Kicked Back to a Rich Family by the Real Eldest Daughter - Chapter 32.1
Chapter 32.1
Previously, her attention was solely on Xie Xiangyi, and she wasn’t too bothered by Sheng Yanzhi. Mainly because the person wasn’t physically in front of her, and she wasn’t foolish enough to actively seek her out. Moreover, she had decided she wouldn’t have any further contact with the original owner’s friends.
Tang Jinzhi’s imagination began to run wild now. She automatically connected it to the plot where the real rich daughter returns and she leaves: Would she be captured and locked up by this Sheng Yanzhi afterward?
How tragic!
Seeing the constant changes in Tang Jinzhi’s expression, Xie Xiangyi looked worried, “What’s wrong?”
Tang Jinzhi’s tone was heavy. She transferred the pressure onto Xie Xiangyi, stating solemnly, “You better work hard, or you’re going to lose your wife.”
Xie Xiangyi paused. What did she mean?
“Why?”
Tang Jinzhi threw her hands up, looking half-dead, “This Sheng Yanzhi tried to keep me as a mistress before. She wants to abduct me and lock me up.”
“If she’s the one investigating me now, and she’s the one who invited me out, then the mystery is solved. She’s probably trying to snatch me away, so you’ll lose your wife right after getting married.”
Xie Xiangyi’s expression darkened.
If the person being discussed was someone else, she might think Tang Jinzhi was joking, but this was Sheng Yanzhi. That person had truly done such things before.
If she wasn’t careful, she really might lose her wife. That person was the type who would go all out when she went crazy.
Zhang Yueqi was completely dumbfounded.
“Oh my goodness…”
She then remembered something and asked, “How do you know that? Didn’t you lose your memory?”
Tang Jinzhi stuttered for a moment, then quickly came up with an explanation, “I have a note about dangerous people like her in my phone. She’s currently in my contact blacklist.”
She successfully bluffed her way through. What she said was actually true; she had seen Sheng Yanzhi in the blacklist when she blocked Tang Wan, although there was no specific note.
Tang Jinzhi only felt melancholy for a short while. She patted Xie Xiangyi’s shoulder, “To avoid losing your wife, you need to be vigilant. Sigh, you need to care more.”
Xie Xiangyi: “…”
Why did she talk like it had nothing to do with her? The person she wants to capture is you!
Anticipating Xie Xiangyi’s thought, Tang Jinzhi explained, “I don’t like going out, and you’re always with me when I do.”
So, if not you, then who should I pressure?
Xie Xiangyi almost laughed out of exasperation, “She’s not after me.”
Tang Jinzhi said: “But she’s after your wife.”
Xie Xiangyi crossed her arms: “What’s that got to do with me?”
Tang Jinzhi scoffed, “Clingy person. I’m worried you’ll cry secretly if you can’t see your wife.”
Xie Xiangyi’s body stiffened. She was only surprised at first, but remembering Zhang Yueqi was present, her cheeks quickly flushed red. She grit her teeth and glared at Tang Jinzhi indignantly.
Zhang Yueqi was the most speechless.
“Can you two please consider my feelings when you flirt? I just got broken up with.”
A one-sided breakup is still a breakup…
Xie Xiangyi glanced at her, wanting to say they weren’t flirting, but that Tang Jinzhi was being too mischievous.
Tang Jinzhi’s phone rang at that moment. The atmosphere was broken, and all three looked at the phone simultaneously.
It was a reply from Luo Feiying.
Luo Feiying: “I knew inviting people out to play so randomly was too deliberate.”
Luo Feiying: “But I’m sorry, I can’t tell you.”
Tang Jinzhi tentatively asked: “It’s Sheng Yanzhi, right.”
Luo Feiying: “…I didn’t say that.”
The other party recognized her probing and clearly provided the answer.
Tang Jinzhi handed the phone to Xie Xiangyi, like dumping a mess, “Look. Read it and quickly figure out a solution.”
Xie Xiangyi pushed the phone back, “Bring a bodyguard when you go out during this time.”
Going out required such trouble, and Tang Jinzhi was unhappy. Although she didn’t like going out, it didn’t mean she never went out. She couldn’t accept such restrictions.
Constantly being on guard wasn’t a solution; it seriously affected their normal life. They had to find a way to prevent future trouble.
“Call the police, call the police. I want to call the police.”
Xie Xiangyi looked at her as if she were an idiot.
Even Zhang Yueqi did too.
The person hadn’t fully acted yet, so what use was calling the police?
Tang Jinzhi tumbled twice on the sofa, bumping into both of them, “Ahhh!”
Xie Xiangyi: “…”
Zhang Yueqi: “…”
Tang Jinzhi stopped tumbling and sat up straight, “I’m going to invite her out for a talk!”
The other party was already affecting her normal life; she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Xie Xiangyi immediately refused: “No. She’s not someone you can communicate with normally.”
She disagreed with Tang Jinzhi meeting her.
Tang Jinzhi also remembered the three warnings: “DO NOT ENGAGE!”
Zhang Yueqi weakly raised her hand, “Tang Jinzhi is married. She wouldn’t try to break up a marriage, would she? She’s a CEO, after all.”
Xie Xiangyi nodded slightly: “Indeed, Sheng Yanzhi isn’t brainless. Under normal circumstances, she would be reasonable. It’s only in special circumstances… Tang Jinzhi is the special circumstance. We can’t view the problem with normal logic, but this time it doesn’t just involve Tang Jinzhi; too many people are involved.”
Tang Jinzhi thought about it and nodded slowly. That made some sense, but she couldn’t be sure a lunatic like that would care about any of it.
And what about when she and Xie Xiangyi divorce later?
Tang Jinzhi looked at Xie Xiangyi: “You seem very familiar with her?”
Xie Xiangyi’s mouth twitched, “Not familiar. I saw her a few times at banquets. She’s someone who invites criticism.”
Tang Jinzhi understood. Sheng Yanzhi, Xie Xiangyi had sworn at her.
If Xie Xiangyi confirmed that she had a problem, then she definitely had a problem. She even forced Xie Xiangyi to speak ill of her.
Tang Jinzhi pondered for a long time, then shook Xie Xiangyi’s arm, suggesting, “She’s investigating your wife; can’t you investigate her too?”
This Sheng Yanzhi has a white moonlight! Investigate her!
Let whoever wants to be a substitute be one—she won’t!
She had to resolve this completely before the real rich daughter returned!
Xie Xiangyi looked at Tang Jinzhi’s insincere coquetry, and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, “I am investigating.”
Tang Jinzhi reminded: “You must find out who her white moonlight is!”
She needed to find the original as quickly as possible.
Xie Xiangyi looked bewildered: “What white moonlight?”
Tang Jinzhi looked exasperated: “Do you think she really likes me? Get a grip! Your wife is about to be taken away to be a substitute!”
Xie Xiangyi: “…”
Zhang Yueqi couldn’t help but applaud: “Awesome. Too awesome.”
“What a dramatic plot. Reality really is stranger than fiction.”
Xie Xiangyi heard Tang Jinzhi use the phrase “your wife” repeatedly and felt a strange sense of familiarity. She glanced at Zhang Yueqi. Right, Zhang Yueqi used to call her that.
Sure enough, after they got close, their way of speaking became similar.
Xie Xiangyi couldn’t help but suspect that Tang Jinzhi’s increasingly childish behavior during this time was also a result of Zhang Yueqi’s influence.
Sensing Xie Xiangyi’s gaze, Zhang Yueqi looked back, confused, “What is it?”
Xie Xiangyi shook her head. Nothing, just that her wife was being led astray.
Zhang Yueqi pouted, finding her inexplicable.
Tang Jinzhi didn’t spend too much time worrying about this matter. It was a waste of time to fret over something that hadn’t happened yet, and it seriously affected her mood.
Besides, Sheng Yanzhi hadn’t captured her before, so it would only be harder now.
She firmly believed Xie Xiangyi wouldn’t just sit back and do nothing.
Look at Xie Xiangyi—she was completely composed and not panicking at all.
Tang Jinzhi couldn’t help but wonder if Sheng Yanzhi’s oppression was also a factor in the fake rich daughter’s decision to agree to the marriage alliance. That would be truly miserable.
Xie Xiangyi’s utility value was truly getting higher and higher.
Xie Xiangyi couldn’t help but glare at her for her evaluation. Use her, by all means, but was it necessary to say it out loud for her to hear?
Tang Jinzhi said this was a sign of her complete sincerity, which Xie Xiangyi should cherish, as people who were so honest and open were rare.
Xie Xiangyi was so choked by her narcissism that she couldn’t speak. Tang Jinzhi always had her own logic, and she presented it so convincingly that it was impossible to refute.
She needed to go to the hospital for a check-up the next day.
Tang Jinzhi felt it was unnecessary to go, but since her wife was a doctor, she dared not disobey.
When Xie Xiangyi pulled her out of bed early in the morning, she felt like her soul was floating.
Zhang Yueqi declared she couldn’t get up and refused to go out with them.
By the time the two arrived at the hospital, it was already 9:30 AM. Tang Jinzhi thought Xie Xiangyi would leave for work after accompanying her, but Xie Xiangyi stayed.
Tang Jinzhi tugged on the hand holding hers and asked Xie Xiangyi, “Aren’t you going to work?”
Xie Xiangyi looked at her and smiled, “Would you dare go for the check-up alone?”
She needed her to accompany her just to go out, and now she wasn’t scared.
Tang Jinzhi raised her chin, “What’s there to be scared of? I’m not a child, and I’m familiar with this hospital.”
Her first day here was in a hospital. She had stayed there for so many days and wasn’t averse to it. There was nothing wrong with it besides being a little crowded. Besides, she was going to see Dr. Qiu; why be afraid of someone she knew?
Xie Xiangyi nodded slightly but still said, “I’ll go with you. I don’t start work until 12 PM today.”
The reason she brought Tang Jinzhi in the morning was in case she couldn’t manage alone. After all the examinations were done, they would grab lunch, and then it would be about time for her to start work. The timing was perfect.
Tang Jinzhi was slightly displeased with Xie Xiangyi’s thoughtfulness, as it made her seem too clingy.
She couldn’t help but murmur into Xie Xiangyi’s ear. Xie Xiangyi smiled and listened to her, occasionally refuting a point or two, until the two left the elevator. Only then did the smile on Xie Xiangyi’s face disappear.
Xie Xiangyi wasn’t smiling anymore. Her cold, severe face was full of vigilance. Tang Jinzhi quickly sensed something was wrong.
When she tried to follow Xie Xiangyi’s line of sight to see what was happening, she was pulled by Xie Xiangyi and hidden behind her.
She secretly peeked out half her head from behind Xie Xiangyi.
The curiosity and confusion in her eyes instantly turned to terror. She urgently whispered from behind Xie Xiangyi, “She’s that Sheng Yanzhi! It’s her, right? It’s her! She actually followed me to the hospital!”
Tang Jinzhi had seen her photo yesterday. Xie Xiangyi had specifically told her to look at it and memorize her face, purely so that Tang Jinzhi would be alarmed and turn to run if she saw a similar face.
If Tang Jinzhi didn’t even know what the person looked like, she could easily be tricked.
Xie Xiangyi frowned and gave a low “Mhm.” She felt mentally exhausted. She never thought she would one day have to worry about her wife being abducted.
With this dramatic scene first thing in the morning, Tang Jinzhi couldn’t help but muse: “With this kind of perseverance, she could succeed at anything.”
Xie Xiangyi rarely teased her back: “Including abducting you?”
Tang Jinzhi: “…”