Chapter 99 I'm Actually Angry
Xiao Shi walked towards me step by step, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.
"Xiaowan, what do you know?" He looked at me with a little more coldness in his eyes.
"I should know everything I should know." I looked at Xiao Shi calmly.
Xiao Shi stared at me for a long time, then turned to look at the riverside.
"I didn't expect that you would threaten me?" he murmured.
I looked at Xiao Shi without saying anything, and thought to myself that there was no way. He hated Jiang family so much now. If I handed it over to him, I was afraid that he would destroy Jiang family.
Just like Jiang Ruohe said, if all the misunderstandings were resolved, it wouldn't matter if he gave Jiang to Xiao Shi, but now...
"Wang Yingzhi really didn't hire anyone to harm Lan Yan." I said it again.
Xiao Shi still didn't believe it, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes. It was obvious that he hated the three words "Wang Yingzhi".
He stared at the river for a while before turning to look at me.
"Xiao Wan, do you know what I'm thinking?"
I nodded.
"You want to kill me to silence me."
Xiao Shi snorted coldly and stared at me.
"If you know, why come?"
"Xiao Shi, since I dared to come here, I have made sufficient preparations. If I die, the document in my hand will naturally fall into the hands of Mr. Blue."
I've checked and found out that Xiao Shi's Minghua was built with the support of Mr. Blue. If he withdraws his investment, Minghua will be in trouble.
One more thing: I'm sure Xiao Shi can't do it.
I looked at Xiao Shi calmly, and we stared at each other for a long time.
"Do you have to use this to threaten me?" Xiao Shi looked at me again.
I nodded.
"You know I have no other options. Also, I know you don't want to hear me explain Aunt Lan's situation to you. But I still want to say, give me some time and I'll let you see the truth. By then, when the misunderstanding is resolved, it won't be too late for you to take over Jiang's. As for now, I can't hand Jiang's over to you."
Xiao Shi looked at me for a while.
"What if I don't agree?"
I said, “You know what I would do.”
"If Mr. Blue knew, he would not only withdraw his investment, but also sue you for murdering his daughter," I added.
Xiao Shi's face turned gloomy. Seeing the struggle in his eyes, it had to be said that this secret was a great threat to him. This secret was that Zuo Wei died. She did not die in the fire, but Xiao Shi accidentally killed her.
When Xiao Shigang and Zuo Wei were dating, it had only been not long since Xiao Shigang took over Minghua. During those years of their relationship, Xiao Shigang was always busy with his work. He wanted to be successful and think about how to deal with Jiang's company, so he may have neglected his feelings for Zuo Wei.
Zuo Wei is a cheerful and enthusiastic woman. She hopes that Xiao Shi will do something romantic for her or spend more time with her when he is free. Xiao Shi does not meet this requirement. Over time, Zuo Wei will gradually become disappointed with Xiao Shi, but Xiao Shi did not ignore this and focused on his work.
Three months before her wedding, Zoë returned to France and met up with a group of old friends, intending to end her single life. At that party, Zoë met a romantic French man, and they spent a passionate night together the night they met.
Zuo Wei likes the gentleness and romance of this French man towards her, but she doesn't want to give up her relationship with Xiao Shi. Although Xiao Shi rarely accompanies her, he also has some things that attract her.
So during the three months she was in France, she was with this French man every day, but she would also contact Xiao Shi, pretending to be a girlfriend who cared about him.
Kailin has been watching everything Zoey did. Kailin has advised Zoey that if this is the case, she might as well break up with Xiao Shi.
However, Zoe looked down on Kailin, her non-blood-related sister, and told her not to meddle in her affairs, otherwise she would be rude to her.
Half a month before the wedding, Xiao Shi finally found some time to give Zuo Wei a surprise. He bought a ring and gifts and flew to France without notifying Zuo Wei.
However, Xiao Shi received a big surprise. Zuo Wei and the man were having sex in Zuo Wei's room. When she saw Xiao Shi appear, Zuo Wei was very panicked and quickly let the man go.
When Xiao Shi saw this scene, he said that the wedding was cancelled and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zuo Wei. She accused Xiao Shi of being inconsiderate and unromantic, which led to this incident, but she loved Xiao Shi in her heart and hoped that Xiao Shi would forgive her.
The main reason was that the wedding invitations had already been sent out at that time. Zuo Wei's family is a big family, and this kind of thing would affect her reputation.
Xiao Shi naturally disagreed and insisted on breaking up. Zuo Wei threatened Xiao Shi, saying that if they broke up, she would die in front of him.
Zuo Wei's plea did not receive Xiao Shi's mercy. Seeing Xiao Shi was about to leave, Zuo Wei stepped forward to stop Xiao Shi and hugged him. At that time, Xiao Shi was already furious and pushed Zuo Wei away with disgust. The two of them were at the stairs on the second floor.
Zuo Wei fell down from the stairs. It was not known whether it was because Xiao Shi pushed her too hard, but after rolling down the stairs, Zuo Wei injured the back of her head, twitched twice, and then died.
This scene happened to be seen by Kailin who came to find Zoey.
At that time, Xiao Shi thought about turning himself in, but he was unwilling to do so. He had not yet avenged Aunt Lan, and had not yet seen the Jiang family fall into his hands. For a moment, he was very hesitant and didn't know what to do.
Kailin has always liked Xiao Shi and knows his inner pain. She also can't bear to let Xiao Shi go to jail. Thinking that no one knows that he has come to France, she persuades Xiao Shi to leave first and let Kailin solve this problem.
Kailin set a fire in Zovie's house. In the fire, Zovie was burned to nothing but bones. Zovie then asked someone to deal with the man who had an affair with Kailin. Before that, Kailin actually sent photos of Zovie and the man having an affair to her stepfather Blue.
The police did not doubt Zoey's death, but Blue knew that Zoey had done something wrong to Xiao Shi during her lifetime and felt very guilty towards Xiao Shi, so Mr. Blue was Minghua's largest overseas client.
During these three years, Xiao Shi has always felt guilty about Zuo Wei's death. Kailin has always been by his side. She thought that Xiao Shi would one day see the good in her, but she never expected...
In the end, Kailin chose to return to France. In the past few years, she knew Xiao Shi's heart knot, so she went to find Jiang Ruohe. She knew that Jiang Ruohe would not be cruel to Xiao Shi, and did not want Xiao Shi to go further and further on the road of revenge. She vaguely mentioned the matter of Zuo Wei, which attracted Jiang Ruohe's attention.
Xiao Shi stared at me for a long time, and finally moved the corners of his lips. When he was about to say something, Xiao Shi suddenly looked away, shouted danger, reached out and pulled me down to squat, and moved to the front of the grass.
I heard several gunshots beside me. The person who fired the gun should be hiding deep in the grass. I looked up and asked Xiao Shi.
"Jiang Nianhao wants to deal with you, aren't you prepared?"
Xiao Shi glanced at the bushes worriedly, then looked down at me.
"That's not Jiang Nianhao's man."
Xiao Shi said that he had dealt with Jiang Nianhao's men, and when I asked him out, he had never thought that I would threaten him with Zuo Wei's matter, so he was naturally not prepared at all.
"I didn't mean to hurt you." Xiao Shi protected me with one hand and took out a pistol from his pocket with the other hand, telling me to be careful.
When Xiao Shi said this, he felt a little touched. In fact, he was also a good person, but people were like this. Once they had someone they loved in their heart, they would not be able to tolerate others no matter how good others were to them.
"Their target is me. You'll find a chance to escape later, okay?" Xiao Shi looked down at me.
I nodded.
Xiao Shi stood up, pointed his gun at something in the bushes and fired a shot. I heard the sound of someone falling to the ground. Xiao Shi looked around sharply. When the other two people in the bushes wanted to shoot Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi fired first, and the two people also fell into the bushes.
Xiao Shi squatted down again, saw me standing there, and asked me why I wasn't leaving.
I looked at Xiao Shi without saying anything. I was about to leave, and I was afraid that it would be too much. Fortunately, I had a monitoring device in my ear. Han Liang could hear what was happening here and would let Yan Yun come over in time.
The two of them squatted for a few minutes, but there was no movement deep in the grass.
"It should be those three."
After Xiao Shi finished speaking, he looked up at me.
"Xiao Wan, I don't want to give up on Jiang's like that. What do you think I should do?"
I looked at Xiao Shi. Although I was sure he wouldn't kill me, I didn't know if he would use other methods...
"I know Jiang Ruohe is not dead."
I suddenly looked at Xiao Shi.
"Xiao Wan, as long as I keep you by my side, this information will naturally not fall into Mr. Blue's hands."
He wanted to use me to threaten Jiang Ruohe. I panicked and stood up to run. Xiao Shi stood up and grabbed me. When he reached out to hit me on the back of the head, I saw a man in black standing not far away, pointing a gun at Xiao Shi.
Seeing him pull the trigger, I hurriedly pushed Xiao Shi away, and the bullet pierced my chest so quickly. Xiao Shi hurriedly fired several shots at the man in black, but the man in black still ran away.
When I fell backwards, Xiao Shi quickly protected my body.
"Xiaowan, Xiaowan." He looked at me anxiously.
I smiled at him in pain.
"Xiao Shi, I've finally paid back what I owe you."
I no longer owed him anything, so I reached out and gently stroked his face.
"Actually, you're a very good person, but I already have Jiang Ruohe in my heart. Even if you separate me from him, I only love him."
"Xiao Wan, stop talking. I'll take you to the hospital."
I reached out and held Xiao Shi's hand, asking him to listen to me finish what I had to say first.
"Sometimes, we can't let hatred blind us. Grandpa and Ruohe said that as long as you truly want Jiang's, they will give it to you. But now, I know that you want to destroy Jiang's. Aunt Lan's affair really wasn't done by Wang Yingzhi. I beg you, give us some time. We will definitely give you an explanation."
Xiao Shi's eyes turned red, and he reached out to pick me up. When he was about to put me in his car, Yan Yun came with his men, including Jiang Ruohe.
When Jiang Ruohe saw that I was injured, he hurried towards Xiao Shi and snatched me from him. He suppressed his anger at being deceived by me and looked at me anxiously.
I endured the pain and looked at Xiao Shi again. There was more pleading in my eyes. Finally, my eyes went black and I fainted.
When I woke up, it was two days later. Wang Yingzhi was with me. Wang Yingzhi told me what happened after I was shot. Jiang Ruohe and Xiao Shi reached an agreement. Xiao Shi temporarily withdrew from Jiang's and gave Jiang Ruohe a month to find out who bullied Lan Yan.
If nothing is found out after a month, Xiao Shi and Jiang Ruohe will still be enemies. Even if we have evidence against him, he will still have a way to prevent Jiang Ruohe from telling Mr. Blue about it.
Now Jiang Ruohe has returned to Jiang Corporation, catching Jiang Nianhao off guard. The executives he had tried to win over before naturally became loyal to Jiang Ruohe again after Xiao Shi left Jiang Corporation.
"Come and drink the soup quickly." Wang Yingzhi handed me the soup on the table, and I thanked her.
"Xiao Wan, you don't know how worried Ruohe has been about you these past two days. He comes back every night and stays here with you. He hasn't slept much for two nights."
Wang Yingzhi looked at me with some reproach and some heartache.
"Xiao Wan, you were a little impulsive this time. This is such a dangerous thing..."
Wang Yingzhi took my hand.
"I know you're doing this for Ruohe's own good, but you shouldn't take such a dangerous risk. If something happens to you this time, my son won't survive alone."
I lowered my head and said, "I understand."
After thinking about it, if I were given another chance, even if I knew I would die, I would still choose to save Xiao Shi, because he had saved my life in the same way before.
I already felt guilty about being with Jiang Ruohe. Now that I think about it, it would be good to repay his favor. That way, no one would owe anyone anything.
After I drank the soup, I said thank you to Wang Yingzhi, and Wang Yingzhi looked at me.
"Actually, I should be the one saying thank you. I treated you so well before, but you let it go. This makes me, as your mother-in-law, feel really guilty."
I looked at her and said, "Mom, that was all in the past. It's all in the past."
Wang Yingzhi nodded and told me to rest for a while. She would call Jiang Ruohe when she got downstairs.
After Wang Yingzhi left, I reached for the phone on the bedside table. I dug out Jiang Ruohe's number and really wanted to call him myself, but then I remembered the angry look in his eyes before I passed out. I figured he'd be pissed off when he heard my voice.
It was indeed my fault. After thinking about it, I put the phone on the bedside table, lay down on the bed and closed my eyes.
I don't know how long I dozed off when my cell phone rang. I thought it was Jiang Ruohe, so I quickly reached out to pick up the phone. When I saw it was Han Liang calling, a trace of loneliness flashed across my eyes.
"I heard from Aunt Wang that you woke up. I wanted to give you a call and ask how you were feeling."
I said it was okay.
"You don't live in the basement anymore?"
"It's all thanks to you. When Jiang Ruohe woke up that day and found out you were looking for Xiao Shi on his behalf, he told me to get out. I had no choice but to go home and recuperate."
"I tried to come see you these past two days, but he kept me out. I could only call Aunt Wang to ask about your condition. Yan Yun said that when you were having surgery, Jiang Ruohe was so angry outside the operating room that he punched the wall and his hand was bleeding..."
Hearing Han Liang say this, I felt Jiang Ruohe's anger, as if he had punched me in the face. It made me shiver all over.
I came back to my senses and said to myself, Jiang Ruohe must still be angry with me.
"Of course, Xiaowan, before Jiang Ruohe comes back, you should quickly think of how to apologize to him, otherwise..."
After hanging up the phone with Han Liang, I kept thinking about this question: how should I apologize so that Jiang Ruohe can forgive me as soon as possible?
Let me cook a meal. I don’t feel well.
I took out my phone and searched Baidu to see how others had quickly asked for their husbands' forgiveness. Most of the responses were about solving the problem in bed.
I put my phone on the bedside table in disappointment. In my current state, I was afraid that I was powerless. I sat on the bed, thought for a while, and looked at my phone. It was already 7:30 in the evening. When Jiang Ruohe worked at Jiang's, he would be back around 5:30 to 6:00 in the afternoon.
How come it's already 7:30 and he still hasn't come back? Wang Yingzhi went downstairs and called him at 4:00. Logically, he should know I'm awake and rush back as soon as he gets off work, but now...
"Could it be that he's angry with me and won't come back..." I muttered to myself.
Based on Jiang Ruohe's personality, perhaps this possibility really exists. I curled my lips and thought, I'm fine, why would he be angry for so long?
Although I know that I was wrong in this matter and it is normal for him to be angry, but isn't it too much to make me feel uneasy by not going home?
After thinking about it, I felt that Jiang Ruohe was not that kind of person. Perhaps Wang Yingzhi forgot to tell him that I was awake, or maybe he had a particularly important social engagement. Forget it, I decided not to let it fool me.
I slowly lay down, covered myself with the quilt, and dozed off for a while, but I couldn't fall asleep. I lifted the quilt in annoyance, sat up again, picked up my phone and was about to call Jiang Ruohe, but I held back.
Feeling a little confused, I threw back the quilt and walked slowly towards the bed. I thought I should go downstairs and ask if Wang Yingzhi had called Jiang Ruohe, or if Jiang Ruohe had said that if she had anything tonight, she would come back later.
I walked down the stairs step by step, reached the living room, and when I looked towards the kitchen, I was stunned.
"Mom, do you want to add the seasoning now?"
Jiang Ruohe was frying fish in the kitchen while Wang Yingzhi was directing him.
"Could you please help me check if the soup is ready?"
My eyes were red as I looked at the man busy in the kitchen. Actually, Jiang Ruohe was not a good cook. To be honest, the bowl of noodles he made for me last time was a bit bland, but at that time, I was particularly touched.
Perhaps feeling my gaze, Jiang Ruohe turned around and saw me standing at the stairs. His face immediately darkened. He handed the spatula to Wang Yingzhi and walked out of the kitchen.
"What are you doing down here?" he asked me.
Suddenly, I looked at Jiang Ruohe and tears fell. Jiang Ruohe frowned and reached out to wipe the tears from my face.
"Okay, my tone was not good just now. I was worried about you. You just woke up and your injuries haven't healed yet."
Jiang Ruohe's voice softened, which made me cry even harder. I reached out and hugged Jiang Ruohe's neck.
"I was afraid that you would be angry with me and that you wouldn't come back, so I wanted to come down and take a look."
When I came down, I felt a little depressed and uneasy. I was a little worried that Jiang Ruohe was really angry with me and deliberately didn't come back, but I didn't expect this scene.
Jiang Ruohe didn't say anything. He picked me up horizontally, carried me into his room, and let me lie on the bed. Jiang Ruohe looked at me solemnly.
"Yu Xiaowan, let me tell you, I'm actually very angry, really very angry."
"These past two days, I've been feeling angry and hurt. When I got the call from my mom, I was wondering if I should come back later to dampen your spirit."
"But I can't bear to do that. I also know that you were doing this for my own good. You were worried that Xiao Shi would attack me. What right do I have to be angry with a woman who is willing to sacrifice for me? I can only blame myself for not being strong enough. Xiaowan, I'm sorry, I don't have the ability to protect you." Jiang Ruohe said self-blamingly.
I quickly put my arms around his neck and hugged Jiang Ruohe tightly.
"I'm worried. I'm worried that you'll be angry that I went to find Xiao Shi without telling you. In fact, I'm more worried that you'll misunderstand me." I whispered.
Jiang Ruohe let me go.
"Are you worried that I might misunderstand you?"
I lowered my head and whispered, "I took that bullet for Xiao Shi. I was afraid you would misunderstand that I still liked him, so I was willing to do it for him..."
Jiang Ruohe kissed my lips.
"I know you want to repay him, so you won't feel indebted to him. To be honest, I was a little angry when I found out, but I calmed down after a while. I know you only have me in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't take such a big risk for me. Xiaowan, promise me that next time you won't risk your life for me. You've already saved me once in Qingcheng, and this time... if I let a woman protect my life and death, it will only make me despise myself even more."
"Xiao Wan, I'm sorry. I will make myself stronger."
I nodded and said okay. Jiang Ruohe told me to rest upstairs and he would bring the food up to feed me later.
Two days passed peacefully. Jiang Ruohe came back and told me about the situation in the Jiang family's old house. Jiang Nianhao had not made any movement during the past two days and was at home accompanying Tian Rong, who had recently suffered a miscarriage.
"I wanted to take you back to see Grandpa, but since the real murderer of Shen Xiuting hasn't been caught yet, we can't let too many people know that you're not dead yet. Grandpa said he would come to see you in a couple of days."
Jiang Ruohe put his arms around my waist and kissed me on the cheek...
The next morning, after I had almost recovered, I went downstairs. I saw Wang Yingzhi boiling Chinese medicine in the kitchen, and walked in puzzled.
"Mom, are you sick?"
Wang Yingzhi hurriedly shook her head and said she was not sick.
"I have a classmate who is a doctor. I'll ask her for a prescription to help you recover."
Wang Yingzhi came out and told me to rest assured, saying that there was absolutely no problem with this Chinese medicine.
"When Ruohe came down this morning, he knew I bought some Chinese medicine for you, so he specially found a doctor to check every packet of Chinese medicine I bought. After confirming that there was no problem, he let me boil the medicine for you."
"Alas, maybe it's because I did too many bad things in the past, so my son doesn't trust me anymore." Wang Yingzhi sighed.
I glanced at Wang Yingzhi. Thinking back to the past, apart from the time Jiang Yichen and she used a poisonous insect to trick me, they usually just talked about it and didn't do much to actually hurt me.
"Mom, don't say that. Ruohe is worried about outsiders. After all, I have already miscarried two children, and my second child was born because Mu Yan replaced the stomach medicine. Ruohe will naturally be on guard, fearing that someone with ulterior motives will take the opportunity to drug you and frame you, which will affect the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
"That's true. I have to be on guard."
After drinking the Chinese medicine, Wang Yingzhi told me that today was Jiang Ruohe's birthday and she planned to go out to buy some groceries, so I should stay home and relax.
I thought it was Jiang Ruohe's birthday, so I had to prepare a gift for him. I thought going out to buy a gift should be fine, so I went upstairs to change clothes, put on a baseball cap and went out.
I bought a watch for Jiang Ruohe in the boutique. After coming out, I planned to go home, thinking that if I went home at this time, Wang Yingzhi would not have come back yet, so she would not know that I had sneaked out.
Maybe I was too happy to walk over with the gift, and after walking a few steps, and there were too many people shopping on the road, I accidentally bumped into the shoulder of a man in his forties or fifties. I hurriedly said sorry to him and saw his face clearly.
My heart skipped a beat. This man looked 90% like the man in Yin Jian's sketch.
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