Jiang He listened to her spouting obscenities and suddenly couldn't hold back anymore. He hung up the phone directly.
Soon, she called again. He rejected the call immediately and then turned off his phone. The world became quiet.
This was the first time in his 27 - year - long life that he had refused Jiang Xinyu's manipulation.
Although this move would annoy the other party, he himself felt really great!
Just imagining Jiang Xinyu's contorted and angry face, Jiang He couldn't help laughing out loud.
The world was not as ugly as she imagined, and human emotions were not as superficial as she thought.
He didn't have feelings for Wu Pengpeng, at least not the kind of romantic feelings.
Strictly speaking, he and Wu Pengpeng looked down on each other.
He first met Wu Pengpeng when he was 12. It was Old Master Wu's 70th birthday, and he was taken to the Wu family for the first time.
Before going, Jiang Xinyu repeatedly told him that the little girl in the Wu family was the apple of everyone's eye, especially Old Master Wu, who regarded her as the most precious thing. Jiang Xinyu asked him to find an opportunity to get close to Wu Pengpeng at the banquet. If he could become friends with her, it would be much easier for him to enter the Wu family in the future.
As soon as he showed a bit of reluctance, Jiang Xinyu scolded him mercilessly. After scolding him, she was still not satisfied and then scolded his parents in front of him. His weak and incompetent parents could only smile apologetically and persuade him to be sensible and not to anger his aunt.
He finally gave in. At the banquet, he took the initiative to greet Wu Pengpeng: "Hello, little sister. I'm Jiang He..."
Before he could finish his words, Wu Pengpeng suddenly gave him a cold look. The rest of his words froze on his lips. He watched as she coldly withdrew her gaze and then walked away without looking back.
He felt as if he had been slapped in public. His face burned with embarrassment. He stood there for a long time before an angry thought popped up in his mind: What's so great about you? If you don't want to talk to me, I don't want to talk to you either!
After that, he never went to the Wu family again, and he never saw that arrogant little girl.
He saw her again ten years later at the wedding of his college roommate, Yan Moyi. He recognized at a glance that the bridesmaid was the little girl from ten years ago.
However, this time he didn't go up to make a fool of himself again because he knew that she looked down on him from the bottom of her heart. Or more precisely, she looked down on Jiang Xinyu, and he was implicated.
No one wants to act like a clown in front of someone who looks down on them. Moreover, he was no longer the poor kid who had to curry favor with her to live a good life.
That wedding didn't bring any intersection between them. He saw her again five years later. That night at the Wu family's old mansion, she was sneaking around trying to escape. Her furtive look was both funny and cute.
He suddenly got a playful idea and deliberately stepped forward to expose her.
Sure enough, she was greatly startled. When she looked back at him, there was no disgust or contempt in her eyes, only a bit of confusion.
In that instant, he seemed to see another soul in her eyes.
After that, he deliberately deceived her with a useless project, but no matter what he said, she whole - heartedly believed him.
Gradually, he found that she was not the little devil in Jiang Xinyu's mouth who would put everyone in a desperate situation once she took over the Wu family. Instead, she was a little airhead with a not - so - clear mind.
He did promise Wu Junyu that he would join hands with him to take back everything of the Wu family from her.
Because he also wanted to see if the princess would still hold her head high after falling into the mud.
But that noon, when he saw her spinning around like a fool in front of the elevator door, he suddenly didn't want to be the knife in Jiang Xinyu's hand anymore.
Let her go, he heard a voice in his heart telling himself. Let yourself go too!
Those who stare into the abyss will eventually be swallowed by it. He wanted to live a good life in the sun.
Jiang He smiled as he took out a lollipop from his pocket, tore open the wrapper, put it in his mouth, and then started the car and sped away.
On the other side, Jiang Xinyu was not in such a good mood. She didn't expect that Jiang He would dare to hang up her call and even turn off his phone to avoid her.
With a铁青 face, she called her useless elder brother and sister - in - law and scolded them severely. She was still fuming.
She angrily knocked on Wu Junyu's door and asked irritably, "What's wrong with Jiang He?"
Wu Junyu frowned and shook his head. He had just called Jiang He, but the other party's phone was already turned off.
Could it be that Jiang He was about to defect?
Although Jiang He didn't directly participate in his affairs, he almost knew all his plans. If Jiang He made these things public, he would be completely finished.
Moreover, just now he heard Wu You and Wu Xian say that they must find out the real culprit behind all this.
Wu Junyu hung his head. There was a hint of fierceness in his usually low - key eyes.
It seemed that some things had to be prepared in advance.
Wu Pengpeng knew that after she spread the news that someone was trying to harm her, the Wu family would surely not sit back and do nothing. She just didn't expect them to act so quickly.
Not long after they left the Wu family, a message from Wu Junchen came.
"Pengpeng, I'm so sorry that I couldn't be by your side when you were suffering so much grievance and fear alone. You must have been so helpless during this period, and I didn't even notice anything. I might be the most unqualified elder brother in the world."
Looking at these heartfelt words, Wu Pengpeng's eyes suddenly became a bit sour. Before she could reply, Wu Junchen sent several other messages.
"Grandpa and Uncle Four are already investigating the murderer. We will definitely protect you well in the future and won't let you get hurt even a little bit."
"Also, if you encounter any sad things in the future, you can come to big brother."
"You can trust me."
"If you want to."
Wu Pengpeng stared at these words for a long time. Her eyes were sore and unbearable before she started to reply. She deleted and rewrote for a long time and finally only replied with a single "Okay".
She wanted to trust him, but she didn't know if she could.
She suddenly and sadly found that in order to keep her life, she had become the kind of person she used to hate the most, suspicious and timid.
Suddenly, a warm hand landed on the back of her hand. Wu Pengpeng turned her head and saw He Qianshan looking at her tenderly.
She read the unspoken words in his eyes. He was saying, "You can trust me."
Wu Pengpeng's restless heart suddenly calmed down.
Fortunately, there was still someone she could completely trust.
On the other side, Aunt Tang was anxiously waiting for Wu Pengpeng. She paced back and forth uneasily at home.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, she rushed up and asked nervously, "Are you okay?"
Just now, Zhao Bufan came to the house to pick up some documents and briefly mentioned something about the baby. She heard that Wu Pengpeng had been called back to the old mansion to explain about the child.
Although Zhao Bufan said that the matter had been resolved, she couldn't calm down because Wu Pengpeng hadn't come back for a long time.
Looking at the sincere concern in Aunt Tang's eyes, Wu Pengpeng felt warm again: "It's okay. Everything is settled."
Aunt Tang looked at her欲言又止 for a while, then reached out and touched her face, saying with heartache, "You've suffered during this period."
Wu Pengpeng originally didn't think it was something to feel aggrieved about. It was the price for her rebirth, a fair deal.
But at this moment, when this woman who was like a mother said this to her with a heart - filled look of pity, she suddenly felt extremely sad. Her eyes instantly turned red.
In order not to cry on the spot, she quickly made an excuse that she was tired and walked upstairs.
When she reached the second floor, she had already calmed down her emotions. Suddenly, she remembered something and walked back the same way: "Aunt Tang, could you do something for me?"
Aunt Tang nodded: "Tell me."
Wu Pengpeng looked around. The servants were not around, but she still lowered her voice: "Could you help me check the people in the family? See which ones are unreliable and just give them some money and send them away."
Aunt Tang was stunned for a moment before she understood what she meant. She widened her eyes in shock. Seeing Wu Pengpeng's look asking her not to make a sound, she swallowed back her words and just nodded to show that it was okay.
Wu Pengpeng didn't say anything more. She turned around and walked upstairs. He Qianshan followed closely behind her.
When they reached the door, Wu Pengpeng suddenly asked, "When are you going to move out?"
Seeing He Qianshan's surprised look, she added with a smile, "I'll ask Aunt Tang to arrange someone to help you pack your things."
He Qianshan was in a daze for a long time before he looked up at her: "You don't want me to live here anymore?"
Although he concealed it well, Wu Pengpeng still saw the remaining sadness in his eyes. Her heart suddenly twitched. She almost blurted out "No", but she couldn't.
Now that the baby was not around, He Qianshan's attention would surely be all on her. It would be as dangerous as pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth to squander money under his nose.
Moreover, there were many dangers around her now. It was too dangerous to be by her side.
She was afraid that she couldn't protect him.
Wu Pengpeng gritted her teeth and finally managed to keep her voice calm: "Yes. It's not convenient for you to live here."