novelA Million Times for You (274)
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"I've already made myself extremely clear just now. Are you trying to feign ignorance, Manager Qi? Don't try and play tricks with me. Otherwise, I'll send you on your way to see Yang Yong tonight. He's still waiting in line for his turn to reincarnate. I reckon he'll definitely rip you to shreds and eat you alive together with my subordinates whom you've killed."
Manager Qi denied vehemently, "I don't know anything at all... I still don't know even if you kill me now."
Keeping her eyes fixed on him, An Xiaoning said, "The game won't be fun anymore if you keep acting like this. I'm sure you know what I deal with, Manager Qi. I could even make a trip to the netherworld to see Yang Yong. What makes you think I can't do anything to you? I never liked being threatened. Hence, I've always refrained from threatening others unless necessary. If you refuse to tell me the truth, I'm sorry but I'll have to do something to you. I've already gotten a hold of all the information of your family members. Do you dare think that I won't kill all of them?"
Manager Qi took a quick breath in fear, completely caught off guard. He could not believe that a woman like her would be capable of such vicious words."You... they don't even know you, how could you..."
"That can't be helped. Who told you to be someone else's lackey? Besides, you even refuse to come clean and own up. So, have you made a decision?"
Manager Qi's legs turned to jelly, and he knelt onto the ground immediately."Ms. An, please spare me, I was really put in a spot."
"That's your problem, not mine. All I know is you hold the information that I need." She stood up and clipped, "Speak up."
Manager Qi quivered uncontrollably, the shock and fear robbing him of his speech completely.
"Aren't you going to speak?"
After a moment of silence, An Xiaoning continued, "If I throw you straight down from here, you'll die a quick and painless death. How about I deep fry you in a big pot of oil, how do you think that would feel?"
"This is a lawful society..." Manager Qi murmured with a look of terror in his eyes.
"Exactly, this is a lawful society and yet you actually had the audacity to gang up with the mastermind and try to poison us to death. So you're allowed to harm us but I'm wrong for retaliating? Besides, it's not like I haven't killed anyone before. I don't intend to reincarnate into a human in my next lifetime anyway. I'll make sure whoever harms my family dies a horrible death!"
Manager Qi's teeth were chattering continuously in fear."Ms. An, I suggest you stop here. I'm sure you can kill me and my family, but do you really think you can kill the person who's trying to deal with you? So what if I tell you who he or she is? Will you have any evidence to prove that he or she was the one? What can you do about her?"
"In that case, why don't you tell me who the person is? Like you said, I can kill you and your family. Even if I can't kill the mastermind, it's good enough for me to know, isn't it?" said An Xiaoning. Is he belittling me? Regardless of who the mastermind may be, I'll definitely kill him or her!
Manager Qi looked up and said, "If I tell you who it is, can you let me off?"
"That'll depend on how honest you decide to be. Don't think I can't tell if you're lying or not. There are only a few people who truly want me dead."
Manager Qi said feebly, "If it weren't because of how authoritative the mastermind is, I wouldn't have cooperated with them, especially since you're affiliated with the Jin and Gu families who are very powerful as well. The mastermind is the Lin family."
An Xiaoning squinted and said, "Repeat yourself, I didn't hear you very clearly."
"The person who hired me was the butler of Chief of Staff Lin's family. I heard from an insider that you're their goddaughter. Why did they want to harm you in such a vicious manner?"
"What evidence do you have to prove that they're the ones?"
"I was afraid that something would happen after, so I secretly recorded a video."
He returned to the bedroom while An Xiaoning followed closely behind him. He grabbed a mobile phone from beneath his bed and handed it to her.
An Xiaoning opened the video and watched it before chucking the mobile phone into her pocket. She mellowed her tone and said, "You probably won't be able to escape if they find out that you gave me this thing. Do you want to live?"
"I do, " Manager Qi answered without hesitation.
"Although you indirectly caused their deaths, I'd like to spare your life. After all, you have no feud with me. However, they definitely won't let you off if they find out that you told me the truth. Perhaps they might even implicate your family in a moment of pique. If you want to stay alive, bear my words in mind and listen carefully from now on."
"Ms. An, please speak, " Manager Qi said politely in a servile manner, as if An Xiaoning was a benevolent saint.
"I won't show them this evidence or let them know that you were the one who told me the truth. Just take it that you never saw me tonight and I've never come by before. That way, they wouldn't find trouble with you. If you let them find out that you informed me about what you know, you'll probably end up like Yang Yong. The world is a dark and twisted place. The loss of one life means nothing to the Lin family, who can kill you easily."
Having understood her instructions, Manager Qi said, "I'll do as you instructed. We didn't see each other at all tonight."
"What benefits did they offer you?" An Xiaoning asked.
"They didn't give me any monetary benefits. However, they verbally promised that they would lend me a hand if I needed help in the future."
"You're not short of money anyway, there's no need to put your life at risk for money. Also, you'd better not seek their help, lest you end up losing your life altogether."
"You have a point, Ms. An. That's what I think too."
An Xiaoning did not say anything else and exited his bedroom.
Manager Qi hurriedly followed her.
Staring at An Xiaoning, who did not look back, he said, "Thank you."
An Xiaoning stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at him."Don't do something so silly again in the future. Not only will you harm others, you'll also end up harming yourself, though you were compelled to do so."
She entered the elevator, overwhelmed with an indescribable feeling.
An Xiaoning sat inside her car and remained silent for a long while.
She then drove back to Wei Ni Estate.
It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.
To her surprise, Jin Qingyan was not asleep yet and was instead waiting for her to come home.
He was reading a book under the dim, yellow light. Upon hearing her footsteps, he turned to look at her as a smile formed on his face."You're home?"
She changed into her home slippers and walked toward him."Yes, I'm back."
"What's wrong?" he asked, noticing the sullen expression on her face. He put down his book and sat up straight.
An Xiaoning leaned sideways and wrapped her arms around his neck."Shall we talk while showering?"
"My exact sentiments." He picked her up and carried her upstairs.
He could not stop kissing her along the way.
The moment they entered the room, he closed the door with his foot and carried her into the bathroom.
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