CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49: THE TRUTH CAN’T BE TOLD YET

A pair of designer high heels appeared in his line of sight.

Si Junyan’s gaze moved upward, seeing Jian Xi and Wan Yu, fashionably and luxuriously dressed, standing before him.

In contrast, he was as disheveled and destitute as a stray dog, and also beaten within an inch of his life.

Wan Yu burst into laughter. "I really didn’t expect to see such a show today! Si Junyan, you’re truly a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong! No wonder Jiang Qimeng despises you and insists on clinging to Si Yuhuan."

"You!" Si Junyan was furious.

Jian Xi warned, "This is the airport waiting lounge. If you dare to act recklessly, I’ll call the police and have you arrested. I wonder if Si Yuhuan, upon finding out, will be so angry that he completely abandons you."

Si Junyan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes practically shooting fire. "Did you come here just to laugh at me?"

"Of course not. We’re here to tell you that because your rash actions provoked me, Jiang Qimeng has used up all her trump cards. I imagine she’ll have a hard time in Beijing from now on, all thanks to you."

"Impossible!" Si Junyan’s pupils trembled with agitation. "Your brother forced her to leave, accusing her of being the worst kind of affliction! If my cousin finds out about this, he will never let the Jian Family off the hook. He adores Qimeng so much; he would never allow anyone to bully her."

So he really did know everything. Jian Xi thought. So that was the kind of place Si Junyan held in Jiang Qimeng’s heart! She must have told him everything. What a despicable, colluding pair.

"Qimeng, to think you’d do this for me... how foolish!"

He was still unaware that it was Jian Xi’s brother who had proactively taken the blame, making him believe Jiang Qimeng was truly devoted to him.

This was exactly the effect Jian Xi wanted.

If this despicable man weren’t so hopelessly devoted to that scummy woman, my subsequent plans would indeed be difficult to carry out!

"Stop dreaming. Si Yuhuan won’t do anything to me or the Jian Family. As you can see, I’m standing here unharmed, while you’re covered in injuries, all inflicted by him."

Jian Xi also took the opportunity to sow discord.

Si Junyan trembled with rage. "Jian Xi, I won’t let you get away with this!"

"The same goes for you," Jian Xi said sweetly, taking Wan Yu’s hand and triumphantly leaving the waiting lounge.

Si Junyan’s roar erupted behind them.

He now felt guilty for everything Jiang Qimeng had sacrificed for him, and he hated what Si Yuhuan had done even more.

Wan Yu silently gave Jian Xi a thumbs-up. "I’m truly impressed today. A lawyer’s tongue is formidable; no one can match it. And your words, they strike right at people’s sore spots. If you’d had this realization sooner, could Si Yuhuan have bullied you? Seeing Si Junyan’s handsome face turn the color of a pig’s liver—that was truly satisfying!"

The humiliation of being cornered and bullied in the underground parking garage—Jian Xi had promised to repay it twofold, and she always kept her word.

"This is nothing. I’ve arranged for people in the Northwest; he’ll have an even worse time there."

That morning, she had already borrowed her eldest brother’s subordinates in the Northwest. Si Junyan’s hopes of smoothly developing the Northwest market wouldn’t be so easily realized.

She said she would repay it a hundredfold, not a bit less!

Wan Yu glanced at her furtively.

"What? Do you find the current me terrifying?"

Wan Yu stammered, "Well, the current you makes me feel..."

Jian Xi’s head drooped. Does even my good friend think I’ve become inhuman after my rebirth?

"So cool! Absolutely awesome! That’s how women should be, especially someone like you, coddled since birth and with so many brothers to back you up. If I were you, I’d have been strutting around defiantly long ago!" Wan Yu gestured excitedly, making Jian Xi laugh.

"You think I’m a crab, strutting sideways?"

She had been foolish before, but she would never be again.

Deepening Si Junyan’s entanglement with Jiang Qimeng and driving a wedge between the brothers Si Yuhuan and Si Junyan—this was the second step of Jian Xi’s plan.

She waited patiently for her eldest brother to familiarize himself with Haohan Group’s chip manufacturing and processing, preparing to take down Haohan Group in one fell swoop when the time was right.

Si Yuhuan, Jiang Qimeng, in this life, I will be the one who laughs last. I will make you pay the price you deserve!

"Once Si Junyan leaves, Jiang Qimeng will fall into disarray. About that medicine you asked the doctor to prescribe—there won’t be any issues, right?"

Wan Yu patted her chest. "Don’t worry, absolutely no problem. If Jiang Qimeng dares to use it, she’ll be done for!"

However, Wan Yu was somewhat worried. "But what if she gives it to Si Yuhuan too?"

"Then the two of them can just exhaust themselves to death!" Jian Xi said coldly.

Wan Yu shuddered. "It’s not lethal. It’ll just torment them so they’re bedridden for a few days, unable to get up. Don’t make it sound so terrifying; I wouldn’t dare hire a hitman!"

To be schemed against by the woman he loves most... I wonder what Si Yuhuan will think when the time comes.

Jian Xi quietly waited for Jiang Qimeng to walk into her own trap!

「...」

With Si Yuhuan’s right-hand man gone, he suddenly became very busy.

Jian Xi hadn’t seen him for several days.

Jian Xi reveled in the leisure, having moved back to her parents’ house where she was being spoiled rotten.

After eating the dumplings her mother had made by hand, Jian Xi lay on the bed, patting her full belly as she began to review her divorce materials.

She had recently collected more documents beneficial to her divorce lawsuit.

Since proof of non-consummation of the marriage was unobtainable and the two-year separation grounds were no longer applicable, she decided to pursue the divorce on grounds such as infidelity and domestic abuse. She also prepared evidence of valuable gifts, cash, and investments Si Yuhuan had secretly given Jiang Qimeng.

These were all marital assets, which she intended to reclaim during the divorce. Once recovered, she would be entitled to half.

That would surely infuriate that despicable couple to death!

"Xixi? Are you in your room?" Jian Xi’s mother, Zhang Xi, knocked on the door.

Jian Xi frantically gathered the documents, stuffing those she couldn’t put away in time under the quilt.

Her mother couldn’t find out about the divorce yet; otherwise, tipping them off prematurely would ruin her grand strategy.

"Mom..." Jian Xi was startled, forcing a faint smile. "Why aren’t you resting?"

"I can’t sleep. I want to chat with you." Zhang Xi eyed the quilt suspiciously. "What were you doing?"

She had just heard rustling sounds from inside and suspected her daughter was hiding something. After all, she was a seasoned veteran of the business world and still very sharp.

"Mom, don’t let your imagination run wild! I wasn’t doing anything, just tidying up the bed to get ready for sleep." Jian Xi quickly went over and took her mother’s arm, guiding her towards the seating area. "Tell me, what’s keeping you up?"

"Your eldest brother has been acting strangely lately, and so have you. I suspect something’s going on with you two."

Jian Xi gasped inwardly. Mom is so perceptive!

"He hasn’t found a girlfriend, has he?" Jian Xi’s mom suddenly became excitedly gossipy.

Jian Xi paused. So much for praising her perceptiveness. Mom’s imagination really runs wild.

"Probably."

Eldest Brother, sorry to make you the scapegoat for now. Besides, you really should find me a sister-in-law, she thought.

Jian Xi’s mom immediately beamed. "That’s wonderful! If he gets married, there’ll be a good reason to start urging the second, third, fourth, and fifth ones to marry too. You don’t know how much a mother wants her children to be happy."

Jian Xi nodded quickly.

"Have there been any problems between you and Si Yuhuan lately?" Jian Xi’s mom suddenly changed the subject and asked.