Chapter 70 One day, he couldn't keep her.
A black luxury car was parked at the entrance of Bo Wei's residential compound.
The two got out of the car, where a bodyguard who wasn't on duty that day was already waiting. Seeing them get out, he stepped forward and handed the things he was carrying to Li He.
"Mr. Li, the phone and medicine have been purchased."
Li He took it and handed it to Bo Wei, saying, "Go back and get some rest. Don't forget to drink water and take your medicine, or you might be in so much pain tomorrow that you won't be able to speak."
Was it bought for her?
Bo Wei felt grateful but also very uncomfortable. This blatant concern was hard to fool, even if she pretended to be oblivious.
"Mr. Li, I'll buy the phone myself tomorrow. Please take it back. You've already helped me, so there's no reason for me to take your things again," she said, unable to refuse his kind offer.
"Take it." Li He didn't like to waste time with small talk and simply shoved it into her arms.
Bo Wei quickly hugged him, afraid that he would fall to the ground and be embarrassed.
Watching Li He's car disappear into the distance, Bo Wei felt increasingly agitated.
She knew Li He's intentions, yet she still accepted his gifts.
However, when facing Li He, a powerful and domineering figure, although she was no longer as reserved and nervous as she had been at the beginning, she still felt great awe towards him.
Yes, despite knowing his feelings for her, her awe of him did not diminish.
This sense of awe made it difficult for her to refuse him.
In fact, there were many things Li He gave her that she simply couldn't refuse; this "couldn't refuse" meant that she needed them.
Just like the elevator incident, and what happened today.
No one but him could help him.
Bo Wei took a deep breath, suppressing her turmoil.
She turned and entered the residential area, only to see Ji Mingxiu standing at the gate behind her, quietly watching the departing car.
She was taken aback for a moment, "Why are you here?"
Ji Mingxiu had just gotten off the bus, but he didn't miss the silhouette of Li He getting into the car and leaving.
He was deeply impressed by that profile.
It's so late, she's coming home, and he's taking her home.
Ji Mingxiu felt a bitter taste in his mouth, and a sense of unease that he couldn't control gradually arose.
“I was worried about you. It’s past eleven o’clock and you still haven’t come back. I tried calling you but couldn’t get through, so I had to come down and wait.”
Although she felt bitter inside, she didn't show it; her face remained gentle and caring.
For Bo Wei at this moment, Ji Mingxiu's concern was more like torture.
"Let's talk as we walk. A lot happened today."
At this hour, many people had already gone to bed, and the neighborhood was quiet, with only the two of them walking slowly.
Bo Wei lowered her head and thought for a moment before explaining the matter.
"After I finished calling you, I was about to go back to the private room when someone deliberately bumped into me and spilled his drink all over me. He insisted on stopping me and demanded that I pay him back or apologize by drinking with him. That dress was worth over a million yuan, which I couldn't afford to pay for at all, and I certainly couldn't apologize by drinking with him. Besides, I knew it wasn't my fault, so I was going to ignore him, but I didn't expect him to keep bothering me."
Ji Mingxiu frowned as he listened. "And then?"
"Later, when he saw that I was not in a good attitude, he first insulted me and then hit me."
"He attacked you!" Ji Mingxiu stopped immediately, looking at her with concern. "Are you hurt? Where are you hurt?"
Bo Wei thought for a moment and then told him everything.
“At the time, I planned to ignore him and just leave. During the struggle, he deliberately stepped on my phone and broke it. I slapped him, and then he violently grabbed my neck.”
Ji Mingxiu's expression changed drastically. He listened with clenched fists, burning with rage, wishing he could immediately appear in front of that person and give him a good beating!
How's your neck?
“I felt a little uncomfortable, but it was okay.” She continued, “I could barely breathe at the time, but luckily my colleagues came to my rescue.”
Although she spoke casually and in a nonchalant tone, he could still picture the violent scene of Bo Wei being nearly strangled.
Just thinking about it made him feel a pang of heartache and suffocation; she must have felt so helpless back then.
He wasn't there for her on both occasions when she was in danger or needed him!
His intense self-reproach made his face look even worse.
“Although my colleagues tried to stop him, a more powerful person soon arrived. He was in cahoots with that person and demanded that I drink and apologize to the man who pinched me. Everyone seemed to be afraid of him, and no one could stop him.”
Why didn't you call the police?
“I told him I was going to call the police from the beginning, but he just looked at me mockingly and said it was no use calling the police. Later, he broke my phone, so I couldn’t call the police at all. Nobody else wanted to get into such big trouble, so nobody dared to call the police for me.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Mingxiu's face darkened, and a sense of silence settled over him.
The rich can do whatever they want, while ordinary people can't even fight back.
Even if he had been there, he probably wouldn't have been able to take her with him.
Thinking back to the person who brought her back earlier, who else could be the one who could take her away from Yaoxiang Pavilion but him?
This realization made him feel very uncomfortable.
"And then? How did you leave?" he asked quietly, as if waiting for confirmation.
"Later, it was President Li and his friend who came. His friend was the owner of Yaoxiangge. I had met him twice when I went to meetings with President Li."
Sure enough, the silence on Ji Mingxiu's face deepened.
Bo Wei didn't go into details about how to resolve the issue, but Ji Mingxiu knew that it certainly wouldn't be resolved so easily.
He wanted to know how wealthy people solved this problem, and even more so, what kind of ability was needed to protect her.
But she didn't mention it, and he didn't ask any more questions.
But the next second, Bo Wei's words shocked him deeply, and the shock lingered for a long time.
"After President Li arrived, those people's attitudes completely changed. In the end, that person transferred 20 million to me as compensation for emotional distress and medical expenses."
She didn't intend to hide it from him; she had nothing to hide from Ji Mingxiu.
A simple sentence, yet it struck Ji Mingxiu like a thunderbolt.
Twenty million!
Ji Mingxiu stopped in his tracks, staring at her in disbelief!
"The person who wanted you to drink with them and apologize transferred two thousand to you..."
“Twenty million,” Bo Wei said softly, looking at him with certainty.
Ji Mingxiu took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, still unable to express the shock in his heart!
After the initial shock, the bitterness in my heart intensified.
It turns out that rich people don't need to solve problems, they only need to deal with people. They don't even need to deal with people, because they have so much money that they can make people submit naturally!
Nobody cares about paying money or apologizing, or who's right or wrong. All they care about is who's richer and who's more powerful!
Bo Wei is too eye-catching! She's the center of attention wherever she goes, and this kind of trouble will inevitably follow her in the future.
The video incident last time and the incident at the bar this time made him realize very clearly that he had her, but he did not have the ability to protect her.
The best solution he could think of was simply to stand in front of her and call the police, which was both ridiculous and useless.
But some people can easily solve the problems that they cannot.
His inner conviction grew clearer, and one day, he knew he wouldn't be able to keep her.
This realization weighed heavily on his heart, like a large stone pressing down on it, making him feel very uncomfortable.
Bo Wei saw that his face was somber and didn't quite understand what he was feeling at that moment.
"What's wrong?" Was he worried about the injustice she had suffered, or was he worried that the person would continue to cause her trouble?
"No, I was just thinking about your injury. Was it President Li who brought you back just now?"
"right."
"Is that medicine in your hand?"
"Um."
Ji Mingxiu had a faint, bitter smile on his lips.
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