Kicked Back to a Rich Family by the Real Eldest Daughter - Chapter 32
Chapter 32
The person who had earlier complained that Xie Xiangyi took advantage of her by kissing her now felt a strange itch in her heart.
She hadn’t initially planned on kissing her, but Xie Xiangyi’s attitude of turning and walking away instantly stimulated her cursed rebellious nature.
It only took a few minutes to go from initial trepidation to eager anticipation.
Tang Jinzhi scrutinized Xie Xiangyi’s back, her gaze so intense it seemed capable of drilling a hole through her.
However, Tang Jinzhi never got her kiss.
She lay on the tatami, tossing and turning, debating whether to attempt to seduce Xie Xiangyi, but she fell asleep before she could decide.
She was finally woken up when Zhang Yueqi returned, and Xie Xiangyi called her name.
Tang Jinzhi was groggy. She rolled over, turned her back to Xie Xiangyi, and pulled the thin blanket—which she hadn’t realized was covering her—over her head, clearly not having slept enough.
Tang Jinzhi let out two drowsy grunts to express her displeasure.
Xie Xiangyi bent down and swiftly and somewhat roughly scooped up Tang Jinzhi, thin blanket and all.
Forced into a sitting position, Tang Jinzhi looked up blankly. Before she could adjust, she heard Xie Xiangyi murmuring something next to her ear, which seemed to mention Zhang Yueqi.
Tang Jinzhi squinted, trying not to open her eyes.
The moment Xie Xiangyi released her arms, Tang Jinzhi started swaying backward, about to fall over again.
Xie Xiangyi: “…”
She pulled Tang Jinzhi back into her embrace, freed one hand, and began rubbing her face. Not until Tang Jinzhi frowned impatiently did she gently pat her cheek, “Wake up, don’t sleep anymore.”
Tang Jinzhi was forcibly awakened. She slowly opened her eyes and stared intently at Xie Xiangyi, her gaze settling precisely on her lips.
Xie Xiangyi’s thin lips were opening and closing, speaking to her, “Wake up, wake up, don’t space out.”
The light in the room had dimmed considerably. It looked like the sky outside was getting dark. Tang Jinzhi diverted a little of her attention and realized Xie Xiangyi hadn’t turned on the lights.
She probably did it out of consideration for her sleeping.
Tang Jinzhi thought for a moment, finally looked up, met Xie Xiangyi’s gaze, but quickly looked away again. Her limbs were soft and weak from just waking up.
She was awake now.
She stole another glance at Xie Xiangyi’s attractive thin lips. She let out a small “hmph” and wanted to suddenly lean in and startle Xie Xiangyi, but then worried she might play too rough. Finally, Tang Jinzhi reached out and pushed Xie Xiangyi away, then couldn’t resist patting her shoulder.
“How long did I sleep?” Her voice was hoarse, with the languor of someone who had just woken up.
Tang Jinzhi didn’t feel guilty at all about telling Xie Xiangyi she’d keep her company and then falling asleep. She did keep her company, didn’t she?
Xie Xiangyi smoothly tidied her slightly messy hair and replied softly, “Almost two hours.”
Tang Jinzhi nodded, “Go turn on the light. This dark is bad for the eyes.”
Xie Xiangyi turned on the lights. The room instantly brightened, and the still-sleepy Tang Jinzhi became fully alert. She yawned and stretched her arms before getting up.
Xie Xiangyi’s calm gaze rested on her. Seeing Tang Jinzhi get up but stumble twice, she reached out her hand and vaguely hovered it near her to steady her. Only when Tang Jinzhi walked stably did she relax.
She turned around, picked up the two plates of fruit she had brought in, and followed her out.
Tang Jinzhi asked curiously as she walked out, “What did Zhang Yueqi need me for?”
If it wasn’t important, Zhang Yueqi wouldn’t wake her while she was sleeping.
Xie Xiangyi glanced at her, “Go outside and listen to her first.”
Tang Jinzhi: “Alright.”
Zhang Yueqi had been waiting in the living room for a while. Seeing the two come out, she first handed all the scripts on the table to Tang Jinzhi for her to check.
“I didn’t open them to read. See if anything is wrong.”
Tang Jinzhi patted her face, took the scripts, and collapsed onto the sofa, “Okay, let me take a look.”
By the time Xie Xiangyi returned from washing the two plates, Tang Jinzhi had finished a rough check.
Tang Jinzhi: “No problems. They’re all good.”
Zhang Yueqi nodded proudly. She was relieved she hadn’t messed it up.
Tang Jinzhi put the scripts down, loosely clenched her hand into a fist, and massaged the back of her neck, “Why were you so eager to wake me up?”
“A friend of mine said someone outside is looking into you. After they found out you married Xie Xiangyi, they started asking about Xie Xiangyi too. It just happened to reach her today.” Zhang Yueqi opened her phone and found the chat history with her friend.
Tang Jinzhi frowned. She looked at the conversation between Zhang Yueqi and her friend and found that the person had even tracked down when she entered and left the hospital.
As for finding out that she and Xie Xiangyi got married, that wasn’t very difficult. The news of their engagement had spread in the circle long ago, and Xie Xiangyi had posted about getting their certificate on her Moments recently.
Why was this person investigating her?
Tang Jinzhi’s first suspect was Xie Xiangyi’s sister, but her sister knew where they lived, and she had no reason to hire someone to investigate Xie Xiangyi as well.
So who was it?
Tang Jinzhi suspected their residence was already exposed.
“A lot of people must know we live here, right?”
Didn’t that Guan Qianqian just show up unannounced?
Xie Xiangyi nodded, affirming: “It should have already been found out.”
She hadn’t concealed her residence. She hadn’t broken any laws or offended anyone, so why hide it?
Moreover, usually no one would dare to investigate her so openly. This was the first time she had seen such an arrogant person. Zhang Yueqi had told her immediately upon returning. She had already asked her family to help investigate, and they would soon know who the other party was.
Tang Jinzhi pondered deeply, opened her phone, and switched to her other account. She hadn’t logged into it for a long time. She had been using the work account, but she had politely declined all work-related issues, so hardly anyone was reaching out to her now.
That account was clean. The only people she could chat with were Xie Xiangyi and Zhang Yueqi, whom she had added while in the hospital.
As Tang Jinzhi switched to her private account, the information took a while to load.
The two people sitting beside her both choked at the sight of the loading screen.
Zhang Yueqi said speechlessly: “How long has it been since you logged in?”
Tang Jinzhi thought for a moment: “I haven’t logged in since the day I was hospitalized.”
She did it on purpose. She didn’t want to contact her previous friends. Although the original owner didn’t have many friends in this wealthy circle, she did have some connections with people in the circle.
During this time, friends did call her, but she refused them all, citing her amnesia and poor health.
Xie Xiangyi silently watched the loading screen. She glanced at Tang Jinzhi, saying nothing, and continued to ponder the investigator’s motive for checking on Tang Jinzhi.
The other party clearly only recently learned about her marriage to Tang Jinzhi, so they weren’t targeting her. The sole target was Tang Jinzhi.
But Tang Jinzhi hadn’t done anything recently, hadn’t gone out, hadn’t replied to phone messages, and had practically cut off contact with the outside world.
Once the information refreshed, Tang Jinzhi patiently clicked on every red dot. Since it was her private life, the two people beside her didn’t look. They were just curious, watching Tang Jinzhi frown and vigorously tap the screen.
Tang Jinzhi really wanted to roll her eyes. A bunch of boring people sending her boring messages.
However, she quickly noticed some clues. Some people she rarely contacted, who previously had very few chat records, were suddenly inviting her out to play or were subtly inquiring about her information under the guise of concern.
There were a few such people.
Tang Jinzhi picked out the two people who had invited her out more than twice and asked, “Lin Ai, Luo Feiying. Do you know these two?”
Xie Xiangyi shook her head. Not familiar. She didn’t have time to make friends.
Zhang Yueqi tilted her head in thought, “I know the one surnamed Luo. Her family runs a small company. She likes to make friends everywhere. My mom doesn’t let me play with her, saying she’ll trick me, though I don’t know what I have that’s worth tricking.”
Tang Jinzhi mused for a moment and nodded. She wasn’t sure if the “small company” Zhang Yueqi mentioned was truly “small,” but she understood Zhang Yueqi’s mother’s meaning.
Luo Feiying making extensive friends was probably an attempt to build connections. The fact that she had so many friends, even having Tang Jinzhi as a contact, proved how wide her net was cast. With so many friends, she must be socially adept, and she likely had many tricks up her sleeve, otherwise Zhang Yueqi’s mother wouldn’t have specifically warned her.
Luo Feiying’s inexplicable invitations to hang out were likely at someone’s instruction, as they knew she probably had her as a contact.
And Lin Ai…
Tang Jinzhi was completely confused. These two hadn’t been in the previous character introduction. They clearly weren’t important.
Just when she thought Zhang Yueqi wouldn’t know either, Zhang Yueqi spoke.
Zhang Yueqi looked at them oddly: “As for this Lin Ai… uh, is an introduction necessary?”
Tang Jinzhi and Xie Xiangyi exchanged glances. Why wouldn’t it be? They didn’t know her. Why would Zhang Yueqi think they did?
Zhang Yueqi rolled her eyes, “The movie we watched the other day, she was the main character, right?”
Then she glanced at Xie Xiangyi, her tone full of disdain, “Tang Jinzhi doesn’t know because she has amnesia, but how can you not know? She’s a big star, she was often trending for a while. Your house isn’t without internet access. Even if you’re busy, you must have heard of her.”
Xie Xiangyi was silent. She hadn’t paid attention to this star; she had only heard snippets, which is why she hadn’t reacted when Tang Jinzhi first spoke.
Now that she was brought up, she had a slight impression.
Tang Jinzhi explained for Xie Xiangyi: “Xie Xiangyi is busy. It’s normal for her not to notice. She doesn’t surf the net often.”
Xie Xiangyi nodded, “Mhm, I don’t know her, but I remember a little. Didn’t she have a lot of scandals before?”
Zhang Yueqi nodded heavily: “But then it was reversed. Someone was trying to frame her.”
Tang Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. That must have been quite a story, if even Xie Xiangyi had heard about it.
Zhang Yueqi asked, “How do you have her as a friend?”
Tang Jinzhi shrugged, “I don’t know.”
Lin Ai was an actress, and she was studying acting. It wasn’t that strange for the two to be friends since they were in the same industry, even though Tang Jinzhi hadn’t entered the entertainment circle.
Lin Ai didn’t invite her out to play but said she had something to discuss, though she didn’t specify what.
However, knowing her identity now, Tang Jinzhi could guess.
It was likely some rare resources. If Tang Jinzhi were genuinely eager to enter the industry, she wouldn’t miss this opportunity and would definitely accept the invitation.
Who was going to such lengths to find her?
And insistent on getting her to meet them outside.
Tang Jinzhi thought for a moment and sent a message to both of them simultaneously, getting straight to the point, [Who told you to invite me out?]
After sending it, she put down her phone, crossed her arms, and thought hard. She scrutinized everything she had learned since coming here, piece by piece, and suddenly her expression tightened.
The character introduction had disappeared some time ago, but she remembered a particularly special person mentioned in the description.
Tang Jinzhi pressed her lips together, her expression solemn, “Do you know someone named Sheng Yanzhi?”
Zhang Yueqi’s eyes widened. She was so shocked her voice almost cracked: “What does Sheng Yanzhi have to do with this? Are you related to her too?”
Tang Jinzhi wasn’t that famous before, so why was her circle of friends so complicated?
Zhang Yueqi felt like she was getting to know Tang Jinzhi all over again today.
Xie Xiangyi couldn’t help but look sideways, “I know her. She’s the second daughter of the Sheng family. Everyone knows her. She’s not right in the head. Don’t play with her.”
Tang Jinzhi wouldn’t dare to underestimate someone whom even Xie Xiangyi evaluated in such a way.
Tang Jinzhi sighed deeply, covering her face with her hands, “I have a bad feeling.”
She felt that the person looking for her might be Sheng Yanzhi.
How could she forget? That introduction had mentioned Sheng Yanzhi, and the language used to describe her was the most unique, clearly laden with emotion, and extremely personalized.
“A lunatic who tries to keep you as a mistress, constantly harasses you, and is a stumbling block on your career path. Do not have any contact with her. If you see her, turn and run, or she will capture you and lock you up. Yes, you guessed it—the full-on yandere type. If you are caught, you are finished. You are her current sole target. It’s said to be because you look a lot like a certain white moonlight of hers. She’ll probably capture you to be a substitute! Please be extremely careful! Important note repeated three times: DO NOT ENGAGE! DO NOT ENGAGE! DO NOT ENGAGE!”
Tang Jinzhi almost scratched her ears in frustration. Her head hurt so much! Why was the fake rich daughter’s life so dramatic!