As soon as Xiao Yanzhi finished speaking, Qin Yaoyao's body suddenly trembled. Cold sweat broke out on her palms involuntarily, and her teeth began to chatter. "Don't... don't let her come near!"
With that, she turned around and tried to run, but the door had already been locked from the outside by Xue An, as if he had anticipated her move.
Her face turned even paler.
Xiao Yanzhi's expression was cold and his tone emotionless. "You rummaged through my computer?"
It was a statement.
Qin Yaoyao was completely rigid. She finally realized she couldn't hide it from him, and a strong will to survive emerged. "I rummaged through it once a month ago."
The man's gaze turned colder. It seemed he had reached the limit of his patience. He pressed his tongue against his back molar. "Then, what did you see?"
Qin Yaoyao was in a complete mess. She blurted it all out. "I saw the medical report about Sister Jiang Li on your computer. I saw that she has bipolar disorder."
"I..." As she spoke, her voice got softer and softer. "I told Zhou Ningyun that her daughter has bipolar disorder... I just wanted her to care more about Sister Jiang Li on a daily basis."
The last sentence was a last - minute excuse. Her tone was hesitant and completely unconvincing.
The real reason she told Zhou Ningyun the secret that Jiang Li had bipolar disorder was simply to hope that she would cause some trouble and put Jiang Li in a difficult situation.
But Qin Yaoyao didn't expect that before Zhou Ningyun caused any commotion, Xiao Yanzhi would come after her first.
Xiao Yanzhi stood up and walked towards her step by step. His interrogating tone was oddly casual. "Who else knows that Jiang Li has bipolar disorder?"
Qin Yaoyao's panicked pupils dilated. She shook her head desperately. "No one else, absolutely no one else!"
This was the truth.
Xiao Yanzhi's cold eyes slowly retracted. He lifted his chin. "Get out."
Only then did Qin Yaoyao feel as if she had been granted amnesty. She turned to twist the doorknob. This time, it opened easily. She fled out of the company like a scared rabbit, bumping into many people on the way.
If she didn't escape now, it would be too late.
Tan Mizong's wife was the beloved daughter of the Zhou family, notoriously hard to deal with.
This scandal had already made her lose all her face and made the Zhou family a laughingstock.
She had angrily demanded the culprit from Xiao Yanzhi more than once.
But Xiao Yanzhi had never given her a definite answer, saying that he would give her a satisfactory explanation.
Finally, she received his call today. The Zhou lady immediately asked the butler to drive her to the Jiangyu Building.
As soon as the car stopped, the Zhou lady angrily called Xiao Yanzhi again. "Xiao Yanzhi, where is the person?"
"You'll see her soon. This is a big gift for Mrs. Zhou." Xiao Yanzhi stood in front of the floor - to - ceiling window, his gaze falling on the empty space downstairs as he slowly spoke.
The Zhou lady was holding the phone and was about to ask again when she saw Qin Yaoyao running out of the door in a hurry.
Well, speak of the devil and the devil appears.
The Zhou lady sneered. "You're quite considerate. For the follow - up work of the Zhou family's cooperation, let Uncle Jiang contact you."
The Zhou family was also a prominent family in Beicheng with plenty of resources.
Back then, they agreed to the marriage with Tan Mizong because of his power; now that he had been sent to jail for multiple crimes, the previous cooperation was nullified, and the Zhou family was looking for a new partner.
Xiao Yanzhi replied calmly, "Happy cooperation."
The Zhou lady opened the car door and got out.
She was wearing an exquisite designer dress, with chestnut - brown curly hair. Her makeup was perfectly done, and she exuded a strong smell of high - end perfume.
The moment Qin Yaoyao saw her, her face turned as pale as paper. She was so scared that she stopped in her tracks.
"Are you the slut who seduced Tan Mizong?" The Zhou lady's voice was shrill and her words were harsh. "You stink of fox!"
After saying that, she turned around and shouted, "Uncle Wang, beat her up."
The rich were so noble that they didn't even need to get their hands dirty when beating someone.
Uncle Wang behind her walked up to Qin Yaoyao and expressionlessly slapped her. A man's strength was much greater than a woman's. After just a few slaps, Qin Yaoyao's small face was swollen like a pig's head.
She almost let out a howl. The Zhou lady found it annoying and dug at her ear. "Uncle Wang, she's too noisy."
Uncle Wang immediately stopped. Qin Yaoyao fell to the ground, covered in dust and tears.
The Zhou lady took a couple of steps forward but then thought Qin Yaoyao was dirty, so she stopped in her tracks and sneered at her. "You'll do anything for money. He's an old man. He can't even last two minutes. How could you enjoy it? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
The Zhou lady knew very well that Tan Mizong was promiscuous outside; what she couldn't tolerate was that he had made the Zhou family lose face.
Qin Yaoyao's eyes were so swollen from the beating that she couldn't open them. Enduring the verbal abuse, she didn't dare to look up. Her body trembled like a sieve.
The media caught wind of the situation and rushed over, filming the whole process, including the Zhou lady's unrestrained humiliation.
Qin Yaoyao knelt on the ground humiliated, her hands clenched tightly. Her face was haggard and disheveled.
After venting her anger, the Zhou lady turned to Uncle Wang and gave him a few instructions, then turned around, opened the car door and got in.
The car started. The sound of the engine roared, and it quickly drove away.
Uncle Wang walked up to Qin Yaoyao, bent down and said a few cold words. Almost at the same time, Qin Yaoyao looked up, her eyes filled with horror and her face completely bloodless. "I don't... I don't want to go there..."
"Miss Qin, why didn't you show such backbone when you hooked up with Tan Mizong?" Uncle Wang smiled slightly, his words chilling. "I'm just sending you to where you belong."
...
Before the live - broadcast started, Sister Chen kept asking Jiang Li if she was sure about this, and she always got a positive answer.
Sister Chen sighed helplessly. She helped Jiang Li organize the equipment and stopped persuading her.
Once Jiang Li got stubborn, no one could stop her.
The live - broadcast notice had been posted on the official account a few hours ago, and now a large number of people had flocked into the live - broadcast room.
There were Jiang Li's fans, her haters, and some on - lookers just looking for some fun.
Sister Chen looked at Jiang Li sitting calmly on the hospital bed and finally said, "Lili, Sister Chen knows what kind of person you are. You don't have to push yourself to this extent. Why bother?"
"Sister Chen, if I don't push myself to a dead end, then," she paused and smiled. "The only thing waiting for me is death."
If she wanted to be reborn, she had to put herself in a desperate situation first.
She had to do this herself.
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After dealing with Qin Yaoyao, Xiao Yanzhi sat back in his executive chair, looking tired and weary.
He knew this was far from enough to make up for the pain and suffering Jiang Li had endured, but perhaps it would make her feel a little better.
Judging from the speed of those media outlets, the negative reports about Qin Yaoyao should be all over the place by now. Chances were that Jiang Li could see them too.
After pondering for a moment, he turned on his computer and clicked on the familiar media section.