Despite feeling somewhat reluctant, Ji Fuying still refused.
"I'm sorry, I still can't forget those painful memories."
"I understand. You don't need to apologize. I'm the one who was wrong. If I'm willing to let you go, could you please stop being so cold to me?"
"As long as you know your limits, I won't target you anymore."
"I understand. Is he good to you?"
“Okay, at least you haven’t hurt me.” Bu Yi had indeed not hurt her, and she wasn’t lying about that.
A wry smile appeared on Ji Yan's lips. "That's good. If he dares to treat you badly, remember to tell me."
"Hmm." After saying that, Ji Fuying did not stay in the garden any longer.
As Ji Yan watched her retreating figure, his vision gradually blurred. Let him release himself one last time.
Starting tomorrow, he will be her older brother, and only her older brother.
After dinner, Ji Yan returned to his study to listen to Han Xiao's investigation results.
"President Ji, we've found it. There is indeed a drug that can make people lose their true nature, leaving them only with the desire to take.
Ji Yan gradually loosened his grip on the table, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and the knuckles of his fingers turning white.
He had always thought that he treated Yingying the way he did because of that photo, until recently he realized that something was wrong.
I never expected that such a thing actually existed, and the symptoms were exactly the same as his three years ago.
"To be more specific."
"Yes, this medicine has a three-day side effect. During those three days, people will become manic and have difficulty controlling themselves."
"Keep investigating. We must find out who's behind this and then find a way to get me a bottle of medicine."
He needs to find out how he was drugged.
"Also, have someone keep an eye on Xing Chu's every move."
He would never have suspected Xing Chu before, but now that everything is connected, he realizes that it was all such a coincidence.
He even felt that from the moment Xing Chu appeared in his life, he had fallen into a deep trap.
"Okay, I'll go check it out now."
Minghuayuan Villa District.
The floor lamps were dimly lit. Xingchu sat on a rocking chair on the balcony, her hands, painted with milky white nail polish, lightly holding her phone, talking to someone.
"Aunt Lan, she has returned to the Ji family."
A deep, clear voice came from the other end of the line, "Xingchu, I'm giving you a chance. As long as you can take care of her, you'll definitely be the future young mistress of the Ji family."
"But... if I make another move, my identity might be exposed."
"Then it depends on your abilities. Aunt Lan has taught you for so many years, you shouldn't be such a useless person."
Xingchu slowly gripped her phone tighter. Fortune favors the bold, and for Ji Yan, and for the future position of the Ji family's mistress, she was willing to risk everything.
"Aunt Lan, I will handle this matter well, don't worry."
"Okay, don't contact me again unless it's something serious. Recently, someone has been investigating Meng Hui potion. I suspect it's one of Ji Yan's people. Be careful and don't give yourself away."
"I understand, Aunt Lan."
After hanging up the phone and tossing it onto the table next to her, Xing Chu's red lips curled into a strange smile.
Ji Yan actually started to have doubts, and perhaps the first person he suspected was himself.
He really is a heartless man. She jumped into the bottomless sea for him and even choked on water, barely escaping with her life.
I thought she would become his one and only love after she recovered from her injuries, but I never expected that she would get together with his sister.
This was a miscalculation on her part.
But it doesn't matter. She can let him hurt Ji Fuying once, and she can let him hurt her a second time.
Ji Fuying, you're gone, why come back to die?
Time was running out for Ji Fuying. She had to die before the truth came out, otherwise she wouldn't be able to face Aunt Lan.
She picked up her phone again and found a call from someone named Fu Xiao. It rang for a long time before the other person answered, sounding somewhat impatient.
"What's up?"
"Brother Xiao, I have a collaboration I'd like to discuss with you."
"Die Xing, I told you not to scheme against me anymore, or don't blame me for not showing any mercy for our past relationship."
"This is a win-win collaboration, and it's about Ji Yan."
The breathing on the other end suddenly became much heavier, carrying a hint of anger. "You would be willing to let me hurt Ji Yan?"
"I know Ji Yan's fatal weakness. Isn't that more to your liking than hurting him?"
"He's not someone you can manipulate, Diexing. Give up now. Instead of wasting your time on him, you'd be better off finding someone who loves you."
"Fu Xiao, I'm not here to listen to your grand principles. You just need to tell me whether you will cooperate or not."
After a few seconds of silence, the other person spoke again, "This is the last time."
The call was disconnected, and Xingchu smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned.
"The last time? Fu Xiao, you underestimate me too much, and you overestimate yourself too much."
Now she just needs to wait. Using someone else to do her dirty work is one of her favorite methods. When the time comes, Ji Yan will only find out about Fu Xiao, and it will have nothing to do with her.
Fu Xiao, far away in Country C, hung up the phone and sat solemnly in a grand chair in the courtyard.
She hasn't changed at all; she's still the same person who'll stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
She was willing to risk her life for Ji Yan, but was it worth it?
"Die Xing, this is the last time I'll help you. You can have no bottom line, but I can't. From now on, I'll really let you go."
He leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, his mind filled with images of when he first met Diexing.
Back then, she wasn't as cunning as she is now; she was just a slightly willful little girl.
Until one day, Aunt Lan gave her a task, and she came to see her before leaving.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "Brother Xiao, wait for me to come back. If you don't mind me then, I will... stay with you."
She ran off after saying that, and from the aggrieved look on her face, he knew that this mission must be unusual.
He waited month after month. A year passed in the blink of an eye, and she still didn't come back.
He even wondered if she had encountered some kind of danger.
Despite everyone's objections, he abandoned his newly appointed position as the head of the Mingxiao Hall and went to Country A to find her.
But what he saw was her sweet attachment to a man, and he admitted that he was a little inferior to that man.
But his heart was definitely more genuine than that man's; how could Diexing not see that?
He waited in Country A for three days, until he finally lost all hope and knew he should give up.
The night before he was to leave, Diexing found him.
He had initially thought she had feelings for him too, but to his surprise, her first words upon meeting him were, "Brother Xiao, I have something very important that I need your help with."
"Die Xing, are you sure you want to follow this man?"
"I know I've wronged you, but I think I've really fallen for him."
A bitter laugh escaped his lips. "Fine, what do you need me to do for you?"
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