"It's obvious, Mr. Yu, that's your wife. She broke into your home illegally and installed listening devices. Furthermore, a listening device and a tracking device were also installed in the phone case of Jiang Lai, an artist under our company. The person who sent this phone case has been found, and it's also one of your wife's people."
Yu Yang remained silent for a long time, his forehead veins bulging, but Lin Zhi continued to add fuel to the fire.
“I’ve already gathered evidence. I can forgive her, but Jiang Lai won’t. You should know what the consequences of offending her are, right?”
"Know..."
"Yes, that's right. The person who spread rumors about Jiang Lai before was also your wife. She's guilty of multiple crimes and will be punished accordingly. Jiang Chuan loves his daughter, so it's impossible for us to let her off lightly, nor is it possible for us to let Yu Shi off lightly."
In just one minute, Yu Yang composed himself. He adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Since you came to me, you must have a solution, right? You just said you suspected my wife had a mental problem?"
Lin Zhi nodded; the negotiation seemed to be going much easier than she had imagined.
"Yes, I have already contacted a hospital. You can take your wife there for a checkup."
Conversations between intelligent people don't need to be overly definitive; often, a single point is enough to make sense.
Yu Yang nodded: "I will take good care of my wife. As for the harm caused to your company, please feel free to bring it up. There's no need to disturb that senior."
Lin Zhi smiled, stood up, and extended her right hand: "Then, shall we cooperate happily?"
Yu Yang stood up and shook hands with her fingertips: "It's a pleasure working with you."
Since the event ended, Jiang Lai hasn't looked at her phone, while Anna has been glued to Weibo, so busy she doesn't know which post to look at.
Jiang Lai! I'm going to kill you!
A dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Lai. By the time Anna reacted, the mad dog was already holding a gleaming silver dagger and about to stab Jiang Lai.
For a moment, Anna's mind went blank; she froze, unable to react.
Click—
The sound of bones snapping woke Anna, followed by the dagger falling to the ground, and the howling of the mad dog echoed in her ears.
Staff rushed over to restrain Lin Xi, but she was incredibly strong and, despite the pain of her broken arm, insisted on charging at Jiang Lai.
Jiang Lai looked at her coldly, her eyes filled with a dangerous aura. The curve of her lips was a half-smile. She no longer needed to hide her disgust, which made her feel much more comfortable: "Lin Xi, you want to kill me because you can't have me? Do you think that since things have been exposed, you don't mind adding another charge of attempted murder?"
Lin Xi lunged at Jiang Lai like a mad dog, trying to tear her apart, but she couldn't break free no matter what she did: "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill Lin Zhi! You ruined me! You all ruined me!"
"Who really ruined whom..."
Jiang Lai closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, tears were welling up in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and said, "Take her away. I don't want to see her again."
Back in her room, Jiang Lai kicked off her high heels and, with the help of her fashion agent, took off her dress and changed into a comfortable T-shirt.
"Lai Lai, don't cry," Anna comforted her.
"Cry?" Jiang Lai asked, puzzled. "Why would I cry? I can go home to my wife, kids, and a warm bed. Why would I cry?"
Anna was surprised and pointed to her red eyes, asking, "Your eyes are so red."
"Ah..." Jiang Lai rubbed her forehead: "I was blinded by the flash. Go buy me some eye drops. I feel like I'm going to go blind."
Anna: ......
All the staff had left. Jiang Lai took off her clothes and went into the bathroom. Water flowed down her body, and her wet hair clung to her skin, making her feel very uncomfortable.
It tastes salty and astringent in my mouth.
Jiang Lai sobbed as she raised her hand to wipe the water from her face, but even after turning off the shower, the water still wouldn't dry.
It's so salty.
She never imagined that things would escalate to this point with Lin Xi. She was such a cheerful girl back then, the kind who would cry at the sight of a tiny insect, and now she's become this crazy person.
If Lin Xi hadn't done these things, she might have made an excuse for her, saying that she was only forced to get married due to pressure from her parents... But...
I stopped loving her a long time ago, but I didn't want to hate her either. Now, however, I have no choice but to hate her.
The tears stopped, and all of Lin Xi's kindness became blurred; all that remained in Jiang Lai's heart was disgust.
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Author's Note:
Jiang Lai: I'm so sad, I need a kiss from my sister to feel better.
Although Lai Lai can dislocate an arm with her bare hands, she is also a girl who cries.
Chapter 82
The young couple, who hadn't communicated for a week, immediately started a long phone call after resolving their troubles. If they weren't in different countries, they would definitely have taken the time to be affectionate in person.
It was daytime in Lin Zhi's country, the sun was shining brightly, and she was walking on the streets of F country chatting with her girlfriend who was far away in H country.
"Sister, everything's settled now, can you come home with me in peace?"
On the screen, Jiang Lai's half-dry hair was loose, and her cheeks were flushed, making people want to pinch her cheeks. Who would have thought that the aloof girl in front of the camera could have such an adorable side after taking off her dress?
Lin Zhi was undoubtedly the happiest; Jiang Lai's love and Jiang Lai's gentleness belonged exclusively to her.
Lin Zhi nodded, this time without hesitation: "Okay, but I have to do something before that."
"What is it?" Jiang Lai mistakenly thought she was going to back out and nervously grabbed the bed sheet.
Remembering the day she vaguely saw Lin Xi's face in the garage, she thought it was a dream, felt disgusted, and fell asleep again. The next day, she was called back to the company by Lin Zhi as soon as she finished filming. She sweetly thought that Lin Zhi wanted to play office games with her, but she was pushed away after a short time of intimacy.
A fake breakup...
Jiang Lai initially disagreed. She believed that a madwoman like Lin Xi had a thousand ways to catch her, and she was unwilling to separate from Lin Zhi, even if it was fake.
After Lin Zhi explained all the plans to her, Jiang Lai had no choice but to agree.
Lin Xi only wants Jiang Lai. If they don't separate, who knows what Lin Xi might do? The prison can't control her; it will only drive her more insane.
Before meeting Lin Xi in the garage, Lin Zhi had already suspected Lin Xi. She asked someone to investigate Lin Xi, but unexpectedly, the investigation turned to her maid. After talking with the maid, Lin Zhi finally decided to carry out her plan.
Lin Zhi noticed Jiang Lai's nervousness and couldn't bear to tease her, so she said directly, "Of course I'll tell my mom and then introduce you to her parents."
Jiang Lai couldn't exhale properly; instead, she became even more nervous. The words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, neither coming out nor going down.
Meeting the parents was more nerve-wracking than meeting the director. Beforehand, I had to think about what gift to bring, because if I didn't bring something good, it would leave a bad impression. I was even more nervous when meeting the parents. What should I say? What should I do? I had to carefully rehearse every action in my mind, especially since she was a woman.
Lin Zhi knew what her mother was thinking without asking, and reassured her, "Don't worry, my mother has a very good impression of you. Besides, you're so outstanding, which family wouldn't be eager to have you?"
"That's true, but I'm a woman!"
Lin Zhi chuckled softly, stopping in her tracks on the romantic street of F country. The melodious strains of a violin filled her ears, and at that moment, she seemed to see the girl in her heart standing on the street corner, holding daisies in her hands, smiling and waving at her.
"Jiang Lai, I love you. It doesn't matter if you're male or female. I only want you. No one else will do. Do you understand?"
"Okay, I understand."
The next day, Jiang Lai rushed back to China after completing a set of photo shoots. Her original plan was to take advantage of the free time to visit Lin Zhi in France, but a phone call two hours earlier completely disrupted her plans.
It was Jiang Wanqiu calling, not because of the sensation last night, but for something else. It was something she had asked Jiang Wanqiu to help investigate before she went abroad, and the results only came out today.
Jiang Wanqiu: "Lai Lai, is that fan important to you?"
Amidst the noise of the staff around her, Jiang Lai slipped into a quiet spot and said, "She's a very important fan of mine, ah... not exactly a fan, I want to be friends with her."
Because of Lin Xi, Jiang Lai suspected that everything unusual around her was related to Lin Xi. This madwoman could break into a house and install hidden cameras, what wouldn't she do?
Jiang Wanqiu remained silent for a long time before speaking after hearing someone on the other end of the phone urging Jiang Lai to take a picture: "That girl named Wu Qianqian was in a car accident seven days ago and died despite all efforts to save her... She passed away at 2 a.m. three days ago."
Clang—
My hand lost its grip, and the phone fell vertically to the ground, the screen cracking in a spiderweb pattern.
On the plane, Jiang Lai's hands trembled uncontrollably. She still remembered her first meeting with Wu Qianqian on the plane.
Wu Qianqian and Jiang Lai were about the same age, in the prime of their youth. She could have had a bright future ahead of her. She regarded Jiang Lai as her idol and motivation. Jiang Lai hadn't even had a chance to become friends with her yet, and they had clearly agreed to meet at the top. How could she leave first...?
Jiang Lai had only met her a few times, but she had always stayed by Jiang Lai's side and accompanied her as she grew up.
Anna hugged Jiang Lai and gently patted her trembling back: "Lai Lai, it's okay to cry if you want to."
This time, Jiang Lai didn't try to be strong; large drops of tears soaked Anna's clothes.
After crying, Jiang Lai stopped talking. She glanced at the clouds outside the window. Children always describe white clouds as cotton candy, but in Jiang Lai's eyes, they looked more like Wu Qianqian's shy smile.
Jiang Lai has few friends but longs for them. She cannot accept Wu Qianqian's sudden car accident, nor can she accept that such a positive and sunny girl will never see the sun again.
With her swollen eyes not going away anytime soon, Jiang Lai, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap pulled low, discreetly left the crowd and walked towards a white sedan parked by the roadside.
"Auntie, thank you for your trouble."
Jiang Wanqiu looked at her niece with heartache. Having just experienced Lin Xi's ordeal, she now had to accept the loss of a fan who was like a friend...
"Lai Lai, you're too tired. Why don't you go home and rest? The ashes are at the funeral home; going there now will only..."
Aunt Jiang Lai interrupted her: "Let me see her."
"good."
At the funeral home in City A, you can hear the cries from inside as soon as you stand at the door. Unlike the dark and gloomy environment I imagined, it is spacious and bright, but the gusts of cold wind always make people's hair stand on end. Even though it is summer, the hair on my arms stands up.
Jiang Wanqiu contacted Wu Qianqian's mother in advance. She knew that her daughter's favorite actress was Jiang Lai, and as a mother, she was naturally willing to accept her daughter's invitation to come and pay her respects.
Wu's mother was quite old, her hair was already gray, and she had a son late in life, only to have her own son die young.
The funeral home staff took out Wu Qianqian's urn, which had her photo on it. Jiang Lai was stunned, raised her hand to gently stroke it, her lips moved, but she couldn't say a word for a long time.
Wu's mother wiped away her tears with her rough hands and sobbed as she told Jiang Lai about her daughter. Only then did Jiang Lai gain a deeper understanding of Wu Qianqian.
Wu Qianqian was always ridiculed when she was a child. Her classmates said that she had a mother who was like a grandmother, with one mouth, two mouths... countless mouths that overwhelmed her. From then on, she refused to talk to people and became a withdrawn person. However, her gloomy life changed from the moment she met Jiang Lai.
Wu Qianqian has always kept a low profile, but some people still find amusement in her and won't let her go. In her senior year of high school, she was cornered in an alley by several delinquent girls who stole her wallet. She endured it all but was beaten up. A shout of "Stop!" pulled her out of the darkness. Perhaps it was just a good deed that Jiang Lai did while riding her bike by, but for Wu Qianqian, it was a life-changing event.
"If you're bullied, you have to fight back."
Wu Qianqian remembered these words her whole life, and they surfaced in her mind at the last moment of her life.
Jiang Lai looked at the girl in the photo; she had no smile and was completely different from the girl in Jiang Lai's memory. "I'm sorry."
As Jiang Lai left the funeral home, she looked up and felt the warmth of the sunlight on her face.
She had never been so tired, so tired that she just wanted to collapse and sleep.
"Auntie, who was the driver who caused the accident?"
Jiang Wanqiu said, "The driver who caused the accident was a gambler. He would drink to drown his sorrows when he was in debt, and unfortunately, he hit someone. But he turned himself in, and the court hasn't made a judgment yet, but I think... he won't be locked up for too long."