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Chapter 1226: An Yang and Jiaojiao (3)
Previously, he tried fighting back against his mother. He also tried to resolve the root of the problem. However, all of his efforts were in vain.
His mother was incredibly stubborn. In fact, she even threatened him with her own life. As a result, he could do nothing at all.
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After An Yang left the Jian Residence, he drove by himself to the hotel.
On the way there, his mind was filled with the figure of Hu Jiaojiao.
Even though it was more than a year since he had seen her, her appearance hadn’t changed much.
She was cute like always.
An Yang couldn’t help but recall those fond memories when he got together with Hu Jiaojiao.
His lackeys would call her their sister-in-law;
And when he went to play basketball, she would go to watch and cheer him on.
Together, they would go to street stalls to nibble on a midnight snack…
And the first time they kissed in a classroom…
And the times they took strolls through their university’s walnut forest…
He taught her how to rollerskate and how to play baseball.
He took her skiing and surfing.
Regardless of what she did, she didn’t catch on fast. She was silly and clumsy like always.
However, An Yang found this trait very endearing. In his eyes, she was really cute. He wanted to protect her.
Yet in the end, he couldn’t protect her.
On the way back to the hotel, An Yang received a call from his mother:
“Did you go to Beijing?” as soon as the call was answered, An Yang’s mother questioned her son’s whereabouts.
“Yep.”
“Why did you go there? Are you going to find that girl with the surname Hu again?”
“Mother, I’m taking a temporary break from university. In the future, I intend on completing my degree. Furthermore, this time, I’m visiting Beijing because of my Boss.”
An Yang’s mother knew that Jian Yiling was An Yang’s Boss.
However, she didn’t object to this.
After all, calling her ‘Boss’ was just another nickname. On top of this, An Yang’s mother supported this friendship for a number of reasons.
First of all, the Jian family was a powerful and prestigious family in Hengyuan City. Their legacy lasted well over hundreds of years.
Second of all, Jian Yiling was very intelligent. She excelled in all different aspects of life.
And finally, Jian Yiling was Zhai Yunsheng’s fiancee. She was going to be the future matriarch of the Zhai family.
Therefore, no matter which way you looked at it, Jian Yiling was a very good friend for her son to have.
And thus, An Yang’s mother supported her son when it came to maintaining this friendship.
“I don’t object to that. However, you have to remember that you have nothing to do with that other girl anymore. You’ve already broken up with her. No matter how she clings to you, you’re not allowed to associate with her anymore okay?”
In An Yang’s mother’s eyes, her son finally got rid of Hu Jiaojiao. She didn’t want him to associate with her anymore.
“Mother, she never clung to me before. She never did and she never will,” An Yang repeated again. This point had been reiterated by An Yang numerous times. However, not once did his mother listen to him.
“Why are you still speaking up for her? You’ve broken up already. I will introduce you to a girl who is the right match for our family in a couple of days. Then, you will surely forget about her. Do you understand?”
“I still have other things to do. I will hang up now,” An Yang said quietly. He didn’t want to listen to his mother’s nagging words anymore.
He had listened to these words numerous times in the past two years.
“Okay okay, take care of yourself then,” An Yang’s mother said. As long as her son didn’t contact Hu Jiaojiao again, she wouldn’t comment any further.
When An Yang arrived at the hotel, he quickly fell asleep.
Perhaps he was tired from the plane ride or perhaps, his heart just felt tired.
Either way, he quickly fell asleep. After he fell asleep, An Yang had a dream. In that dream, he didn’t break up with Hu Jiaojiao. Instead, they went out on a picnic with Jian Yiling and Zhai Yunsheng.
After waking up, An Yang’s heart felt emptier than ever before.
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Chapter 1227: An Yang and Jiaojiao (4)
It took An Yang a long time to come back to his senses.
After finally gathering his senses, An Yang got up to contact Jian Yiling.
This time, he indeed came to Beijing because of Jian Yiling.
He would not think about Hu Jiaojiao again. After all, it was useless to think about her.
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As Hu Jiaojiao saw An Yang at Jian Yiling’s house yesterday, she didn’t sleep well all night.
When she woke up the next day, she had two dark circles under her eyes.
When her roommates saw this, they began teasing her. Did she suddenly want to become a panda overnight?
More than a year ago, when Hu Jiaojiao broke up with An Yang, she went through many sleepless nights. Every morning, there would be a haggard look on her face.
However, after two entire months, Hu Jiaojiao finally got over the breakup. She focused all her energy on studying.
As Hu Jiaojiao used her grief and anger as fuel for studying, she managed to get a first-class scholarship for two consecutive semesters.
As she thought about this, Hu Jiaojiao blamed herself for being weak. She already made up her mind to not think about An Yang. And yet, when she saw him yesterday, the rest of her day felt like a trance.
She was indeed very weak.
Hu Jiaojiao tried to convince herself to focus her attention on work instead.
As Hu Jiaojiao was in her third year of university, the summer holidays were meant for internships.
She managed to find an internship at a media company in Beijing. Her responsibilities involved writing press releases.
However, writing was especially difficult for her today. From time to time, An Yang would appear in her mind. Whenever she thought about him, all her thoughts would go into disarray.
Nothing went smoothly today.
After Hu Jiaojiao finished work, she headed over to the Jian Residence.
Internally, somewhere in her mind told her that Jian Yiling was her sole remaining connection with An Yang. And thus, she unknowingly appeared at the Jian Residence.
It just so happened that An Yang was also waiting in front of the Jian Residence.
Once again, the two of them stared at each other.
And yet, neither of them took the initiative to say anything.
Even though they were only ten meters apart from one another, it felt as though they were separated by a thousand miles of mountains and rivers.
Yet, not long ago, the relationship between them was so pure and simple.
It was a simple, “I like you.”
There were no benefits, interests, or family ties involved.
It was just a simple romantic relationship filled with laughter and the blessing of friends…
At this moment, a young man drove by in a sports car and stopped in front of Hu Jiaojiao.
The young man whistled at Hu Jiaojiao: “Little beauty, do you have a date tonight?”
Upon hearing this, Hu Jiaojiao collected her thoughts and turned her head to walk away.
However, this action piqued the young man’s interest. He slowly followed Hu Jiaojiao in his car and said: “Hey, don’t go. I will pay for the drinks tonight. Come and drink a few shots with me.”
“I don’t drink,” Hu Jiaojiao replied. She wanted to get rid of this man.
She knew that the type of people who whistled to young girls out of a luxury car was generally up to no good.
She didn’t want to get involved with such a man.
However, the young man liked a challenge. The more someone said no, the more interested he became.
The girl in front of him was not beautiful by any means. He just liked the feeling of being a predator that stalked prey.
The flirtatious young man held the steering wheel with one hand.
He reached out with his other hand to touch Hu Jiaojiao’s cheek.
An Yang was already burning with anger before the young man did this. When he saw the young man’s hand land on Hu Jiaojiao’s face, he could not hold back his anger anymore.
He clenched his fist and rushed towards the man.
As the man was flirting with Hu Jiaojiao, he was driving incredibly slowly.
As a result, An Yang easily dragged the man out of the driver’s seat.
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Chapter 1228: Fighting Causes Trouble (1)
An Yang pinned the man to the ground and slammed his fist into that man’s face.
However, the man quickly reacted. He raised his foot and kicked An Yang in the stomach.
Very quickly, the two of them got into a full-fledged fight.
As Hu Jiaojiao watched on the side, she anxiously cried out: “Stop fighting! Stop fighting!”
When she saw them bleeding, Hu Jiaojiao was so anxious that she almost began crying.
However, the two people ignored her words. Instead, the fight became fiercer.
Some of the onlookers decided to contact the police.
When the police arrived, the two men were covered in bruises and cuts.
Jian Yiling came to the police station to bail out An Yang.
When An Yang saw Jian Yiling, he hung his head down. He didn’t want Jian Yiling to see the injuries on his face.
Once he started calling Jian Yiling his ‘Boss’, Jian Yiling told him not to be so impulsive with his actions.
Therefore, An Yang restrained himself from being violent. He no longer took fights as he did in high school.
But for some strange reason, when he saw that man flirting and teasing Hu Jiaojiao, anger rushed through his body.
As Jian Yiling bailed An Yang from the police station, the man who fought An Yang was also bailed out.
The man’s face was swollen and bruised. It was obvious that his injuries were more serious than An Yang’s.
Even though both of them got injured during the fight, it was obvious that An Yang’s opponent suffered a greater loss.
The man called out to An Yang: “You bastard! Watch yourself! If you have the guts to stay here in Beijing, I have a hundred different ways to make your life worse than death! I will make you regret messing with me today!”
As An Yang was already holding his anger in, when he heard the other person’s words, he was ready to get into another fight.
Thankfully, Jian Yiling came with her bodyguards. Her bodyguards held An Yang back as he yelled: “Have you not received enough f*cking beatings?!”
As they were currently in front of the police station, if the two of them got into a fight again, they would definitely stay here for another two to three days.
“I’m telling you guys that you’re in trouble! I won’t make life easy for you!” the man said in a furious voice.
“Shut up,” Jian Yiling said coldly.
“Who are you telling to shut up?! My uncle will be here soon! When he comes, you will instantly regret your actions today!”
The young man’s uncle was still on his way here. His uncle asked his lawyer to bail his nephew out first.
Jian Yiling indifferently asked: “And who exactly is your uncle?”
“My uncle works for the Head of the Qin family. He holds a formidable position in Beijing. At the snap of his fingers, everything you have can crumble into ashes.”
No wonder this man did anything he wanted. No wonder he dared to say such things in public.
There was someone behind him to support him. Therefore, ordinary civilians were scared to get into a fight with him.
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Jian Yiling did not react.
“I’m telling you that if you apologize right now, I might be able to mercifully forgive you guys. Otherwise, just you wait. The police has your names because you left statements. If you stay in Beijing, I will find out where you work. I will make sure you lose your jobs and suffer for a long time!”
“You bastard! You want me to lose my job?! Then do that! I’m not scared of you!” An Yang yelled. He wanted to get into another fight with that man.
Jian Yiling glanced at An Yang coldly.
When An Yang saw the look in Jian Yiling’s eyes, his anger was instantly extinguished.
“Boss… I…”
“Wait. And stay calm.”
“Yes…” An Yang replied obediently.
When the young man saw this, he began to laugh maniacally.
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Chapter 1229: Fighting Causes Trouble (2)
“Boss? Hahahahaha… Man, I’m going to die from laughter. I thought you were a real man. But I overestimated you. Why the hell would you call such a small girl Boss?! Is there something wrong with you? Or do you have some special fetish?” the young man mocked An Yang.
Despite hearing these words, Jian Yiling did not respond. Her face was expressionless and it seemed as though she was merely watching a show unfold before her.
At this time, the young man’s uncle finally arrived.
“Uncle, you’re finally here. These people beat me up. I want to sue them. In addition, I want them to pay for my medical expenses and psychological damage.”
The young man’s uncle glanced over his nephew’s injuries with concern.
Then, he turned to look at the group of people who fought with his nephew.
As soon as he turned around, he was in utter shock.
The man recognized Jian Yiling.
“Uncle, I want them to lose their jobs! I want them to pay for what they did today!”
“Shut up!” the man’s uncle ordered the young man. Instead of listening to his nephew’s words, the man scolded his nephew instead.
“Uncle?” the young man managed to say out of shock.
As his uncle didn’t have any children, his uncle loved his only nephew dearly.
A year ago, his uncle brought him over to Beijing. He gifted him a house and multiple luxury cars.
Furthermore, during this year, he could do whatever he wanted in Beijing without any hindrance. Even if he encountered any trouble, his uncle would set things right.
“Hurry up and apologize to this young lady!”
“Uncle, what’s wrong? Why do I need to apologize to her?” the young man asked. He didn’t know why his uncle was acting like this today.
Whilst the young man was still puzzled, his uncle had already started apologizing to Jian Yiling.
“Miss Jian, I’m extremely sorry for my nephew’s actions. He just came to Beijing. As a result, he doesn’t recognize you. I’m extremely sorry for what happened today. I will apologize to you on his behalf.”
The young man’s face was filled with disbelief when he saw his uncle treat the young and soft-looking little girl in front of him with so much respect.
What was happening?
Who was the little girl in front of him?
During his year here, he had never seen her before.
“Uncle, who is she?”
“Why are you asking so many questions? Hurry up and apologize to Miss Jian!”
The young man’s uncle never yelled at him before.
Very soon, the young man realized the seriousness of the matter.
And thus, he complied with his uncle’s wishes and apologized to Jian Yiling.
“I… I’m sorry.”
The young man’s uncle smiled apologetically and said: “Miss Jian, I’m willing to pay for all the medical expenses today. I just hope that you will forgive the actions of my stupid nephew today.”
“You guys don’t need to apologize to me. You need to apologize to them,” Jian Yiling replied.
Upon hearing this, the man’s uncle hurriedly made his nephew apologize to An Yang and Hu Jiaojiao.
On top of this, the man’s uncle even made his nephew bow to An Yang and Hu Jiaojiao.
“Hmph,” An Yang snorted coldly. He wasn’t bothered to say anything else.
“Let’s go,” Jian Yiling said to An Yang and Hu Jiaojiao.
After the three of them left, the young man who fought with An Yang hurriedly asked his uncle: “Uncle, who was that person? Why did you need to treat her with so much respect? Other than the Head of the Qin family, I haven’t seen you treat someone so respectfully.”
“You silly child. I told you that you could do whatever you want in Beijing. The only exception to that was not to mess with anyone from the Qin family or the Zhai family.”
The man’s uncle stared at his nephew with hatred and disdain.
As he had no children, he was counting on his nephew to provide for him when he grew old.
“I know that. But that girl just now doesn’t belong to the Qin family or the Zhai family.”
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Chapter 1230: External Assistance Required
The young man had been in Beijing for a year or so. As a result, he knew who he could mess with and who he couldn’t mess with.
“It’s true that her surname is neither Qin nor Zhai. However, she has connections with both the Qin family and the Zhai family. Qin Yufan is one of Miss Jian’s best friends. Furthermore, the Head of the Qin family used to be her tutor. Nowadays, they’re still good friends. On top of this, she even tracked down the person who murdered the previous Head of the Qin family. The Young Master of the Zhai family, Zhai Yunsheng is her fiance and the CEO of the Jian family business is her brother! Why on Earth would you choose to mess with her?!”
“I…”
“And that’s not all! You’ve heard of Lahaisen Hospital before right? She’s a member of their headquarters. She’s also the successor of Xuming Medical Manufacturers!”
The young man was stunned to hear this.
He never expected such a small and cute-looking girl to have such a terrifying background.
If he had known about this, even if he had ten more lives, he wouldn’t have dared to speak to her like that!
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When they arrived at the Jian Residence, Jian Yiling took out some medical ointments for An Yang.
“Boss, just leave it on the desk. I can do it myself,” An Yang said quietly. He didn’t dare to let Jian Yiling apply medicine to his wounds.
If Master Sheng learned about this, his fate would definitely be worse than the injuries covering his body right now.
“Let me do it,” Hu Jiaojiao said as she took the ointment from Jian Yiling’s hands.
Upon hearing this, An Yang suddenly turned to look at Hu Jiaojiao.
Hu Jiaojiao lowered her head and explained in a soft voice: “Please don’t be mistaken. I’m doing this because of Yiling. Even if we’re not dating anymore, I don’t plan to be enemies with you. Otherwise, Yiling will be caught in an awkward spot.”
Hu Jiaojiao’s words were not only for An Yang’s ears, but they were also for her own ears.
An Yang lowered his eyes and looked at the floorboards. He didn’t dare to look directly into Hu Jiaojiao’s eyes.
“You’re right,” he softly answered.
Friends… That was probably the best relationship he could hope for.
It took five minutes to apply the ointment to An Yang’s wounds. However, for An Yang and Hu Jiaojiao, it felt like a century had passed.
Jian Yiling looked at the two people in front of her.
When they weren’t paying attention, she took a picture and sent it to Zhai Yusheng.
Currently, Zhai Yunsheng was in a meeting. When Zhai Yunsheng’s phone beeped and he saw that it was a notification from Jian Yiling, a smile appeared on his lips.
The department managers in the meeting felt their hearts skip a beat.
Why was Zhai Yunsheng smiling like that?
Everyone who worked here for a while knew that Zhai Yunsheng did not smile much.
Why would he suddenly smile halfway through a meeting then?
Zhai Yunsheng opened the message and saw the picture Jian Yiling sent.
In the picture, Hu Jiaojiao was applying medicine to her ex’s wounds.
[What do you want to ask?]
In Zhai Yunsheng’s mind, this was a reading comprehension question.
His rabbit was good at everything else. She was just a little lacking when it came to reading comprehension questions. Therefore, she was asking for external assistance.
[Do they like each other?]
The smile on Zhai Yunsheng’s face intensified.
Upon seeing this, the person speaking suddenly stopped. He fearfully looked toward Zhai Yunsheng.
“Continue on,” Zhai Yunsheng instructed before he lowered his head to look at his phone again.
Ohh, so he wasn’t smiling at him. Thank god.
The department manager let out a sigh of relief as he continued reporting.
Zhai Yunsheng sent Jian Yiling a reply: [Do you want them to get back together?]
Jian Yiling: [Is that possible?]
Zhai Yunsheng: [If you want, I can help you.]
Jian Yiling: [I want.]
Zhai Yunsheng: [You can repeat those words when we sleep together.]
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