After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 32 I'll Pick You Up Personally
Qin Dou, who was chatting enthusiastically about gossip, suddenly stopped talking!
He stared at Jiang Shu in shock for a long while, then lowered his voice: "A Li Yubai and a prince, aren't photos of them not allowed to be posted online? Where did you get them?"

Jiang Shu was getting a little impatient: "Just tell me if you want to see it or not."

"Look! I'm looking!"

Jiang Shu nodded: "Don't leave after class, wait for me to get my phone from the teacher."

"You've seen the photos," Qin Dou said impatiently, "What do you think? They're really beautiful."

Jiang Shu's gaze fell on Qin Dou's phone: "His looks are hard to judge, but his personality is really demanding—check the news again and see if the rescue team has found him yet?"

Qin Dou lowered his head and unlocked his phone: "There's no update yet. It was a huge explosion, and they say a lot of people died! The epicenter was right in that young master's main villa area! Could it be that..."

“No,” Jiang Shu said confidently. “He has something that can save his life.”

"You know that?" Qin Dou asked suspiciously.

Jiang Shu stopped talking and casually picked up a book to cover her face.

Qin Dou nudged her: "You have the ability to get a photo of the FY heir, do you have the ability to get me a photo of someone else?"

"Li Yubai?"

"No," Qin Dou said softly, "it's a puppet."

Jiang Shu glanced at him lazily: "What puppet? I don't know her, I've never heard of her, and I can't get a picture of her."

"No way, you don't know about the Puppet Man who became a sensation yesterday with a live stream and whose popularity is now only second to the FY Prince's accident?"

Jiang Shu's appetite was piqued again. She threw the book off her face and leaned closer: "Puppet Man, an overnight sensation?"

"You even said you wanted to do live streaming, and you don't know anything about such a big thing in the live streaming industry!" Qin Dou started talking non-stop. "The Chaomu APP is shameless, but the people who get signed are really something. I don't know exactly how many they've signed yet, but last night only Puppet Man did a live stream—we're classmates, and I originally wanted to go and cause trouble for you, I even prepared rotten eggs, but the other party was too high-level."

Jiang Shu felt comforted: "High level? How so?"

Qin Dou exclaimed, "Didn't we just mention Li Yubai, the richest man in the capital? He actually managed to get his hands on Li Yubai's bathrobe and dared to sell it!!! The person selling the bathrobe with her was actually Li Yubai's personal assistant! What does this mean? It means this streamer is so skilled that she can even control Li Yubai!"

Jiang Shu feigned modesty: "Well... it's alright."

"I won't go into the details of the exorbitantly priced wines and antiques, but that crazy streamer actually managed to connect with Yan Yu! That's Yan Yu! A celebrity with zero scandals after years in the industry, the dream man of millions of girls, a top star in both singing and acting, and the world's most talented violinist! I've been following him for twelve years, and I've never seen him endorse anyone or boost anyone's popularity! But not only did he connect with the puppet, but his attitude was like a little lamb, gentle and coquettish..."

Jiang Shu: "Cough! It's not that exaggerated."

"It's no exaggeration at all!" Qin Dou said apologetically. "So, I went from hating to liking them right then and there! Jiang Shu, I'm so sorry! I didn't stick to my principles! I betrayed our friendship as classmates! But the stuff sold in that live stream was even worse than a scumbag, it was so outrageous it made you question your existence! You don't know, the live stream was crazy yesterday! In the end, I even wanted to snatch that unlucky grave to keep for my grandpa..."

Jiang Shu: "Mm."

Qin Dou took a few deep breaths and slowly stopped the conversation. He lowered his head to drink water, then took out his homework...

After a while, Jiang Shu nudged him:

"That puppet... say a few more words..."

Qin Dou looked bewildered: "Why don't you watch the replay yourself?"

“No, I like listening to you.” Jiang Shu carefully chose her words. “When I watch the replays myself, my attention is only on the loss, and I become unhappy. But when you talk about it, the puppet’s image is elevated, and it’s very appealing.”

So Qin Dou spent an entire afternoon recounting every detail of the puppeteer's live stream from the previous night, twice over.

Then Jiang Shu gave a satisfied summary:

"This puppet is quite impressive!"

After school, Qin Dou didn't leave as expected. He stood outside the senior year office, waiting for Jiang Shu to come out with her phone before immediately approaching her: "Quick, quick! You promised to see the photos! -- Oh, right, I just saw the news, the person has been rescued and taken to the hospital. 'Evil lives on forever,' the ancients were right." Jiang Shu opened her phone, scrolled through it for a while, then pulled up the photos and handed them to him.

It was a photo that wasn't exactly high-resolution.

But... it's more pleasing to the eye than high definition.

The man in the photo stands in the dim light, half of his features obscured by shadow, yet the exposed half is already stunning. His alluring red lips are slightly curved, and his peach blossom eyes sparkle with captivating brilliance. He wears a light, crimson shirt, the top two buttons undone, revealing his enchanting bone structure and seductive sexiness…

Ironically, such captivating beauty, coupled with a touch of haughty allure, makes the blatant flirting suddenly seem elegant and refined.

"I can't see her face clearly." Qin Dou clutched his chest, wanting to look but not daring to. "Just this aura alone, any man would turn gay if he looked at her for too long."

Jiang Shu put away her phone: "It's alright, really."

Qin Dou tugged at her sleeve: "Is this really the young master? This photo has such high-quality photos... Where did you get it..."

Jiang Shu casually replied, "I downloaded it online by chance."

She dared not say that she had more than just this one photo on her phone.

This one, however, is the least explicit.

It is suitable to be enjoyed with others.

……

After parting ways with Qin Dou, Jiang Shu returned to her rented room at No. 082 Xinghua Lane.

Li Yubai hasn't arrived yet.

She moved a stool to sit under the apricot tree, laid out her sewing kit, took out a piece of fur that was almost finished, and casually did the final touches.

A video call came in.

Jiang Shu unlocked her phone, and the "Naughty Cat" avatar flashed arrogantly.

She felt a slight sense of relief for a moment and answered the video call.

On the other end, a blood-stained face appeared on the screen in a ferocious manner.

Jiang Shu: "..."

"I'm injured." The young master of FY's voice was weak and feeble, with the strength of a dying man struggling for his life. "The protective bracelet you gave me is broken too. I'm afraid I won't survive the next assassination attempt—every year during Qingming Festival, please burn me more paper money..."

Jiang Shu: "Where are you?"

"Where else could it be? In the hospital! They were just resuscitated."

When will you be discharged from the hospital?

FY's young master clicked his tongue: "My injuries are too severe. I'm covered in wounds and on the verge of death. I won't be able to leave the hospital for another ten days or half a month."

He turned his face away, revealing his body riddled with wounds.

Jiang Shu hesitated for a moment: "You will be discharged tomorrow."

"No way," the young master of FY said arrogantly, "Discharged? Do you think I'm stupid? There are so many innocent people in the hospital, my enemies won't dare to make a move. There are all sorts of dangerous situations outside, just waiting for me to be alone."

"You're being discharged." Jiang Shu said, emphasizing each word. "I'll come pick you up myself."

(End of this chapter)