Chapter 265

Chapter 265 Where Is Jiang Shixu? Tell Him to Answer the Phone The woman called the police, and they arrived quickly. After understanding what had happened, the police said to the family of three, "This is a civil tort dispute, which is not within our jurisdiction. If you want compensation, you'll need to file a lawsuit through judicial procedures." Seeing that she couldn't get money and that calling the police was useless, the woman threw harsh words at Chu Tang: "If you don't pay up, we'll sue you in court!" "Fine," Chu Tang said with a smile. "But before that, I still have something to say." Chu Tang took out her phone and opened a recording. "Officers, I'd like to file a report. They're suspected of extortion and blackmail. That falls within your jurisdiction, right?" "Yes, it does." The officer took the phone and listened to the recording. The recording captured the family of three demanding three million from Chu Tang. "I also have video footage." Chu Tang looked at A Wen beside her. "A Wen, open the video you just recorded." A Wen opened the video and showed it to the police. It was footage taken on the road just now, showing Chu Tang getting out of the car to help the elderly man. The video started from the moment Chu Tang got out of the car and continued all the way to the hospital, including the doctor saying the patient had suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. "I have evidence proving that I was merely a passerby who kindly took the elderly man to the hospital, not someone who deliberately pushed him down as they claim." Chu Tang said to the police. "They demanded three million in medical fees the moment they opened their mouths. Setting aside the fact that I didn't push him, even if I had, it wouldn't cost three million. This is extortion." In the end, Chu Tang, A Wen, and the family of three were all taken to the police station to give statements. Due to sufficient evidence, the police filed a case for extortion and began an investigation. ... At 6:30 in the evening, during dinner time, Chu Tang received a WeChat message from Jiang Shixu. Jiang Shixu said he had just finished work. The man meticulously reported to Chu Tang in detail what he had mainly done at the summit that day. At the end, Jiang Shixu sent another message: "I miss you so much." Seeing those three words, Chu Tang smiled softly, her gaze turning gentle. Those three words—"I miss you"—swept away all the bad mood brought on by the terrible experience during the day. She typed back, "I miss you too." Jiang Shixu immediately called her via video. That extraordinarily handsome face appeared on the screen. Jiang Shixu's gaze was warm and intense, carrying indulgent tenderness. "Tangtang, have you eaten?" "Just finished. What about you?" "Just got done with work. About to go eat." "Good." Chu Tang smiled sweetly at the camera. "I missed you a lot today." "Me too." Chu Tang began telling him about the scam she'd encountered today. "Let me tell you, on my way back to the law firm after court today, someone tried to stage a fake accident to extort money from me." "What happened?" "Well..." Chu Tang was about to explain when a woman's voice suddenly came through on Jiang Shixu's end. "President Jiang, the restaurant is all arranged. Everyone's waiting for you to come over." That voice sounded somewhat familiar. Chu Tang swallowed the words she hadn't finished saying. She smiled faintly. "Go eat first. We can talk on the phone slowly tonight." Jiang Shixu: "Alright. After dinner, I still have some things to take care of on my end. I should be done around ten tonight, and I'll call you then." "Okay." After hanging up the video call, Chu Tang carefully thought back to the female voice she'd just heard. It seemed to be the woman she'd encountered at the restaurant that day when she went to eat with Jiang Shixu. The woman who had been hostile toward her. Gu Qiuhui. At that thought, Chu Tang's gaze turned deep and somber. ... At ten o'clock that night, Chu Tang picked up her phone right on time. However, Jiang Shixu didn't call. He hadn't sent any WeChat messages either. The chat history between them still ended at that "I miss you too" from dinner time. Chu Tang had just finished showering and blow-drying her hair. She was wearing a white lace nightgown, sitting on the sofa, staring at the phone screen with dark, brooding eyes for a while. Ten minutes later. Chu Tang found Jiang Shixu's number in her contacts and dialed it. The call wasn't picked up immediately. Instead, the phone rang for a while, nearly auto-disconnecting, before someone answered. "Are you done with work?" Chu Tang asked. "Is this Miss Ruan?" It was a woman who answered the phone. Chu Tang's lips pressed into a straight line, her brows slightly furrowing. This voice—it was the same one she'd heard that afternoon. It was Gu Qiuhui. "Why is his phone in your hands?" Chu Tang's tone turned cold. "Where is Jiang Shixu? Tell him to answer the phone." Gu Qiuhui laughed, speaking leisurely, "Miss Ruan, President Jiang doesn't have time to answer your call right now. He's taking a shower." With that, Gu Qiuhui hung up the phone directly without waiting for Chu Tang to say anything. In an instant, Chu Tang felt a surge of inexplicable rage rush straight to the top of her head. Her entire body trembled with anger, and she could barely hold onto her phone. When she'd encountered Gu Qiuhui at the restaurant last time, she'd already told Jiang Shixu that the woman harbored an inexplicable hostility toward her. And now, Jiang Shixu had actually brought Gu Qiuhui with him to Shencheng? Moreover, he hadn't told her about it. Chu Tang tried to comfort herself—work arrangements and personnel assignments at Jiangshi Group didn't require him to report to her. Jiang Shixu probably just hadn't thought much of it. But how could Gu Qiuhui explain answering Jiang Shixu's phone? At that moment, Chu Tang couldn't control her emotions at all. Even though she trusted Jiang Shixu's feelings for her completely, trusted his character completely, and knew he would never do anything to betray her behind her back, the mere fact that Gu Qiuhui could answer his phone—whether it was a misunderstanding or not—was something Chu Tang simply couldn't accept. It had nothing to do with betrayal. She just couldn't accept Gu Qiuhui answering Jiang Shixu's phone and speaking to her in that smug tone. Chu Tang immediately called back. The call was rejected. Fine. She called again, and this time it went straight to "line busy." Did she block her number? Chu Tang struggled to suppress her raging fury as she opened WeChat and video-called Jiang Shixu. To her surprise, the video call connected. Before Chu Tang could even speak, a rush of ragged, heavy breathing came through the speaker. Chu Tang felt her mind explode with a deafening buzz in that instant. She knew Jiang Shixu's heavy breathing all too well. Hearing the man's breath tinged with desire, Chu Tang's face instantly turned deathly pale, and all the blood in her body rushed straight to her head. Then, a woman's voice came through in fragments. "Mmm... President Jiang, go easier... ah... it hurts... President Jiang, slower..." Gu Qiuhui spoke between gasps, her voice coquettish and seductive. Chu Tang couldn't listen any longer. With trembling fingers, she ended the call.