Chapter 510 - 409: Desperate Measures

Chapter 510: Chapter 409: Desperate Measures

She was at the end of her rope. She had to find a way to get her shop unsealed and stop the bureau from releasing the video they’d filmed.

Otherwise, she would really have to go back to the countryside.

As for the business, she planned to buy some recipes. She would even steal or rob someone for them if she had to—anything to get her shop running again!

Jiang Liu was her last lifeline.

Jiang Liu took a few big gulps of hot water. After reading the text, he replied nonchalantly:

"There’s no point in saying all this. Why don’t you just fix the violations at your shop? But I’ll be honest with you, it’s useless to beg anyone now. Can’t you just do things the right way, one step at a time, instead of always resorting to these shady schemes?"

’Even though I’m the one who orchestrated this.’

At the end of the day, it was Yang Yixue’s own fault. Jiang Liu’s shop had been inspected too.

The inspectors had been polite to him, but Jiang Liu hadn’t used their respect to pull any strings. He’d let them inspect as required, leaving him with a clear conscience and no favors owed.

When she made a mistake, she didn’t think about how to fix it. Instead, she wracked her brain for ways to silence the person who called her out.

’What kind of future can a person like that possibly have?’

Yang Yixue finished reading Jiang Liu’s message.

Her chest tightened. Every breath was a stab of pain.

She was frantic.

"No, I don’t want to go bankrupt! Fine, Jiang Liu! You’re pushing me!"

Her face contorted with hatred, Yang Yixue sent another text: "Jiang Liu, if you won’t help me, I’ll go find that little bitch Jun Qingmeng! Just you wait. I’ll go to her kindergarten and tell everyone how she seduced my husband and ruined our marriage!"

"Let’s see what people think of her then! Just you wait."

Jiang Liu read it and chuckled.

’She’s getting desperate. Absolutely desperate.’

But it was useless. He was a wall far too high for a lame dog like Yang Yixue to leap over.

Jiang Liu replied, "Go ahead. If you think you’ve got what it takes, give it a shot. Just don’t be the one who ends up humiliated."

After sending the reply, Jiang Liu blocked her number.

’What a piece of trash,’ he thought. He had given Yang Yixue so many chances. If she had valued even one of them, things wouldn’t have ended up like this.

At the end of the day, she was just rotten to the core.

Jiang Liu glanced at the noisy queue outside the glass door.

He thought for a moment.

He still felt a little uneasy.

He believed a woman of his wife’s caliber could easily handle a lunatic like Yang Yixue.

Still, he worried about potential accidents. What if the madwoman started spouting nonsense, or worse, posed a real danger to his wife and daughter?

Jiang Liu clearly remembered Li Xiaoyan wandering outside his shop late at night like a psychopath.

Jiang Liu sent a message to Wang Cheng: "What are you up to, oh great Senior Lawyer Wang?"

Wang Cheng: "What’s up, my all-powerful Boss Jiang?"

Jiang Liu: "On a serious note, Yang Yixue is about to go bankrupt. She wants my help, but I refused. Now the woman is threatening my wife and child. Do you have any lawyers available? I want you to have a few people keep an eye on things."

Wang Cheng was instantly furious. "That woman... damn it, she’s asking for it! Don’t worry, Boss Jiang. I’ll take care of it. I’ll even hire a veteran to tag along."

"I’ll have my guys bring a few copies of the original agreement. She won’t be able to pull anything, whether she tries to argue or get physical!"

"The moment she shows up, they’ll apprehend her. Just let her walk right into the trap. We’ll see if I can’t get her thrown in jail."

Wang Cheng was livid.

Boss Jiang was his good friend, after all.

He’d been disgusted by her behavior before, but now she was being even more shameless.

Wang Cheng had plenty of experience dealing with people like her.

Besides, he had a "weapon" in his arsenal: the agreement.

If Yang Yixue dared to show her face near the kindergarten, they would have her subdued and hauled away in a flash. Then she’d have to pay an exorbitant fee for breach of contract!

Jiang Liu could finally relax.

"Alright, I’ll leave this in your hands then, Senior Lawyer Wang. And hey, when you have some free time, come by. I’ll whip up something tasty for your wife and kids."

"As for the guys you’re hiring, have them keep watch for about a week. The weather might get hot, so tell them they don’t need to stand outside—they can just stay in the car. I’ll cover the gas and their fees."

He was very thoughtful.

He could be casual when asking Wang Cheng for a favor, but if others were involved,

Jiang Liu had to make sure everything was properly arranged. He wouldn’t let people work hard for him for nothing; they would be compensated accordingly.

Wang Cheng replied, "Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony with you. You don’t need to give too much. I’ll figure out the total cost and you can pay them directly."

The two exchanged a few more messages.

Wang Cheng was highly efficient.

Before long, he sent Jiang Liu a video.

In the video,

four lawyers in suits, each with a Zhongtai Law Firm pin on their chest, sat inside a minivan.

Behind them sat two men with chiseled features and sharp, alert eyes.

Wang Cheng: "My lawyers didn’t even want to get paid when they heard the job was for you. The two muscle guys are three hundred a day. If they have to get physical, the fee will be determined by the situation."

Without a word, Jiang Liu transferred 20,000.

"Take it and treat the guys. They’re working for us, so we can’t shortchange them."

Wang Cheng didn’t refuse. "Alright, I’ll split the money among them."

He knew how stubborn Jiang Liu could be once he’d made up his mind, so he didn’t argue.

Jiang Liu finished his meal.

He thought for a moment.

He deleted the text messages completely.

Then, he sent a voice message to Jun Qingmeng, explaining the whole situation.

After all this time together, Jiang Liu felt he had a pretty good handle on his wife.

She might seem cold and aloof on the outside,

but when it came to matters of the heart, she was a jealous woman who could get possessive and explode at a moment’s notice.

Not that he saw it as a flaw—he accepted it completely. When you’re a couple, isn’t it the man’s job to pamper his wife a little?

You just had to coax her a little, satisfy her needs.

Then everything would be fine.

He checked the time.

Jiang Liu decided to go buy some fennel and see what else they needed while he was out.

*

"Jiang Liu! You ungrateful bastard!!"

"Go to hell!"

After reading the text, Yang Yixue finally snapped. She shot up and furiously slammed her brand-new iPhone onto the wooden table. With a loud CRACK, the screen shattered.

Her chest heaved.

She was absolutely furious.

The problem was, she had no one to take it out on.

Back before the divorce,

whenever Yang Yixue was upset about something, she’d come home and take it out on Tongtong, using her as a verbal punching bag. She’d curse her viciously, knowing the damn kid couldn’t fight back.

Every time she saw Tongtong crying, trembling, her eyes filled with terror, Yang Yixue would feel a strange sense of satisfaction.

’Isn’t this the kind of power I’ve always wanted?’

As for Jiang Liu, she never dared to go too far. At most, she would grumble and toss a few harmless insults his way.

Yang Yixue sat back down.

Seeing the shattered phone made her heart ache with both regret and fury.

"This is all Jiang Liu’s fault!"

"If he hadn’t reported me, would I be in this mess?"

Yang Yixue took a deep breath, trying to calm down and think of a solution.

She thought for a long time but came up with absolutely nothing.

It had always been Jiang Liu who came up with plans for her. Even if she wasn’t satisfied with the first one, he’d offer more options for her to choose from.

She was so used to relying on Jiang Liu’s brain that using her own felt clumsy and inadequate.

Yang Yixue fell apart.

’It’s hopeless.’

’What am I going to do...?’

As for her threat to go to the kindergarten and find Jun Qingmeng, it was just that—a threat, empty words spoken in anger.

She didn’t have the guts to actually do it.

Just then,

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