Chan Ka-yin sat in the hall, feeling uneasy. Was she in too much of a hurry when she came out? She didn't even have time to touch up her makeup. Was her makeup still there? If she had known, she would have brought her makeup bag.
Her gaze fell on her dress. Her white dress was stained with dirt because of the friction on the ground. It was black and gray. It was because Smith had asked someone to throw her out that she was covered in dirt. Allan didn't know why, but he didn't remind her. She had been thinking about Duke Johnson all the way here, so she didn't notice anything wrong with her body. Now it was too late to go back and change her clothes.
This made her feel vexed, and at the same time, she blamed Allan.
She didn't know what Duke Johnson looked like. He was too low-key, so there were very few photos of him on the Internet.
If he was ugly, would she really have to sacrifice herself?
She fell into a dilemma, and her expression was conflicted.
Chan Ka-yin subconsciously looked up at the door when she heard light footsteps. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the newcomer, outlining her perfect figure.
Chan Ka-yin opened her eyes wide — Li Xiao!
How could it be her? Did she live here too?
Her lips moved, and she suddenly had a bad feeling. "You …"
She stuttered for a long time, but before she could finish, Li Xiao, who was still at the door, appeared in front of her in the blink of an eye. She was as fast as lightning. The next second, there was a click, and she felt a cold touch on her wrist. Chan Ka-yin lowered her head and looked at her handcuffed hands in shock.
"What do you want to do?"
Li Xiao smiled. "Of course I want to arrest you."
Was Chan Ka-yin stupid? She was handcuffed, but she still asked the obvious.
Chan Ka-yin's body trembled like a sieve, and her hands and feet were cold. She said as if she was grasping at a life-saving straw, "You can't do this to me! I'm Duke Johnson's guest! "
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a dignified middle-aged gentleman strolling towards her from the corner of her eye. She hurriedly shouted, "Save me!" Her eyes reddened and she sounded aggrieved. Duke Johnson had asked Allan and the others for her, so he definitely wouldn't sit back and watch her get bullied.
Duke Johnson furrowed his brows slightly. There was an indescribable elegance in his unhurried tone. "The De Mare family gave you to me as a gift, and I've already given you to Miss Li. She can do whatever she wants with you."
Chan Ka-yin's face was deathly pale as he looked at him in disbelief. So, was she walking right into a trap? Where's Alan? Does Alan know about this? He actually sent her here personally. How could he do that? Did he not love her anymore?
A huge panic engulfed her. Tears fell from her eyes as she felt a bone-chilling cold.
Even Alan had abandoned her. Who else could save her? Over the years, Chan Ka-yin had been well protected by the men who adored her. She was like a flower in a greenhouse. When the men she clung to had left her, she was at a loss and didn't know how to save herself.
Li Xiao didn't fall for her tricks. On one hand, it could be said that the hatred between the two was as deep as the sea. On the other hand, Chan Ka-yin was already old and no longer looked as pure and innocent as when she was young. She had taken good care of herself, so it was impossible to tell her age. However, she had been in prison and hadn't rested well for the past few days. She didn't have time to touch up her makeup, so her entire face was like a rough bottle. When she made such an expression, it didn't look like an ordinary pretentious person.
"Originally, you only had to be locked up for five years. Now, with the crime of escaping, you have to be locked up for at least ten years. You should reflect on yourself in there. " Her lips curled into a cold smile. "Actually, it's pretty good to stay in there. At least you won't continue to have nightmares."
She looked as if she was doing Chan Ka-yin a favor.
Chan Ka-yin's body stiffened. It was as if all the strength in her body had been sucked away. "My nightmares for the past two days are because of you?" For the past two days, as long as she opened her eyes, she would repeat the scene of the nightmares again and again. She would constantly experience the feeling of being killed. Because of this, she was in a very bad mood. She could only cover it up with makeup.
Li Xiao patted her face and whispered in her ear, "I'll teach you a way to escape. You can pretend to be crazy and sick. Maybe you'll have a chance to reduce your sentence."
However, if she really pretended to be a mental patient, Li Xiao would definitely send her to a mental hospital in the spirit of humanity and let her stay there for the rest of her life. At that time, her mother had to pretend to be crazy in order to protect herself and her. Chan Ka-yin should also experience the hardships her mother had suffered and be a patient for once. However, after staying in the mental hospital for a long time, whether or not she would really go crazy was none of Li Xiao's business.
After saying this, she directly knocked Chan Ka-yin unconscious. All that was left was to send her back to China. For the sake of convenience, it was better to use a private jet. Although she didn't have a private jet, Duke Johnson had one.
****
Xu Manqin had just finished watching a spectacular fashion show. When she came out, she still wanted to see more. She could feel the blood in her chest boiling.
Since the company she had worked hard to build went bankrupt, she had almost never touched this field again. It wasn't until today when she was invited that her love and passion for this career was rekindled. When the day came when Allan personally apologized, perhaps she could rebuild her company and create a brand that belonged to her. She had always been a strong woman. She didn't want to hide behind her daughter all the time.
"Sister Qin." An anxious female voice sounded. It was a little familiar.
Xu Manqin couldn't help but stop and turn around when she suddenly heard her mother calling her in her own language in a foreign country. She wasn't worried that something would happen to her. On one hand, Li Xiao had given her a lot of protective talismans. On the other hand, before she went out, the female ghost Zhang Yan had followed her.
But when she saw the woman trotting towards her, her pupils widened silently. Even though the other party had cut her hair short and was dressed a lot more fashionably, she still recognized her at a glance.
That was Wei Jingjing, the subordinate she had trusted so much. At that time, she pitied Wei Jingjing because she was born in a family that valued boys over girls. When Wei Jingjing showed her full of spirit in fashion design, she took care of her very much and even sent her to study abroad. But she repaid her by colluding with others to frame her and push her into eternal damnation. Even though it had been a few years, she still couldn't forget the despair and anger she felt at that time.
Her face turned cold. She didn't know how Wei Jingjing had the face to call her now.
"Zhang Yan." She softly called Zhang Yan's name and then felt a cold touch in her palm. Zhang Yan didn't want to appear in front of others, so she used this method to show her existence.
Xu Manqin took out her phone and stuffed it into the other party's hands.
After Zhang Yan took the phone away, it was hidden. She should learn from her daughter, Li Xiao, and make good use of modern technology.
Wei Jingjing looked at Xu Manqin excitedly and her lips moved. "Sister Qin, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you okay?"
Xu Manqin looked at her coldly. "If you just want to say such hypocritical things, you can leave now."
Wei Jingjing subconsciously wanted to pull her back. "Sister Qin, I know you hate me now, but I also have my difficulties."
A gust of cold wind blew over and Wei Jingjing, who was only wearing a thin coat, couldn't help but shiver. She looked up at Xu Manqin. She was still as radiant and confident as she remembered. Like a queen, she was born to be looked up to. She had received news last year that Xu Manqin had gone crazy and was locked up. She didn't know how she had turned the tables, but she saw with her own eyes that she had been treated as a VIP at the show these two days.
In sharp contrast, she had been fired by Chiti for some inexplicable reason. She wanted to find Alan, but he had also been fired and couldn't help her. She asked around and heard some rumors that Alan had been fired because he had offended Xu Manqin's daughter.
Wei Jingjing didn't want to lose this job. She had climbed to this position with great difficulty, so how could she be willing to fall back into the mire?
Xu Manqin looked unreasonable, but she was soft-hearted. As long as she talked to her nicely, she might be willing to forgive her.
Thinking of this, she squeezed out tears and said, "You know my family situation. At that time, Alan threatened me that if I didn't do as he said, he would bribe my parents and make them harass me every day so that I couldn't live a normal life. "
At that time, Alan had found Wei Jingjing and used her past to threaten her. Then, he said that if she was willing to cooperate, he would help her get a green card abroad so that she could go far away from China. He would also provide her with a position at Chiti. Driven by interests, she chose to betray Xu Manqin without hesitation. Even if Sister Qin liked her, she would only be a famous designer in China in the future. However, if she cooperated with Alan, she would become a fashion designer at Chiti and have a bright future.
Moreover, deep in her heart, she was slightly jealous of Xu Manqin. She felt that her talent was not inferior to her, but she lacked a family background.
"I was so scared at that time. I was obsessed and believed what he said. I know that I have wronged you, and I have always regretted it. I know that I was wrong. "
Tears streamed down her cheeks, making her look extremely pitiful.
Xu Manqin looked on coldly and said in a cold voice, "Even if he threatened you, you should have told me and asked me to help you instead of cooperating with him to frame me. You even colluded with others to make false statements and announce to the public that I forced you to plagiarize."
Wei Jingjing stopped crying. In order to gain Xu Manqin's trust, she gritted her teeth and said, "My graduation work borrowed from his earlier works and he accidentally saw it. He used this to threaten to ban me … I really didn't expect that they would even make false statements. I thought they just wanted to disrupt the company's business that year. "
"I didn't expect the consequences to be so big."
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
She apologized in a soft voice.
Xu Manqin sneered, "You want to make up for the harm you have caused me with a simple apology? If you were really sincere, you wouldn't have worked at Chiti for the past few years with a clear conscience. "
"If you want me to forgive you, then tell the truth in front of the whole world."
Wei Jingjing's lips moved. Even if Alan was fired, the De Mare family behind him was not to be trifled with. If she provoked them, she might not even be able to stay in M Country.
Xu Manqin looked at her quietly. After a while, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"I know you can't do it, so I made the decision for you."
"You came at a bad time. I happened to be doing a live broadcast."
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