Once Upon A One Night Stand novel Chapter 173

In North Villas, gloominess had descended over the house after Li Han and Shu Tian had left.

Jiang Chujing did not know about Li Han's hospitalization, neither did Li Wei. So ever since he and Shu Tian had left the villa, Jiang Chujing had lost contact with him. She'd been waiting for his call for a week and felt desperate and distressed at last.

Had he forgotten about her because of that woman named Shu Tian? Had he forgotten his promise to her and her parents?

A fierce light flashed across Jiang Chujing's eyes. She gritted her teeth when she thought of Shu Tian and deemed her a coquette who should be blamed for everything.

Jiang Chujing had felt threatened since the day she'd met Shu Tian in person. With a healthy, rosy face, she was even more beautiful than she was in the photo. Jiang Chujing had been green with envy when Li Han held her in his arms.

He belonged with her, not Shu Tian.

In Jiang Chujing's eyes, Shu Tian was the other woman whom she was dying to tear into pieces.

To her annoyance, Jiang Mengyao called her almost every other day at this point and Jiang Chujing flared up on the call at last. "What's wrong with you? I told you, I reach out to you, not the other way round, remember?"

"What do you mean? I helped you and got myself into trouble. Now you leave me in the lurch. People are searching for me, and..."

"I know," Jiang Chujing interrupted her impatiently, "I've given you a solution."

Jiang Mengyao laughed hysterically. "Do you mean getting holed in some remote countryside?"

Jiang Chujing took a deep breath to calm herself down. Jiang Mengyao was still of use to her.

She regained composure and said, "This is a special time. If you don't hide, you will be arrested by the police and everything you did will be in vain!"

"How long do I have to hide?" Jiang Mengyao shouted at her phone on the crest of a hill in desolate suburbs. Withered weeds reaching her waist surrounded her. She looked like a lonely ghost wandering in the wilderness. "There must be an end. I can't wait like this forever."

"Calm down." For fear that Jiang Mengyao did any impulsive things to ruin her plan, Jiang Chujing soothed in a soft voice, "It won't be long. As long as the police can't find you, we're at halfway mark. You can be free once the dust settles."

Hearing Jiang Chujing's promise, Jiang Mengyao wrapped the musty coat around herself and warned, "Okay, I'll trust you one last time. Remember, we sink or swim together. If you put me through hell, I'll drag you down with me."

Malice crept over Jiang Chujing's face but she answered smoothly, "Don't worry. I won't leave you twisting in the wind. Wait for my call."

After hanging up, Jiang Chujing turned off her phone and spun to lock it in the drawer. Unexpectedly, she saw Li Wei staring at her in the doorway.

She almost jumped. Patting her chest, she snapped, "What are you doing there?"

Li Wei looked at him with a complicated expression and remained silent.

Jiang Chujing had a bad feeling and walked to him after locking her phone in the drawer. "You heard what I said?"

Li Wei's expression changed slightly. "Why are you doing this?"

Everyone knew that she loved Li Han to distraction, so why was she doing this?

Perceiving the fleeting disgust in his eyes, Jiang Chujing immediately started fake crying and said pitifully, "I don't mean it but I'm out of options."

"Why do you hurt the person the man you love loves? You can't be with him so you don't allow him to be with his beloved one?" Li Wei asked incredulously. What Jiang Chujing and Jiang Mengyao were doing was too much in his eyes.

Li Wei did not answer her immediately. He was hesitating.

Jiang Chujing stared at him nervously, afraid of missing any subtle expression on his face. When she saw the hesitation in his eyes, she reached out and grabbed his hands.

Instead of begging for mercy, she lowered her head and let her tears drop on the back of the man's hand. Seeing his finger trembling, she said under her breath, "I want to have someone to rely on. It was harrowing to stay in the hospital abroad alone in the past years. I don't want to do this, but Li Han is the only one left in my world. I can't lose him too..."

Li Wei almost melted in her tears and his heart softened. He felt an urge to hold the woman in his arms. "You can trust me. If you want, you can rely on me."

Jiang Chujing fought back the disgust and looked up in surprise. "Really?"

She looked glad as if she finally had somebody on her side.

Li Wei looked at her tear-stained face and nodded. "Yes."

"Then can you promise me not to tell anyone about it?" She just wanted to seal Li Wei's lips.

Li Wei owed a deep debt of gratitude to Li Han just as Li Had did to Jiang Chujing's parents. Li Wei pursed his lips and said, "As long as you don't do anything to harm Mr. Li, yes."

Jiang Chujing cracked a smile, dewy-eyed, and then threw herself into Li Wei's arms despite herself. She didn't wrap her arms tightly around Li Wei but it was enough to make him willing to do anything for her.

Out of his sight, she wiped off the fragile look and took on a triumphant smile. "Thank you, Li Wei," she said.

Li Wei could never imagine that those tender words would be the beginning of all his misfortunes. When he realized it, it would be too late.