Chapter 386: Chapter 368: Make a Call for Me, The Fiercer the Better
Even though he was wearing a mask, that deep knife scar at the corner of his eye, others might not notice, but how could she forget?
Memories surged like a tide, humiliation like a magic net striking at her from all directions.
After all this time, the things he did to her felt as if they happened just yesterday. Fear spread from her heart to her limbs, overwhelming every nerve.
Leaning against the car door, she barely kept herself from falling, looking at the man with the knife scar, whose leering eyes scanned her up and down. Her body trembled more, as did her voice:
"Don’t touch me... I’m pregnant..."
"You do look pretty." The man with the knife scar stared intently at her face, making clicking noises with his tongue. When he saw her belly, he lost interest, spat on the ground dismissively, and said, "Damn it, I planned to rob both money and beauty, but it turns out you’re pregnant, damn, that’s really unlucky. It’s so hard to have some fun."
Ji Wei slightly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing him say this. It seemed he didn’t recognize her and besides wanting money, he had no other intentions.
Her trembling finger pointed to the car: "Don’t hurt me, I’ll go get you some money."
Her bag was in the car, but it contained very little cash—just a single bank card, while the rest was with Xiao Liu. Giving it all to the man with the knife scar wouldn’t mean much of a loss to her. Besides, she needed to get her phone out, so once he left, she could report to the police.
"Take everything out for me!"
The man with the knife scar barked, forcefully pushing her into the car. Ji Wei barely managed to throw her phone into a hidden corner when he snatched her bag and eagerly rummaged through its contents.
"Just this?" Seeing the measly thousand-plus dollars, the man with the knife scar sneered and spat, pulling out the only bank card in Ji Wei’s bag, his eyes flashing with malice: "What’s the PIN?"
Ji Wei gritted her teeth and casually recited a set of numbers.
Just as he was about to leave, he stopped and glared menacingly at her, blinking evilly: "Why should I trust you? What if the code is fake?"
"What... do you want to do?" Ji Wei’s momentarily eased heart jumped to her throat again. She gripped the car handle, but how could her strength match the man in front of her? With a strong tug, she was pulled out.
"Be careful!" Ji Wei nervously clutched her stomach.
"Come with me, there’s an ATM on the main road nearby, I need to test it." The man with the knife scar spoke while pressing the knife against her waist, glancing around to ensure no one was watching: "Stick close to me, don’t let anyone notice. I’m warning you, if you make any wrong moves, I’ll kill you right here."
Ji Wei gritted her teeth and could only obey him and follow along. All the way, she endured his incessant cursing: "Damn, with prices going up, life isn’t survivable. Everything’s changed since I got out, it’s hard just to make a living..."
Pulling his hat lower, he entered the bank’s ATM area, the knife still pressed to her waist, keeping his voice low: "Enter the PIN!"
Ji Wei trembled as she entered the correct number, and when the twenty thousand balance appeared, the man’s eyes gleamed with greed. He put the card back into his pocket but wasn’t in a hurry to release her. Instead, he dragged her to a secluded place, as evil desires and greed rose in his heart.
This greatly excited him.
"You said you’d let me go." Ji Wei said, curling herself up at his feet, the cold sweat on her body dripping down, her lips trembling, "You aren’t planning to..."
Kill to silence?
She knew many people who saw the criminal’s face were silenced...
The man with the knife scar squinted slightly, gave a cold smile, his voice sounding like it came from hell: "Your legs are shaking like that, what are you afraid of? Think I’d kill you? Hahaha—"
He lowered his voice and laughed cruelly: "I just got out, I don’t want to go back in to eat prison food, it really sucks. But letting you go so easily doesn’t seem worth it. Just by looking at your car, I could tell you’re wealthy. If I kidnapped you, I might get more than this twenty grand."
"I have no family." Ji Wei thought bitterly: "No one knows about my money either."
Kidnap her to threaten who, Leng Yan?
Ha, if the child is lost due to the turmoil, Leng Yan probably wouldn’t even glance at her.
Clenching her teeth tightly, one thought after another flashed through her mind.
Under his impatient gaze, she bit down hard: "How about we make a deal? You help me make a call, make your voice as menacing and sinister as possible, and I’ll give you some money..."
The man with the knife scar squinted, measuring her up, then grinned, "Sure."
**
When Ji Wei returned to the car, Xiao Liu hurried over anxiously: "Sister Ji, where did you go?"
After giving someone three hundred bucks to barely agree to pump some gas, she couldn’t find Ji Wei and was worried sick, but finally, she saw Ji Wei returning, seemingly exhausted.
"Xiao Liu, get me some water." Ji Wei said, her body seemed to be collapsing. Her phone rang again, startling her. Recognizing the caller ID, she curled her lips into a cold smile. After hitting the answer button, her voice became soft: "Yan, what’s made you think to call me?"
"I’m waiting for you at home." Leng Yan’s voice floated over, gentle like a spring breeze, but to Ji Wei, it carried another meaning. She smiled lightly: "Xiao Liu, start the car!"
**
"Young Madam, you’re back? Ah, bought so many things?" When Wen Nuan drove into the home she shared with Leng Yan, in the light of the living room, Xiao Mi was shocked by the sight of a car full of stuff.
Wen Nuan smiled, "I went to the supermarket."
She shopped for a long time, bought a lot. The supermarket staff joked that she seemed to be moving the supermarket home.
"Young Master might not come home for dinner." Xiao Mi’s face turned slightly red, muttering, "Sister Ping cooks for Ji Wei, and my cooking isn’t good, Young Master doesn’t usually eat at home. I’m only good at tidying up the house."
"That’s okay, I’ll cook today." Wen Nuan smiled carefreely, asking Xiao Mi to help put the groceries into the kitchen, categorically organizing them. Then she took on the cooking all by herself.
As night deepened, sitting alone with her chin in her hand at the dining table, looking at the tantalizing dishes, Wen Nuan became more and more restless.
She called the secretary, but no one answered, biting her lip, she told Xiao Mi: "Xiao Mi, pack up the food, I’ll take it to Yan."
No matter how busy he is, he has to eat. If she couldn’t get into the Leng Group, she could leave it with security to deliver inside.
What Wen Nuan didn’t expect was being greeted by the darkness of the Leng Group building, no lights on at all, clearly indicating... no one was working late.
Leaning against the car door, she was unwilling to return home, staring longingly at the office window where Leng Yan should be, finally biting her lip tightly, her nose aching with frustration.
No light, not a single bit...