CHAPTER 152: CHAPTER 150 USING MAGIC TO DEFEAT MAGIC

"Jian Xi! It’s all your fault I ended up like this, isn’t it?"

It wasn’t an illusion; the last time she fainted, she had seen Jian Xi!

Jiang Qimeng struggled to get up from the ground, her fierce face filled with resentment. "You know Sernosen, don’t you? Him torturing me like this was orchestrated by you, right?"

She laughed bitterly. "To think I was outsmarted by you despite being clever all my life!"

Jiang Qimeng staggered to her feet, pointing and raging at Jian Xi, "I’m going to tell Yuhan! I’ll tell everyone how you, this vicious woman, have ruined me!"

As she was about to pounce, a large hand pushed her away.

Jian Sirun, his tall figure standing before Jian Xi in a protective stance, lifted his gold-rimmed glasses and looked at her. "Are you alright?"

Jian Xi shook her head and cunningly hid behind her Fourth Brother, sweet-talking him. "How could I possibly get hurt in your territory?"

She had always been doted on by her brothers!

Jiang Qimeng roared as if she had gone mad. "Why do you all favor this little wretch so much! I’ll have Yuhan kill you for daring to treat me this way!"

As she charged forward again, Jian Xi no longer held back. Stepping past her Fourth Brother, she harshly slapped Jiang Qimeng on both cheeks. "Jiang Qimeng, get it straight! You’re in my hands now, yet you still dare to be so arrogant!"

Jiang Qimeng stared at Jian Xi in disbelief. "You dare to hit me?"

"What, do I need to pick a special day to hit you?" Jian Xi said viciously, landing another slap. "These slaps today are to teach you how to behave. Don’t think you can be so unbridled just because you have Si Yuhuan backing you up."

Jian Xi twisted her sore wrist. Those slaps had taken all her strength.

Jiang Qimeng’s cheeks were already swollen. "You dare to hit me? I’ll fight you to the death!"

From a distance, Si Yuhuan came over. Seeing Jiang Qimeng in a sorry state, attacking Jian Xi like a madwoman, he pushed Jiang Qimeng aside without a second thought and instinctively protected Jian Xi. Frowning, he scolded, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Qimeng felt like she was choking on her own rage.

One by one, they were all defending Jian Xi!

Where was she lacking?

"Yuhan! Jian Xi and this man are shamelessly colluding! They’re in cahoots, and Jian Xi is having an affair with him! They deliberately used me for drug testing and made me end up like this! BOO HOO HOO! Look at me, there’s not a single part of me that isn’t bruised!"

Jian Xi immediately retorted with feigned, white-lotus-like shock, "How can you spout such nonsense! I just came to ask Dr. Sernosen about the surgical procedure for Grandpa. That’s when I ran into you, and you started hitting me! What a miscarriage of justice!"

When Si Yuhuan heard this, a sense of warmth flowed through his heart. Even though they were already divorced, she still cared so much about Grandpa.

Besides, the man standing before him was no ordinary doctor; it was clearly Jian Xi’s Fourth Brother, Jian Sirun, the renowned genius doctor. Jiang Qimeng, clueless about the situation, was slandering him without a second thought.

He felt quite ashamed. Awkwardly, he bowed his head and called out, "Fourth Brother."

Jiang Qimeng stared at Jian Xi in disbelief.

In front of her, Jian Xi linked arms with Jian Sirun. "Did you hear that? This is my Fourth Brother!"

That one sentence made Si Yuhuan question how many times he had misunderstood Jian Xi for no reason, and he felt somewhat guilty.

He turned to Jiang Qimeng with a stern face. "Just now, you were indeed about to hit Jian Xi. Even if you’ve contributed and suffered by testing drugs for Grandpa, you can’t be too overbearing!"

"I’m overbearing?" Jiang Qimeng was furious.

She glared at Jian Xi with venom. That woman was too good at pretending!

Jian Xi deliberately arched her eyebrows provocatively; her clear, bright eyes were filled with defiance.

Fighting magic with magic felt just too good.

"Jian Xi, I’ll tear your mouth apart!" Jiang Qimeng, enraged, charged again.

Si Yuhuan restrained her arm. "Jiang Qimeng, snap out of it!"

"Si Yuhuan, can’t you see? She did it on purpose! AHHH! I became like this because of her! I won’t test this medicine anymore!"

Jian Sirun said coolly from the side, "Once the pharmaceutical trial has started, it cannot be stopped. Otherwise, you will have to pay a hefty penalty for breach of contract—two billion."

As he spoke, he took out an agreement.

Jiang Qimeng looked. It was the very pledge she had made to Sernosen a few days earlier to please Si Yuhuan.

She was truly going to be the death of herself with her own stupidity.

Jian Xi added from the side, "Paying the penalty is a small matter, but who will take responsibility if something happens to Grandpa because of a problem with the drug?"

Si Yuhuan’s heavy gaze fell upon Jiang Qimeng, pressuring her. "Mengmeng, I hope you can stop making trouble. Just endure it a bit longer."

Jiang Qimeng was truly driven to madness. What was this? Was she being forced into an impossible situation?

It was as if she was being tied to a stake and roasted alive!

"Jian Xi!" She clenched her teeth, her eyes bloodshot like a madwoman’s. She wished she could tear Jian Xi to pieces and eat her alive.

Jian Xi sighed and, with some sympathy, patted her on the shoulder. "I know you loathe me and wish you could kill me, but that’s fate! You have to perform well! Future Mrs. Si, you need to keep it up. Good luck."

Jiang Qimeng was so overcome with anger she almost vomited blood.

Jian Sirun reminded her, "My apprentice said you still have three doses of the medicine to test."

Jiang Qimeng trembled all over, as if staring into the depths of hell. "Yuhan! Yuhan, save me! I can’t test the medicine anymore! I..."

As the medicine was injected, Jiang Qimeng screamed in agony, her heart-rending cries soaring to the heavens.

Si Yuhuan frowned tightly and turned to leave.

Jian Sirun’s lips curved into a cold smile as he continued the injection.

「Moments later.」

The man chased out and grabbed Jian Xi’s arm.

"What? Director Si, are you hesitating, with something you want to ask?" Jian Xi slapped his hand away, rubbing her palm. Those slaps earlier had been quite satisfying, but they really did hurt.

"Your Fourth Brother...?" Si Yuhuan finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

Jian Xi scoffed coldly. "Director Si, you need to be clear on two things. One, we are already divorced. I am free to do whatever I want and don’t need to explain anything to you. Two, my Fourth Brother is a very professional and talented doctor. With Grandpa in such critical condition, I couldn’t possibly not ask him to return and help."

Her delicate face clearly conveyed, ’I’m not familiar with you, please keep your distance,’ which greatly annoyed Si Yuhuan.

"Do you really need to speak to me like this?"

Just moments ago, he had been touched by her kindness in asking Jian Sirun to rush back to the country.

Jian Xi articulated every word, "It’s very necessary. Otherwise, I’m afraid Director Si might forget that you and I are, at most, familiar strangers now."

She flicked her hair and strode away.

Yan Qing approached awkwardly and reminded him, "Boss, we should head to the hospital. The Old Master’s surgery is about to start."

"You go back first. Don’t worry about me."

Jian Xi had just turned a corner in her car when a figure suddenly appeared. Startled, she slammed on the brakes. The sports car’s excellent performance brought it to an instant halt. She widened her eyes, and upon seeing Si Yuhuan, she exploded, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Didn’t this man realize how dangerous that was!

If she hadn’t braked in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable!