Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 220: Exhausted

The secretary knocked on the door and reported: "Mr. Lou, Miss Jiang went to Mingkai Technology."

As soon as she finished speaking, the secretary saw that her boss's face had become even more unpleasant. The next second, she stood up and walked out.

"Mr. Lou, where are you going? The meeting doesn't start for another ten minutes."

"Something happened."

Just two words, nothing more.

Something's happening...

Isn't that just pointless...?

The secretary wore a pained expression, knowing that the meeting would be postponed again, and he was the unlucky guy who had to coordinate with all parties.

Lou started the Bentley, and the car sped off onto the road.

……

"Ying Kaian, let me go."

“Ah-Xing…”

“Ying Kaian, if you want to lose face in front of your employees, then go ahead and make a scene.” Jiang Xing’s voice was calm to the point of indifference. “I’ll give you a month to pay me back, or we’ll see each other in court.”

Ying Kaian released Jiang Xing with a grim expression: "Jiang Xing, you've already abandoned the company, so why do you still care about these few million? You know the company is short of money right now, are you trying to force me to my death?"

"You refused to return the ransom that saved my father's life back then. Weren't you trying to drive him to his death?"

"Your father couldn't be saved, right? If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have these millions—"

"Snapped!"

Jiang Xing slapped Ying Kaian before he could finish speaking.

"You just want my dad to die, don't you?" Jiang Xing's eyes turned icy, and her eyes reddened.

Ying Kaian subconsciously raised his hand to return the favor, but Jiang Xing's words were like a wake-up call: "I... I didn't... How could you think that?"

Jiang Xing stared at him for two seconds, then looked away, walked to the elevator, and pressed the elevator button.

"I don't care if you don't pay back the money, I can even marry you, as long as you find out who leaked false information to the kidnappers, causing my father's tragic death!"

Even after Jiang Xing entered the elevator and left, there was still complete silence behind him.

Did Ying Kaian actually send that text message? If so, was he simply trying to provoke his mother? But would his mother really commit suicide because of such sarcastic remarks?

Jiang Xing was focused on thinking and didn't look where she was going. Suddenly, a dark figure walked towards her, and she bumped straight into it before she could dodge.

"sorry, I--"

Jiang Xing's apology came to an abrupt end. She looked up and saw Lou Qi, who had a half-smile but a deep chill in his eyes.

"Young Master Lou?" Jiang Xing subconsciously stepped back, but Lou Qi had already supported her waist, or rather, held her in his arms.

"What are you doing here?" Lou Qi asked, his expression unclear.

"I'm looking for someone." Jiang Xing couldn't break free and frowned, "Please let me go."

"Looking for your ex-boyfriend?" Lou Qi made no attempt to hide his sarcasm.

The man's demeanor was quite different from his usual composed self, and Jiang Xing had a gut feeling that something bad might happen to her—something she didn't want to face.

"Young Master Lou, this is my private matter. If you need to find Ying Kaian, he's upstairs. Please feel free to do so." Jiang Xing said, trying to slip away from him.

Lou Qi reached out to block her path, gripping Jiang Xing's wrist. There was no smile in his eyes, but he chuckled lightly, "Jiang Xing, why would I bother looking for that good-for-nothing? If it weren't for you, his lousy financing proposal wouldn't even be qualified to enter my office."

Jiang Xing's expression changed slightly. "I... let me go, I have things to do."

"What are you afraid of?" Lou Qi exerted a little force with his arm, and Jiang Xing, who had taken half a step back, was pulled back, his body uncontrollably bumping into him.

"Abandon the building!" Jiang Xing frowned and coldly rebuked.

Lou Qi felt a little better when he heard her call him by his name instead of calling him "Young Master Lou" all the time, and he raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Xing was furious: "Lou Qi, no matter what my relationship with Ying Kaian is, it doesn't affect the fact that I have no relationship with you. Please have some self-respect!"

'Regardless of what my relationship with Ying Kaian is,' Lou Dashao interpreted this as a connection to Ying Kaian.

"Jiang Xing, have you ever heard of eating offspring who have no descendants?" Lou Qi suddenly asked.

Jiang Xing grew up in a loving and educated family and rarely witnessed the dark side of human nature.

Lou Qi kept holding Jiang Xing by one hand, and with the other hand took out his phone and pulled up a bunch of data for Jiang Xing to see—chat logs and photos that he had his subordinates investigate.

"Ying Kaian has been asking real estate agents how much your house can sell for these past two days, asking them to find a buyer," Lou Qi said cruelly. "Jiang Xing, your parents are gone, you're an only child. If he marries you, he'll be your most legitimate heir!"

Jiang Xing's face turned deathly pale.

No wonder... no wonder Ying Kaian suddenly wanted to get married, no wonder he suddenly changed his mind... Her parents passed away, and if she really married Ying Kaian, then Ying Kaian would be the biggest beneficiary!

All the blame is being pointed at Ying Kaian!

However, Jiang Xing had no evidence whatsoever.

"Jiang Xing." Lou Qi's handsome face moved closer to Jiang Xing, and he said seductively, "Be with me, I can protect you, and I can also help you take revenge on him."

Jiang Xing suddenly came to her senses and turned her head away from his approaching face and lips.

However, almost instantly, Lou Qi stopped moving.

His face darkened as well.

Jiang Xing took a deep breath, turned to look at him, and met his eyes: "Young Master Lou, with your conditions, what woman can't you have? Why make things difficult for me? We are not from the same world—and I don't want to be from the same world as you."

-

Not long after Wen Yan arrived home, the sound of the front door opening came from inside.

Gu Yanci loosened his tie as he walked in.

"Why are you back so soon?" Wen Yan asked curiously.

"You asked Zhou Qi for the office surveillance footage?" Gu Yanci kissed Wen Yan's lips naturally, took off his suit jacket and tossed it aside, then hugged her. "What happened?"

Wen Yan pouted and complained, "Didn't I hand in my data analysis a few days ago? But... Nan Zhiyi's submission was almost exactly the same as mine."

Without Wen Yan saying anything more, Gu Yanci immediately remembered that Nan Zhiyi had gone to the office a few days ago.

The man's expression turned slightly cold.

"My original thought was that if there was surveillance footage, we should just put it on for a standoff, that would be the most effective approach."

The woman looked regretful, while Gu Yanci looked at her with a complicated expression.

Question: "Are you sure?"

Even though the man hadn't said anything, Wen Yan suddenly recalled many scenes, and her ears immediately turned red—

They did it in Gu Yanci's office...

From the desk to the coffee table to the sofa...

It was all scenes that couldn't be shown in the light of day!

Mr. Gu generously said, "If you have this need, I can install one for you."