284 Please Me 6 (1/2)
Xi Bolai retrieved a rope from the drawer and tied it around Annie's neck before tightening the knot, causing her to remain still.
”Just dare to bet I won't strangle you to death.”
”I know you won't. You're not that cruel to me,” said a frightened Annie as she gripped the rope tightly to prevent him from tightening it further.
Xi Bolai finally let go and said, ”I'll give you a chance. Don't show up in front of me again and stay as far away from me as possible. I don't wish to see you again from now on.”
Noticing the austere expression on his face, Annie said reluctantly, ”You really don't need me anymore?”
”Don't you understand English? Must I really repeat myself?”
”Of course not.” Utterly dejected, she lifted herself off him and said, ”I'll leave right now.”
After taking a few steps, she stopped in her tracks and added, ”I think you're suddenly interested in An Xiaoning only because you've never seen such a strong-headed woman like her before. But, there's no way you can defeat Jin Qingyan, he's way more brilliant than you are.”
In a moment of pique, Xi Bolai whipped a gun out and pointed it at her. ”You talk too much,” he said while releasing the trigger.
The bullet struck Annie right smack in the middle of her forehead, after which she fell to the ground immediately.
He zipped his pants and stood up to leave. ”Clean up the mess,” he instructed the servants at the door.
”Yes, Master.”
With a hand in his pocket, Xi Bolai walked towards the living room and asked the man beside him, ”What's the condition in S Nation now?”
”Master, An Xiaoning was imprisoned previously because she was framed as the prime suspect of the murder of Jin Qingyan's grandmother. But the truth was revealed, proving her to be innocent, and thus, she has since been released. Jin Qingyan seems to be very protective of An Xiaoning. He ordered for bodyguards to guard by every corner of their residence, and An Xiaoning would also be escorted everywhere she goes. I heard that Jin Qingyan has renovated his house and they would be moving in very soon.”
”Oh, seems like he's learned his lesson. He's Jin Qingyan after all.” A look of disappointment formed on Xi Bolai's face. It was his first time feeling threatened and challenged because of a woman.
His only hobby was to toy with women who were already attached.
He refused to believe that Jin Qingyan could protect her seamlessly. They agreed to meet again after all, how could he not keep to his promise?
An Xiaoning, I will come for you, he thought in his head.
Xi Bolai stared out of the door with a look of determination in his gaze.
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Jin Qingyan received a call from Mrs. Jin just as he got off from work in the afternoon.
”Qingyan, Mother has nowhere to go now. I've been looking for a house all day, but I just can't seem to find a suitable one. I don't feel comfortable living in a smaller house. I plan to move in to the house you used as your bridal chamber back then,” said Mrs. Jin, who sounded like she was informing him of her decision instead of discussing her plans with him.
”You're moving in alone?”
”No, with your uncle as well.”
Jin Qingyan's tone turned cold and aloof instantly. ”No, I'll allow you to live there if you're moving in alone. He's not allowed to come with you. Otherwise, you two may go look for Qingyue instead.”
”I've already divorced your father. Qingyan, you have so many properties across the country anyway, what's wrong with letting me move into one? Your father and I have long lost our feelings for each other. Do you know how I struggled with the emotional torment when he begot a daughter with his mistress in the past? I've already given up on him since then.”
”I don't care what's between you two. My decision is final. You may move in alone, but the butler is not allowed to,” Jin Qingyan insisted firmly.
”Forget it, I'll let him rent another house nearby.”