Chapter 59: Chapter 53: Adding Qi Xingzhou’s Contact Information Chapter 59: Chapter 53: Adding Qi Xingzhou’s Contact Information Ji Shuang stood to the side, noticing Qi Xingzhou’s dependence on Jiang Ning and couldn’t help but tease him a bit, “It feels like Zhouzhou has had a spell cast on him since meeting you. After the last time you visited my home, Zhouzhou became so obedient and hasn’t been to the hotel since. And he’s been leaving his room more often each day. Even though he still doesn’t interact with us, we can all tell he’s waiting for you.”
Jiang Ning didn’t know why this young master treated her differently, but after much thought, she concluded that it probably all came down to the circumstances and location of their first meeting.
Qi Xingzhou suffered not only from a psychological disorder but also from claustrophobia. That night, the malfunctioning elevator, a cramped and confined space, triggered Qi Xingzhou’s episode.
Just as he was struggling, Jiang Ning happened to start communicating with him, alleviating his discomfort and even gave him a Small Night Lamp to fend off the darkness. Therefore, in Qi Xingzhou’s eyes, Jiang Ning became someone special.
Jiang Ning attributed Qi Xingzhou’s fondness for her to the baby bird syndrome.
“I feel that there have been quite a few changes in him during the two times we’ve met. I think he’ll get better and better as he meets more people in the future,” Jiang Ning said.
Ji Shuang nodded happily.
Which mother wouldn’t hope for her child to thrive, especially since her Xingzhou was so extraordinary?
Ji Shuang invited Jiang Ning inside for a visit, which Jiang Ning politely declined.
Jiang Ning opened the car door, took out the two bags of stuffed animals from inside, and handed them to Qi Xingzhou, “Here, your spoils of war for today.”
The onlooking Ji Shuang exclaimed, “So many?”
“Yeah. He’s really skilled, not just at claw machines but also other fighting games, bowling, billiards — all very impressive.” Jiang Ning politely asked, “Has he ever learned these before?”
“No, no,” Ji Shuang quickly shook her head. The Qi family members had noticed something was off about Qi Xingzhou when he was just a few months old.
Ordinary babies cry and fuss, but Qi Xingzhou never did. He would lie quietly in his swaddling, with a wooden expression on his little face, not caring who held him and never smiling at anyone’s teasing.
The Qi family wasn’t short of money. They took Qi Xingzhou to various major hospitals for many evaluations and even abroad, only to confirm that there was nothing wrong with his body. Rather, he might have developed a psychological illness.
The Qi family caught it early and actively sought treatment for Qi Xingzhou. However, for some reason, none of these treatments seemed to have any effect.
When Qi Xingzhou was young, the Qi family also tried to cultivate his hobbies, especially sports, in the hope of brightening his personality, but in the end, all attempts failed.
“However, Xingzhou has an incredible ability for calculation, particularly in the field of mathematics, which is an innate talent,” Ji Shuang said, with a hint of pride in her voice. “Although he never attended school, we hired private tutors for him. At seventeen, he developed a fully automated device on his own and obtained a national patent for it. From nineteen to twenty-one, he set the math entrance examination questions for Capital City.”
Jiang Ning was impressed, “Amazing!”
Qi Xingzhou stood next to Jiang Ning, not joining in their conversation. However, he clearly heard every word of Jiang Ning’s praise, not missing a single one.
As Jiang Ning was about to leave, Qi Xingzhou, with his head down, sneaked around to the other side, attempting to get into the car unnoticed and leave with her, completely ignoring the large Qi Family mansion in front of him.
Jiang Ning was amused by his behavior, “I just brought you back, and if you follow me again, won’t I have to bring you back again later?”
Qi Xingzhou looked down, disheartened.
Jiang Ning thought for a moment and then took out her phone, “How about this? Let’s add each other on WeChat. If you want to go out and play sometime, you can ask me, or I can invite you as well.”
She didn’t dislike Qi Xingzhou. His handsome and ethereal face made it impossible for anyone to detest him, not to mention that his thoughts were as pure as a child’s, like a blank sheet of paper.
Ji Shuang smiled, “That’s a good idea!”
Qi Xingzhou patted his pocket, unable to find his phone, he glanced at Jiang Ning and said, “Wait for me.”
Then he quickly walked into the villa.
“Xingzhou usually doesn’t like to play with his phone, and he probably didn’t bring it with him today,” Ji Shuang explained.
Jiang Ning nodded in understanding, and after a short while, Qi Xingzhou emerged from the villa, holding a phone that looked brand new.
The two successfully added each other as friends.
After tagging Qi Xingzhou’s WeChat name, Jiang Ning then drove off.
Qi Xingzhou stood there until he watched the car gradually disappear from his sight, and then he turned and went back inside.
…
Jiang Ning had sent a message to Mu Yun via WeChat ahead of time. He spent the entire afternoon soaking in the Martial Arts Gym, and after an intense workout, every pore on his body opened up, leaving him drenched in sweat, both tired and comfortable.
It was not until after ten o’clock in the evening that Jiang Ning suddenly received a call from Zhang Lang.
As soon as the call connected, Zhang Lang said, “That criminal you caught this morning has just confessed everything.”
Through the phone screen, Jiang Ning seemed to be able to hear the exhaustion in Zhang Lang’s voice.
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but glance at the time on his phone: “Are you just getting off work now?”
“No,” Zhang Lang corrected with a wry tone, “I haven’t even left work yet!”
Jiang Ning: “…That’s rough.”
Zhang Lang couldn’t help pouring out, “After you left this morning, Yu Xin and I took Lou Yuquan back to the police station. Lou Yuquan was temporarily detained in the cell and while he was unconscious, Yu Xin had already copied out all the evidence from his phone, and contacted the victims through his WeChat… It was supposed to be a very typical and nasty criminal case, but when Lou Yuquan woke up, he refused to confess and even said he was going to sue us for violating his privacy rights.”
At this point, Zhang Lang exhaled a heavy sigh.
If only Lou Yuquan knew how to respect others’ privacy, he wouldn’t have done so many things against the law and morality behind their backs!
After waking up, not only did Lou Yuquan refuse to confess, but he also said he would sue Jiang Ning.
Although he didn’t know how Jiang Ning had knocked him out, he guessed that his presence at the police station was definitely related to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning had tricked him into going to the underground parking lot, which was actually a trap, to knock him out!
Lou Yuquan mistook Jiang Ning for a police station employee and thought Jiang Ning’s methods were too despicable, constantly making a fuss about wanting to see Jiang Ning.
Since he was so uncooperative, Zhang Lang and the others called his family and also contacted Pinghu University.
After all, by the time Lou Yuquan was unconscious, the police department had already obtained enough evidence and witness testimony; even if Lou Yuquan refused to confess, the court could still file a lawsuit against him.
Seeing this, Lou Yuquan finally panicked…