured.
"How did you do that?" Jiang Ran asked.
Ji Ying got into the passenger seat, opened the glove compartment, took out some iodine and sprayed it on herself. "Shen Ruofu did this."
"See, how can you manage without me?"
Jiang Ran started the car.
Ji Ying took out her phone, intending to send a message, but ultimately decided to make a phone call.
Liang Yizhi answered the phone after a long while, and his voice was very low.
"Missing me?"
Ji Ying's previously suppressed mood dissipated because of his words.
She said softly, "I've seen several complaints online about disputes surrounding Huansheng Bio's clinical trials, and nobody's doing anything about it. Is there anyone who can take care of this?"
Liang Yizhi remained silent.
Ji Ying knew the reason.
"I miss you."
The man chuckled softly on the other end of the line. "Someone will take care of it."
Ji Ying paused for a moment, then said, "I may have caused you trouble. Madam Shen will probably come looking for you again. Just remember that I am the woman who waits for you to come home every night, and that's enough."
"Okay, I understand."
As Liang Yizhi hung up the phone, the warmth in his eyes instantly turned into frost.
He turned and walked toward Pang Shijun, who was sitting not far away.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the quiet office.
“Yizhi, once a man is bound by marriage, he is bound to be entangled in complicated matters. You’d better seriously consider the conditions my uncle proposed.”
Pang Shijun was relaxed and spoke with an air of confidence that he was in control of the situation.
Liang Yizhi sat down opposite him, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "Is it that you're misinterpreting my refusal as hesitation, or are you leaving yourself room to maneuver?"
Pang Shijun was not angry at all; instead, he laughed.
"You, after all these years, you still say such unpleasant things. It's a good thing we're old classmates, so I know what kind of person you are, but..."
He then changed the subject.
"By blocking the DNA test for Ji Ying, aren't you just telling everyone that Ji Ying is the missing daughter of the Shen family?"
Liang Yizhi remained unmoved as he slowly poured tea. "If my thoughts were so easy to guess, you wouldn't have waited until today to reluctantly sit at the same table with me."
Pang Shijun paid no attention to his belittling, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"So you already know where the real Shen family's daughter is?"
Liang Yizhi did not reply.
Pang Shijun leaned forward and lowered his voice, "You plan to use her as a bargaining chip to blackmail the Pang and Shen families?"
Liang Yizhi still did not answer.
Pang Shijun leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on his knees, becoming even more interested.
"So you're planning to use the Shen family's daughter as leverage to blackmail Pang Chenjingxiu into handing over the data, making up for his past mistakes, getting promoted, and then replacing my uncle as the one who sets the rules?"
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