Chapter 137: Chapter 128: I Never Take Back What I Give Away Chapter 137: Chapter 128: I Never Take Back What I Give Away “Scram!” Wenyan was still unwilling.
[The pretentious jerk. He just wants to see me make a fool of myself, well, no way! Malicious guy! Jerk!!]
Although Wenyan cursed Shen Jinghe in her heart, Shen Jinghe still didn’t give up.
“Just show me. I’ll pay you, I’ll give back everything I owe you.”
Wenyan text-to-speech: ‘You think you can settle this with just a thousand bucks? Do I look like a beggar to you, superstar? Giving such a tiny amount, aren’t you embarrassed saying it out loud? It diminishes your status!’
“Then you name your price.”
‘One hundred thousand!’ “Deal.”
‘… Money really does talk, huh? Let’s skip the nonsense. Hand over the phone, transfer the money right now, this instant, and as soon as it hits my account, I’ll immediately take off the mask.’
“Done! Just wait for it, it’ll be in your account in minutes.”
Tonight, Shen Jinghe seemed particularly easy to talk to. Wenyan could hardly recognize him without his usual sarcasm and arrogance.
He tinkered with his phone for a bit, and soon after, Wenyan received a notification of the deposit.
“There, I kept my word. Now it’s your turn to keep your promise.”
‘Fine, money talks! But you still have to leave the phone with me. And you must promise me that you won’t laugh later!’
Shen Jinghe obediently placed his phone back by Wenyan’s pillow, then asked something completely out of the blue.
“Did Shen Jingchuan laugh when he saw you like this?”
Wenyan thought about it and typed: ‘I don’t think so. Actually, my mouth and face weren’t swollen at first. It was a process. He was actually startled when he saw it.’
Shen Jinghe frowned slightly, “Then why do you think I would definitely laugh at you?”
This heartless guy had no idea how guilty he felt.
“……” Wenyan was stunned for a moment before typing out a response.
‘Because maybe my face does look kind of funny right now?’
“……” Darn it! Shen Jinghe was really amused by Wenyan this time.
Wenyan didn’t stall any longer. Frowning as if she was resigning to her fate, she slowly removed the mask that was covering half of her face.
At this moment, that visage was truly a sight for sore eyes.
If this was makeup for a movie, it surely would have a comedic effect.
But Shen Jinghe couldn’t muster even a hint of laughter. A pretty girl had been turned into this; those people were detestable!
Shen Jinghe’s expression visibly soured.
He didn’t look long, quickly reaching out to take the mask from Wenyan’s hands. His long fingers gently and carefully placed it back onto her face.
“Listen to the doctors and nurses and have a good rest.”
Wenyan: ‘Don’t be like this, I’m not used to you being so considerate all of a sudden.’
Shen Jinghe glared at her, “Can’t a mountain pig eat fine bran, huh? Not happy even when I talk to you nicely?”
‘Sigh! There we go, that’s the Shen. Arrogant. Jinghe we know.’
Shen Jinghe was out of moves with this one!
He sighed with resignation, “Check your deposit notification.”
‘I already did. It’s there.’
“Check again.”
‘Why?’
“Just look, will you? So much blabbering—will your eyes go blind by looking once more?”
‘Not likely.’ After replying, Wenyan opened her phone messages.
Earlier, she had just glanced quickly and hadn’t looked closely.
Now, taking a careful peek, her eyes widened in shock.
One million!
Shen Jinghe hadn’t transferred her one hundred thousand just now. He had transferred one million.
There was an extra zero!
Wenyan hurriedly typed.
‘What’s up with you, did your hand shake? You added an extra 0, hey, you gave me a million.’
“Yes.”
‘Yes? Just like that? Why? Do you think I’m too pitiful? No way, is it so easy for me to make money now? This is a bit beyond my imagination.’
“Nonsense… This isn’t what you call making money, this is what I’m giving you.”
‘Because you think I’m pitiful?’
“It is for your studio’s start-up capital. Do you know where you went wrong this time? Luckily, you were clever enough to escape by chance.
“But you have paid a price for it yourself, look at your face. You can hardly speak clearly now, and you don’t even know how many days it will take to recover.
“They tried to impersonate Hou Wenbin precisely because you don’t have an agent or assistant, and you handle everything on your own.
“If you had an agent handling your work, they wouldn’t have been able to use this tactic, and your chances of getting into trouble would have been smaller.”
‘But if the bad guys really wanted to do harm, if one way didn’t work, they would just think of another.’
“I know, I’m not trying to blame the victim here, but I hope you can avoid risks to the greatest extent possible.”
“Mhm!” Wenyan nodded.
Typing: ‘Thanks, second brother, but actually, I do have some money on me. You don’t need to give me money.’
“Take it. My studio has found some assistants that seem pretty good. When your injuries are healed, you can pick one that you get along with.”
‘So, I really should keep it?’
“Nonsense, I, Shen Jinghe, have never taken back anything I’ve given.”
‘Clap clap clap, applause! Second brother is mighty and powerful!’
“Ah, crap” Speaking of which, Su Yang suddenly called.
Seeking help, Wenyan looked at Shen Jinghe: “What should I do?”
“I’ll answer it. Anyway, all of us know about it now, and it doesn’t matter if mom and the old man know as well. Besides, I’m not sure if Shen Jingxiu can handle the Qiao Family by himself, but if the old man steps in, the Qiao Family is undoubtedly doomed.”
Shen Jinghe said, and answered Su Yang’s call.
“Hello, mom, this is Jinghe, I’m with Wenyan right now, she’s in the hospital……”
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The police station.
When the situation was mostly understood, Shen Jingxiu’s phone suddenly rang.
He stepped aside to take the call.
He quickly returned: “Officers, something urgent has come up, and my brother and I need to leave for a bit. We’ll come back to bother you later.”
Hearing Shen Jingxiu say this, even though they didn’t know what it was about, Shen Jingchuan still followed his footsteps.
Not until they got into Shen Jingxiu’s car did Shen Jingchuan ask:
“What’s the situation? Did they find that woman with the surname Qiao?”
“That’s right.”
“So, are we going to see that woman now?”
“Yes.”
“?” Shen Jingchuan was at a loss for a moment, “Then why not just take the police with us to capture her?”
Shen Jingxiu glanced at his brother and countered, “What do you think?”
Immediately, the car was started and quickly drove away from the spot.
Shen Jingchuan caught on: “Got it.”
Bringing the police along meant that the woman surnamed Qiao wouldn’t get to taste the bitterness.
Half an hour later, Shen Jingxiu drove the car into an abandoned factory.
Not far away, a car suddenly switched on its high beams. Inside sat his men, along with the pale-faced Qiao Kexin.