Chapter 113 Tattling

Chapter 113: Reporting an Incident

"Ling Jue." She called out to him.

"Hmm?" He was opening the medicine kit to get the disinfectant for her.

"Feel your face," Qin Shuyi continued.

Ling Jue obediently touched his face. "What's wrong? Is it dirty?"

Qin Shuyi said, "See if your face is as thick as a city wall."

Ling Jue wasn't angry at being teased. He laughed. "Why do you always pick on me, huh? Qin Shuyi—"

He drew out her name, making it sound long and lingering.

In front of him, Qin Shuyi was always animated, her emotions were a complex mix. She would get angry, take action, laugh in a mischievous, spoiled way, be quirky and witty, speak sweet words, and occasionally glare at him in cold fury.

He refused to believe she felt nothing for him.

He had done many things poorly in the past. It was only right that she bore resentment, and it was what he deserved now.

No matter how long and winding the road ahead, he could be briefly restless and sentimental, but he would absolutely never willingly hand her over to someone else.

Tenacity was one of his strengths too.

No matter what she said, he could always find a way to justify it to himself.

So, Qin Shuyi changed the subject. "What about He Jin?"

"Don't worry, someone will come to take him away. You just proceed with your work normally tomorrow."

Daring to slip trash like He Jin in here—both he and the person who recommended him were destined to incur wrath.

The thought that if Qin Shuyi hadn't been able to protect herself, or had been less vigilant, she might have faced irreversible danger—it made him want to kill someone.

"Next time, don't confront bad guys alone. I know you're capable, but there's always a chance of the unexpected."

Qin Shuyi watched him carefully applying the disinfectant to her hand. "I knew I could handle him, that's why I acted."

Ling Jue didn't press the issue. After all, he would be more careful in the future.

Knowing she wasn't reckless didn't stop him from worrying.

"Going home?" He put away the medicine kit and asked her.

"You've just had a fright. I'll drive, since it's on the way anyway." Someone smoothly reframed things, aligning himself with her and making it seem natural for them to go home together.

Qin Shuyi glanced at him but didn't call him out on his little game. She said lazily, "Not going home."

Ling Jue's face stiffened.

Had some vixen already snagged her in the few days he was gone?

If not home, where was she going?

Dinner plans? Or was there an after-party?

Haunted by the shadow of other men, his sense of crisis was strong, and he mentally scripted a whole drama.

"Get out of the car." Qin Shuyi had already started shooing him away.

Ling Jue tried to resist. "I just helped you deal with that scum. Have you no conscience, ditching me to go on a date with someone else?"

"Who was it that said, 'If a pursuer voluntarily offers attentions, I just need to accept them'?"

He never expected his own words to come back as a boomerang to hit him. Reluctantly, he said, "Then can I at least tag along for the meal? Or we can go home to cook and invite him over."

Just who was it?!

Which bastard moved so fast? He seethed with hatred.

Just see if he didn't poison the food!

Qin Shuyi watched the person being shameless with composure. "You want to come with me to mooch a meal at the Jiang family?"

Ling Jue, who was still mentally listing suspects, said: "Huh?"

...

One minute later, Ling Jue, having silently exited the car, watched Qin Shuyi's car drive away.

If Qin Shuyi were meeting anyone else, Ling Jue could follow with complete shamelessness.

But her aunt's house... Ling Jue remembered their last meeting at the farmhouse.

Even he, slow on the uptake as he was, should have known that Qin Shuyi's family didn't approve of their relationship either.

Even back during their relationship, his arrogant assumption that the Jiang family would only be glad Qin Shuyi became his girlfriend and would actively try to make the relationship last longer was also dead wrong.

Zhou Tinglan clearly welcomed their breakup.

Even Qin Shuyi's younger siblings had never called him "brother-in-law" or claimed any connection to him outside.

Between that doctor and him, they had a clear preference.

If he hadn't sent Chi Yu abroad for an exchange, forcibly inserting a three-month cooling-off period, perhaps before long, Chi Yu could have been welcomed into the family with open arms.

Ling Jue thought, he really had done a terrible job.

Standing in the wind for a while, he turned and walked towards his own car.

Before he won Qin Shuyi back and earned the rightful status as her boyfriend, it wasn't suitable for him to visit again.

...

Before entering the Jiang house, Qin Shuyi glanced back at the familiar car that had been following her.

The person in the car flashed the headlights once, then, without lingering, smoothly turned and drove away.

There had been an incident today. He just wanted to see her arrive safely.

...

Qin Shuyi hadn't originally planned to visit her aunt today.

But the rule in their family was that if something happened, you weren't allowed to hide it; you had to inform each other.

He Jin was being handled by Ling Jue, so she wasn't worried, but she still needed to tell her aunt and uncle to prevent them from hearing about it elsewhere and worrying.

Besides, she wasn't the type to just take an insult lying down.

He Jin's malice was blatant, though he thought he'd hidden it well, and it truly disgusted her.

Sure enough, upon hearing about the incident in the parking lot, Zhou Tinglan instantly hit the roof.

What Ling Jue did was his own business, but that didn't stop her from finding someone to make sure He Jin got what was coming to him.

Her uncle, Jiang Shiheng, frowned and said, "This kind of person couldn't have only targeted you. He probably thought Shuyi was just an ordinary person with no background, which is why he dared to be so reckless. In that circle, they're the best at being snobs. For the next few days, let the family driver take Shuyi to and from work."

As for He Jin's dirty deeds, he would naturally uncover them all.

When Qian Youyou and Jiang Yuzhou returned home and heard about it, they were so furious they spent half the night cursing the old creep.

Qian Youyou even insisted on staying over to keep her cousin company that night.

He Jin, now locked up, waited for his lawyer to arrive, unaware that many others were waiting to take him down behind the scenes.

All he felt now was regret. He had thought she was just an overly attractive embalmer, but who knew she was a tough nut to crack.

This time, he was completely in the dark.

...

While Jiang Shiheng's side hadn't produced results yet, the very next morning, He Jin's scandals spread like wildfire.

He Jin didn't wait for his lawyer; instead, he was met with a flood of contract termination notices, along with past criminal evidence and verdicts.

Just as he had mentally planned to use against Qin Shuyi, he himself wasn't clean, having dabbled in unspeakably shady dealings.

That's how he managed to secure such good resources despite not being very popular.

In previous film crews, he had coerced many young, newly debuted actors, driving some to suicide, forcing others out of the industry, or turning them into tools for his own profit.

Everyone kicks a man when he's down. Early in the morning, people kept coming forward to expose him.

He Jin was completely finished.

When he learned the news of his downfall, he spat blood again and fainted completely.

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