Chapter 160 - What If I Told You That Qi Chengzhi Is Involved in the Song Family’s Bankruptcy (2/2)
“What’s the point of telling you where I am, not like you can come over. I’m with Ruan Danchen,” Song Yu lowered her voice to keep it steady so that it sounds normal.
She thought that he should not be able to sense it through the phone.
“Uhm,” she heard him answered softly and did not continue asking.
“Why are you calling me?” She asked.
“Nothing, I just want to hear your voice,” he said in a gentle voice.
“Have you eaten?” Song Yu asked softly. Her head naturally turned towards the car window. It was as if that corner became a world of its own, her volume became softer and softer when she talked to Qi Chengzhi. It was so soft that Jian Yi could not hear clearly anymore.
“I’m eating,” Qi Chengzhi said.
“Oh, carry on then, stop talking,” Song Yu was relieved.
“Uhm.”
Then, he hung up the call.
Instead of eating, he was currently in his Range Rover. He was just beside the cafe that Song Yu and Yu Zixiu went moments ago.
When he arrived, Song Yu was already gone. He also missed Yu Zixiu. While he was frowning and dialing Song Yu’s number, he saw Liang Lihua walked out of the cafe.
Even though she was not in a disheveled state, she was still in a mess.
Liang Lihua was stunned for a moment when she saw him. Her thin lips then curved into a mocking curve.
She scoffed wickedly, “Chengzhi, are you looking for Song Yu?”
Qi Chengzhi remained a stoic face. He did not utter a single word and looked at Liang Lihua with an emotionless gaze.
“He he, you’re too late. She just left with her ex-lover. What’s his name again?” Liang Lihua put on a pretense as if she could not remember and frowned. Then, her eyes widened in realization and said, “Oh, Jian Yi is his name if I remember correctly. Isn’t he your sister’s husband?
Both of them walked out of the cafe holding hands,” Liang Lihua smiled cockily. “Seems like they still have remnant feelings for each other!”
Qi Chengzhi remained an indifferent expression and did not change much. His deep-set eyes gazed at Liang Lihua for quite some time, as if he was going to drill a hole between her eyebrows.
Liang Lihua was starting to feel guilty after being stared at for so long. Her heart started pumping strongly.
She felt her heart sinking and started to regret telling Qi Chengzhi about it.
She just had a fight with Song Yu and was still very irritated. When she saw Qi Chengzhi, she blurted out everything without giving any thoughts and forgotten how scary Qi Chengzhi could be.
“Mrs. Liang, the man you mentioned, Jian Yi. My sister is his wife, while Song Yu is my fiancée. It is none of your business and you don’t have the right to judge the Qi family. No one managed to get away unharmed after senselessly defaming our Qi family right in front of one of our own.” Qi Chengzhi said calmly while he raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically.
“You’ll realize that these statements are rather costly. I’m not sure if your family can afford them,” Qi Chengzhi said in an icy tone.
Liang Lihua was stunned and could not utter a single word.
Qi Chengzhi turned around and went back into his car.
Suddenly, something ticked off Liang Lihua and she ran towards the car. However, the car window was sealed shut. She could only shout at the sealed window but Qi Chengzhi could not hear what was she trying to convey. He had no interest in it.
Without the need to hear her, he knew that she was begging for forgiveness, saying that it was just a misunderstanding.
She stuck both of her hands on the window. Her hair became even messier after running. Even though she was wearing branded clothing, it did not add points to her elegance.
Qi Chengzhi started the car with a cold expression. Then, he rammed the accelerator so hard that the car jolted forward about half a car’s length. Liang Lihua got flung away by the sudden motion.
Both of her hands were scraped. Although her heels were not that high, she twisted her ankle due to the sudden fall.
Qi Chengzhi looked at her coldly through the rearview mirror. He saw Liang Lihua struggled to get back onto her feet. When she saw his car stopped, she limped over and placed her dirtied hands on the car window, leaving a few grimy marks on the dark car window.
Qi Chengzhi changed into reverse gear and returned to the original position in a swift motion. Once again, Liang Lihua fell to the ground.
This time, Qi Chengzhi did not stop and just drove away.
After a while, he returned but Liang Lihua had left.
Qi Chengzhi got down from the car and glanced at the office building. He called the office but Song Yu had not come back from her lunch.
Then, he went back into the car to call Song Yu.
After hanging up, he reached for cigarettes and the lighter habitually, but got back empty handed. Only then he recalled that he was in the midst of quitting smoking, that was the reason why he no longer brought these things with him.
He then picked up the cellphone from the passenger seat with a frown and thought about the conversation he had with Song Yu.
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Song Yu kept her cellphone into her bag. Without looking at Jian Yi, she said, “Thank you for what you did just now. Please stop the car in front.”
“You haven’t eaten yet, right?” Jian Yi glanced at her briefly. He just passed a parking spot but he did not stop the car.
“I’m not hungry, please stop the car aside, I want to get down,” Song Yu said calmly.
Jian Yi helped her just now, she could not treat him as sternly as before, but she was also unable to show him any enthusiasm.
“I didn’t pass by the cafe by chance. I’m actually looking for you,” Jian Yi said while he continued driving.
Song Yu glanced at him slightly surprised, but she recomposed herself quickly and said, “Jian Yi, I’m very grateful that you helped me just now, but there’s nothing more to say between us. Please stop and let me down.”
Instead of stopping the car, Jian Yi locked the car doors.
After hearing the clicking sounds made by the locks, Song Yu’s expression changed instantly, “What are you doing!”
“I have something to tell you,” Jian Yi said calmly.
“All of you keep coming to me and tell me that you have something to say. Can you guys stop harassing me!” Song Yu finally broke down after being pestered non-stop by the Yu family members one after another.
She shouted out loudly and glared at Jian Yi furiously.
“I just want a peaceful life. I don’t want to be involved in your mess. Who do you guys think you are? Why do you guys have the audacity to come and disturb my life, standing on the moral high ground while judging my choices. This is my life and my choice. Can you guys stop being so self-righteous and interfere with it? I don’t need your so-called goodwill. Stop saying that you have something to tell me. I don’t need it and I don’t want to hear it!
Your supposedly important thing means nothing to me! Do you understand? No matter what you tell me, nothing is going to change. You will never get what you want! Jian Yi, do you understand?” Song Yu gripped the car door and yelled, “Now, stop the car and let me out!”
“I promise that this will be very meaningful to you,” Jian Yi said while he glanced at her. “What if I tell you that Qi Chengzhi is involved in the Song family’s bankruptcy? Will you still feel that this is meaningless to you?”
What?
Song Yu was stunned. She could feel her mind exploding as if she was able to hear the explosion in her brain.
For a while, Song Yu was unable to react. She was dumbfounded and her mind went blank. She could not digest what Jian Yi had just said.
How could Qi Chengzhi be involved in the Song family’s bankruptcy!
Song Yu’s heart and limbs grew colder and colder until they were immobilized.
She could not utter a word, not to mention ordering Jian Yi to stop the car.
While she was still in a daze, Jian Yi made a turn and entered an open carpark.
He turned off the engine and released the seatbelt. He approached Song Yu and extended his arm to open the storage compartment in front of Song Yu. From there, he took our a folder of documents.
Song Yu was still unable to utter a word. She was still staring blankly, even when the file folder was handed before her.