Chapter 5: Don't mistake the big bad wolf for a little rabbit 2
"Grandpa, this Xiaoqi wants to harm me!" Shen Xiangxuan pointed at me with a cold face and said.
Mr. Shen turned his gaze towards me, and instead of attacking me immediately like he did before, he looked me over carefully and said, "Is there some misunderstanding here? I don't think this girl is such a calculating person."
"Grandpa!" Shen Xiangxuan didn't expect her grandfather to speak for her, and she stomped her feet in anger.
I immediately looked at Mr. Shen with awe. Although he had a bad temper, he was very good at judging people. Because Xiaowu often said that I was a fool who had no scheming and would only suffer big losses.
"Mr. Shen's vision of people is still as sharp as ever. It's true that old ginger is more experienced." He agreed with this rarely.
"Alas, I'm old now, and not as powerful as I was young." Mr. Shen seemed to respect He very much and treated him very well.
"You are too polite, old man. I think you are still very young..." I didn't expect that He would also say compliments.
When Mr. Shen heard what He said, he smiled with joy, but Shen Xiangxuan beside him had a gloomy face.
"Miss, I brought them here!" The butler shouted as he walked over. Behind him followed the man in black who was locked up by the guards.
I secretly thought that this was not good, and I realized what Shen Xiangxuan was going to do. I'm afraid these men in black have been bribed!
Wen Jinliang and He looked calm, just looking at the men in black. I knew that with their intelligence, they must have known the purpose of these men in black, and I felt a little relieved.
I looked at Shen Xiangxuan calmly, my mind working fast.
If the men in black really listened to her and accused me, how would I defend myself? But when I thought about the fact that I couldn't speak now, I suddenly felt powerless. It seemed that I could only take one step at a time...
"Tell me, is she your accomplice?" Shen Xiangxuan walked up to one of the men in black, pointed at me and asked coldly.
The man in black raised his head and glanced at me quickly. It was a very unfamiliar face. This person definitely had never appeared in my memory.
"Speak!" Seeing that the man in black did not move, Shen Xiangxuan kicked him impatiently.
I was shocked by her action. I didn't expect the gentle Shen Xiangxuan to do such a rude thing. And she looked like she was possessed by a demon. It was scary!
"Yes, it's her..." The man in black looked up at me after being kicked and finally confirmed.
As soon as the man in black finished speaking, Shen Xiangxuan couldn't wait to say to Wen Jinliang: "How is it? I have produced the evidence. These people have admitted that Xiao Qi is their accomplice."
Wen Jinliang looked at Shen Xiangxuan and spread his hands: "Since you have evidence, I can't do anything about it. I have to leave Xiaoqi to you to deal with."
I was shocked when I heard Wen Jinliang say that, and I couldn't help but shout out: "Wen Jinliang, you said you believed me!"
Can I speak? I moved my body and found that my strength had returned. I patted He's shoulder and said loudly, "Put me down. I can move now."
He put me down immediately after hearing that, looked at me and said, "The effect of the drug should last for another half an hour."
The effect of the medicine again? Wen Jinliang had said the same thing just now. What does this mean? I immediately wanted to ask He, but Shen Xiangxuan had already walked up to me aggressively and grabbed my wrist hard: "I'm going to hand you over to the police now. Don't even think about leaving prison in your life!"
"You are simply slandering me. I don't know them! They are certainly not traitors!" I shook off Shen Xiangxuan's hand and said calmly.
My calmness should make them trust me more than if I responded in a panic.
Shen Xiangxuan took a step back, and she covered her injured arm with some pain. Maybe I shook her too hard just now and she accidentally pulled the wound.
"Is your injury okay?" I couldn't help but ask as I looked at her painful expression.
"Stop being so hypocritical!" Shen Xiangxuan glared at me.
Seeing Shen Xiangxuan's attitude, I fell silent.
Isn't she my friend? Why did it suddenly become like this?
I looked at Wen Jinliang and suddenly asked with some sadness: "Did I do something wrong?" To be honest, Shen Xiangxuan's sudden change really hit me.
Wen Jinliang immediately understood what I meant. He shook his head and said to me, "Xiao Qi did nothing wrong. Don't feel sorry for someone who did something wrong. It's not worth it."
Wen Jinliang's words gave me great comfort, and my mood improved slightly. Thinking of what he had just said about handing me over to Shen Xiangxuan and the others, I nervously grabbed his arm and said, "Are you really going to let her deal with me? I'm not a traitor , can you believe me?"
Wen Jinliang smiled slightly and said gently, "Of course I can't hand you over to her. I just lied to her. Besides, if you are really a traitor, it is my Wen family's business to deal with you. It is not the Shen family's turn to intervene." After a pause, he leaned close to my ear and whispered, "And didn't I say it? I believe you. Xiaoqi, if you ignore my words again in the future, I will punish you."
Because of Wen Jinliang's words, the nervousness and uneasiness in my heart suddenly dissipated, and his ambiguous words that followed made my cheeks blush unconsciously.
"Jinliang, what do you mean?" Shen Xiangxuan looked unhappy when she heard Wen Jinliang say that.
"Xiang Xuan, since we were childhood playmates, I will give you one last chance. If you let Xiao Qi leave now, I can pretend that nothing happened." Wen Jinliang had a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes were as cold as flying snow in winter.
When Shen Xiangxuan heard this, her face turned pale, even uglier than when she was injured just now.
"If you insist on making Xiao Qi embarrassed..." Wen Jinliang's voice turned cold, and the smile on his face was gone, "Then you are offending me and the entire Wen family."
As soon as Wen Jinliang finished speaking, the lounge fell completely silent, and no one dared to speak. Because everyone knew how heavy this sentence was. If someone really offended the Wen family, then that person would be sentenced to death...
Mr. Shen reacted quickly. He had understood the meaning of Wen Jinliang's words. Now he looked at Wen Jinliang anxiously: "Jinliang, if my Xiaoxuan really did something wrong, please forgive her this time for the sake of our many years of friendship and for my sake..." Now he is just a grandfather who is worried about his granddaughter.
Shen Xiangxuan looked at Mr. Shen with emotion, her eyes red: "Grandpa..."
Wen Jinliang's expression softened a little: "Grandpa Shen, you're too polite. I just said that as long as she doesn't embarrass Xiao Qi anymore, I certainly won't embarrass her either."
"Xiao Qi?" Mr. Shen was keenly aware of something. He glanced at me, Wen Jinliang, He, and Shen Xiangxuan, and coughed, "Is that so? Alas..."
I looked at Mr. Shen's reaction in confusion. It seemed that he understood, but why didn't I understand at all?
Mr. Shen turned around and slapped Shen Xiangxuan, angrily saying, "Have you forgotten what your grandfather taught you? You should never hurt others for any reason. We in the Shen family act uprightly. How can you hurt others for your own selfish desires?"
"Master, don't blame the eldest lady... This, this is all my idea and has nothing to do with the eldest lady..." The butler, who had been keeping silent aside, suddenly rushed out. He knelt down in front of Mr. Shen and said loudly.
Shen Xiangxuan said nothing, but covered her face and cried silently.
The scene was in chaos for a moment. The Shen family members were pulling the housekeeper and trying to persuade the angry Mr. Shen. A few people were completely dumbfounded.
What was going on? I looked at the scene in front of me with a confused look on my face.
The crane next to me sneered and patted my shoulder: "Okay, there's nothing for us to do here, let's go."
"Wen Jinliang, aren't you leaving?" I walked a few steps with He and found that Wen Jinliang didn't follow us, so I turned around and asked.
"I still have some things to deal with, you go back with He first. I'm safe here, you don't have to worry about me." Wen Jinliang slightly restrained the coldness on his face and gave me a warm smile.
"Okay..." I didn't say anything else.
I really need to go back and sort out this mess. Why would a good banquet turn out like this?
He and I returned to our respective apartments. Before we parted, I asked He about it. He just threw me a sentence and told me to ask Wen Jinliang myself.
I sat on the sofa in the apartment in a daze. Half a day had passed since I came back, and it was already midnight. Why hadn't Wen Jinliang come back yet?
During this time, I also seriously thought about who sent those men in black, why they listened to Shen Xiangxuan so much, why Shen Xiangxuan treated me like this, and why my body suddenly lost its strength... But what I thought about most was whether Wen Jinliang would be angry with me for my poor performance this time, or even fire me. No matter what, it is an indisputable fact that I failed to protect him. If Shen Xiangxuan hadn't risked her life to save him, I'm afraid he would have been in great danger this time...
There was a sound of the door opening outside, and Wen Jinliang walked in. He looked at me sitting on the sofa and asked, "It's so late, Xiaoqi, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I'm waiting for you." I turned to look at Wen Jinliang and stood up immediately.
"Wait for me?" Wen Jinliang smiled knowingly, "Are you waiting for me to explain what happened today? It's already late today, I'll tell you tomorrow."
"No." I immediately stopped Wen Jinliang who was about to go back to the room, "I was waiting to apologize to you! I'm sorry! I didn't protect you well. You, don't fire me."
Wen Jinliang was stunned for a moment, then he immediately held my shoulders and said soothingly, "Xiao Qi, don't think too much. I don't want to fire you. What happened today is not your fault at all. Don't apologize."
"No, it's my fault! Don't comfort me. If Xiang Xuan hadn't protected you today, you would have really died. At that moment, I was really scared, so scared that you would die like that. Wen Jinliang, I have never been so scared." I said with some trembling, and my voice choked. When I thought of that scene, the fear in my heart was completely aroused.
Wen Jinliang held me in his warm embrace, gently touched my head, and said softly: "Xiao Qi, I'm fine now, don't be afraid. That kind of situation will never happen again in the future."
Wen Jinliang's gentle comfort gradually eased my excitement. For the first time, I reached out and hugged him back. The satisfaction and peace in my heart filled me with a happy atmosphere. I have never had such a magical feeling before!
"This is the first time you take the initiative to hug me, that's so nice." Wen Jinliang said in a low voice, and then hugged me even tighter.
"Xiao Qi, I have something to talk to you about." He's voice suddenly came from outside the door. He opened the door and walked in calmly.
"He!" I let go of Wen Jinliang immediately after seeing He. I felt very embarrassed and my cheeks suddenly felt hot.
Wen Jinliang glared at He unhappily, as if blaming him for his sudden appearance: "Can't you talk about it tomorrow? It's already very late."
"Important things can't wait until tomorrow." He completely ignored Wen Jinliang's anger. He walked straight to me and asked, "Xiao Qi, do you have a sister?" He asked very directly.
"Hey?" I was stunned by He's question, "Sister, are you talking about Xiaowu?"
"Xiao Wu? You sisters have really interesting names." He seemed to smile.
"Did Xiaowu get into trouble?" I asked He nervously. Xiaowu had a bad temper and often offended people and got into trouble.
"No." He quickly denied and briefly explained the matter. "The child I sent to you was ambushed by the enemy while on a mission. Your sister showed up and saved him at the critical moment. Because your sister looks a lot like you, the child almost mistook her for you, but later found out that it wasn't you. When he wanted to thank her, your sister had already left."
Hearing He say this, I was relieved immediately: "So that's how it is, I was scared to death. I thought Xiaowu got into trouble again."
"If possible, I would like to thank her in person. The child has relatives waiting for him. If he dies, I will not have the face to see his relatives." He looked at me seriously and said.
My heart was shaken for a moment, and I nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call her over in a few days."
Hearing what I said, He's expression suddenly relaxed: "Very good, I'll wait for her here. By the way, that kid said your sister is better than me, this is really worth looking forward to."
Young man, why did you say that? I can't imagine the scene of He and Xiaowu fighting. It's so scary.
"Then I'll be leaving first. See you tomorrow." He was about to leave. At the end, he turned his head and looked at Wen Jinliang as if he had thought of something, and asked, "How did you deal with Shen Xiangxuan's matter?"
"She will never appear in front of Xiaoqi and me again." Wen Jinliang said calmly.
"Is this your decision or the Shen family's decision?" He asked.
"Is it important?" Wen Jinliang chuckled.
He narrowed his eyes and glanced at Wen Jinliang: "It doesn't matter. She has no use anyway."
When Wen Jinliang heard He say this, his expression changed slightly, but he soon laughed: "He, sometimes I really hate your cleverness."
"What are you talking about?" I looked at the conversation between Wen Jinliang and He in a daze, feeling that my IQ was totally insufficient.
"Nothing." He shrugged. He looked at me meaningfully and said, "Xiao Qi, don't mistake the big bad wolf next to you for a harmless little rabbit." After that, he turned and walked out the door, closing it behind him.
I stared at Wen Jinliang blankly: "Is that big bad wolf referring to you? What does He mean by this?"
Wen Jinliang smiled sinisterly: "He means that I am dangerous, Xiaoqi, you have to be careful of me."
"Dangerous?" I looked Wen Jinliang up and down and shook my head. "You can't even beat me, how can you be dangerous? You are talking nonsense."
When Wen Jinliang heard me say this, he laughed happily, "Xiao Qi, sometimes a person's danger level is not just in terms of force." His eyes turned cold as he said this, "That's why you suffered a great loss at the hands of Shen Xiangxuan."
"Wen Jinliang?" When I saw the darkness in Wen Jinliang's eyes, I couldn't help but reach out and grab his sleeve. "Although I don't know what's going on, I'm fine now. No one can hurt me. Don't worry."
Wen Jinliang's eyes softened immediately, and he reached out and touched my head: "Well, I'm not worried about Xiaoqi. Because you are always by my side, and with me by your side, no one can plot against you."
"You protect me and I protect you, it's great." I smiled widely.
"Yes, you protect me, and I will protect you too." The smile on Wen Jinliang's face was very gentle.
At that moment, something seemed to be rising inside me. It was a very strange feeling, but also scary.
