Hearing this, Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat.
This piece of news was much more explosive than the paparazzi's photos of her and Xiao Yanzhi returning to the Xiao family together.
On the surface, they claimed to be Jiang Li's fans, but such actions would easily lead the public to speculate that Jiang Li had deliberately arranged for someone to harm Qin Yaoyao.
It would have been okay at any other time, but it happened right after the news broke about her and Xiao Yanzhi returning to the Xiao family together. This was bound to make people think too much.
"The matter has been suppressed for now, but Mr. Xiao is furious in the company," Sister Chen lowered her voice. "He said he would conduct a thorough investigation into the infighting within the company."
"Jiang Li, do you want to come back and explain it to Mr. Xiao?"
Jiang Li was stunned.
Explain?
What could she explain?
On the day Qin Yaoyao had the accident, she had been with Xiao Yanzhi the whole time. Every move of hers was under his nose. When would she have had the chance to do something bad?
Moreover, she disdained to do such things.
"No need. This has nothing to do with me. Just let the public relations department of Jiangyu handle it."
Sister Chen added, "By the way, in a fit of anger, Mr. Xiao said he would ban nepotism within the company and fired Jiang Yi directly."
Jiang Li was silent for two seconds.
"He did the right thing."
She didn't care what unfounded charges Xiao Yanzhi might impose on her now. As long as Jiang Yi was kicked out of the company, it would be fine.
The longer Jiang Yi stayed in Jiangyu, the more hidden dangers there would be.
As for other things, she didn't have the time to worry about them.
Looking at the location sent on her phone, Jiang Li let out a long sigh of relief.
Song Yu was right.
She wanted to live, to live openly, decently, and freely.
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That night.
Jinhai Bar.
The cold wind was howling outside, but it was as warm as spring inside the bar.
It was Friday, and there were many people. The atmosphere was lively. A group of people didn't stay in the private rooms but came out with their glasses in hand and sat on the sofas on the periphery.
From time to time, a few people would jump into the dance floor. The figures of men and women wriggled vaguely among them. It was very charming.
This was a paradise for the rich.
Xiao Yanzhi sat coldly in the middle of the sofa. His noble and arrogant aura was out of place with the surrounding atmosphere.
Sitting there, he remained motionless, looking cold and stern.
Anyone could tell that he was in a bad mood, and no one dared to provoke him.
Only Duan Yibo was bold enough. He came over with a glass in his hand and deliberately teased him, "Why do you look so gloomy? Did your little girlfriend have a fight with you?"
Xiao Yanzhi didn't say a word. He picked up his glass and downed the wine in one gulp.
"Hey, hey, take it easy. Don't get yourself into trouble in my place."
Duan Yibo clicked his tongue repeatedly. "I'm not Jiang Li. I don't carry hangover pills with me."
"But I can call an ambulance for you." He winked in a very annoying way. "Mr. Xiao, remember to reimburse the medical expenses then."
Xiao Yanzhi was too lazy to bicker with him. He unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt. His eyes swept over the bottles of foreign wine on the table. As if remembering something, his expression darkened for a moment.
He took a glass and poured a little bit of each wine into it. Before he had filled half of the glass, the glass was snatched away by Duan Yibo. "Are you crazy? Do you really want to go to the hospital?"
Xiao Yanzhi stared at the glass of wine for a while and said in a low voice, "Can't you drink mixed wine?"
"Drink your ass." Duan Yibo rolled his eyes. "This stuff is deadly. Who would dare to drink like this unless they wanted to die?"
"Only Jiang Li is stupid enough not to care about her life."
He muttered to himself and quickly poured the glass of wine into the trash can.
Xiao Yanzhi leaned against the armrest of the soft sofa and didn't respond to him.
Seeing that he didn't talk to him, Duan Yibo simply pulled him and started talking to himself. He rambled on and on. Suddenly, he looked up and saw a woman shuttling through the crowd.
Just a side view was enough to stun people.
"Jiang Li?"
Duan Yibo thought he was seeing things. He quickly rubbed his eyes twice. "I can't be wrong, can I? Did she come to this place by herself?"
His muttering alerted Xiao Yanzhi.
Xiao Yanzhi tightened his hand holding the cigarette and casually extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray.
"A Yan, I just seemed to see Jiang Li." Duan Yibo looked confused. "Doesn't she only come here with you?"
Xiao Yanzhi quietly looked up for a few seconds. His eyes narrowed as he stared at the all-too-familiar back.
Jiang Li was wearing a beige knee-length dress with a shawl on her shoulders. She stood out among the crowd.
"I said, A Yan, is that really Jiang..."
Before Duan Yibo could finish his sentence, the man had already taken long strides and walked over.
He walked as fast as the wind.
Before Jiang Li could figure out what was going on, suddenly her arm was grabbed tightly. She was forced to stop in her tracks and turned around in surprise.
She happened to meet Xiao Yanzhi's dark and deep eyes.
He was tall. When he stood in front of her, the sense of oppression immediately came over. He stared at Jiang Li with a look of impatience on his face.
"Who did you come with?" His voice was deep.
There was a hidden desire in his eyes, almost swallowing the woman in front of him.
Xiao Yanzhi had a coat draped over his elbow. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
Under the colorful lights, the atmosphere in the whole bar was very lively.
Only the space between the two of them was very depressing.
Jiang Li looked up at him.
Her face was very beautiful. Under the refraction of such lights, her facial features were extremely charming and good-looking, making people can't help but stare at her face.
After only a few seconds of eye contact, Jiang Li pulled her wrist out of his palm. Her tone was calm and cold. "I don't think I need to report my whereabouts to you."
After saying that, she turned around and left.
She had always let him do whatever he wanted. She had never resisted. He had always been in control of everything.
But this time was different.
She was like a proud white swan, walking past him very coldly.
She didn't even leave him a single feather.
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes darkened. He wanted to chase after her, but was blocked by the crowd. Before he knew it, he couldn't see her figure anymore.
Seeing this scene, Duan Yibo couldn't help but walk over with his glass in hand and bumped into Xiao Yanzhi's elbow.
"Are you really going to draw a clear line from Jiang Li in the future?"
"Brother, let me say something fair. Don't be unhappy."
Duan Yibo had a low alcohol tolerance but a big addiction. After only a few drinks, he was already drunk and talking recklessly. "Whether it's looks or temperament, your little girlfriend can't compare to Jiang Li."
"Even if it's just for fun, we should play with someone better, right?"
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes quickly swept through the crowd, but he didn't find Jiang Li's figure.
"Mind your own business."
He casually dropped these three words and walked straight towards the bathroom.
...
Although she had seemed calm on the surface just now, Jiang Li couldn't help but feel nervous when she met Xiao Yanzhi here.
In her opinion, with so many negative news outside now, Xiao Yanzhi should be accompanying Qin Yaoyao.
Moreover, from just now, it seemed that Qin Yaoyao wasn't with him either.
Standing in front of the room, Jiang Li took a deep breath. After calming her mood, she knocked on the door twice and then pushed it open.