Chapter 102: I Want To Do As I Please (4)
Yu Qici stared at the ceiling.
The lights in her vision were blurry, and she vaguely saw two shadows.
She didn’t know when she had been taken out of that room. When she regained consciousness, she was lying in a normal room, seemingly the master bedroom upstairs, and Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t there.
Yu Qici felt her voice was a bit hoarse, her waist sore, and her limbs numb, but her body was clean, Jiang Zhiyan must have cleaned her up, but her mind was still a bit hazy, she didn’t know if it was a side effect of being marked, she couldn’t quite control her pheromones.
She moved her head, felt the restraint on her neck, froze for a second, and touched it with her hand. It was a leather collar. She carefully felt around and finally found the control device.
“Awake?”
Yu Qici didn’t know if it was because she touched something or because the collar transmitted data, alerting Jiang Zhiyan to her awakening.
“Mm,” Yu Qici responded, but didn’t move, staring at the ceiling, she didn’t know what time it was, but she wasn’t hungry.
Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak again. After a while, the door opened. Yu Qici glanced at her, she was wearing home clothes, looking refreshed and energetic. Thinking about her own listless state, Yu Qici looked away.
“Get up and wash up, it’s time to eat,” Jiang Zhiyan said, lifting Yu Qici up. “Are you that weak?”
Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan expressionlessly, not wanting to answer.
Jiang Zhiyan put a small oral cleaning robot in Yu Qici’s mouth, then washed her face. Seeing that Jiang Zhiyan was about to help her further, Yu Qici quickly widened her eyes in protest, struggled out of her arms, rushed into the bathroom, closed the door, and locked it.
“So you’re not going to work today?” the System asked.
“No,” Jiang Zhiyan said matter-of-factly.
She was now completely slacking off when it came to the Jiang family. She leaned against the wall and browsed her terminal, automatically blocking all messages asking why she wasn’t at work, headquarters probably already knew she wasn’t there.
“The Yu family already knows about Yu Qici’s disappearance,” the System said.
Jiang Zhiyan looked at the time and said with disdain: “They only found out after twenty-four hours? No wonder she was kidnapped in the plot.”
System: …
The Yu family knew about Yu Qici’s disappearance, but the matter was suppressed, no news leaked out.
The top news was still about the Jiang family factory, nothing had happened in the past two days that could overshadow it.
Jiang Zhiyan knocked on the door: “You’re so slow, are you still awake?”
“I wasn’t awake,” Yu Qici said, opening the door and walking out, with water droplets still clinging to her face.
“Let’s go, it’s time to eat,” Jiang Zhiyan stood up, looking at Yu Qici. “Do you need me to carry you downstairs?”
“Thank you, but no need, it’s not that bad.” Despite saying that, Yu Qici still walked very slowly.
“I won’t tie the ropes so tightly next time,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
Yu Qici took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Zhiyan, whose expression was as usual.
“What are we eating?” Yu Qici asked.
“Anything but nutrient solution.”
Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan again: “Nutrient solutions are very convenient in the lab.”
She didn’t understand what Jiang Zhiyan was implying, nor did she understand why she bothered explaining.
“How long are you planning to keep me locked up?” Yu Qici asked. “They should have discovered my disappearance by now. I can keep your secret, you’ve already marked me, after all. We can say you rescued me, and then we’ll get married.”
Jiang Zhiyan stopped and looked back at Yu Qici: “Why do you think I would hand over the initiative? If you’re bored, I can build a lab for you, and even invite your entire team over.”
“Invite?” Yu Qici chuckled sarcastically. “That’s a very polite way of putting it.”
Yu Qici followed Jiang Zhiyan downstairs. Just as she stepped down the first step, her smile disappeared. Jiang Zhiyan glanced at her and called for a small personal transport vehicle, asking her to sit on it. Yu Qici wanted to be stubborn, but seeing the number of steps, she got on.
She was silent for a while, then finally spoke: “I won’t work for space pirates, especially the Stargazers.”
“The Stargazers are the Stargazers, I am me, why lump me together with them?” Jiang Zhiyan spread her hands. “And I don’t want your research results.”
“Looking down on them?” Yu Qici thought about the incident with the Ruilin Group’s androids being hacked, it was normal that Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t be impressed, and judging by her words and what those people said, it seemed like only Jiang Zhiyan possessed this technology. “You dare to cooperate with space pirates, aren’t you afraid of getting burned?”
Jiang Zhiyan smoothed Yu Qici’s hair: “Do you think I have any reason to be afraid?”
“With that technology, you could regain your social status even without cooperating with space pirates,” Yu Qici looked at Jiang Zhiyan.
“It would be fun if people were still cursing me a thousand years later, don’t you think?” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile. “And why should I help those who mocked me? I’m not someone who repays evil with kindness.”
The main reason was that she possessed the technology, not the original owner, who was also very capable, but not to that extent.
The two went to the dining room. Yu Qici sat down, and Jiang Zhiyan sat opposite her.
“What time is it?” Yu Qici asked.
“Past ten, there’s a clock over there, or you can ask the housekeeping robot,” Jiang Zhiyan said, pouring Yu Qici a glass of water. “I wanted to wake you up earlier for breakfast.”
“Are you planning to stay here all day?” Yu Qici continued to ask.
“Are you trying to get rid of me?”
“I’m just asking,” Yu Qici paused, her hand gripping the chopsticks. “Was the factory bombing your doing?”
“Beautiful fireworks, perfect for a birthday celebration, weren’t they beautiful? You were clearly impressed that day.”
Yu Qici glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, not knowing how to answer, so she chose to remain silent, quietly eating her meal. Sitting at the dining table, she started to feel hungry.
Jiang Zhiyan put her terminal aside.
“Her attitude is really strange,” the System said, glancing at the smile on Jiang Zhiyan’s lips and suddenly feeling that this person was even stranger, what were these two doing?
“When are you leaving the imperial star?” Yu Qici asked, feeling that Jiang Zhiyan’s attitude towards skipping work didn’t seem like someone who planned to stay long.
Jiang Zhiyan took a sip of soup: “We’ll talk about it later, haven’t we even tried all those rooms yet?”
Yu Qici: …
“Aren’t there any other recreational activities?” Yu Qici said, exasperated. If they did what they did yesterday every day, she felt like she would be crippled. However, Jiang Zhiyan’s technique was quite good, it wasn’t unpleasant, very comfortable, just tiring. She glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, when did this person practice?
“There’s a game room on the third floor, but don’t even think about contacting the outside world,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “I’ve modified a terminal, you can browse the news, but you can’t contact anyone.”
“Fine.”
Jiang Zhiyan’s terminal vibrated twice. It was her cheap father, after seeing her skip work for a whole morning, he couldn’t sit still any longer. He had thought revoking Jiang Zhiyan’s access would be enough to make her understand the gravity of the situation, but she actually dared to skip work!
“What are you trying to do? Jiang Zhiyan, the Jiang family has already treated you with the utmost benevolence.”
“Such as?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, taking a bite of meat. “Give me an example? I think the value I’ve created for you far exceeds what you’ve given me.”
“Without the Jiang family, you’re nothing!” the Jiang Family Head roared furiously.
“Would you personally call me if I were nothing? Would you be so angry and anxious? Since I’m so useless, then just remove me from my position,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a chuckle. “Without the Jiang family, I’m nothing, then what is the Jiang family without me?”
After saying that, Jiang Zhiyan hung up.
The Jiang Family Head, looking at his terminal, couldn’t believe Jiang Zhiyan dared to hang up on him. After Jiang Zhiyan’s downfall, everyone abandoned her, only he still provided her with a place to stay, so he had been controlling her with this all these years.
He knew this daughter wasn’t submissive, but he didn’t expect her to turn against him so suddenly.
“Go investigate, who has Jiang Zhiyan been in contact with recently.”
“Yes.”
Just as the assistant left, another person rushed in, his expression panicked.
“Mr. Jiang, it’s bad, Miss Jiang Lei and Mr. Jiang Shuo were just found dead in their villa.”
“Who?” Jiang’s father was stunned for a second before remembering who they were. He frowned and looked up. “What did you say? Who is targeting the Jiang family…”
For a moment, he thought of Jiang Zhiyan, but quickly dismissed the idea.
It couldn’t be Jiang Zhiyan, if she had the ability, why wait until now? And turning against him at this time would only confirm her suspicion.
Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t be that stupid, and such a cautious person wouldn’t gamble on not being suspected.
…
Yu Qici had just heard the entire conversation. She looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “You just fell out with him like that?”
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.
Yu Qici bit her chopsticks and asked: “Can you still stay on the imperial star?”
“It doesn’t matter where I am, the important thing is, I can finally stay by your side,” Jiang Zhiyan said, her voice light. “Aren’t you happy?”
Yu Qici knew Jiang Zhiyan wanted a positive response, but she didn’t want to give one, and she didn’t directly refuse either. She glanced at her and tugged on the collar around her neck.
“You don’t like it?” Jiang Zhiyan stood up, reached across the table, and gently touched the collar. Yu Qici’s slender neck subconsciously leaned closer. “If you don’t like it, why is your heart racing?”
Yu Qici looked up at Jiang Zhiyan, whose beautiful eyes held a hint of amusement.
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