Chapter 174: Chapter 167 Qiao Jing Has a Fever?
Two seconds later, Lou Xinrou’s voice rang out again.
“Nanqing, are you speaking up for her?”
Moreover, without even considering it, she had directly retorted on Qiao Jing’s behalf after saying Qiao Jing was scheming.
“I’m not speaking up for her, I’m just stating the truth. I’m with her every day, I see it clearly, Qiao Jing has zero interest in my brother, in fact, she’s quite annoyed by him,” Zhan Nanqing said frankly.
Lou Xinrou’s expression turned strange.
The conversation had become delicate at this point.
“Nanqing, I believe you, Qiao Jing doesn’t like Brother Pei. That said, Qiao Jing is really something, managing to tame Lan Yinyin so easily.”
Lou Xinrou had heard from Zhan Nanqing about how Qiao Jing had forced Lan Yinyin to take out the trash and then locked her out.
It was Qiao Jing’s style.
It had to be admitted, Qiao Jing was indeed much more skilled than her and Zhan Nanqing.
“Nanqing, what do you think, if I ask Qiao Jing to help me pursue Brother Pei, would it be successful?”
Lou Xinrou thought, with Qiao Jing’s capability, she might make it happen with her help.
Zhan Nanqing furrowed her brows, and after a moment of silence, she said, “I can’t help you with this, you should talk to Qiao Jing yourself.”
“Indeed, I need to personally handle this matter,” Lou Xinrou clenched her fists, her face showing a determined expression.
Lou Xinrou sought out Qiao Jing, and Zhan Nanqing came along.
The two followed Qiao Jing towards the research institute.
Because Qiao Jing had a habit of exercising in the morning and it wasn’t too far from the Nantai Apartment to the research institute, only a thirty-minute walk, so Qiao Jing used this time for her eco-friendly morning exercise.
“Qiao Jing, have you considered the matter I mentioned?” Lou Xinrou asked anxiously.
Qiao Jing glanced indifferently at Lou Xinrou, “I won’t help you.”
“Why?!” Lou Xinrou raised her voice and shouted, “Didn’t you say you don’t like Brother Pei? Then why won’t you help me?”
“That’s a different matter. I not liking Zhan Qipei is one thing, who and how you pursue is totally none of my business,” Qiao Jing continued walking.
Zhan Nanqing followed behind the two, keeping her mouth shut.
It really wasn’t a good time to interfere.
That’s when Zhan Nanqing saw Lou Xinrou open her bag and take out a bank card.
“Here is a total of five million, and this necklace, which my grandmother gave me for my 20th birthday, is worth over twenty million. All these are yours if you agree to help me.”
Zhan Nanqing silently gasped.
As a best friend, she felt embarrassed for Lou Xinrou at that moment.
Frankly, for Lou Xinrou to offer so much was indeed a heavy blow. For ordinary folks, it was definitely enough to live lavishly for several generations.
Qiao Jing was no ordinary person!
She had learned at the Red Cross Society that Qiao Jing’s donations exceeded these amounts every time.
Moreover, there was Qiao Jing’s status.
Trying to sway Qiao Jing with money was an insult to the entire agricultural research community.
Qiao Jing’s gaze casually passed over the card and necklace in Lou Xinrou’s hand, her eyes void of any ripple.
“No matter how much money you give me, I won’t help you.”
“Why?” Lou Xinrou asked, her eyes reddening in urgency.
“Because love should be fought for by oneself, your current behavior has already lost its integrity,” Qiao Jing said before she picked up her pace and began to jog.
Lou Xinrou watched Qiao Jing’s retreating figure, clenching her teeth. She turned her head towards Zhan Nanqing who was approaching, “Do you think Qiao Jing is crazy? This is five million! And I even offered her this necklace worth twenty million, and she still refuses! Why won’t she accept it?”
Zhan Nanqing opened her mouth; she knew why Qiao Jing wouldn’t accept it, because Qiao Jing herself had more money than she could ever spend.
“Help me—help!” cries for help came from not far away.
Qiao Jing stopped, and together with Zhan Nanqing and Lou Xinrou, they looked in the direction from which the cries were coming.
“The sound is coming from over there!” Zhan Nanqing pointed into the alley.
“I’ll go check it out.” Qiao Jing quickened her pace and rushed over.
Zhan Nanqing and Lou Xinrou exchanged a glance and followed her.
Soon, they saw three hoodlums bullying a girl.
“That’s despicable! To do such a thing in broad daylight!” Zhan Nanqing said indignantly.
“Keep your voice down. If they notice us, we’ll all be in trouble,” Lou Xinrou said as she tugged at Zhan Nanqing.
“We can’t just ignore it, can we?”
“We’ll leave first, then call the police.”
Right after Lou Xinrou finished speaking, she saw Qiao Jing dash up like a bullet.
She just rushed in like that? She’s a girl too, wasn’t she afraid—
“Bang, bang, bang—” In a few moments, Qiao Jing had knocked all the hoodlums to the ground.
Lou Xinrou’s jaw dropped in shock. She is that formidable?
“Qiao Jing! Well done!” Zhan Nanqing jumped up and shouted excitedly.
Lou Xinrou turned her head to look at Zhan Nanqing, and seeing his face filled with excitement, shifted her gaze and looked down, her expression sullen.
“Wuu wuu wuu—” The girl who had been bullied crouched down, holding her arms, her clothes torn and tattered, looking as pitiful as one could be.
Qiao Jing took off her jacket and draped it over the girl, “It’s all right now, I’ll send them all to the police station, and they will receive the punishment they deserve.”
“Thank you… thank you,” the girl sobbed, her eyes full of gratitude as she looked at Qiao Jing.
“Don’t mention it. Where’s your home? Shall I take you back?”
“No need to trouble you, my home is nearby, I can walk back on my own.” The girl took a step and her knees buckled.
Qiao Jing, quick to react, quickly caught the girl.
Feeling a pain in her finger, Qiao Jing withdrew her hand and looked at it.
Something had pricked her fingertip, drawing a little blood.
“I’m sorry, it was my bracelet that pricked you,” the girl said apologetically as she looked at Qiao Jing.
Qiao Jing glanced at the bracelet on the girl’s wrist, “It’s nothing, just a tiny prick, as small as a pinhole, and it’s already stopped bleeding. Are you sure you can walk home on your own?”
“Yes.” The girl nodded, pulling at her clothes, “Can you give me your contact information? Once I get home and wash this, I’ll return it to you when it’s dry.”
“No need to return it.”
“But I can’t accept that, you helped me, and I still shouldn’t take your coat,” the girl insisted.
Eventually, Qiao Jing gave her contact information to the girl.
After watching the girl leave completely, Qiao Jing didn’t delay any longer and continued on her way to the research institute.
As she walked, Qiao Jing suddenly felt unbearably hot, and the situation seemed to get worse.
Qiao Jing raised her hand to touch her forehead. It was very hot, but not in a normal way.
Zhan Nanqing noticed their actions and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? Do you have a fever?”
“Not yet? Your face is so red,” Zhan Nanqing said as he raised his arm to place it on Qiao Jing’s head.
“It’s burning! Qiao Jing, you have a fever, don’t go to the research institute, hurry to the hospital?”
“I—” Just as Qiao Jing was about to say something, she suddenly received a call from the girl.
“They have accomplices! Save me!”