6 Chapter 7 He's Just a Disabled Person_1

Damn it!

He should not have agreed so readily just now!

That girl, no sooner does she get off the millstone than she kills the donkey, not even saying goodbye, fleeing like someone escaping the plague.

Was he, Jian Shichu, not enough to make her want to stay, not appealing enough to her?

His face darkened, and the bodyguards standing behind him became as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to breathe.

He asked coldly, "What's the story with Ye Jingzhi's legs?"

Xiao Ying answered, "When he was twelve, Young Master Ye had a car accident. Since then, his legs have been paralyzed. Miss Qingci was also adopted by the Ye family from the orphanage that year."

Jian Shichu thought for a moment and scoffed coldly, his voice growing harsher, "Does the Ye family have some ulterior motive?"

"Young Master is indeed insightful, nothing can be hidden from you," Xiao Ying said with a faint smile, "Miss Qingci was adopted by the Ye family as a child bride for Ye Jingzhi..."

Xiao Ying paused for a moment, sensing his master's aura growing colder and his aggression intensifying. He laughed and continued, "However, as Miss Qingci grew up, the Eldest Young Master discovered that he only had sibling affection for Miss Qingci, without any romantic feelings, and simply took care of Miss Qingci as his own sister, without any improper thoughts."

"Hmm," Jian Shichu turned and walked towards the villa. His frosty demeanor slowly eased a bit.

"But..." Xiao Ying continued, "Recently, Yun Feng, the young master of the family next to the Ye family, confessed to Miss Qingci, and she accepted his confession. The two of them established a relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend..."

"What?" Jian Shichu paused in his step, and his face, which had just shown a trace of pleasure, darkened heavily once again.

"However..." Xiao Ying added, "A few days ago, Yun Feng cheated with Miss Qingci's schoolmate Zhang Jieman and announced their relationship..."

The look on Jian Shichu's face eased a bit once more.

After walking a few more steps, he suddenly realized something, stopped, and slapped Xiao Ying hard on the back of his head, "You little rascal, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

Xiao Ying held back laughter, "Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"

Jian Shichu snorted coldly and ignored him, continuing to walk forward.

Seeing as the last piece of news wasn't so bad, he would let this one slide!

The other bodyguards, at an angle where Jian Shichu couldn't see, all gave Xiao Ying thumbs up.

In the entire Jian family, aside from Xiao Ying, absolutely no one else dared to joke around with their young master like this!

With his temper, just like a capricious monkey, ready to explode at any moment—those were tiger whiskers, who would dare to stroke them?

...

Ye Qingci, who had left the Jian Family Villa, sat next to Ye Jingzhi in the car.

Ye Jingzhi lifted his hand to stroke her hair and asked softly, "Cici, what happened? How did you get involved with Jian Shichu? Did he bully you, are you hurt?"

Before seeing Ye Jingzhi, Ye Qingci could hold back.

But upon seeing Ye Jingzhi, Ye Qingci was like a wronged child seeing her parents and could no longer hold back her tears, burying herself in Ye Jingzhi's embrace, letting her tears soak the shoulder of his shirt.

"It's okay, I'm here now, everything is okay!" Ye Jingzhi cooed like he was comforting a baby, gently patting Ye Qingci's back, while his other hand securely held her in his embrace.

Ye Liang, who was sitting in the passenger seat and was Ye Jingzhi's personal bodyguard, couldn't help but ask, "Second Miss, what exactly happened? The day before yesterday when you didn't come home after school, you had the Eldest Young Master worried sick; he didn't eat or drink, and searched for you nonstop for two days and nights. How did you end up on Jian Shichu's bad side?"

The Ye family wasn't one to shy away from problems, but the thought of dealing with the Jian family made Ye Liang break out in a cold sweat.

With the power of the Jian family, crushing the Ye family would take no more than a month or two.

Their eldest young master actually blocked the main gate of the Jian family villa himself for Ye Qingci!

His clothes were still wet... soaked with cold sweat!

In the whole Yun City, who didn't know that Seventh Master Jian was not to be provoked, who would dare block the Jian family's gate to demand a person?

But their eldest young master did!

Moreover, given Jian Shichu's rights and position, which family wouldn't be eager to send their daughter to his side?

It was only their eldest young master who quietly sat at the entrance of the Jian family villa, waiting for Jian Shichu to send the person out.

While accompanying their eldest young master outside the Jian family villa, he was breaking out in cold sweat incessantly.

He truly feared that Jian Shichu, in a fit of displeasure, would beat them up before rooting out the Ye family entirely.

Their eldest young master's health had always relied on precious medicinal herbs for maintenance.

If the Ye family collapsed, where would they get the money to buy medicine for their young master?

It was also strange, the rumored willful, paranoid, and supremely arrogant Jian Shichu, who never allowed anyone to defy him, actually sent out their second young lady.

Although his expression was not exactly pleasant, he did not speak harshly, either.

He had heard about how handsome Seventh Master Jian was, and about how terrible his temper could be.

Seventh Master Jian's temper was so bad it was beyond human control, simply sky-high.

They had actually managed to take Ye Qingci away from under Jian Shichu's watch without any violent treatment; it was unimaginable!

However, he was still afraid.

He was afraid that Ye Qingci would bring a catastrophe upon the Ye family.

He now urgently wanted to know why Ye Qingci had offended Jian Shichu, to the point where he would go to such lengths to kidnap her.

"I'm sorry, big brother, for making you worried about me..." Hearing from Ye Liang how Ye Jingzhi had searched for her for two days and nights without eating or drinking, Ye Qingci felt guilty and blamed herself. She grabbed Ye Jingzhi's hand, examining him, "Big brother, are you okay?"

Ye Jingzhi's health had always been poor, relying on medicine to maintain his body year-round.

How could his body have withstood such a long time without food and water?

"I'm fine. Ye Liang exaggerated. I just ate less, I didn't starve myself," Ye Jingzhi's gaze fell on her hand, and he took her hand into his, furrowing his brow at the terrifying purple bruises on her fingers. His normally gentle gaze suddenly turned cold, "Did Jian Shichu torture you?"

The normally pale tips of her fingers were swollen to twice their usual size, clearly not the result of accident.

So, there was only one answer... Jian Shichu had tortured her!

"No!" Ye Qingci quickly drew her hand back, "Big brother, Jian Shichu kidnapped me because he wanted to know the whereabouts of Shuijing and the babies. Later, when he knew I wouldn't tell him, he stopped bothering me. Just when you came to pick me up, he let me go back!"

"Cici..." Ye Jingzhi hugged Ye Qingci close, lightly kissing the top of her head, and spoke with self-reproach, "I'm sorry, it's my fault, I'm useless. If I were as powerful as Jian Shichu, no one would dare to bully my Cici... I..."

He pinched his own thigh, filled with sorrow.

He was nothing but a cripple.