CHAPTER 889: CHAPTER 889: SOMEONE YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO OFFEND

"Qi Cheng is really with you!"

Ji Yunhuan’s voice trembled a bit.

After seeing Zhou Yixiu, she was still suspecting that he might have been lying to her, but now she realized that Zhou Yixiu hadn’t deceived her, everything he said was true.

Seeing Ji Yunhuan finally willing to believe him, Zhou Yixiu said on the phone, "I told you, I have no reason to lie to you. If you want to see Qi Cheng, consider my words carefully."

In the night, Zhou Yixiu’s voice sounded like the devil’s, making one shudder.

While talking to him, Ji Yunhuan felt her heart clench tightly and almost stop.

Zhou Yixiu’s condition was simply for her to go to his side, to be with him.

Not only did he hurt Qi Cheng like this, but even after rendering Qi Cheng like this, he wanted to take away every ounce of Qi Cheng’s pride, such as his company, his lover...

Maliciously, he thought that even if Qi Cheng was found and returned, he would have nothing left.

Zhou Yixiu said, "I know you’ll inform the Qi Family right away to have them find me, but just with this photo, they won’t find anything. Still, I advise you not to say anything, lest... if I’m cornered, there’s a good chance I’ll do something crazy and detrimental to Qi Cheng."

"..." Ji Yunhuan bit her lip tightly, wanting to curse Zhou Yixiu, but found herself unable to utter a word.

Qi Cheng was in his hands, Qi Cheng was truly in her hands; at this moment, all Ji Yunhuan could think about was what she should do next.

Zhou Yixiu didn’t rush to say anything further; after giving his threat and warning, he hung up the phone.

Ji Yunhuan held the phone, looked at the photo on it, and tears fell down.

Even though it was very late, she still called Bai Liyan.

Though Zhou Yixiu had threatened her not to say anything, if she remained silent at this time, it would be even more foolish; maybe by speaking out, there was still a sliver of hope.

After all, she couldn’t really go to Zhou Yixiu for Qi Cheng’s sake and let herself be humiliated.

She could bear the humiliation, but if she went to Zhou Yixiu, the one being humiliated would be Qi Cheng.

Qi Cheng loved her so much; if he knew she was threatened by Zhou Yixiu and compromised, he might rather die than forgive her!

After all, she had seen long ago Qi Cheng’s resolve to love her.

Bai Liyan was just about to sleep when he received Ji Yunhuan’s call and asked, "What’s up?"

"Zhou Yixiu just sent me a photo of Qi Cheng. Qi Cheng is injured, and he’s injured at Zhou Yixiu’s place. Zhou Yixiu told me not to tell anyone, so I can only tell you."

She believed Bai Liyan to be reliable; now he should be able to decide if this should be told to others.

"Send me the photo," Bai Liyan said.

Ji Yunhuan replied, "I’ll send it to you right away."

She quickly sent the photo over.

Bai Liyan replied to her, "Received it, I will study it carefully, hoping this photo can be useful."

"Will Qi Cheng be okay? Zhou Yixiu told me not to tell others," Ji Yunhuan was very worried that Zhou Yixiu might do something crazy.

"If he wanted to kill Qi Cheng, he would’ve done it already. Why threaten you instead?" Bai Liyan consoled, "So, as long as Qi Cheng is still alive, he’ll be fine."

After all, one could see from the photo that Zhou Yixiu was making an effort to get help for Qi Cheng.

Even though Qi Cheng looked really badly injured in the photo.

Because of the photo Zhou Yixiu sent, Ji Yunhuan didn’t sleep a wink all night.

Her mood swung between the extremes of sorrow and joy.

Sorrow for how severely Qi Cheng was injured, joy for at least he was still alive—while he was alive, there was hope.

Throughout the night, her heart felt heavy; she was already so exhausted during the day, yet at this moment, she couldn’t find any sleepiness.

At dawn, Gu You came to the Qi Garden.

Seeing Ji Yunhuan looking tired, "Did you not sleep all night?"

Ji Yunhuan didn’t respond much.

Gu You said, "I’ve heard about everything from Bai Liyan, don’t worry too much, he says Mr. Qi will be fine."

"Really?" Ji Yunhuan looked up, her eyes gleaming with hope.

She didn’t know why, but she always believed Bai Liyan’s words.

Perhaps it was because he had given her so much hope before and helped her solve so many problems. So subconsciously, she found Bai Liyan to be a very reliable person.

Gu You could also see that although Bai Liyan hadn’t won Ji Yunhuan’s affection, he had gained her trust.

She advised, "Yes, I also believe that if Liyan says it’s okay, then it’s okay."

"Help me thank him." Although Bai Liyan had ’taken advantage of the situation’ and bought Ji Yunhuan’s things yesterday, she didn’t hold any grudge against him.

Because, in her eyes, Qi Cheng was far more important than the company.

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The restaurant was very quiet, Xia Duo and Zhou Jinlian sat together.

Because Xia Duo intended to acquire Ji Yunhuan’s company, she had invited Zhou Jinlian to discuss it together.

Zhou Jinlian had also been busy finding information about this matter for Xia Duo these past few days.

At this moment, Xia Duo quietly sipped her coffee, waiting for Zhou Jinlian to give her an answer.

Zhou Jinlian said, "I can’t handle what you asked me to do."

"Why?" Xia Duo raised an eyebrow, "This should be easy for you, no? A small company like that, and you can’t acquire it?"

"No," Zhou Jinlian explained patiently, "If you had asked me earlier, acquiring it would be no problem, but now it’s different."

"Why is it different?" Xia Duo saw this as simply Zhou Jinlian not wanting to help her!

Zhou Jinlian said, "Because Ji Yunhuan has already sold the company to Bai Liyan. You think, how could I possibly oppose the Bai Family?"

Zhou Jinlian had only one enemy, Zhou Yixiu, and before dealing with him, he didn’t want to make any more enemies.

Moreover, he and Qi Cheng almost died when they went out this time.

Although Zhou Yixiu eventually let him go, it made Zhou Jinlian incredibly angry because he realized he was utterly underestimated by Zhou Yixiu.

Since the beginning, Zhou Yixiu had looked down on him, and even if given the chance to finish him off, Zhou Yixiu would deliberately spare him, toying with him like a cat with a mouse.

This feeling made Zhou Jinlian extremely, extremely displeased!

Hearing this, Xia Duo frowned, "Sold to Bai Liyan?"

"Yes." Zhou Jinlian said, "You know, Bai Liyan’s position isn’t like mine, is it? Think of how favored he is in the Bai Family. If I were to offend him, my father would beat me half to death."

Of course, Xia Duo knew all of this.

Although the Bai Family wasn’t as powerful as the Qi Family in their grandfather’s time, Bai Liyan himself was still someone hard to offend.