After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 45

Mother Wen:

Rather than asking her, it would be better to just ask the assistant to prepare it.

Xia Shishi received a call from the law firm.

“Hasn’t Qi Xue made the compensation payment yet?”

A few days had passed since the incident. In the past few days, she had nearly finished visiting several senior figures and was preparing for the next gathering. She hadn’t expected Qi Xue to still be dragging her feet.

“That shouldn’t be right,” Xia Shishi muttered to herself. “What did she say?”

Lawyer: “She’s not answering her phone. We are submitting an application to the court and preparing for compulsory enforcement.”

Xia Shishi: “…”

She had a slight feeling of unease.

It was true that Zhou Xiaojiang had joined the film crew, but Fu Yunhan hadn’t.

Would they still cause more trouble next?

Xia Shishi was having lunch in her father’s office. The one good thing about her identity being known to the entire company was that she enjoyed the best treatment.

Even if she stayed here for a long time, it wouldn’t matter if she didn’t go to the R&D department in the afternoon.

Xia Shishi put down her chopsticks: “I’ll take the afternoon off and go over there with you.”

The lawyer was surprised: “You can leave this kind of matter to us. Ms. Wen hired us to help you resolve these minor troubles.”

Xia Shishi didn’t explain.

If she decided to go, she had to go.

The law firm was not far from the Xia Group. Xia Shishi had been driving herself to work recently. Just as she finished asking the manager for leave and arrived at the company entrance, she received another call from the lawyer.

“Miss Qi called back and said she wants to talk to you in person.”

“…” What a coincidence.

Xia Shishi changed direction and went with the lawyer to the address Qi Xue mentioned.

This place was crowded and busy. Xia Shishi would absolutely never come to a place like this usually, but this was the only kind of place Qi Xue could ask them to meet now.

Xia Shishi was too lazy to even sit down: “You can just make the payment, and we won’t need to meet again. If you want to keep dragging this out, we can only contact the court.”

Qi Xue looked mentally tormented.

The light in her eyes was gone, and she looked very fatigued.

Qi Xue looked up at Xia Shishi. Xia Shishi always dressed herself up no matter when, especially now, looking bright and beautiful, a world of difference from Qi Xue.

In the past, when Qi Xue stood next to Xia Shishi, she was also very good-looking.

How could she be like this now?

Qi Xue looked towards a corner again, then pretended to be pitiful: “Shishi, stop making trouble. Didn’t we agree on this?”

Xia Shishi frowned and looked at the lawyer.

Was there something wrong with her brain?

Was she unable to pay and had been stimulated into madness?

The lawyer was also puzzled: “Miss Qi, please stop evading. You should have thought of this when you first defamed Ms. Xia’s reputation. Evasion is completely useless!”

Qi Xue took a step forward.

Xia Shishi wanted to back away, but Qi Xue was faster and grabbed her hand.

The next second, Qi Xue’s voice grew louder.

“Xia Shishi, what are you saying? Didn’t you tell me to do this!” The sharp voice echoed around, drawing everyone’s attention.

The name “Xia Shishi” had been appearing frequently in the news lately, and many people had heard of it, so they all looked over.

Qi Xue messed up her own hair and raised her voice so everyone could hear: “You said we’d cooperate with the hype, and then you’d give me a sum of money to leave. Why are you going back on your word now and asking a lawyer to make me pay compensation! I won’t pay! You should be the one who feels guilty! Your capitalist blood is dirty, disgusting! Vile!”

“Lunatic…”

The lawyer followed Xia Shishi’s words: “Please stop your defamatory actions, or we will continue to pursue legal action!”

The lawyer shielded Xia Shishi.

This made Xia Shishi keep her mouth shut and stop speaking.

It also gave Xia Shishi time to think.

She carefully observed Qi Xue, who now looked like a complete lunatic, frantically accusing Xia Shishi, with various words pouring out, making it clear to the public what she was saying.

“So, it was a coordinated hype?”

“I knew it. How could that person dare to come out and slander her? Xia Shishi is the group’s heiress, who would dare to provoke her?”

“Exactly, unless their brain is broken.”

“So it was all a scheme, even dragging in the person who had been by her side for so long.”

“That person is so pitiful. Not only was her reputation ruined, but she’s also being asked for compensation… Sure enough, the capitalists’ hearts are black.”

“…”

Xia Shishi stared intently at Qi Xue.

She didn’t panic because of the surrounding discussions.

Sure enough, things wouldn’t go smoothly. She should have been more vigilant.

With so many people at the scene being swayed by Qi Xue’s words, if there was a reporter present, wouldn’t the subsequent public opinion completely turn in favor of Qi Xue?

Reporter!

Xia Shishi suddenly thought of something, and her eyes searched around. Sure enough, she saw a sneaky figure!

She wondered why Qi Xue had been looking around just now. So, that was it!

“I must stop that reporter!”

Xia Shishi threw this sentence to the lawyer.

Before the lawyer could react, Xia Shishi actively moved to grab the reporter, but the crowd blocked her, making it impossible to move.

And the reporter also realized they were discovered, and having already taken enough pictures, they nervously slipped away.

If he was allowed to leave, the trap would be completely sprung!

Xia Shishi gritted her teeth, turned around, and gave Qi Xue a slap.

The sound was much louder than Qi Xue’s hysterical shouts just now, and Qi Xue instantly froze like a wooden post.

“Continuing to plot with the tiger will not end well,” Xia Shishi stared coldly at Qi Xue.

She couldn’t spare any more attention for Qi Xue now.

Xia Shishi gritted her teeth, thought about it, and still called Wen Jiao.

She couldn’t think of a quicker way now. Even if she went to find someone, it would take too much time, and the other party would have published it before she could stop them. Maybe Wen Jiao would have a solution.

Xia Shishi thought she would be very flustered, but her hand was steadier than expected. It seemed the slap had some effect.

As soon as the call connected, Xia Shishi’s eyes started to sting.

She quickly told Wen Jiao what had happened: “I will contact the police later and then go inquire about the reporter companies that cooperate with the Xia Group.”

As Xia Shishi spoke, tears still fell.

“Jiaojiao, I’m so scared.”

Xia Shishi had been constantly worried about how much the plot would affect her life.

When Qi Xue slandered her according to the plot, she was relatively calm and just counterattacked as planned.

The counterattack went smoothly, making her think it was nothing more than this.

The plot could be changed, and so could the ending for her and Wen Jiao.

But now, a deep sense of powerlessness still surrounded her.

Qi Xue hadn’t given up on slandering her; instead, she continued, aiming to drag her down into the mud!

If she couldn’t stop that reporter this time, what worried her wasn’t how to continue refuting, but how she and Wen Jiao were going to end up together.

Xia Shishi couldn’t articulate these things. She could only sob and say to Wen Jiao, “I’m so scared.”

Wen Jiao: “Don’t be afraid. Leave the rest to me.”

Xia Shishi nodded hard: “Okay.”

Now, only hearing Wen Jiao’s voice could make her feel a little relieved.

But she was still worried about Fu Yunhan’s actions toward Wen Jiao. Thinking about it, had she caused trouble for Wen Jiao?

Xia Shishi still didn’t know about Wen Jiao’s situation.

Wen Jiao said to her: “You go home early, and I’ll be back soon too. I’ll be with you then.”

Xia Shishi thought about seeing Wen Jiao when she got home and wiped her tears: “Then I’ll hurry.”

After hanging up, Xia Shishi decisively called the police.

She asked the lawyer to keep an eye on Qi Xue and not let her run away, planning to take people to the police station later.

This kind of thing must be resolved as quickly as possible, especially by going to a public place to prove herself!

Qi Xue squatted on the ground, holding her head, her expression numb.

Xia Shishi was right; plotting with the tiger would only lead to a worse outcome.

She shouldn’t have gone to work for Fu Yunhan from the beginning.

The police car quickly drove over to disperse the crowd and took Xia Shishi and the others to the police station.

Qi Xue, guarded in the back seat by the lawyer and the police, remained silent.

Upon reaching the police station, the police officer’s demeanor was solemn.

“Tell the truth.”

“She was the one who asked me to cooperate with the hype!” Qi Xue insisted on this point.

She must not give in, or Fu Yunhan could do something even more terrifying to her.

She had been under a lot of pressure from Fu Yunhan these past few days, which was why she decided to ask Xia Shishi out…

Before setting off, Qi Xue had already made up her mind. Gritting her teeth, she refused to budge: “She said she would fire me, then let me work for the Fu family for a period, and then come out to slander her, and shift the blame onto Fu Yunhan.”

Xia Shishi instantly looked over.

Qi Xue shrank her neck, and despite her fear, she continued: “Everything was planned, which is why she prepared all those refuting documents. I was ready to say that Fu Yunhan instructed me to do this, but I didn’t expect her to give up on slandering Fu Yunhan and instead demand compensation from me… How could I have that much money! I thought as long as I obeyed, she wouldn’t keep demanding money from me. She used to be so good to me, I trusted her.”

“But today, I actually received the court’s review notice. She really isn’t planning to let me go!”

“I don’t understand. I trusted her so much…”

“Thinking carefully, her setting up this plan was never simple from the start…”

Xia Shishi watched her performance quietly without interrupting.

Qi Xue started speaking without much conviction, but the more she spoke, the more plausible it sounded, as if Xia Shishi was trying to force her to die.

After the police officer finished taking notes, he looked at Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi pursed her lips: “I was the one who called the police. I’m not afraid of an investigation. Everything she said is a lie.”

The lawyer was definitely on Xia Shishi’s side, after all, he was the person Wen Jiao had hired.

“Ms. Xia previously fired Qi Xue because of her inadequate work performance, and the severance pay was issued reasonably. Furthermore, there is no feud between the Fu family and the Xia family. Officer, I believe we can invite Mr. Fu to come over and ask him the reason for hiring Qi Xue.”

Xia Shishi sat on the side.

Inviting Fu Yunhan over would be useless.

She understood now. It started with Zhou Xiaojiang’s instruction. Later, when Zhou Xiaojiang saw the situation was bad, she used Xia Shishi’s reputation to join the crew and hide, while dumping the mess on Fu Yunhan.

Xia Shishi wasn’t clear about the details, but she was certain that they must have discussed a plan beneficial to them.

Fu Yunhan only needed to casually explain the reason for having Qi Xue work at his house, and he could pretend to be unaware of the whole matter.

Then he would be in the position of the calculated victim, gaining sympathy.

As long as Qi Xue held firm, even if she had no evidence, they couldn’t do anything to her.

And then it would be very difficult for Xia Shishi to explain clearly.

She couldn’t turn her entire life into surveillance footage to prove that she hadn’t said those things to Qi Xue and to prove her innocence.

Is the influence of the plot this deep?

Xia Shishi felt like she had walked into a vicious cycle.