This argument prompted Zhou Qiao to hurry. He pulled Liu Sisi to her feet. "Let's go, we're not waiting anymore. We're boarding!"
Then he turned to Song Xi and dismissed her. "You can go now."
Song Xi, however, stood up and held out her hand to him.
Zhou Qiao frowned. "What for?"
Song Xi said, "The payment you promised me."
"Didn't you say you didn't want it!"
Song Xi retorted, "I've changed my mind."
Zhou Qiao's expression stiffened. "You change your mind just like that? Are you playing with me!"
Song Xi began to play coy. "You said it yourself, Zhou Qiao. You said you'd do anything for Liu Sisi. Were you lying?"
"Iā"
He was momentarily speechless. But at this point, with the person he wanted secured and about to leave, Zhou Qiao was unwilling to hand over his bank card!
Yet, he couldn't openly fall out with Song Xi. If she were to yell and call the police, all his efforts would be for naught!
Zhou Qiao reluctantly tried to stall. "I don't have my bank card on me. Once we get there..."
"WeChat or Alipay transfer is fine too."
She directly opened her payment QR code and held it out to him.
Zhou Qiao: "..."
Song Xi continued to provoke him. "It doesn't have to be too much, a million is fine."
"A million!?" Zhou Qiao, who was about to take out his phone, froze. He finally lost his temper, erupting in rage. "Where am I supposed to get that much money! Song Xi, don't push your luck!"
Song Xi sneered. "Why not kidnap Liu Sisi? Then you'd have the money."
Hearing this, Zhou Qiao's face turned a ghastly pale, like a spilled palette of colors.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
He immediately checked Liu Sisi's expression, then frantically tried to explain, "Sisi, don't believe her! She's trying to drive a wedge between us, she's framing me!"
Song Xi saw through him. "That bald guy who harassed Liu Sisi back then, you instigated him, didn't you? All to gain Liu Sisi's trust! Zhou Qiao, you plotted every step, you've been gaslighting her repeatedly. You've been acting for two years, aren't you tired?"
"I didn't!" Zhou Qiao exclaimed, his face ashen, desperately grabbing Liu Sisi's arm to salvage the situation. "Sisi, you believe me, right? I love you. No one in this world loves you more than I do! I broke my arm for you, I gave up everything I have now for you. You have to believe me!"
"You love her?" Song Xi scoffed disdainfully. "You claim to love her, but you didn't even notice she had a fever! You heartlessly abandoned the cat she gave you! That cat wasn't even a gift from you, was it? Zhou Qiao, you don't love Liu Sisi at all. Everything you've done is for yourself!"
"You deliberately got injured, used the 'pity' ploy just to soften her heart and make her feel guilty! Liu Sisi, even now, haven't you seen through this man's true colors!"
She had only met him a few times, yet she had exposed everything he had painstakingly built!
This woman couldn't be allowed to stay!
Zhou Qiao gritted his jaw, his eyes on Song Xi as if he wanted to devour her alive.
After listening to Song Xi, Liu Sisi's head pounded.
She looked at Zhou Qiao, but his ferocious expression at that moment sent a shock through her.
She recoiled in fear. It was at this moment that a flood of repressed memories surged back to her.
Her expression shifted from initial helplessness to terror, and finally, she collapsed onto the ground in a disheveled state.
Zhou Qiao stepped closer, but she screamed uncontrollably.
Her eyes were bloodshot, tears of fear streaming down her face. Her complexion was as pale as paper. Facing Zhou Qiao, she murmured, "Liar..."