Wan Yu had signed over a dozen artists and strears today. Hearing from Jian Xi about how she managed to pull off such an impressive feat, Wan Yu had gathered them all for a party.
With her, the resident "human elf," around, any gathering was bound to turn wild.
Glass after glass was downed.
Jian Xi’s mood also reached an unprecedented level of relaxation, and she drank quite a bit along with them.
During this ti, any handso n who approached to strike up a conversation were all chased away by Chu Xiao.
Chu Xiao dutifully poured her drinks, always picking the ones with the lowest alcohol content. "Sister, drink a little less."
"It’s fine, I’m happy! Little brother, you drink too!"
Just as Jian Xi was offering him a drink, Si Yuhuan walked in.
His handso face was as dark as the bottom of a sooty pot.
Wan Yu reacted as if she had seen a ghost, her shock tinged with concern.
The entire room fell into an awkward, eerie silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the legendary figure who usually only appeared in financial news.
His aura was indeed powerful; the intangible pressure left them sowhat at a loss.
Chu Xiao instinctively stood in front of Jian Xi, as if wanting to make up for not protecting her last ti and show true resolve.
As Si Yuhuan’s expression grew colder, Jian Xi stood up. "Hello, Director Si. Would you like to join us for a drink?"
Wan Yu stumbled, nearly falling over. Her best friend had really changed, spouting such shocking words! If Si Yuhuan actually sat here and drank with her, she’d twist off her own head to liven things up for everyone.
The man ignored everyone else, walking straight over to Jian Xi and pulling her up. "Co with ."
Jian Xi shook him off. "Watch your status!"
She was really frustrated. Every ti she went to a bar, she’d get caught—it made her suspect Si Yuhuan had placed a tracker on her. Or perhaps soone was out to get her!
She wore a disgruntled expression. "If you have sothing to say, say it here."
Chu Xiao, finding courage from sowhere, echoed, "Right! Say it here!"
It seed that with more people around, his backbone stiffened, and his courage surged.
Si Yuhuan gave him a death stare. "Chu Xiao, don’t test my limits and patience repeatedly. Even your father wouldn’t dare speak to like that. Who gave you the audacity?"
Chu Xiao visibly took a step back. He was scared.
Honestly, Si Yuhuan currently exuded such an imposing aura of murderous anger that his re presence was suffocating.
"Si Yuhuan! Do you still want to use our family’s Silicon Crystal or not!" Chu Xiao craned his neck and shouted.
Wan Yu almost applauded him. The Little Naigou rarely showed such manliness; he seed quite a match for her best friend!
The next second, Si Yuhuan brushed Chu Xiao aside and stood before Jian Xi. "Will you co with willingly, or shall I have everyone else leave?"
Such a domineering statent! It perfectly matched his persona and style.
Jian Xi knew he wasn’t joking.
She had been deliberately provoking him. The mont she reported him, she had anticipated Si Yuhuan would co looking for her.
She grabbed her coat and glanced at him impatiently. "Domineering."
As Chu Xiao was about to say sothing more, Wan Yu pulled him back. "A wise man doesn’t fight a losing battle. You’re too weak to protect Xixi right now. If you ask , hurry up and take control of your family’s business. The day you can bring down Si Yuhuan will co soon enough."
She was just bluffing, but Chu Xiao took it to heart.
His face filled with indignation, he said, "Don’t worry, I will protect Big Sister."
After leaving the club, Jian Xi wrapped her coat tighter. Early autumn in Beijing had brought a light snow, and it was bone-chillingly cold.
The people at the club, aside from the artists and strears, weren’t exactly tight-lipped. So, the fact that Si Yuhuan hadn’t done anything outrageous was a relief. But now that they were outside, she had no idea what he might do.
Therefore, Jian Xi decided to strike first. "Si Yuhuan, you stick with your ’unforgettable love,’ and I’ll find my Little Naigou. We agreed not to interfere with each other. That was the unspoken understanding. Now you’re sending Si Junyan to harass . What’s the aning of this?"
"Jian Xi! I told you, don’t you dare cuckold !"
Hearing her openly admit to looking for another man, wanting to be unfaithful, Si Yuhuan felt an urge to strangle her.
This woman was getting better and better at infuriating him. Now she was even turning the tables, dancing on his last nerve.
Jian Xi sneered, "So, I’m just supposed to accept you cheating on then?"
Thinking back to that night when he would rather suffer than touch her, remaining so loyal to Jiang Qing, Jian Xi saw no reason to be rciful or cling to any worthless old affections.
"Si Yuhuan, if I were you, and I wanted to prove my love for Jiang Qing and give a woman a sense of security, I would divorce imdiately and give her the status she deserves."
Jian Xi continued, adopting an ’I’m-doing-this-for-your-own-good’ tone, "You surely don’t want Jiang Qing to run away again, do you? What if you can’t find her next ti?"
Si Yuhuan’s expression shifted from furious to complex, finally settling into calmness.
She was a little unsure what this change in him ant.
"Jian Xi, do you want a divorce that badly?"
Si Yuhuan’s question gave Jian Xi a glimr of hope. She nodded eagerly, like a chicken pecking at grain. "Of course, I really do."
She didn’t want to repeat the sa mistakes, suffer imnsely, and end up with her family destroyed all over again.
"In your dreams!" Si Yuhuan’s face was icy, his tone retaliatory. "I won’t let you have your way."
Then he tossed her a set of keys.
"Go back to the old family house. I’ll be returning there too."
What did that an?
Jian Xi looked at him, waiting for an explanation.
But Si Yuhuan gave her no chance to consider, pulling her into the car and heading for the old family house.
In the car, Si Yuhuan warned, "Grandfather is planning to stay at the old family house for a while. You need to play the part of a dutiful granddaughter-in-law. Otherwise, I won’t continue to help your brother’s company."
"Well, thank you for your kindness, but I don’t really care about my brother’s company," Jian Xi said, wanting to test if Si Yuhuan would truly abandon the cooperation. She always felt that for businessn, profit was paramount. His decision to cooperate with her brother must have been a calculated one, weighing the pros and cons, not rely a way to control her.
Si Yuhuan imdiately took out his phone and called Yan Qing. "Is the contract signed?"
Yan Qing replied, "Jian Mingcheng just left. Everything went smoothly."
"Good! In that case, breach the contract."
Jian Xi’s eyes widened.
As if deriving so perverse pleasure from this, Si Yuhuan’s thin lips curled into a cruel smile. "Haohan Group will no longer participate in this project."
The implication was clear: her brother was out.
Even if it ant paying an exorbitant penalty, he wouldn’t involve her brother’s company.
"Okay..." Yan Qing agreed, sowhat baffled.
Jian Xi imdiately snatched the phone. "Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s drunk and having a fit. The cooperation continues."
After hanging up, she glared fiercely at Si Yuhuan.
This shaless bastard really knew how to manipulate people.
"What? Suddenly you care?" Si Yuhuan asked sarcastically, not minding that she had snatched his phone. "So, can you play the dutiful granddaughter-in-law?"
Jian Xi gritted her teeth. "I can."
Even after being reborn, she was still being constrained by him! This was incredibly frustrating!
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