Chapter 298 I Have No Other Choice
When Ji Wanqing saw Jiang Yao, her face turned pale and her whole body trembled, but in the end she still walked in and handed the contract to President Yin.
President Yin took it and looked at it for a few seconds before pushing it in front of Jiang Jinghe. "President Jiang, please take a look. If you think it's okay, we'll officially sign the contract!"
Jiang Jinghe was still staring at Ji Wanqing blankly, his brain seemed to be cleared and his thoughts were stuck.
Jiang Yao naturally noticed this abnormal behavior.
——Could it be that they knew each other before?
Thinking of this, she observed Ji Wanqing's reaction again, but found that she did not look at Jiang Jinghe and did not seem to know him.
Instead, he felt a little distracted and uneasy, probably because he was afraid of her.
In this situation, she didn't ask too many questions and quietly poked Jiang Jinghe with her arm.
Jiang Jinghe finally came back to his senses. He suppressed the emotions that were surging like huge waves in his heart and said in a low voice, "Okay, Mr. Yin."
Both parties signed the contract smoothly.
Jiang Jinghe's gaze would drift towards Ji Wanqing from time to time, as if he was repeatedly confirming the existence of something.
Even President Yin noticed this now, and a knowing smile flashed across his eyes. "President Jiang, Miss Jiang, I forgot to introduce you. This is my secretary, Ji Wanqing. Wanqing, say hello to you two."
Jiang Yao was a little surprised that the name was real.
"Ah——" Ji Wanqing finally came back to her senses from her nervousness. She noticed Jiang Jinghe's burning gaze.
Being stared at by such a handsome man, her cheeks unconsciously flushed, "Hello, Mr. Jiang."
But when his eyes fell on Jiang Yao, he felt guilty and embarrassed again, "Hello, Miss Jiang."
The two nodded in response.
"If you two have time later, why don't we go out for dinner together!" Mr. Yin took the initiative to suggest.
However, this time, before Jiang Yao could even speak, Jiang Jinghe actually refused, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yin, we have an appointment soon. Let's get together again next time if we have the chance."
Mr. Yin didn't force it either.
Both sides said goodbye to each other.
But before leaving the company, Jiang Yao asked his fourth uncle to go first. "I still need to buy some things. Fourth uncle, can you wait for me in the car for a while?"
Jiang Jinghe was absent-minded at the moment, so he nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.
After everyone left, Jiang Yao walked back with a gloomy face.
She had no intention of letting Ji Wanqing's plan against her go.
She hadn't found the person before, but now that she had met him, she was already giving him face by not calling the police immediately.
No matter what, I have to go and meet her before making the next decision.
However, what she didn't expect was that as soon as she walked in, Ji Wanqing actually took the initiative to walk towards her.
Her face was pale, but she still mustered up the courage to ask, "Miss Jiang, could you lend me a hand for a chat?"
Jiang Yao narrowed his eyes, wanting to see what tricks she was up to, so he followed her to the quiet stairwell.
Since there was no one around, Ji Wanqing finally lowered her head and bowed deeply to her, "I'm sorry! I really didn't mean to hurt you! I had no choice under the circumstances at the time."
Jiang Yao sneered and didn't buy it.
"What do you mean by being forced to do so? Are you still trying to say that someone put a knife to your neck and forced you to knock me out?"
Ji Wanqing bit her lip, a look of pain on her face. "In that situation, even if I hadn't taken action, someone else would have... I actually left some room for maneuver. The facts prove that you were fine later..."
Jiang Yao almost laughed out of anger when he heard this, "So, I should thank you, right?"
"No, no." Ji Wanqing looked ashamed. "I'm not asking for your forgiveness. I just want to express that I really have no ill will towards you."
Jiang Yao said impatiently, "Alright, you don't have to pretend to be my friend anymore. Isn't your identity fake too?"
"I only made up the company name, but I didn't lie to you about anything else. I did go to the exhibition as Mr. Yin's secretary, and I really wanted to make friends with you..."
Jiang Yao didn't want to listen to her anymore and said sharply, "Then tell me, what is your relationship with Xu Yueyao? How did she threaten you?"
This time, Ji Wanqing fell silent again.
After a while, she looked embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you yet, but please believe me, I have absolutely no bad intentions."
Jiang Yao was not fooled by her words and spoke in a sharp tone.
"You refuse to say anything. Aren't you afraid that I'll sue you for assault? And arrest you?"
Ji Wanqing was stunned when she heard this, but after a moment, she gradually calmed down and looked at her helplessly.
"Ms. Jiang, why are you doing this? It's useless. Not to mention that you have no evidence, I didn't cause you any substantial harm in the end. Even if I call the police, at most I'll be locked up for a few days."
At this point, she changed the subject and said sincerely, "I'm willing to take the initiative to admit my mistakes to you because I have a conscience and a bottom line. As long as you trust me, when the time is right, I will tell you everything I know."
This is really a slap in the face followed by a sweet reward!
I have to say, this woman is quite resourceful.
But it is true that when Ji Wanqing "knocked herself out", she found a blind spot in the surveillance camera and did not leave any evidence.
In that case, Jiang Yao simply kept her and investigated her privately to see what other tricks she could come up with.
"Miss Ji, we'll see!"
She said this coldly and turned away.
Ji Wanqing behind him looked gloomy and seemed a little sad, but in the end she could only grit her teeth and leave.
By the time Jiang Yao opened the car door and got back in, Jiang Jinghe seemed to have adjusted his mindset.
At least on the surface, he wasn't as distracted as before.
She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Fourth Uncle, do you know Miss Ji?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Jinghe just shook his head and said, "She looks a lot like a friend of mine from the past."
He only said this, and didn't seem to want to explain too much.
Jiang Yao's intuition told her that they were probably more than just friends.
But since her uncle didn't want to say it, she knew better than to ask any more questions.
After returning, she continued to handle work at both the base and the laboratory.
Fortunately, the laboratory is now on the right track and with the help of team members, she doesn't need to worry too much.
The tasks within the base were relatively easy, and she even had a lot of free time.
It was a holiday that day and she received a call from Shuya.
"Yaoyao, are you free these two days? Can you accompany me to meet my blind date?"
Shu Ya's voice sounded a little unreal through the receiver.
Jiang Yao thought he had misheard, and after a moment he asked in surprise, "Are you really going on a blind date?"
"Well, we've already made an appointment. It's this afternoon. If you don't have time, forget it..."
"I'm free!" Jiang Yao immediately stood up from the sofa, picked up her bag and walked out, "I have it right now, just wait until you come to Jiangcheng."
After hanging up the phone, she hesitated for a moment, quietly sent the information to Jiang Jinghe, and then quickly drove out to the airport.
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