"Slap."
A crisp, clean slap rang out.
Xiao Wanqing hadn't come to her senses yet.
"Slap!" Another solid slap landed on her other cheek, and Xiao Wanqing lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Shen Zhi Qiu stared coldly at her and said sternly, "If Grandpa has any problems, I will absolutely not let you off!"
After saying that, he stopped looking at her and shouted loudly outside, "Uncle Chen!"
Uncle Chen rushed in, and was startled by the scene before him, feeling somewhat at a loss.
"Lock Xiao Wanqing up!" Shen Zhi Qiu ordered fiercely, her face darkening.
"You dare to lock me up and see what happens!" Xiao Wanqing struggled to get up from the ground and rushed towards Shen Zhi Qiu, but Gu Qingyan quickly stopped her, afraid that she would bump into Shen Zhi Qiu.
"Qingyan! You're helping her but not me?" As she spoke, Xiao Wanqing's aggrieved tears slid down her face.
"Wanqing! You've disappointed me so much!" Gu Qingyan sighed deeply. "No matter how much trouble you caused in the past, I always cleaned up the mess for you. Even when you did that at the hospital, I took care of it all. But today, you actually came here specifically to cause trouble. You angered Grandpa so much, and you don't even have a hint of remorse?! I really don't know what to do with you anymore. Maybe I shouldn't have helped you in the first place!"
Hahahahahahahahaha!
Hearing his words, Xiao Wanqing simply sat on the ground and started laughing loudly, as if she had nothing to lose.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Haha ...
"That's hilarious!"
"Hahahaha! That's hilarious!"
Xiao Wanqing thought this was a huge joke. She pointed at Gu Qingyan and laughed so hard that she almost fell over, even laughing until tears welled up in her eyes.
"What are you laughing at?!" Gu Qingyan said coldly, somewhat confused.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Xiao Wanqing laughed for a while before stopping, a mocking smile appearing on her lips. She said indifferently, "What's the use of saying all this now?"
Gu Qingyan, isn't it because of your indulgence that I've become like this?! Hahahaha! If you hadn't acted like you could tolerate and love me without limits, would I have had the guts to do anything?
What do you think I'm afraid of? I'm not afraid of anything! Because I know that no matter what I do in Nancheng, you will clean it up for me immediately and let me stay out of it.
I used to wonder, just how far would you go for me? I even wondered if you would help me clean up the mess if I committed a crime and killed someone. I never imagined you would actually do it! Hahahaha! Gu Qingyan, you are the last person who has the right to criticize me here!
"I only did it because of your brother's death..." Gu Qingyan lowered his head. The events of that year had planted a seed of guilt in his heart, making him remember that his brother died because of him every time he saw Xiao Wanqing. That seed of guilt took root and sprouted in his heart day by day, eventually leading to an uncontrollable situation.
"Hahahaha! It's because this guilt has become your inner demon that I have the opportunity to act so recklessly!" Xiao Wanqing laughed loudly, watching the ambulance arrive at the door and the medical staff hurriedly carrying in the stretcher. Her expression became even more smug. "It seems Grandpa isn't doing so well. His face is all pale!"
Gu Suian didn't care about them at all and quickly followed the medical staff to take her grandfather to the hospital.
Mu Ziqi glanced back, and Shen Zhi Qiu gave her a reassuring look. Mu Ziqi nodded and followed the medical staff.
"That's good. A life for a life! It's just a pity that my brother died so young, while your old man lived a long enough life!" Xiao Wanqing said with a smile.
Gu Qingyan's upright posture paused. He opened his mouth in disbelief, then slowly bent down, looking at Xiao Wanqing with bloodshot eyes, and said, word by word, "Xiao Wanqing, say it again!"
"Hehe. You must hate me to death! That's right! There's love that makes you hate! Otherwise, you wouldn't care at all. I knew it, you must love me the most, you just won't admit it now!" Xiao Wanqing laughed sharply, her voice carrying a morbid madness.
Shen Zhi Qiu felt nauseous and yelled at the still-dazed butler, "I told you to lock this madman up! Didn't you hear me?!"
The butler hesitated for a moment before looking at Gu Qingyan. Only after seeing Gu Qingyan nod with her eyes closed and a look of deep sorrow on her face did she reach out to lift Xiao Wanqing off the ground.
"What are you doing?! Let me go!" Xiao Wanqing struggled desperately, not wanting to go with the housekeeper.
"Young master, look at this..."
The butler glanced at Gu Qingyan, wondering if he would soften his stance. After all, everyone knew that he doted on Xiao Wanqing. He was also worried that Gu Qingyan was currently angry and might openly order him to lock her up, but if he calmed down and started to feel sorry for her, then his life would be in trouble.
"Lock him up! Don't you understand?!" Gu Qingyan glared at him angrily, then waved his hand impatiently, telling him to take the person away immediately.
"Don't let her out until I get back!" Gu Qingyan walked irritably to the sofa, grabbed his suit jacket, and rushed outside anxiously.
Suddenly remembering that Shen Zhi Qiu was still there, he stopped, his expression changing, and said gently, "I'm going to the hospital to see Grandpa, so you shouldn't go. After all, Mom is still waiting for you..."
Shen Zhi Qiu was very worried about her grandfather, but Lin Yun Jin was still upstairs. Compared to her grandfather being taken care of in the hospital, Lin Yun Jin needed her more.
Shen Zhi Qiu nodded and started walking upstairs.
Just as she reached the corner on the second floor, she heard a loud "bang" as the room door slammed shut, followed by the sound of the lock turning, Xiao Wanqing angrily pounding on the door, and her cursing.
Shen Zhi Qiu sighed, feeling that returning to Nancheng was pointless, and began to miss the carefree life she had in the mountains and forests of Rongcheng.
The sudden message notification startled her. She took out her phone and glanced at it, instantly feeling much better. She unconsciously quickened her pace up the stairs.
She quickly went up to the walk-in closet on the third floor, packed the bag of gold into a large suitcase, and then casually stuffed in some everyday clothes.
Looking at the dazzling array of luxury handbags in the cabinet, an idea suddenly came to her mind.
After busying herself for a while, she finally headed towards Lin Yunjin's room.
She gently pushed open the door and saw Lin Yunjin and Zhou Xiaoran sitting on the sofa by the window with their backs to her. There was an iPad on the coffee table in front of them, playing a period drama.
Hearing the noise, Zhou Xiaoran quietly turned around and was relieved to see that it was Shen Zhi Qiu.
Shen Zhi Qiu pointed at Lin Yun Jin with a puzzled look. Zhou Xiao Ran gestured to her ears, and Shen Zhi Qiu then noticed that Lin Yun Jin was wearing Bluetooth headphones and hadn't heard anything at all. Shen Zhi Qiu felt relieved.
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