freenovelworld Chapter 90 Sowing Discord and Protecting
Chapter 90 Sowing Discord and Protecting
Qu Xiaoxiao was very surprised when she heard Zhang Liangjun's words. "Why do you sound like you know me so well? Do we even know each other? That's impossible! I don't remember having a friend as handsome as you!"
"I've never met you. I only investigated you while I was investigating Qu Lianjie." Zhang Liangjun lied because he couldn't explain why he knew the plot.
"I've done you such a big favor, shouldn't you thank me? How about we have a meal together?"
Zhang Liangjun put on a serious face. "First, I'm not very familiar with Ji Xiaotong. We've only known each other for a few days. Second, you offered to help Ji Xiaotong, not me. If anyone should thank you, it should be her. Third, I can invite you to dinner, but not under the guise of gratitude. We can work together to deal with Qu Lianjie. I have a feeling he won't just go in and operate the sewing machine so easily."
Qu Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, "Are you so sure I would go to great lengths to deal with Qu Lianjie? I don't have much of a grudge against him, and he's my blood brother."
“I told you, I’ve investigated your family and I understand your relationship to some extent. Morally speaking, your current wealth has nothing to do with Qu Lianjie; it was built by your parents together and should belong to your newly formed family. But Qu Lianjie has been squandering your family’s money, and that’s fine, but do you think your father wouldn’t leave Qu Lianjie anything? You know your father’s patriarchal views. I estimate that even if he doesn’t leave all of your family’s wealth to Qu Lianjie, he’ll get a large portion of it.” Zhang Liangjun analyzed the Qu family’s structure for Qu Xiaoxiao. “Besides, didn’t you also come to Ji Xiaotong to ask her not to sign the letter of forgiveness or to drop the case?”
Qu Xiaoxiao was somewhat surprised. "Will our family become like this? I didn't mean to completely destroy Qu Lianjie. I just wanted to cause him some trouble. I do dislike this brother, but I didn't think about all that."
Zhang Liangjun said confidently, "You can give it a try. Qu Lianjie is graduating soon. I reckon your father will spare no expense to protect Qu Lianjie, and then after he graduates, he'll make him the general manager of a branch company." After all, that's how the plot goes. Zhang Liangjun hasn't started to significantly disrupt the plot yet, so things should proceed as originally planned, right? The impact of Qu Lianjie's imprisonment shouldn't be too great, right?
"Okay, let's exchange phone numbers. I have to go back now. School starts soon, and my mom wants me to get into a good university. It's so troublesome!" Qu Xiaoxiao took out her phone, only to find it was off. She pressed the power button, and it turned on successfully, but then it showed low battery, so she immediately turned it off again.
"My phone's dead, I'll write it down tomorrow!"
After seeing Qu Xiaoxiao off, Zhang Liangjun watched from the windowsill as she knocked on Ji Xiaotong's door again, lightly tapping the wooden sill with four fingers. He hadn't originally intended to deal with a playboy so seriously, but since Qu Xiaoxiao had come to him, a little provocation was warranted. Qu Lianjie had indeed gone too far; he felt uneasy not punishing him.
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When Qu Xiaoxiao returned home, her mother was drinking tea and watching TV. Hearing the sound, she turned around and said, "Xiaoxiao, you're back!"
"Mom, you're watching TV again! Where's Dad?" Qu Xiaoxiao asked her mother while changing her shoes.
After greeting everyone, Qu's mother turned back to watch the TV series. "Your dad is still at the company. Oh, by the way, a little girl came to see you today. I think her name is Kung Kung? She said she found a fun place and wanted to ask you to go with her, but she couldn't get through to you on the phone. I told her you were out playing, and then they left."
Qu Xiaoxiao took out her phone. "Oh, I forgot to charge my phone. I'll just call her back. By the way, Mom, I went to see that person named Ji Xiaotong today. But, based on my observation, it seems to be her neighbor who helped her report the case..." Then, Qu Xiaoxiao told her mother about Zhang Liangjun's situation and her deductions.
"Mom, you said that handsome classmate named Zhang Liangjun, is he right? Will Dad really leave the company to Qu Lianjie?"
After a moment of contemplation, Qu's mother said, "That is indeed possible. You see, your father and Qu Lianjie have been in contact more and more frequently in the past two years. Ten years ago, they would only visit each other once a week, and sometimes they would only meet once a month when they were busy. Now they meet almost every day. It seems that their relationship has become more and more harmonious without us even realizing it."
"What are we going to do? I don't like Qu Lianjie, why should we leave our family's money to him! Look at him, he's not a good person at all, changing girlfriends every few days!" Qu Xiaoxiao sat up straight, like a prickly wildcat. "Mom, you don't know, I feel like the way he looks at me..."
Qu's mother was furious. "Really? How could Qu Lianjie have such thoughts?"
Qu Xiaoxiao quickly reassured him, "He wouldn't dare, I'll smash his head in! But Mom, we have to think of something, we can't let this bastard take such a big advantage of our family!"
"You're right!" Mrs. Qu nodded in agreement, thinking to herself that she couldn't tell Old Qu about this; he definitely wouldn't believe her. She needed to address the root of the problem. If Xiaoxiao agreed, perhaps going abroad was an option, or perhaps… Mrs. Qu looked at the photo of Mr. Qu on the table.
The next morning.
Qu Xiaoxiao dialed her best friend's number: "Hey! Kyoko? You came to my house yesterday?"
The clear, crisp female voice came from the phone, "Yes, why are you only calling back now?"
"I was with my mom, and we had some things to do. We were busy until very late. Did you come to see me yesterday because of something?" Qu Xiaoxiao had actually forgotten to call Kong Kong back. She woke up the next day and wanted to play on her phone, but found that it was out of battery. That's when she remembered.
"Yao Bin's cousin is back! He took us to a bar last night! It was the first time I'd ever been to a bar, and it was so much fun! It was so exciting! It's such a shame you couldn't come."
"What's inside? Tell me in detail."
"The lighting inside is usually dim and hazy, giving it a mysterious feel. The lights flash and change a lot, filling the whole space with mystery, making you feel like you've entered another world. The sound system blasts deafening music, and I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my chest! There are also many fun games, but we didn't play them all this time, though I saw everyone else having so much fun!"
"Oh? Are there some games that make people blush just by looking at them?"
She asked in fear and surprise, "How did you know? Did you go there secretly?"
"Is that really how it is?" Qu Xiaoxiao muttered softly, "Then, Kyo, you guys were involved too?"
She said shyly, "How could I possibly play that! There were so many strangers, all so close to me, I was too scared to move! Lanlan was a bit braver, though, and she played it for a bit."
As Qu Xiaoxiao got up and dressed, she advised, "Qiongqiang, let me tell you, we girls still need to protect ourselves! The handsome guy I met yesterday really disliked girls who went to bars! Maybe good men would mind this kind of thing? Okay, it's just a shabby bar, I'm not interested, there's nothing fun there! Hang up if you have nothing else to say!"
After hanging up the phone, Qu Xiaoxiao belittled the other person, saying, "Low-class taste! Nothing is more important than a handsome guy."