Chapter 413: Chapter 388: Leng Yan Has a New Woman?
"Sorry, Sister Ji." Xiao Liu, realizing there was no way to deny it, spoke in a gradually softer voice: "I did it for your own good."
"For my own good?" Ji Wei gritted her teeth, glared at Xiao Liu with disdain, and shook with anger: "I almost lost my life!"
"I genuinely did it for your good, Sister Ji." Xiao Liu hastily explained, "Sister Ji, you know the child’s development wasn’t healthy later on. Just a few days ago, you mentioned wanting to abort it. You haven’t forgotten, right? You said it’s best to find a way to frame Wen Nuan, to make Young Master Leng believe she’s a malicious and jealous woman, so he’d completely give up on her. Since Tong Xi was visiting today, I thought we could use her to achieve that goal..."
"Is it really because of that?" Ji Wei looked at Xiao Liu with a skeptical gaze.
Xiao Liu nodded forcefully, "Of course it’s true. Such a rare opportunity, we had to seize it. Moreover, with Tong Xi present, I couldn’t just outright say it."
"A den of weasels and rats!" Tong Xi’s teeth were on the verge of grinding to dust. Her calves were so numb she couldn’t bear it. Just as she tried to stand and move a bit, she accidentally bumped into the bushes behind her, causing the dry branches and leaves to rustle loudly.
"Who’s out there?" Ji Wei’s heart sank, and Xiao Liu hurried to the window to check, finding nothing.
"It might be something washed away by the rain." Xiao Liu awkwardly returned, while Tong Xi quietly slipped out from behind a large tree to a resting place, pounding her numb legs.
Staying crouched any longer would have been unbearable. Luckily, Xiao Liu had already confessed, and moreover, disclosed Ji Wei’s plan to frame Nuannuan. It was an unexpected gain.
Evil, sinister, vicious!
Playing back the recording of Ji Wei and Xiao Liu, Tong Xi grew increasingly angry. Her mind was racing through every negative word she knew, feeling they were all justified in describing Ji Wei.
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"Sister Ji, don’t be angry. Anyway, the child wouldn’t have survived."
In the hospital ward, it was already dusk. Tong Xi looked at Ji Wei, who was glaring at her with hatred. She lowered her eyes and bit her lip, trying to persuade: "At least now pull down Tong Xi and Wen Nuan to share the blame. Young Master Leng might feel some guilt and perhaps give you a chance..."
"Really?" A trace of self-mockery lingered on Ji Wei’s lips: "He left without even a single phone call. I went through so much trouble to get his number in the UK, but he won’t answer."
"Use mine then. He doesn’t know my number, maybe he’ll pick up. Didn’t you say, even if you can’t go back to the past with Young Master Leng, as long as you can get some acting roles, it would be good."
Xiao Liu’s eyes blinked.
She understood that as long as Ji Wei had acting projects, her mood would improve a lot. But now, with their situation, Ji Wei was still an artist under contract with Qingcheng Entertainment. If Young Master Leng kept being this cold, without a turning point, Ji Wei might end up not getting any roles in the future.
If that truly happened, it would be disastrous, not only for Ji Wei but for her as well.
"Losing the man and then losing my career, I might as well be dead." Ji Wei’s brows knitted tightly. After hesitating, she still took Xiao Liu’s phone.
She dialed the number, her heart racing rapidly. She feared that even with an unfamiliar number, Leng Yan might not answer. If so, it would be a total disaster.
Besides panic, there was a trace of hope in her heart. If only Leng Yan was completely over Wen Nuan, maybe there’d still be a glimmer of hope for her. She didn’t want to see her reputation truly ruined. She had worked so hard for the life she had in high society. She had strived for so long; she couldn’t lose it. She wasn’t the same person she was three years ago. It’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go from extravagance back to frugality. She knew that she absolutely couldn’t endure hardship anymore...
Xiao Liu was right. The child was bound to be aborted sooner or later; it was just a few days early. Moreover, it was done in such a "perfect" manner. She should feel fortunate, not complain.
Unexpectedly, someone quickly spoke on the other end of the line, but it was a crisp female voice, a sweet "Hello," and Ji Wei’s heart instantly sank again.
Leng Yan doesn’t like others answering his calls. But now this woman...
Did Leng Yan find a new woman?
Feeling uneasy, she weakly asked to speak with Leng Yan and gripped the edge of the bed tightly, her mind racing with speculation.
Could it be he learned something, rekindled hope in life, realized that having hurt Wen Nuan like that meant they couldn’t be together, and then found a new girlfriend...