Shen Yue left Jiesè but didn't contact Jiang Xiao immediately. She was worried Cheng Yuan had set some kind of trap. She slept peacefully that night and only contacted Jiang Xiao the next day.
"...Cheng Yuan, that bastard, actually made Jiang Yu take me to Jiesè and pressured me to tell him where you are. Don't worry, I didn't say a thing. I gave him a good scolding."
"I told you, haha, he almost died of anger. You should have seen his face—totally priceless."
"Does he think I'm the kind of person who would sell out my sister? Scumbag."
Jiang Xiao waited for her to finish before speaking. "A Yue, thank you."
"Oh, don't keep saying thank you every time. It sounds weird. We're sisters," Shen Yue said. "By the way, I think you'd better move. I have a feeling Cheng Yuan will find you soon."
"Yeah, I've already contacted an agent. I'll move this afternoon," Jiang Xiao said. "I'll go far, far away this time. Don't worry, he won't find me."
"Don't contact your aunt and uncle for now either. I'm afraid Cheng Yuan will go to them," Shen Yue warned. "Better safe than sorry."
Jiang Xiao agreed. "I'll call home later and make some excuse. When you have time, please go see them for me."
Shen Yue patted her chest. "No problem. I definitely will."
"By the way, are you still in touch with Zhang Rong?" she asked. "Did you have a hand in all those scandals that have been hitting the Cheng Group lately?"
"Yes, I'm still in contact," Jiang Xiao admitted. "And yes, I gave Zhang Rong the evidence."
"I don't quite understand. What's the purpose?"
"To keep Cheng Yuan too busy to come looking for me."
Shen Yue clicked her tongue. "Xiao Xiao, you're so clever. That's right. That way, Cheng Yuan won't have as much time to find you."
This was a last resort. Jiang Xiao hadn't wanted to resort to this unless absolutely necessary.
Whether it was Zhang Rong or Cheng Yuan, she didn't want to deal with either of them.
"How is Grandpa doing?"
"With so much going on at the company, he can't be well, but the doctors are looking after him. He's holding up."
"I'm sorry for letting him down."
"You were forced into it. It's not your fault."
While they were chatting, neither noticed something in Shen Yue's bag that was blinking.
Jiang Yu said, "President Cheng, the plane is ready. Should we depart now?"
Cheng Yuan slowly flexed his injured wrist. He had hurt it the previous night while fighting. The other party was a martial artist, but not as ruthless as Cheng Yuan, who knocked him out with one punch.
But that had also injured his hand.
"Yes, let's depart now." Cheng Yuan turned his head to look out the car window and mouthed silently, Xiao Xiao, wait for me.
*
Jiang Xiao sneezed several times in a row. She rubbed her tingling nose, feeling as if something was about to happen.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
She went to answer it. It was a new neighbor, who smiled and said, "Someone downstairs is looking for you."
Jiang Xiao had just moved here recently and didn't know anyone. Logically, no one should be looking for her. She asked, "Who is it? Do you know?"
The woman said, "I don't know, but they were very tall. A Westerner."
A Westerner...
Jiang Xiao recalled a senior that a friend had mentioned. Thinking it might be him, she thanked the woman, closed the door, and took the elevator down.
As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, her phone rang. It was Shen Yue.
She answered with a smile. "A Yue, what's up?"
Shen Yue was out of breath. "Xiao Xiao, it's bad! Cheng Yuan somehow found out where you live. He's already on his way there!"
Jiang Xiao looked up. Through the dim light, she saw a figure a few steps away.
The person was wearing a brown overcoat, hands in his pockets, his back to her. Whether he heard something or not, the next second, he slowly turned around.
The light cast a beautiful arc around him, rippling like water waves, illuminating his handsome features.
Sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a distinct and well-defined face.
It really was...
Cheng Yuan.
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Author's note: Dog: Wife, I'll die, okay?