293: Chapter 293: Ruined Her Face 293: Chapter 293: Ruined Her Face When Gu Beiyan saw the message that Jiang You had sent him, it was already five minutes later.
Because he had to summarize the contents of the meeting, he hadn’t managed to look at the WeChat message she had sent.
Jiang You sent him a total of two messages:
[Beiyan, I’m going to visit you at the company later~]
[I want to eat tonight]
When Gu Beiyan saw the second incomplete message, he involuntarily furrowed his brows.
It was clear that the message was sent without being finished.
Moreover, five minutes had passed since the message was sent, and even if Jiang You wanted to send the messages separately, she should have sent the next one by now.
He realized something was wrong and immediately dialed Jiang You’s phone.
The ringtone just kept sounding, never hanging up, but no one answered.
“Chen Zhe, go check the surveillance video at No.
1 Apartment!”
Chen Zhe, who was always accompanying him, was just about to tell him the schedule for the next day when he suddenly heard him blurt out an abrupt instruction.
Luckily, with his sharp reflexes, combining the man’s icy tone and serious face, he instantly got his boss’s hint.
No.
1 Apartment was where Miss Jiang lived, something must have happened to Miss Jiang, otherwise, his boss wouldn’t be in such a hurry.
“Alright, I’ll do it right away.”
…
Jiang You woke up in a daze, feeling a terrible pain at the back of her neck…
She reached out to touch her slightly sore neck, propped herself up on the edge of the bed, and slowly sat up.
After sitting up, she rubbed the back of her neck, the memory of what happened in the underground parking garage flashed through her mind.
She was in the middle of sending a message to Gu Beiyan when suddenly someone burst out, she was startled, then felt a pain in her neck, and fainted…
She raised her eyes and surveyed the luxurious decor of the room; the sound of waves reached her ears – was she on a cruise ship?
Jiang You furrowed her brows, her complexion somewhat poor, who brought her here?
After that, she searched around the room and couldn’t find her phone, and the door was still locked, she couldn’t get out at all.
With her hands on her hips, she stood in front of the door, took a deep breath.
She was about to knock on the door and shout, “Is there anybody there?” But on second thought, since they took the trouble to bring her here, they would surely come to see her, so why waste her energy on these things?
Forget it, just wait.
It’s best to conserve energy, as no one knew what would happen next.
So, she just sat patiently and quietly on the sofa chair and waited.
“Why isn’t she making a fuss?”
The room was under surveillance, and someone was leisurely sitting there, admiring Jiang You in the room, originally intending to see her scared and panicked.
But Jiang You was surprisingly calm and composed, with no trace of fear or panic on her face.
This annoyed her greatly!
“Go, bring her out!”
“Okay, Miss Xu.”
“…”
Chen Zhe soon pulled up the surveillance footage of No.
1 Apartment, and Jiang You left at seven past five, then took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, but there was no more footage from there.
“Mr.
Gu, the property management said that the surveillance equipment in the parking lot broke half an hour before Miss Jiang left, they were repairing it, so it didn’t capture the footage in the garage.”
“Also, the property mentioned that Miss Jiang’s car is still in the garage.”
With Chen Zhe’s words to this point, it was quite clear.
Jiang You went to the garage to drive, but the car was still there while she was gone, there was only one possibility, she ran into trouble.
Based on the time difference, Chen Zhe also found the car that had driven out of No.
1 Apartment, and in cooperation with the traffic police department, traced the direction it had headed.
But by the time they got to the harbor, the people were already out to sea.
Just as they had just arrived and were about to board the yacht to give chase, Jiang Yan arrived with his people and stopped them.
“Why are you here?”
Jiang You’s trouble had not yet been revealed to Gu Beiyan, because there hadn’t been time to discuss it—he had been completely preoccupied with finding people.
“Xixi has disappeared too.”
At those words, Gu Beiyan frowned, “What?”
Jiang Yan’s expression was gloomy as he said coldly, “Along with Jiang You, the guards hidden in the shadows have also vanished.
They were either lured away or knocked unconscious.”
Moreover, they had reacted quickly, but ultimately were still too late.
This was enough to show that the other party was well-prepared, having thoroughly investigated even those he had stationed covertly.
Taking away both Jiang You and Su Yimo was a long-premeditated plan by the adversaries.
Since they chose the sea route to escape, they surely had a contingency plan.
Blindly chasing them now might lead to a wild goose chase.
—
On the yacht.
Jiang You was brought to the deck.
When she saw Xu Xinyi sitting in the chair, there was a slight surprise, but it was merely a fleeting moment.
“Miss Xu, so it was you.”
She curved her red lips, her face exhibiting a sneering smile while looking at Xu Xinyi.
Jiang You took a few steps forward and naturally pulled out a chair to sit down.
“…”
Xu Xinyi watched her with a presumptuous air, her chest heaving with suppressed rage, but she endured.
Lifting her lips, her eyes harbored a vicious gleam: “It’s me, what exactly can you do to me?”
“Do you really think that falling into my hands today, you can still escape?”
Jiang You remained silent, showing no fear at her threat.
She shrugged, with an air of resignation.
She tilted her head, gazing at the dark sea ahead, the breeze caressing her face with a faint taste of salt.
“The view here is not bad, the air’s alright too, and it’s quite comfortable to stay—I’m not particularly keen on escaping,” Jiang You said nonchalantly.
Seeing her act so fearlessly infuriated Xu Xinyi even more, leaving an indescribable irritation in her heart.
She had a burning anger that was neither here nor there.
“Oh, right.” Jiang You turned her head back to look at Xu Xinyi and calmly smiled, “I also have to thank you for not taking me to some abandoned factory, but instead bringing me to this luxurious yacht.
Honestly, it’s quite comfortable.”
Xu Xinyi clenched her teeth, staring at her wide-eyed and at a loss for words: “…”
Seeing her angry brought Jiang You some joy.
Her eyes wandered.
On the way up to the deck, she had taken a good look at the yacht; it was not only sizeable but also lavishly furnished, obviously worth a fortune.
Moreover, it didn’t look like a rental but rather a private yacht.
Had Xu Xinyi made so much money in recent years?
Her gaze swept over Xu Xinyi with doubt and then casually surveyed the bodyguards on the deck.
Each one of them looked not like amateur bodyguards but like professional hitmen, burly and formidable.
She owed this quick discernment to the time she had previously spent with Fei Yang and Fei Xu; she was somewhat sensitive in this regard.
Could there be someone else on the yacht?
“Xu Xinyi, renting this yacht and these people must’ve cost you a pretty penny, right?” Jiang You raised an eyebrow, casually inquiring.
Xu Xinyi couldn’t stand Jiang You’s arrogance, “Jiang You, do you think you’re the only woman who has a man providing for her?”
At these words, Jiang You was not irritated, but instead chuckled.
“Oh, I see.”
It was only when Jiang You displayed that meaningful smile that Xu Xinyi realized she might have let something slip.
That man had warned her thousands of times not to let Jiang You catch on to anything.
But she hadn’t really said much just now; that despicable Jiang You shouldn’t notice anything.
Jiang You stopped beating around the bush, “Xu Xinyi, let’s not mince words.
Tell me, getting someone to bring me here, what exactly do you want to do?
Spit it out quickly, don’t dawdle.”
Xu Xinyi looked at her, falling into silence for a moment.
“Jiang You, how can you be so shameless and thick-skinned?”
Jiang You’s delicate eyebrows slightly knitted, then relaxed, her eyes slightly lifting, “What’s up, you want to learn?”
Before Xu Xinyi could respond, Jiang You’s mouth curled into a smile, then she continued: “But you see, I don’t take disciples who lack brain cells, it’s too vexing.”
Jiang You was neither angry nor annoyed, whatever Xu Xinyi said, she treated it as if the other had simply farted.
Not only that, but she also responded with a nonchalant comeback.
Xu Xinyi gritted her teeth and said, “Jiang You, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have lost my job, and I will settle this account with you slowly!”
She had checked, and found nothing, but this matter must be related to Jiang You!
Jiang You looked at her with indifferent eyes, sneered and said: “No, Miss Xu, what does your job loss have to do with me?
Are you joking?
It wasn’t me who caused you to lose it, if you want to pin a crime on me, you should at least have some evidence, right?”
“Even police investigations require evidence, it can’t be that when it comes to you, you can say whatever you want?
I’m not a fall guy, whoever caused you to lose your job, you should go to them.
You’re here bullying me, a weak woman, do you have no shame?
Though not from the same family, why the rush to quarrel, even though we’re not sisters, we’re still women, why must women make things difficult for each other?”
Jiang You spoke earnestly.
In one aspect, she wasn’t wrong, it wasn’t her who made her lose her job, it was her own brother who did it; if Xu Xinyi had the capability, she should go find her brother.
“…”
Jiang You’s mouth, too eloquent.
Xu Xinyi was completely unable to follow up on her words.
At that moment, on the lower deck of the cruise ship, a man dressed in black, was sitting on a sofa.
With his legs crossed, the man was leaning lazily and rebelliously against the back of the sofa, two buttons of his black shirt undone, revealing a bit of collarbone; his arm casually placed on the armrest, his defined fingers lightly tapping on it.
In front of him, there was a display screen showing a live feed from the deck.
The conversation between the two women was heard loud and clear.
He squinted his eyes, clearly disdainful, and spat out two words: “Idiot!”
At that time, a black-clad bodyguard walked in.
“Boss, the kid is awake.”
Upon hearing this, the man pondered for a moment, his rough and deep voice finally spoke: “Take him to the deck, hand him over to that woman.”
He looked towards the screen, his gaze following Jiang You’s figure, and lifted his chin slightly.
The bodyguard glanced and nodded, replying: “Yes!”
The man’s dark, deep-set eyes stared at the display screen, as inscrutable as an abyss, as if a wave could surge forth at any moment.
The man’s thin lips curved faintly, charming yet mysterious.
“What a pity, only caught these two, it would have been more entertaining if everyone was here.”
“…”
On the deck.
The sea breeze blew, curling the waves, carrying a wild scent, and coolly lifting the veil of the night.
Jiang You, originally unflappable, became troubled upon hearing the familiar call of “Auntie”.
She turned around sharply to see that familiar little face.
Jiang You immediately got up and quickly walked to Su Yimo’s side, pulling the person to her side protectively.
The bodyguard who brought Su Yimo up did not stop her.
“Xu Xinyi, you are really despicable!
You won’t even spare the child!” Jiang You protected the little one and turned to glare at the leisurely seated Xu Xinyi.
Xu Xinyi was taken aback.
No matter what she had just said, Jiang You had not shown any emotional fluctuations, but this child seemed to make her instantly tense and afraid.
Interesting!
She actually didn’t know who this child was, nor did she know why that man wanted to kidnap a child.
If she hadn’t misheard just now, the child called Jiang You “Auntie,” so the two of them are related?
Xu Xinyi got up, a smile on her face, and walked over.
Looking at Su Yimo who was protected behind Jiang You, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, her eyes full of mockery: “What’s the matter, you cherish this child so much, couldn’t he be the illegitimate child you secretly had with some random man?”
Jiang You rolled her eyes at her: “Really, a dog can’t spit out ivory!”
“You…”
Xu Xinyi was about to lose her temper, but suddenly she laughed again: “Tell me, if the news that you had a child got out, do you think you could still get by in this circle?”
“Jiang You, what I cannot have, you shall not dream of having either!”
Jiang You couldn’t be bothered to entertain her.
She turned around, squatted down, and checked if the little one was hurt.
Su Baobao knew what she was worried about, and with his little hand holding hers, he said, “Auntie, baby is fine, don’t worry.”
The appearance of Su Baobao here was completely unexpected for Jiang You.
Who could have done this?
Her mind was racing quickly.
It was obvious that the child wasn’t brought here by Xu Xinyi.
It was her impulsive outburst that led to that confrontational question earlier.
But now that she snapped back to reality, Xu Xinyi didn’t even know Su Baobao.
Jiang You slightly furrowed her brows—Who was the person behind Xu Xinyi?
Clearly, that person was using Xu Xinyi as a shield.
Kidnapping her alone, she could understand given Xu Xinyi indeed disliked her.
But taking Su Baobao as well, then their target wasn’t her, it was…
Her brother, or her sister-in-law.
Jiang You stood up, turned around to face Xu Xinyi, her eyes filled with a cold intent: “Xu Xinyi, whatever your purpose is, tell the person behind you, they’d better not harm us one bit, or Hell will be your final destination!”
The terrifying aura emitting from Jiang You was something Xu Xinyi knew all too well, she had felt it before during the Eternity Jewellery event.
“…”
After Jiang You finished speaking, she took Su Baobao and prepared to leave the deck.
But the next second, Xu Xinyi shouted: “Stop that bitch for me!”
However, the men in black standing on the deck did not heed her command.
Jiang You watched the scene unfold, her lips curved slightly—it seems she had made the right bet.
If they kidnapped her and Su Baobao to threaten her brother, then they wouldn’t harm them for the time being.
Afterward, she picked up the little guy and left without paying any more attention to Xu Xinyi.
Xu Xinyi watched Jiang You’s retreating silhouette, furiously raging at the nearby black-clad men: “Are you deaf?
I told you to stop her, didn’t you hear?”
“…”
The man in black who had brought Su Baobao aboard cast her a glance, his voice equally harsh and intimidating: “Miss Xu, we’re not your men, we only obey our boss’s orders!”
Xu Xinyi’s face turned pale.
That man was actually protecting Jiang You?
But…
hadn’t he said to leave Jiang You at her mercy?
Why was he obstructing her now?
A fierce and ruthless light flitted across her eyes!
Why did the men she fancied always end up entangled with Jiang You?
She wished she could destroy her face this instant!
The man in black looked at her somewhat distorted and ferocious face and warned her: “Miss Xu, you’d better behave, the boss has ordered that you cannot touch that woman for now, or you’ll be responsible for the consequences.”
After saying this, the man in black also turned and left.
Xu Xinyi stood there motionless, her body rigid as though something was pulling on her, oblivious to the biting cold sea breeze blowing on her.
After taking Su Baobao back to the room, Jiang You finally let out a sigh of relief.
Whew~ That scared me!
“Baby, weren’t you at Moon Gift Villa?
How did you end up here?” Jiang You looked at the little one with puzzlement.
Logically speaking, no one could just get into Moon Gift Villa.
Even if they managed to get in, taking someone away was not that easy.