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Jiang Xiao was more and more frightened by the scene in front of her. She glared at the well-dressed man beside her and said, "Are you crazy? Why are you hitting me so hard?"
Such impulsive and reckless behavior was totally unlike Zhou Qishen's style. She couldn't figure out what his motive was for suddenly taking action, but the scene that had already happened forced her to accept this fact.
When she saw Zhou Wenting being beaten, the first thing she felt was not relief. Instead, her mind was filled with the consequences of Zhou Qishen's rash beating. Not to mention whether Zhou Wenting would call the police, the man's murderous expression alone meant that he might not let it go.
Zhou Qishen paused while adjusting his collar, hiding the mixed emotions in his eyes, and lowered his eyelashes slightly: "It's just okay."
Seeing that he was still in the mood to joke at this time, Jiang Xiao was amused by his indifferent attitude. She couldn't expect him to apologize on his own initiative, so Jiang Xiao could only place her hope on Zhou Wenting.
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
She tried to soften her voice, thinking that if the matter could be resolved privately, it should be resolved privately, and if it could be avoided, then the matter should be avoided.
Just as Jiang Xiao was thinking about how to deal with the awkward and tense situation, Lin Qianyu's sudden appearance made things more complicated.
"Wenting, are you okay?" Lin Qianyu ran over in two steps, held Zhou Wenting's arm, and looked at the wound that suddenly appeared on his face with concern.
Lin Qianyu, who had been waiting for Zhou Wenting to come back, keenly sensed that something was wrong, so she followed the direction Zhou Wenting left. After learning from the staff that that direction was Jiang Xiao's dressing room, she became more certain of her thoughts.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the end of the corridor, I saw the whole process of the fight.
Lin Qianyu felt distressed at first and then angry when her boyfriend was beaten. From her point of view, it was Zhou Qishen who attacked without any warning. Compared with Jiang Xiao and the strange man in front of her, the person she trusted and protected was naturally Zhou Wenting.
After confirming that Zhou Wenting was not seriously injured, Lin Qianyu immediately raised her delicate eyes and glared at the strange man beside her. However, after seeing the other person's face clearly, she was stunned for a moment.
He looks somewhat similar to Zhou Wenting.
This realization startled Lin Qianyu, and she was unable to utter the words that were on her mind for a moment. However, after a brief hesitation, she still asked, "How could you hit someone?"
After saying that, Lin Qianyu touched Zhou Wenting's injured area and her eyes turned red with heartache. She carefully wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with her fingers.
"Qianyu, I'm fine." Zhou Wenting comforted the emotional Lin Qianyu and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, he blocked it in time and only received four punches, but he could not avoid the capillary bleeding inside the mouth, which left a fishy smell.
He was used to fighting and rolling around, so he didn't care about this injury. What he cared about was...
Zhou Qishen narrowed his eyes and looked up at Jiang Xiao who was worried across from him. However, that worry was not for him who was beaten for no reason, but for his uncle Zhou Qishen who was unharmed next to him.
What made him even more speechless was that his uncle, who had always been calm, self-controlled and had no desires, would actually lose his composure and sense of proportion and suddenly hit someone. To be honest, he was also very curious about the reason why his uncle attacked him.
The two sides confronted each other and the atmosphere suddenly became deadlocked.
The situation in front of her was too weird. Jiang Xiao was totally overwhelmed. She secretly glanced at Zhou Qishen: How am I going to end this?
The latter seemed to have successfully received her signal, and a hint of relaxation finally appeared on his expressionless face. He then shifted his gaze to Zhou Wenting and Lin Qianyu. He opened his thin lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something.
Jiang Xiao initially thought he was going to explain why he hit her, but she almost vomited blood when he said the first sentence: "She is the one you cheated with? Her name is Yu?"
This one sentence successfully made the faces of the three people darken, especially Lin Qianyu, whose face looked as ugly as if it was covered with dust.
Zhou Qishen's words undoubtedly nailed her to the pillar of shame of being a "mistress", but Jiang Xiao was still beside her. The slap in the face and the warning at the banquet were still vivid in her mind, so she couldn't utter a word of rebuttal.
She was a person who valued her reputation, and she didn't want to break up with Jiang Xiao unless it was absolutely necessary. If the evidence got out, it would not be good for her.
"Uncle, you've gone too far." When his woman was humiliated, Zhou Wenting was the first to speak up to defend her.
"Too much?" Zhou Qishen lowered his eyes and looked at Zhou Wenting. His eyes were cold and his tone was chilling: "Do you mean that I should teach you a lesson or that you told the truth?"
Zhou Qishen had already straightened his suit. His waist was tight and his figure was as straight as a jade tree. He looked very imposing. He glanced at him with a hint of sneer in his eyes. The tough attitude of the superior made it difficult for people to look directly at him.
Hearing this, Zhou Wenting's back straightened up, and he realized that Zhou Qishen already knew about his relationship with Jiang Xiao. He clenched his hands at his sides into fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Even if it's true, you have no right to interfere."
When Lin Qianyu heard Zhou Wenting's address to Zhou Qishen, she instantly realized Zhou Qishen's identity. Her heart trembled, and a trace of helplessness flashed in her beautiful eyes. She looked at Zhou Qishen and Jiang Xiao for two seconds, and a bold idea came to her mind.
Is Zhou Qishen Jiang Xiao’s backer?
After Zhou Wenting finished speaking, the atmosphere became even more tense.
"Mr. Zhou, what happened? (English)"
Paul, who had an appointment to have dinner with Zhou Qishen and his wife, came to check in person when he saw that they had not returned. Unexpectedly, he saw the confrontation between the two sides. As experienced as he was, he could tell at a glance that there was something unusual between them.
He didn't want to get involved at first, but Zhou Qishen was a guest he invited personally. If something happened on his territory, it would cause irreparable losses. Therefore, he had to come and stir up the mess.
Zhou Qishen was the first to calm down, and replied with a faint smile to Paul's words of good will: "Nothing, I just remembered that I have something else to do in the evening, so I may not be able to have dinner with Mr. Paul. (English)"
"It's okay, we can make an appointment another day." Paul glanced at Zhou Wenting's bloody and broken mouth, his eyes dimmed, but he couldn't figure out what had happened for a while, so he could only pretend that he didn't notice anything and chatted and laughed with Zhou Qishen.
Zhou Wenting looked at the happy scene in front of him and felt no need to continue, so he said goodbye: "Mr. Paul, the filming is over, I will leave first. (English)"
"Go ahead." Paul said with a smile, and then watched Zhou Wenting and Lin Qianyu turn around and leave.
He had heard some rumors that Zhou Wenting seemed to be the illegitimate son of the eldest son of the Zhou family and had just returned to his ancestral home some time ago. That was why he paid special attention to this fledgling actor in choosing the spokesperson this time.
One was to please and win over the Zhou family, and the other was to value the other party's commercial value. However, he did not expect that this illegitimate son actually had a personal grudge against Zhou Qi, the head of the Zhou family? Wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Thinking of this, Paul frowned, then collected his thoughts, put on an official smile again, and said to Jiang Xiao beside him: "Hello, Madam Zhou, I didn't know your identity when we met last time, so I'm sorry for being rude. (English)"
Jiang Xiao also smiled falsely: "Mr. Paul, you are too kind."
After the two of them finished their pleasantries, Zhou Qishen spoke up, "Then we'll take our leave first."
After saying goodbye to Paul, Jiang Xiao sent a message to Liang Cheng, asking her to leave first, after all, she still had some things to deal with here.
After leaving the Ogami building and heading to the parking garage, Jiang Xiao finally couldn't help but complain: "No, how old are you this year? You are already so old but you act like a young boy. You just start fighting as soon as you say so. Fortunately, Zhou Wenting didn't call the police, otherwise..."
When Zhou Qishen heard Jiang Xiao say that he was old, he first raised his eyebrows, then chuckled helplessly, "I was very careful in my attack, his injury is not as serious as you think."
The implication is that even if the other party calls the police, nothing can be done to him.
"Am I worried about his injury? What I'm worried about is..." Jiang Xiao's outspokenness came out again. Halfway through her speech, she realized that her unspoken words were too ambiguous, so she hummed in time to stop the loss: "Okay, okay, it seems that I'm just worrying about nothing."
"So you're worried about me?" Zhou Qishen pulled his lips sharply, unable to hide the smile on his face: "Don't worry, I have a reason to do this."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiao knew that he would explain to her next, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and had the confidence to complain: "What reason? You don't even know how scary your fist is when you swing it. You don't look like someone who would hit anyone."
Something as rude as beating someone up is not in line with his temperament at all.
Zhou Qishen lowered his eyes, taking in her changing expressions, and said in a deep voice, "Haven't you been bullied by them before? I just happened to think of it today, so I'll solve it. After all, my nephew bullied my aunt, and as an uncle, how can I just stand by and watch?"
His eyes were so sincere that for a moment, Jiang Xiao couldn't tell whether he was too immersed in the role or was making fun of her.
Jiang Xiao's mind was empty, and she was surrounded by a faint woody scent. After a long silence, she finally laughed and said, "Did you beat him up just for this reason?"
“Not entirely.”
After a while, Zhou Qishen continued in a calm voice: "I plan to delegate power to the people below me so that I can live a more relaxed life."
At first glance, this sentence has nothing to do with the reason why he beat Zhou Wenting, but with a little thought, one can understand his intention. He just wants to create a contradiction and make the people of the Zhou family dissatisfied with him, so as to find an excuse to reduce his power.
But who will get the power that is taken away?
Jiang Xiao couldn't help but frown: "So...you handed the company over to Zhou Wenting?"
Beat up Zhou Wenting and then give up the Zhou Group? Is Zhou Qishen crazy or is she crazy?
"Hehe, how could I give the company to someone who hurt you?" Zhou Qishen sneered.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiao pursed her lips, speechless at her own stupid remarks. Yes, how could Zhou Qishen be crazy enough to give up power to someone he hated?
Just as Jiang Xiao was feeling annoyed, Zhou Qishen continued, "I recently realized that I have too little free time to maintain a normal marriage. Whether you are out doing promotions or filming like you have been doing recently, it means that you will only stay in Beijing for a short time..."
Jiang Xiao was unable to understand what he meant. Who would complain about having too much power? Besides, what is there to maintain their marriage? Isn’t this normal and good? What's the problem?
"Of course, I'm not complaining about the nature of your job. What I mean is that one of us is in Beijing and the other is in another city. We will have very little time together, and problems will arise over time. I don't want to see this happen."
"So rather than letting the situation get worse, it's better to make changes now."
Having said this, Zhou Qishen paused, turned his head and looked at the person next to him, his eyes warm and sincere. Every word he said was like a fire burning into Jiang Xiao's heart, stimulating her heart to beat wildly.
Jiang Xiao unconsciously stopped and followed him, her eyelashes blinking nervously, quietly waiting for his next words.
"To put it simply, I want to stay with you longer." Zhou Qishen's lips were very light in color, and every contour line seemed sharp, yet contained softness. The words he spoke were also permeated with warmth: "It would be best if there were no accidents in this life."
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