Feng Qing was infuriated by Sheng Yan's attitude. Seeing Ji Yangu seemed on the verge of a breakdown, she quickly took the provocative Sheng Yan away.
"Sorry, senior. I'll explain this to you later." She walked up to Sheng Yan, grabbed his arm, and pulled him away. "Come with me."
After pulling Sheng Yan to a deserted place, Feng Qing finally shook off his hand.
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" Sheng Yan pretended to be stupid, feigning that he didn't understand what she was talking about.
Feng Qing's anger was rising and getting out of control. "Sheng Yan, I've told you many times. We're just colleagues, just in a superior - subordinate relationship. What you're doing is meaningless."
Sheng Yan wasn't willing to back down either. He quickly retorted, "I know we're just colleagues, but what about you and Ji Yangu? If it weren't for me, Ji Yangu still wouldn't know you're married. On the contrary, you've been reluctant to tell Ji Yangu that you're married. What's your intention?"
Feng Qing glared at Sheng Yan. "Ji Yangu is not what you think. Can you stop speculating about others based on your own assumptions? I'm not your accessory. You have no right to interfere in my interactions with others!"
"My relationship with others has nothing to do with you!"
Hearing Feng Qing's accusations, Sheng Yan felt his blood boiling. It was as if there was a fire burning in his chest.
He tightly grasped Feng Qing's wrist and pulled her in front of him. "Do you think I'll just take your scolding for no reason? Do you really think that just because you're married, I can't do anything to you? Do you think I care about what others think?"
His expression was fierce, and Feng Qing's wrist was hurting from his grip. She understood what Sheng Yan meant, but precisely because she understood, she felt humiliated.
"What about me? Just because I don't care about what others think, do you have to humiliate me like this?"
Feng Qing looked at him, her eyes gradually turning red. She just couldn't understand. She had only broken up with him once five years ago. Why did she have to be hurt by him again and again for this reason five years later?
Did she really do something wrong? Why should she pay an emotional price for Sheng Yan's inability to move on?
"Feng Qing, I didn't mean..." Sheng Yan saw her like this and knew he had said something too harsh. He wanted to apologize, but it was too late.
Feng Qing forcefully shook off his hand and shouted in a breakdown. "What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? I just broke up with you once. Why do you hurt me again and again? It's just that you can't move on. I've long forgotten who you are! Why do you treat me like this?"
"Can't you move on, right?" Feng Qing didn't know what was wrong with herself. She hadn't drunk, but she felt that her actions were out of her control.
"I'll tell you the truth! I'll tell you why I had to go abroad back then!"
"Because of your father. You must know what Shengshi did to Fengxing five years ago, right? My father was worried about his own safety, so he had to rush me abroad. Our family was 'taken care of' by your father five years ago. How come it's our fault now?"
"I admit it when you took revenge on me and took away the company. The company can be run by anyone. But why do you humiliate me again and again?"
"Can't I get married? Can't I marry someone else? We've been broken up for five years. I'm not someone to you!"
By the time Feng Qing finished speaking, she was in tears. She was so excited that she could hardly stand steadily.
Sheng Yan was stunned by her scolding. He knew nothing. He was completely unaware of all the truths from back then.
For the past five years, he had always thought he was abandoned. But now Feng Qing said that she had to leave under his father's coercion.
But why had he never known?
He was worried that Feng Qing would fall, so he wanted to hold her. But Feng Qing shook him off and then slapped him.
Before Sheng Yan could say anything, Feng Qing had already turned around and run away. Just as he was about to follow, Feng Qing threw out a 'Don't follow me', and he had to stop his steps.
What Feng Qing said had messed up his mind. He didn't know if it was true, but his intuition told him that Feng Qing wasn't lying.
But if Feng Qing wasn't lying, then it was his father who had lied to him.
But why did his father lie to him? And why did he target Fengxing so much?
***
Jian Jiaojiao finally stopped after running for a while. She leaned on her knees and gasped for breath.
Even the moistest air would feel dry when one was exercising. Suddenly, she didn't like Wusu that much anymore.
"Kristen."
Just as Jian Jiaojiao was about to relax, she suddenly heard someone call her. She trembled slightly. At this point, she probably couldn't escape, but she would never give in!
She slowly turned around and looked at the person who called her with a blank expression.
He was standing only two or three meters away from her, looking at her with deep affection in his eyes.
Jian Jiaojiao remained calm. First, she looked around, then pointed at herself and asked, "Sorry, are you calling me?"
The man frowned and walked towards her. "Don't you remember me?"
"Um... sorry, do we know each other?" Jian Jiaojiao blinked her eyes, completely not understanding what he was talking about.
The man felt extremely disappointed when he heard her say this, but he quickly cheered up and denied her words. "It's impossible. I can't be wrong. You're Kristen. Why don't you want to admit it?"
"But sir, I really am not the person you're talking about." Jian Jiaojiao said very sincerely, with a face full of innocence.
Please, please. Her acting was so good. Just believe her this time.
If she had known he would be here today, she would never have come. What kind of bad luck was this? She met him in Luocheng and still met him in Wusu.
The man walked closer to her and wanted to put his hand on her arm. However, as soon as he got close, Jian Jiaojiao took several steps back, putting up a defensive posture with both hands, looking timid.
The fear in her eyes was increasing. It seemed as if she was about to shout for help at any moment.
The man also felt a bit reluctant to do this, so he tried to make himself look normal and gentle.
"Okay, maybe I made a mistake. Can you tell me your name?"
Jian Jiaojiao was sizing up the escape route from the corner of her eye. She thought there was no way she would tell him. Unexpectedly, when she thought she had a sure - win chance and ran away, she forgot to lift her skirt!
As soon as she took the first step, she stepped firmly on the skirt. The skirt ripped open from her chest with a tearing sound, and she fell forward due to losing her balance.
"Be careful—" The man quickly stepped forward and caught her, preventing her from falling.
But soon the man noticed something. His eyes wandered over the exposed skin on her chest.
"Kristen also has a mole here. Do you still want to deny it now?"