Chapter 893: Face to Face (Part 1)
There was silence on the other end of the phone that seemed to last a century, but in fact, only less than two seconds had passed.
Two seconds later, Xi Jiu's hoarse voice sounded.
"Is it someone sent by Xu Qingya?"
"Nine out of ten." Ruan Munan was injured and spoke weakly. "Even if she's not the mastermind, she must be involved. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Jiang Chuan Nian showed up right after you guys went to the charity dinner?"
Xi Jiu's eyes were dark, and a vortex of terror was swirling in the depths of his eyes.
He held the phone tightly, his face still expressionless, but his hand was creaking as he held the phone.
"Got it." He heard his own voice, which seemed to carry a sharp ice blade. "You guys rest first. My uncle and aunt will be back soon."
After saying that, Xi Jiu hung up the phone without waiting for Ruan Munan to reply.
Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu, who were standing by, had already guessed what had happened in Yuyuan from Xi Jiu's expression.
Yang Liu's vision darkened as she anxiously asked him, "Xiao Qi was arrested? Was it Xu Qingya and Jiang Chunian who did it?"
Xi Jiu said "hmm" expressionlessly.
He closed the car door, turned around, and his silent breathing seemed to be brewing a storm and tsunami.
When Ruan Fengmian saw that he actually turned around and walked back into the hotel, he was moved and immediately followed him.
The three of them returned to the hotel again.
At this time, the charity dinner in the banquet hall had not yet ended.
Without Xi Jiu and the Ruan couple, Cheng Qi and Xu Qingya once again became the targets of everyone's compliments.
Xu Qingya stood beside Cheng Qi, holding a glass of champagne, her posture dignified and elegant as if nothing had happened.
Just then.
Bang--!
There was a loud bang.
The door of the banquet hall was kicked open.
Due to the excessive force, the heavy metal door panel hit the wall hard, making a terrible whine.
Everyone was startled by the sudden sound and turned to look at the door, but unexpectedly saw Xi Jiu and the Ruan couple returning.
The three of them all had very grim expressions at this moment. Especially Xi Jiu, although he still had no expression on his face, he was intimidating and sent a chill down one's spine.
A guest who was closer to the main gate saw the three of them and couldn't help but ask, "Master Xi, what are you doing..."
Before he could finish his words, Xi Jiu walked past him.
The man's pace was fast and steady, each step was as cold as the wind, full of murderous intent, and made people shudder.
Under everyone's horrified gaze, he walked directly to Cheng Qi and Xu Qingya, raised his hand, grabbed Cheng Qi's collar and lifted him up.
"Master Xi!"
Everyone exclaimed.
Xi Jiu ignored him, grabbed Cheng Qi's throat and dragged him in front of him.
Cheng Qi was caught off guard and couldn't beat Xi Jiu. By the time he reacted and wanted to fight back, it was already too late.
Xi Jiu held him tightly with his big hands and looked at Xu Qingya with cold eyes.
"Where is Xiao Qi?"
Xu Qingya didn't expect Xi Jiu to dare to attack in public. She was shocked and angry.
"Master Xi, what do you mean?"
Xi Jiu didn't waste any time talking to her and repeated, "Where is Xiao Qi?"
Xu Qingya's eyes flickered slightly, and she said as if she knew nothing about it, "I don't understand what Patriarch Xi means. Isn't Miss Ruan Qi recuperating at home? How would I know where she is?"
At this time, the guests present finally recovered from their shock.
Someone wanted to be a peacemaker and asked Xi Jiu tentatively: "Master Xi, is there any misunderstanding here? Did something happen to Miss Ruan?"
At this moment, Xi Jiu was like a wild beast about to lose its mind, completely unable to hear any sounds from the outside world.
He stared at Xu Qingya intently, tightening his grip on Cheng Qi's throat. Each word he spoke was as cold as ice: "If you don't want him to die, tell the truth."
Although Cheng Qi was over 70 years old, his talent in ancient martial arts was not very good. If he had not killed his father and brother, with his talent, he would never have been able to become the head of the Cheng family.
So, even though he is old, his ancient martial arts skills are not as good as Xi Jiu's.
At this moment, he was trapped between Xi Jiu's five fingers, and he didn't even have the ability to resist. Xi Jiu's fingers were getting tighter and tighter, and Cheng Qi's face was almost turning purple due to lack of oxygen.
Xu Qingya's expression changed.
"Xi Jiu, are you going to kill someone in public?"
"Why not?" Xi Jiu looked at her expressionlessly. "If something happened to Xiao Qi, do you think you would still be alive?"
The man's tone was cold, a calmness that was madness to the extreme.
Xu Qingya didn't expect him to be so crazy, and the mask of disguise finally showed some movement.
how so?
She was just a woman, yet the dignified head of the Xi family was so crazy about her!
Xu Qingya has spent her entire life calculating. She never knew that a man could lose his mind to this extent for the one he loves.
But unfortunately, the person this man loves is Ruan Qi, the granddaughter of her love rival Liu Qiuyu!
Why is this so?
Why is Liu Qiuyu's granddaughter so lucky?
The jealousy in Xu Qingya's heart once again erupted throughout her body.
She glared at Xi Jiu with red eyes and said coldly, "I don't know where Ruan Qi is. Master Xi, you are accusing us without any evidence. Do you really think there is no one left in the Cheng family?"
"Bullshit!"
Before Xi Jiu could speak, a fiery red figure came towards him accompanied by a fragrant breeze.
Before Xu Qingya could react, a hand painted with red cardamom reached out like lightning and grabbed her hair.
Xu Qingya suddenly screamed in pain.
"Let go! Let go! Who is so bold? I am the wife of the Cheng family's head!"
"Madam Cheng?" A murderous female voice rang out above her head. "Are you worthy of this?"
When Xu Qingya heard the voice, she paused for a moment, then struggled even harder.
"Lin Yan! You are Lin Yan! Lin Yan, let me go!"
Xu Qingya screamed in pain, her voice unusually loud. The banquet hall was already quiet, but now everyone heard her words.
The expressions of some older elders suddenly changed.
"Lin Yan? Wasn't that the Cheng family's daughter-in-law who died twenty years ago?"
"Oh, I remember now! The wife of Cheng Boyan, the eldest son of the Cheng family, was named Lin Yan!"
"How is this possible? That was clearly Director Ruan's lover, Yang Liu, how did she become Lin Yan?"
Everyone started talking at once, and at this moment, Minister Xu, the sixty-year-old man who had exchanged business cards with Ruan Fengmian before, suddenly slapped his thigh.
"I remember now! I was wondering why Mr. Ruan looked so familiar. He looks exactly like Cheng Boyan back then!"
This statement shocked everyone.
Everyone's eyes widened.
What?
Ruan Fengmian and Cheng Boyan look exactly alike?!
Many people of Mr. Xi's generation attended the charity dinner. After hearing Minister Xu's words, they all suddenly understood.
"No wonder, no wonder Mr. Ruan looks so familiar to me! I've seen that young master many times at the Cheng family banquet. He really looks exactly like him!"
There are two more chapters, updated in the afternoon
(End of this chapter)
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