klisemfg Chapter 208 Negative Trust
Chapter 208 Negative Trust
Siyi's heart skipped a beat, and she opened her eyes wide almost instinctively.
I looked at it carefully again to make sure I wasn't mistaken.
My older brother said he had news about Mom!
It's been almost ten days since the last incident, and finally there's news.
It's impossible for him not to be happy. No matter what Guan Fengru says or does, she's the person who raised him for over twenty years.
Moreover, even if she was a test-tube baby, she still survived inside Guan Fengru's womb.
That was her mother, a fact that could never be changed in her lifetime.
Although everyone is now saying that the Jiang family's affair was done by her mother, Siyi still doesn't want to believe it until she gets her own confirmation.
The phone screen she was still clutching had gone black, and Siyi's thoughts were still wandering when a series of steady footsteps suddenly came from the master bedroom.
Siyi snapped out of her daze and nervously stuffed her phone into her pocket. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Yanhui walking out with a somber expression.
He had changed into a blue striped shirt, paired with black casual pants—a very simple color combination.
But this man is a natural clothes hanger. No matter if it's a color that's picky or a common color, it will look special on him.
He didn't want to linger on himself for even a second, and went straight to the entrance hall.
Siyi gritted her teeth and bypassed the dining table, stopping him in the entryway as he was changing his shoes and preparing to leave.
"I have something to say." Siyi leaned against the door, staring intently at Jiang Yanhui.
Jiang Yan casually fiddled with the cuffs of his shirt. Hearing her words, he raised an eyebrow and glanced at her. He didn't say anything, looking impatient. However, Siyi was too lazy to argue and simply said, "I'm going out this afternoon."
Jiang Yan turned around, her expression darkening. "Where are you going?"
Siyi looked at him and said, "Jiang Yanhui, I know you've arranged for a lot of people to monitor my every move downstairs in this apartment building. It's really unnecessary. Are you really afraid I'll run away? My older brother is still in City A. Where can I run to? Is it really worth it? I'm going to the hospital this afternoon."
Jiang Yan's expression changed again, and a strange light flashed in her eyes for a moment, as if it were a kind of worry.
But the speed was too fast, so fast that Siyi thought it must be her imagination. When he spoke, his voice was still cold, but it seemed to have lost the hint of impatience from before, "What are you going to the hospital for?"
"Going to the hospital is, of course, for a check-up." Siyi rarely lies in front of others; lying is not something she's good at. But now she has to control her voice so that this man doesn't notice anything amiss. "When I fainted last time, the doctor said I wasn't feeling well and told me to go back for a check-up in a while."
The opportunity arose from a short distance. Jiang Yan didn't speak, but looked at her cautiously, as if wondering whether what she had just said was credible.
Siyi felt a pang of sadness. Although she had indeed lied earlier, the trust between them had probably already fallen below zero and become negative. They had to think long and hard before saying a single word to each other.
"Have the driver take you there." After a long while, Jiang Yanhui finally spoke. He seemed to have considered it carefully. Just as Siyi was about to say something, Jiang Yanhui suddenly changed his mind and said, "I'm free this afternoon, I'll go with you."
Siyi's heart skipped a beat, and she knew something was wrong. Without thinking, she said, "No need!"
Jiang Yan's already cold expression turned even colder. He already didn't trust Si Yi much, and he didn't believe a word she said now.
But to be honest, the reason he sent people to monitor this place wasn't really to spy on her.
Jiang Yanhui believed that Siyi couldn't have gone far, and even if she did, he had ways to bring her back.
But he wasn't guarding against Siyi; he was guarding against Lin Zhenbiao.
Guan Fengru has not been found yet, and Lin Zhenbiao has talked to him about Siyi more than once.
Jiang Yanhui knew exactly what kind of person Lin Zhenbiao was.
Although he was angry and resentful towards her, he knew that deep down he still didn't want to hand her over to his maternal grandfather. Otherwise, she wouldn't be talking to him so casually now; she would have been in unimaginable condition long ago.
"You have no choice. Either I go with you, or you don't have to go."
His tone was cold, yet left no room for argument: "Of course, if you're not feeling well, I can call a doctor to check you out; it doesn't have to be as troublesome as going to the hospital."
Upon hearing this, Siyi naturally objected. Her face turned cold, and she quickly said, "Jiang Yanhui, this is clearly house arrest! What you're doing is illegal!"
He scoffed, "Didn't you say a long time ago that I was holding you under house arrest? Why are you acting like you only found out now? I am holding you under house arrest, so what? Tell your older brother? I don't mind fighting him again. I'm just telling you, don't climb up the stairs and threaten people like you're going to die."
Siyi's face flushed red and then turned pale, trembling with anger. "Jiang Yanhui, don't push your luck! Last time I came with you voluntarily, but no one said I had to stay here. If I didn't want to, I could leave. If you confine me, I can sue you!"
Jiang Yan laughed coldly, arms crossed, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. "Ye Siyi, I really don't know what to say to you. You're the kind of person I shouldn't even touch. You told me to go find other women, and now that I have, you're telling me to stop. You came here with me on your own. Do you think this is a hotel? You can come and go as you please, and then just walk away when you don't want to stay anymore. Do you really think the world revolves around you? Do you expect me to live my life according to your wishes?"
"Jiang Yan Hui! I never meant that!"
"Then what do you mean?"
"I……"
"Why did you stop? Keep going!"
Jiang Yan's face was ashen, and she gritted her teeth, snarling, "Weren't you the most eloquent? A lawyer, sharp-tongued in court, how come you're speechless now? Let me tell you, it's because you're guilty! Ye Siyi, everything you have today is your own doing. You can't blame anyone else. You're no longer qualified to order me around. I was willing to cherish and pamper you, but you insisted on plotting against me, throwing away the happiness I gave you and trampling on it. Now it's too late for regrets! You're not happy, are you? The more unhappy you are, the more I'll show you! You don't want to stay here, do you? Heh, you'd better stay put! Otherwise, I'll cut off your legs first! Believe it or not, if you dare to leave, just try it!"
He spoke in one breath, shoved Siyi away roughly, opened the apartment door, and strode out.
The door behind her slammed shut with a thud, and the cleaning lady, who had been hiding in the kitchen, cautiously emerged. Seeing Siyi standing pale-faced in the entryway, she hesitated for a moment before speaking in a trembling voice, "Um... Miss Ye, I've finished all my work for today, so I'll head back now... What... what would you like to eat tomorrow?"
Siyi had no appetite left; her heart felt like it was being squeezed, and she couldn't breathe.
But she knew she couldn't be too sad; pregnant women also need to maintain a good mood, otherwise it wouldn't be good for the baby.
Haven't she already heard all the harshest things? What else can't she bear?
She took two deep breaths, forcing back the tears welling in her eyes, and said softly, "Whatever, it's up to you."
The hourly worker quickly agreed and left the apartment without daring to stay a second longer.
In his heart, he was thinking, "I used to think that Miss Ye was Yan Shao's precious darling. Didn't Yan Shao specifically instruct me to take care of her three meals a day? But why did we end up arguing like this today? Young people's minds are really hard to fathom!"
After everyone left, Siyi realized that she still hadn't seen the woman Jiang Yan had brought with her yesterday.
She thought about it and realized that it wasn't really appropriate for two people to live in the same apartment.
He went to the master bedroom to take a look, but found no trace of the woman.
The large bed was clean, but the sheets had been changed.
She felt another sharp pain in her heart.
Staring blankly at the bed sheet, I felt as if I could see two people rolling around on the bed...
She couldn't bear to look for another second. She took a deep breath and tidied up all her clothes in the walk-in closet.
She moved to the guest room.
"Mr. Lin, here's your phone." The old butler walked over to Lin Zhenbiao with the landline and handed him the phone. "It seems there's news from over there."
Lin Zhenbiao was practicing calligraphy when he heard this. He glanced at the old steward and then put his brush down beside the inkstone.
He took the phone and said in a deep voice, "Hello?"
The person on the other end of the phone said something, and Lin Zhenbiao's face slowly darkened. In the end, he simply hummed in agreement, handed the phone back to the old butler, and asked, "Has Yan returned yet?"