My online dating circle has millions of followers, why would she put a collar on me?

Gu Qinghan's eyes were filled with disdain for Jiang Yi.

"What, you dare to do it but not admit it, using your sister as a shield?"

"You're not a real man!"

"Anmian must be blind to have fallen for you!"

The air inside the carriage seemed to have been sucked out, leaving only the low hum of the engine.

Gu Qinghan's words were like poisoned daggers, cutting into Jiang Yi's body piece by piece.

He didn't defend himself, not because he had nothing to say, but because every explanation he offered was laughably weak in the face of the facts.

Jiang Miaomiao was on the verge of tears. She grabbed Gu Qinghan's arm, her voice trembling:

"Miss Gu, it's really not what you think. That money all came from me—"

"Let go." Gu Qinghan's voice was as cold as ice. She didn't even look at Jiang Miaomiao; her gaze remained fixed on Jiang Yi's face.

"Your brother is an adult, let him say it himself."

Jiang Miaomiao's hand froze in mid-air before she finally withdrew it.

She shrank back into her seat, curling up into a ball, tears silently sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto her clenched fists.

Jiang Yi finally spoke.

His voice was soft, hoarse with extreme exhaustion: "What she said is true. The photos are mine, but the person chatting with Su Xiaoyue is her, and the person who took the money is also her."

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old?" Gu Qinghan's lips twitched, but it wasn't a smile; it was sarcasm. "Your sister used your photos to fool you for a year, and you didn't even know?"

"I found out too late," Jiang Yi said. "By the time I realized it, all the money was gone."

"All spent?" Gu Qinghan's eyes narrowed slightly. "One million three hundred thousand, where did it all go?"

Jiang Yi did not answer the question.

It's not that I don't want to answer, it's that I can't bring myself to say it. 1.3 million, all spent on the card game "Three Kingdoms Kill".

Even he himself felt like he was making up a joke when he said that.

Jiang Miaomiao whispered from the side, her voice trembling with tears, "I...I recharged for the game."

Gu Qinghan's gaze shifted to Jiang Miaomiao, her eyes looking at her as if she were a complete stranger: "Recharge for games?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Miaomiao's voice was barely audible, "Three Kingdoms Kill."

The carriage was silent for a full three seconds.

Gu Qinghan took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and then opened them again.

Her expression shifted from anger to a more complex sense of absurdity, bordering on "This world has gone mad."

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just shook her head, leaned back in her seat, and looked out the car window again.

The car was driving on the elevated road, and the city scenery outside the window was rushing past.

The sky over Kyoto was hazy and indistinguishable between smog and overcast skies. The distant CBD skyscrapers resembled gray swords piercing the low-hanging clouds.

A long time passed, so long that Jiang Miaomiao thought Gu Qinghan would never speak again, before she finally spoke again.

"Xia Anmian had a falling out with her father because of you."

Jiang Yi's fingers tightened suddenly.

"Her father arranged numerous blind dates for her with men of similar social standing, but she didn't go to any of them."

Gu Qinghan's voice was very calm.

Now that things have come to this, she doesn't know what to say anymore.

She was exhausted and could only try to minimize the impact of the incident.

"Anmian's family background is beyond your imagination. Currently, only Anmian knows about this. You'd better think carefully about how to explain it to her, otherwise, if her father or grandfather finds out about this, then you..."

Gu Qinghan glanced at Jiang Yi and Jiang Miaomiao from head to toe.

"Your lives are a small matter..."

Jiang Yi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it was as if there was a wall in his throat, and he couldn't say anything at all.

"Miss Gu..."

As soon as Jiang Miaomiao opened her mouth to speak, Gu Qinghan immediately scolded her.

"Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"

"Putting aside whether what you're saying is true or not, even if what you're saying is true, and you were the one who arranged his online relationship, so what?"

Do you think I'd believe it? Or would Anmian believe it, or perhaps Xiaoyue would believe it?

Jiang Miaomiao was startled by Gu Qinghan's rebuke.

Only then did she realize that she had indeed messed things up.

She originally just wanted her brother to help her meet someone in real life, and then she would just find some excuse to break up with him.

This way, the money doesn't need to be repaid, and it won't affect the relationship between my brother and sister-in-law.

But I never expected it to turn out like this...

Thinking of this, tears welled up in Jiang Miaomiao's eyes.

Having observed all of this, Gu Qinghan showed no sympathy whatsoever; instead, she scolded him even more fiercely.

"If what you're saying is true, then this is all your fault. You're going to jail!"

After saying that, she ignored Jiang Miaomiao's reaction and looked at Jiang Yi again.

"If Anmian asks me, I will tell her everything."

Gu Qinghan paused.

Then he continued, "Oh, and remember to pay back the money you owe Xiaoyue."

"If you dare to contact Xiaoyue again, the head of the Kyoto Public Security Bureau is my uncle. I think you should know your place."

After saying that, the vehicle stopped.

We have arrived at the entrance of Tsinghua and Peking University campuses.

"Get out of the car," she said.

Jiang Miaomiao huddled in the back seat, tears still streaming silently down her face. She looked like a cat drenched in a downpour, curled up in the gap between the seat and the door, too afraid to move or even breathe loudly.

Jiang Yi did not move immediately.

He looked at Gu Qinghan's profile.

The light from the streetlights shone through the car window, casting a half-bright, half-dark shadow on her face.

"Gu Qinghan," Jiang Yi said, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping against glass, "I admit I was wrong about this, and I will give Mianmian an explanation."

"As for Su Xiaoyue, I will not contact her again. I will try my best to repay the 130 million."

After saying that, Jiang Yi quickly pulled Jiang Miaomiao out of the car.

Gu Qinghan didn't turn her head, and didn't even flinch.

(Three chapters to go)