Blossoming Flowers - Chapter 219

Pain. Jiang Yingyue felt immense pain all over her body, dragging her from the darkness.

Her eyelashes fluttered as she started opening her eyes only to see that she was in a dimly lit room.

The room was luxurious, and she was lying on a massive bed, her clothes untouched. She was aware that the intense pain she was feeling was due to the beating she had received earlier.

All the light within the room came from the windows; the moon was shining brightly in the night sky and the room was bathed in its silvery light.

She slowly managed to sit up. She was not bound, but the windows were locked, and bars were all over them, clearly making it impossible to escape that way.

She did not even try the door, as she assumed that someone would be guarding it outside.

She started looking through the entire room, but there was nothing in it apart from the bed. Not even a cabinet or closet. There was a toilet attached to the bedroom, but it was as bare as the bedroom. Only a towel and a bar of soap could be found there.

Contemplating, Jiang Yingyue wondered what these kidnappers wanted with her.

She did not believe that they wanted to kill her; if they did, she would be dead already.

She had no value herself, so it was evident that this had something to do with Han Qingshan.

Since it had to do with Han Qingshan, Jiang Yingyue’s face turned solemn. She was not going to panic and make the scene worse. But she was not going to wait for Han Qingshan to save her either.

As long as she was in the hands of these kidnappers, they would hold the upper hand against Han Qingshan; she was not willing to become his weakness.

She was seated on the bed, deep in thought, when she suddenly heard the door opening. Her eyes turned sharp as she observed the young man and woman that entered through the door.

The man seemed friendly, as if he was harmless, but there were a bloodthirst and madness hidden deep within his eyes. He was not an easy person to deal with.

The woman was not even trying to hide her hostility towards Jiang Yingyue, her eyes were filled with hatred, and it seemed as if she was planning on ripping her to shreds.

Frowning, Jiang Yingyue could not help but wonder who this woman was. She had never seen her before.

“Big Brother, why don’t we let the bodyguards play a bit with her before we strike a deal with Zhou Yan and Han Qingshan?” the woman asked venomously, her words making both the man she referred to as big brother and Jiang Yingyue frown.

“Sister, please behave,” the smiling man continued to speak with a calm voice and wholly ignored the offensive words of his sister. He even spoke as if it was a small joke.

Jiang Yingyue frowned. So there was not only Han Qingshan, but also Zhou Yan, who was involved?

“Miss Jiang, I am terribly sorry for my sister’s behavior,” the man said, his face holding a smile, but Jiang Yingyue felt as if she was faced with a snake. Someone who would sneak up on you and kill you in your sleep or when you least expected it.

“You see, my sister has taken a fancy to Zhou Yan and they were about to get engaged when he declined because he had another woman in mind.

“Of course that woman is you.

“Now, my sister did not take the rejection well; she wanted to use our family’s power to pressure Zhou Yan into accepting, she even threatened him with you since we all know that you are the reason Zhou Yan declined the marriage proposal.

“Now the situation has turned rather grim, and we have no other option than to be rude to you. I hope you do not mind.”

At that moment, Jiang Yingyue understood what was going on. This man did not respect her; neither did he care about her well being. What he cared about was his family and their ability to stay alive.

If something happened to her, then Zhou Yan and Han Qingshan would bury their family together with her. As such, he could not afford to let her get injured.

At the same time, he also wanted to leave a positive impression. Not because he wanted anything to do with her, but because he wanted her to speak up for them when the deal between Han Qingshan and Zhou Yan was finished.

Jiang Yingyue looked at the man, mockery evident in her eyes. “To think that a young woman needs to stoop so low to get what she wants,” Jiang Yingyue ridiculed. “Forcing a man to marry her, I guess she has no redeeming qualities.”

The man and woman were stunned. They knew nothing about Jiang Yingyue and had expected that she would be a silent and obedient woman. Not someone so sharp-tongued.

And now that she had spoken, the face of the woman alternated between purple and white.

“What did you say? Say that once more and I will rip your tongue out of your mouth so you never can speak again!” the woman sneered, but Jiang Yingyue just glanced at her, with eyes filled with disdain.

“If you had the power to fight Qingshan and Zhou Yan, you would not have to kidnap me. If something should happen to me, I dare not think about what would happen to your family.. We can try it out if you dare. I mean, the worst thing for me is that I die, but dragging a whole family down with me, that is not such a bad feeling!”