Yan Xia's worry was not unfounded. Early the next morning, Yan Xia was having breakfast with Lan Mengfan. Recently, Lan Yuzhou had been eager to get closer to his daughter, so he would feed Lan Mengfan breakfast every morning.
Although Yan Xia didn't want to spoil the child and make her overly dependent, she understood a father's feelings and didn't stop him.
They were halfway through breakfast when Fang Jiangyi's phone rang.
Seeing that it was Peng Zixu's call, since he was an employee of the company, Fang Jiangyi answered it without much thought. To his surprise, it was Peng Shiyi's sobbing voice on the other end.
"Brother Jiangyi, why didn't you answer my calls? I've called you so many times, but you never answered. Is it because I drove into Cheng Yanxia that you're angry with me?"
In the quiet dining room, Peng Shiyi's voice was clearly heard by everyone present.
Lan Yuzhou instinctively glanced at Yan Xia's expression. The latter remained calm, simply peeling an egg for Lan Mengfan without showing any emotion.
Fang Jiangyi frowned. Perhaps not wanting Yan Xia to hear these words, he simply got up and left the dining room.
Lan Yuzhou was feeding his daughter while casually saying, "This person is quite persistent. She's been harassing President Fang through various means recently and just won't stop."
Yan Xia took a bite of the egg. "There will always be an end to it."
There were only two possible outcomes. Either Fang Jiangyi would be so annoyed by her that he couldn't bear it but still couldn't bring himself to get back together with her, or he would be determined enough to completely cut off all ties with everyone related to the Peng family and finally get rid of Peng Shiyi's harassment.
On this side, Fang Jiangyi had already walked to the backyard with the phone in his hand and closed the backyard door behind him.
"Recover well and don't call me anymore."
When Peng Shiyi heard this, she knew it clearly meant that he wanted to cut off contact with her. She had put so much effort and time into this, how could she give up so easily.
She immediately started sobbing again. "Brother Jiangyi, I really know I was wrong. I was just confused for a moment. Besides... besides, Cheng Yanxia wasn't even hurt. I've already suffered such serious injuries and tasted the consequences. But I did all this for you. You can't ignore me, you can't..."
Peng Shiyi was extremely annoyed now. She regretted most of all that day when the old lady wanted to go to the company to find Fang Jiangyi. She thought it would be a good chance for Fang Jiangyi to see how hard she had been taking care of his mother and that his mother would urge him to treat her better, so she took her there.
Who would have thought that this was the beginning of a nightmare. That old woman! She actually mistook Cheng Yanxia for Cheng Yanxi and didn't want her to take care of her anymore!
All her long - term efforts were ruined by this unexpected incident!
"Don't you understand? The problem between us has never been Yanxi, Yanxia or anyone else. I told you from the very beginning that I'm grateful to you, and I can thank you in any way, but it will never be in terms of feelings."
Fang Jiangyi's voice was cold. "You shouldn't have hurt Yanxia, shouldn't have used my mother as a bargaining chip, and definitely shouldn't have morally blackmailed me with our past. "
Hearing his merciless and heartless words, Peng Shiyi felt extremely panicked.
Now she had nothing left. If Fang Jiangyi really ignored her, what should she do... Then there would be no meaning for her to live in this world.
She curled herself up into a ball, biting the quilt so hard that she wished she could bite through it to relieve her hatred!
"I'm wrong, I'm really wrong. As long as you can forgive me, I'll do anything you ask. I can apologize to Cheng Yanxia and ask for her forgiveness. I can never bother auntie again. I'll do anything you want, just please don't avoid me and don't ignore me." She choked out these words.
Fang Jiangyi remained unmoved.
"Recover well and don't do anything extreme. Otherwise, the Peng family will lose everything they have now."
The moment the phone was hung up, Peng Shiyi completely broke down. She didn't even care whose phone it was and just threw it out. The phone hit the wall and bounced back a short distance before falling to the ground, the screen shattering into a spider - web pattern.
She crazily threw all the things within reach on both sides of the bed onto the ground. The lamp and the water cup were broken, the quilt was thrown on the floor, and the room was in a complete mess.
"Aaaah!" Peng Shiyi covered her head and grabbed her hair, screaming hysterically. "Why, why! I've tried so hard and done so much. Why don't you still want me..."
She cried so hard that her shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and a howl like that of a wild wolf came from her throat.
Peng Zixu stood at the door, with his arms crossed over his chest, coldly watching her every move. He felt no emotion at all, and even wanted to laugh.
"I've already told you that Fang Jiangyi's heart is now completely with Cheng Yanxia. You just hurt the one he loves most. How could he forgive you so easily? Blame yourself for hurting the wrong person this time."
Peng Zixu gave her a sideways look. He had never had a good impression of this half - sister born to his step - mother. This person used to show him a cold shoulder, relying on Fang Jiangyi as her backer. She often told on him in front of their father, which made him lose his bonus and made him unable to hold his head up in front of others.
Now the situation had changed. Finally, it was his turn to watch her make a fool of herself.
He was now a supervisor in Shengshi Company, holding various resources, and even had the possibility of being promoted to manager. He no longer had to look at the faces of Peng Shiyi and her mother in this family.
It felt so great to finally have his revenge.
Peng Zixu walked into the room and kicked the things on the ground away. He picked up his broken phone and weighed it in his hand. It seemed that it couldn't be used anymore, so he would have to buy a new one.
"I won't bother you about the phone. Consider it my treat."
He was extremely arrogant and walked out of the room with the phone in his hand.
Since Peng Shiyi, the patient, had been transferred from the hospital to the house for recuperation, she had been wailing like a madwoman all day long. The house smelled of traditional Chinese medicine, and there had never been a peaceful day. She just hadn't been hit hard enough and couldn't see the reality clearly.
Before he could reach the door, his right leg was suddenly hugged by someone.
He didn't know when Peng Shiyi had moved. In just a few seconds, she had rushed down from the bed, hugged his leg with her uninjured arm, and knelt on the ground, begging him.
"Brother, I'm begging you. Take me to Shengshi Company to see Brother Jiangyi. I must see him. It must be that I didn't explain myself clearly. He will give me another chance..."
Peng Zixu impatiently tried to pull his leg back. "Get out of the way. Fang Jiangyi has already made himself very clear. The more you look for him, the worse it will be. I've finally achieved my current position. Don't drag me down!"
"Brother, please. As long as you're willing to help me, I'll do my best to help you in the future. I'll do whatever you ask! I can't live without Brother Jiangyi. If I have to live like this, I might as well die..."
She tightly hugged Peng Zixu's leg, as if grabbing the last straw of hope, and refused to let go no matter what.