When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 63

During countless escapes, the two helped each other. Luo Wan formally accepted her identity, using all her strength to help An Zhen get his revenge.

When the final revenge was achieved, the last enemy used all their power, intending to perish with An Zhen. Luo Wan rushed forward, taking the fatal blow for An Zhen, and collapsed into his arms.

Luo Wan gently stroked An Zhen’s face, saying, with blood pouring from her mouth, “Don’t waste your precious life on revenge anymore. I’m just a thief, and I can’t stay with you. You should find…”

“Find… find another… proper… proper person… who can… stay with… you…”

“No, Luo Wan, no—”

An Zhen, covered in blood, held Luo Wan. His scalding tears dropped onto Luo Wan’s face, but she no longer smiled and patted his head as she used to, comforting him not to cry, saying she would stay with him forever.

“Luo Wan, no, don’t leave me…”

An Zhen grasped Luo Wan’s hand, but could only feel the warmth in her palm gradually fading away. Finally, An Zhen’s cry echoed through the forest, but the person in his arms never woke up again.

“Congratulations on wrapping up the shoot, Jin Qing!”

The director immediately gave Chi Jinqing a hug, saying she was excellent.

“Wuwu, I already feel reluctant to say goodbye,” the director cried.

Chi Jinqing quickly had Xiao He hand tissues to the director to wipe his tears. The director took them, saying tearfully, “Jinqing, what are your plans next?”

Chi Jinqing was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, “Nothing yet. I think I’ll rest for about a month. It’s not good for acting to join one production after another.”

The director tightly gripped Chi Jinqing’s hand and said excitedly, “That’s good. I have an old friend who is making a movie. She’s still missing a lead actress and hasn’t found exactly who she wants. I think you’re great. Go try out. I’ll give your assistant the contact information later.”

“She came to observe before, but since we were filming, she didn’t know when her project would start, so she didn’t tell you. She thinks highly of you too, and hopes you can go.”

Chi Jinqing was touched, “Okay, thank you, Director Jiang.”

She hadn’t expected to receive another acting offer while still on set. No wonder the industry always said that following Director Jiang always led to miracles—it seemed Director Jiang himself was the miracle.

Just then, Xiao He brought good news: “Sister, the company says a luxury brand endorsement has contacted us, saying they are very optimistic about our potential development.”

This was a delightful surprise.

“Sign it.”

Chi Jinqing’s eyes were firm. This was her best opportunity, and she had a premonition that if she didn’t seize it, such a good chance might not come again in the future.

“Okay, I’ll tell the company immediately.”

Xiao He excitedly went to contact the company, while Si Jiamo began talking with Si Zhongkui. Si Zhongkui didn’t understand her sister’s plan.

“Jiamo, I’m finding you harder and harder to understand. You want to shift the company’s current focus to foreign countries and other cities. Do you know how difficult this is for the company?”

After Jiamo spoke, she could hardly believe what she heard. This was no joke.

The Si family had always been the leading industry in B City. Although they had opened several branches over the years, and those branches had become successful, their locations were not as highly regarded as the headquarters.

Furthermore, abandoning B City, this crucial territory, and turning to other cities was like throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed—it was unnecessary.

“The people who targeted the Si family before have been found.”

Si Jiamo tossed the results to Si Zhongkui and said calmly, “You should be able to see what they are thinking.”

Si Zhongkui took it and frowned, “What are they planning to do?”

“I don’t know, but it probably won’t be anything good.”

Si Jiamo sat on the desk with her arms crossed, her expression indifferent. “They’ve been trying to break through the B City circle for years, extending their dark hands to stir up trouble. And we, as an industry with less capital and seniority compared to other families, have been chosen as their breakthrough point.”

“I don’t know what these people want to do, but it is certainly unsafe for us. Sister, we must prepare countermeasures. Even if we ultimately get successfully breached, we must not be left with nothing.”

She looked down and said calmly, “Mother’s health is not good. If we lose everything here, Mother probably won’t be able to handle it.”

For their mother, the Si family was something she was determined to protect at all costs, and they absolutely could not lose it.

Si Zhongkui clenched her jaw, “Let me think about it some more.”

Si Jiamo: “There’s no time for you to delay. A decision must be made immediately.”

Si Zhongkui looked at her sister, who had grown up, considered carefully, and finally bit the bullet and agreed: “Then we’ll proceed as you said. I believe in you.”

“I will arrange for people to do this as soon as possible, but the legal representative of this branch company cannot be registered under our names.”

Otherwise, it would be no different from not moving out.

Si Jiamo: “We can’t find anyone else we can trust for now.”

Si Zhongkui’s eyes shifted, “Why not register it under your little lover’s name? She is trustworthy, right?”

“No, she cannot be the legal representative.”

Si Jiamo refused without hesitation.

The legal representative has to bear responsibility, and Chi Jinqing shouldn’t have to bear responsibility for them.

Si Zhongkui: “You’re quite protective. Fine, register it under Su Lin’s name. Anyway, after we got the marriage certificate, Su Lin’s name hasn’t been exposed.”

“Mhm.”

Registering it under her sister-in-law’s name can, after all, they were family, and Chi Jinqing was not—she didn’t need to be put at risk for them.

They acted immediately. All matters concerning the Si Corporation were then focused on preparing to open the branch company. The location of the branch company was set in H City, where finance and trade were developed, and the climate was mild, making everyone relatively comfortable.

Although many people who were transferred did not understand why this was being done, since the company decided, they could only comply.

Three months later, the branch company was fully established. The branch mainly focused on software and games, which was completely different from the Si Corporation, which originally started with pharmaceuticals.

Even the people who had been trying to attack the Si Corporation were confused. They watched as the Si Corporation slowly withdrew from the pharmaceutical industry and gradually invested in other industries, even starting to focus on the entertainment industry.

This left everyone extremely perplexed.

Chi Jinqing, who had just finished filming, was also puzzled. What was Si Jiamo doing? Was the Si family preparing to abandon their ancestral industry and start attacking the entertainment industry, which has rapid changes?

She had a bad premonition, always feeling that Si Jiamo chose to do this for some other purpose.

“Xiao He, have there been any changes at the company recently?”

Xiao He checked the company chat and asked her cousin, then shook her head: “No, what’s wrong, Sister? Is there something else going on?”

Chi Jinqing shook her head: “I always feel like a lot of things are happening, but we haven’t noticed.”

Xiao He didn’t understand. Everything seemed normal. She comforted her: “Sister, maybe you’re thinking too much. It’s nothing.”

Chi Jinqing nodded hesitantly: “I hope so.”

It better be, and not what she was thinking.

“Keep a close eye on the company recently. Don’t miss any news.”

Xiao He: “Understood, Sister.”

Due to the popularity Chi Jinqing gained from the previous three supporting female roles, her current lead role movie was scheduled for release in the second half of the year. Unlike TV series, every frame of the movie had a strong Wuxia feel, and almost every movement was highly stylized.

The action scenes in this movie were exciting to watch, the plot was tight, and the acting and visuals were not disappointing, making the audience very satisfied.

The audience invited to the movie’s premiere were moved to tears, completely washing away the sense of drag from previous films.

I dare say this is the best movie I’ve watched in years!

The action scenes are truly excellent!

If I hadn’t watched the premiere, I would be cursing. Dog man!

No more spoilers. Everyone just wait and watch. I’m ready for a second viewing.

These comments aroused everyone’s curiosity. What kind of movie was it that everyone praised so much?

When it was finally released, people watched and then cried.

I’ve been begging Chi Jinqing for so long not to take scripts that make people feel so heartbroken. She just had to take it, wuwu. All the tears I’ve shed this year are because of her. She should pay for my losses!

I cried. Why? The dog man is not worth it! Look at me, Sister!

Why did Luo Wan have to die? She was only twenty!

Ahhh, this movie is killing me!

Everyone who watched it cried and ran to Chi Jinqing’s Weibo to weep, telling her to be gentle when killing her fans, otherwise, their eyes would be cried out.

I’ve been crying for half a year, Sister. Next time, take a cheerful script, please. I really can’t cry anymore. My eyes hurt so much!

This comment was highly liked, and everyone agreed. Chi Jinqing clicked into it and immediately smiled wryly.

She only accepted the script because it was genuinely good.

And the main reason everyone cried was that Luo Wan’s life was genuinely tragic. As a master thief, her life was destined to be one where she couldn’t openly reveal her identity, and she couldn’t use her martial arts in public, or she would be easily exposed.

An exposed thief would be endlessly hunted down wherever she went.

To perfect her lightness skill, she was required from childhood to wear sandbags on her legs while running and even sleeping. Her legs often bore various scars, some from being caught and beaten when her skills were lacking as a child, and others from being chased and beaten when she couldn’t escape effectively.

Her master never helped her, only telling her that this was what their lineage had to endure, and she had to overcome all difficulties on her own.

Luo Wan’s master stood with his hands behind his back, facing away from her, his voice cold: “As a master thief, you must be fast—quick hands, quick feet, quick eyes, and a quick mind. Otherwise, you will be the one who dies.”

“Everyone will despise and hate you because of your identity, so you must learn to embrace this loneliness. When you enter the world, hide your identity well, otherwise they will all fear you and betray you.”

“Don’t give your heart to anyone, otherwise, even the best master thief will slip up.”

A slip-up for a master thief results in death.

This also foreshadowed Luo Wan’s fate.