Chapter 41
Xiaobai stood under the lights of the barbecue area, watching Jiang Jiang's figure gradually disappear into the darkness leading to the parking lot.
Although Jiang Jiang asked her to wait patiently, there was always a sense of uneasiness in her heart.
She looked down at her fingers, which were still stained with barbecue seasoning and glistened in the light.
"Jiang Jiang..." Xiaobai muttered softly, feeling a little uneasy. He took a tissue and wiped his hands, preparing to secretly follow Jiang Jiang to take a look.
She followed quietly, keeping a distance from him.
The moonlight was blocked by thick clouds, and the path to the manor was almost submerged in darkness.
Xiaobai walked lightly, like a cat walking at night, his keen hearing catching the subtle sounds ahead.
Suddenly, a scream pierced the night sky. Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then became panicked.
It’s Jiang Jiang’s voice!
Xiaobai's heart tightened instantly, and she rushed out like an arrow.
Turning a corner, the sight before her made her blood freeze.
Jiang Jiang fell to the ground, and a tall man was holding his abdomen and wailing.
Even in the dim light, Xiaobai could clearly see the fear in Jiang Jiang's eyes and her tightly pursed lips. It was a fragile expression that she had never seen on the strong Jiang Jiang's face.
Anger erupted from Xiaobai's heart like a volcano.
She didn't even think, her body acted before her consciousness.
"Get out of here!" With a roar, Xiaobai kicked the man hard on the back.
"Bang!" With a dull impact, the man flew out like a broken sack, fell heavily on the ground a few meters away, and let out a painful groan.
Xiaobai wanted to rush forward and kick him a few more times, but was stopped by Jiang Jiang's urgent voice, "Xiaobai!"
She then hurriedly turned around and knelt beside Jiang Jiang, "Jiang Jiang, where are you hurt?" Her voice was trembling.
Jiang Jiang shook his head and pointed to his right ankle. "I just twisted it accidentally."
She turned her gaze to the man who was struggling to get up, and her voice was as cold as ice, "Don't be impulsive, or you'll be bitten back!"
The man sat up shakily, and the moonlight finally penetrated the clouds, illuminating his distorted face.
Xiaobai narrowed his eyes, and there was a bit more resentment in his eyes.
It turned out to be Brother Guo.
Brother Guo's face was flushed red, and he reeked of alcohol. He was clutching his stomach and cursing, "Damn it! Who dared to kick me?"
Xiaobai was so angry that his teeth were chattering and his fists were clenched tightly.
Jiang Jiang noticed her impulsiveness and grabbed her wrist, "Xiaobai, ignore him."
The commotion here soon attracted other people.
Jiang Hai had been paying attention to his sister and was the first to rush over when he heard the noise.
When he saw Xiaobai carefully carrying Jiang Jiang on his back, his expression changed instantly and he rushed over, "Sister! What's wrong?"
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Jiang, fearing that Jiang Jiang was hurt in any way.
"It's okay." Jiang Jiang said lightly.
She looked at the people around her and her manager approaching, and said in a cold voice, "I'm going to call the police."
When Brother Guo heard what Jiang Jiang said, his expression froze for a moment, and he seemed to have sobered up a lot.
He stammered in defense, "W-Wrong! I just saw that my schoolmate was alone and wanted to ask if she needed any help!"
The company director rushed over after hearing the news, and after learning the news, his face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
He looked at Jiang Jiang's swollen ankle, then looked at Brother Guo who was drunk, and frowned even more tightly.
"Jiang Jiang!" Hearing Jiang Jiang wanting to call the police, the director pulled Jiang Jiang aside and lowered his voice, "The company is currently discussing an important project, and our reputation cannot be affected in the slightest..."
Jiang Jiang understood what he meant.
She glanced coldly at Brother Guo who was hiding behind the crowd.
The director sighed, "The company also knows that you have been wronged. This matter itself is a small matter, and the company will handle it fairly and impartially. In this way, the company will definitely give you some compensation!"
Jiang Jiang weighed the situation in her mind for a moment. She understood the meaning of the director's words and knew that she still had to work in the company.
"You have worked hard and wholeheartedly in the company for several years. The company has seen it. So, I will double your year-end bonus this year!" said the director.
Jiang Jiang hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Okay, thank you Director!"
Brother Guo was already feeling guilty, and under the "persuasion" of their department manager, he pursed his lips and apologized to Jiang Jiang, but his eyes revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and annoyance.
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Xiaoan and Liang Rou came to see Jiang Jiang. Jiang Jiang smiled and said that everything was fine and asked them to go and rest.
Jiang Hai went to the front desk to get medicine for injuries. When he opened the door, he saw Xiaobai kneeling beside the bed, carefully holding Jiang Jiang's red and swollen ankle.
Jiang Jiang leaned against the head of the bed, the expression on her face was softer than he had ever seen before.
"Don't walk alone at night anymore." Xiaobai's voice was filled with fear and dissatisfaction. "Jiang Jiang! Otherwise I'll be worried!"
Jiang Jiang hummed softly and reached out to rub Xiaobai's hair.
The moonlight leaked in from the gap in the curtains, casting a layer of smiling silver light on the two of them. The scene was so beautiful that Jiang Hai couldn't bear to disturb them.
He coughed lightly, walked in, and handed the medicine to Xiaobai.
Xiaobai took the medicine and carefully applied it to Jiang Jiang's sprained ankle, his movements gentle as if he were treating a fragile treasure.
I blow on it from time to time for fear that Jiang Jiang would feel pain.
Jiang Hai suddenly felt that he was redundant.
He looked at Xiaobai and Jiang Jiang, scratched his head, and said, "Take good care of my sister."
There was less hostility in his tone than before.
Xiaobai poured some safflower oil on his hands, rubbed it in his palms to warm it up, and then applied it to Jiang Jiang's ankles, carefully massaging the red and swollen area with his fingertips.
Jiang Jiang gasped in pain, but still looked at Xiaobai's focused profile with gentle eyes.
"Okay!" Xiaobai didn't bother to look back. His mind was only on Jiang Jiang, and he answered casually.
Jiang Hai stood aside and didn't feel that Xiaobai disrespected him.
He quietly left the room and closed the door gently.
The next morning, Jiang Hai met Brother Guo who was talking nonsense in the restaurant.
"Oh, I just wanted to help, but I didn't expect my kindness to be misunderstood!" Brother Guo slammed the table so loudly that the whole restaurant could hear it.
The colleagues around him seemed to believe it and echoed what Brother Guo said.
Jiang Hai clenched the chopsticks in his hand, and the fried egg on the plate was smashed into pieces by him.
At this moment, he noticed that Xiaobai, who was not far away, was also staring at Brother Guo, with cold anger burning in his eyes.
Their eyes met in the air, and they instantly understood each other's thoughts.
Night fell again, and the manor was shrouded in silence.
Jiang Hai and Xiao Bai were like two spies on a secret mission, moving through the shadows where the moonlight could not reach.
They kept observing Brother Guo, waiting for an opportunity.
It happened that at night, he strolled alone to the edge of the rice field to smoke.
"Let's go?" Jiang Hai asked in a low voice.
Xiaobai nodded and pulled out a snakeskin bag that emitted a strange smell from behind his back.
They found it in the warehouse in the corner of the manor that afternoon. It was a snakeskin bag filled with natural fertilizer.
Brother Guo was blowing smoke rings in ecstasy, with an irritated look on his face, and was completely unaware of the danger approaching from behind him.
He didn't struggle in fear until a foul-smelling bag was suddenly put over his head.
“Ah!! Who?! What are you doing…Ahhhh!!”
He was answered with a flurry of punches and kicks.
Jiang Hai specifically targeted the thickest parts of the flesh, which could make the opponent cry out in pain without leaving any obvious scars.
Xiaobai focused on that annoying face, preventing him from talking nonsense for a while.
After venting for ten minutes, the two stopped tacitly and quickly disappeared into the night.
All that was left was a "fertilizer bag" rolling around on the edge of the rice field and a series of unbearable curses.
The dark clouds dispersed and the moonlight once again filled the earth.
Jiang Hai returned to the corridor of his residence, panting, and suddenly laughed out loud.
He turned to Xiaobai beside him and said solemnly, "Thank you."
Xiaobai tilted his head, looking confused.
"Thank you for protecting me and being willing to stand up for Jiang Jiang." Jiang Hai explained, with an unprecedented sincerity in his voice!
Before long, everyone in the manor knew about Brother Guo’s miserable condition.
Covered in bruises and reeking of fertilizer, he hysterically demanded the police be called.
Ignoring his leader's dissuasion, he directly called Uncle Hat.
Uncle Hat arrives and begins to investigate.
Brother Guo was complaining to Uncle Hat, and a group of people gathered around him.
He glanced around and suddenly saw Jiang Jiang preparing to have dinner.
He immediately spoke angrily, "It must be revenge from Jiang Jiang's side!" He pointed at Jiang Jiang, Xiaobai and Jiang Hai, and yelled with a pig-like face.
Jiang Hai stood in front of Jiang Jiang with an innocent look on his face, "Why should we hit you so badly? We don't have any hatred towards you!"
Brother Guo said angrily, "Because of yesterday's misunderstanding..."
"If it's a misunderstanding, wouldn't beating you make us look even more guilty?" Jiang Hai interrupted Brother Guo disapprovingly.
Xiaobai also chimed in, "Yeah, everyone said it was a misunderstanding, so why would we hit you? Even if there was a conflict, wouldn't everyone know if we hit you? It must be because you're a bad person and have offended someone, so we're taking this opportunity to hit you now to deliberately dispel suspicion!"
Brother Guo wanted to say something, but Jiang Jiang said calmly, "The director has already cleared up the misunderstanding yesterday! Naturally, I won't say anything. I still want to work hard in this company. Or do you think the director did something wrong?"
The leader was carried out directly, and Brother Guo opened his mouth but said nothing more.
Because there is no surveillance in the rice fields of the manor, Uncle Hat has no way to investigate even if he comes.
The company is currently competing for a project and trying to maintain its reputation. Any small flaw can be seized upon by competitors and widely publicized.
I finally persuaded Jiang Jiang not to call the police.
As a result, Brother Guo insisted on calling the police, so the director was very dissatisfied with Brother Guo's behavior and his face was gloomy.
The department manager, who was good at observing people's expressions, saw the director's expression and treated Brother Guo even colder.
It is conceivable that Brother Guo’s future career will not be very smooth.
Because Uncle Hat came and criticized the manor for having few monitoring measures and asked for immediate rectification.
There is no need to continue the company team building.
So early the next morning, everyone went back to their homes.
After the team building was hastily concluded, Jiang Jiang returned home and stared at Jiang Hai and Xiao Bai with a scrutinizing look, "Where did you go last night?"
Jiang Hai touched his nose guiltily, "I... I was just strolling around..."
Seeing Jiang Jiang's unhappy face, he immediately said, "Oh, it's time to go back and see my parents!"
As he said this, he started packing his luggage.
Jiang Jiang thought about it and didn't stop him. After all, it was time for Jiang Hai to go home.
Xiaobai was touching his nose, feeling uneasy as Jiang Jiang stared at him.
Jiang Hai had little luggage, so he packed his luggage in the blink of an eye and was ready to leave.
When he reached the door, he stopped again and looked back at Jiang Jiang with a serious and pious look in his eyes, "Sister, don't worry!"
He left a light but weighty sentence in Jiang Jiang's doubtful eyes, "I will help you convince your parents..."
After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Jiang Jiang was stunned and his eyes instantly became moist.
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