The next day, Shen Xi was awakened by an urgent phone call.
She sat up abruptly in bed, grabbed her phone, and saw it was Xie Yifei.
"Yifei, why are you calling me so early? What's wrong?"
"XiXi, it's not early anymore. It's already nine o'clock. You're not still in bed, are you?" Xie Yifei asked in surprise over the phone.
"Ah?" Shen Xi looked up at the wall clock.
Oh my god, it really was nine o'clock. How could she have slept until now? This had never happened before.
It was all that man's fault from last night; he had talked to her for so long.
She lay in bed, his figure, his face, and his unpredictability constantly appearing in her mind, until the latter half of the night when she finally managed to fall asleep.
And he even appeared in her dreams.
Shen Xi ruffled her hair haphazardly and said in a low voice, "I didn't rest well last night, I overslept."
"I heard about what happened to you yesterday. You must have been frightened, right? How could you not tell me after such a big incident?" Xie Yifei, unaware of the real reason for her insomnia, could only think along these lines.
"How could those petty thieves scare me?" Shen Xi replied dismissively. "I wasn't injured, and I got out safely, so I didn't tell you, fearing you'd worry."
"I heard from Jian Fan that Qin Si Ye personally went to save you?" Since she had already guessed, Xie Yifei no longer concealed her prior communication with Jian Fan and directly mentioned Jian Fan's name.
"Mhmm." Mentioning that man, Shen Xi's words suddenly became scarce.
"The feeling of a hero saving the damsel must have been wonderful and moving, right?" Xie Yifei teased on the phone.
"What are you talking about? He saved me for the sake of the children."
Her relationship with Qin Si Ye was currently in a delicate state, and she didn't want to discuss it too much.
She just wanted to attribute everything to the children, forcing herself not to think in another direction.
Xie Yifei, however, wouldn't let it go and continued, "I heard from Jian Fan that Qin Si Ye was extremely anxious when he learned you were kidnapped.
He mobilized a lot of resources to find your location. Before the police could even set off, he rushed over with his men. This kind of..."
"Yifei, did you call me just to praise Qin Si Ye in front of me?" Shen Xi immediately interrupted her. "Hurry up and tell me, do you have any other business with me? Otherwise, I'll hang up. I haven't had breakfast yet."
As Shen Xi spoke, she rolled out of bed and walked towards the washroom.
"Oh, right. Of course, I have important matters to discuss with you. Sorry, I got sidetracked just now." Xie Yifei saw that it was enough and quickly returned to the main topic. "Was Lu Yushan and Liu Ying the mastermind behind your kidnapping?"
Shen Xi frowned. "How did you know?"
"Hahaha, it really was you. XiXi, I knew you must have done something to them, otherwise, how would people all over the city see such explosive news?" Xie Yifei suddenly burst into laughter.
Shen Xi immediately guessed what she was referring to. "So quickly? The news has already reported it?"
"Yes, our TV station also broadcasted this matter this morning. According to the reporters on the scene, when the police arrived, they saw Lu Yushan lying on the cold concrete floor, barely covered and covered in wounds, with a vacant stare, as if she were dead.
I never imagined Liu Ying would be so crazy once the drug took hold. XiXi, I'm truly impressed. How did you think of using this trick to get revenge on them?"
A sinister smile appeared on Shen Xi's lips. "From the moment you told me Liu Ying was a Les, this idea slowly formed in my mind.
I didn't expect Lu Yushan to return from abroad so quickly, and they even dared to make the first move against me.
I merely returned their favor in kind. Aren't they always in cahoots, doing everything together? Then let them become one."
As Shen Xi spoke these words, she felt an immense sense of relief. The anger that had been suppressed in her heart for so long finally dissipated a lot.
"Mhmm. XiXi, you're absolutely right. They harmed you like that back then, and what you've done to her now is not excessive, but rather a cause for great rejoicing."
Xie Yifei also felt a great sense of catharsis. Gritting her teeth, she continued,
"Regarding Liu Ying's previous deception of consumers, I will also have our colleagues follow up. This time, with the combined charges, she must be thoroughly punished."