novelaction Chapter 235 What to End With
Chapter 235 What to End With
The man's hot and oppressive breath invaded Jiang Wan's breathing so tightly and unscrupulously, but she only felt her scalp tingling and even fear.
Jiang Wan knew very well what situation he was in. If he did as Xie Shiqian said, the situation would undoubtedly develop into an extremely uncontrollable situation.
In her eyes, Xie Shiqian in the past was certainly high-ranking and powerful, and even seemed as distant from her as an incomparable chasm. She was wary of him and afraid of him, but she had never felt so deeply in her bones that this man was not to be messed with as she did now.
Some things are destined to happen. Xie Shiqian knows human nature too well. There are no secrets under his nose. Those powerful businessmen and politicians who have been immersed in the world of fame and fortune for many years dare not offend her in the slightest. Naturally, her scheming methods are not worth mentioning.
She even had a moment where she fantasized about gaining favor from such a man. Looking back now, what was the difference between that and being ignorant of the consequences?
The more awake she was, the more tears rolled down her dark eyes. She was forced to tilt her thin white neck upwards, trying her best to put on a pitiful look of extreme fear. After a long time, she choked up and said, "I was talking nonsense and said something wrong. Please don't bother with me, okay..."
The girl's tears fell into Xie Shiqian's eyes like pearls from a broken string, and it was hard to tell how much of them were sincere and how much were false.
But it is undeniable that she is very good at making people feel soft-hearted, and she is very good at begging for mercy and admitting her mistakes.
Even though this trick seemed a little obvious to Xie Shiqian, his emotions did change slightly.
Unfortunately, Jiang Wan had no way of catching this fleeting change. She only felt that the man's expression remained indifferent from beginning to end, and the sense of oppression did not dissipate at all.
Xie Shiqian did not respond with a single word. The arm that was tightly around her waist tightened little by little. After she could no longer bear it and groaned in pain, his eyes suddenly darkened and he lowered his head.
Jiang Wan had no way to retreat, and while he instinctively pressed his chest against his chest and breathed tremblingly, the expected plunder did not come.
The man stopped when their lips were just inches apart.
He lowered his eyes and stared at her wet and red eyes full of helplessness for a long time. Finally, he loosened the shackles, turned around, picked up his phone and made a call.
Jiang Wan's heart was beating violently. He looked up in a trance and met the man's deep gaze that had returned to calmness. He said in a calm voice, "Come here and send him home."
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Neon lights flashed past the inky black car window glass, and dim light and shadows flowed inside the car, flowing silently.
Jiang Wan stared at the rain outside the window. There was no trace of tears in her eyes. All she could think about was the last words Xie Shiqian said when they left the box.
"Since you only have this much courage, why don't you think about what you will end up with if you do something you shouldn't do."
If it weren't for the man's indifferent gaze, in such a quiet atmosphere, and his gentle tone, she would almost have the illusion that he was patiently teaching her a lesson.
But illusions are illusions after all, and she is used to taking this as a deterrent.
Regardless of whether that surrender worked or not, at least she had avoided it this time. Xie Shiqian might have run out of patience with her, otherwise he would not have let Guan Li send her back alone.
Just as she was becoming more and more immersed in her thoughts, there were suddenly several vibrations in the bag.
Jiang Wan's eyes moved slightly. When she took out her cell phone and saw the name displayed on the screen, her eyelids jumped. Almost subconsciously, she looked at Guan Li, who was driving the car, through the rearview mirror.
The other party didn't even move his eyes or eyebrows, as if he didn't hear anything.
Seeing that she was only a few hundred meters away from Zhong Rong's mansion, she hesitated for two seconds and still did not answer the phone. She planned to go back after she got home.
However, after the phone was silent for a moment, it vibrated again.
Knowing that given the man's temperament, there would be trouble if she didn't answer the second call, Jiang Wan pursed her lips and pressed the answer button.
The car was too quiet, so she had to turn down the volume. As soon as the call was connected, she said softly, "My phone is out of battery. I'm almost downstairs in the community. I'll call you back after it charges."
It is certain that she wanted to end the call quickly, but in fact, this was not entirely an excuse. She went out at one o'clock in the afternoon and it is now almost nine o'clock in the evening. Her phone only has 4% battery left.
There was silence for a few seconds before the man's voice, which seemed even more bland in the rainy night, came: "Oh?"
"Then I'll wait for you."
Jiang Wan's fingers tightened around the phone, "Wait for me?"
She quickly realized what was going on, frowned slightly, and asked tentatively, "Where are you waiting for me?"
The man seemed to sneer when he heard this and was silent for a moment. Only then did he utter a few words that seemed to be smiling as Jiang Wan's heartbeat accelerated.
"Your neighborhood is downstairs."
After the phone call was hung up, as if to confirm something, the car turned left and slowly drove into the tree-lined path that Jiang Wan was familiar with. Through the heavy rain, the tall and imposing figure of the man gradually became clearer.
Under the dim light cast by the car lights, Cheng Li stood behind him holding a black umbrella. Even though the man was dressed in black, his silhouette alone was enough to make people's heart beat slower and unable to look away.
But he never looked at Jiang Wan from beginning to end. Instead, he half-closed his eyelashes and stared at Guan Li in the front row without any concealment.
In fact, there was no emotion in those dark eyes, but they seemed to be filled with a chill as if a storm was about to come, which made people feel like thorns in the back and terrified.
Guan Li certainly noticed it, but a man like Ji Xingjing was not someone he could deal with head-on.
He raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Wan through the rearview mirror in the car: "Ms. Jiang, is Director Ji waiting for you?"
Where he parks the car, of course, depends on Jiang Wan's answer.
Jiang Wan took a deep breath, was silent for two seconds, and then hummed softly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Secretary Guan."
Guan Li's expression did not change. He raised the corner of his lips and said softly, "It's my duty."
The car quickly and steadily stopped at the edge of the tree path. Before Jiang Wan could react, Guan Li had already lowered the front window and greeted Ji Xingjing.
Ji Xingjing didn't give any face at all. After a low nod, his eyes fell on Jiang Wan's face who was still standing in the car without moving.
He stared at her for a moment before he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Why don't you get out of the car? Do you want me to hold you?"
Jiang Wan's pupils suddenly shrank. Without any hesitation, he opened the car door and got out.
Unexpectedly, just as she stood firm, the man put his arm around her waist and pulled her into his arms with unshakable strength.
The familiar masculine scent overwhelmed him, but compared to the fear and dread he had felt in the past, Jiang Wan was filled with an unknown strange emotion at this moment.
She didn't think deeply about what this emotion meant. She only heard Ji Xingjing stop walking after he turned her around, as if he remembered something. He turned sideways and lowered his eyes and said slowly, "By the way, please ask Secretary Guan to give Director Xie a message for me."
"I heard that the officialdom has been very unstable recently. He is so busy that he should not bother himself with irrelevant people. After all, no one's position is unchanging."