revenge
When they returned from the hospital, it was almost one o'clock. After putting Dalin to bed, Liu Jianchun was so sleepy that he lay down beside his bed.
She was awakened by the sound of Dalin getting out of bed. Without opening her eyes, she reached for her phone out of habit. She checked the time and saw a news item: "No privacy on the internet! A restaurant maliciously leaked customer information."
The name of the restaurant looked familiar, as if it was the one she broke into last night.
She casually clicked on the news, and saw her own censored image on the page...
The news report claimed that the reporter received a report from a citizen that when he was dining in a restaurant, a strange woman suddenly broke in, and he suspected that his personal information had been leaked by the restaurant.
There is no doubt that the person who reported this must be Fatty Wang!
Liu Jianchun suddenly lost all desire to sleep.
She first sent a message to Wang's secretary, asking when the 100,000 yuan would be transferred. The secretary declined and said it would be in the afternoon.
She wanted to call Jian Zhaonan again, but she couldn't find a number that worked after searching through her address book. When she looked up, she saw Dalin coming back from the bathroom. "Where's the note Jian Zhaonan gave you yesterday?"
Dalin scratched his head: "What do you want that for?"
“…This is none of your business.”
"But I heard you say, 'Don't think of those crooked things,' so I threw the note away."
Liu Jianchun was shocked and a little angry, looking at Dalin speechless.
Dalin was still young after all, and he couldn't hold back his words. Seeing the coach's surprised expression, he laughed: "But I wrote down the number. I'll send it to you on WeChat."
Liu Jianchun was furious at being tricked by the kid she had raised. But before she could say anything, Dalin asked her, "Coach, aren't you and Brother Nan teammates? How come you don't have his number?"
"His previous account blocked me."
Dalin smacked his lips, a gossipy look on his face. "Coach...why did he block you? What do you want from him?"
"No reason. Children shouldn't ask questions about adults' affairs." After saying that, she stood up and walked out of the room.
Liu Jianchun could act arrogantly in front of Dalin, but these little brats were still in their teens. Even if she didn't say a word, they would be able to guess something from the clues. To avoid arousing suspicion, she simply hid in the toilet farthest from the dormitory when she called Jian Zhaonan.
The call went through quickly, but she only dared to speak in a whisper: "Jian Zhaonan, what are you and Fatty Wang doing? Why is he making such a news story?"
He was very calm, as if he knew everything in advance: "Nothing, what happened yesterday made Boss Wang a little unhappy, he just wanted to take revenge on me."
"He wants to take revenge on you, so why put my picture in the news?"
"This is called gambling. I'll take my time. I'm using you to blackmail me."
Liu Jianchun was so angry that he stood up from the toilet: "You bastards, if you want to make a scene, go ahead and do it on your own. Why did you have to drag me into this?"
Jian Zhaonan laughed over the phone, "You can't say that. If it wasn't for helping you, why would I offend him?"
When this matter was mentioned, she was speechless.
The bathroom was cluttered with debris. Liu Jianchun looked around and saw there was no room to move his feet. He had no choice but to sit back on the toilet. "What else can I do now?"
"Wait for him to transfer the money to you. Remember to tell me as soon as you receive the money."
"All right."
The other cell phone next to Jian Zhaonan's hand rang for the third time, but he waited until Liu Jianchun finished speaking before hanging up.
The person who called was none other than Mr. Qin, the owner of the restaurant where the incident occurred, Qin Tianyi.
He had just picked up Qin Tianyi's call when he heard angry curses coming from the phone: "Jian Zhaonan! I told you about Boss Wang a long time ago, don't go, don't go! Look at what's happening now, they've taken the initiative to report it. I saw three media outlets report it alone. They're going to great lengths to get me!"
Qin Tianyi was fuming with resentment, but Jian Zhaonan, who was being scolded, remained calm. He casually picked up a fashion magazine and made a note while flipping through it: "Are you done?"
"That's all."
"Hang up now. I have a show to record later. Don't call me."
"Fuck you! You're the one who caused this trouble, and now you don't care? If you don't give me an explanation, I'm going to chase you to the TV station today."
"Why do you have the same temper as Liu Jianchun? You like to block people for no reason. Don't worry, I know my limits."
"Sister Jianchun?" Qin Tianyi was silent for a few seconds. "Are you still in contact with her?"
Jian Zhaonan paused turning the pages. "She was looking for Wang Zhixin to collect a debt, and we happened to meet in your shop."
"How is she now? Is she married to handsome Xie?"
"Not very good." His throat rolled unconsciously, "Probably not. She seems to be single now."
"If she's single, go after her! Once you get her, dump her. It's her fault for treating you like that before. You confessed your feelings to her, and she turned around and got together with that guy named Xie. If I were you, I'd give her a good beating right now, and let her see how blind she was back then, for missing out on such a promising stock."
When he suddenly heard the old story, Jian Zhaonan's expression froze instantly.
Qin Tianyi, he, and Liu Jianchun had all been in the Shunjing Provincial Team. Qin Tianyi had even been his roommate. However, Qin Tianyi's parents felt that physical training was too hard and tiring, so they forced him to switch to academic studies before he could make it into the national team. Later, they sent him abroad to gain experience.
Jian Zhaonan pretended to be calm and said, "I'm different from you. I don't have time to play with feelings."
"You're the busiest person—but no matter how busy you are, don't forget to take care of my business. If my store goes bankrupt, you'll have to pay for the employees' compensation."
Jian Zhaonan said "Oh" and hung up the phone, not giving Qin Tianyi a chance to continue complaining. He opened the magazine again, took pictures of the pages he had just marked, and sent them to the stylist, explaining his requirements for the styling.
The recording of Jian Zhaonan's program did not end until five in the afternoon.
When he got his phone back, he found that the message bar was filled with Liu Jianchun and Qin Tianyi. One was asking what to do next after the money arrived, and the other was questioning why he hadn't taken any action yet.
But he was not in a hurry at all. He first sent the intimate photos of Lao Wang and his girlfriend that he took yesterday to the person concerned, and then slowly found a lounge and replied to the messages one by one.
After receiving the photo, Boss Wang replied almost immediately: What do you mean?
Jian Zhaonan: I would like to ask you to suppress the news about exposing the restaurant.
Boss Wang: You don’t need to threaten me with this. My wife knows everything about Xiao Li and I, and we are already going through the divorce process.
Jian Zhaonan: Then I have no choice but to follow your example and give the photos to my media friends.
…
Liu Jianchun, who had been waiting fearfully for the entire day, finally received a reply from Jian Zhaonan at 5:15.
He didn't explain to her what method he used, but asked her to try and see if she could still find the news.
Sure enough, he hasn't grown up yet.
Even if Liu Jianchun didn't check, he knew that he must have solved the matter, so he quickly typed a few words: I don't have time to mess around with you.
As soon as she sent the message, Jian Zhaonan sent a voice message: I'm not kidding, Boss Wang said it's all cleared up, but I haven't had time to check it out yet.
Liu Jianchun changed several platforms, but really couldn't find any relevant information. For a moment, she actually felt a little admiration for him.
The shy boy who was quiet in my memory has become capable of standing on his own in just a few years, and he can even suppress public opinion at will.
She remembered what she had promised him last night, so she sent him another message: You're joking about asking me to be your assistant, right?
Jian Zhaonan: Wait for me at home, I will be there in half an hour.
Yunxiao was the first to notice the coach's abnormality.
Normally, at this time every day, Liu Jianchun would start busying himself with buying groceries and cooking, but today he asked the team members to run errands, and he would go out from time to time to look around.
She quietly kicked Dalin who was stretching: "Do you feel that there is something wrong with the coach?"
"What did you find?"
"Nothing..." Yunxiao didn't like talking about people behind their backs, especially when the other person was a coach he admired.
Dalin's gossiping spirit was just piqued, but Yunxiao, who had started the conversation, shut up. He immediately glared at her unhappily, "Captain Yun, we're the same team. You and the coach are superiors and subordinates, and you're... class enemies."
“Don’t just learn a new word and use it randomly.”
The two were still chatting, and Liu Jianchun wanted to hear some news. Suddenly, she put down her phone and went back to her room. She changed into a white long dress and came out. She said to Yunxiao, "I won't be back for dinner tonight. If you want to cook dinner, I'll make it. If you don't want to, go to the door and eat spicy hot pot."
Yunxiao agreed, then moved closer to Dalin: "Is she in love?"
After hearing this, Dalin widened his eyes and followed him downstairs without saying a word. When he ran out of the door, he could not find any trace of Liu Jianchun. He could only see the rear end of a black Land Rover.
Jian Zhaonan? !
Liu Jianchun, sitting in the passenger seat of the black Land Rover, looked a little reserved.
When she was alone with Jian Zhaonan, her mind was inexplicably filled with the scenes of last night - the secret room, the sound of breathing in close proximity, and the accidental touching of someone's chest muscles...
Once she thought of the feel of his chest muscles, she couldn't look the man sitting next to her in the eye.
"How are your feet?"
"fine."
“Is the scenery nice?”
"good."
"You've lived here for so many years, and you haven't grown tired of seeing her. You're truly loyal." Jian Zhaonan stroked the steering wheel and paused. "Do you still like that girl with single eyelids?" As if worried that Liu Jianchun's memory was too poor, he added, "The rich second-generation surnamed Xie."
Sitting side by side with Jian Zhaonan, she was already feeling uneasy, and now being asked about her ex-boyfriend who had cheated on her...
She seemed relatively calm, but her fingers were picking at the chain of her bag out of embarrassment: "We broke up a long time ago."
"That's a shame. I remember you two were childhood sweethearts, and you've been together since you were little. I never thought you wouldn't be together until the end."
"What does it have to do with you whether he and I break up or not? What do you want to say?"
"Just catching up."
Jian Zhaonan originally wanted to take Liu Jianchun out for dinner, but when he mentioned her ex-boyfriend, he felt inexplicably annoyed. He stepped on the accelerator and drove straight back to the hotel.
When the car stopped, he took out the room card from the storage box and handed it to her: "1601, go upstairs and turn left. The computer in the study is unlocked, you can open it and use it. I have an interview tomorrow, and the manuscript is on the table. Can you review it for me? I have a few game reviews that I haven't done yet, so please do them for me. And..."
Liu Jianchun stared at him in amazement: "You really treat me as your assistant!"
He said coldly: "What else? Do you think I brought you to the hotel to do something to you?"
Compared with her selfless dedication, helping to review the manuscript was really nothing. Besides, she had actually received some benefits. Fatty Wang's 100,000 yuan had already been transferred to her card.
Liu Jianchun comforted himself while taking the room card and casually asked, "What about you?"
"I have other things to do."
Hearing that he would not go back to the room with him, Liu Jianchun immediately breathed a sigh of relief and got out of the car and walked towards the hotel.
The wind lifted the hem of her white skirt, revealing a section of her fair calf that was hidden by the skirt. He only took a glance and turned back as if he had been electrocuted.
He released his foot on the brake and let the car slide at idle speed. Her back was the only thing left in his empty mind.
Something else... If he really had something else, he wouldn't drive to pick her up in person. It would be difficult for him to suddenly think of "something else".
But will he just go back like this?
From yesterday until now, he had always been the one taking the initiative. Not only did she not refuse, but she looked at him with innocent eyes, like a victim being forced, hoping that he would leave as soon as possible. If he hadn't left her alone, she would have thought that time had stopped five years ago.
I drove past a cake shop.
He didn't like sweets, but he remembered that Liu Jianchun liked them very much.
In the past, he would buy a lot of things every now and then and never share them with anyone. He seemed like a miser, but I was extremely generous to him.
She knew that his father didn't love him, and that he had to rely on himself for living expenses. Every time she lent him money, she never mentioned when she would pay it back...
When he thought of the past, the resentment in his heart dissipated a lot.
When the car reached the intersection, it turned around and went back.
Out of consideration for his reputation, Jian Zhaonan did not go directly into the hotel. He drove the car into the parking lot, called the hotel housekeeper, and asked him to send a cake to the room and ask her what she wanted for dinner.
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