novelAlta Chapter 551: 550: Ji Baijian, Still Alive (Second Update)
Chapter 551: 550: Ji Baijian, Still Alive (Second Update)
Chapter 551: Chapter 550: Ji Baijian, Still Alive (Second Update)
The banquet ended.
Everyone left gradually.
Jun Mingyu sat in his carriage.
The carriage moved smoothly along the streets of Jin City.
Inside the carriage was very quiet.
For no known length of time.
Jun Mingyu suddenly spoke up, “Song Zhizhi said, the first person Leng Wanqing will target is Qin Wenguo.”
The carriage was very quiet.
Jun Mingyu grinned, then uttered, “Leng Wanqing has betrothed Qin Jingxiang to me.”
Still, there was no sound.
Jun Mingyu faintly stated, “Qin Jingxiang is deeply in love with you, I can’t rob her of her love, can I?”
“Her liking for me is her thing, it has nothing to do with me.”
“Sometimes I don’t understand why you fell in love with Song Zhizhi,” said Jun Mingyu, addressing the man in the front passenger seat wearing a duckbill cap.
The man did not respond.
“I feel she’s colder than you,” Jun Mingyu said, “Even though you are cold, at least you care about one person. But Song Zhizhi doesn’t. It seems she doesn’t have a heart at all; she will do anything to achieve her goals!”
There was still no sound in the carriage.
Jun Mingyu felt like he was talking to thin air.
He was used to it anyway.
Therefore, he casually continued, “Song Zhizhi was extremely dazzling tonight. At least eighty percent of the men in the room were staring at her. And do you know who she was trying to seduce?”
“I don’t need to know.”
“She was trying to seduce Jun Minghan.”
“She was doing it to gain more trust from Leng Wanqing.”
“You don’t care?” Jun Mingyu raised an eyebrow.
It seemed that only when Song Zhizhi was mentioned did this man show a slight reaction.
He said, “I care, but it’s her choice. I can only respect it.”
“You don’t love, once you do, you love with your life. Ji Baijian, do you think it’s worth it?”
“Worth it.” Two words, without the slightest hesitation.
Jun Mingyu had nothing to say.
Neither was the man sitting in the passenger seat likely to initiate a conversation.
He just looked out of the car window.
It was already late at night, apart from the dazzling lights, there was little traffic on the streets.
His gaze wandered, to the tallest building in the city, the place he and Song Zhizhi once called home.
He chose that apartment only because no matter where he was in the city, all he had to do was look up, and he could see that place, towering before his eyes.
He lowered his gaze.
He closed his eyes to rest.
Yes, he was not dead.
He and Song Zhizhi only staged a performance, deceiving everyone.
Song Zhizhi no longer trusts him. She has to protect her family on her own, so she has to infiltrate Jun Minghan’s camp and get him to cooperate with her.
That night, on the ship, he had prepared for the escape.
There were people hiding under the sea ready to rescue him, and that day, he intentionally wore a bulletproof vest.
The bullet hit his heart, but did not pierce his skin. The impact of the bullet made his body somewhat overwhelmed, although not deadly.
After resting for a week, his body was basically fine.
The next step was to look for information from Song Zhizhi and in secret, they would take care of Leng Wanqing.
Ji Baijian’s throat moved slightly.
He didn’t know what would happen in between!
He didn’t know if there would be any contingencies...
Everything was just wait and see.
...
Song Zhizhi and Song Zhidao left together.
Wei Ziming drove the car, sending Song Zhizhi back first.
Everyone in the car was somewhat silent.
Song Zhidao couldn’t help but speak up, “Sis, what do you think Leng Wanqing’s intentions were in arranging Qin Jingxiang’s marriage to Jun Mingyu?”
Song Zhizhi withdrew her gaze from the window.
She looked back and said, “She must have her reasons.”
“How are we going to deal with the Qin family if she does this?”
“We don’t need to deal with them, they will deal with each other, we just need to watch.”
“I always feel that nothing is simple. The deeper we get into this, the more dangerous it seems. I don’t think Leng Wanqing is a person we can trust.”
“Indeed, she is not deserving of our trust, but as long as we are sincere towards her, she will not mistreat us in the future.”
“You’re not afraid that she will kick down the ladder after she crosses the river?”
Both of them looked at Qin Jingxiang’s mobile phone.
“Who is calling you?” Qin Wenguo was agitated.
Qin Jingxiang said, “Unknown number.”
But the number seemed unusual.
“Answer it.”
Qin Jingxiang answered the call.
A male voice came from the other side of the phone, “Miss Qin, this is Jun Mingyu. May I see you if you have some free time?”
“Now?”
“Yes, now.”
“What’s the matter?”
“A big deal.”
Qin Jingxiang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, seeming a bit hesitant.
She had an instinct that Jun Mingyu calling her at this moment couldn’t be anything good.
Jun Mingyu said, “I personally believe that if you want to protect your Qin family, you need to cooperate with me.”
Qin Jingxiang’s eyes tightened.
It seemed that Jun Mingyu understood her current anxieties.
She said, “Okay, where?”
“I will pick you up.”
“At the Commercial Management building?”
“I’ll be at the Commercial Management building in ten minutes.”
“OK.”
After Qin Jingxiang hung up the phone, she turned to Qin Wenguo and said, “Jun Mingyu wants to see me.”
“What does he want to see you for?”
“We are now on the same side as him.”
“I will definitely not be on the same side as Jun Mingyu. Once we take sides, we would truly be at odds with Leng Wanqing!”
“But we don’t have a choice now.” Qin Jingxiang was certain, “Let me meet Jun Mingyu first.”
“Jingxiang, your dad is counting on you.” Qin Wenguo trusted his daughter completely and pinned his hopes on her.
Qin Jingxiang nodded her head.
She rose from her seat and headed straight for the exit towards the building below.
She waited for about 5 minutes at the entrance of the Commercial Management building.
A black saloon car stopped there.
Jun Mingyu got out of the car himself and opened the door for Qin Jingxiang.
Qin Jingxiang got in and the saloon car took off.
Song Zhizhi was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window in her office, watching their car leave.
She picked up the phone, “Mr. Jun, Jun Mingyu has just left the Commercial Management building with Qin Jingxiang.”
“Jun Mingyu is remarkably proactive.”
“I suspect he may want to win over Qin Wenguo soon.”
“He’s dreaming.” Jun Minghan sneered.
“I’m just passing on the message. For the upcoming events, Mr. Jun needs to be cautious.”
“Rest assured, I won’t let the people you want to take revenge on get away easily!”
“My gratitude.”
“Song Zhizhi.” He suddenly called from the other end of the phone.
“Mr. Jun, is there anything else?”
“Would you like to have dinner together tonight? I happen to be free tonight. I want to talk to you about the upcoming arrangements.” Jun Minghan asked, clearly expecting that no one would refuse him.
Song Zhizhi smiled faintly, “Mr. Jun, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you.”
“What? Busy?”
“Not that I’m busy, but your mother has given her command.”
Jun Minghan’s face went cold.
“Your mother told me last night to be patient. Before all the dust settles, I hope you can control yourself, otherwise, I might not even know how I died.”
“Being so careful?”
“I dare not take your family lightly.”
“Suit yourself!” Jun Minghan hung up the phone directly.
He seemed a bit angry.
At that moment, Song Zhizhi heaved a sigh of relief.
Luckily, Leng Wanqing knew the bigger picture and was fully aware that the impact of Jun Minghan’s every action at this moment would directly affect his struggle for succession. So, she gave them a precautionary warning, which helped maintain her reputation. Otherwise, she couldn’t find an excuse to refuse Jun Minghan.
She took a deep breath and sat back in her office.
How was he now?
Did he get hurt that night?
She couldn’t even be certain that he was still alive, still well...
All she wanted now was to take revenge!
She could no longer consider anything but that!