The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 269: Someone Should Stop Being Delusional

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ji Yi wouldn’t blatantly teach Zhu Fan a lesson, at least not in his apartment.

But if Zhu Fan tried to hurt them again, he would pay the price!

After leaving Zhu Fan’s apartment, Ji Yi relayed what Zhu Fan said to Jiang Jingchen.

Someone else had tampered with the car after Zhu Fan tampered with its brakes.

The one or two minutes of the surveillance footage that had been erased had conveniently put the blame on Zhu Fan, making him the scapegoat.

The people who sabotaged the car after Zhu Fan planned the time and place of the car accident and restricted traffic on the road. They wanted Jiang Jingchen, his car, and the people with him destroyed after the accident.

Jiang Jingchen’s face darkened. This plan was very similar to his car accident years ago.

Back then, he left home after a fight with Old Master Jiang. He was still underage then and the driver drove him. The driver was killed on the spot while he was seriously injured.

He also felt the car shaking before the accident happened then but when he realized that they were in danger, a truck hit them head-on, and everything fell into chaos. He couldn’t think straight because of the pain and all he saw was flames.

When he woke up again, the doctor informed him that his legs might not recover.

He was young and very arrogant at the time. Such a blow was as good as a catastrophe to him, and he had thought about ending his life several times.

Recalling his car accident back then made Jiang Jingchen’s head swell with pain.

He rubbed his eyes and calmed his emotions before he walked back into Tang Beibei’s ward.

He looked at the woman in the hospital bed and held her hand.

The woman seemed to have sensed something and slowly opened her eyes. She smiled at him and squeezed his hand.

“Hubby, your hand is so cold.”

His hands were cold from standing by the open window just now. He replied, “Yes, it’s a bit cold, so you must help me warm up.”

Tang Beibei couldn’t move her arms much, so she moved her fingers.

“Hubby, did something happen?” She asked worriedly as she saw his slightly red eyes.

“I’m fine. Maybe 1 didn’t sleep well last night.”

Tang Beibei’s heart ached at the thought of the man accompanying her all night.

“I feel a little sleepy. Hubby, sleep with me for a while.”

Jiang Jingchen lay down beside her and stole a kiss on her lips. He whispered, “Obedient Beibei, sleep if you want. 1’11 accompany you.”

Tang Beibei had slept all day and wasn’t very sleepy; she just wanted him to rest.

When Jiang Jingchen woke up, Silent Sister was in the ward with their dinner. He got up to feed Tang Beibei and then asked Silent Sister to take care of her while he answered Ji Yi’s call.

Ji Yi reported that they had identified the four attackers. They were not locals but foreigners.

However, there couldn’t find any specific information, which meant that these men weren’t on any government records and had probably lived very shady lives.

Someone had hired these men to take care of him. Once done, they would leave the country and never be found again.

There was no way to find out who those people were. They had reached a dead end in their investigation.

Jiang Jingchen said, “Go and ask Gao if Jiang Minglang has been up to anything.”

“Will Gao say anything?” Gao worked for Jiang Minglang after all.

“He will. We have something on him, and that bracelet.”

Ji Yi understood and Jiang Jingchen continued, “Get word out there that 1 got into a car accident and my life is in danger while Song Zhou’s fate is still unknown.”

Jiang Minglang was delighted when he learned that Jiang Jingchen had been in a car accident and his life was in danger, and that his assistant’s fate was unknown.

Those who had sinned would eventually be punished.

He pondered for a few seconds and thought about what his mother said. He called Song Yan to asked if she knew about Jiang Jingchen.

Song Yan’s tone was indifferent as she replied, “I heard. It seems that the heavens are ready to take him in.”

Jiang Minglang was puzzled. “Mom, there’s no need to hide things between us. Did you make it happen?”

Song Yan was stunned for a few seconds before she chided, “What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you suspect me?”

“Mom, you contacted someone overseas. I’m your biological son. I’ll definitely help you hide things like this.”

Song Yan did not expect her son to know what she had done. Her tone became serious as she asked, “How did you know?”

“I have my own network. But don’t worry, Mom. I’ll help you tie up any loose ends and let this matter rest. They will never be able to trace it to you.”

There was a hint of flattery in Jiang Minglang’s tone.

Song Yan was surprised, but she wasn’t flustered.

“Everything I did was for you and your sister. As long as Jiang Jingchen is alive, he will take away shares of Jiang Corporation. He’ll bully us as long as he is in control of the family business.”

“I know, Mom. Everything you did was for us. I won’t let you down and make you proud.”

“Alright, I look forward to that, Minglang.”

The mother and son chatted for a while more before Song Yan hung up. She stared at her phone and didn’t feel at ease, so she called the people she hired.

However, the other party did not pick up. She had a very bad feeling.

News of Jiang Jingchen’s car accident quickly spread. Song Kai rushed to the hospital when he heard the news.

When he saw Tang Beibei in her hospital bed, he went straight to her bedside and called out to her, ignoring Jiang Jingchen.

Tang Beibei woke up in a daze. She was stunned for a few seconds when she saw Song Kai.

“Senior Song Kai, what are you doing here?”

“Where are you hurt?” Song Kai asked softly.

Jiang Jingchen helped to answer, “She has been shot.”

Song Kai’s breathing stopped momentarily when he heard that she had been shot. She could have been killed!

“Who was it?”

“We haven’t found out yet, but there are only a few suspects.” Jiang Jingchen mocked.

“What do you mean?”

“We were ambushed after the car accident. That’s when Beibei got shot. Song Kai, if you’re interested, you can ask people from the Jiang family.”

Song Kai glanced at him and did not reply. He looked worriedly at Tang Beibei.

“Will your injury affect your dancing?”

He knew that Tang Beibei liked to dance. It would be a big blow to her if she couldn’t dance anymore.

Tang Beibei said, “No, but it’ll take me a while to recover. Senior Song Kai, thank you for visiting me.”

Jiang Jingchen got up and gave Song Kai a stool as he said politely, “Sit down and talk.”

Song Kai was surprised. “Weren’t you seriously injured in a car accident?”

Jiang Jingchen replied indifferently, “If we didn’t say that when we spread the news, how can we make the attackers think that their plan had worked?”

Song Kai sneered. “Aren’t you afraid that 1’11 tell the world that’s not the case?”

“You won’t,” Jiang Jingchen said with certainty.

“Wow, I’m grateful for your trust in me. I’m not a good person. I’ll do anything for my own benefit.”

“Senior Song Kai, you won’t.” Tang Beibei said.

Song Kai looked at her and said begrudgingly, “Aren’t you afraid that I won’t give up on you and want to kill Jiang Jingchen so that you can be with me?”

Tang Beibei’s eyes widened in shock. She opened her mouth but couldn’t speak.

Jiang Jingchen reacted as if he had heard a silly joke, “Kill me?”

“Song Kai, you’re quite arrogant. My wife is mine when I’m alive, and she’ll be my ghost when I’m dead!”

Song Kai also laughed coldly. “You want Beibei to be your ghost even when you are dead? You’re really selfish. She’s still in her prime and she should find a living person who would give her happiness!”

“What makes you think that you’ll be the one giving her happiness?”

Tang Beibei interrupted them when she heard that they were about to quarrel. “My husband is fine. Why would he die? Senior Song Kai, 1 have no feelings for you. We will never be together.”

Jiang Jingchen smiled and reached out to touch her between her eyebrows. “Well said. I want to take care of you so how can I bear to die? Someone should stop being delusional.”

Song Kai gritted his teeth and said sarcastically, “Beibei, you are really loyal to him. You haven’t even tried to be with me, so how can you be so sure that you won’t develop feelings for me?”

Tang Beibei sighed. “I’m not a child who doesn’t know what she wants. Senior Song Kai, I only treat you as a senior and a neighbor who treats me very well. I’m very grateful to you.”

Song Kai felt that he was torturing himself whenever they talked about their relationship. She was always so direct and serious.

The three of them chatted about Song Kai applying for leave of absence from school on behalf of Tang Beibei.

Song Kai was about to leave when Jiang Jingchen walked him out in his wheelchair.

The two men retracted their cordial behavior just now because they had something to discuss.

“Young Master Jiang, what are you hiding that makes the Jiang family feel so threatened that they would go through so much trouble to kill you?” Song Kai asked.

P.S. from the author Ming Zhi: The more encouragement 1 get from my dear readers, the quicker 1’11 write.. You know what to do!