After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 97

The suffering Xia Shishi endured was now being re-enacted on Zhou Xiaojiang.

The leaked chat logs exposed all the things Zhou Xiaojiang had said to Xia Shishi.

“I’m sorry, I was just momentarily confused.”

“I didn’t think this incident would affect you so deeply.”

“It’s all Fu Yunhan; he wants to control all the companies in the city, which is why I…”

These sentences were highlighted by netizens, and Zhou Xiaojiang’s “classic quotes” could be seen everywhere in the comment sections.

Moreover, after learning how much money Zhou Xiaojiang spent to bribe Qi Xue, the entire screen was filled with question marks. Was that amount of money something you could spend just from being “momentarily confused”?

It just goes to show how easy it is to make money in the entertainment industry. Zhou Xiaojiang, an 18th-tier actress, could spend hundreds of thousands just from “momentarily confusion.”

What right did they have to talk about working hard?

Fu Yunhan quickly released a statement as well.

After the previous scandal involving the senior executives was exposed, he and Zhou Xiaojiang were already sworn enemies. Seeing that Zhou Xiaojiang now intended to shift the blame to him, he rushed to clarify the entire situation, even releasing surveillance footage from the club.

Don’t assume that just because the club’s security measures were good, there was no surveillance. When Fu Yunhan himself requested it, the footage was easily obtained.

In the surveillance video, everyone could clearly hear how Zhou Xiaojiang plotted the whole scheme.

“This is terrifying!”

“Such deep scheming! Wasn’t Xia Shishi her friend?”

“Betraying even a friend—I can only say six a term for great/unbelievable in Chinese internet slang. Didn’t she get her new role because of Xia Shishi?”

“The director must hate Zhou Xiaojiang to death.”

“No matter how much the director hates her, can it compare to Xia Shishi’s hatred?”

This was only the first phase. Soon after, someone released a video of Meng Gui getting injured on stage. She was bleeding profusely from her hands as she was helped off the stage. The short video was deeply shocking.

It must be remembered that Meng Gui’s piano talent was not only a source of renown for herself but also a national pride!

If her hands could no longer perfectly play the piano, it would be difficult to ever have another pianist of such genius. How could such a loss be compensated?

Just as the netizens’ anger was ignited, a reporter interviewed Meng Gui. She then repeated to the reporter what she had told the police.

In the video, Meng Gui looked visibly fatigued: “I am very sorry, but I don’t want to bring this matter up again. I have already told you the process of the incident. I hope you can allow me some peace.”

This is what you call torment!

As a victim, Meng Gui only wished for peace, but the righteous netizens were not going to stop there. They swarmed Zhou Xiaojiang’s accounts on various platforms, unleashing all their anger through various accusations and abuse.

Zhou Xiaojiang reacted quickly. She set her accounts to private, disabled the comment sections, and refused to respond throughout.

She couldn’t respond. She couldn’t refute the screenshots and videos, and doing so would only make her situation worse.

However, she dodged the online storm but could not avoid reality.

Neighbors, along with people who knew her phone number and residential address, began calling to harass her, banging on her door and threatening her. The various attempts to corner her made it impossible even to get food, forcing her to hide inside her home.

Soon, the landlord cut off her water and electricity, stating that they would rather pay the penalty for breach of contract than continue to rent the apartment to Zhou Xiaojiang.

She called the police multiple times. The moment the police took one group away, another group would take their place.

“Don’t think you can keep hiding like a turtle! I’m telling you, unless you come out to apologize and admit your wrongdoing, we won’t forgive you, even if it means we get invited to the police station for a talk!”

Who could possibly withstand this kind of pressure?

Zhou Xiaojiang, at least, could not. She hated these people fiercely, wishing she could grab a knife and rush out to die alongside them.

However, she did not know that Xia Shishi had gone through this exact situation for two full years.

Not just two years, but even after being beaten to death by the thugs Zhou Xiaojiang hired, her soul continued to suffer torments.

As someone who had gone through it, Xia Shishi chose not to watch, fearing it would bring back bad memories and cause her to soften.

She took a few days off from school, intent on resting peacefully at the apartment.

Though both were rentals, Xia Shishi received a gift from her landlord—a small bouquet of flowers, worth only a few dozen yuan. Yet, it filled Xia Shishi with emotion.

She carried the flowers back to the room to find Wen Jiao, whose gaze did not leave the bouquet.

Wen Jiao: “I don’t think I’ve ever sent you flowers.”

Xia Shishi: “You have. You sent some to the Xia family, and I threw them away.”

Now, Xia Shishi could talk about those past events in a calm tone.

Before, she was afraid Wen Jiao would dislike her if she knew, and even when she spoke, she was extremely cautious, constantly observing Wen Jiao’s reaction.

She even kept the secret of her rebirth for a long time, and even when she confessed, she never talked about what happened after her death.

It wasn’t until a few days ago, influenced by Meng Gui’s experience, that she couldn’t help but tell Wen Jiao everything.

And now that Fu Yunhan and Zhou Xiaojiang were locked in a destructive fight, they were too busy watching the drama to worry about her, allowing her to live her life in peace.

This was truly wonderful.

Xia Shishi held the flowers and inhaled deeply.

Aside from her parents, she had never received flowers from anyone else. The flowers Wen Jiao sent were rejected by her, so this was truly the first gift of concern she had received from anyone outside of her family.

“I love them so much. I need to find a vase to keep them in.” Xia Shishi began searching for a suitable vase.

Seeing how much she loved them, Wen Jiao, who was already preparing to ask her assistant to buy flowers, decided to pause that plan.

She could always send her another bouquet after these withered.

Wen Jiao received a message from her mother at the company. Knowing that Wen Jiao had recovered, her mother frequently sent her the content of the board meetings, preparing Wen Jiao for her eventual return to the company.

Recently, Fu’s Group shares had plummeted, and the board naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity, rolling up their sleeves to let Fu’s Group understand what it meant to kick someone while they were down. To prevent other companies from seizing the opportunity first, the board acted quickly. By the time Wen Jiao’s mother sent the message, the board was likely already in motion.

After reading the message, Wen Jiao put down the mouse, intending to tell Xia Shishi about it, when she saw a message from Aunt Wen: “When are you returning to the company?”

Aunt Wen had been eyeing the position of acting director. Having profited from the batch of construction materials from Shi Cun, she thought she would quickly be able to take the position.

However, Wen Jiao’s health had improved, and now she only needed to complete her training before she could stand up and walk.

The position was now implicitly being reserved for Wen Jiao, and she could take it immediately upon her return.

Why should Wen Jiao receive such treatment! When she left the company before, the board didn’t keep her position open!

Aunt Wen was indignant. Not only her, but several other uncles were also harboring their own agendas, subtly trying to inquire about Wen Jiao’s situation to see if there could be any sudden change in plans.

But things were not going as planned. Wen Jiao was not in her villa, nor was she at the Old Master’s estate, and even the Old Master had left.

They couldn’t find any information about her situation.

Where had she gone? To the apartment Xia Shishi rented outside the school.

Wen Jiao stayed there, never going out, could not be invited out, and it was hard for them to show up uninvited. Firstly, it was Xia Shishi’s place, and secondly… there were countless young people around who loved to gossip and watch drama. They certainly couldn’t be seen by them.

Aunt Wen compromised and asked Wen Jiao when she would return to the company.

She planned to work hard for another position.

“What are you laughing at?” Xia Shishi nudged her head over and saw Aunt Wen’s message, which also made her chuckle.

Xia Shishi snatched the keyboard: “My wife is taking a bath. I’ll let her know when she comes out~ [Heart][Heart]”

Aunt Wen: “…”

Perhaps her nightmare wasn’t Wen Jiao, but Xia Shishi.

After resting at home for a few days, Xia Shishi still had to return to class.

Perhaps because of her absence due to the requested leave, the students all thought Xia Shishi was emotionally traumatized and dared not come forward to bother her. Xia Shishi was very satisfied with this and hoped they would continue to keep their distance.

Today’s classes were few, with only one morning session. Xia Shishi was already thinking about what to do in the afternoon.

Speaking of which, Wen Jiao seemed quite free these days, even starting to communicate with Father Xia about business matters.

Should she also visit the company and check out Uncle Fang’s new research lab again? They were all experienced veterans; she should be able to learn a lot.

If so, she wouldn’t be able to spend the afternoon with Wen Jiao.

However, to achieve great things, one cannot always keep their mind focused solely on their partner.

Before Xia Shishi could fully decide, Hu Feiwen stumbled over: “Something terrible has happened. You need to rush back now.”

Xia Shishi was bewildered: “What happened?”

In that short time, Wen Jiao also called: “Come back once, as soon as possible.”

Given Wen Jiao’s tone, it didn’t sound like a joke. Xia Shishi no longer hesitated. She jumped onto Hu Feiwen’s small electric scooter and rushed out of school. After just a few hundred meters, she hailed a taxi, speeding back to the apartment as quickly as possible.

In the living room of the apartment, Wen Jiao’s expression was grim.

Seeing Xia Shishi return, she didn’t smile as she usually would, indicating that the matter was indeed very serious.

“What exactly happened?” Xia Shishi’s first thought was Wen Jiao’s health, but she distinctly remembered Meng Gui saying Wen Jiao’s condition would not worsen.

Xia Shishi urgently wanted to call Meng Gui to ask for details.

Could she have made another operational mistake? Xia Shishi felt tears welling up, but thankfully her hand was steady, and the call went through smoothly.

Meng Gui didn’t answer right away, so Xia Shishi could only look at Wen Jiao.

Wen Jiao: “Zhou Xiaojiang attempted suicide.”

“What?”

Xia Shishi suddenly understood why Wen Jiao was so urgent.

“How could she… was she rescued?” Xia Shishi bit down hard on her lower lip.

“The landlord forcibly pried open the lock to evict Zhou Xiaojiang and found her lying in the bathtub, bleeding profusely. She was rushed to the hospital and there is no news yet.”

“…Ha.” After hearing this, Xia Shishi let out a cold laugh.

“After I died, did the online opinion change?”

“Weren’t they still cursing me, saying I finally stopped being an eyesore to them?”

That was because Xia Shishi had been “causing trouble” in their sight for two full years, so netizens only felt a sense of relief and satisfaction.

Yet, even in her final moments, Xia Shishi never thought of death.

At most, she would think of going to a deserted place to live quietly—Was Zhou Xiaojiang such a fragile person? Xia Shishi didn’t think so.

Zhou Xiaojiang’s actions were undoubtedly a gamble.

Gambling what? Gambling that her mistakes were not serious enough, and that in light of her attempt to prove her sincerity with death, netizens would give her a pass.

Xia Shishi laughed out of anger—anger at her past soft-heartedness, and anger at Zhou Xiaojiang for trifling with life this way. No wonder in her previous life, Zhou Xiaojiang could watch her die tragically without a trace of remorse in her eyes.

“Truly ruthless.”

Now, Xia Shishi and Meng Gui were being placed on the hot seat. If Zhou Xiaojiang was saved, it would be best. If she couldn’t be saved, it would be seen as the two of them having forced Zhou Xiaojiang to her death.

So, even if she was gambling, if she lost, she still wanted to drag two people down with her.

Xia Shishi took a deep breath.

While being rescued would be the best outcome, they also couldn’t continue to blame Zhou Xiaojiang, as she had been pushed to this extent.

Would that affect the final outcome?

The phone rang. It was Meng Gui calling. She guessed what Xia Shishi wanted to know: “Don’t worry. There is no way she can break my 100%. I’ve even been willing to spend extra points to complete the mission. Would I be afraid of this?”

Xia Shishi was still uneasy: “Do you have a plan?”

Meng Gui: “I originally didn’t intend to be so absolute, but since I have to be a villain, I might as well be a complete one.”

Meng Gui took a deep breath: “Originally, once this matter passed, she could have returned to normal life if she was willing to give up the spotlight. But since she chose to do this, I can only let the public realize just how terrifying a person she truly is.”