The next day.
Early in the morning, when Qiqi finished washing up, changed her clothes and went downstairs to have breakfast, she saw Jian Qing who was already waiting in the living room.
"Morning, Miss Qi." Jian Qing greeted immediately. He subconsciously glanced at Qiqi's face, "Is your face okay now?"
Qiqi touched her cheek, a little surprised, "You know everything?"
Jian Qing laughed. How could she not know? "I just heard from the housekeeper and the servants."
"Oh." Qiqi had no doubt at all. "But... what's wrong with your face? Why is it so swollen?"
Moreover, it was much more exaggerated than hers. At least the swelling had subsided, leaving only the small wound that was healing. However, Jian Qing's face was different. Not only was it red and swollen, but there was also a very obvious slap mark.
That is definitely not something that can be achieved by just one slap.
"Me? This is because..." Thinking of what happened last night, Jian Qing wanted to say it all in one breath.
But, halfway through...
"Why?" A cold and clear voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his words. Tang Jue walked down elegantly from upstairs in a formal suit, raised his eyebrows, and looked down at Jian Qing from top to bottom. Seeing the redness and swelling on his face, he had figured out something.
"Because... because I met an unreasonable woman, this is what happened." Jian Qing changed the subject and only said one or two sentences in the end.
Tang Jue's eyes wandered around his face, without asking anything, he just turned around and walked into the restaurant silently with Qiqi.
——
"You don't have to go to work today." Tang Jue took a sip of coffee and asked Qiqi.
"Well, today is Saturday. Unless there are any special requests, you don't have to clock in at the company."
"Going to the hospital?"
Qiqi hesitated for a moment, but nodded decisively, "I still have to go... All the test results will be released today."
"I'll go with you."
"Don't." Qiqi refused softly. "It was like that yesterday. If I take you there again, my sister will be even more upset... Besides, the final result will be announced today. If the result is not good..."
Qiqi didn't finish her words when she said this. She just sighed, looked up, and looked at Tang Jue pleadingly, "Next time, okay? When the situation has eased a little, Qiyu is calmer, and my dad's affairs have been cleared up, you can go with me."
Qiqi's tone was somewhat flattering. She was afraid that Tang Jue would go no matter what because of his temper, and she would not be able to do anything to him. But fortunately, her tone always managed to control Tang Jue.
She has discovered that as long as she speaks softly and acts coquettishly, Tang Jue will basically agree to whatever she asks.
so…
Tang Jue didn't make it difficult for her, he just said "hmm" and nodded.
After breakfast, when Qiqi went upstairs to get her bag, Tang Jue told Jian Qing in the living room, "Arrange a few people to quietly follow Qiqi. Report her emotions and status to me at any time. If there is anything wrong, call me immediately."
Jian Qing followed him, "Okay. But if Miss Qi knew that you, the young master, were monitoring her..."
Tang Jue raised his eyes and stared at him, "Were you beaten stupid last night and can't even speak properly?"
"…" Jian Qing shuddered and almost immediately covered his face with both hands. Thinking back to last night, he still felt particularly wronged. It was a torture for both body and mind. He changed his words sadly: "If Miss Qi knew that you, the young master, cared about her so much, she would definitely be grateful."
Tang Jue just snorted and glanced at him, "What on earth did you do to your face?"
Speaking of this, Jian Qing, a 185cm tall man, stood there, almost crying with grievance, "… I have never hit a woman. Asking me to hit a woman is a terrible torture."
What on earth had he done to make him fly out in the middle of the night and beat up a woman? If I had known this earlier, I would have pretended to be dead!
"so?"
“… So, I could only let her slap me first to vent her anger.”
Tang Jue looked at Jian Qing's face again and said only two words faintly, "You deserve it."
"..." Jian Qing was silent. The job of an assistant was becoming more and more difficult.
———
Tang Jue sent someone to follow Qiqi, firstly to keep an eye on her emotions and movements, as the Qi family would definitely cause her great emotional fluctuations. Secondly, of course, it was to protect her, to prevent something like what happened last night from happening again.
However, these things were done secretly, so that Qiqi would not feel that she was being monitored and had no room to move freely.
Qiqi asked the driver to take her to the hospital. When she was downstairs, she made a lot of mental preparations before entering the elevator. After what happened last night, I'm afraid that my uncle and aunt already know about her and Tang Jue.
Standing in the elevator, looking at the flashing numbers, the elevator, which she had thought was moving very slowly before, now seemed so fast that it caught her off guard.
VIP room.
Qiqi placed her hand on the door handle, and felt an icy coldness on her palm.
She mustered up her courage and pushed the door open.
There was no one in the hall.
Jiang Shao's voice came from inside, "Don't be angry! Your health is not good to begin with, and you are still angry. Wait until Qiqi comes and talk to her properly. She is not a child without manners. It must be a misunderstanding."
"Mom, you are too partial to Qiqi! I experienced it myself last night. Is this a misunderstanding?" Qiqi's voice sounded angrily, "Look at my face, it's still swollen. Just because I said a few words to her and advised her not to get too close to Tang Jue, they retaliated like this. Do you still think this is just a misunderstanding?"
Jiang Shao felt distressed and a little resentful in her heart, "This Qiqi... Really, how could she provoke someone like Tang Jue. She knew very well that there were few good people in the Tang Sect."
"I think this is not Tang Jue's fault at all. It's because she doesn't respect herself!" Qi Yu sneered, "If she didn't disrespect herself, how could others be interested in her, a married woman?"
"Alright, alright. People are coming, please speak softly." Jiang Shao patted Qi Yu.
"I just can't get over this." Qi Yu felt sour and uncomfortable. "I don't care. Anyway, you are my parents, so you have to make the decision for me!"