Chapter 175: Chapter 168 Zhan Qipei Rushes Over
Hearing that cry for help, Qiao Jing’s face changed dramatically.
What had happened? What could make the usually indifferent and calm Qiao Jing show such an expression? Zhan Nanqing was puzzled and confused.
“Where are you now?” Qiao Jing asked with a tense face, turning on the speakerphone as she did.
“I’ve sent you my location. Hurry up and come over! Otherwise—no good, they’ve discovered me. Smack—”
The sound of a slap was particularly crisp and loud.
“You stinking title! Daring to make a secret phone call! It seems you’re in a hurry to get punished.”
“Big brother, shall we take care of it together? Hehehe—”
The call ended with a “beep.”
Qiao Jing frowned and was about to rush out when she was stopped by Zhan Nanqing.
“Your head is so hot, and you’re still running a fever. If you go alone, aren’t you afraid that not only you may not save the person but also end up getting into trouble yourself?”
“I can’t worry about that now. She’s in the demolition building nearby!” Qiao Jing said and quickly ran off.
Zhan Nanqing stomped her feet in urgency, “Qiao Jing was in such a bad state just now, no, no, I must call my brother quickly!”
Zhan Nanqing had just taken out her phone when Lou Xinrou covered the screen with her hand.
“Qiao Jing is so capable, she won’t have any problems. Didn’t you see how she just now, unarmed, brought down so many people?” Lou Xinrou had her own ulterior motives for saying this.
“You have no idea how hot Qiao Jing’s head was, if not 40 degrees, it must have been 39 degrees. She is indeed very capable, but who knows how many people the other side has, what if they launch a surprise attack? This is no joke, I need to call my brother right away and have him send people over.”
Zhan Nanqing tried to pull her phone back, only to find that Lou Xinrou had suddenly grabbed it firmly.
Zhan Nanqing looked at Lou Xinrou with suspicion, “Xinrou, what are you—doing?”
Lou Xinrou pursed her lips, and her drooping eyes became even more sinister.
“Nanqing, tell me, if Qiao Jing gets violated, would Brother Pei still like her?”
Hearing these extremely malicious and wicked words, Zhan Nanqing’s eyes widened in disbelief.
She and Lou Xinrou had grown up together, and in her eyes, Lou Xinrou was a kind-hearted girl with a pure and steadfast love. She could never have imagined that one day, Lou Xinrou would speak such words.
To be honest, setting aside her current change of heart towards Qiao Jing, even in the past, no matter how much she disliked Qiao Jing and had used many underhanded tactics, she had never thought of forcing Qiao Jing out in such a way.
After all, her previous hostility towards Qiao Jing mainly stemmed from Lou Xinrou constantly crying before her, troubled by love. Believing she was Lou Xinrou’s good friend, she felt obligated to help her, which led her to confront Qiao Jing time and again.
“Xinrou, do you realize what you just said?”
Qiao Jing risked her life to save someone, and it was bad enough that Lou Xinrou stood by and did nothing, but to have such malicious thoughts, was this still the pure and kind-hearted Lou Xinrou she knew?
Lou Xinrou looked up and saw Zhan Nanqing eyeing her weirdly, only then realizing the gravity of what she had just said.
When she realized, Lou Xinrou quickly let go of the phone, “I was just saying, don’t take it to heart.”
Zhan Nanqing frowned but said nothing in the end.
Besides, now was not the time to think about these things. The situation was critical, and it was urgent to save people.
Zhan Qipei was in a meeting, and just as he had connected his phone to the LED screen, Zhan Nanqing’s call came through.
Zhan Qipei declined the call and looked at the senior executives, saying, “The content of this meeting is very important; the materials—”
“Beep—beep—” Zhan Qipei’s brows knitted together slightly.
“Cough, cough—President Zhan, why don’t you take the call? It could be an emergency,” said a senior executive.
Zhan Qipei decisively hung up again. His ability to lead Zhan Corporation to its current pinnacle was inseparable from his resolute methods and leadership capabilities.
He had once stipulated that, unless in special circumstances, such as his wife giving birth or a family emergency, it was absolutely forbidden to answer phone calls during meetings.
“Let’s continue the meeting, I—”
“Ding!” A message from Zhan Nanqing came through.
“Qiao Jing has had an accident!”
“Clatter—” Zhan Qipei suddenly stood up, pushing the chair aside.
The conference room instantly fell silent, and the next second, everyone saw Zhan Qipei taking his phone and leaving to return the call.
At this moment, Zhan Qipei’s face was so gloomy it looked like a storm might break at any moment.
The senior executives exchanged glances in confusion.
“Qiao Jing… If I remember correctly, isn’t that the name of President Zhan’s ex-wife?”
“Shh! Don’t talk nonsense!” Tang Yan glanced towards the office door, “Qiao Jing and the boss aren’t divorced.”
“Not divorced? Really? I attended President Zhan’s wedding, and it’s been more than 100 days.”
“That’s because you don’t know, the—” Tang Yan hadn’t finished speaking when Zhan Qipei suddenly pushed the door and came in.
“Tang Yan! Quickly arrange for someone, come with me to rescue Qiao Jing!” After saying that, Zhan Qipei took out his car keys and strode out of the office.
“Boss, wait for me, I’ll make arrangements quickly!” Tang Yan followed him.
“I’ll go ahead!” Zhan Qipei’s mind was filled with worry entirely for Qiao Jing’s safety. Just now, Zhan Nanqing had mentioned on the phone that Qiao Jing had developed a high fever. Rushing to her aid was urgent, how could he not be anxious?
The scene shifted to Qiao Jing, following the address sent by the girl, rushing to the demolition building.
“Hmm…” Qiao Jing made a sound of discomfort, her vision suddenly became blurred, and her body temperature was rising higher and higher, the situation getting increasingly dire.
“No, help! Wuuu—” That voice!
Qiao Jing clenched her teeth, shook her head, and forcibly suppressed the discomfort in her body, charging towards the direction of the voice.
Finally, inside an old demolition building, she saw a girl, with two men ripping at the girl’s clothes, bullying her.
Qiao Jing had just charged in when she was instantly surrounded by a dozen or so people.
Each of these men was burly, clearly trained fighters, and not just any average tough guys.
Qiao Jing slightly squinted, her gaze circling the room before finally resting on the girl.
The girl got up from the ground, straightened her clothes and hair, and revealed a sinister smile at Qiao Jing.
“Keep up the good work, humiliate her to death. The backer said that as long as we finish this job, we’ll get five million, and then we can go abroad to enjoy ourselves.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Jing realized she’d been set up.
The backer? Who is it? Qiao Jing’s mind raced.
Without waiting for Qiao Jing to figure things out, those burly, trained fighters started approaching her.