CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 157: SHE WANTS HIM

"You all drove me mad!" Jiang Qimeng’s face gradually twisted. "If you hadn’t appeared and stolen my place, I would be the one sitting as the wealthy tycoon’s wife right now!"

Jiang Qimeng clutched her heart, crying and laughing. "It’s all his fault he couldn’t secure his position as the head of the Si Family! How can you blame me for leaving? Fifty million! I really needed that fifty million then!"

This was Jiang Qimeng’s lifelong regret.

She fiercely wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and shoved Jian Xi onto a recliner behind her. "It’s all in the past. Without you, I will still be the esteemed Mrs. Si. Just wait for your death."

As her words fell, two burly men walked in.

Jiang Qimeng’s lips curled into a cold smile. "I intended to send you to Zhou Yan, but unfortunately, Yuhan disrupted the plan. However, it doesn’t matter. Let him see your debauchery with his own eyes and completely lose hope in you! Only then will he return to my side."

"You two, take good care of Miss Jian."

Jiang Qimeng turned and left coldly.

「...」

"Get out!" Jian Xi struggled frantically inside.

She shouldn’t have let Si Yuhuan go angry, letting him leave.

Two men behind her pinned her down, rendering Jian Xi immobile.

Goosebumps erupted where they touched her. An abhorrent feeling assaulted her soul, making her want to vomit.

"Let me go! I’m pregnant! Your actions could kill all three of us!" Her tear-stained appearance made her look all the more delicate and charming.

The two men exchanged a glance, determination hardening in each other’s eyes.

Jian Xi’s heart sank into despair; these men wouldn’t spare her.

The drug’s effects hit her, far more unbearable than the previous tonic. The medicine was so potent that she soon lost her senses. Her mind felt like it was about to explode, and her body burned like coal, craving a man’s touch to cool down.

Her ears buzzed, and it felt as if countless ants were gnawing within her cells. Jian Xi was in extreme discomfort.

She clutched the clothes at her chest tightly. What should I do? It’s truly unbearable.

"Relax, we’ll be quick," the two men pounced, peeling off Jian Xi’s scant clothing layer by layer.

So comfortable! Jian Xi hazily wanted to accept, but a final shred of lucidity made her feel utterly humiliated. She violently dug her nails into her calf, creating several bloody gashes. The fresh blood and the sharp pain granted her a moment of clarity.

"Get out!"

"Why fight it, little beauty?" They say the tycoon’s wife is as captivating as a dew-kissed rose, fiery and seductive. When would they ever get a chance to get close to someone like her? Today, they were acting on orders—an opportunity delivered on a silver platter. How could they not cherish it?

Their handling grew rougher. It didn’t take long before Jian Xi was covered in scratches, with barely any clothes left on her.

"Don’t come any closer!" Jian Xi shook her head violently.

Her consciousness was fading.

Stumbling, she saw a cellphone nearby. As she reached for it, one of the men behind her grabbed her leg and dragged her onto the simple bed in the rest area.

Jian Xi broke down completely, tears streaming down her face.

Unintentionally, she had still managed to make an emergency call. It was to the emergency contact she had set when she was deeply in love with Si Yuhuan.

The phone beeped—BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!—scaring the men behind her so much they almost lost control of their bladders. They turned, intending to flee.

"I’m sorry, the user you are calling is currently on another call..."

He actually hung up.

Jian Xi bit her lower lip in bitter resentment.

She was really going to die here.

Seizing the moment of sheer terror in the two men, she bolted with all her might.

「...」

Jiang Qimeng had just sneaked away when Xiang Yao’s call came through.

"Sister Qimeng, is everything progressing smoothly?" Xiang Yao laughed with sinister, venomous joy.

"What progress?" Jiang Qimeng feigned ignorance.

Xiang Yao knew what she was worried about. "Don’t worry. Before the Xiang Family falls, I will make sure the culprit pays the price! Jian Xi is doomed."

Xiang Yao touched her own face. The doctor had said the wound was too deep; it would never fully heal.

A vindictive hatred flashed in her eyes. "I will make them all pay! I want them to go to hell with me!"

Jiang Qimeng sighed. "Yaoyao, why bother?"

She blew on her freshly manicured nails. Without that drugged drink from Xiang Yao, she wouldn’t have dared to send her men to deal with Jian Xi. Once she had that kind of video and Jian Xi’s baby was aborted, Jian Xi would have no choice but to obey her every command.

Yaowang, the Jian Group, and all the inherited assets—wouldn’t they all be hers, Jiang Qimeng’s, for the taking!

Thinking of this, Jiang Qimeng couldn’t help but feel delighted. She suppressed a smile. "Without experiencing the hardships of others, don’t presume to advise them to be kind. I spoke out of turn. Yaoyao, think thrice before you act. Don’t do anything wrong; Sister Qimeng won’t be able to help you then."

"Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with you. This is all my idea."

Xiang Yao was still unaware that Jiang Qimeng had altered her plan: instead of Jian Xi being drugged and left with Zhou Yan, Jiang Qimeng had substituted her own men.

「...」

Zhou Yan, who was scheduled for two walks in the finale, was deeply uneasy about leaving Jian Xi alone with Si Yuhuan. He forcefully pushed Chu Xiao to take his place.

After returning, he found the lounge deserted, an ominous premonition creeping into his heart. Normally, service staff would be here. Why was no one present?

His gaze caught a fleeting figure that looked somewhat familiar, though he couldn’t quite place who it was. He sprinted over.

Then he heard desperate cries for help from inside.

It was Jian Xi! Damn it!

Zhou Yan kicked open the door.

He saw two burly men pinning Jian Xi down, her clothes torn to shreds. Jian Xi’s face was flushed as red as if rouged, and she was still struggling fiercely.

Hearing the noise, Jian Xi looked up. The moment she saw Zhou Yan, tears streamed down like rain.

"Save me."

Zhou Yan rushed forward, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks on the two men.

The commotion was too loud, and people were approaching. The two men didn’t dare to linger; they pulled up their pants and fled.

Zhou Yan had no time to chase them. He hurriedly helped Jian Xi up from the ground. A wave of masculine scent washed over her, and Jian Xi instinctively wrapped her arms around Zhou Yan’s waist. He was dressed in luxurious custom-made attire and wore a hint of light makeup, looking as alluring as a sprite from the darkest night, captivating souls.

Her glistening, seductive eyes enthralled Zhou Yan, sending tremors through his heart and leaving him momentarily dazed.

But he knew she had ingested something illicit. He didn’t want to take advantage of her in this state, so he gently pulled her back a little and said softly, "I’ll take you to the hospital."

"No, I want you!"

Jian Xi didn’t know what came over her. She grabbed Zhou Yan’s lapels and fiercely kissed him.

It felt as if thousands of insects were crawling inside her, threatening to devour her. She could no longer bear the drug’s potent effects.

Zhou Yan had harbored feelings for her for a long time, but he had restrained himself because she was a married woman. Now that she was divorced, the lock on his heart had sprung open, releasing the beast caged within.

His hands frantically supported Jian Xi as he laid her on the simple bed nearby. "Jian Xi, I will marry you. I will be good to you."

Just as Zhou Yan’s lips were about to descend, Si Yuhuan’s call came through.

Jian Xi was jolted awake by the ringing phone.

With a start, she pushed Zhou Yan off her and scrambled off the bed.