Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 239 She Wants Revenge!

The last rays of the setting sun streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the dazzling sky seemed like a final lament and struggle.

Jiang Xing had tried to leave while Lou Qi was distracted on the phone, but the man reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist. In the chaos, the antique white porcelain ornament on the bedside table was swept to the floor and shattered.

"Lou Qi, what are you trying to do? Imprisonment and rape are both illegal!" Jiang Xing's face was extremely ugly.

She struggled incessantly, but the man's hands were like iron chains binding her, rendering her unable to move.

“Jiang Xing, you came to me of your own accord, and we know each other; we exchanged greetings at the previous banquet.” Lou Qi’s expression was indifferent, but his tone was sarcastic. “Who would believe that I forced myself on you, rather than that you painstakingly climbed into my bed?”

Jiang Xing lowered her eyes, concealing all her emotions.

……

one day ago.

Ying Kaian repeatedly made excuses to avoid repaying the loan, and later even stopped answering the phone.

Jiang Xing went directly to Ying Kaian's house, only to find the apartment door half-open, with two burly men blocking the entrance, completely obstructing the view from the inside and outside.

A chaotic sound came from inside:

"Please, please give me two more days. My girlfriend's parents passed away. They had a lot of money left, including a big house. I'm sure I can pay them back! Once the company's cash flow improves, I'll repay you double the principal and interest!"

"You, surnamed Ying, stop making things up! You killed your girlfriend's parents, and you still want her to get back together with you? Dream on!"

"Stop talking nonsense! I didn't do anything!"

"Didn't do anything? Ying Kaian, you're all rotten bugs crawling out of the mud. You can fool your rich ex-girlfriend, but you can't fool us!"

"No, no evidence! Who has evidence? Her father was shot and killed abroad, and her mother committed suicide... Anyone who could find evidence would have arrested me long ago!"

……

Jiang Xing stood there, feeling the blood rushing backward through her body, suddenly turning cold after the extreme heat.

Most people, including relatives, only knew that Jiang's father died abroad, but they didn't know that he was shot. How did Ying Kaian know? Unless he was involved in the case!

Jiang Xing seemed to be nailed to the spot until the people inside walked out. Jiang Xing suddenly came to her senses and quickly left.

"Who's out there?"

"Ah-Xing? Is that you?"

A sudden shout came from behind.

Jiang Xing didn't dare to look back. His pace quickened until he got into his car, closed the door, and saw that Ying Kaian was no longer chasing after him. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

She was covered in cold sweat, her mind filled with the conversation she had just overheard, and a thought surged into her head: Ying Kaian had killed her parents!

It's Ying Kaian!

No wonder Mom said before she died that she was the one who killed Dad. If she hadn't met Ying Kaian, if she hadn't insisted on being with Ying Kaian, Dad wouldn't have died far from home, and Mom wouldn't have died with resentment!

Jiang Xing's tears flowed uncontrollably.

Just because his parents wouldn't let them get married, Ying Kaian wanted to kill them?

That's just too, too outrageous!

Suddenly, the phone rang, startling Jiang Xing so much that she instinctively flinched.

Caller ID: Ying Kaian!

These three words, mixed with the incoming call audio, were like a death warrant.

Jiang Xing took a deep breath, composed herself, and answered the call before it automatically disconnected.

"Hey."

"Ah-Xing, did you come looking for me? I just saw you."

Ying Kaian's gentle voice came through the receiver, but Jiang Xing inexplicably felt a sense of gloom and conspiracy.

"Why would I come to you?" Jiang Xing asked coldly. "Have you prepared the money to pay me back? If so, I'll come to you tomorrow."

Ying Kaian stood in the stairwell, carefully examining the situation, but failed to detect anything amiss in Jiang Xing's tone.

Did he see wrong just now? Wasn't that figure Jiang Xing?

Relieved that he hadn't heard, Ying Kaian still cautiously asked, "Where are you now? What are you doing?"

"Ying Kaian, we've already broken up. Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?" Jiang Xing said sarcastically. "I'm here in Louqi. Are you coming to find me?"

Ying Kaian's chest was filled with a mixture of resentment and relief, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

"Ah Xing, Lou Qi is not a good person. He won't treat you any better than I have!"

Jiang Xing could only sneer.

You killed my parents and want to seize their inheritance. Is that what you call being good to me?

But Jiang Xing couldn't say that.

She had suspected Ying Kaian before, but she couldn't find any direct evidence that Ying Kaian had killed her parents, or even any indirect evidence—her father died abroad, making the investigation difficult, and her mother committed suicide in full view of everyone, which was beyond doubt.

Ying Kaian was the instigator, yet he managed to absolve himself of all responsibility!

Given Ying Kaian's ruthlessness, if he knew she had guessed everything, he might kill her to silence her. Or, he might use drastic measures to get his hands on her first, and then take advantage of her!

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xing became increasingly alarmed.

She wasn't afraid to die, but she couldn't die because of that scumbag Ying Kaian.

She also wants to avenge her parents!

The place where he abandoned the building was easy to find; a quick glance at his WeChat Moments revealed which bar he was hanging out in.

When Jiang arrived at Lou Qi's place, the man was already half-drunk.

However, the moment Jiang Xing appeared, the man stopped drinking and stared at her intently, his gaze direct and full of predatory intent.

The man at the table immediately understood, picked up a glass of wine, and blocked Jiang Xing's path: "Beautiful lady, sit down and have a drink with our Brother Lou?"

Before Jiang Xing could react, a hand suddenly reached out, smashed the glass of wine with a "smash," and pulled Jiang Xing away.

Jiang Xing felt a burning heat on her wrist, as if the plan had scalded her. She was being dragged outside.

She was walking too fast and was tripped by a man. The man angrily yelled something at Jiang Xing. Just as Jiang Xing was about to apologize, Lou Qi glared at the man with a gloomy face, looking like he was about to take action.

Jiang Xing immediately stopped the impulsive drunkard and pulled him outside.

Inside the booth, a group of bewildered second-generation rich kids remained:

"That woman looked familiar?" someone suddenly said.

"Holy crap! Isn't that the PhD student who's been hanging around Wen Yan a lot lately?!"

"It feels like Brother Lou's soul has been stolen away..."