Chapter 87 The Secret of the Cane
"Miss Qu, we meet again."
Severe pain spread from the back of the neck to the temples, and Qu Ge struggled to open his heavy eyelids.
Under the dim light, the man's blond and blue-eyed appearance gradually became clear in front of her eyes.
"Gus?!"
She frowned in surprise.
She clearly remembered that Gus was working for He Qing, but why would he...
Gus betrayed He Qing? !
No wonder…
He Qing had clearly arranged so many people to guard the cemetery, but the people sent by Jasmine were still able to sneak in without anyone noticing.
It turned out that there was a traitor among them!
"Oh……"
Qu Ge sneered.
She subconsciously wanted to move, but found that her wrists were tightly tied with a rope. The rough hemp rope rubbed her skin, and she felt a burning pain when she struggled a little.
She looked around and saw He Qing was also tied up with ropes, lying on the side and still unconscious.
The blood on his shoulder had dried, and the collar of his shirt was soaked dark red.
Qu Ge frowned unconsciously.
Seeing her worried expression, Gus smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. He is not in danger of death. Miss Jasmine has instructed us to spare your lives."
"Where is Jasmine?" Qu Ge asked coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of high heels rang in his ears.
The sound came from far away, carrying a heavy sense of oppression.
Jasmine arrived dressed in a black windbreaker, exuding a chill. She removed her sunglasses, revealing her delicately made-up face and striking red lips.
She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a hint of the pride of a winner.
"Awake so soon?"
"What on earth do you want to do by tying us up here?"
The song gets straight to the point.
She knew that Jasmine did not take her and He Qing's lives directly, and she must have other plans for keeping them alive.
She met Jasmine's cold gaze without flinching.
Seeing the stubbornness in her eyes, Jasmine frowned unhappily.
"Have I ever told you that I hate your eyes the most?"
Qu Ge's eyes look very much like Qu Shunzhi's.
Every time she saw her, Jasmine would think of twenty years ago...
That woman, as pure and cool as a lotus flower that is not stained by dust, always hangs high above the water, and even her reflection is so clear that it is dazzling!
In front of her, Jasmine only felt that she looked dirty!
When they first met, she thought she was as weak as she appeared.
But no matter how she humiliated and ridiculed her, she still had that indifferent expression!
It was not until she threatened her to leave He Qing by using He Qing's future and studies that a crack appeared on her calm face.
But, that was only a moment.
After a moment, she nodded calmly and left without any unnecessary entanglement.
Jasmine will never forget that day.
She clearly won that game, but she didn't feel any pleasure at all.
She felt that what she had snatched with so much effort was not a treasure, but just garbage thrown away by Qu Shunzhi!
Thinking of the past, a hint of hatred flashed in Jasmine's eyes.
She glared at Qu Ge coldly and asked sternly, "Tell me, where did you hide Qiao Xu'an?"
"Joshua?"
Qu Ge was stunned for a moment.
She never thought Jasmine would ask her such a question.
"Hasn't he been getting quite close to you lately? You should know his whereabouts better than I do, right?"
"Stop your nonsense!" Jasmine frowned. "That day, he went to meet you, and then I couldn't contact him again. You called the police and had his sister arrested, right? And where's he? Where did you take him?!"
Judging from Jasmine's reaction at the moment, it seemed that she really couldn't find Qiao Xuan.
It turned out that the reason she spared her life was because she thought she was the one who hid Qiao Xu'an.
After figuring out her thoughts, Qu Ge went with the flow: "So you care about him so much? I thought you were just playing with him."
"Stop talking nonsense! You'd better tell me where he is right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
"Oh, I don't think you're being polite to me right now."
Qu Ge sneered and deliberately went around in circles to delay time.
She knew that Rong Zhoubai must be on his way to rescue them, and she had to hold on until he found this place.
Seeing that she was still showing off her eloquence, Jasmine's face darkened.
She snatched the stick from the bodyguard's hand and raised her hand to hit Qu Ge.
"stop!"
Suddenly, He Qing's hoarse shout came from the side.
He Qing had just gotten rid of the effects of the anesthetic and opened his eyes to see Jasmine trying to hurt Qu Ge.
He didn't have time to think and immediately yelled at Jasmine, "Don't hurt her! Don't you just want that cane? I'll give it to you!"
"He Qing, for your daughter, you are really willing to give up everything!"
Hearing He Qing's words, Jasmine laughed sarcastically.
But, Qu Ge seemed to see a hint of self-mockery on her face.
Jasmine walked towards He Qing, holding a stick, speaking with every step, "Why...why do you care about her so much? Is it because she's the bastard born to that bitch Qu Shunzhi?!"
"He Qing, I've been with you for over twenty years. Haven't I been good enough to you? Why can't I warm your heart? I thought your heart was made of stone! But now it seems that's not the case..."
"For so many years, you have been thinking about that bitch in your heart, and I put up with it!"
"You tampered with the food I ate, causing me to never be able to conceive. Do you think I don't know? Actually, I know everything! But I still forgive you!"
"I can forgive you for hurting me! As long as you stay with me, I don't care whether we have children or not!"
"But why... why did you insist on sending someone to find this bastard? Do you really intend to leave everything we have to her after I die?!"
Jasmine questioned He Qing hysterically.
Every word she said shocked Qu Ge.
If Qu Ge hadn't heard it from her mouth, she wouldn't have believed that the reason she hadn't been able to give birth for so many years was because He Qing had harmed her!
And she knew all this, yet she was still willing to live with this man who hurt her so cruelly? !
Why is she so obsessed with He Qing?
Qu Ge racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, He Qing suddenly sneered.
He coldly asked Jasmine, "You keep saying you love me and treat me well, but ask yourself, is it really me you love? No! You never loved me at all! You loved Zheng Xiao! It's the shadow of Zheng Xiao in me!"
Zheng Xiao.
Qu Ge had heard Rong Zhoubai mention this name last time. He was Jasmine's first love.
But what is the connection between him and He Qing?
Qu Ge was becoming increasingly confused about the relationships between these people.
When she heard Zheng Xiao's name, Jasmine froze in place.
This name seemed to trigger some keywords in her mind.
In an instant, her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Shut up! Who gave you permission to mention him?!" she shouted hoarsely, "You are not worthy of mentioning his name! None of you are worthy!"
Memory flashback——
Jasmine thought back to the first time she met Zheng Xiao more than 20 years ago.
He sat alone under a big banyan tree reading a book, looking elegant and with extraordinary temperament.
The cuffs of his white shirt were rolled up to his elbows, and his slender fingers turned the pages with a coldness that kept strangers away.
When he read, he always frowned slightly, letting the sunlight cast a small, deep shadow under his eyelashes...
After so many years, the man's appearance is still clearly engraved in her mind.
She could never forget him.
So much so that even after his death, she would still return to the big banyan tree every day to search for even a trace of his remaining breath...
It was at that time that she met He Qing.
He was sitting in the same position where Zheng Xiao had sat back then, holding the same book in his hand, reading it so seriously and attentively.
Although they look nothing alike, their noble and gentlemanly temperaments are almost identical!
At that moment, Jasmine felt that her lover was back!
He must be reluctant to leave her, so he returned to this world in a different appearance and continued to stay with her!
So, Jasmine started to pursue He Qing crazily. Even though she knew that he had secretly married someone else, she didn't care!
She wants this man!
At all costs!
Later, Jasmine got what she wanted.
But she was not happy at all in her marriage of more than 20 years.
Because she gradually realized that He Qing was not Zheng Xiao at all.
Because he doesn't love her...
Not at all!
This couple who had never loved each other ended up being physically together but spiritually apart, sleeping in the same bed but having different dreams.
To this day, there are even wars!
Recounting the past, Jasmine smiled bitterly but crazily.
There was no longer any emotion in her eyes when she looked at He Qing, only deep hatred!
"Give me the cane and I'll spare your life!"
"Unless you promise not to hurt my daughter, I won't tell you where the cane is."
He Qing's tone was indifferent.
Right now, the most important thing to him is Qu Ge.
As for his own life, he no longer cared about it.
Seeing that he was willing to die to protect Qu Ge, a sinister look flashed in Jasmine's eyes.
She ordered someone to hold a knife to Qu Ge's fair neck.
"You have no right to bargain with me now! If you don't tell me, I will let you watch your daughter die in front of you!"
"Do you have to do things so drastically?!"
"You forced me to do this!"
The couple who once slept with each other's arms around each other now spoke coldly to each other with eyes filled with deep coldness.
Qu Ge felt mixed emotions and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Before she could come up with a plan, He Qing spoke up: "Okay, I can tell you! The cane is in my car, there's a secret compartment under the back seat, you can send someone to get it now!"
"real?"
He Qingsong spoke too easily, and Jasmine raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
He Qing said frankly, "My daughter and I are in your hands. What good would it do me to lie to you now? That cane never belonged to me. Since you want it so badly, just take it! But what good would it be even if you got it? The old man never told me the secret hidden in the cane before he died. Now, it's just a useless stick to you and me!"
"You just need to hand over the cane to me, and I won't worry about the rest."
Jasmine curled the corners of her mouth, as if she already knew the "secret of the cane" that He Qing mentioned.
Seeing her confident expression, He Qing suddenly frowned.
"Don't tell me, you already know how to use that thing?"
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