Yuanyin Manor.
Jiang Mingzhu watched the video that was inexplicably hung up, and calmly picked up the pajamas on the side and put them on.
Zhou Li has always been unpredictable, and she has gotten used to it over time. It doesn't matter what he does, as long as it doesn't affect the investigation.
Before going to bed, Jiang Mingzhu suddenly received a WeChat message from Xu Siyan.
Xu Siyan: [Are you feeling better? 】
Jiang Mingzhu has been a member of Xu Siyan's WeChat account for several months, but apart from transferring money to him, the two of them have never spoken to each other.
Jiang Mingzhu knew that Xu Siyan liked her, but her impression of Xu Siyan was not good.
When Jiang Mingzhu was about to delete the dialog box, Xu Siyan sent another message: [Do you really not like Zhou Li? 】
Jiang Mingzhu laughed mockingly after seeing this question, and she asked: [Why should I like him? 】
Xu Siyan: [Are you approaching him just for revenge? Is it worth sacrificing so much for revenge? 】
This is not the first time Jiang Mingzhu has been asked this kind of question.
Fang Qinyang asked, Fu Xiaozhi asked, Yuan Ye also asked... Xu Siyan didn't know which one he asked.
In their opinion, it was not worth it for her to take advantage of him for revenge.
When Jiang Mingzhu thought of this, Xu Siyan sent another message: [Jiang Mingzhu, have you ever thought about living? 】
After Jiang Mingzhu saw this message, her expression suddenly froze, her fingers clenched the phone tightly, and her fingertips trembled slightly.
Xu Siyan: [You don’t care about this because you never thought about living. 】
When a person doesn't want to live, his body, innocence, and first night can all be destroyed at will.
Jiang Mingzhu stared at Xu Siyan's message for a long time, until her eyes swelled.
She suddenly felt that there was a saying that made sense: the people you hate know you better than you do.
Jiang Mingzhu didn't like Xu Siyan. One of the important reasons was that he saw from the beginning that she had a purpose in approaching Zhou Li, and then he kept saying nasty things to her.
But he was indeed right in many things. For example, she really planned to kick Zhou Li away after taking advantage of him.
For another example, she really never wanted to live.
At this time, Xu Siyan's news came again: [Jiang Mingzhu, besides revenge, there are many things worth living for. 】
Jiang Mingzhu bit her lip suddenly. Time passed by, and she seemed to have returned to a few years ago.
Pei Yeru rubbed her hair with a pale face, squeezed out a smile and said to her gently: "Zhuzhu, people shouldn't live for hatred."
Jiang Mingzhu's tears burst out instantly. She held back her voice and her lower lip was bitten with blood.
A few seconds later, Xu Siyan sent a voice message, and Jiang Mingzhu clicked to answer it in a daze.
Neither of them spoke.
Xu Siyan was very silent. Although Jiang Mingzhu was holding back her tears, Xu Siyan still discovered the clues.
Xu Siyan: "Jiang Mingzhu, are you crying?"
It wasn't until she heard Xu Siyan speak that Jiang Mingzhu realized that she had pressed the wrong button.
She was about to hang up, but Xu Siyan seemed to have guessed what she would do: "Don't hang up yet."
Jiang Mingzhu took a deep breath: "Haven't you said enough?"
Xu Siyan: "...I don't want to see your joke, Jiang Mingzhu, please stop crying."
Xu Siyan has very little experience in getting along with women, and even fewer ways to comfort people. This is not something he is good at.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Xu Siyan, why do you like me? Do you think I'm pitiful?"
Her voice sounded hoarse and a little shaky, "You think you are the savior! I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore!"
When Jiang Mingzhu said the last few words, her voice had broken.
Even across the screen, Xu Siyan knew that she must have had an emotional breakdown. He couldn't help but think of Jiang Mingzhu's condition——
"Jiang Mingzhu, where are you?" Xu Siyan asked her, "Is there anyone with you?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I was locked up by Zhou Li. Why, are you coming to save me?"
Xu Siyan: "...Are you at Yuanyin Manor?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Xu Siyan, do you really think you are the savior? Stop meddling in my affairs."
This time Jiang Mingzhu didn't care what he said and directly blocked the voice.
She lay weakly on the bed, her head filled with the messages Xu Siyan had sent before.
This was the first time Jiang Mingzhu had such a big emotional swing because of Xu Siyan's words. It might be because someone poked her in the foot.
After lying down for a long time, Jiang Mingzhu realized her previous gaffe.
——
At one o'clock in the morning, Xu Siyan's car stopped at the entrance of Yuanyin Manor.
Xu Siyan was stopped by bodyguards as soon as he got out of the car.
The bodyguard is the person Zhou Li always takes with him, so he recognizes Xu Siyan: "Mr. Xu? Are you here so late?"
Xu Siyan glanced in the direction of the second floor and said, "Fourth brother asked me to come over and find something."
The bodyguard did not doubt that he was there and took Xu Siyan in.
In the early morning, the aunt had already gone to bed, and Xu Siyan left for upstairs.
As soon as Xu Siyan reached the corner of the stairs, he ran into Jiang Mingzhu. She was wearing a coat and walking listlessly.
Xu Siyan stopped and looked into her eyes, seeing her red and swollen eyes and her bitten lip.
Xu Siyan: "You..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jiang Mingzhu: "Are you really here, are you afraid that I will die?"
Xu Siyan: "..."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I won't die until Zhan Yubai dies."
Her voice sounded much calmer than when she spoke, but her voice was still hoarse after crying: "Please stay away from me."
After saying this, Jiang Mingzhu was about to bypass Xu Siyan and go downstairs.
Xu Siyan raised his arm in front of her, staring at her with his dark pupils: "What if I say it can't be done?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Do you dare to say this in front of Zhou Li?"
Xu Siyan: "..."
Jiang Mingzhu was not surprised by Xu Siyan's silence. She smiled faintly and said, "Get away."
Jiang Mingzhu was about to push Xu Siyan's arm away, but he grabbed her wrist and pressed it against the wall.
Xu Siyan's body enveloped her, breathing heavily, "I can't fucking do it, Jiang Mingzhu."
"Do you think I want to like you? If I could control myself, I wouldn't come here tonight." Xu Siyan stared into her eyes, "Tomorrow, fourth brother will know that I came to find you."
Jiang Mingzhu: "So?"
Xu Siyan: "If I were as open and honest as Yuanye and pursued you, would you..."
"No." Before Xu Siyan could finish asking, Jiang Mingzhu gave him the answer.
Xu Siyan's eyes turned red: "Why?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "That's what you said."
Xu Siyan paused for a few seconds and suddenly pressed her shoulders: "...You really didn't want to live."
Jiang Mingzhu: "You might as well say that I would have died a long time ago."
She leaned against the wall and looked up at Xu Siyan, with a careless smile on her face: "But before I go to hell, I have to drag Zhan Yubai in."
She was obviously smiling, but Xu Siyan found it dazzling.
He raised his hand and touched the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, which were immediately wet with tears.
