A second later, the driver's side of the taxi was knocked twice with a "tap tap", and then Jian Tong heard a cold, official voice outside the window saying, "Sir, please open the passenger side door of the taxi."
The tone was very formal, devoid of emotion, and despite the use of "please", the attitude was very forceful... All of Shen Xiujin's subordinates had learned from him.
Jian Tong excitedly yelled at the driver, "Don't open the door!" She said, "I'll give you money..."
Suddenly...
"Bang!"
Along with a loud noise, the glass of the taxi window next to the driver's seat shattered into pieces.
This sudden event startled not only Jian Tong but also the driver sitting in the driver's seat.
"I...I'm going to call the police! There is no law anymore..." right?
"Swish!" A stack of brand new red bills landed on the driver, visually estimated to be about ten thousand or so. Outside the window, a bodyguard in black with a buzz cut and an expressionless face asked, "Now, can you open the door?"
"Ye-Yes, no problem!" The driver, seeing the money and readily agreeing, hurriedly opened the passenger side door, "Hey, get out."
The driver had already made up his mind that the crazy woman beside him must have offended some powerful figure, and there was no need to be polite to Jian Tong anymore. He rudely urged Jian Tong to get out, and his tone was even more harsh. Jian Tong refused to get out, clinging desperately to the seat back. Seeing this, the driver even started to physically pull on Jian Tong's arm.
"Get out! I won't take you! Hurry up!"
Jian Tong hugged the top of the seat, shaking her head desperately... No! Don't! Don't make me get out!
"Get out." Behind Jian Tong, a cool voice sounded faintly. The familiar voice made Jian Tong's spine stiffen instantly.
There was a hint of sultriness in the night air, which was suddenly smoothed out by this voice.
No, don't turn your head, nothing will happen if you don't turn around... it's a hallucination.
"Don't make me say it a second time. Jian Tong, you know how miserable it will be to anger me." The voice behind her had even less humanity.
Jian Tong's face instantly lost color... She knows! Of course, she knows! How could she not know!
So, suppressing the fear, she slowly turned around.
The man stood outside the car about two or three meters away, under the street light, a cigarette lit between his fingers. He took a puff, and the white smoke rose and partly concealed the perfectly chiseled face.
Under the dim streetlight, Jian Tong couldn't see Shen Xiujin's expression clearly, but the man stood under the streetlight and gestured for her to come over with his hand, "Come here."
His low voice was enchanting and pleasing to the ear, enough to bewitch and intoxicate any woman.
However, to Jian Tong's ears, it was like the call of the grim reaper!
She didn't want to go over, not in the slightest, but she didn't dare not to, and as if with a will of its own, her feet stepped out of the car. Jian Tong moved slowly towards the man under the streetlight.
The man twisted his handsome eyebrow slightly, glancing at Jian Tong's legs, then his gaze returned to Jian Tong's face, he scoffed with a hint of mockery: "Is this interesting? Miss Jian Tong, once known for her strong spirit and composed self-restraint, is now so timid and humiliated by a mere taxi driver, endlessly admitting her faults, with no dignity to speak of?"
Jian Tong trembled and blurted out: "You had someone follow me?"
"Tsks, not entirely dumb."
Jian Tong's face turned extremely unsightly; then suddenly, a silent sneer... She knew, how could Shen Xiujin let her go so easily?
Suddenly, she turned her head, looking back at theA second later, two knocks came from the taxi window on the driver's side. Then Jian Tong heard a voice outside the window that was stern and impersonal, "Sir, please open the passenger side door of the taxi."
The tone was very formulaic, devoid of any emotion, using the word "please" yet exuding a strong attitude... All of Shen Xiujin's subordinates had learned from him.
Jian Tong excitedly yelled to the driver, "Don't open the door!" She said, "I'll give you money..."
Suddenly...
"Bang!"
With a loud sound, the taxi window next to the driver's seat shattered into pieces.
This unexpected event startled not only Jian Tong but also the taxi driver.
"I'm going to call the police! There's no law anymore... is there?"
"Swish!" A stack of crisp new red bills was thrown onto the driver, roughly estimated to be about ten thousand. The black-clad crew-cutted bodyguard with a wooden expression outside the window asked, "Now, may I open the door?"
"Ye-yes, of course, of course! No problem!" The driver eagerly replied upon seeing the money and opened the passenger side door, "Hey, get out."
Having decided that the crazy woman next to him must have offended some powerful person, the driver was further impolite in pushing Jian Tong out, brusque in his tone. Jian Tong refused to leave the car; she clung to the seat with her hands, and seeing this, the driver even started to pull on her arm roughly.
"Get out! I won't take you any longer! Hurry up!"
Jian Tong held onto the back of her seat desperately, shaking her head... No! Don't! Don't make me get out!
"Get out." Behind Jian Tong, a cool voice sounded faintly. The familiar voice made Jian Tong's spine go rigid in an instant.
There was a bit of sultriness in the night air, which was suddenly smoothed out by this voice.
No, don't look back, if I don't look back, nothing will happen... it must be an illusion, a hallucination.
"Don't make me say it a second time. Jian Tong, you know how miserable it is to anger me," the voice behind her, now even less human.
Jian Tong's face turned pale instantly... Yes! Of course, I know! How could she not know!
So, holding back her fear, she slowly turned around.
The man was standing two or three meters outside the car, under the streetlamp. He was smoking a cigarette, taking a puff, and the white smoke whirled around, half-concealing the perfectly carved face.
Under the dim light, Jian Tong couldn't see Shen Xiujin's expression clearly, but the man was standing under the streetlamp, beckoning her with his hand, "Come here."
His low voice was so captivating that any woman would be enchanted, intoxicated.
But to Jian Tong's ears, it was like the voice of a death god!
She didn't want to go there, not in the slightest, but she was too frightened not to move her feet as if they had a will of their own, and she slowly walked towards the man under the lamppost.
The handsome man frowned slightly, glanced at Jian Tong's legs, and then looked back up to Jian Tong's face with a mocking smile, "Is this fun? The Miss Jian who once acted decisively and composedly is now acting reluctantly and deliberately wasting time? Ha~"
Jian Tong's breath hitched, she fiercely pinched her thigh... She wished she was indeed just wasting time as he said.
But the truth... The truth! Ha~
Biting her lip, Jian Tong quickened her steps, a familiar pain coming, she pinched herself hard.
The man under the streetlamp saw her move faster and his mouth curved slightly... That's right, a toy should act like a toy.
He reached out, grabbed the woman who was now close at hand, Shen Xiujin exhaled the last puff of smoke, and the cigarette butt was flicked backward without a look, immediately taken by a subordinate from his hand.
The next second, a large hand clasped her chin, Jian Tong's chin hurt.
Shen Xiujin held Jian Tong's chin, moving it around to admire her embarrassment up close:
"Tsk tsk~ When did the haughty Miss Jian become so timid and weak that she is humiliated by a mere taxi driver, making continued errors with no dignity left?"
Jian Tong shivered, blurting out "Are you stalking me?"
"Tsk, not too stupid."
Jian Tong's complexion became extremely ugly and then, with a silent, wretched laugh... she knew that Shen Xiujin wouldn't let her off so easily.
Suddenly, she turned to the taxi driver and said slowly, "Driver, did you ask me what I stole? Why I am being chased without a place to go?" Slowly looking into the taxi driver's eyes, she pointed at Shen Xiujin and then at herself: "I stole a woman's life. I killed his most beloved woman," Jian Tong pointed slowly at Shen Xiujin, then slowly at herself: "my best friend."
Her speaking pace was so slow that it gave everyone present the impression that they were not facing a young woman in her twenties, but more like an older person—an "elderly person" coming to the end of life.
Shen Xiujin loathed this feeling intensely, a surge of anger rose, he grabbed Jian Tong's hand and stuffed her into his car.
Jian Tong suddenly shouted, "Wait, my money!" She saw an opportunity, moving towards the taxi driver; running in the eyes of everyone else, her pace was only a little faster than that of a normal walking person.
When she almost reached the taxi, her waist was encircled by a long arm, "My money! Without money, how can I..."
"Without money, how could you run away?" The cold voice in her ear cut off Jian Tong's words, coldly accusing her, "Hmm? Is that it?"
Jian Tong was stunned... No! Of course not! She needed money, lots and lots of it, to repay debts, to fulfill a promise... Her money! Her dream of Erhai! Her promise!
"Let go of me! My money!" Jian Tong struggled, screaming hoarsely at the taxi driver, "You return my money to me!"
"Hey, you gave the money to me. Can you take it back once given?" Of course, the taxi driver did not want to let go of the opportunity; after all, this crazy woman had killed that nobleman's woman, she won't have a good end either. Why worry about it himself.
"You return my money to me!" Jian Tong's eyes reddened, "Please, I beg you! Please return my money! Without money! Without money, how can I go!" Jian Tong pleaded miserably and helplessly.
Boom!
Shen Xiujin was furious!
He could not believe that the person before him was still Jian Tong!
The woman who had boldly professed her love to him in memory, who upon being rejected by his cold face, raised her delicate chin high, telling him, "Wei Ming is indeed nice, but she doesn't suit you. The woman who can match Shen Xiujin should be more confident, stronger, like me."