When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 67

Chi Jinqing felt a chill run through her body. She hadn’t considered this kind of situation. What should she do?

Xiao He took Chi Jinqing’s cold hand and picked up her phone, which showed an incoming call from Si Jiamo. She forced a smile: “It’s okay. As long as she did it, she will definitely leave a trace. The police will use those traces to find evidence of her crime, and we will all be safe.”

“Sis, I’ll live to see you win Best Actress.”

Chi Jinqing didn’t pay attention to the call. Hearing Xiao He’s words, she glared at her, holding back her frustration, and firmly said, “You absolutely will be fine. Don’t talk nonsense.”

“We can both handle this; we can manage.”

Seeing Chi Jinqing’s eyes turning red with pent-up emotion, Xiao He immediately changed the subject, saying, “Sis, it’s Sister Si’s call.”

Hearing it was Si Jiamo, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, Chi Jinqing took a deep breath, took the phone, and went to a corner to answer it.

“Why are you looking for me?”

“Are you okay?”

The two asked simultaneously, and after hearing each other’s words, they fell silent at the same time.

A few seconds later, Si Jiamo spoke first: “I didn’t track you.”

Chi Jinqing: “…”

“I really didn’t.”

Si Jiamo’s side was very quiet, in stark contrast to the previous chaotic noises.

“It’s just that I heard about Xiao He’s accident. I’ve arranged people at the company. If anything happens to you, you can contact me anytime.”

Chi Jinqing was not interested in continuing the topic. She rubbed her temples tiredly: “Tell me, what do you want?”

“I just wanted to know if you were hurt and if you needed help.”

Si Jiamo’s pursed her lips: “Although my family went bankrupt, and I can’t help you as much as before, my family’s connections are still there.”

Chi Jinqing: “No need.”

Since Si Jiamo could maintain those connections, it meant they must be important. Using such important connections to help her wasn’t worth it.

If Su Yunhui wanted to play games, then let’s play.

If she got angry enough, they would just go down together, and no one would have a good time.

Si Jiamo’s voice was low and disappointed: “Are you… refusing to use them because you look down on me?”

Chi Jinqing averted her eyes. Seeing that no one was looking their way, she felt a little relieved: “Don’t overthink it. My matters have nothing to do with you. You don’t need to treat them as your own. I can solve this myself.”

Si Jiamo: “You don’t need to be so clear-cut with me.”

Chi Jinqing was insistent: “No. We broke up a long time ago. Now, neither of us owes the other anything. We are just familiar strangers, so it’s better to be clear-cut to avoid leaving anything that shouldn’t be left, to prevent entanglement later.”

She had had enough of these things. Now, she would rely on herself if possible. She couldn’t rely on anyone else.

Si Jiamo was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: “Alright then.”

“Are you…”

“Okay?”

Even though Chi Jinqing kept saying she didn’t need her, she still couldn’t help but ask.

Chi Jinqing: “…I’m fine. I wasn’t the one who got hurt.”

“It was Xiao He.”

“Oh, it was Xiao He.”

Si Jiamo, of course, knew, but she still wanted to talk to Chi Jinqing more, even if it was just talking nonsense.

“Is she alright? Was she injured?”

Chi Jinqing: “It’s not very serious. Someone saved her. She only has minor injuries now.”

Si Jiamo: “That’s good. Do you know who it was?”

When it came to who it was, Chi Jinqing fell silent. After a long while, she spoke in a hoarse voice: “Recently, only Su Yunhui has threatened me. Only her. I think it’s possible.”

“Si Jiamo, why can she attack me so recklessly? With such a low-level warning?”

Chi Jinqing’s eyes were red, and hatred gradually surfaced in her gaze.

“I want revenge on her.”

She actually wanted to kill the other party, but she couldn’t. She was currently under everyone’s scrutiny. If she really acted, it would not be a good thing for the people who had been helping her.

Chi Jinqing took a deep breath. Right now, she couldn’t even immediately get revenge for Xiao He.

Si Jiamo was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: “Did you give the things I gave you to the police?”

Chi Jinqing’s voice was muffled: “Yes.”

“Actually, there’s something in there that can help you.”

Si Jiamo scratched her hair and said unnaturally: “I did many things in the past that were unfair to you, and I did many things that are irreparable. I know we can’t go back.”

“Ah Jin, too much has come between us. This is all I can do now. Just take it. I’m not doing this to show anything.”

The mistakes she made were beyond compensation, and she had never truly realized where she went wrong in the past.

Chi Jinqing pursed her lips: “Thank you.”

She needed those things. She needed them to help her defeat Su Yunhui, so she couldn’t refuse Si Jiamo’s things.

Chi Jinqing: “If you ever need help in the future, you can tell me, and I will do my best to help you.”

Si Jiamo smiled bitterly, looking at the director who was yelling for the shoot to start. She was no longer the person she used to be. Although she still had some advantages and wasn’t as bad off as other newcomers, the glory of the past was gone.

“I only hope you can be happy. Besides that, I ask for nothing else.”

Chi Jinqing lowered her eyes, her heart twisting sharply: “It’s too late, Si Jiamo. It’s completely too late.”

The moment Si Jiamo dragged others into their relationship, they were beyond going back. Ultimately, both sides were at fault. She herself made an irreparable mistake in her youth, and Si Jiamo had been tormenting herself and her for all these years. Even if there was some remaining affection, it had all been consumed.

“I won’t forgive you, Si Jiamo.”

So there was even less possibility of starting over.

Si Jiamo was silent for a moment, then said hoarsely: “…I know.”

The call ended. Si Jiamo tightened her lips. She didn’t know how to make amends, but at least she could help Chi Jinqing a little more.

A few days later, the police finally restored the phone and found complete evidence from it. Su Yunhui also decided to go down fighting, planning to drag Chi Jinqing down with her in a desperate struggle, and then flee abroad.

She had prepared other identities a long time ago, but Duan Xu’s sudden return to the country caught her off guard, which caused a delay in her departure time.

Now that the plan had failed, she could only flee the country and hide for now.

But this time… she didn’t want to leave alone.

Come back soon, I’ll be waiting for you at home.

After editing and sending a text message, she felt uneasy, as if she was back in the past, but this time the person making the decision was herself.

In the evening, Su Yunhui specifically prepared a table full of Duan Xu’s favorite dishes, and also set out a bottle of red wine, then held her phone and waited in the house for Duan Xu to return.

It was already very late when Duan Xu returned downstairs. According to the intelligence she received from the organization’s network, Su Yunhui’s situation had been exposed, and she was very likely to be arrested soon. Su Yunhui had also prepared to flee, and the organization required her to make a choice immediately.

The choice was whether to escape with Su Yunhui or stay and continue the mission.

Duan Xu looked up, her gaze slightly cold, at the brightly lit floor, which was the floor where Su Yunhui lived, and also where she had been staying recently.

She let out a long breath and pulled out her phone from her pocket.

“Hello, is this 110 (police)? I’ve found a suspect who intends to flee across the border. My location is…”

As she reached the end, she pursed her lips: “I hope you can arrive in two hours. Give me two hours to talk to her again.”

The police disagreed, thinking there would be danger. Duan Xu shook her head: “There won’t be any danger. She… is my partner.”

This was the first time in all these years that Duan Xu admitted Su Yunhui was her partner, but it was also the last time.

After today, she probably would never see Su Yunhui again.

“You chose your work back then. This time, fulfill me too.”

After Duan Xu hung up the phone and went upstairs, her expression had returned to normal. She looked at the candlelight dinner prepared in the room, a slight flicker of emotion crossed her eyes, but when she thought of her decision, her heart calmed down again.

After so many years, she was no longer the person she used to be.

“I’m very happy, Su Yunhui.”

Duan Xu proactively put down her bag and wrapped her arms around Su Yunhui’s neck. Her peach blossom-like eyes glazed affectionately at Su Yunhui, and her red lips also sealed against hers.

Su Yunhui was also very happy. Duan Xu hadn’t been this proactive in a long time. The two passionately kissed. When it ended, Su Yunhui breathlessly pulled Duan Xu to sit down at the table: “These are the dishes you liked to eat in the past that I’ve learned over the years. I can cook them for you at home from now on, and you won’t have to worry about takeout tasting wrong anymore.”

Duan Xu casually looked over and saw her favorite Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Stir-fried Corn, Coke Chicken Wings, and two seven-minute-cooked steaks on the table.

Su Yunhui picked up a Coke Chicken Wing for Duan Xu and gently said, “Hurry and try it. See if the taste is the same as the one you loved before.”

Duan Xu took a bite. It was indeed very similar. It seemed Su Yunhui had really spent a long time learning it, but…

It was too late. They were already over.

Su Yunhui poured red wine for both of them and said: “This red wine is also good. I specially saved it.”

Duan Xu nodded slightly, affirming the red wine.

During dinner, Su Yunhui was the one doing most of the talking, while Duan Xu only occasionally echoed a few words. With something hidden in her heart, she didn’t talk to Su Yunhui much, but when her gaze occasionally fell on the other person, it revealed a hint of guilt.

Su Yunhui noticed it, but she only thought it was because Duan Xu felt guilty for not coming back and talking to her all these years. She never suspected that Duan Xu might betray her.

After dinner, Duan Xu wiped her lips, pulled Su Yunhui, and walked to the sofa to sit down. As she played with Su Yunhui’s fingers, she looked at the ashtray full of cigarette butts on the coffee table and asked softly: “Are you under a lot of pressure lately? Why have you smoked so much?”

Su Yunhui shook her head, naturally not admitting to this. She didn’t tell Duan Xu about her troubles, only asking: “As long as you are by my side, nothing else matters.”

“Duan Xu, I only have you.”