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Chapter 223 Reckless

Jiang Wan almost thought she had heard it wrong. Her pupils suddenly constricted, and her heart beat violently for a long while before she squeezed out a few words in disbelief: "Ji Xingjing, you can't be such a bastard..."

She seemed to be really scared, and even her voice trembled pitifully.

Ji Xingjing rubbed her waist with his hot fingertips, and stayed silent for a moment at her neck. Only then did he let out a cold sneer, "Am I not always a bastard in your heart?"

He paused for half a second, raised his hand and gently grasped her chin to make her turn her face to the side, and then said, "So, I don't mind being a bit of a jerk."

The man's tone became increasingly frighteningly calm, but his words made Jiang Wan feel like a thorn in her back, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

Her fingertips almost sank into her palms. She knew very well that this phone call, which came at an inopportune moment, had touched Ji Xingjing's bottom line.

Perhaps because he knew that such intangible things as morality and propriety did not constitute any shackles for Ji Xingjing, Jiang Wan had no doubt that he would really put his words into practice.

The feeling of anxiety, accompanied by an indescribable feeling of powerlessness, gradually spread to every part of his body. Jiang Wan slowly struggled with his arms, but when he failed to break free, his eyes turned red.

But she knew very well that the more times like this happened, the more she had to force herself to calm down.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan took a deep breath and said softly: "Then just do it."

These sudden and somewhat overly straightforward words were certainly unexpected.

Ji Xingjing narrowed his eyes, but before he could investigate further, he saw her looking at him again, and added word by word: "If you are ready for me to completely avoid you from now on."

In his previous life, even Jiang Wan himself would have sneered at using this kind of thing as a means of threat, but with such an overwhelming disparity in status, facing a man like Ji Xingjing who had almost no weaknesses, it seemed that this was the only way left.

After saying this, her eyelashes drooped, and her whole body softened in Ji Xingjing's arms as if she had lost all her energy.

But the words spoken by such a pitiful-looking person sounded like an invisible knife that could kill people and pierce straight into Ji Xingjing's heart.

His eyes suddenly became extremely cold, and he stared at her tear-stained cheek for a long time without saying anything.

After a long while, Ji Xingjing suddenly grabbed her waist and turned her around to make her look directly at him. He raised the corner of his lips in self-mockery: "Jiang Wan, have I really spoiled you too much? To the point that you are becoming more and more reckless in what you say."

He lifted her face, his eyes so dark that they made people's scalps numb, "Where do you think you can hide?"

"If I wanted to, you wouldn't be able to leave me at all."

If the man in front of him didn't restrain himself, even the most ordinary words would sound oppressive, not to mention that he was already extremely unhappy at this moment.

Jiang Wan's eyes trembled due to his gaze, but she no longer gave in as before. She just lowered her eyelashes and refused to say a word stubbornly.

Ji Xingjing knew her very well. He stared at Jiang Wan's face with a calm and steady gaze for a few seconds. When her heartbeat became so intense that she could hardly think, he let her go without any warning.

Suddenly freed from her restraints, Jiang Wan's pupils shrank. She was still trying to figure out what the man's action meant when he leaned over without warning, hooked her legs and picked her up with one hand, and with his other hand he easily picked up the phone that was ringing again, and then took a few steps to sit on the sofa.

"I'm not going to do anything but let you answer the phone."

As if he was completely unaware of the surprise and tension in her eyes, Ji Xingjing held her in his arms, slightly closed his eyelashes, stared at her and slowly opened his lips: "The premise is, just accept it like this."

Ji Xingjing's tone was so calm that no emotion could be heard. The moment Jiang Wan reacted, she realized that the man had finally compromised.

Regardless of whether this compromise was true or false, and regardless of whether the way Ji Xingjing requested to answer the call was outrageous, Jiang Wan no longer had room for compromise.

This is the second call from Shao Ting. If I don’t answer it, it might cause some trouble.

Jiang Wan couldn't hesitate for another half a second. He raised his hand to take the phone and pressed the answer button before the "beep" tone of the phone sounded again.

There was silence on the other end for only a few seconds, and then a deep voice that was all too familiar to Yu Jiang Wan fell into his ears.

"Is everything going well?"

As soon as these words fell, the already stagnant atmosphere around them became almost dead silent.

Jiang Wan tightened his knuckles unconsciously, not daring to look up at Ji Xingjing. After realizing Shao Ting's meaning, he replied softly, "It went smoothly."

After a pause, she asked in a low voice: "What about you? Is Mrs. Shao okay?"

"She's okay."

Shao Ting did not say much about this question, but when he finished speaking, the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

Jiang Wan pursed her lips and was about to find an excuse to hang up the phone, but she heard the man suddenly call out her nickname in a low voice, "Wan Wan."

Shao Ting, a person of restrained temperament, has never used such a gentle tone.

For some reason, Jiang Wan's eyes suddenly became wet.

She couldn't tell what she was feeling at the moment, she only heard Shao Ting say, "I'm not by your side, if there's anything, just let Jiang Yan help you deal with it."

Jiang Wan held the phone tightly, not knowing how to respond to this sentence.

The man didn't seem to need her response. After a few seconds of silence, he seemed to have noticed something and suddenly asked, "It's this late. Have you gone home?"

It's time to come.

But perhaps because he was prepared, Jiang Wan was not as helpless as he had originally expected.

She couldn't lie to Shao Ting anymore, but she couldn't be completely honest with him unless she had to.

The man who held her tightly in his arms was obviously very concerned about how she would answer this question. He seemed to be nonchalantly wrapping her other hand in his palm and kneading it, but in fact he was staring at her face with his eyes slightly closed, and his gaze never moved away from her from beginning to end.

Jiang Wan's whole body became more and more tense, but his voice seemed calmer: "No, he's still outside."

After she finished speaking, she subconsciously raised her eyes, and when she met Ji Xingjing's eyes that were so dark that she couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, her eyes trembled, and she whispered, "Just focus on taking care of Madam Shao, don't worry about me."

Her intention to end the call was obvious.

But to Jiang Wan's surprise, the man did not ask any further questions this time. He just remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "I will be back as soon as possible."

The call was hung up, but Jiang Wan did not feel relieved.

She looked at Ji Xingjing, took a deep breath, and said with all her might: "Now that we're done with the phone call, what are you going to do with me now?"

She was so good at talking. It was not enough to let her answer the phone call as she wished, but in the end she turned around and asked him with tears in her eyes and a miserable look how he was going to deal with her.

Perhaps because he felt it was too absurd, Ji Xingjing, who was almost overwhelmed by jealousy, calmed down instead.

He stroked the corners of her soft lips with his fingertips, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "How do you think I can deal with you?"