“I’ve already contacted the 4S shop to have the car inspected.
Whoever sabotaged it knows exactly what they did!” Jian Xi enunciated each word with forceful clarity.
Her steady gaze fell on Song Jia, her icy glare so piercing it sent chills down one’s spine.
Song Jia’s beautiful face slowly contorted, “Xiao Xi, what do you mean?
Are you suspecting me?”
“I’ll pursue criminal charges,” sneered Jian Xi with cold laughter.
She had only returned home yesterday and nearly died today.
Her rage could no longer be contained!
So-called engagement ceremonies were, in fact, optional to attend.
But the moment her car lost control and crashed into the guardrail, she decided she would go!
Did Qiao Jiaying think she could replace her?
Jian Xi would not let that happen!
Her frosty gaze slowly shifted from Song Jia to Qiao Jiaying.
Qiao Jiaying was still wearing that pink dress, her make-up now somewhat smeared, her face deathly pale.
In an instant, Jian Xi understood.
A mocking smile suddenly spread across her indifferent face, eerie and chilling!
She walked slowly towards Qiao Jiaying, reached out, and gently patted Qiao Jiaying’s cheek, “Dear sister, fancy a car accident just like mine?”
Qiao Jiaying shuddered, clinging closer to Qiao Yonghui, stammering, “Sis, sister, what are you trying to do?”
“Don’t you like matching with me?
I can grant you your wish!”
“No, no, I don’t want it.
Sister, I was wrong.
I shouldn’t have worn the same dress as you…” Qiao Jiaying trembled, clutching Qiao Yonghui’s arm tightly.
Qiao Yonghui looked at Qiao Jiaying with pity and said to Jian Xi, “Alright, Xiao Xi, it was my idea to order the same dress.
The goal, well, was to show the public that our family is harmonious, and you sisters share a deep bond…”
“Bullshit!”
Jian Xi spat out rudely, with spittle spraying onto Qiao Yonghui’s face.
“Is today my engagement or hers?
The three of you stick together, leaving me out in the cold; do you think I’m invisible?”
Qiao Yonghui frowned in displeasure, “Young lady, watch your language!
Stop talking with that tone.”
“I’ll speak however I’m not civilized, what about it!”
Jian Xi gave up on restraint, stomped onto a nearby stool, rolled up her pant leg, and revealed her thigh.
Not satisfied, she rudely tore open the outer dressing to expose a gory, bleeding wound, “Next time someone wants to kill me, use a better technique!
I’m tough to kill!
Spare me these amateur tricks!”
The Qiao family gasped in fear at her wild actions.
Good Lord!
Is this girl incapable of feeling pain?
“By the way, my fiancé saw this wound too.
He said…” Jian Xi pointed at the wound, her gaze ice-cold as she stared at Qiao Jiaying, “he won’t let the person who hurt me off the hook!”
Qiao Jiaying, still clinging to Qiao Yonghui, couldn’t help but shiver, “Dad, is sister still angry with me…”
“Xiao Xi!”
Qiao Yonghui, enraged, shook off Qiao Jiaying and stepped forward to grasp Jian Xi’s hand, “What are you trying to say?
Do you want to blame your own family and make the Nan Family go against your own relatives?”
“Let go.”
Jian Xi looked down.
The body of an eighteen-year-old girl is still quite fragile.
Grasped forcefully by Qiao Yonghui, her skin quickly reddened.
“I warn you!
Don’t think just because you’re engaged with the backing of the Nan Family you can act recklessly!”
“Really, who is the one acting recklessly here?
President Qiao, why don’t you go ask your dear wife and daughter exactly what they’ve been up to!”
“Jian Xi!
If you spout any more nonsense…”
Qiao Yonghui, furious, raised his other hand and swung it towards Jian Xi’s face.
Qiao Jiaying and Song Jia exchanged a knowing look and simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.
Qiao Yonghui had some training in earlier years; with this slap, the girl would have her share of pain!
Humph, if she won’t listen, I’ll hit her until she does!