Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son -
Chapter 403
Chapter 403: 403
An Xi had just gotten off Wu Yuerou’s taxi and, not long after, arrived at a shopping plaza, where she saw from a distance Gu Liangjun walking towards a car with a woman of fine figure, carrying big and small bags.
She bit her lower lip tightly, and the anger in her eyes surged to her heart immediately. Then she took out her phone and dialed Ye Zhenzhen’s number again.
It was all over the internet, saying that Song Jinze had left Jiangcheng, and the show was going to be broadcast tomorrow. She needed to confirm once more whether Song Jinze was going to participate in the variety show or not.
Gu Liangjun had stayed at home for three days this week. Seeing Song Jinze at the airport yesterday, he immediately ran off.
He had even spoken rudely to her, saying she didn’t even know if Song Jinze was attending the variety show or not.
If Song Jinze does participate tomorrow, Gu Liangjun would probably fly into a rage, accusing her of knowing but deliberately not telling him.
An Xi was extremely fed up with Gu Liangjun, that creature worse than a dog. Who would want him to stay at home? If it weren’t for her mother-in-law, who was always looking at her with disapproval, how would she have let Gu Liangjun stay?
So, Gu Liangjun left yesterday, and she went to the hospital for a checkup today. After all, he played with so many women outside, she was afraid that she might have caught some disease.
Ye Zhenzhen was at the beauty salon getting skin care in the afternoon when the call came through, relayed by the beautician’s assistant, "An Xi, what’s up?"
"Zhenzhen, I have to tell you, that Shao Qiqi is not a good person. She’s trying to team up with Wu Yuerou to hurt you. You should be more cautious these days."
On the other end of the phone, Ye Zhenzhen’s brows rose slightly, "Wu Yuerou?"
"Yes, Wu Yuerou. This afternoon at the hospital, I ran into Shao Qiqi who claims to be your assistant. I saw her talking to Wu Yuerou about something. Zhenzhen, Han Jiangxue and Wu Yuerou are on good terms, and considering the conflict you had before, I’m telling you, you need to be careful."
Ye Zhenzhen acknowledged, "Mhm, I got it. Thanks for the heads up."
Shao Qiqi and Wu Yuerou?
Indeed, she had almost forgotten about that woman. Last time, in collusion with Han Jiangxue, they tried to harm her, and in her busyness, she forgot to deal with her, and still, she did not give up.
As for Shao Qiqi, she’s even less worth mentioning.
"Oh, and by the way, Zhenzhen, there’s another question I forgot to ask you. The live broadcast is starting tomorrow. Is President Song from your family joining the program?"
Ye Zhenzhen’s phoenix eyes narrowed as she asked in return, "Why are you asking about my husband?"
This did not seem to be the first time An Xi had asked this question.
An Xi chuckled dryly, "It’s like this... Gu Liangjun said if President Song is participating, then he will too, so I thought to ask you about it on his behalf."
She was telling Ye Zhenzhen the whole truth now.
With Wu Yuerou, she had no control and didn’t know how to prevent her from spilling her secrets, but she couldn’t afford to offend Ye Zhenzhen either.
Since she couldn’t afford to offend either side, she might as well preserve both. Dragging it out for as long as possible was the best strategy.
Ye Zhenzhen could roughly guess what An Xi was thinking; she just wanted to see if An Xi would tell her the truth.
"He will go."
He had just called her to say he would be busy until late and would fly back to Jiangcheng after finishing up.
An Xi was overjoyed, "Great, thanks a lot, Zhenzhen! And remember what I said, be on guard against that Wu Yuerou and Shao Qiqi!"
If, just if, Ye Zhenzhen could deal with Wu Yuerou like she did Han Jiangxue and get her out of the picture, that would be for the best.
...
By dusk, Wu Yuerou had been driving her cab all day without having had dinner. She parked her taxi behind a small box house in the urban village and got out, intending to go for a bowl of stir-fried noodles.
No sooner had she stepped out of her cab than she was surrounded by several burly men in suits and leather shoes.
In a panic, Wu Yuerou ran towards her taxi, but someone grabbed her and dragged her to the rear of the vehicle, where they surrounded her.
Wu Yuerou screamed, "Somebody help, they’re trying to kill me!"
The man leading the group said in a cold voice, "Wu Yuerou, each time you shout, one of your car’s tires will go missing. If you keep screaming, I can’t guarantee what will be left of your car in the end."
When Wu Yuerou recognized the voice, she immediately begged for mercy, "Director Mao, please give me some more time. Didn’t you just come to collect money the day before yesterday?"
"The day before yesterday? You know it was the day before yesterday, huh? Was the money I collected then enough for just two days’ interest? Huh?" Director Mao’s face showed impatience.
"To tell you the truth, I didn’t even want to come here today. But, you see, someone paid me to come bother you. Since I’ve taken their money, naturally, I’ve got to do something, right?"
Wu Yuerou’s eyes flashed with panic and confusion, "Director Mao, please don’t do it, please. You see, I’m so poor now, this taxi is all I’ve got. If you wreck my car, how will I earn money to pay you back?"
"I don’t care about that. You think you’re so tough? Then figure it out on your own."
No sooner had Director Mao finished speaking than all four of Wu Yuerou’s tires were slashed.
Wu Yuerou’s eyes filled with tears as she pleaded desperately, "Director Mao, you can’t do this. How will I make money tomorrow..."
"Oh, now you start crying, eh? When you were cursing someone in the car this afternoon, you weren’t acting like this. Pay up, and make it quick!"
"I, I didn’t, who did I curse?"
Wu Yuerou racked her brain over the afternoon’s events. Besides passengers, she had only met An Xi and Shao Qiqi. As for cursing, that could only have been Shao Qiqi.
But how could a little assistant like Shao Qiqi possibly know Director Mao?
"You know very well who you cursed this afternoon. If you don’t hand over the money, should I have your car towed and sold?"
Wu Yuerou took her phone out of her pocket and transferred her earnings from the past two days to Director Mao. Seeing the money in his account, Director Mao turned and left with his men.
Wu Yuerou stared at her empty bank balance. She had hardly eaten all day, was starving, but was too frightened to eat anything now.
Looking at the four flat tires sabotaged by someone else, she squatted down, hugged her head, and began to sob violently, squeezing a few angry words through her clenched teeth, "Shao Qiqi!"
She was already living so miserably, yet she was still being bullied by a mere assistant...
...
At home, Shao Qiqi was sitting and counting money when suddenly the doorbell rang. Thinking it was the takeout she had ordered, she rushed to open the door without a second thought. When she saw the fierce-faced Wu Yuerou, she blinked and asked, "What are you doing at my place?"
As she asked this, Shao Qiqi felt a twinge of guilt. Just a short while before, two men had come to her asking what she had been up to that afternoon, what had happened, and said she could get two thousand yuan just for telling the entire story truthfully.
Eager to make an easy buck, she claimed that she had gone to the hospital in the afternoon and encountered Wu Yuerou driving a taxi, only to be refused a ride and get cursed at.
It was a story she had made up on the spot and couldn’t believe those idiots had actually given her the money.
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