Chapter 25 The current He Yanting is not worthy
After escaping the nightmare, Jiang Xu did not go home.
She went to sit by the lake for a while.
The lake was not far from University A, and she and He Yanting used to come here often for dates.
There was a cold moon hanging in the sky, reflected in the lake, wrinkled by the breeze and becoming blurred.
She looked at the moonlight that shattered into a pool and said to herself, "Yanting, I really have to say goodbye to you this time."
The person she was saying goodbye to was He Yanting, who had her in his heart and eyes and who had waited for her for two hours downstairs of the dormitory building in the heavy snow.
Tears streamed down her cheeks.
Jiang Xu wiped away her tears, stood up and took off the necklace.
There was a ring hanging on the necklace, which was given to her by He Yanting when they were passionately in love.
He said that a man should start a family and then marry and have children, so that he can give his wife the best life.
He said, Ruanruan, I will marry you when I have complete control of Shengyu Group.
He also said, but now, I will use this ring to trap you. From now on, you are not allowed to like anyone else except me. You must wait for me.
Jiang Xu was waiting for him.
As his career was on the rise, his feelings became cold as water.
She had spent countless nights wondering why.
What did she do wrong.
But after experiencing all these things in her past life, she was tired and didn't want to think about them anymore.
She placed the ring in a transparent bag, sealed it, and buried it under a tree near the lake.
Also buried was the dreamlike love of that year.
It was late at night when I got home.
Jiang Xu was shocked as soon as he walked out of the elevator.
There was a person sitting on the ground at the door.
He Yanting seemed to be asleep, with his back against the wall and one hand supporting the ground. Even though he slept without caring about his image, his three-dimensional and heroic facial features were still as pleasing to the eye as a painting.
Jiang Xu walked up and kicked him with the tip of his shoe.
He Yanting frowned at first, then opened his eyes. He seemed to be half asleep. It took him a few seconds to react and he stood up.
"What are you doing here?"
Jiang Xu asked expressionlessly.
He Yanting took a step closer and looked down at her. The white light cast an indescribable darkness in his eyes.
"I came to celebrate your birthday with you. Remember, you once said that you wanted to spend your birthday with me alone."
Of course Jiang Xu remembered.
He Yanting is a very outstanding person and is always surrounded by a group of supporters.
That year when we were passionately in love, unfortunately, I missed He Yanting's birthday, so He Yanting celebrated his birthday with a group of brothers.
Jiang Xu begged humbly to be able to spend his birthday with him alone.
She said, "Yanting, after all, we are engaged and will get married in the future. I should have the opportunity to celebrate your birthday alone with you."
He Yanting, however, curled his lips in a mocking tone, "Jiang Xu, I don't think you are worthy of celebrating your birthday alone with me."
The memories overlap with He Yanting in front of him.
Her eyes were clear and calm: "Do you remember what you said then?"
He Yanting was silent.
He bent down and picked up a palm-sized box from the ground. Inside was a small chiffon cake.
"It's too late. There's no cake to buy in the store. This is the only one."
His slender fingertips stroked the cake box, "Ruanruan, celebrate my birthday with me."
Jiang Xu felt that she had made her point clear enough, so she ignored his nagging and walked into the house to close the door.
"Soft."
He Yanting grabbed her hand and refused to let go.
“Let go!”
Jiang Xu struggled and said subconsciously: "He Yanting, could you please stop being so childish..."
She woke up suddenly and closed her mouth.
He Yanting looked pleadingly: "Why don't you finish speaking? Just like before, call me childish. I love to hear it."
Jiang Xu sneered: "I won't say this again. The current He Yanting is not worthy of it."
He Yanting's hand holding her stiffened slightly.
"actually--"
He lowered his head, his eyes slightly lowered with a dark look, "He Yanting has never changed."
"hehe."
Jiang Xu didn't want to listen to his nonsense, so she shook his hand off and closed the door.
She breathed a sigh of relief, rested her forehead against the wall, and slowly calmed herself down.
After a while, she was about to wash up. Just as she walked into the bathroom, the cell phone in the living room rang.
I walked over and found that it was Chi Xiaoli calling.
Why was she calling so late at night? Could she have had another fight with Gu Xiao?
Jiang Xu pressed the answer button in confusion.
"Are you Chi Xiaoli's friend?"
The moment the call was connected, a rude male voice came from inside.
Jiang Xu's heart skipped a beat: "Yes, who are you?"
The man snorted contemptuously, "She came undercover here and was caught red-handed. Bring her two hundred thousand dollars to ransom her. You have two hours to get her back. If you take more than a minute, I'll chop off one of her fingers."
Jiang Xu's mind went blank for a moment, and he immediately said, "I need to talk to her, otherwise why should I trust you?"
Soon, Chi Xiaoli's crying voice was heard from the phone.
"Xubao, come and save me..."
Jiang Xu lowered his voice: "Are you crazy? Are you really going undercover?"
Chi Xiaoli has had a heart to help the weak and fight against the strong since she was a child. When she grew up, she chose to be a reporter. One day she was undercover in a restaurant that did not meet hygiene standards, and tomorrow she went to a construction site to help migrant workers collect debts.
Some time ago, she kept whispering in Jiang Xu's ear, saying that she had received a clue that an underground casino was suspected of illegal detention, and she was trying to find a way to disguise herself as a cleaner and go undercover.
Jiang Xu thought she was joking. Could it be that he really went there and got caught?
At this time in her previous life, she was busy preparing for the wedding and did not receive Chi Xiaoli's call. Later, Gu Xiao saved her.
Jiang Xu immediately found an empty card, transferred 200,000 yuan into it, and hurried out.
As soon as the door was opened, the tall figure who was leaning against the door suddenly fell in.
He Yanting thought she had softened her heart, and his face was full of surprise: "Soft!"
Jiang Xu didn't have time to pay attention to her, so he closed the door and walked towards the elevator.
"You want to go out?"
He Yanting saw her press the elevator button, frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"
"It's none of your business."
The elevator door opened, and Jiang Xu was about to go in, but He Yanting stopped her.
His face was serious: "It's the middle of the night. If you don't tell me where you're going, I won't let you leave."
Jiang Xu was worried about Chi Xiaoli's safety, so she had to tell him everything: "Xiaoli is in trouble. I'm going to redeem her with money. Can you please stay out of the way?"
"Where is it?" He Yanting frowned slightly.
Jiang Xu said: "Xiting."
Xiting is located in the southwest of Beijing, far away from the urban area and borders a desolate mountain range.
Because of the low land price and lack of supervision, many people with no money, no relatives or no friends who cannot make a living in Beijing gather there, forming a lawless area with a strong urban atmosphere that ordinary people avoid.
Hearing about this place, He Yanting said, "I'll go with you."
"No need." Jiang Xu refused.
He Yanting went straight into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.
When the elevator arrived, he grabbed Jiang Xu's wrist and forced her into the car.
"He Yanting, let me down!"
He Yanting got in the car, gripped the steering wheel, and smiled faintly: "If we go to redeem someone, we should at least find someone who is familiar with the terrain. If something goes wrong, it will be easier to escape."
Jiang Xu was puzzled: "What do you mean, are you familiar with that place?"
He Yanting glanced at her lightly with his narrow eyes, which were filled with deep emotion: "I grew up there."
Jiang Xu was stunned.
He Yanting, this guy with a cold and noble aura of elite, who seemed like a handsome and elegant young man when you first met him, actually grew up in a sewer-like place like Xiting.
This was the first time she knew about it.
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