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When Zhang Miaomiao heard Jiang Chenyi offer to help, her first reaction wasn't relief but nervousness.
"I'm afraid... do I still have any Merit left to trade?"
Jiang Chenyi tilted his head slightly while looking at her then gave a gentle smile.
He shook his head and softly reassured her, "You don't need anything from behind that door. The Mountain Spring Water I gave you before, you can buy more and keep it at home. Drinking it is good for your health."
Seeing that Zhang Miaomiao was still a bit tense, Jiang Chenyi thoughtfully explained the "price" of the Mountain Spring Water: "Anyone with Merit can purchase the Mountain Spring Water, and it's not expensive. A box of 30 bottles only costs 20 yuan plus 50 Merit Points."
A box would last a month, and even if Zhang Miaomiao drank it for ten months, it would only be 200 yuan plus 500 Merit Points.
And 500 Merit Points is something any ordinary person who hasn't committed any crimes would have.
After hearing this, Zhang Miaomiao finally relaxed: "That's good..." She then felt a bit embarrassed, "Sorry... I was too worried."
Jiang Chenyi understood her concerns and didn't mind at all: "Don't worry, I won't ask for anything you can't afford."
Zhang Miaomiao nodded with teary eyes while feeling increasingly grateful to Jiang Chenyi.
After they returned, Luo Qiuming had already handled things on his end.
Zhang Miaomiao quickly told her husband about their earlier conversation.
Upon hearing that Zhang Miaomiao might feel uncomfortable during her pregnancy, Luo Qiuming's face visibly showed concern. But after he learned that Jiang Chenyi had once again stepped in to help, Luo Qiuming almost wanted to kneel and kowtow to him in public.
Fortunately, his wife knew the situation.
If the couple appeared at the hospital, paparazzi would likely follow soon. So, if he really knelt and kowtowed, a flood of netizens or fans would surely criticize Jiang Chenyi the next day.
Zhang Miaomiao pinched Luo Qiuming's arm hard to cause him to yelp and squat down.
Then, as if nothing had happened, she smiled and asked him, "Why are you at the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"
Oh! Right!
Only then did Jiang Chenyi remember why he had come down in the first place. But before that, he had a favor to ask Zhang Miaomiao: "Could you go to the VIP single room on the 7th floor of the inpatient department and help me look after Xiao Rui? She's Zhao Jiamin's child."
He also took out the bracelet Zhao Jiamin had given him earlier, just in case Xiao Rui had any stress reactions.
Although Zhang Miaomiao didn't know what was going on, she agreed to Jiang Chenyi's request.
Luo Qiuming, while still rubbing his arm and hissing in pain, stood up and instinctively asked, "Where is she then? If the child is sick and she's busy, does that mean her husband has time?"
Jiang Chenyi hesitated for a moment before looking around, then leaned closer to Luo Qiuming and whispered, "Are you free right now?"
He was still worried about Zhao Jiamin, after all, she was about to face two men.
What if... just what if something went wrong?
What would happen to Zhao Jiamin and her daughter?
The reason he had been willing to leave her alone earlier was because he needed to watch over the child, but now that Zhang Miaomiao was here, Jiang Chenyi wanted to go back and check on her.
Luo Qiuming immediately sensed that Jiang Chenyi needed his help, so without asking too many questions, he patted his chest and said, "I’m free! Of course, I’m free! Just tell me what you need me to do!"
Since Luo Qiuming was available, Jiang Chenyi decided to take him along for the trip.
The reason for bringing Luo Qiuming was to leverage his reputation and influence.
Zhang Miaomiao took two assistants to the inpatient ward, while Jiang Chenyi and Luo Qiuming, with his face well-covered, returned to the Honghu Hotel.
Once again using the Universal Card from the supermarket, the two of them smoothly arrived at the door of the room.
In the hallway, they couldn’t hear any commotion from inside, but as soon as Jiang Chenyi opened the door, a heated argument erupted.
The sound of the argument was so loud that it drowned out the noise of the door opening. It wasn’t until Jiang Chenyi appeared that Zhou Wei noticed someone else had entered the room.
Jiang Chenyi glanced over and noticed a slap mark on Zhao Jiamin’s face. The color of the mark indicated that the person who hit her had done so with considerable force.
"He hit you again."
This statement, which revealed the truth, sounded to Zhou Wei like Zhao Jiamin’s lover had come to settle the score.
Feeling as though he had been cuckolded, Zhou Wei immediately swung his fist at Jiang Chenyi.
However, he underestimated Jiang Chenyi, who didn’t even need to look back to catch Zhou Wei’s fist.
With a twist of his wrist, Jiang Chenyi flung Zhou Wei to the ground and then stepped on his back, rendering him unable to get up no matter how much he struggled.
"Heh…" Seeing Zhou Wei flailing like a turtle, Zhao Jiamin, who had been furious, suddenly burst into laughter.
She looked at the other man standing by the door.
Luo Qiuming slightly pulled down his mask and mouthed to Zhao Jiamin that the child was being taken care of by Miaomiao.
Zhao Jiamin, with her eyes red, expressed her gratitude with a heartfelt "Thank you."
Little did she know, this "thank you" only fueled Zhou Wei’s anger further, as he thought it was directed at Jiang Chenyi.
"Thank you? What are you thanking him for, Zhao Jiamin! I’m telling you, don’t think I’ll let you leave me so easily!" Zhou Wei, who wasn’t wearing much to begin with, had now lost his towel while crawling on the floor.
Jiang Chenyi silently turned his head away while blinking hard.
The sight of Zhou Wei’s bloody backside was truly eye-searing.
And the fat man lying on the bed finally woke up.
Taking in the chaotic scene before him and recalling the earlier sensations, he quickly understood what had happened.
He remained quite calm and directly asked Zhao Jiamin, "What do you want?"
Upon hearing his voice, Zhou Wei panicked. "No… no, President Lu, you can’t agree to this wretched woman’s demands!"
"I want all the photos deleted, and you must not interfere with my divorce from him." Zhao Jiamin’s demands were actually quite simple, and for President Lu, there was no real loss.
The only thing that displeased him was the fact that he had lost face in front of these people.
He glanced at Jiang Chenyi, who was stepping on Zhou Wei before his eyes slowly scanning the young man’s slender figure.
Jiang Chenyi sensed a disgusting gaze and slightly increased the pressure under his foot. Zhou Wei’s scream immediately interrupted President Lu’s thoughts.
"If I can do it, I will obediently delete the recordings in my possession. You wouldn’t want the entire company to see your... video, would you?" Zhao Jiamin’s calm tone carried a faint hint of madness.
"Also, I’ve already made backups of some things in your phone."
This was the most lethal point.
Jiang Chenyi looked at Zhao Jiamin with the corner of his mouth curling into a satisfied smile.
If Zhou Wei and President Lu had simply taken a liking to each other, they wouldn’t have waited until today. It now seemed that Zhao Jiamin had added something to the mix.
But upon further thought, that something might not have been brought by Zhao Jiamin herself.
And then there were the photos Zhao Jiamin had mentioned earlier...
Luo Qiuming instantly furrowed his brows while looking at Zhou Wei as if he were trash.
As for Jiang Chenyi, he understood the situation even better.
The fact that he didn’t immediately applaud and cheer for Zhao Jiamin’s actions was already quite considerate of him.
Neither of these two were good people, so why bother sympathizing with them?
President Lu’s fierce gaze bore into Zhao Jiamin as he sneered, "You’d better think carefully. Even if you delete the photos, your life won’t be easy from now on."
Those backups didn’t just concern him alone. Was Zhao Jiamin in such a hurry to die?
But did Zhao Jiamin care? She didn’t!
A mother who was willing to give up her life wouldn’t care about such trivial matters.
Luo Qiuming had initially wanted to step forward to back Zhao Jiamin up, but now he felt it was better to make his appearance a bit later.
"It doesn’t matter. Delete them. Not just the photos in Zhou Wei’s phone, but all of you... everyone who has seen them must delete them. I’ve already investigated the identities of the others. Some things are better left unexposed, don’t you think, President Lu?"
Zhao Jiamin stared fearlessly at President Lu while thanking his phone for giving her so much leverage.
"Fine, but you must also delete everything in your phone cleanly." President Lu immediately made his decision.
Zhao Jiamin used facial recognition to unlock Zhou Wei’s phone and directly formatted the entire device. She then held the phone up to him, "Where else have you stored the photos?"
"Nowhere!" Zhou Wei gritted his teeth.
However, the next second, Jiang Chenyi’s voice rang out above him, "He’s lying."
The gazes of the three instantly fell on him. Jiang Chenyi’s eyes that were fixed on Zhou Wei was unusually deep as he repeated, "You’re lying."
Zhou Wei’s lips twitched, and just as he was about to defend himself, Jiang Chenyi bent down to lock eyes with Zhou Wei in a position where President Lu couldn’t see.
Those eyes... it was as if something was flowing within them... something golden, like flowing grains of sand...
In Jiang Chenyi’s pupils, Zhou Wei saw his own reflection but this reflection had no face, and its body was shrouded in a dark mist.
This reflection didn’t look human at all.
"Don’t lie. I can tell."
After Jiang Chenyi spoke, he blinked and his pupils returned to their normal appearance, while Zhou Wei broke out in a cold sweat.
The room fell silent for a few minutes before Zhou Wei finally trembled and spoke, "In my cloud storage account... the original photos are there..."
Zhao Jiamin quickly found the hidden account and opened it.
The several gigabytes of photos inside made her want to smash the phone against Zhou Wei’s head.
In fact, she did exactly that—after deleting all the photos, she smashed it down fiercely.
Zhou Wei was left with a bloody head, but he didn’t make a sound, not even after Jiang Chenyi retracted his foot.
It was as if he was too scared to move.
President Lu felt something was off and immediately turned his gaze to Jiang Chenyi, who had walked aside.
The probing and lustful look in his eyes was utterly nauseating but Jiang Chenyi controlled himself and focused on handling the matter at hand.
Tsk, he really wanted to hit someone!
After resolving one of the potential threats, Luo Qiuming also emerged from the corner. "Since everything’s been dealt with, there shouldn’t be any more accidents in the future, right?"
Luo Qiuming’s appearance shocked President Lu greatly.
He glared at Zhao Jiamin with a dark expression but in the end, he gritted his teeth and nodded. "Of course!"
With Luo Qiuming here, they would have to think twice before trying anything.
They might not care about Zhao Jiamin’s face, but they couldn’t ignore Luo Qiuming’s.
Over the years, his influence wasn’t just built on his status as a mere film emperor.
But soon, his malicious thoughts began to stir again.