Chapter 76 - Ji Xues Acciden (2/2)
”Is it true?” She hurried downstairs. Shen Xinglan was also watching the news. Seeing her eyes without makeup, he immediately shifted his attention.
The TV was broadcasting the police's on-site inspection of a nightclub, where there was actually a nude party. The screen was full of mosaics, and glistening men and women were huddled together.
Ji Xue's face was panicked for a few seconds, but A Miao could see it clearly.
”Didn't you see it?” Shen Xinglan shut the TV off.
A Miao had not recovered from the shock. ”But... but how could she go to a party like that...”
”Nothing is impossible in that circle.” Shen Xinglan lifted the corners of his mouth. ”It's just that she was unlucky and was caught on her first visit.”
A Miao looked at him suspiciously and felt that Shen Xinglan had something to do with this.
But before she could ask him, the phone rang.
”Hello!”
”Oh? I don't know. When did it happen?”
”Dad, this kind of thing happens to everyone. You don't have to be so nervous.”
Ji Zeming, who was on the other end of the phone, was almost furious. When the police informed him, he thought they were mistaken.
”But they didn't make the news!” He looked at Bai Yongwei, who was crying beside him and said grumpily, ”Anyway, it's our family that is shameful. Go to the police station and bring her back.”
”Do you hear me?” Ji Zeming asked in a heavy voice. ”Check it out and see if they came at the Ji family.”
Shen Xinglan smiled sarcastically, but Ji Zeming could not see it from over the phone. ”Dad, I think Ji Yan should go at this time. After all, they are siblings.”
”Do you think I didn't look for him?” Ji Zeming said angrily, ”He did not answer his phone. You should first go quickly and get her back.”
Hanging up the phone, he saw A Miao's face looking at him strangely.
”Did you hear?”
”...I heard it.”
Shen Xinglan stood up. ”Go rest, I'll go to the police station.”
At the police station, Ji Xue was shivering in the corner.
”Miss Ji, you can come out.” A policeman opened the door.
Shen Xinglan was listening to the policemen talk about the night's events.
”We received a tip that someone was selling ice * poison in that venue. We didn't expect it was such a party.” The police were also quite embarrassed. The upper-class society was having fun openly. The police knew it and did not care about these kinds of parties.
”But Miss Ji has nothing to do with drugs. Sign and you can go.”
Ji Xue came out when Shen Xinglan had signed it.
”Let's go.” He stood up.
Ji Xue asked him with an ugly expression, ”Are you the only one here to pick me up?”
After leaving the police station, Shen Xinglan turned around and said, ”You can call your brother or your mother and wait here until they come to pick you up.”
”I didn't mean that.” Ji Xue did not want to stay there for one minute. She pulled open the car door and sat down.
Shen III started the car and Shen Xinglan did not look at her the entire way. Ji Xue could not help crying.
”I didn't know it would be like this. My friend took me there. I didn't know what kind of party it was.” She shrank back into her seat in shock and fear. ”Does everyone know? What shall I do in the future?”
”You should go back and discuss this problem with the Ji family,” Shen Xinglan said indifferently. ”I've just come to pick you up.”
Ji Xue looked at him with a face of resentment. ”Are you still doing this to me at this time?”
”Didn't you think I would do this to you when you locked A Miao up?” Shen Xinglan glanced at her. ”I said that the next bullet would hit your head, I hope you remember it.”
”You...”
”If you talk again, you can walk back by yourself.” His cold voice warned her.
Ji Xue knew that he was not threatening her, so she had to endure it by crying while cursing in her heart, and at the same time she was afraid of everything she was going to face. All this had nothing to do with Shen Xinglan. He did not even enter the Ji family home and just left after she got off the car.
The night was already very deep. Ji Xue was not only scolded by Ji Zeming, but also got a slap in the face.
”Mom! I don't want to go to school, everyone must have watched the news. I... I can't go and lose face.”
Bai Yongwei applied an ice towel to her face. ”Are you scared now? Why did you go there in the first place?”
”I said that I was cheated. Why do you still say that to me?” Ji Xue cried and lost her temper.
”Somebody tied you up with a rope? Or were you forced to go by a gun?” Bai Yongwei said sternly. She knew about her own daughter. Although some people had urged her to go, she was definitely curious about it.
Ji Xue pushed her aside. ”Mom, does it help by saying these things? Hurry up and think of something I should do!”
”Now I ask you, answer me honestly and don't conceal it.” Bai Yongwei stared at her. ”Who is the person who took you? Where did you meet him? How did you meet him?”
”Mom, what do you mean?” Ji Xue's eyes widened. ”You... you don't doubt that someone did it on purpose this time, do you?”
Bai Yongwei smiled coldly. ”If not... how could it be such a coincidence?”