Love Variety Show (Forty-Six)
Xi Jiu's reluctance to stay alone in the empty room was evident in his words.
Ruan Qi was amused by his analogy and thought her fiancé was so adorable.
"Jiujiu, I'll only accompany Sister Lanlan for one night. Sister Lanlan is feeling very uncomfortable right now and needs someone to comfort her. I promise, I'll only stay with her for one night and I'll be back tomorrow, okay?"
Lan Lan was abused by Jiang Hengda today and really needed comfort. Xi Jiu understood this intellectually, but emotionally he still couldn't bear to leave Ruan Qi.
He tightened his grip around her waist again, his voice cold and a bit depressed: "Baby must come back tomorrow night."
"Okay~" Ruan Qi coaxed him like a child.
Xi Jiu reluctantly said, "Baby, what time will you get up tomorrow morning? I'll squeeze the toothpaste for you."
The implication was that Ruan Qi should come back and wash up as soon as he got up tomorrow morning.
Ruan Qi understood the man's thoughts and said with a smile, "I have to chat with Sister Lan Lan tonight, so I might get up a little late tomorrow. But as soon as I get up, I'll be right back, okay?"
The little girl assured him again and again, and Xi Jiu finally agreed reluctantly.
He reluctantly let go of Ruan Qi, looked up and asked her, "Anything else you need to bring? I'll help you pack."
Ruan Qi looked around the bedroom, thought for a moment, and shook his head.
"There's nothing to bring, just your bed and quilt. By the way, Jiujiu, are you going to live with big brother later, or are you staying here by yourself?"
Ruan Qi didn't want Xi Jiu to stay alone in the empty room, so she hoped he would stay with Cheng Jinyan for one night.
But Xi Jiu didn't want to leave his and Ruan Qi's love nest.
"I'm not going to Big Brother's room. The bed there is small, and it's not convenient for me to live with Big Brother."
A 1.5-meter bed is actually not small, but Xi Jiu and Cheng Jinyan are both nearly 1.9 meters tall, and it is indeed not very comfortable for two men with long arms and legs to squeeze into one bed.
Ruan Qi also didn't want Xi Jiu to live uncomfortably, so she no longer insisted that he live with Cheng Jinyan.
"Then Jiujiu will stay alone tonight. If you get scared in the middle of the night, just send me a WeChat message and I can comfort Jiujiu over the phone. Also, if you get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, remember to turn on the light. There is a threshold in the bathroom, so don't fall."
Ruan Qi kept on rambling on and on, as if the person in front of her was not Xi Jiu, who was almost thirty years old, but her three-year-old son.
The audience in the live broadcast room were almost laughing to death because of her.
[Ruanbao, do you want to listen to what you're saying? Mr. Xi is almost 28 this year, right? A 28-year-old man who's nearly 1.9 meters tall is afraid of sleeping alone at night?]
[At this moment, I actually felt the radiance of motherhood in Ruan Qi. Teacher Ruan, have you forgotten that Master Xi is almost ten years older than you?]
[In the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Xi is a cold and domineering boss. In Ruan Qi's eyes, Mr. Xi is weak and fragile.]
[Hahahaha, is this the love filter? Soft Baby, you love it too much!]
No matter what netizens said, Ruan Qi still reminded Xi Jiu several times out of concern.
After explaining everything that needed to be explained, Ruan Qi went to Lan Lan's room with a quilt in her arms.
Xi Jiu originally wanted to help her pass the quilt over. However, considering that there were several girls in Lan Lan's room, it might not be convenient for a grown man like him to go over, so Xi Jiu had to give up the idea.
He watched Ruan Qi leave with the quilt in her arms. Half a minute later, he received a message from Ruan Qi on his phone.
[Jiujiu, I'm in Sister Lanlan's room. Go to bed early. Love you!]
Xi Jiu looked at WeChat and gently touched Ruan Qi's profile picture with his fingertips. After a moment, he turned off his phone, threw back the quilt, and lay down in bed.
On the other side, in Lan Lan's room, the four girls had already lain down.
Ge Mei and Ji Beibei slept in one bed, while Lan Lan and Ruan Qi slept in another.
Both beds are 1.5 meters wide, and the girls are all very thin, so they don’t feel crowded at all when sleeping on them.
"Except for my teammates in the girl group, this is the first time I've slept with so many girls." Ji Beibei pulled up the quilt, her eyes sparkling. "I'm a little excited and can't sleep. Let's talk about something."
Ge Mei, who was lying next to her, turned over and asked, "What are you talking about? Is it almost eleven o'clock? Is the live broadcast room closed?"
"The video is off, but the audio channel is still on." Ji Beibei glanced at the camera with the red dot on. "The director just sent a message saying that the Girlfriends' Night Chat is very popular, so the live broadcast may be turned off later tonight."
Ge Mei hadn't been looking at her phone until now. When she heard Ji Beibei say that, she immediately opened the WeChat group and took a look.
"Our director has a knack for hooking viewers." Ge Mei joked after reading the WeChat group chat. "The livestream was originally scheduled to end at 11:00, but today it's delayed to 12:00 AM. But whatever, it's delayed. I'm not sleepy at all tonight."
Ji Beibei: "Me too. Where are Sister Lanlan and Ruanbao? Are you guys sleepy?"
Jiang Hengda had made a big fuss before, and Ruan Qi’s sleepiness was gone.
Lan Lan was now full of worries and naturally couldn't sleep.
Since no one can sleep, let's just eat and chat.
Ji Beibei immediately took out the snacks she had prepared, threw a few bags to Lan Lan and Ruan Qi in the bed next to her, then lifted the quilt and sat up.
"Ruanbao, what are you doing? Acupuncture?"
After Ruan Qi went to bed, she was busy giving Lan Lan acupuncture, so she did not participate in the conversation among the others.
Hearing Ji Beibei's question, she raised her head and replied, "Yes, Sister Lan Lan's ankle is swollen again. I'll give her a few injections to stimulate the blood circulation."
Upon hearing this, Ji Beibei and Ge Mei both leaned over to look.
Compared to this morning, Lan Lan's ankle was indeed swollen again, with bruises and purples, which was extremely scary.
Ge Mei looked at the miserable ankle and couldn't help but curse under her breath: "Jiang Hengda is really a piece of shit."
"That's right!" Ji Beibei agreed. "He's been sleeping with me for nearly ten years, and he's willing to do such a heavy hand to me. If it were me, Sister Lan Lan should call the police and have him arrested. This isn't domestic violence, it's intentional injury!"
Lan Lan was lying on her side on the bed at this time, holding a hot water bottle in both hands and applying it to the bruises on her face.
Hearing Ji Beibei's words, she pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled, and said calmly: "After the program is recorded, I will settle the new and old accounts with him."
When Ruan Qi and the others heard this, they immediately became excited.
"Sister Lan Lan, are you really planning to call the police to arrest him? Will the Jiang family be happy with that?"
"Jiang Hengda hit me, witnessed by everyone in the country. We're all witnesses. Even if the Jiang family isn't happy, what can they do about it?" Lan Lan pressed the hot water bottle to the corner of her mouth, her voice muffled through the towel. "After the show, I plan to sue Jiang Hengda."
Ge Mei: "Sue him for intentional injury?"
Lan Lan nodded.
Hearing this, Ge Mei asked again, "What about divorce? What are you going to do about it?"
Lan Lan didn't understand what Ge Mei meant for a moment and was a little dazed: "Divorce... just get a divorce and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a marriage certificate."
Ge Mei didn't expect that even at this time, Lan Lan was still so naive.
She looked at her speechlessly and said, "What I mean is, if you and Jiang Hengda divorce, how will the property be distributed?"
Lan Lan obviously didn't expect this question and was stunned.
Ji Beibei and Ruan Qi were young and had never been married, so they didn't think as far ahead as Ge Mei, a married woman. Ge Mei reminded them that divorce wasn't just about getting a marriage certificate; it also involved the division of property.
"Given Jiang Hengda's temper, he probably won't give Sister Lan Lan too much money..." Ji Beibei said hesitantly. In fact, she felt that Jiang Hengda would not give Lan Lan a penny.
Ge Mei and Ruan Qi obviously thought so too.
Ge Mei: "Although I don't know the Jiang family, from what you've experienced over the years, they're not easy to get along with. Lan Lan, if you want to divorce Jiang Hengda, you have to be prepared to leave the house empty-handed."
The Jiang family is full of calculations. If Lan Lan wants a divorce, she may not get a penny.
But Lan Lan worked like a slave for so many years, but in the end she lost everything. This ending makes people feel upset no matter how they look at it.
Ge Mei and Ji Beibei's expressions were somewhat solemn.
Lan Lan opened her mouth for a long moment before she spoke softly, "It doesn't matter. When I married him, I wasn't after his ex, and now that we're divorced, I won't be after his family's wealth."
"But what's all your hard work over the years worth?" Ji Beibei said disapprovingly. "You even gave up your career to take care of Jiang Hengda. You gave so much, but in the end, you got nothing. It's not fair!"
It's indeed unfair.
But what can we do?
Even if the Jiang family collapsed, it was not something Lan Lan, a retired female artist, could contend with. She didn't have the ability to fight the Jiang family for their property. The Jiang family had many ways to deal with her.
"I don't have much energy to worry about the distribution of property right now. These past few years of marriage have exhausted me. I just want to leave the Jiang family and have a good rest on my own. As for the property issue...it doesn't matter. Just think of it as spending money to teach my love-brained brain a lesson."
Lan Lan tried her best to be more open-minded.
Seeing her exhausted face, Ge Mei and Ji Beibei didn't know what to say. But although they kept silent, they still felt indignant in their hearts.
At this time, Ruan Qi, who had been concentrating on acupuncture, suddenly spoke.
"Sister Lan Lan, if you want to fight for the property, I can recommend someone to you."
Lan Lan didn't react, but Ji Beibei remembered Ruan Qi's identity and immediately asked, "Who is it?"
Ruan Qi pulled out the silver needle and threw it into the sterilization box, then raised his head: "Fan Qi, have you heard of this?"
Ge Mei and Ji Beibei are in the entertainment industry, and they have never heard of Fan Qi's name.
Ke Lanlan was in the Jiang family and had a lot of contact with the wealthy circle, so she was very familiar with the name of Fan Qi.
She sat up straight all of a sudden. "Xiao Qi, are you talking about that top lawyer in the legal field, Lawyer Fan Qifan?"
[Who is Fan Qi? Does anyone know?]
For those in the business world, let me explain: Fan Qi is the head of Xi Group's legal department, known within the industry as "Fan Lao Gou." Fan Lao Gou is a renowned general who always wins, and anyone he targets will be ripped to pieces. He's a ferocious beast within Xi's legal department, and wherever Xi Jiu points his finger, he'll hit. On several occasions when Ruan Qi was targeted, Fan Lao Gou dealt with the situation, and the marketing accounts he sued were so desperate they almost fell to their knees and called Ruan Qi their ancestor.
"Yes, that's Fan Qi." Ruan Qi said to Lan Lan with a smile, "I'm somewhat acquainted with Lawyer Fan. If Sister Lan Lan needs it, I can introduce him to you. He's very good at handling divorce cases."
While Ruan Qi was speaking, Lan Lan briefly explained Fan Qi's identity to Ge Meiji Beibei, who was unaware of the situation.
After hearing this, Ge Meiji Beibei all sat up excitedly.
"Is Lawyer Fan so amazing? If Sister Lan Lan hires him to prosecute the case, wouldn't she definitely win?!"
"To be the head of the legal department of Xi's Group, he must be a powerful figure. Lan Lan, this is a rare opportunity, would you like to consider it?"
Lan Lan was also a little moved.
It’s not that she really doesn’t want to fight for the property, but her marriage over the years has made her too tired to fight for it, and the power of the Jiang family also makes it impossible for her to fight for it.
But if she were to be kicked out of the house with nothing, wouldn't she really feel wronged?
Of course I feel wronged.
She had given so much in the marriage, taking care of her husband, serving her in-laws, and working tirelessly for nearly ten years. Now that she was about to get divorced, she didn't get a penny. Anyone would be unwilling to accept this.
And now, Ruan Qi provided her with a way out.
Lan Lan's blood suddenly began to boil.
She subconsciously clutched the hot water bottle and asked Ruan Qi anxiously, "Will Lawyer Fan really help me?"
"Of course." Ruan Qi's smile was reassuring. "I have a good relationship with Lawyer Fan. If I ask, he will definitely agree."
[Lawyer Fan: Yes, that's right. The boss lady asked, so I dared not refuse.]
[Lawyer Fan: After all, I still have to rely on the boss's wife's whispering to get a raise.]
[Hahahaha, Soft Baby is awesome, and the Xi family boss lady is awesome! ]
At this time, Lan Lan also thought of Ruan Qi's identity as the proprietress of Xi's company, and her nervous mood couldn't help but calm down a little.
However, she was still very nervous and asked Ruan Qi cautiously, "In my situation, can Lawyer Fan help me win the case? He is Xi's lawyer. Will helping me with the case have a negative impact on you and Mr. Xi?"
Although the Jiang family was not as powerful as the Xi family, it was still a powerful family. Fan Qi was a member of the Xi family, and his lawsuit against the Jiang family seemed to outsiders to be the Xi family against the Jiang family.
Lan Lan was very worried that the Xi family would be affected by this incident.
Of course, what she cared about was not Xi, but Ruan Qi who offered her help.
Ruan Qi is Xi Jiu's fiancée. If Xi's company is affected by the lawsuit between Fan Qi and the Jiang family, will Ruan Qi, the middleman who introduced Fan Qi to Lan Lan, be blamed by Xi's shareholders and the Xi family?
In that case, will there be a rift in the relationship between Ruan Qi and Xi Jiu?
Lan Lan had seen too many wealthy couples complaining about each other, so she had to be more concerned.
But Ruan Qi didn't have so many concerns.
She smiled and shook her head, her tone extremely firm: "Sister Lanlan, don't worry, Lawyer Fan will handle the lawsuit for you, and it won't have any impact on the Xi Group. Even if there is, I can handle it alone."
Ruan Qi simply looked down upon the Jiang family.
Ruan Qi had single-handedly brought down the once-huge Fengyu Group. The Jiang family was just a family; it would only take a flick of the wrist to bring them down.
Ruan Qi's confidence comes from her abilities, and also from the love and care of the Xi and Ruan families.
"Whether it's Jiujiu or the Xi family, they will support me in helping you. Sister Lanlan, don't worry, you will definitely win this divorce lawsuit!"
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