C46 Some Rough?

Wen Yiran's face was swollen, and she bore injuries on her body from being struck by her father.

Kneeling on the ground, she was completely bewildered.

She understood that the situation stemmed from Shi Qian, yet she remained clueless about who she had actually offended.

All she knew was that the Wen family was utterly ruined.

Jiang Ci reclined on the living room sofa, exuding the aura of an emperor wielding the power of life and death.

Upon encountering the slanderous posts online that morning, he had promptly ordered an investigation.

The trail quickly led to Wen Yiran, and he wasted no time in taking action against the Wen family.

He even arrived with a retinue to witness the Wen family's despair firsthand.

At that moment, a man approached him and nodded in respect, "Second Young Master, all the posts and news attacking Miss Shi have been removed. However, it wasn't our doing."

Jiang Ci responded with a nonchalant, "Understood."

Having seen enough of the tragic display, he rose, turned, and exited the room.

His bodyguards promptly followed suit, leaving the scene.

Once they were gone, Father Wen, eyes red with fury, demanded of Wen Yiran, "You monster, what have you done?"

Mother Wen, in tears, pleaded, "Wen Yiran, who are these people? How could you have provoked them? The Wen family is ruined, and I'm faced with billions in compensation. They're driving us to our graves! What have you done?"

Wen Yiran, sobbing, replied, "I don't know." She paused, then added disjointedly, "It's Shi Qian, it's Shi Qian. Ke'er, Ke'er is close to her."

Father Wen bellowed, "Stop spouting nonsense!"

Wen Yiran, through her tears, insisted once more, "Wen Ke'er can save us."

Meanwhile, Shi Qian was engrossed in her design sketches when her phone suddenly rang.

It was Jiang Ci.

She glanced surreptitiously at Shaang Sizhan before answering the call, turning away from him and speaking softly, "Hello? What's up?"

Jiang Ci's voice came through, tinged with concern, "Are you... okay?"

At the sound of the voice, Shaang Sizhan's hand, which had been browsing through documents, paused abruptly.

Shi Qian was momentarily taken aback before responding, "I'm fine, what's up?"

Jiang Ci was silent on the other end for a few seconds before he asked, "Have you checked out any of the gossip news online today?"

"Gossip news? What gossip news?" Shi Qian was utterly bewildered.

She had slept until one in the afternoon, grabbed a bite to eat, and then spent time looking at the Demonic Beasts. Now she was busy designing a new boss for the map. She had no time for gossip news!

Jiang Ci chuckled, "Never mind, it's not really important."

Shi Qian: "..."

Why would he call specifically to ask her about something unimportant?

How much free time did this second young master have on his hands?

Jiang Ci probed further, "So... what are you up to?"

"I'm working on a new map boss that's going to be a game-changer." As she spoke, Shi Qian felt a sudden chill behind her. She quickly added, "Anyway, I can't talk right now, I'm swamped."

"Okay, get back to it then."

The call ended.

Shi Qian stared at her phone, her brow furrowed slightly. Jiang Ci was acting so strangely today!

She had just set the phone down when she suddenly became aware of the intimidating gaze of the demonic boss fixed on her, unblinking.

And he did not look pleased.

Shi Qian couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt. She let her gaze drift back to the screen, avoiding his stare.

Suddenly, Shaang Sizhan spoke up, "Qian."

"Huh?" Shi Qian reluctantly turned her head to face him once more.

Without warning, Shaang Sizhan reached out, seized her wrist, and pulled her into his arms, seating her on his lap.

Before Shi Qian could gather her wits, his lips, cold and firm, pressed against hers with a hint of roughness.