When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 73

Chi Jinqing looked at her, her gaze very calm, and her voice even cooler: “I am not yours, and my mother is not yours. We have always been our own. It’s just that you’ve always failed to see clearly. No, perhaps you weren’t failing to see clearly; you were just immersed in your own dream and unwilling to wake up.”

“I know about you secretly causing trouble for me all these years, but I never expected the family member my mother never wanted to mention would actually be you.”

An Beiqing was roughly held down, her eyes fixed deadly on Chi Jinqing: “What did you say? She didn’t want to mention me?”

How could that be? How could that person not even want to mention her?

She was her only living relative!

Chi Jinqing lowered her eyes: “My mother never mentioned you in detail, never even mentioned your name, nor did she mention the past. My father also didn’t know your exact whereabouts. Isn’t that enough?”

An Beiqing gritted her teeth: “Chi Dongyun is utterly unworthy! They were unworthy of being your parents. How could he be with An Ning!”

“And you shouldn’t have been born at all!”

“Your birth harmed her, and your existence made her marry a scumbag like Chi Dongyun!”

Si Jiamo walked over and covered Chi Jinqing’s ears with her hands, not wanting her to listen further: “Don’t listen.”

“It’s okay, these words can’t shake me.”

She was no longer the Chi Jinqing of the past; she would not be bound by this kind of thing again.

She pulled Si Jiamo’s hand away, knelt down in front of An Beiqing, and looked at her calmly: “You say I’m unworthy, that I harmed her, but what about you? I never understood what we did wrong to be relentlessly pursued and bitten by you like a mad dog.”

“My mother doesn’t owe you anything. Just because you liked her, you wanted to strip her of her freedom and make her love you like a puppet?”

“You think that by naming the company you founded after your self-proclaimed nickname, she could forgive you? Impossible. She will never forgive you in this lifetime.”

She was only a teenager when her mother died, and she transformed from a child into an adult almost overnight.

Later, Si Jiamo’s departure further dragged her from heaven into hell.

During this time, she gradually recalled the events of those years. Her inability to accept Si Jiamo’s existence was also because the memories of those years made her realize she hadn’t time-traveled; it was merely that she had forgotten everything.

Now that the memories were back, it was time for her to get back on track.

“My mom won’t forgive you, never will. Just like how you deliberately came to provoke her the day before I was born, her physical condition declined rapidly after she gave birth to me. You harmed her, An Beiqing, it was you!”

Chi Jinqing gritted her teeth, her eyes revealing intense hatred: “It was all you! If it weren’t for you, my mom could have lived much longer, maybe she’d still be by my side right now. It was you! Why don’t you go die!!”

If her mother were still here, she certainly wouldn’t have let her be alone, nor would she have let her be deceived for so long.

She hated too, did An Beiqing think she was the only one who hated?

She also wished An Beiqing would drop dead immediately!

An Beiqing’s pupils contracted. She hadn’t expected Chi Jinqing to know so much. Her breathing became rapid, and for a moment, she couldn’t accept it. The past she had deliberately tried to forget gradually resurfaced with Chi Jinqing’s voice.

“No, it wasn’t me!”

“I didn’t mean to. I didn’t mean to hurt her. I just wanted her to leave with me!”

When Chi Jinqing’s mother was mentioned, An Beiqing became a confused, helpless child, behaving like a lunatic in her own world.

Chi Jinqing closed her eyes, letting the police take the other person away.

Si Jiamo hadn’t moved closer since Chi Jinqing spoke those words. She had understood Chi Jinqing’s meaning: the other person hated her.

Chi Jinqing never intended to start over with her.

Si Jiamo didn’t know how she felt right now, only that she felt somewhat lost, as if she had suddenly lost her goal and the conviction she had held onto all this time.

Ye Jin’s hand trembled as she lit a cigarette. She walked up to Si Jiamo and slowly said, “You damn near scared me to death.”

Si Jiamo lowered her head, uncharacteristically having no interest in engaging with Ye Jin.

“It’s over. An Beiqing has been arrested, and the Chi Pearl Group will soon collapse. Your sister has already started moving everything overseas. Now that your whole family is here, what are your thoughts?”

Ye Jin didn’t want to see her waste away like this anymore: “If you want to continue acting, I’ll arrange it for you. If not, come back to the company and help out. Without you, I’m still struggling alone.”

Si Jiamo remained fixated on Chi Jinqing without moving, seemingly oblivious to Ye Jin’s words.

Ye Jin couldn’t stand to see Si Jiamo like this. Since they had already spoken openly, why couldn’t she go and clarify things with Chi Jinqing?

Did she have a mouth just to infuriate people?

She didn’t hesitate to push Si Jiamo toward Chi Jinqing. Seeing Si Zhongmo stumble a few steps and then stop, she said coldly, “You need to clear things up with her today, or you don’t need to continue this. Just looking at you like this annoys me.”

Si Jiamo pursed her lips. She didn’t know what to say. She was even more afraid of approaching Chi Jinqing. She always seemed to mess things up. She wasn’t worthy of Chi Jinqing.

After much hesitation, she summoned the courage and said, “Ah Jin…”

“Si Jiamo, I remember now.”

Chi Jinqing had her back to her. Her expression was unclear, only her calm voice could be heard: “I remember everything about these past few years.”

“I did indeed deceive you for money back then, but I’ve repaid it over these years.”

Si Jiamo gave a bitter smile: “Ah Jin…”

Chi Jinqing: “The Chi Pearl Group was brought down by you, right? And was Everlasting Entertainment lost in order to fight back? You put everything into confronting An Beiqing. Was it because you thought doing that would make me regret things?”

Si Jiamo shook her head: “I never thought that. I just wanted to make amends to you.”

“I never thought of restraining you in this way. These years have made me see clearly that my so-called love didn’t bring you happiness. Our relationship had already soured and rotted, and I caused all of this.”

If she had known this day would come, she definitely wouldn’t have chosen such an extreme way to treat Chi Jinqing again.

But there are no “ifs.” Time doesn’t go backward. What’s done is done.

Chi Jinqing: “So, you’ve realized this and aren’t going to get entangled with me anymore?”

She had nothing left now, only herself alone.

She didn’t know what she had been holding onto this whole time.

Now, her last tie was gone.

The blood on her neck stained the bandage. The glaring scarlet and the smell of blood made Si Jiamo slowly crouch down in front of Chi Jinqing. Her hand trembled as she reached out to touch Chi Jinqing’s neck.

“Do you still want to get entangled with me?”

Chi Jinqing’s eyes were dim. She didn’t know the answer to that question.

Just as she had been trying to forget Si Jiamo and resisting her closeness, her heart still trembled when she saw Si Jiamo, who had sacrificed everything to take down An Beiqing.

“Let me think about it some more.”

She had to ensure her true feelings before she could give a response.

Si Jiamo’s voice was soft: “I’ll wait for you.

And so began a two-year wait. During these two years, Chi Jinqing was frantically busy with acting roles, and basically every one of them was a hit.

No one brought up her past with Si Jiamo again, and Si Jiamo seemed to have disappeared from the entertainment industry. The former movie queen seemed to have vanished completely.

Chi Jinqing also seemed to have forgotten their agreement. Her career was taking off, and there was no interaction between the two of them at all.

Even with her father, Chi Jinqing had completely chosen to sever ties. She had paid too many of his debts over the years.

If her profession weren’t so unique, she might never be able to pay it all off in several lifetimes.

So, she didn’t want to continue this way.

Facing her father’s embarrassed and disappointed face, Chi Jinqing’s expression was already very calm. It was only before leaving that she asked one question.

“Why was An Beiqing able to see my mother alone?”

Where was he?

This question completely drained the color from Chi Dongyun’s face.

This made it impossible for Chi Jinqing to keep lying to herself. Her father had always been an extremely selfish man.

That day, she arrived at the set a little late due to an issue, only to discover that the person she hadn’t seen in a long time was working on the same production as her.

Si Jiamo, who had rarely taken supporting roles, was playing a supporting role in this series, and it was one with very few scenes.

The director seemed hesitant about whether to increase her screen time. Nearby, a new generation starlet was openly mocking Si Jiamo, while Si Jiamo stood there alone, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

Chi Jinqing paused. In two years, she had changed a lot. She was no longer as constantly worried about gains and losses as before, nor did she feel that everything in the world was the same and that she was living numbly.

She was confident and radiant. Those who used to mock her and play petty tricks on her had vanished. Everyone treated her with respect, and the resources she couldn’t get in the past were easily obtained.

The world seemed to have changed in an instant.

Watching Si Jiamo being humiliated, she didn’t ignore it the way Si Jiamo had ignored her in the past. Instead, she strode over and said in a cool voice, “What’s going on here?”

Si Jiamo’s eyes brightened when she heard her voice, but she didn’t speak first.

The director knew about Chi Jinqing and Si Jiamo’s past and cleared his throat twice. The assistant explained the situation.

Chi Jinqing looked at Si Jiamo. There were no elaborate decorations, nor the extremely gorgeous clothes of the past. It seemed like the other person was not doing well.

“Everything should be fair. Since she earned the role with her ability, and any added scenes are based on her ability and the plot, others have no reason to comment.”

Chi Jinqing’s words caused the proudly smug newcomer’s face to freeze. She had thought that Chi Jinqing would hate Si Jiamo, which was why she had proactively stepped up to confront Si Jiamo.

But she hadn’t expected Chi Jinqing to say this.

The newcomer was temporarily furious. Si Jiamo had treated her so badly, so why was Chi Jinqing still defending her?

She wanted to explode, but was constrained by being in public. She could only say weakly with resentment, “Sister Chi, why are you helping a person like this? She’s not a good person.”

Chi Jinqing was unyielding: “Regardless, this is for the sake of the crew.”

“Alright, go take a break.”

The newcomer glared resentfully at Si Jiamo. Three years ago, no one would have dared to treat Si Jiamo like this, but the entertainment industry is always a place of rapid change.

When one Si Jiamo leaves, countless others will rise.

It was understandable that someone would want to climb up by stepping on a former top star.

Si Jiamo didn’t mind this; she cared about what Chi Jinqing thought.

It had been two years. Was the other person still undecided?

Although she had time to wait, she still hoped for a precise timeline.