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Jin Chengyan's phone rang incessantly at that moment, and in front of him stood Jono and Xi Yisheng. He felt like smashing the phone against the wall.
He hung up on A-Shan's calls again and again.
"Jono, this isn't a joke."
Jono glared at Jin Chengyan, her eyes devoid of any warmth. Perhaps it had all been planned from the very beginning.
"Life is like a play, entirely dependent on acting. The feeling of betrayal is unforgettable, isn't it?" She crossed her arms. "Before I even returned to the country, I had everything planned out. First, I rejected you, but I kept giving you chances, making you think there was still hope for us, making it hard for you to let go of me. I succeeded. The esteemed Jin Family Young Master lowered himself for someone like me, disregarding everything just to win back my heart. Then, I gave you a taste of sweetness, being with you, only to ultimately throw you away. I am the best director and actress in this play."
Was everything truly premeditated?
From the moment Jono encountered Jin Mengli at the airport, every step taken was part of Jono's design, waiting for Jin Chengyan to fall into the trap step by step, unable to extricate himself, only to be struck down.
"What about Qiao Lovely?" He couldn't believe that Qiao Lovely was part of the scheme as well.
At the mention of Qiao Lovely, Jono's expression darkened. "Qiao Lovely was indeed an accident. I never expected her to fall ill, nor did I anticipate that your Bone Marrow would match hers. But what I didn't expect was that you, Jin Chengyan, would be willing to donate Bone Marrow for someone who isn't even your daughter."
Jin Chengyan was furious; hearing Jono speak so lightly about everything made his blood boil. He grabbed Jono by the collar and slammed her against the wall.
Xi Yisheng immediately seized Jin Chengyan's arm, determined not to allow him to harm Jono in any way.
"Get away!" Jin Chengyan shot a fierce glare at Xi Yisheng.
"If you dare to hurt her even a little, I'll make you pay double," Xi Yisheng countered with equal intensity.
Things needed resolution. Jono looked at Xi Yisheng. "Yisheng, go wait for me in the room. It's fine."
With that, Xi Yisheng finally released Jin Chengyan's hand.
Jin Chengyan let out a cold snort. "I never would have guessed that Xi Yisheng would listen to you so obediently! What exactly did you give him?"
The door to the room was gently closed, and Jono's gaze shifted back to Jin Chengyan. She looked at him coldly, as if they had never shared any feelings.
"I didn't know Jin Chengyan was such a persistent person." He winced slightly from the pain in his arm, gripping it tightly as if he wanted Jono to feel the suffering he endured. "Four years ago, you left me bloodied and broken. Now, four years later, I'm just returning the favor! What's wrong with that? Of course, if you think I've crossed your line and you're upset about it, wanting to take revenge on me, I, Jono, have no objections. I won't care because there’s no longer a place for you here."
In his heart, there was no longer room for Jin Chengyan.
No, Jin Chengyan refused to believe it. Why had she been fine just a few days ago? Why had everything changed so drastically? There must be a reason behind it!
If she truly wanted revenge for what happened four years ago, why would she willingly engage with him only to turn around and be with Xi Yisheng?
He couldn't believe that Xi Yisheng was indifferent to this situation, nor could he believe that Jono would be so reckless.
Jono must be deceiving him!
"I'm giving you one last chance to explain yourself!" He pressed Jono, determined to hear the answer he wanted.
"I've explained everything that needs explaining. What more do you want to hear? Jin Chengyan, I don't love you anymore! Don't think you have some great charm that will make me, Jono, remember you for a lifetime. You don't—really don’t."
This is why the most terrifying thing in the world is a woman's heart; one can never predict what she will do next.
"Also, your phone has been ringing multiple times. Are you sure there isn't something important?" Jono pushed Jin Chengyan away.
She couldn't let him control her so recklessly; who did he think he was?
Hearing Jono's words, Jin Chengyan finally noticed the phone he was holding, which had been ringing incessantly. It was a call from A-Shan.
Just as he was about to answer, footsteps echoed from the corridor.
A-Shan rushed in, clearly having tracked down Jin Chengyan's location. However, upon seeing Jono, his expression turned slightly cold.
"Young Master, there's been an issue at the company. You need to return immediately," A-Shan said, his tone urgent and serious, indicating that it was not good news.
Jin Chengyan glanced between Jono and A-Shan, wondering what could possibly be more pressing than the situation with Jono.
"Let them handle it for now; I have something more important to deal with," Jin Chengyan insisted. He would not allow Jono and Xi Yisheng to remain in the same room without understanding the full context of the situation first.
Taking a deep breath, A-Shan explained, "There was an accident with our previous collaboration. The company has sued us for over ten billion, and the court summons has already been sent to our office."
This was why A-Shan appeared so grim when he saw Jono.
The company belonged to Qiao Chen and Jono. If they were suing Jin Family, it meant that Qiao Chen and Jono had instigated this action.
It was outrageous! Their young master had even donated bone marrow for Qiao Lovely's surgery, yet this family showed no gratitude and instead chose to bite back!
Ten billion in compensation!
For a small company, were they serious?
Jin Chengyan turned to look at Jono again, trying to grasp what was happening.
"Jin Chengyan, making you sad is just the first step. You wouldn't be foolish enough to think that seeing you distressed is all I wanted, would you?" Jono smiled slightly, like a devil lurking in the night.
He had become a completely unrecognizable person to Jin Chengyan.
"Don't think I don't know that you secretly caused Yisheng to return to Italy to deal with family matters. You can design things for others, but you won't allow them to fight back? Hundreds of billions in compensation—think about how you're going to pay us back!" Jono coldly finished speaking and turned to pull open the door, stepping inside.
To be honest, A-Shan did not understand what was going on between Jono and Jin Chengyan. All he knew was that the company had inexplicably sued the Jin Family for data leakage, demanding that all previous contracts be voided and compensation for losses!
If what Jono had just said to Jin Chengyan was true, then had she set him up, waiting for him to fall into her trap?
"Young Master?" A-Shan didn't know how to comfort Jin Chengyan.
Jin Chengyan stared at the closed door, suddenly feeling blank in his mind. To be honest, at that moment, he really didn't know what he was thinking or if he was thinking anything at all.
...
"Faye..." Xi Yisheng helped Jono, who had collapsed at the door, back up and gently held her in his arms, soothing her back with gentle strokes. "If you want to cry, just let it out. It will feel better."
While comforting her, he habitually spoke in Italian, as if they were still in Italy, just the two of them.
He didn't know if the people outside had left, if he truly believed her words, or what he planned to do if he did believe her...
Jono didn't know either; she could only stifle her cries, biting down hard on the skin between her left thumb and index finger to keep herself from making a sound.
No, all those words were not sincere; she hadn't meant to say those things to Jin Chengyan.
Perhaps at first, she had wanted revenge, wanting Jin Chengyan to experience the pain she had endured—to feel the heartbreak of being abandoned by someone he deeply loved and the agony of being cast aside by the whole world!
But in the end, it was just a thought.
Because she knew how unbearable that kind of pain could be, how it could pierce the heart, she didn't want him to feel it.
As long as she experienced it alone, they could still live together happily in the future, filled with joy and sweetness.
However, things did not go as planned.
It shouldn't be said that Melancholy was solely to blame; she herself was not resolute enough.
She couldn't imagine being with Jin Chengyan in the future, and what if she couldn't tolerate even the slightest flaw in his feelings? Not even a bit.
So, when Melancholy presented her with a choice between Qiao Lovely and Jin Chengyan, she chose Qiao Lovely without hesitation.
Seven days. She couldn't wait for seven days to leave on her own. Counting the days one by one made it seem better to leave early.
Ending this relationship on her own terms.
Rather than letting Jin Chengyan endlessly bother her afterward, she devised this mutually destructive plan.
At least this way, Jin Chengyan could leave her without hesitation.
He said that once she left this time, he wouldn't come looking for her again.
Fine, then don't look for her. A lover who cannot be held onto is not truly a lover.
But… her heart ached, a pain so intense it felt like it might kill her.
She could clearly sense him just outside the door, could feel their two hearts so close together, yet now she was pushing him away unilaterally.
He was pushed a hundred thousand miles away.
“Yisheng, I can’t be with him anymore, it’s impossible…” After all these years, Jin Chengyan was still the person Jono wanted to be with in his heart.
In the past four years, happiness, sadness, pain, joy, and disappointment… all these emotions were given to him by someone named Jin Chengyan.
If there would no longer be such a person involved in her life, she didn’t know if her future life would have any flavor left.
But what could Xi Yisheng say?
The girl in his arms was the one he had vowed to Yan Beiting to protect well. Yet now, seeing her in such agony, he felt utterly powerless; that sense of helplessness surged within him.
He was not Jin Chengyan; he had no way to make her happy.
…
The car was on its way back to the company.
Jin Chengyan hadn’t been to the office for about half a month, but he still knew everything that was going on inside. The only thing that caught him off guard was Qiao Chen and their plan to sue the Jin Family; it felt completely unexpected.
Moreover, the company had first launched a public relations campaign that put the Jin Family at the peak of public scrutiny, accusing them of leaking information and failing to protect the privacy of their partner companies, allowing competitors to take advantage and causing them significant losses…
Jin Chengyan rubbed his temples; all these matters were piling up together.
No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like a well-orchestrated scheme.
Just then, the radio interrupted with breaking news.
"This afternoon at two o'clock, the fifth young lady of a well-known noble family in this city was reported to have had a miscarriage, and this young lady is not married..."
Jin Chengyan had been pondering matters concerning the Jin Family, but upon hearing the news on the broadcast, he suddenly perked up.
"A-Shan, turn up the volume."
A-Shan complied, though his brow furrowed slightly upon hearing the news.
A well-known noble family, the fifth young lady...
The fifth young lady of the Jin Family... Jin Mengxi.
Jin Chengyan immediately took out his phone. This was simply too coincidental; Jin Mengxi was Qiao Chen's girlfriend. If something had happened to Jin Mengxi at this moment, it would undoubtedly be related to Qiao Chen.
Could it be that Jono not only wanted to scheme against him but also aimed to involve the Jin Family?
Jin Mengxi's phone was unreachable, and her parents' phones went unanswered.
At that moment, Qi Ziluo's call came through to A-Shan's phone. Since Jin Chengyan was still on another call, A-Shan had no choice but to answer.
A-Shan put on his Bluetooth headset, and Qi Ziluo's voice came through immediately.
"A-Shan, is your young master there? I received a last-minute notice this afternoon to arrange personnel for the Jin Family; Xi Er has had a miscarriage. I know Xi Er's boyfriend is Qiao Chen... Does Jono know about this?"
A-Shan had put the call on speakerphone, so Jin Chengyan could hear as well.
It seemed that the incident mentioned on the broadcast was indeed about Jin Mengxi.
Such a significant event had occurred, yet it was not suppressed; the news had already been broadcasted. What was happening online was still unknown.
“How is Xi Er?” Jin Chengyan asked.
“The doctor from your family has provided her with emergency treatment. We are on our way there now, but we don’t know how the news leaked. We are being followed by reporters, so we might be a bit late,” Qi Ziluo explained over the phone.
At this point, reporters were still tailing the ambulance, clearly delaying their arrival.
What if Jin Mengxi faced any danger during this time?
“Stay in touch at all times. I need to know that Xi Er is safe.” He would not allow any member of the Jin Family to be harmed.
If Jono truly wanted him to endure such pain, then he should target him alone instead of dragging others into it.
After hanging up with Qi Ziluo, Jin Chengyan immediately ordered to have any news about Jin Mengxi removed. It was evident that someone behind this was trying to push the Jin Family into a crisis.
Jin Chengyan had come through many storms in the past; he remained calm and collected in times of danger.
He instructed A-Shan not to go to the company and told Qiao Chen to take legal action against them, as it was not an urgent matter.
The urgency lay with Jin Mengxi.
His sister, who had just turned twenty, should not have to endure such things.
It was best if everything turned out to be an accident; otherwise, he would never let Qiao Chen off the hook!
Qiao Chen… Jono’s brother…
How is everything related to Jono?
By the time Jin Chengyan arrived at the Jin Family Mansion, he had naturally broken through the layers of reporters outside. Before he could even ask Jin Mengxi how she was doing, he was kicked in the back of the knee by Jin Zhongshu. His legs buckled, and he fell to his knees.
Jin Chengyan tried to stand up, but Jin Zhongshu held onto his shoulder, preventing him from rising.
Even though Jin Zhongshu no longer had the same imposing presence as before, he still possessed considerable strength. That kick to Jin Chengyan's knee had not lost any of its force.
So his leg still throbbed with pain, and with Jin Zhongshu's weight on his shoulder, he couldn't get up at all.
Melancholy had no intention of helping him either.
“Dad…”
“Shut up! I see this is all your doing; now your sister has to bear the consequences! Do you know she’s only twenty? Do you have any idea how much a miscarriage affects her body?” Jin Zhongshu shouted at Jin Chengyan, his face flushed with anger.
Jin Chengyan was instantly rendered speechless, only able to look at his anxious Second Uncle and Auntie waiting in the living room. They hadn’t said a word since he entered.
Even when Jin Zhongshu kicked him, they remained silent, clearly indicating their disapproval of him.
If this incident truly involved Qiao Chen, then he would indeed be hard-pressed to defend himself.
“You better pray that Xi Er is safe and sound; otherwise, let’s see how you explain this to your Second Uncle and Auntie!” Jin Zhongshu said gravely.
Only by giving Jin Chengyan a harsh lesson as soon as he walked in could it help ease the anger of his Second Uncle and Auntie; otherwise, this family might very well fall apart.
Jin Mengxi was the treasured darling of the second branch, cherished deeply. When she was young and in poor health, she had been pampered and protected, with experts sought from around the world just to treat her ailments.
Finally, her health had improved a bit, but then she was hurt by the younger brother of Jin Chengyan's wife. This injury was so severe that it resulted in a miscarriage! And suddenly, everyone knew that the fifth miss of the Jin family was pregnant before marriage!
Such a huge scandal—how could Jin Mengxi face anyone in the future?
"Just kneel there!" Jin Zhongshu turned around, his face pale with anger. He finally clutched his chest and sat down in a chair.
Melancholy knew that Jin Chengyan had undergone surgery, but the rest of the family was unaware. However, at this critical moment, she couldn't possibly reveal it.
If Jin Mengxi were truly in danger, their branch of the family would have to think about how to appease the feelings of the second branch!
So it was necessary for Jin Chengyan to kneel there; even if their mother felt heartbroken, she could only pretend not to see.
But who would have known that the other party involved would suddenly appear in the Jin Family Mansion? Upon seeing Jin Chengyan kneeling on the ground, there was a dismissive indifference in Qiao Chen's eyes.
"What happened to my child?" Qiao Chen spoke with just those words.
Upon hearing this, Auntie's eyes immediately turned red. Jin Mengxi's health had already been poor; the impact of a miscarriage on her body was unimaginable. If Jin Mengxi woke up and found out her child was gone, wouldn’t that be an even greater blow?
At this moment, Qiao Chen only cared about the child!
To Jin Chengyan's ears, this was such a bitter irony.
Ignoring Jin Zhongshu's earlier command to stay put, he stood up and took a few steps toward Qiao Chen, grabbing his suit collar.
He spoke slowly and deliberately: "I told you, if anything happens to Xi Er, I won't let you off!"
Being so close, Jin Chengyan could see the disdainful expression on Qiao Chen's face.
"Why won't you let me go?" His voice was barely loud enough for two people to hear, but the next sentence came out in a tone everyone could hear. "I found out from the news that Xi Er is pregnant and now she's having a miscarriage. I'm here to care for her, to care for me and her child. Are you stopping me from seeing her? What do you mean by that?"
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Do you really love her? Is there no ulterior motive behind your approach? My relationship with Jono is between the two of us; it has nothing to do with Xi Er..."
"Jin Chengyan, let her go!" Jin Zhongshu's brow furrowed as he called out to Jin Chengyan.
Qiao Chen was Jin Mengxi's boyfriend, and he was here to see Jin Mengxi. This should have been a matter for their branch of the family, yet Jin Chengyan insisted on interfering, which was truly inappropriate.
Moreover, Second Uncle hadn't even spoken yet; what right did Jin Chengyan have to reprimand anyone?
"Dad, Qiao Chen has bad intentions!"
"I don't know about his intentions, but you need to let him go right now, and don't get involved in this!" Jin Chengyan insisted on dragging his own issues into the mix, but Jin Zhongshu wanted to keep him out of it entirely; otherwise, the family's harmony might be lost forever!
However, in his anger, Jin Chengyan couldn't comprehend all that. He just wanted to teach Qiao Chen a lesson, regardless of whether he was Jono's brother or what his status was. If he harmed someone from the Jin Family, he wouldn't show any mercy.
"Jin Chengyan, I told you to let go..." Before Jin Zhongshu could finish his sentence, he suddenly clutched his chest. The discomfort he'd felt earlier intensified with his words!
Everything before him blurred; Jin Chengyan couldn't see clearly, and Qiao Chen saw even less.
Then, he fell straight back.
His slightly plump body hit the carpet with a dull thud.
"Dad—"
"Godfather—"
"Zhongshu—"
All the voices mixed together as Jin Chengyan let go of Qiao Chen and ran towards Jin Zhongshu.
A-Shan also ran over, and Melancholy got up from her chair, her face showing panic for the first time.
Everyone from the Jin Family was in a state of fear. Jin Zhongshu was the current head of the Jin Family; if something happened to him, what would they do?
From this moment on, it seemed that this situation was truly beyond anyone's control.
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