"Mr. Huo..." Ji Shunuan saw him and hurriedly tried to greet him.
Huo Mianmo, however, waved his hand to cut her off.
"Don't! Sister-in-law, just call me Amo. Otherwise, it would be too formal, and that's not good! Being called by him to treat your injury, I'm at least the first person in the circle to know," Huo Mianmo said in a mysteriously hushed voice.
His devilishly handsome face was filled with gossip, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes twinkled with an unusual light.
"Let me tell you, he is famously abstinent and single in the circle, never approaching women! Sister-in-law, you capturing him is something you should really... Ah, ah," he was saying when his ear got seized.
Huo Mianmo's face instantly turned pale as Bo Jingcheng picked him up by his ear.
"You seem to have a lot to say. Why stop now, don't love talking anymore? Need me to say it for you?" Bo Jingcheng's icy voice entered his ear.
Huo Mianmo raised his hands in a defeated gesture, surrendering immediately.
"Ouch, ouch, let me go first! I didn't say anything, I was just checking sister-in-law's leg injury, hiss, I'm in a hurry to pee, let me go, I need to use the restroom," Huo Mianmo hurriedly pleaded.
Another tug on his ear, and he might well have been done for.
Bo Jingcheng may look refined and orderly, but in actuality, he was a fearsome man who could take down ten like him with a single hand! He certainly didn't dare to provoke him.
"Try talking nonsense one more time," Bo Jingcheng said in a deep tone.
No sooner had he let go than Huo Mianmo turned tail and fled.
In the spacious room, only Bo Jingcheng and Ji Shunuan were left. The man squatted down in front of her, looking at the wound on her leg, and subconsciously picked up a slipper to hand it to her.
"The medication's a bit strong, but it won't harm your body, though it will cause drowsiness. You'll be fine in a few days," Bo Jingcheng explained in a deep voice.
Ji Shunuan heard him and realized.
No wonder she had been sleeping so heavily these past few days, impervious to even thunder.
"Bo Jingcheng, thank you," Ji Shunuan looked around the bedroom at the equipment and the medications set on the table, her heart full of gratitude.
Bo Jingcheng didn't respond but instead reached out to support her arm.
"Try to see if you can walk," Bo Jingcheng said, helping her.
Ji Shunuan took a step and found, although a bit sore, it didn't obstruct her walking. Leaning on the strength of Bo Jingcheng's arm, she slowly made her way to the bay window.
Standing there, she could overlook the nearby sea view, watching the waves slap against the boulders to their side, sending up layers of spray.
"Would you like to sit here?" Bo Jingcheng pointed to the grass on the bay window and asked.
Ji Shunuan approached, smelled the faint scent of grass, nodded her head and said, "Okay."
The man helped her to lean on and sit down, thoughtfully lifting her leg while skillfully avoiding her injury with his gentle movements.
"Is my car still here? I'd like to check the inside of the vehicle," Ji Shunuan said softly.
Her mind had been very clear.
She also knew the recent events and the impact they had on her.
An Linlin was a race car driver, her driving skills were unquestionable! Even if distracted during conversation, it shouldn't have caused her car to spin out of control and hit Bo Jingcheng's car.
Ever since she woke up yesterday, she had been suspecting whether someone had tampered with her car.
"My people towed the car away to preserve it. From the traces inside, it was found that the brake pads had been tampered with, and the handbrake and other controls were somewhat erratic,"
Bo Jingcheng said in a low voice, handing her an iPad.
The man leaned in, his towering figure nearly enveloping her, his faint scent overwhelming her senses. Ji Shunuan stiffened her body but focused her attention on the iPad screen.
"This is the state of your car, you see these brake pads..." Bo Jingcheng zoomed in on every part inside her car.
His slender fingers tapped the screen, analyzing it for her one by one, and eventually, his fingertip slid across the screen to open the inspection result, saying, "This is the result obtained by the maintenance personnel."
"So, someone really did tamper with it, my car was parked inside Gu Mansion, and it was fine when I drove it."
"The only explanation is that the Gu Family wants to break off our engagement and they tampered with my car! They want to cut off my lifeline, not only to break off our engagement but also to take my life."
A cold light flashed in the depths of Ji Shunuan's eyes.
This speculation made her scalp tingle.
Over the years, she had devoted herself wholeheartedly to Gu Corporation, expending almost all her effort.
In the end, they wanted her life.
"The dash cam in your car is broken, there are no fingerprints inside except yours and your friend's, there's no way to determine who did it."
"Even if we report it to the police now, we'll only be alerting the enemy," Bo Jingcheng said in a deep voice.
Without evidence, it's impossible to accuse anyone.
Ji Shunuan stared at the iPad screen for a long while before finally looking away.
Her slender jade hands gripped the iPad tightly, with her fingertips almost sinking into the flesh, as she struggled to suppress the anger inside her.
"I'll remember this 'surprise' from the Gu Family," Ji Shunuan said coldly.
A meal's grace? She was even beginning to doubt if there ever was such a debt of gratitude from them.
With so many assets under her mother's name, how could they lack that bowl of rice?
"The Gu Family has been very ambitious over the years! After merging with the Ji Family, they've been eager to expand and aim for the capital, wanting to make connections with influential people there," Bo Jingcheng said gravely.
That was also why Gu Zhiyuan wanted to see her.
The circles in the capital weren't something they could just waltz into.
In addition to financial power, one needed connections, resources, and influence—the three were indispensable.
"They can't get in," Ji Shunuan said with a self-deprecating smile.
She knew Gu Corporation's finances all too well.
She had control over all their projects! Over the years, she had come to understand all the resources of both the Ji and Gu families very clearly, and even though she hadn't interfered in the Ji Family's management, she still had some insights.
" Woof, woof, woof," at that moment, a huge Tibetan Mastiff with snow-white silky fur ran in, its hair making beautiful arcs as it moved.
The Tibetan Mastiff broke into the room and stood there looking puzzled for a few seconds.
When it saw Bo Jingcheng, it wagged its tail and almost instantly charged at him.
" Woof, woof, woof," the Tibetan Mastiff wagged its tail in a pleasing manner.
When the Tibetan Mastiff charged towards her, Ji Shunuan instinctively shrank back, but the dog seemed to sense her fear and immediately crouched down, lying at her feet.
Both of its paws were lifted high, and it looked at her with a longing expression while sticking out its tongue.
"Let me introduce you to my household's number one hero, called Wait-For-It," Bo Jingcheng said in a deep voice.
He reached out to pet the Tibetan Mastiff's head, and the big fellow immediately became docile.
Ji Shunuan looked at the obedient Tibetan Mastiff before her, reminiscing about the news she saw in the car, and blurted out, "Isn't it the same creature that chased Ji Jianchong for nine streets last night and followed him to Ji Mansion, biting his butt?"
"It's also the one who stole your household register," Bo Jingcheng not only admitted but even gave it credit for the deed.
The big fellow seemed to understand what he was saying, quickly raising its head with a look of pride.