A standoff that ended in vain
Xuan Jiazhuo was so furious that she could no longer suppress her anger since Bing Jie came in again.
When she was young and frivolous, she was a reckless gangster who smoked, fought, and hung out in bars. She did everything rebellious. Later, when something unexpected happened at home, she suddenly became a different person, a reliable and steady person who would move her parents to tears.
When she was a teenager, she was thinner than Qi Jixin. She often went out to fight, which made her have lean tendon muscles. She could knock Qi Jixin down with one hand. Of course, she disdain to attack Qi Jixin.
Later, the pressure of life was like a claw extending from the abyss, dragging her to the point of drowning. During that period, she was unable to recover and her body collapsed due to overeating. As a result, over the years, even after overcoming many difficulties, her weight could not return to what it was before.
Qi Jixin is 1.7 meters tall and weighs less than 100 pounds. Xuan Jiazhuo is the same height as her and weighs nearly 150 pounds. Occasionally, her friends would advise her to lose weight for the sake of her health, but Qi Jixin is the only one who would not say that. The reason is very simple: being safe and happy is enough.
After all these years, Xuan Jiazhuo had never been so angry. She slammed the table with a loud slap. Without even turning back to look at the person who came, she accused him, "What the hell are you doing? If you're so dishonest, there's no need for us to work together anymore."
Cooperation is what Bing Jie has been trying to talk to Xuan Jiazhuo about since Qi Jixin reappeared two years after his death. Knowing their love-hate relationship, Xuan Jiazhuo refused at first.
She had sighed countless times that if she could start over, she would not let Bing Jie come into contact with Qi Jixin again. But God was merciful and gave them a chance to start over.
Seeing her furious expression, Bing Jie's breathing became heavier. He didn't want to negotiate with Xuan Jiazhuo in that way. This extreme negotiation method always reminded him of the time when he used all means to keep Qi Jixin.
After repeated attempts at persuasion and finally the cold and ruthless threats, what did he get in return? Bing Jie's eyebrows twitched, and he became gloomy.
In the end, Qi Jixin passed away. Soon after, news came that she had drowned...
Seeing him sitting opposite her in silence, Xuan Jiazhuo couldn't wait even a second longer. She frowned and asked, her tone more helpless: "Boss Bing, since you have already fallen in love with someone else, and Ji Xin just happens to not remember you, I beg you to let her go."
Bing Jie gave her a glare, the fierceness and disgust in that glare lingered, and the cold tone seemed to freeze the air. Xuan Jiazhuo felt a chill on her back from being glared at.
"Is that what she said about me?"
Unless it is absolutely necessary, you can't say that. Bing Jie decided to avoid the important issues and not take extreme measures.
If Qi Jixin was still by his side, Xuan Jiazhuo would be worried about his attitude and might embarrass her when he returned. But now things are different, who would he show his prowess to? Thinking of this, the flames of anger in Xuan Jiazhuo's heart burned even more fiercely.
"What? She has already sailed through thousands of mountains and rivers. Is it still useful for you to pretend to be affectionate in front of me?" After saying that, Xuan Jiazhuo snorted coldly.
The release of emotions is like the collapse of a dam. Once even the smallest hole is torn, it will no longer be able to stop the bursting of the dam. This is what is happening to Xuan Jiazhuo now. She no longer thinks about the consequences and begins to accuse her friend word by word.
"You didn't fall in love with someone else, so where did you go on the night she was giving birth?"
"You kept your marriage a secret under the pretext of protecting her, and then what? When the news of you and that rich girl going out together started flying around, did you ever explain anything to her?"
"Did you know that a week before she was due to give birth, paparazzi threatened to expose your relationship, and she managed to resolve the situation with me by her side? You said you would protect her. Is this how Mr. Bing, who can cover the sky with one hand, protects her?"
Xuan Jiazhuo was so angry that her eyes turned red. All the things she had said were not as excessive as the last one. If Qi Jixin had not told her in person, she would not have dared to imagine that Bing Jie was so worse than a beast.
"After she gave birth and was disheartened and ready to leave, you used the child to blackmail her, forcing and bribing her to stay with you. Bing Jie, is this something a human being could do? That's your child!"
No one could guess how much pain Qi Jixin was in at that time. Xuan Jiazhuo could only get a glimpse of it from her condition the night before she "drowned".
That night was the first night she ran out of the hospital regardless of anything and escaped from Bing Jie. When Xuan Jiazhuo picked her up, she was shaking like a sieve and looked dazed. Even when she was curled up in Xuan Jiazhuo's arms, she was terrified. Her bloodshot eyes kept looking around and she looked extremely tired.
There was no other way, Xuan Jiazhuo could only ask her private doctor to give her a sedative, and only then did she sleep soundly. When she woke up at two o'clock in the morning, Xuan Jiazhuo turned on the light to comfort her immediately. At that time, Qi Jixin was already in a very bad condition.
She didn't become more crazy, but was very calm and peaceful. Xuan Jiazhuo thought that the medicine was working and her condition was slowly getting better, but the fact was just the opposite. She was already at the end of her strength.
She smiled and took Xuan Jiazhuo's hand, telling her what she had encountered in the past few days. She spoke calmly about the things that made Xuan Jiazhuo shudder. From time to time, she would raise her hand and touch her heart.
Xuan Jiazhuo nervously asked her what happened. She took a deep breath, as if she had just survived a disaster, and sighed, "I felt something dripping here, as if there was a wound and bleeding, but it turns out there is nothing."
Later, when the sky brightened, Qi Jixin struggled to her knees on the bed, begging her with tears in her eyes to go find Bing Jie, or at least let her see the baby. Four days had passed since the birth, and she still hadn't seen the baby.
Xuan Jiazhuo settled her down and assigned a nurse and doctor to look after her before he hurried to find Bing Jie. When he returned, he only saw the small note she had left for him and the chaotic medical team.
"Sister Zhuo, if I could escape from him, I can certainly hide it from you. I'm sorry I lied to you in the end. I'm so tired and need a good rest."
"I knew it was you who helped her escape back then." Bing Jie's tone was neither light nor heavy, and he was as calm as an outsider. The slight panic in his eyes was also hidden by his half-closed eyelashes.
Xuan Jiazhuo was extremely tired and naturally didn't notice his slight abnormality. He just thought that this person was the biggest scum in the world: "...Is this what you care about most?"
In that case, Xuan Jiazhuo didn't hesitate to use his trump card. He wouldn't feel any pain anyway, right?
"She planned the escape herself. I was only responsible for picking her up outside. Instead of looking down on me, you should face up to her determination to escape from you."
Bing Jie was obviously angered by these words. He was originally still thinking about what Xuan Jiazhuo said. He was able to bypass his layers of protection and threaten Qi Jixin without letting him know. There must be a conspiracy.
But Xuan Jiazhuo's words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into his heart, and then the truth turned the handle, turning his heart into a bloody mess.
Qi Jixin's condition at that time was very clear to me. She couldn't sleep all day and all night. When she was awake, she never said anything to me except arguing with me and begging me to let her leave and see the child.
In this dire state, she could still resolutely leave...
Bing Jie suddenly laughed with relief. Xuan Jiazhuo frowned and stared at him in confusion, not knowing what he was laughing at.
"Maybe you are right, she really wants to leave me, but if I say there is a hidden story, do you believe it?" The sneer at himself soon stopped, and Bing Jie immediately became serious.
His eyes were deep, filled with complex emotions that even Xuan Jiazhuo, who was always good at judging people, couldn't understand.
She was as if facing a formidable enemy, but her tone remained unyielding. "Huh? That's bizarre! I want to hear what could possibly stump the head of the Bing Group?"
Xuan Jiazhuo saw him sigh. It was not easy. Someone who had been noble and high-handed all his life would actually show such a helpless expression. Xuan Jiazhuo was curious about his answer.
"When she was in labor, I was attending a summit abroad, so I was not there. Later, when I heard the news, I rushed back immediately." Bing Jie clenched his fists on the table. No matter how much time has passed, he still gets scared when he thinks back to that time.
Xuan Jiazhuo was not at all moved by this, but when he noticed that his hands were clenched so tightly that they creaked, he snorted in his heart and sighed, "He is indeed a movie emperor, his acting skills are quite good."
"Long before she got pregnant, I had arranged everything, even...even the first aid in case of an emergency."
Xuan Jiazhuo suddenly sat up straight. Her woman's sixth sense made her scalp tighten and she dared not breathe loudly.
"The end result was that she was saved, but the child was gone." Bing Jie had been well-educated since childhood, and whenever he sat, his back was always straight. But now, as he closed his eyes in regret, he collapsed backwards, slamming heavily against the back of the chair.
The two people in the office were silent, but Xuan Jiazhuo was driven crazy by the silence. Looking at him who had let down all his defenses, Xuan Jiazhuo wanted to say something, but in the end he just moved his lips without making any sound.
Bing Jie let out a long breath through his nose, feeling extremely helpless and confused.
"She was so fragile at the time that she couldn't withstand any blow. I had no choice. Rather than letting her be severely hurt after learning the truth, I would rather let her hate me forever."
Xuan Jiazhuo was silent for a long time until someone came to find her, then she got up and left. Before leaving, she looked at Bing Jie deeply, and the vigilance in her eyes had been reduced a lot, replaced by sadness and helplessness.
When Bing Jie was the only one left in the office, he stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the sky covered with dark clouds. There was no joy on his face that his trick had succeeded. He looked solemn and murderous, and it could be said that he was in a very bad mood.
He immediately took out his cell phone and asked someone to investigate what Xuan Jiazhuo had just said. Thinking that someone dared to threaten her behind his back, Bing Jie's eyes were as heavy as ink, and a storm was naturally brewing in his heart.
These criminals have been living in secret for two years after committing their crimes. It's time to make them pay the price.
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