After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 46

Wen Jiao was delayed slightly on her way.

She had never been to a police station before, and since she had mobility issues and required assistance, the assistant on duty today was surprisingly uncooperative, insisting on knowing why she was going to the police station and suggesting he could handle it instead.

This delay, combined with running into her Aunt Wen, complicated things further.

Her aunt deliberately cornered Wen Jiao, trying to find out what had happened.

After Wen Jiao dismissed them with a cold expression, by the time she arrived at the police station, more than half an hour had passed, and Fu Yunhan had arrived even faster than she did.

Fu Yunhan received a call from the police.

He quickly rushed over.

As soon as he saw Xia Shishi, he showed a look of surprise: “Shishi, what happened? Is there some kind of misunderstanding?”

His feigned reaction made him look like a genuinely unlucky person who was kept in the dark, only caring about Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi felt an inexplicable revulsion and immediately turned her head away.

Fu Yunhan didn’t dwell on it but anxiously asked the police: “What’s wrong? Shishi has always been sensible. Even if there was a dispute, it shouldn’t have escalated to the police station, right?”

The police officer placed both hands on the desk and stared into Fu Yunhan’s eyes.

Fu Yunhan played his part flawlessly, seemingly genuinely oblivious to everything.

“Please sit down first,” the officer gestured with a raised hand.

Only as Fu Yunhan was sitting down did he notice Qi Xue, and he was surprised again: “Why are you here?”

Qi Xue kept her head down and didn’t speak.

Fu Yunhan stood up dramatically: “I knew there was a reason you were suddenly fired by Shishi! You told me you just had a falling out, and I kindly kept you on, but you actually slandered Shishi! If I had known you were such a despicable person, I would have kicked you out immediately!”

Xia Shishi looked at Fu Yunhan with a detached expression.

Every action he had taken from the moment he walked in was natural, as smooth as if he had consumed ten pounds of Dove chocolate. With this level of acting, she thought he might as well go into show business with Zhou Xiaojiang!

Perhaps he could achieve greater success than in business!

Xia Shishi was the person who knew the most about the situation, but she didn’t know how to explain, leaving her hands tied, watching in silence.

Even though she knew they were playing a trick, she had no concrete evidence.

She couldn’t possibly say that this world was a book and that the entire world was serving Fu Yunhan and Zhou Xiaojiang.

Thus, she knew everything that happened to them.

If she said it, she would probably be immediately confined to a psychiatric hospital.

Xia Shishi clenched her hands, anger welling up in her eyes.

She gritted her teeth, just about to vent her anger, perhaps say a few words to infuriate Fu Yunhan, when Wen Jiao finally arrived.

Immediately, Xia Shishi’s temper softened.

The only person who would unconditionally believe her was probably Wen Jiao.

She could talk to anyone else about this, at most the consequence would be being sent to a psychiatric hospital, but if she told Wen Jiao, Xia Shishi worried she might lose control.

She was afraid Wen Jiao would be harmed because of it, so she kept the secret even tighter.

Upon seeing Wen Jiao, her emotional state instantly shifted to something else. Xia Shishi looked over with dependence: “Why did you take so long to get here?”

Wen Jiao smiled and maneuvered her wheelchair closer to Xia Shishi: “I’m here.”

Xia Shishi gripped Wen Jiao’s hand, drawing immense strength from it, and pointed at Qi Xue and Fu Yunhan, explaining the whole situation: “Qi Xue slandered me, and he is putting on a show over there!”

Fu Yunhan mistakenly thought Xia Shishi was referring to her—meaning Qi Xue—when she said “he,” and even smiled and nodded at Wen Jiao.

Wen Jiao understood.

She didn’t respond to Fu Yunhan but instead asked the police: “Have you found the journalist who took the photos?”

A few police officers frowned, wanting to say that such matters weren’t their jurisdiction, but saying so would invite a complaint, so they could only vaguely reply: “By the time we arrived, the crowd present had already been dispersed.”

Xia Shishi was anxious: “You haven’t found them?”

If this matter was published online by that unscrupulous journalist, it would be difficult to explain.

Wen Jiao toyed with the engagement ring on her other hand. There were too many people present at the time, and the person was very cunning, constantly diving into the crowd. Even though Wen Jiao had people search as quickly as possible, they hadn’t been found.

She had also made sure to contact the major platforms, but she didn’t know how much influence Fu Yunhan had exerted in the background.

Wen Jiao closed her eyes, then opened them again. She looked at Fu Yunhan and said to Xia Shishi, “Don’t worry.”

Xia Shishi also realized what was going on and couldn’t help but inwardly curse: “How vicious.”

She sat down, this time facing the police: “Qi Xue cannot provide evidence and is recklessly framing me without distinction of right or wrong. I do not accept this.”

The lawyer immediately spoke up: “Ms. Qi refuses to repent and has re-offended. My side will continue to pursue the matter.”

It seemed as if Fu Yunhan was the only person present who didn’t know what had happened, pretending to be surprised and looking around, then feigning sudden realization.

“She slandered Shishi again?”

Unfortunately, no one played along with his act. After the police finished taking notes, they looked at Qi Xue.

In the absence of sufficient evidence, they couldn’t indeed rule Xia Shishi guilty. Although Qi Xue could vehemently insist, as long as she couldn’t produce evidence, Xia Shishi could insist that the other party was committing defamation.

In such protracted disputes, the police usually prioritize mediation.

However, the three richest families in the city had all shown up, and with the matter escalated to this point, they couldn’t possibly mediate it further.

They didn’t want to offend any of these three families.

Qi Xue, the person with the least power and influence, was simply detained by them, pending the day the investigation was concluded.

They even euphemistically called it keeping Qi Xue to “take care” of her.

When the police presented this solution, Xia Shishi stood up and gave Qi Xue a meaningful look.

See? Why did you have to get involved?

One wrong step leads to many wrong steps.

“Unrepentant,” Xia Shishi looked coldly at Qi Xue. Seeing her expression was already numb, she then looked at Fu Yunhan who was communicating with the police, her brow furrowing even tighter.

She and Wen Jiao left the police station.

Wen Jiao’s skin was very fair, and upon exposure to the sun, it immediately turned red. Xia Shishi quickly noticed: “You didn’t apply sunscreen?”

Wen Jiao: “…”

She also hadn’t expected to be in the sun today.

Patients were advised to avoid using unnecessary skincare products, so Wen Jiao probably wouldn’t think of using them until Xia Shishi’s specially formulated product was ready.

“We can just get in the car,” Wen Jiao glided her wheelchair toward the direction of the parked car.

Xia Shishi grabbed the wheelchair, bringing Wen Jiao to a halt.

“Hold this up and cover yourself.” Xia Shishi took off her own sun-protective jacket and handed it to Wen Jiao. “My wife has such good skin; it would be terrible if it got damaged by the sun.”

Fortunately, she had been called out, so she was well-prepared with sun protection.

This prevented Wen Jiao from being exposed to the sun without sunscreen.

Wen Jiao: “…” The car was parked not far away, and even if she were exposed, it would only be for a few minutes.

But Xia Shishi insisted on making sure Wen Jiao was protected from the sun. Seeing that Wen Jiao hadn’t moved, she simply lifted her hand to serve as a “sun umbrella” for her.

Wen Jiao wheeled herself to the parked car.

She got in with Xia Shishi’s help.

The driver was likely out doing something and wasn’t in the car.

Xia Shishi adjusted the air conditioning, and the car became quiet for a moment. Wen Jiao broke the silence: “You seem to know something.”

Xia Shishi’s hand paused awkwardly, then she withdrew it as casually as possible.

Wen Jiao: “You kept looking at Fu Yunhan.”

“I don’t like him!” Xia Shishi was afraid Wen Jiao might misunderstand.

“I know,” Wen Jiao didn’t doubt this point. Xia Shishi’s various reactions to Fu Yunhan earlier suggested their relationship was not as harmonious as the outside world claimed.

Wen Jiao would sooner suspect Zhou Xiaojiang than Fu Yunhan.

She trusted that Xia Shishi’s judgment wouldn’t be that poor.

Wen Jiao’s tone was gentle: “I’ve had little interaction with them, so I don’t know what kind of people they are, nor do I understand why Shishi looked at him with such intense dislike.”

Her tone shifted, becoming somewhat cold.

“What did he do?”

Xia Shishi widened her eyes, looking at Wen Jiao.

She thought for a moment: “Who do you think instructed Qi Xue to do this?”

“Fu Yunhan,” Wen Jiao replied quickly. “I wasn’t sure the first time, but this time it’s definitely Fu Yunhan. No matter how well a person pretends, there will be traces of performance.”

Wen Jiao continued: “Qi Xue isn’t afraid of angering you, but she is very afraid of disappointing Fu Yunhan. When I entered just now, she didn’t say a single word.”

“Furthermore, Fu Yunhan kept standing next to her, and every time the distance between them slightly closed, Qi Xue seemed very scared.”

Although the change in her expression was subtle.

The involuntary shudder of her shoulders and the way her eyes darted away.

Unconscious reactions, before being controlled, are the best indicators of a person’s state.

Fu Yunhan must have done something to Qi Xue.

Wen Jiao was not surprised by this; she only cared why Xia Shishi looked at him with that kind of expression.

Wen Jiao believed that Xia Shishi had grown up in a safe, clean, and pure environment.

This made her very concerned.

If Xia Shishi simply disliked Fu Yunhan, her reaction wouldn’t be like that. Xia Shishi knew something, and it was something dark. Realizing this, Wen Jiao smiled gently, her eyes icy.

It had better not be that he had done something to Xia Shishi to warrant such an attitude from her.

Xia Shishi knew Wen Jiao was formidable, but she hadn’t expected the conversation to reach this point just minutes after leaving the police station.

“Qi Xue said I conspired with her to frame Fu Yunhan,” Xia Shishi said, and then scoffed in disbelief: “What nerve.”

She wanted Fu Yunhan to disappear entirely, not just be framed.

Xia Shishi: “The only people involved are us few, and Qi Xue doesn’t know many people. Even if she hadn’t continued doing this and had just honestly paid compensation, they would have known that we would eventually figure out they were behind it.”

“Rather than let the relationship completely break down then, they might as well get ahead of it and push Qi Xue out to do this.”

“It’s disgusting.”

Xia Shishi’s voice was a little cautious: “My mother said I’m naive, and perhaps I really am a bit of a saint. Even though Qi Xue kept betraying me, I still blame the person who bought her off the most. I thought it would be enough for her to just stay away from me and suffer some retribution.”

“But this time, I’m really sad, Jiao Jiao. And even though I’m sad, I hate Fu Yunhan, who made Qi Xue do all this, even more now.”

Xia Shishi was right; Qi Xue really didn’t have access to many people.

Because Xia Shishi’s social circle wasn’t very wide, she rarely associated with people who didn’t like her, so Qi Xue’s acquaintance pool was limited.

If one were to guess who would buy off Qi Xue to frame Xia Shishi, even by the process of elimination, the answer would be clear.

In her previous life, Xia Shishi had already suspected Fu Yunhan.

This aversion had persisted until now, making it impossible for her to conceal her disgust for Fu Yunhan, even when she could manage to put on an act in front of Zhou Xiaojiang.

Xia Shishi clenched her back molars: “I know Qi Xue; she’s a bit clever and very greedy. Someone like her should have completely regretted it when I demanded compensation, but she still continued to slander me. Fu Yunhan must have done something.”

Thinking of the experiences from her previous life.

The ruthless nature of those two towards her.

Xia Shishi didn’t feel sorry for Zhou Xiaojiang, but simply felt that Fu Yunhan’s actions were truly repugnant.