Chapter 166 Yao Yao has never been so considerate to you before.
Jin Qingyu answered Jiang Xingyao's question directly with his actions.
The booth for two had an extra chair forcibly added, making it feel a bit cramped. Even when the waiter brought the menu over, it seemed like there wasn't much room to stand.
Jin Qingyu clicked his tongue: "Is the Shen family going bankrupt? President Shen invites people to dinner and only booked a place like this? How pathetic."
"Fine, I'll treat you to this meal. Just get us a bigger table."
Shen Mingsu retorted, "I only invited Yao Yao. Someone shamelessly stuck in and interfered. Doesn't he feel superfluous?"
The already small table was shaking so badly because of the tense atmosphere between the two men that even the tableware on it was wobbling.
Seeing their demeanor, Jiang Xingyao had no intention of staying any longer. She said, "Let's call it a day. I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first."
The two men stood up almost simultaneously. Shen Ming said, "Having such an annoying guy here is really spoiling the mood. I'll take you home first, and we can meet up again next time."
"Young Master Shen is really arrogant. Even if Yao Yao really needs someone to take her, she doesn't need an outsider like you." Jin Qingyu sneered, then turned to Jiang Xingyao and said, "I'll take you. We can chat about the Jiang family's situation."
Seeing that the two seemed to be about to start a new round of fighting, Jiang Xingyao said, "Don't bother, I can go back by myself. Let's make an appointment next time."
She only responded to Shen Mingsu and didn't answer Jin Qingyu's question. Jin Qingyu's face darkened, and his possessive eyes stared intently at Jiang Xingyao.
He almost couldn't help but want to stop Jiang Xingyao, but Shen Mingsu stopped him: "President Jin, don't you even understand the most basic etiquette of respecting other people's choices?"
Yao Yao said she doesn't need anyone to take her, so Mr. Jin, please don't force her.
Shen Mingsu's words were forceful, and Jin Qingyu's pupils flickered. For some reason, he didn't actually chase after Jiang Xingyao, but instead focused his gaze on Shen Mingsu: "Young President Shen, you keep talking about etiquette, but what about yourself? Can you really say that you and Yaoyao are completely open and honest with each other?"
Shen Mingsu did not refute: "I have never thought of myself as honest. Yaoyao is excellent. She is resilient, hardworking and talented. Her beauty is just the least noteworthy advantage she has."
I admire her and care about her, but I also know that she should live in the sunshine and freely show her excellence.
I would never do what you did, trying to possess her, to hoard her, to turn her into a beautiful specimen, an empty shell without a soul.
"Mr. Jin, since we're on this topic, I might as well tell you that I do indeed like Jiang Xingyao and plan to pursue her. As for you, her ex-husband, you should leave her life alone from now on."
Jin Qingyu originally only wanted to expose Shen Mingsu's thoughts and make Shen Mingsu feel ashamed.
But he never expected that Shen Mingsu would so openly admit to everything, and that he would even say so frankly to his face that he liked Jiang Xingyao.
Jin Qingyu's gaze darkened: "You surnamed Chen, are you looking for death?"
Shen Ming said, "Yaoyao is already divorced. I hope President Jin understands that she is now free. My pursuit of her is a matter between the two of us, and of course it has nothing to do with you."
You are now just an ex-husband, and you have no right or qualification to threaten me. In a sense, you are the culprit who hurt her so badly. You are not even worthy of competing with me fairly.
Therefore, Mr. Jin, please be sensible in the future and appear in front of Yao Yao less often. Every time you appear, it is clearly a silent harm to her.
A good ex-husband should be as quiet as if he were dead. Doesn't Mr. Jin understand such a simple principle?
The questions kept coming, landing in Jin Qingyu's ears. He was naturally unconvinced, but for a moment he couldn't find a reason to refute Shen Ming's words.
Shen Mingsu wasn't satisfied and continued to stab him in the heart: "If President Jin can guarantee that he will stay quiet and never appear in front of Yao Yao again, perhaps when I win Yao Yao's heart, I can invite you to my wedding."
His anger escalated until Jin Qingyu finally lost his temper and punched Shen Mingsu in the face. Shen Mingsu didn't dodge and took the blow squarely. He looked at Jin Qingyu with pity, even forgiveness.
It's like the posture of a victor, forgiving the unwilling loser.
Such a gaze was truly piercing. Jin Qingyu snorted coldly and said, "You surnamed Chen, you can live in your own fantasy all you want. Yao Yao will never agree to you."
After uttering those words, Jin Qingyu hurriedly left.
Shen Mingsu didn't leave. He took out his phone, opened the camera, found the right angle, took a picture of his half-swollen face, and sent it directly to Jiang Xingyao.
Since someone insists on pestering him, he doesn't mind using some underhanded tactics.
The phone screen flashed twice quickly; he had received a reply from Jiang Xingyao.
[Was it taken by Jin Qingyu?]
Shen Ming quickly typed back: "Yes, his temper is still the same as before, and he's very unpredictable."
Yao Yao, have you gone back? Can I come to see you?
Jiang Xingyao has not yet returned to the hotel.
Shen Ming's suffering today can be considered an undeserved misfortune because of her.
Half an hour later, Jiang Xingyao and Shen Mingsu met again in front of a convenience store. Jiang Xingyao passed by a pharmacy and even bought some alcohol and a blood-activating and stasis-removing ointment.
Shen Mingsu's face looked even worse than in the photos, with a scratch on the corner of his mouth. He was sitting by the roadside again, feeling the autumn wind. Jiang Xingyao felt a little helpless.
These past two days, it seems she's either treating someone's wounds or on her way to treat someone's wounds.
Even this morning, Qin Jiangnan sent her a message saying he had suffered and that his wound had reopened.
"Xingyao, I can do it myself. Have I caused you any trouble today?" Shen Mingsu was not as shameless as Qin Jiangnan. He reached out to take the cotton swab from Jiang Xingyao's hand.
Jiang Xingyao didn't refuse. She took out a makeup mirror and held it up for Shen Mingsu. She said, "He hit you, so you just accept it? He's injured, why did you let him beat you like this?"
The implication was that Shen Mingsu was asking why he didn't fight back.
Previously, there had been tense moments between Shen Mingsu and Jin Qingyu. When the two fought, even though Shen Mingsu was slightly at a disadvantage, he was not too badly beaten.
Moreover, Jin Qingyu is currently a sickly man.
Shen Mingsu shouldn't be manipulated by him.
Shen Ming sighed and said, "His injury was ultimately caused by you, and I don't want to bully others at a time like this."
Anyway, it's not a big deal. Now that I know he can't control his temper, I'll just avoid him from now on.
Shen Mingsu did not take the initiative to appear in front of Jin Qingyu; it was Jin Qingyu who was relentless in his pursuit.
Hearing Shen Mingsu's compromise, Jiang Xingyao said, "Mingsu, Jin Qingyu is unreasonable in the first place. If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, you don't have to tolerate it or care about me. I have nothing to do with him anymore."
"So, Yaoyao, if I have a conflict with him, you'll be on my side, right?" Shen Ming asked.
The man's usual gentleness was gone; his eyes seemed to hold an aggressive edge.
Jiang Xingyao was taken aback for a moment, and Shen Mingsu then explained seemingly casually, "You and he are no longer related, but we are still friends, Yaoyao, you will stand by my side, right?"
Jiang Xingyao had a vague feeling that Shen Mingsu's words were a bit strange, but she quickly suppressed that feeling and nodded to Shen Mingsu anyway.
Shen Mingsu has always been a gentleman, upright and modest. She doesn't think Shen Mingsu would provoke Jin Qingyu. Even if the two have a conflict, it must be Jin Qingyu's fault.
A distinct darkness welled up in Shen Mingsu's eyes. He suddenly said, "Xingyao, I feel like my face is quite swollen. Could you go to the convenience store and buy me an ice cup?"
Jiang Xingyao naturally wouldn't refuse such a small request.
No sooner had he left than Shen Mingsu stopped applying the medicine. He took out his phone, which was still on the recording screen, and sent the recording directly to Jin Qingyu.
Three minutes later, through the glass window, he saw Jiang Xingyao finish buying her things and line up to pay. With a light tap of his finger, he dialed Jin Qingyu's number.
Almost instantly, the call was answered, and Jin Qingyu's sinister voice came from the other end: "Shen Mingsu, are you looking for death?"
Shen Ming said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jin, it was Yao Yao who insisted on coming to see me after hearing that I was injured. You don't know, do you? She not only bought me medicine, but also went to buy me an ice cup because she was worried that I was in pain."
"Yaoyao has never been this attentive to you before, has she? Mr. Jin should be more sensible and face reality; you and she are from completely different worlds."
Heavy breathing came through the receiver, and Shen Mingsu listened with interest, showing no intention of hanging up.
Meanwhile, inside the Jin Group's building, documents were scattered all over the floor, and Jin Qingyu was clutching his chest, coughing incessantly.
Jiang Xingyao had not only failed to pay attention to him, but he hadn't even seen her when he woke up in the intensive care unit.
The woman even used his severe injuries and unconsciousness as an opportunity to escape from him.
She showed him neither attentiveness nor care.
But he remains stubbornly infatuated and still wants to keep her by his side.
Jin Qingyu said, "Shen Mingsu, do you want to die?"
"Jin Qingyu, what exactly do you want? Tell him what he did to you? You hit him, and now you're calling to threaten him."
Can you please stop being so childish? I'm begging you, please stop doing such despicable and dark things; it's truly disgusting.
The woman's cold voice came from the other end of the phone, and Jin Qingyu felt as if the blood in his body had frozen and solidified along the fingers that were holding the phone.
All that kept echoing in his ears was Jiang Xingyao's disgusting words.
A surge of anger welled up inside him, and Jin Qingyu corrected her, "Jiang Xingyao, can you get this straight? I didn't make this call."
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