The clever Ding Xia already knew that all the nightmares she was suffering came from her new "good sister" Ji Rong. She had been persuaded by Ji Rong to apply for the Minhong membership, and the so-called "fair and tender" medicine that she often took was also "helpfully" provided by Ji Rong. All of this was due to her being careless in making friends and being too trusting of others.
Ding Xia didn't explicitly address the several misunderstandings she had with her husband, but she mentioned that she had finally found a reasonable answer to a question that had been troubling her for a long time.
For a while, she often hung out with her "best friend" Ji Rong, and the two of them shared things without any hesitation. Judging from the suggestive and ambiguous text messages she sent on her phone, it must have been Ji Rong's scheme. She even "booked" a hotel room with a man she had never met. It was also because Ji Rong claimed to be tired while shopping and took her to the "Pingyuan Hotel" to rest that they inexplicably "bumped into" each other, and then she was caught in the act by her husband.
"I deserve to die! I made a bad choice in friends, and I deserve this retribution!"
Ding Xia lay softly on the quilt, not crying; her tears had long since dried up.
"Don't you really want to make the culprit pay for their actions through your own efforts?"
Lin Yao made one last attempt, wanting to know the woman's true attitude and gain a better understanding of human nature.
Slowly shaking her head, Ding Xia propped herself up, her face ashen. "Jia Maode is a ruthless manipulator. We've all heard of the many lives he's taken. We can't let Yong-ge die."
"Mr. Lin, is there really no way to save me?"
Looking into those eyes filled with longing for life, Lin Yao slowly shook his head. "Resources are limited. Give me a reason, a reason why you deserve to be saved."
Upon hearing Lin Yao's heartless answer, Ding Xia instantly fell silent again.
"By the way, there's something you probably don't know. Your husband, Qiu Yong, is currently with Ji Rong, alone in a hotel room. Um... well... they've had an affair."
Lin Yao's bombshell gave Ding Xia an inexplicable burst of energy. She jumped off the bed, rushed to Lin Yao, and stopped abruptly, staring at him with horrified eyes. "Really?!"
"In this kind of situation, I certainly have no reason to lie to you. You can come with me to take a look, provided you are prepared."
Lin Yao suddenly felt sorry for the woman in front of him. She was willing to give up everything for her love for her husband, including her own life. But the huge fortune that she and her husband had worked so hard to build was about to fall into the hands of their greatest enemy, the one who had directly murdered her. It was truly ironic and tragic.
“I…I…” Ding Xia suddenly hesitated, slowly backed to the bedside, and sat down abruptly. “Forget it, as long as Yong Ge is happy, that’s all that matters. Although he is honest, he’s not brainless. His family’s assets won’t be so easily taken away by that woman.”
Lin Yao sighed inwardly, looking at Ding Xia with disappointment, "You forgot about Vice Governor Jia Maode. Even if Ji Rong is just his mistress, given his personality, would he tolerate another man touching his woman?"
"Do you think paper can contain fire?"
One sentence completely broke Ding Xia. For the first time, panic and fear appeared on her face. Like a helpless little girl, she clutched the corner of the quilt tightly, her fingers turning white from the force.
After a long while, Ding Xia, who had received higher education, calmed herself down, sat upright on the edge of the bed, and spoke in a calm but ruthless tone, "Mr. Lin, you said before that you would crack down on the culprits who were making trouble for Peng Hong and that you would punish them. How confident are you about this?"
"One hundred percent." Lin Yao smiled, his tone very firm.
"Including Jawed, is it also 100%?"
Ding Xia still couldn't believe it. Even children knew how powerful Jia Maode was in Shanxi. Even the director of the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Department wouldn't dare to say anything 100% certain unless he had enough evidence to bring Jia Maode down swiftly!
Often, it is the violent methods that operate outside the law that are what ordinary people fear most, because these methods come and go without a trace. Even if you know that the other party did it, you cannot obtain the evidence required by law. Even if you obtain some evidence, the other party can easily find a scapegoat who will confess and take the blame for all the crimes, while the real mastermind remains at large.
"Of course, you may see Jawed as a tiger, but I don't see him that way. There are many ways to deal with him. Even without violence, we can send him to hell and never let him rise again."
Lin Yao's tone was calm, but an undeniable aura emanated from him, making Ding Xia believe him instantly.
Perhaps it was the mentality of a drowning person grasping at a straw, or perhaps it was the desperate thought of "what's the use of trying to salvage the situation" because her husband Qiu Yong had an affair with Ji Rong, leaving no room for maneuver, but in any case, Ding Xia believed Lin Yao.
Ding Xia suddenly left the bedside, stood straight in front of Lin Yao, and knelt down abruptly, kowtowing.
Lin Yao looked calmly at the woman in front of him, neither offering a hand to help her nor offering a word of refusal, and simply watched her kowtow.
Teng, teng, teng.
After kowtowing three times, Ding Xia remained kneeling on the ground. She straightened up and said, "Mr. Lin, please help me avenge myself. I want Ji Rong and the people behind her to suffer a terrible death!"
"What's the reason this time?"
Lin Yao's voice remained calm and soft, as if revenge or getting back at someone were easy matters. What he cared about was the reason, Ding Xia's reason for making this decision.
"For love! For love as well! Even if my life is short, I want my husband to live a peaceful life!"
Lin Yao sighed and waved his hand slightly, "Let's go, let's go to the 'Plains Grand Hotel'."
Inside a taxi on the street opposite the Pingyuan Hotel.
"Qiu Yong, Dada and Mother are here, they're anxious to see you, come back quickly."
Ding Xia's tone was calm, but her arm holding the phone was trembling. Her eyes were fixed on the golden gate of the "Plains Hotel" across the street. She was conflicted. She wanted to see her husband, but she also hoped that Lin Yao was lying. She really didn't want her husband to get involved with Ji Rong because it was too dangerous.
"Let them rest for a bit, I'll be back when I'm done."
Qiu Yong's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding somewhat impatient and deliberately cold.
“Dada came to Taiyuan for medical treatment. I can’t take them to the hospital because of my health. It’s up to you whether you go back or not. I’ll have them go to the People’s Hospital to queue up and register in a bit.”
After Ding Xia finished speaking, she hung up the phone. She knew Qiu Yong would come out because Ding Xia only used the terms "Dada" and "Niang" to refer to Qiu Yong's parents. As a girl from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, she didn't call her own parents that.
Trembling uncontrollably, Ding Xia weakly leaned against the back of the seat in front of her. After a long while, she looked at Lin Yao and asked, "Are they really inside?"
"Room 1108." Lin Yao didn't answer directly, only giving the room number.
Ding Xia's expression instantly turned fierce. Room 1108 was the room Ji Rong often took her to rest in after shopping. It was as if Ji Rong had reserved it, and the front desk always opened this room for her.
The thought of her husband and Ji Rong rolling around on her bed made Ding Xia feel nauseous, and her anger intensified. She made a decision in her heart: she would make sure that woman Ji Rong was punished no matter what.
Even if Lin Yao couldn't help her get revenge, she would still use a knife or some other weapon to slit that woman's throat, and then let her husband take her parents and brothers to seek refuge abroad, as if it were the last thing she would do for her husband before she died.
Ten minutes later, a man appeared in front of the magnificent gate of the "Plains Grand Hotel" and walked towards the parking lot in front of the hotel.
Ding Xia dialed her cell phone, "Qiu Yong, don't drive, come across the street. Dada and Mom are in a taxi, just come over."
A sturdy northern man approached and, seeing a young man sitting in the passenger seat, seemed somewhat suspicious but did not ask any questions.