Chapter 43
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Perhaps my expression changed slightly, so Tang Li stopped joking as well.
I quickly changed the subject. “Ah, well, this is how I found my job.” I briefly told Tang Li how I got this job.
After hearing it, Tang Li was very happy for me. He ordered a drink and poured me a glass.
Looking at the slightly swaying liquor in the glass, Yu Jin’s face celebrating my birthday for me suddenly appeared in my mind again.
Why did I think of him? The thought instantly surfaced in my mind. I frowned and drank the wine in my glass.
Tang Li’s phone suddenly rang. He said sorry to me, then got up and went to the hall to answer it.
After a while, Tang Li came back, but his steps were hurried and his face showed anxiety. “Yan Shuang, I just got a call. Your younger brother may have gotten into an accident at the construction site.”
“What?” My body stiffened, and I grabbed my things and rushed out.
“I’ll take you there!”
“No need.” I refused Tang Li directly and hurried out in panic.
When I arrived at the construction site, I heard a familiar voice.
Yu Jin!
“Ji Zhihao, come out! Look at what your construction site has done—my mom’s eye was blinded by you people!” Yu Jin shouted.
I didn’t want to see Yu Jin, but I was afraid something had happened to Ji Zhihao. Suddenly, a pair of hands pulled me away from the scene.
“Who?” I turned my head. It was Xiao Jiang, and I let out a sigh of relief.
“Sis, Ji Zhihao knows you’re coming. Just stay here and don’t go out. They’ll definitely be fine,” Xiao Jiang said to me.
I agreed and stayed with him, watching the situation from a distance.
Xiao Jiang told me not to worry, saying Ji Zhihao could handle it. But the more Xiao Jiang comforted me beside me, the more uneasy I felt.
I saw Yu Jin’s mother with one eye covered in gauze, wiping away tears as she said, “Your construction site is heartless! You injured someone and won’t compensate! I’m going to sue you!”
As soon as Yu Jin’s mother said this, the workers became unhappy.
“Who are you, coming here to cause trouble? This is a construction site—rocks falling down happens all the time.”
“Exactly. You entered the site without wearing a safety helmet, and you blame us!”
“Do you even have any reason?”
“That’s right, you have no reason! Your own problem—don’t make false accusations here!”
Yu Jin’s family was momentarily speechless. Then Yu Jin’s father spoke up: “Your construction site injured someone and not only won’t compensate, you won’t even admit it! Black-hearted construction site!”
Ji Zhihao wanted to make a move and punch Yu Jin’s father’s old face, but someone stopped him.
“Brother Yan, you mustn’t. You can’t use violence. The moment you do, they’ll really have the upper hand, and we won’t be able to justify ourselves.”
“Exactly, exactly. You still have your sister—you can’t drag her into this trouble.”
I also really wanted to beat up the Yu family, but what the workers said was right. The moment violence was used, we would lose our justification.
Watching Ji Zhihao gradually calm down, I felt that he was slowly becoming more mature.
Yu Jin’s face began to turn sinister. He said viciously, “If you people don’t compensate, we’ll sue you. Our family has influence. Where’s the person in charge?”
Yu Jin looked at the workers and continued shouting, “If you don’t bring out the person in charge, I’ll sue your black-hearted construction site until it shuts down!”
“Stop shouting. I’m here.”
The one who spoke was Ji Zhihao and the others’ contractor. I saw that the contractor’s expression didn’t look very good as he walked toward Yu Jin, and everyone made way for him.
The contractor patted Ji Zhihao on the shoulder, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed it to Yu Jin.
“Mr. Yu, we’ve confirmed that your mother’s incident is related to our construction site, but please don’t cause a disturbance. Whatever it is, we can discuss it properly.”
“Then pay compensation. Eyes are important, right? Twenty thousand. Hand it over. If you don’t, I’ll sue you!” Yu Jin said fiercely.
Looking at Yu Jin’s face, I felt increasingly disgusted. Behind him, his parents also put on an act, wearing aggrieved expressions. When the people at the construction site heard Yu Jin demand twenty thousand the moment he opened his mouth, all their expressions changed
