The phone call that night was still going on when Fang Zhi woke up the next day. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and was suddenly awakened by the hundreds of minutes of conversation.
Wait! It was her who called him...
So the charge was for her phone bill!
When Fang Zhi finally realized what was happening, she seemed to hear the sound of her heart bleeding, which made her already impoverished situation even worse.
She tentatively called out, "Brother?"
I thought he wasn't answering the phone, but it turned out the man on the other end was still there.
As soon as she finished speaking, he followed with an "Mmm".
"Um..." Fang Zhi stammered, her lips trembling, "I...I'm hanging up..."
The man who had already arrived at the office raised his eyebrows slightly. "Hang up." His words seemed to have a deeper meaning. "Zhizhi, I've left you a surprise. What I said last night still stands. Return to Nangong before noon, and your brother will let bygones be bygones."
Fang Zhi was completely confused, but her mind was preoccupied with her phone bill. She didn't press him for an explanation and quickly hung up.
When she finished getting ready and came out of the bedroom to see Lin Yisheng returning with breakfast, she finally understood what the "surprise" the man meant.
The breakfast on the table was still steaming hot.
The two women sat facing each other, staring at each other.
Fang Zhi touched her face and asked, "Sister Lin, is there something on my face?"
“No.” Lin Yisheng shook her head, then said with a hint of gritted teeth, “We can’t get out. No, to be precise, you can’t get out.”
"Huh?" Fang Zhi paused, his hand holding the chopsticks still, and looked at the woman blankly. "Why?"
Lin Yisheng laughed angrily, "Your brother has left people at every entrance of the community, just waiting to catch you as soon as you go out."
She spoke with Cheng Shiyan on the phone last night, and the man advised her not to waste her time on Fang Zhi and Qi Shen. Even if she brought Fang Zhi to her place, Qi Shen would still have ways to deal with them.
She didn't believe in superstitions.
As a result, when she went out to buy breakfast this morning, she was surrounded by Qi Shen's men. However, the person they wanted to arrest was Fang Zhi, and seeing that she was alone, they let her go.
As expected, all of a dog's friends are dogs.
Cheng Shiyan and his brothers are all scoundrels, a den of snakes and rats.
Fang Zhi blinked, then belatedly asked, "Does that mean I can't go to class again?"
"Hmm." Lin Yisheng looked at Fang Zhi with pity and apology in her delicate eyes. "I asked the security guards, and your brother's men have been guarding the door since before dawn."
Fang Zhi smiled wryly.
She knew her brother wouldn't let it go, but she never expected his surprise to be waiting for her here.
The man's words echoed in her ears, and Fang Zhi's resolve wavered. If she went back now, he could forgive and forget, and Sister Lin wouldn't have to be trapped like her.
Fang Zhi's slender white fingertips curled slightly. "Sister Lin, how about we forget about it? I'll go back to Nangong with them."
"We can't let this go. We have to stand up for ourselves. I absolutely cannot let those two bastards look down on us." Lin Yisheng slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "I don't believe he can keep his men guarding the door forever."
The woman's vivacity captivated Fang Zhi, who looked up at her radiant face and blurted out, "Good!"
Lin Yisheng's words proved prophetic.
After a day of observation, it was found that Qi Shen really had people guarding all the exits of Yuhai Longwan without leaving their side for a moment, and even on an eight-hour shift system. In a short time, the security work of the community was raised to a new level.
The two sat together at night to discuss their options.
"Can you endure this, Zhizhi?"
"Sister Lin, what do you mean...?"
Before Fang Zhi could finish speaking, they exchanged a glance and already understood each other's meaning.
“Yes.” Lin Yisheng nodded. “Now it’s a battle of endurance with your brother. We’ll see who has more patience. Your brother is eager to get you home. As long as we can stay calm and gain the upper hand, your brother will come and negotiate with us.”
Having come this far, I realize I have no intention of backing down.
“Okay.” She clenched her fist, her tone firm. “I can ask the school for a few more days off after the weekend.”
She'll definitely outlast her brother this time!
"Okay, don't worry about the classes." Lin Yisheng patted the girl's shoulder. "I'll contact someone to have them highlight the key points from your recent academic classes and send them to you."
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Back in her bedroom, Fang Zhi received another call from Qi Shen.
If she hadn't known that Sister Lin was very private, she would have even thought that her brother had installed surveillance cameras here.
Looking at the scrolling number, this time she didn't hesitate and hung up immediately. Inspired by Lin Yisheng, the little beast that had been caged before was now eager to challenge the authority of those who had imprisoned her.
Fang Zhi immediately added the man to her blacklist when he called a second time.
At the same time, a well-dressed, refined man stood outside the Yuhailongwan residential complex.
He was originally waiting for her to back down so he could pick her up, but the girl gave him a pleasant surprise instead.
Qi Shen stared at his phone and chuckled softly, "Very good."
Unfortunately, the smile didn't reach his eyes.
He lifted his eyelids and looked at a certain spot in the neighborhood. "I underestimated my Zhizhi."
The man's handsome face was expressionless, a sign that he was utterly enraged.
You absolutely mustn't let him catch her.
Otherwise, he would have stripped her naked, locked her in the bedroom for days, and made the girl cry and shout on the bed, saying, "She was wrong, she will never do it again."
Qi Shen withdrew his gaze, glanced at the group of men guarding the area, and said in a low, indifferent voice, "Keep a close watch."
The subordinates lowered their heads and said in unison, "Yes."
Qi Shen turned around and went back to the car, his desire to catch Zhizhi and torment her even stronger.
The man returned to Nangong, washed up, and lay down on the bed. This time, even her breathing was silent.
For the next few days, without the young girl by his side, he found it difficult to get proper rest.
But it seemed like Zhizhi was deliberately going against him, even taking leave from school. Qi Shen felt a burning urge to retaliate whenever he thought about it; this was the first time he had ever felt so powerless.
The top-level employees at SQ have also been having a miserable time these past few days, facing a man shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.
A refined person can insult someone without using a single swear word, making them wish they could disappear into the ground. The executive, who had just been berated by the man, came out of his office with his head down, looking miserable. The executive looked up and saw his busy assistant, Chen, approaching him.
"Assistant Chen, is our CEO heartbroken?"
"Don't pry into things you shouldn't know." Assistant Chen glared at him. "He didn't break up with his girlfriend." She just ran away.
"Is it because Mr. Qi doesn't like me that he's not heartbroken? He got a lecture for making a single mistake on a report."
Assistant Chen waved his hand, "Don't ask anymore, just be more careful with your work reviews lately."
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Unaware that his subordinate was complaining outside, Qi Shen in his office kept his eyes down, his aura cold and indifferent. Today was the fourth day, and he still hadn't seen Zhizhi begging for mercy. He was almost at his breaking point.
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