A Beijing socialite stole my boyfriend; she went crazy after I got married.

The students watching were completely in an uproar, gasping in astonishment.

"Holy crap... is that a ruby?"

"Is this called a 'little thing to calm your nerves'?"

"What kind of family is the Qiao family?"

"Is that girl Wei Jing's ex-girlfriend? The one who was called the school beauty before? Wasn't it said that her family wasn't rich...?"

"Yes, I also heard that Wei Jing is supporting her."

"It's obviously not her," someone whispered. "Look at her car, look at her clothes and jewelry, everything about her is worth a lot of money. It's much better than what Wei Jing is wearing."

"Yeah, stop joking. That's all just Wei Jing bragging. His car probably isn't even worth that much. Can he even afford it?"

The whispers around him were like invisible slaps, striking Wei Jing's face hard.

He could also vaguely hear snippets of conversation, and the more he listened, the more ashamed and angry he felt.

and--

What exactly is going on?

Wei Jing's mind was buzzing.

He had just warned Jiang Chu through gritted teeth, but in the blink of an eye, the Qiao family's butler appeared in public with antique jewelry worth tens of millions of yuan to apologize to Jiang Chu!

They even said that the eldest daughter of the Qiao family would personally come to visit!

Wei Jing knew Qiao Yi's identity and the status of the Qiao family. If he hadn't known Xie Qingyang, his family wouldn't have been connected to the Qiao family.

Now Qiao Zheng is being so polite, even humble—

On what grounds?

Just because Jiang Chu found a sugar daddy?!

His face turned pale and then red, and he felt a tightness in his chest.

Xie Qingyang's shock was far greater than Wei Jing's.

Having seen many rare and precious antiques, she has an even better eye for them. Now, staring at that sandalwood box, she is even more able to estimate the value of the things inside.

The Qiao family actually gave this as a gift?

Although the Qiao family is not as powerful as the Xie family, they are still wealthy merchants in the area. How could they possibly be so subservient to a female college student?

What exactly does the man behind Jiang Chu do?

and many more.

The fact that the Qiao family is so wary suggests that the person has some leverage over them, such as knowing some fatal business weakness or evidence of illegal activities.

These families who run large-scale supply chains and logistics hubs may not have clean accounts.

Xie Qingyang glanced at Jiang Chu and shook his head inwardly.

...They are all crooked and evil ways.

Sooner or later, you'll get burned by playing with fire.

"...Alright then."

Jiang Chu paid no attention to anyone else.

Looking at the ruby ​​jewelry in the box, she understood Qiao Zheng's meaning: he was indicating to her that he and her brother were going to completely sever ties.

"I've accepted the things, and I've kept the letter."

Jiang Chu calmly accepted the offer, not ruling out any possibility of a meeting, "As for meeting, my schedule is very busy lately, let's talk about it when I'm sure I have time."

If they really wanted to come to my door, I wouldn't have anywhere to entertain them; I'd have to go to the villa on Yunxiang Road.

Then I'll have to tell Xie Jing.

"Yes, yes! It's all up to Miss Jiang!"

When Butler Liu saw that she had accepted the things, the huge weight that had been hanging over him was finally lifted. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed as he retreated.

Jiang Chu opened the car door and got into the driver's seat.

With a deep and violent engine roar, the black Audi sped away.

After returning to the villa on Yunxiang Road, Jiang Chu ate a quick bite and then plunged into the gym.

By the time she finished showering and was getting ready for dinner, night had already fallen.

Steady footsteps came from outside the door.

Jiang Chu happily rushed over and threw herself into the man's arms, exclaiming, "You're up so early today!"

Xie Jing hugged her, lifted her up a little, and kissed her. "I was afraid someone would get impatient."

"Well," Jiang Chu nuzzled against his chest, then tilted her head back, "I know you're busy with important matters, and even if you're in a hurry, I'll keep waiting!"

They sat down at the table, and the dishes were served one after another.

"Today, the Qiao family's butler came to the school to see me."

Jiang Chu picked up her spoon. "He gave me a set of antique rubies that look quite valuable, and said Qiao Zheng wants to personally visit me to apologize. Do you think... I should agree to this meeting?"

Xie Jing was cutting the spare ribs on the plate with a knife and fork when he heard this, he paused slightly.

He raised his eyes, his gaze lingering for a moment on the girl's fair and rosy face, a indulgent smile curving his thin lips.

"It all depends on your own mood."

Xie Jing leaned back in his chair leisurely. "If you find it annoying, then don't see me. If you want to see me, then go see me."

His tone carried a hint of mockery and nonchalance typical of someone in a high position: "Just consider it a practice session on long-term management and interpersonal skills."

Jiang Chu was speechless. "He's about to become the chairman of Qiao's Group. He's a big shot in Beijing, so how come you're calling him a tool?"

Xie Jing raised an eyebrow dismissively, "There are so many people who want to be this tool, but aren't even qualified yet."

Jiang Chu: "..."

Jiang Chu sighed. "Okay, I'll think about it some more. Oh, by the way, what happened to Qiao Yi?"

Xie Jing: "I'll have Lao Feng contact you. Go ask him."

He was simply too busy to keep track of Qiao Yi's every move.

Less than three minutes later, Jiang Chu's phone vibrated slightly, and an encrypted detailed investigation report was sent directly to her email by Assistant Feng.

While eating, she swiped her finger across the screen and browsed it intently in the soft lighting of the restaurant.

This report, compiled by the Tianyu Group's intelligence team, is extremely detailed.

The document clearly records the process of Qiao Yi's injury.

as well as--

After a kind person found Qiao Yi, he barely woke up and kept telling them not to call the police, saying he would give them a large sum of money.

Those people didn't call the police; instead, they took him to the hospital.

Qiao Yi had a similar reaction in the hospital.

Jiang Chu frowned more and more as she looked at the words on the screen.

She sent a message to Assistant Feng using her mobile phone.

"The boy who was bullied jumped off the building back then... did he jump on his own, or did Qiao Yi push him?"

Assistant Feng replied quickly.

"Ms. Jiang, there is CCTV footage showing that Xu Liang did jump down on his own. There was no one around at the time."

"If the police were to thoroughly investigate all the egregious details of Qiao Yi's bullying of Xu Liang back then—such as burning him with cigarette butts, splashing him with cold water, and forcing him to eat dirty food—would it be possible to get Qiao Yi sentenced to prison?"

"cannot."

Assistant Feng's answer was resolute.

"Ms. Jiang, this is the most frustrating part back then. When that bullying incident happened, Qiao Yi was still a few weeks away from his 16th birthday."

According to the Criminal Law, minors aged 14 to 16 are only criminally liable for eight types of extremely serious heinous crimes.

Although Qiao Yi's behavior back then was extremely egregious, at most it could be classified as insult, abuse, provoking trouble, or intentional injury at the level of minor injury.

Because the injury was not deemed serious enough, criminal liability could not be pursued.

In the end, this matter could only be settled privately with a huge amount of civil compensation through the intervention of the school and parents.

"Since that's the case..."

Jiang Chu pondered for a moment, then his subordinate continued typing.

"So what is he afraid of? Xu Liang's family beat him to a pulp. If he calls the police, he will be the victim, but he would rather suffer in silence."

She paused for a moment, "Either he decided to take revenge on Xu Liang's family in private, or he did something even worse back in high school, and if the police find out, he will definitely be sentenced to prison."

Assistant Feng was a smart man and immediately said he would continue the investigation.

Jiang Chu hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the man across the table.

Xie Jing immediately looked at her, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Chu briefly described the exchange of messages, and was a little embarrassed, "Assistant Feng is your subordinate, and I didn't actually intend to order him around—"

Xie Jing looked at her peeking and curious little fox-like appearance, his eyes almost overflowing with doting affection.

"Silly girl."

He suddenly reached out and gently took her slightly cold hand in his.

"Just give the orders to my men. You don't need to report to me who you want to investigate or who you want to take action against."

The man leaned closer and said, "Do whatever you want. I will always support you."