mutual benefit [gl]

Chapter 17 Mutual Benefit Symbiosis

The three of them ordered takeaway for dinner, and after eating, Ji Xu felt sleepy again, so Ji Cixi took Ji Xu to bed first.

Seeing that Ji Xu was fast asleep, Ji Cixi left the room.

She knew that Chen Yuanzhen was waiting for her in the living room.

Ji Cixi was right. At this moment, Chen Yuanzhen was standing in front of the huge French window in the living room, holding a cup of still warm coffee in her hand, watching the drizzle outside the window.

The dimly lit city was drenched by this strange rain, and the lights smeared on the glass. Through the warm glow that was still flowing, Chen Yuanzhen couldn't really see Ji Cixi's face.

She didn't turn around, just picked up the cup with a smile and took a sip of coffee.

The two were silent for a while, Ji Cixi's state of mind was not as peaceful as Chen Yuanzhen's at this time, she suppressed her anger and was about to speak, but she heard Chen Yuanzhen whisper: "Is Ji Xu asleep?"

Ji Cixi was startled, she nodded slightly.

"That's good." Chen Yuanzhen smiled, turned around and passed Ji Cixi, put down the coffee cup, then waved her hand, motioning Ji Cixi to sit opposite her.

"You know who I am now, and I've figured out your cards." She raised her eyes and smiled, "How about it, let's stop calling Miss Chen and Miss Ji, and just call her by name, okay? Is it, Ji Cixi?"

Ji Cixi didn't speak, just looked at her.

"Why don't you talk? It's hard for me to make the atmosphere so awkward at the beginning." Chen Yuanzhen joked.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Me?" Chen Yuanzhen chuckled, "Actually, you want to ask where I am, right?"

Ji Cixi was silent, Chen Yuanzhen understood that she was acquiescing, and took out a recording pen from his pocket with a smile.

"Listen to it yourself." She put the recording pen on the coffee table, and pushed it in front of Ji Cixi with her hand.

Ji Cixi looked down at the recorder, then raised her eyes to look at Chen Yuanzhen, her eyes were full of vigilance.

"Don't you listen? If I were you, I would listen to it. If you don't feel like listening, you may regret it later."

Hearing this, Ji Cixi glanced at the recorder again, hesitated for a moment, then picked up the recorder.The recorder turned a few times in her hand, and finally she pressed the play button hesitantly.

"Your son is in the No. [-] Primary School, right? He's in the first grade this year."

A man's voice came from the recorder.

Ji Cixi looked at Chen Yuanzhen suspiciously, but saw that Chen Yuanzhen smiled and beckoned her to continue listening.

"Who are you?"

Ji Cixi's heart skipped a beat, and she only felt that the blood in her whole body seemed to be flowing backwards.

This is Ji Ciwen's voice.

"Who I am is not something you should care about. I'm just wondering why you didn't get rid of the child when you left that guy?"

Ji Ciwen didn't speak, but was panting heavily.

"Obviously after killing the child, everything is over, why can't you solve it cleanly?"

"You... get out..."

"That bastard Chen Yuanyang should have already come to you. I persuaded you nicely and asked you to return the child to him. Such procrastination is not my style."

The man chuckled lightly.

"Miss Ji Ciwen, let me give you a piece of advice. City Z is a place of right and wrong, you'd better take your child and leave here immediately. Otherwise..."

The man sneered.

"I'm going to complete for you, Miss Ji, what you should have done a long time ago."

"What do you want to do!" Ji Ciwen roared, and after the roar, he coughed like smashing internal organs.

"As for me, I don't have much patience. So instead of driving a stray dog ​​out of the house and letting it bark outside the door for a while... I prefer to beat it to death with a stick. It seems simpler. But ...It's just that the blood stains are too troublesome to deal with, but if you wash the ground carefully, it doesn't seem to be a problem."

At this moment, there was a murmur in the recording, Ji Cixi clenched her fists tightly, and she bit her lip to forcefully restrain her anger.

Chen Yuanzhen's face gradually became heavy, and when she heard the phrase "beating to death with a random stick" in the recording, her heart couldn't help but throbbing.

"Miss Ji is a smart person, so she should be able to understand what I'm talking about." The man smacked his lips as he spoke, "City Z is still too crowded after all, so it's not suitable for Miss Ji to recuperate. I hope Miss Ji can do it sooner." Make a choice so as not to harm others or yourself.”

The recording came to an abrupt end.

In an instant, the whole room became quiet, except for the rhythmic breathing of the two, only the pattering rain outside the window could be heard.

Ji Cixi kept her head down, Chen Yuanzhen couldn't see her expression clearly.

The two were silent for another 5 minutes, Ji Cixi slowly raised her head, her face was calm as usual, but there seemed to be a little blood on her lower lip.

"Who's in this recording?" she asked.

"The second son of the Chen family, my second brother, Chen Yuanshuo."

Ji Cixi nodded, as if I knew it.

Chen Yuanzhen raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she knew that Ji Cixi was not someone who would easily have mood swings, she never expected that even after hearing this recording, she would be so calm.

Ji Cixi lowered her eyes, she suddenly laughed.

"What does Ms. Chen mean by letting me listen to this recording? As a younger sister to report my brother? Your Chen family is really full of tricks."

"Why, aren't you angry?"

Ji Cixi smiled, she nodded and said: "Of course I'm angry, I'm so angry that I want to hack that bastard in the recording into pieces to get rid of my hatred. But," Ji Cixi sneered, "but, if this recording is from Ms. Chen, then I have other things to think about besides being angry."

"Oh? Tell me, what are you thinking about?"

"Does it need to be said?" Ji Cixi smiled brightly at this time, "Of course I have to think about whether I will be used as a gun."

Chen Yuanzhen was at a loss for words.

Ji Cixi continued: "Ji Xu is your eldest brother's son, and your second brother came to my sister's ward to force her to leave quickly. From this point of view, the men in black clothes today were probably sent by your second brother. And you Well, you saved us and even played such an important recording for me."

She chuckled and said: "The relationship between your Chen family is really complicated. But there is one thing your second brother may have thought wrong, he shouldn't be wary of your elder brother. Obviously you know how to arrange the recording in my sister's ward in advance The guy with the pen is even more terrifying."

Ji Cixi lowered her voice, she had a smile on her face, but she almost said these words through gritted teeth.

Ji Cixi looked directly into Chen Yuanzhen's eyes, Chen Yuanzhen was so speechless for a moment that she could only look at Ji Cixi's eyes that were as cold as ice.

After a while, Chen Yuanzhen finally smiled again, and she clapped her hands.

"I've said it a long time ago, for a person like you, it's too condescending to be a tutor." She raised her legs and said with a smile: "You're right, our Chen family is indeed undercurrents, and I , " She looked down at her nails and chuckled.

"And I really want to muddy the water."

Now that the two of them had already spoken, Ji Cixi stopped making rounds.

"You deliberately approached Ji Xu before, probably because of Ji Xu's idea."

Chen Yuanzhen nodded.

"Do you know why Chen Yuanyang wanted to take the child back?"

Ji Cixi remained silent, and looked at Chen Yuanzhen coldly.

"Not long after he got married, he was on a business trip and got into a car accident, which ruined his lower body. In his life, Ji Xu will be the only child."

Ji Cixi frowned slightly, Chen Yuanzhen understood what she was wondering, and said with a smile: "If Chen Yuanyang hadn't had this incident, he would be the heir recognized by the outside world, so the old man will not let this kind of explosion news spread to the outside world."

"As for Chen Yuanshuo, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Chen Yuanyang. Do you think it's possible for him to ask his brother to take the child home?"

"What about you?" Ji Cixi asked, "You also want to use Ji Xu as a bargaining chip, right?"

Chen Yuanzhen nodded without hesitation.

"You're right, I really want to use Ji Xu as a bargaining chip. But now, I've changed my mind."

Ji Cixi raised her eyebrows, waiting for her to continue.

"Compared to fighting alone, I want to establish a relationship with you now, the strongest relationship."

Ji Cixi looked at her and remained silent.

"Ji Cixi, let's use each other."

Chen Yuanzhen's voice was very soft, as soft as freshly boiled red bean paste, with a sweet smell that attracted people unconsciously wanting to approach.

Ji Cixi smiled.

"I handed Ji Xu over to you as a bargaining chip, so what will you give me?"

"I will help you guard Ji Xu. Also, about your sister, don't you want Chen Yuanshuo to get the retribution he deserves?"

"Miss Chen is a smart person, and he has huge financial resources and capable assistants under him. And I, poor and white, the only one who can be used as a bargaining chip is Ji Xu. Now Miss Chen wants me to hand over the only bargaining chip to you. What do you want to talk to me about?" Mutual advantage……"

Ji Cixi chuckled lightly and said, "To be honest, how can I trust you who have been a fog to me until now?"

Chen Yuanzhen shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you believe me or not. You should be more anxious than me now. Chen Yuanyang is Ji Xu's biological father. In terms of material conditions, to be honest, you can compare with him. It's so different. Once Chen Yuanyang plans to sue you, what chance do you think you have of winning?"

Chen Yuanzhen's words touched Ji Cixi's current weakness, she fell silent.

"For me, Ji Xu was just an unexpected surprise. Before that, Ji Xu was not in my plan at all. So, even without Ji Xu, I have other ways to achieve my goal. But you are different Alright."

After Chen Yuanzhen finished speaking, he took out a bank card from his pocket and put it on the coffee table.

"There is 5 yuan in this card. No matter whether you agree to join forces with me today, this money is yours. It can be regarded as my supplementary money for Ji Xu for six years. It's just, "

Chen Yuanzhen leaned back and leaned on the sofa.

"It's just that if you don't plan to join forces with me, my help to Ji Xu can only go so far."

Seeing that Ji Cixi still didn't respond, Chen Yuanzhen twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed.

"You think dignity is very important. When I told you just now that you had nothing to do with Ji Xu's custody, you felt very disappointed. Hearing that my sister was threatened by Chen Yuanshuo's words, maybe my sister's last rush was also the result Because of this, I feel very angry.”

She leaned forward, bent a finger, and tapped the bank card lightly with her knuckles.

"The saying that money is not everything is the absolute truth, but people without money are not qualified to say this." Chen Yuanzhen raised the corners of his lips, staring at Ji Cixi and said.

"Do you want to watch Ji Xu being taken away with ridiculous dignity, or join hands with me and let me help you guard the child. Ji Cixi, you are a smart person, you should be able to make the right choice."

Chen Yuanzhen looked at Ji Cixi's fair face with burning eyes, and her fingers were pressing on the bank card.

Suddenly, she saw Ji Cixi stretch out her hand, she pulled out the bank card from under Chen Yuanzhen's finger, and put it in her pocket.

Chen Yuanzhen smiled.

Ji Cixi raised her head, she looked at Chen Yuanzhen expressionlessly.

"Chen Yuanzhen," she said slowly, this was the first time she called Chen Yuanzhen by his name directly.

"Mutuality is not enough," she said.

Chen Yuanzhen squinted his cat-like eyes, and looked at Ji Cixi playfully.

"I want to live with you."

Chen Yuanzhen's spirit was shaken suddenly, her pupils shrank slightly, and the smile on her face gradually froze.

Ji Cixi smiled, she took out her mobile phone from her pocket, and the screen of the mobile phone was on.

recording.

"Happy cooperation." Ji Cixi's smile was quite flamboyant, completely different from her previous indifferent appearance.

Chen Yuanzhen looked at her in astonishment at first, but soon, she laughed again.

There was some helplessness in the smile.

Ji Cixi really deserves to be the woman she likes.

The author has something to say: Teacher Ji is really cunning [funny]