Actually, when this woman stopped Ni Jingxi's car last night, she happened to be going out to get her car and saw everything clearly. She initially thought it was just a whistleblower, but she didn't expect her to come again today, and Ni Jingxi's attitude towards her was very strange.
So after Ni Jingxi left, Wen Tang deliberately approached Liu Hui, trying to get some information out of her.
I never expected this woman to be so extraordinary.
At this moment, Liu Hui placed her bag on her lap, looking nervous and uneasy. Finally, she whispered about her relationship with Ni Pingsen.
Finally, she couldn't help but cover her face, saying, "I really just want to be with her father."
Wen Tang was dumbfounded, never expecting to hear such a story that was comparable to a TV drama.
She was suddenly so excited that she almost stammered when she spoke: "Is everything you said true?"
Liu Hui nodded.
Wen Tang suddenly spoke up, "Would you be willing to let me write your story down? Or would you be willing to talk about it in front of the camera?"
Seemingly afraid that Liu Hui would disagree, she said, "You and her father are husband and wife. You've been innocently separated. If you don't want to face the camera, I can have someone cover your face. But you need to provide me with some evidence that you're living together."
"Will this help me?" Liu Hui looked up at her and asked.
Wen Tang nodded immediately: "Of course, definitely. We can use this evidence to negotiate with her in the early stages. If she still tries to stop you, you can tell your story in front of the camera."
If Ni Pingsen were merely Ni Jingxi's father, it might not attract much attention.
Such family ethical disputes are at most featured on some kind of TV program like "Old Aunt Mediator".
However, Ni Jingxi is the daughter-in-law of the Huo family and Huo Shenyan's wife. Everyone will be watching this gossip with wide eyes, and Ni Jingxi will eventually be unable to hold her head up high.
She will lose all face.
Wen Tang became happier the more she thought about it. She wanted to see what face Ni Jingxi would have left to fight her in the future.
However, Wen Tang wasn't stupid; given her status, it was impossible for her to get involved in this matter. But having been a reporter for so many years, she knew quite a few paparazzi, and even some marketing accounts.
It remains to be seen who will risk their lives for clicks and dare to expose this matter.
Wen Tang and Liu Hui maintained a very close relationship until they met again a few days later.
*
Ni Jingxi looked at the photo in front of her; it was taken by a private investigator. Liu Hui rented a short-term apartment; she had no friends and rarely went out.
The only time he went out to meet people, the detective filmed the entire incident.
"These two actually managed to get together. Do you think Wen Tang is just looking for death?" Tang Mi was so angry she almost laughed. When she got the photos, she found them ridiculous.
Ni Jingxi nodded: "I will handle it."
Tang Mi asked curiously, "How are you going to handle this?"
Ni Jingxi nestled on the sofa and said softly, "You know what? I used to think that you shouldn't be too absolute in doing things, and you should always leave room for maneuver."
Tang Mi blinked, somewhat puzzled.
Does she have it?
"I don't want to anymore."
"Because some people really want to die, I have to satisfy them."
Chapter 75
Tang Mi looked at her and asked softly, "What do you plan to do?"
Life is never smooth sailing, especially when you encounter petty people. Even if you don't want to be involved with them and wish you could stay as far away as possible, can you really avoid them?
Seeing your happy life will make your partner so angry that they'll want to sabotage it.
Since she was so unwilling to let her go, Ni Jingxi felt that she didn't need to be polite anymore.
She sat cross-legged on the sofa, her eyes still fixed on the photo in front of her, somewhat dazed. She had never done this before; in Ni Jingxi's limited experience with conflict, it had mostly been with men.
On the contrary, she has always been very tolerant of women.
However, it could also be because the girls she had met before all had very good personalities, but now she's encountered one difficult girl after another.
Compared to Wen Tang, she was more worried about Liu Hui.
Ni Jingxi reached out and picked up a photo. In the photo, Liu Hui was without makeup, and her expression looked a little timid, like someone who hadn't seen much of the world and was easily fooled.
On the contrary, Wen Tang looked arrogant, as if she had everything under control.
Tang Mi noticed that she had been staring at the photo for several minutes, so she asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"What do you think of Liu Hui's appearance in this photo?" Ni Jingxi handed the photo to Tang Mi.
Tang Mi took the document, glanced at it, and thought for a moment before saying, "I think she's quite timid, but also quite cunning. Do you think she might have been deceived by Wen Tang? Is Wen Tang trying to use Liu Hui to attack you?"
Judging from these photos, that's definitely the feeling.
Ni Jingxi turned her head to look at her and couldn't help but chuckle: "So that's the biggest problem."
Tang Mi's eyes widened. What's the problem?
“You’ve never met Liu Hui, so you have no idea what kind of person she is. But think about it, she and my father went from the Middle East to Vietnam, and then the two of them practically established themselves there.” Ni Jingxi narrowed her eyes. “She deserves most of the credit for all of this. So do you think a woman like that would be easily fooled and timid?”
It wasn't that Ni Jingxi looked down on Ni Pingsen, but rather that Ni Pingsen's personality had always been more gentle than ruthless.
He doesn't have that kind of relentless, ruthless drive.
Smuggling oneself from the Middle East to Vietnam and establishing oneself in a chaotic place like Vietnam's Chinatown requires more than just a good personality.
This was also what worried her. Liu Hui wasn't that kind of person, so why was she pretending to be like that in front of Wen Tang?
Tang Mi picked up the photo again and looked at it again. She had originally thought that Liu Hui was a gentle and simple woman.
After listening to Ni Jingxi's explanation, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
"According to you, she's incredibly scheming." Tang Mi couldn't help but touch her neck; it was indeed chilly.
The person who looks so harmless in the photo is actually the kind of person Ni Jingxi described.
Tang Mi found her to be really a bit scary.
Why does she use such a gentle and harmless facade to package herself?
After a long pause, Tang Mi couldn't help but say, "What exactly is she trying to do? If she really does something to you, Uncle Ni will be even less likely to forgive her."
"What if she doesn't want my dad's forgiveness, but just doesn't want to let me go?"
Ni Jingxi spoke calmly, as if the matter were perfectly ordinary to her. However, she truly didn't seem to care much, because she never felt she owed Liu Hui anything. Perhaps in Liu Hui's eyes, she was the culprit who broke her and her father up.
Once a person enters the realm of obsession, she can find a thousand reasons to convince herself to continue down this dead end.
Tang Mi let out a loud cry and turned to Ni Jingxi, asking, "How could there be such a person?"
Seeing her looking frantic, Ni Jingxi gently patted the dog's head: "Calm down, that's just life."
"Wow, Lord Ni, are you going to become a saint after all these setbacks?" Tang Mi thought Ni Jingxi was really amazing; none of these things had driven her crazy.
If she knew that there was a group of lunatics plotting to harm her, she would definitely fight them to the death.
Ni Jingxi actually had the mood to comfort herself.
As the two were talking, a door suddenly opened. Ni Jingxi quickly gathered all the photos and placed them under a cushion on the sofa.
A moment later, Ni Pingsen walked in and smiled when he saw Tang Mi in the living room: "Tang Mi is here. Have you eaten?"
"I've already eaten, Uncle Ni," Tang Mi greeted him, then asked especially enthusiastically, "Uncle, where did you go?"
“I went to the store to take a look. It’s under renovation, so I have to keep an eye on it,” Ni Pingsen said with a smile.
Ni Jingxi had previously mentioned wanting to open a shop for Ni Pingsen, mainly to help him pass the time and save him the trouble of looking for work. When she told Ni Pingsen about this idea, he was surprised but clearly quite happy, because he himself had originally wanted to find a job on his own.
However, Ni Pingsen also had concerns, fearing that Huo Shenyan had specifically invested in the shop for him. He wasn't old-fashioned; he just didn't want to appear like someone who was living off his son-in-law.
In the end, Ni Jingxi used her own savings to invest in this small shop.
The shop is a porridge shop, with a total investment of 400,000 yuan. Huo Shenyan personally asked Xiao Yichen to find the shop. Despite Xiao Yichen's complaints, he actually found a very suitable shop.
The shop is currently under renovation. Ni Jingxi has only been there once; Ni Pingsen has been overseeing it the rest of the time.
Anyway, he leaves early and returns late every day, almost the same schedule as Ni Jingxi and the others.
When Tang Mi saw Ni Pingsen return, she glanced at her watch, stood up, and said, "I have to go home too."
"Won't you stay a little longer?" Ni Pingsen asked softly.
Tang Mi quickly shook her head: "No need, I really have to go back, it's already quite late."
Ni Jingxi nodded: "I'll see you off."
After they stood up from the sofa, Ni Jingxi glanced at the photo that was pressed under the cushion, and then saw Ni Pingsen greeting Tang Mi and preparing to go upstairs. So she let Tang Mi go out with peace of mind.
When they reached the door, Tang Mi smiled and looked at her, saying, "Whatever you want to do, Lord Ni, I will support you."
Ni Jingxi chuckled: "What you're saying is morally questionable."
Tang Mi said with a grin, "I don't care, whatever Lord Ni does is right."
Ni Jingxi raised an eyebrow slightly, a warm smile in her eyes. This was probably what friendship was all about—supporting whatever choices one made.
*
Ni Jingxi continued to have the private investigator keep an eye on Liu Hui, who remained as reclusive as before. Wen Tang didn't go to see her again.
What Ni Jingxi didn't know was that the reason Wen Tang didn't go to see her was because Wen Tang had run into trouble with the matter of exposing it to the media.
Originally, she didn't want to get involved and planned to hand the news over to someone else to expose.
Surprisingly, these gossip reporters, who usually dare to follow any celebrity, were somewhat hesitant about exposing this matter.
When Wen Tang realized that he couldn't reach them by phone, he simply called them out.
This paparazzi was someone she knew before. He said with a bitter face, "Sister Wen, you have no idea how ruthless those lawyers at Hengya Group are. You know about that scandal between Huo Shenyan and Su Yiheng, right? They used to be known as the number one paparazzi studio in the entertainment industry. Not only were they shut down in the end, but anyone who worked there is still having a hard time finding a job."
"What, does Hengya Group think it can control everything?" Wen Tang frowned.
The paparazzi looked helpless and said, "They have money and a legal team, they're just trying to drag you down with one lawsuit after another. Before this one is even over, another one starts. Who the hell can stand that?"
Wen Tang's face darkened, and she said unhappily, "Is there really no one who dares to leak this information?"
"Sis, I'm telling you the truth. If it were Huo Shenyan's scandal, we'd fight to the death for it. But this is his father-in-law's affair. Who would risk offending Hengya Group to expose such a trivial matter?"