One minute later, Jiang Yanxiu calmed down from her anger. She reached for her phone to make a call, then suddenly saw the phone lying on the floor broken in half. Frustrated, she slapped her forehead. She went up to pick up the smashed phone, pulled out the SIM card, brought it back to her bedroom, and inserted it into an old phone.
"You have ten minutes to find their location and send it to me. If you're even one second late, get lost immediately!"
After hanging up, she dialed Jiang Yanxi's number.
The phone rang three times before being answered. Jiang Yanxi's voice came through. "What do you want? If you're trying to pull some scheme to sabotage my meeting with an important client today, you'll probably be disappointed. The other party will arrive in ten minutes. You have no chance."
Hearing Jiang Yanxi's calm tone, as if he had victory in his grasp, Jiang Yanxiu laughed in anger. "Bah! You really think this miss cares about one client? Jiang Yanxi, you really have quite the imagination."
"Speak up, Miss Jiang. What exactly do you want? I'm very busy now. You have nine minutes to express your thoughts."
Jiang Yanxiu scoffed. She just couldn't stand Jiang Yanxi's attitude—as if the whole world was out to harm him, everyone scheming against him.
Thinking of Sheng Qianling's situation, she didn't waste words. Of course, her warning to Jiang Yanxi wasn't well-intentioned either—she really wanted to see what choice Jiang Yanxi would make between an important client and Sheng Qianling.
Wasn't the rumor that Jiang Yanxi returned to their Jiang family for Sheng Qianling? Hadn't Jiang Yanxi always felt their Jiang family was a corrupt place, disdaining to live there and looking down on them?
Now wasn't the other also being called Young Master Jiang and happily accepting such a title?
"Fine, I won't waste words. I just got news—your fiancée Sheng Qianling is in trouble."
"What joke are you making? Jiang Yanxiu, you're planning to sabotage my important contract today, right?" Jiang Yanxi's first reaction was disbelief. "Today is the day Sheng Wenbo allocates shares. Qianling should be at Sheng Corporation right now. How could anything happen? Please try harder when lying. Don't use such a clumsy excuse."
"You think I'm lying to you? Believe it or not, up to you. You can try calling Sheng Qianling and see if I'm lying. Oh, by the way, the information I got is that they kidnapped Sheng Qianling not for ransom, but to throw her directly into the sea to feed the fish. As for who did it, think for yourself. Important contract or fiancée—your choice."
Jiang Yanxi was about to say something when the call disconnected. He put down his phone, not really believing Jiang Yanxiu's words. He raised his wrist and glanced at the time—six minutes until his meeting with the client. Jiang Yanxiu's tone earlier didn't seem like joking. Finally, he picked up his phone and dialed Sheng Qianling's number.
After two rings, the call connected. His brow relaxed, thinking as expected, Jiang Yanxiu wanted to disturb his peace of mind. But soon a somewhat unfamiliar voice came through, making him pause. He carefully recalled the voice's owner. He'd seen her recently—Sheng Qianxue's little study companion, Ye Xin.
"Why is it you? Where's Qianling?" In his heart, Jiang Yanxi already believed Jiang Yanxiu's words, but still needed to confirm. "Please let Qianling take the call."
"That you're calling now means you already know Sheng Qianling is in trouble." A-Xin answered slowly. "No need to confirm further. She was indeed kidnapped by someone with ill intent. I'll send you the location. We're rushing there now. Whatever you're doing right now, I hope you can come as soon as possible."
A-Xin didn't chat idly with Jiang Yanxi. After hanging up, every two minutes she'd send a location map to Jiang Yanxi. Seeing the constantly moving location, Jiang Yanxi felt somewhat panicked. Holding his phone, he was about to stand up.
"Young Master Jiang, the client will arrive in three minutes. Where are you going?" Jiang Yanxi's personal assistant saw him about to leave and quickly stopped him. "Young Master Jiang, today's contract is crucial to you. At this critical moment, absolutely nothing can go wrong. Once we secure this contract, Young Master Jiang's position in the Jiang family will be more stable. Young Master Jiang, don't disappoint President Jiang."
Jiang Yanxi's leg about to step out stopped. His expression cold, he said, "Qianling is in trouble." He explained briefly. "I must go find her. I can't let her face danger alone." Thinking of Sheng Qianling facing such a dangerous situation alone, his heart grew more and more panicked. He still didn't know how those people would treat her, so he had to go.
"Young Master Jiang, even if you rush over, what can you do?" The personal assistant quickly said. "Does Young Master Jiang know who kidnapped Miss Qianling, where exactly she is? Can you guarantee that rushing from here will really save her?"
"Young Master Jiang, why not meet the client first and sign the contract? As for Miss Qianling's side, the Sheng family definitely knows. You rushing over rashly won't help at all. Miss Qianling is a Sheng family person—the Sheng family will definitely bring her back safely."
"Young Master Jiang, if you leave now, you'll lose not just this important client and contract, but everything you've done these years will be wasted." The personal assistant pleaded earnestly. "You used your abilities to defeat other siblings with the same status as you. But don't forget—your other several siblings are the Jiang family's legitimate young ladies and masters. Without your emergence and President Jiang's appreciation of you, you simply couldn't stand firm in the Jiang family."
Jiang Yanxi gripped his phone tightly. His mind was chaotic for a moment. The assistant, seeing he was moved, said, "Young Master Jiang, even if you go, you really can't do anything. After signing the contract and seeing off the client, we'll rush over at full speed. There shouldn't be any problem."
"Fine."
In the end, Jiang Yanxi gave up on immediately going to find Sheng Qianling. He thought signing the contract wouldn't take much time. He truly didn't understand Qianling's situation—going would be useless. After finishing the contract, he'd ask how things were on the Sheng family's side.
Jiang Yanxi sat back in his original position. Not long after, the important client arrived. Within an hour, they finalized the contract. He thought he could leave immediately, but unexpectedly this client was very enthusiastic and appreciated him, planning to have a meal together. Before he could refuse, he was pulled away by the client. After eating, he wanted to leave, but unexpectedly the client planned to visit their Jiang Corporation and said he knew his father and wanted to meet face-to-face. Just like that, Jiang Yanxi had no chance to break away.
On the other side, within ten minutes, Jiang Yanxiu got the current location of those illegitimate children. Without hesitation, she drove in that direction.
"Really? Okay, we'll head in that direction right away."
Sheng Qianxue hung up and told A-Xin, "Jiang Yanxiu just called to tell me the current location of her troublesome younger siblings. Sheng Qianling was indeed kidnapped by them. They're currently having a party on a yacht, celebrating early. She's planning to go over."
"Then let's go straight there." Getting the location information, A-Xin checked it and compared it with Sheng Qianling's current moving position. Sure enough, she was heading toward the dock. She told Xiao Liu the location, and he drove straight to the dock.
"Miss Qianling, get out." Xiao Zhang stopped the car, pulled out his weapon and pointed it at Sheng Qianling's forehead, throwing her a pair of handcuffs. "Put them on."
Sheng Qianling hesitated greatly. Hidden in her sleeve was a phone.
Putting on handcuffs, she'd have no way to hold her sleeve. The phone would likely fall out and be exposed, seen by Xiao Zhang. Who knew if it would enrage him? So she shook her head, unwilling to wear the handcuffs.
"Miss Qianling, don't make this difficult for me. If you won't put them on yourself, I'll have to help you. Cooperate obediently to avoid suffering." Xiao Zhang blew on the gun barrel. "The thing in my hand has no eyes. It could go off at any time."
Sheng Qianling looked pitifully miserable and quickly said, "I... I won't run, really. I don't like wearing handcuffs. After getting out, I'll listen to you. So can I not wear them?"
"Tsk, that won't do. Though Miss Qianling's about-to-cry appearance is indeed very pitiful. If it were normal times, I might show mercy. But now, sorry." Xiao Zhang was already impatient, his tone worsening. "Hurry up, put them on."
The gun barrel was already pointed at Sheng Qianling's forehead. Frightened, she quickly picked up the handcuffs. With this movement, her sleeve loosened and the phone inside fell out directly. Her heart immediately leaped. She quickly looked at Xiao Zhang, only to discover he was just pointing the gun at her forehead while on the phone, not noticing the commotion on her side.
She looked at the phone that had rolled to her feet, about to bend down to pick it up when Xiao Zhang's voice suddenly came. "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up."
The fierce voice frightened Sheng Qianling into trembling. Afraid the dropped phone would draw Xiao Zhang's attention, she quickly kicked it under the car seat with her foot. She bit her lip lightly and tremblingly put the handcuffs on herself.
Xiao Zhang walked to the back and opened the car door. Standing beside her, he pressed the weapon against her lower back, the gripped position covered by her sleeve. The two slowly walked toward the shore. It looked like Xiao Zhang had his arm around her waist. Even if someone saw them, they wouldn't suspect anything.
Being pressed like this, Sheng Qianling didn't dare look around randomly. Finally, she and Xiao Zhang boarded a speedboat. The coastline grew more and more distant. Sheng Qianling felt somewhat desperate inside. She'd lost the phone Qianxue gave her. Could they still find her? What would those people do to her after capturing her? Would she die? She silently shed tears. If Yanxi knew, would he come find her? If Yanxi were here, he definitely wouldn't let Xiao Zhang abduct her. He was so clever—he'd definitely think of ways to protect and rescue her.
Her eyes brightened. At this moment, Yanxi must already know her situation. Maybe he was rushing over quickly right now. She couldn't lose heart. She had to wait, observe her surroundings, try to protect herself as much as possible. When Yanxi came, she wouldn't hold him back.
Xiao Zhang saw Sheng Qianling first couldn't stop her tears, then later stopped crying and sat obediently to one side. He smiled and lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, exhaled, then said, "Miss Qianling isn't crying anymore—have you accepted your fate?"
"No." Sheng Qianling answered somewhat stubbornly. "You'll get punished. Dad and Yanxi will definitely send you to prison."
Xiao Zhang didn't get angry. Hearing Sheng Qianling's childish words, he laughed.
"Miss Qianling, you're really naive." He found a comfortable position to lean against. "Maybe President Sheng doesn't even know you're in trouble yet."
"Impossible. Qianxue will tell Dad."
"Maybe Miss Qianxue would love for you to disappear. Miss Qianling, have you forgotten your identity? Because of your appearance, you destroyed Miss Qianxue's family. Do you think she'd be kind enough to tell others you're in trouble?"
"Don't try to sow discord. Qianxue isn't that kind of person." This time, Sheng Qianling answered with certainty, without a moment's hesitation. If Sheng Qianxue wanted her to disappear, she wouldn't have had her hide the phone. If not to give her the phone, with Qianxue's proud nature, how could she possibly hug her at the end? Without that once, the other probably wouldn't speak to her so pleasantly or hug her for the rest of her life.
She lowered her head and stopped talking, not wanting to disturb her state of mind over this. Looking at the vast sea, she could only clench her fists tightly. She knew a bit of swimming. Shallow pools were no problem, but she didn't dare go in deep water. In a sea like this, if she jumped in, she'd be dead for sure.
Sheng Qianling thought about how to escape. Before she knew it, half an hour had passed. Under the speedboat's rapid travel, a medium-sized yacht appeared before her eyes. The people on the yacht seemed to be celebrating wildly. As the distance closed, she recognized some of the people. Those familiar faces one by one—she'd only seen them at the Jiang house. Her whole body went cold. Could it be that the ones who kidnapped her were Jiang family people?
She knew these men and women were all Jiang Yanxi's siblings, with the same status as Jiang Yanxi—illegitimate children of Jiang Chongjun. Jiang Yanxi had mentioned to her that these people were also his competitors. Supposedly recently they'd even united to deal with Yanxi. No matter how stupid she was, she could guess the reason they kidnapped her this time—it should be to deal with Yanxi, right?
"Look who's here." A woman on the yacht, wearing a bikini, swayed the wine glass in her hand. The dark red liquid inside swayed but didn't spill out. She took a light sip of wine. "Sheng Qianling, you seem very surprised."
"You kidnapped me to deal with Yanxi?" Sheng Qianling couldn't help asking.
"Hahaha, you seem to have gotten smarter. Yes, who told you to have a good father who's deciding today to allocate shares between you two sisters? To keep Jiang Yanxi from taking advantage, we had no choice but to kidnap you here."
"My dad allocating shares—what does it have to do with Yanxi?"
"Really a naive little girl. If you were born in our Jiang family, you probably wouldn't survive one episode." Another young man spoke, still kindly explaining to Sheng Qianling. "Jiang Yanxi is very favored by Dad, but his foundation is still lacking. He doesn't yet have the qualifications to compete with the Jiang family's legitimate children. Dad has absolute power in the Jiang family, but the Jiang family relationships are complex. No matter how much he appreciates Jiang Yanxi, if Jiang Yanxi's foundation is unstable and can't convince the masses, Jiang Yanxi won't become the Jiang family heir."
"If... the Sheng family supports him, that's different."
"What does that mean?" Sheng Qianling pressed her lips together, feeling uneasy.
The woman who'd been swaying her wine glass earlier laughed. "What else could it mean? Don't tell me you really think Jiang Yanxi was so eager to get engaged to you because he especially likes you and thinks you should confirm your relationship early?"
"Yanxi and I knew each other since high school. Don't try to drive a wedge between us with such words. And he returned to the Jiang family for me."
"Haha, really funny. Okay, he did have part of his reason for returning to the Jiang family because of you, but you're just a fuse. That boy has been stubborn since childhood, never willing to be inferior to anyone. If his mother hadn't told him to endure, he would have jumped up to bite us long ago. Do you think someone who's always been oppressed would really stay at the bottom forever?"
"Actually, our dad is very interested in the Sheng family. Miss Qianling, if you can survive today, you can go ask why Jiang Yanxi obeyed Dad's orders to acquire scattered Sheng family shares. Ask him what exactly he wants to do."
Yes, they'd investigated for a long time and finally knew where Jiang Yanxi got the money to acquire scattered shares and the conditions to negotiate with those executives—it was all Jiang Chongjun supporting him from behind. They were furious then. The agreed-upon fair competition, yet Jiang Chongjun secretly supported Jiang Yanxi without telling them. How could they swallow this?
The scattered shares were acquired. They weren't sure about those executives, but the portion belonging to Sheng Qianling absolutely couldn't fall into Jiang Yanxi's hands. Even if they got no benefits, Jiang Yanxi shouldn't think of it either. That boy was clearly a latecomer yet wanted to ride on their heads. They couldn't deal with the person Jiang Chongjun wanted to protect, so they could only target Sheng Qianling.
"Alright, why tell her all this? We invited Miss Qianling to join the party." The woman leaning on the railing said with a smile. "It's just that the sea is rather dangerous. Miss Qianling might accidentally fall into the sea and drown."
Sheng Qianling wanted to back away, but if she backed away further, she'd fall directly into the sea. Her tears streamed down. The group of smiling young people before her felt as ferocious and terrifying as savage beasts. Between their jokes and laughter, they'd decided her life and death, even finding an excuse that she accidentally fell into the sea and was finally drowned.
"What you're doing is illegal."
"Miss Qianling, what are you saying? We just invited you to a party. But how could you be so careless and fall into the sea?" A man spoke. "Xiao Zhang, quickly unlock the handcuffs. We invited her to play, not kidnap her. Understand?"
Xiao Zhang quickly smiled and unlocked Sheng Qianling's handcuffs. The handcuffs fell directly onto the deck. Sheng Qianling stood pitifully in one spot, lonely and helpless facing the sea wind. She simply didn't know what to do.
"Xiao Zhang, you really do things unreliably. I already told you Miss Qianling would accidentally fall into the sea."
Xiao Zhang's smile stiffened. "You didn't mention before that I'd have to do this kind of thing."
"So will you do it now or not?"
Facing this group of wicked and ruthless people, and knowing if he didn't do as required his fate would be even worse, Xiao Zhang steeled his heart and walked toward Sheng Qianling.
"Xiao Zhang, my Sheng family hasn't wronged you. What you're doing is murder. Sooner or later, my dad will track you down. You'll spend your whole life in prison then. Don't do something you'll regret forever because of their words."
"Miss Qianling, I won't waste words."
"If I don't do this, my fate is actually about the same as prison anyway."
Xiao Zhang smiled at Sheng Qianling. Before she could react, he pushed her hard. Sheng Qianling screamed, followed by a splash as she hit the water. She knew a bit of swimming. Though her heart was panicked, her hands didn't stop, struggling to swim in the sea, looking desperately at the people above.
"Let's continue. The scenery here doesn't seem too good. Let's go somewhere else."
With these words, the yacht was driven away.
Sheng Qianling could only watch helplessly as the yacht grew more and more distant. In just a few minutes, her limbs were already exhausted. She kept floating up then sinking down, choking on quite a bit of water. All around was vast sea. If no one passed by now, she had only a dead end.
Half an hour passed. She didn't know how much water she'd choked on. The hope in her heart grew less and less. At this moment, did Yanxi know she was in trouble? What about Dad? If she died, would Dad be sad? Perhaps this was a kind of release. She'd no longer bring trouble to others. Dad's wife would return to his side. Their family could be reunited again. Without her, Sheng Qianling, for many people there was actually no difference.
Her vision gradually blurred. Her arms had no strength. The hope in her heart was gone. She let her body sink down. The moment the water surface covered her head, she vaguely saw a small black dot rapidly approaching her. But she had no strength left to open her eyelids to look. As her consciousness was about to fall into darkness, she felt a great force bringing her body upward. The pressure from the seawater instantly disappeared. She seemed to be placed somewhere. A pair of wet hands were slapping her face.
"Hey, wake up—"
Jiang Yanxiu slapped Sheng Qianling's face. Seeing the person didn't wake up, remembering the other must have swallowed a lot of water, she crouched to the side, pressing her hands on Sheng Qianling to help her expel water. Sheng Qianling vomited several mouthfuls and finally became somewhat conscious.
"Not dead, that's good."
Sheng Qianling opened her eyes. In her field of vision appeared a glamorous-looking woman. The other wore a very beautiful dress, soaking wet but displaying her body's beautiful curves. She inadvertently glimpsed a pair of twelve-centimeter high heels on the speedboat. There was no water in the shoes.
"Miss Jiang, did you save me?"
Hearing such a stupid question, Jiang Yanxiu felt some regret. How had she rushed here to save a woman with brain problems?
"Who else do you think besides me would fish you out of the sea? Like a dead fish—dead heavy."
"Not the same. Dead fish float on the sea surface." Sheng Qianling subconsciously argued.
Jiang Yanxiu sneered coldly. "When you're dead, you'll also float on the sea surface. Isn't that the same as a dead fish?"
This time, Sheng Qianling truly couldn't refute. Yes, when she died and her corpse bloated, wouldn't she be just like a dead fish floating on the water surface?
"Anyway, thank you. I'll remember you."
She looked around and bit her lip lightly. "Miss Jiang, may I ask, Yanxi he..."
"You want to ask why he didn't come, or whether he knows your situation? I can answer you—he knows your situation. As for why he still hasn't come at this time, I'm not sure if he's on the way or simply didn't come at all."
"Then can I borrow your phone?"
"So troublesome." Jiang Yanxiu looked disgusted but still pulled out the old phone and handed it over.
Sheng Qianling dialed Jiang Yanxi's number. Soon the other end answered. Before she could speak, Jiang Yanxi's voice came through. "Jiang Yanxiu, are you feeling very proud? Telling me Qianling was in trouble at that critical moment, thinking I'd go save her and miss this important client. Are you calling now to express regret?
You'll probably be disappointed. Qianling is the Sheng family miss. The Sheng family knows she's in trouble and will definitely go save her. Me rushing over wouldn't help, so I didn't lose this client. Currently, Dad and I just saw the other party off. Both sides talked very pleasantly. For the next several years, we should have cooperation."
Jiang Yanxi finished saying all this in one breath, then added, "But I still have to thank you for telling me Qianling's news. I'll contact the Sheng family now."
Jiang Yanxiu was close enough to hear the voice from the receiver. Seeing Sheng Qianling's already poor complexion suddenly lose all color, she didn't know what expression to use to convey her current mood.
Actually she wanted to laugh, but seeing the little white rabbit before her looking so desperate, she held back.
"Alright, Jiang Yanxiu, is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'm hanging up. I'm very worried about Qianling now. I need to go find her."
"No need, Jiang Yanxi. I'm safe now." Sheng Qianling finally came back to herself. After saying this, she hung up the phone.
On the other end, Jiang Yanxi heard that low voice that sounded like it was about to cry and was stunned. "Qianling?"
"Qianling..." He quickly called back. This time he was truly panicked.
Sheng Qianling hung up and returned the phone to Jiang Yanxiu. "Thank you for your phone." As soon as the phone fell into Jiang Yanxiu's hand, the ringtone sounded again. It was Jiang Yanxi calling.
"Sorry to disturb you. Hang it up. I don't want to talk to him." So those people weren't wrong. In Jiang Yanxi's heart, she wasn't the most important.
Jiang Yanxiu asked, "Really not answering?"
"Maybe there's some misunderstanding?"
Sheng Qianling's eyes reddened, speaking with a crying tone. "He said it himself. This news was even told to him by you. Miss Jiang, you came but he didn't. Instead he was negotiating a contract with a client. This shows that in his heart, I'm not as important as a contract. Regardless of what reason, between my life and death and his important contract, he chose that important contract."
Jiang Yanxi's changes over the years—she'd noticed long ago. Dad had told her back then that people's hearts would change. Perhaps she used to be most important in Jiang Yanxi's heart, but later might not be. She didn't believe it. She stubbornly thought that no matter how Jiang Yanxi changed, his heart toward her wouldn't change. But it seemed she was wrong. In her most desperate moment, she'd thought about when he could come. She'd also dreamed of being saved by a great hero.
"Really not answering?"
"Not answering." Sheng Qianling shook her head.
"Splash—"
Getting the same answer, Jiang Yanxiu didn't hesitate and threw the phone into the sea. Sheng Qianling wanted to stop her but was too late. "You..."
"An old phone—I'd been finding it disagreeable for a while. Since it's useless, might as well throw it away. If you must say I'm littering and damaging the environment, I'll throw you in too."
Sheng Qianling quickly shook her head. She'd had enough of seawater.
"Let's go back." Jiang Yanxiu started the speedboat. "Qianxue and the others should be coming soon."
"Actually, Jiang Yanxi isn't suitable for you. Returning to the Jiang family, he's destined to be in a vortex. That he chose to get engaged to you at this time—his intentions aren't hard to guess."
"Is it for the portion of Sheng Corporation shares my dad might allocate to me?"
"You knew?"
Sheng Qianling lowered her head. "I didn't know before. I found out today. The people who kidnapped me told me. They pushed me into the sea to prevent Jiang Yanxi from getting the shares in my hands. So the biggest reason he was so eager to get engaged to me before was that I might get shares, or my dad's support, right?"
"Right. You're not too stupid."
Sheng Qianling was silent. "Dad probably won't give me shares."
"How do you know?" Jiang Yanxiu asked somewhat surprised.
"He talked to me about it, and I don't have the qualifications to take those things. Because of my existence, I destroyed Dad's family's happiness. If I also took Sheng Corporation shares, I'd feel guilty for life. My dream is to have a flower shop and dessert shop. With Dad's help, both have been realized. Qianxue doesn't constantly attack me anymore. I have a dad who loves me, something I like to do, and someone to accompany me to old age. I don't ask him to be too wealthy, just ask for a lifetime hand in hand. That's my happiness."
Jiang Yanxiu imagined such days and smiled. "Sounds pretty good."
"My desserts taste pretty good. Does Miss Jiang like desserts?"
"Okay, I guess."
"Eating desserts can make you feel better. I also added other things inside. Miss Jiang, when you're free, you can come try. You're my lifesaver. Free food at my dessert shop for life."
Jiang Yanxiu was amused. "Then you'll lose money. I can eat three servings in one go."
"Thirty servings is fine too."
The two suddenly fell silent until A-Xin and Sheng Qianxue drove a speedboat and met them.
"Are you okay?" Sheng Qianxue asked.
"I'm fine." Sheng Qianling raised her head. Seeing Sheng Qianxue who'd rushed over, tears couldn't be held back. In the end, even Sheng Qianxue who didn't like her had dropped everything to find her. Why was Yanxi so at ease?
"Good that you're not dead." Sheng Qianxue breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Jiang Yanxiu's disheveled appearance, she hugged A-Xin and laughed aloud. "Jiang Yanxiu, you're really ugly."
"Get lost!"
Sheng Qianxue wouldn't. She even pulled out her phone and snapped a photo of Jiang Yanxiu, quickly posting it to social media with the caption: A different Jiang Yanxiu.
Jiang Yanxiu rushed over to grab it, but how could Sheng Qianxue give her the chance? She told A-Xin, "Shorty, drive back. Don't let her catch me." A-Xin would of course listen to Sheng Qianxue. The speedboat whooshed toward the distance.
Jiang Yanxiu roared with a fierce expression, "Sheng Qianxue, delete the photo!"
"Deleting it is useless now. I already posted it to social media. Wow, people are already liking it. Less than a minute and over twenty likes already. Jiang Yanxiu, you're going to be famous this time. Why don't you just debut with an ugly photo? No, debut soaking wet."
"Sheng Qianxue!!!"
Jiang Yanxiu stamped her bare foot on the speedboat and also started it to chase. "Sheng Qianxue, you provoked me first!"
"Shorty, go faster! Jiang Yanxiu, that ruthless woman, plans to crash into us."
A-Xin drove at maximum speed. Though both were speedboats, Jiang Yanxiu couldn't catch up no matter what. She couldn't help feeling frustrated and ground her teeth. "I, Jiang Yanxiu, remember today's events. Sheng Qianxue, you better hope you never embarrass yourself."
"Great job, Shorty! You drove so well. Next time I confront Jiang Yanxiu, I'll bring you along. The two of us will gang up on her—she'll definitely lose every time." Sheng Qianxue looked at A-Xin's profile, planning to lean over for a kiss. A-Xin happened to turn her head. She suddenly kissed A-Xin's lips.
Sheng Qianxue's face reddened for a moment but she didn't push A-Xin away. Half a minute later she let go and quickly checked their direction, discovering the speedboat hadn't deviated at all. She laughed happily. She wrapped her arms around A-Xin's waist. The two looked intimately close. "Shorty, are we together now?"
"Yes."
"Then you're my girlfriend from now on?"
"Of course."
"Ah, this is so wonderful." Sheng Qianxue's heart felt sweet. If she'd known having a girlfriend felt this good, why did she wait for Shorty to confess? Getting started early meant enjoying it early. Enjoying it continuously meant continuous pleasure. She'd really wasted so much beautiful time.
"Did my mom agree?" Sheng Qianxue couldn't help thinking of that message she'd seen years ago. "Has my mom agreed with you now?"
"Auntie promised long ago that as long as you like me, she won't object."
Sheng Qianxue smiled brilliantly, pinching A-Xin's face. "You're really devious."
Seeing the face redden from just one touch, she felt distressed and quickly leaned over to kiss it. "One kiss from me and it won't be red anymore. Doesn't hurt, right?"
A-Xin's smile didn't change, letting Sheng Qianxue make trouble on the side. She always felt such scenes had happened countless times, though each time they did different things. She really liked watching this soul be vivid, happy, and playful by her side.
While the two were intimate, they completely didn't notice Sheng Qianling's dumbfounded expression behind them. Everything she saw before her eyes made her forget all the unpleasantness that had just happened. She covered her mouth, eyes wide with disbelief.
"Very shocked?"
"Ah? Miss Jiang, you knew about them?" Why hadn't she noticed? She suddenly remembered—years ago, Ye Xin told her Sheng Qianxue was very important. Could it be that from that time, Ye Xin had a secret crush on Qianxue? Earlier when Qianxue asked her for dating advice, could it be that Qianxue also had feelings for Ye Xin? Were these two people with mutual secret crushes?
"Of course I knew. Didn't expect Sheng Qianxue to move quite fast." Jiang Yanxiu's eyes showed regret. "That Ye Xin really is a very interesting girl, very easy to arouse interest."
"Does Miss Jiang also like Ye Xin?"
"No, I don't. I just find her interesting. I couldn't possibly fall for anyone at first sight. Now that she's already Sheng Qianxue's girlfriend, my little bit of interest disappeared long ago." Jiang Yanxiu said with a smile on her face. "If there's another person who interests me, I should go try."
"Miss Jiang also likes women?" Sheng Qianling's face reddened. "Sorry, I don't mean discrimination. Just somewhat curious."
"Little girl, you'd better not be curious about this. Otherwise, being curious and curious, you might bend."
"No, I won't. I'm very straight. Not interested in women."
Jiang Yanxiu licked her tongue and suddenly leaned close to Sheng Qianling. "Is that so? You haven't tasted a beautiful big sister. How do you know you don't like it?" Seeing Sheng Qianling's uncomfortable appearance, she sat up straight. "Alright, I'm done teasing you. I'm not interested in those who are taken. I also don't like changing other people's orientations."