Chapter 96 - Tread On A Worm And It Will Turn 2 (1/2)

Chapter 96 - Tread On A Worm And It Will Turn (2)

At five o’clock in the morning, Lan Jinyao was sound asleep when her phone rang. She woke up in a daze and stared at her phone screen. Seeing that it was from an unknown number, she pressed on the decline button and didn’t answer it.

One hour later, the phone rang again. This time, Lan Jinyao woke up once more but was no longer sleepy.

She stared at the two different numbers on her phone screen and became somewhat hesitant. In her previous life, her number was leaked by someone and she’d thought that that was due to the carelessness of the staff. Following that, her phone was ringing off the hook during the following two days, so she’d had to change her sim card right away; only then did she get to enjoy a moment of peace.

“Why aren’t you answering the phone?” asked Fu Bainian as he stared at her.

Lan Jinyao shook her head to indicate that it was nothing and then accepted the call.

The call was from Xiaomin. The usually optimistic and cheerful girl was currently pitifully crying over the phone, sobbing so loudly that even her words were unclear.

Lan Jinyao immediately asked her, “What’s the matter?”

However, Xiaomin didn’t tell Lan Jinyao precisely what had happened to her and just said that she wanted to meet Lan Jinyao downstairs, at the cafe of the company building.

Lan Jinyao remained silent for a moment before a kind of understanding suddenly emerged in her mind. She put her phone away for a moment and asked Fu Bainian, “Xiaomin was the one behind the drug incident?”

Fu Bainian conceded and said, “From the investigation so far, it was confirmed that she was the one who did it. But, as for whether she was instructed to do so or not, we don’t know yet.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Lan Jinyao then told Xiaomin, “Alright, let’s meet there at 8 AM.”

When Fu Bainian heard that, he frowned with displeasure. “Why did you agree to her request? Since she dared to slip drugs in your drink, then she would definitely dare to do something else.”

“It’ll be fine, don’t worry,” comforted Lan Jinyao. She then patted him on the head with a smile on her face and added, “I have luck on my side!”

Fu Bainian, however, turned over and pressed her under his body, and said through gritted teeth, “Lan Jinyao, do you think you’re a nine-tailed fox? Do you think that the Heavens will still bestow you with countless lives? You were given a second chance maybe just this once. If something happens to you again, what am I to do? Do you want me to accompany you?”

He was a little emotional, so his voice became subconsciously louder. As they were gazing into each other’s eyes, Lan Jinyao felt somewhat stupefied.

After a long silence, she then softly said, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect myself.”

In the cafe, Xiaomin wore huge sunglasses and was occasionally looking here and there. She looked suspicious, like a thief afraid of being recognised.

When Lan Jinyao sat down on the opposite side, Xiaomin’s head was still facing the window, not having noticed her arrival. Thus, when Lan Jinyao coughed twice, she startled Xiaomin, who was all tense as she looked at her.

“Xiaomin, what are you doing?”

Truth be told, a newcomer didn’t need to dress up like this as there wouldn’t be any paparazzi secretly following her.

As soon as Xiaomin saw Lan Jinyao in front of her, she took off her sunglasses. Lan Jinyao was startled upon seeing her red eyes, and immediately asked, “What on earth happened?”

“Chen Meimei, stop acting like you care about me. You clearly knew about the things that I’d done, but you never exposed me. You watched me act like a clown, and then you let Fu Bainian sort me out from behind the scenes. I’ve never met someone as hypocritical as you before!”