Chapter 4: Years of Relationship Wasted
Shortly after breaking up with Gu Moyang, Jiang Jibai's mother died in a car accident.
Jiang Jibai's mother, Jiang Xiaolan, is the president of MC Group, the largest listed company in Jinghuai City.
Jiang Xiaolan is a true strong woman. The Jiang family was once well-off, and she supported the family alone.
Shortly after Jiang Xiaolan died in a car accident, she was found to have embezzled public funds. Although she had passed away, all her assets were recovered and the debts were repaid.
This incident caused a big stir at the time and was even reported in the news. Everyone who knew Jiang Jibai knew about it.
Jiang Jibai felt that this matter was strange. It was too much of a coincidence that her mother was accused of a crime right after she got into trouble.
The most likely scenario is that Jiang Xiaolan was framed by someone within the company, but her mother has passed away, leaving no evidence. The evidence must have been destroyed, making it extremely difficult to verify.
After Jiang Xiaolan passed away, the Jiang family fell into poverty. When Jiang Xiaolan was alive, she was decisive and ruthless in her work and offended many people. When Jiang Jibai graduated and entered the workplace for the first two years, he also had a hard time.
Jiang Jibai also went from being a wealthy second-generation man to an ordinary citizen, and moved from a big villa to an ordinary two-bedroom apartment.
Xu Jiaman stopped pretending to be polite. She smiled smugly and deliberately poked her soft spot, "Where is Jiang now? Seeing how thin you are, your work must be very hard and the salary is not high."
Xu Jiaman disliked her since college, or to put it bluntly, she was jealous of her.
Without the support of her family, what difference would there be between her and these ordinary working girls? Now she was still working for others, like a slave.
Even now I am not as good as her.
Wasn't Gu Moyang with her just because she was rich and beautiful?
Now she is just a sparrow that has fallen from the clouds.
She wanted to let Gu Moyang see clearly that Jiang Jibai was already a complete slum girl. Without the halo she once had, she was as ordinary as could be.
Jiang Jibai clenched his fingers so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh.
"So what?" Jiang Jibai's hands began to tremble again as she thought about her mother's sudden death and being framed. Her voice also trembled a little. "Is it okay for me to make a living on my own that I'm not hindering your way?"
Xu Jiaman sneered: "It seems that Jiang is quite happy being a cheap cow or horse."
Gu Moyang, who had been silent the whole time, saw her forbearance. He frowned and said to Xu Jiaman, "That's enough."
Xu Jiaman closed her mouth unwillingly.
What a bastard, Jiang Jibai cursed in his heart.
After saying that, Gu Moyang's gaze fell back on Jiang Jibai. She had indeed lost a lot of weight, as if she would fall over with a gust of wind. He could even lift her up with one hand.
He tilted his head slightly and said to Jiang Jibai, "Do you want me to help you find a better job?"
Xu Jiaman snorted disdainfully.
It's not enough for one person to ridicule her, two people have to take turns to ridicule her and remind her how miserable she is now.
"No need." Jiang Jibai practically squeezed out these two words through her teeth, her shoulders trembling. "You don't need to constantly remind me how dire my situation is. Put away your overflowing sympathy. If you have too much, you can feed the dogs!"
It was as if all her feelings over the years had been thrown away.
After saying that, she left without any pretentious goodbyes or politeness.
From now on, we will just be strangers.
Gu Moyang wanted to reach out and hold her, but his hand was empty. His hand remained suspended in the air for a long time. He realized that the little that was left between them was also slowly disappearing.
Gu Moyang pinched his brows. Xu Jiaman noticed his discomfort and asked tentatively, "Moyang, are you okay?"
Gu Moyang waved his hand, motioning her to go in first, "I want to be alone for a while."
Xu Jiaman was unwilling, but she still went back to the private room.
After Xu Jiaman left, he noticed in a flash of his eyes that there was a shining white thing lying on the carpet.
Gu Moyang squatted down and picked up the crystal white pearl bracelet.
The striking white color came into view, and his chest rose and fell violently.
This was the first birthday present he gave her in the first year they were together.
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When Jiang Jibai went downstairs, he called Lin Shanshan.
There were so many people that she forgot where Lin Shanshan was waiting for her.
Finally, Jiang Jibai found her thanks to Lin Shanshan's loud voice.
Jiang Jibai was in a very bad condition, and his eye makeup was smudged by his tears.
As soon as she saw her like this, Lin Shanshan knew that Jiang Jibai’s trip was not going well.
She immediately rushed to the fourth floor, "That bastard hurt you again, didn't he? Look, I'm going to settle all my old grudges today. If I can't kill him, where do you want to hit him first? The face first or the bottom first?"
Jiang Jibai held her back. She was extremely tired. "I don't want to get entangled with him anymore. From now on, we are just strangers. There's no need to fight."
If she really beat Gu Moyang into the hospital, she would be responsible.
Seeing Jiang Jibai's hopeless look, Lin Shanshan didn't ask any more questions. She only knew that Gu Moyang was a scumbag and that was a sure thing.
"Then let's eat first, and then I'll take you home."
Jiang Jibai lowered his head and shook his head, "I don't want to eat. This is Gu Moyang's treat and I can't finish it."
Lin Shanshan sighed, wondering why they were back to the dog again.
Jiang Jibai was in such a bad mood that he felt physically nauseous and couldn't eat at all.
After sitting with Jiang Jibai for a while, the two of them prepared to go home.
On the way, Jiang Jibai was bumped by a male college student and frowned in pain.
Lin Shanshan immediately got furious, "Are you blind? You didn't walk on such a wide road and bumped into my sister." She wanted to beat someone up, especially a man.
Seeing Lin Shanshan being so fierce, the boy was so scared that he kept apologizing.
Jiang Jibai knew that she was looking for someone to vent her anger on, so he apologized to the boy several times and quickly left with Lin Shanshan.
The little episode just now diverted her attention, and she now felt a little less stuffy in her chest.
They came in Lin Shanshan's pink Beetle, and Lin Shanshan wanted to send Jiang Jibai home first.
Jiang Jibai sat in the passenger seat with his eyes closed and didn't say a word throughout the journey, which made Lin Shanshan worried and a little scared.
"Bao, don't scare me, can you please make a sound?"
Jiang Jibai: "Still alive."
Lin Shanshan: “…”
"Men are the most abundant creatures in this world," Lin Shanshan consoled him. "At worst, we can find another one. Our Jiabao deserves the best. Not just any monster is worthy of being with you."
"Thank you, Shanshan." Jiang Jibai's eyes were a little wet, and his almond-shaped eyes were shining with water.
Lin Shanshan didn't know how many times she had seen Jiang Jibai cry for that bastard, and she felt so heartbroken.
Jiang Jibai was completely different when he was in college.
She loved to laugh at that time, and her smile was as bright as the morning sun.
She has a ponytail, air bangs, a little baby fat on her face, and is sweet with a hint of playfulness.
On the first day of freshman reporting, she insisted on giving a welcome gift to everyone in their dormitory.
It is also kept secret.
It wasn't until a week later that everyone in their dormitory received a cartoon avatar drawn by Jiang Jibai.
Lin Shanshan’s one is so beautiful and cute, and she now uses it as her WeChat avatar.
Thinking of the playful and lively Jiang Jibai in the past, and then looking at her current good friend, it is hard for her not to be sad.
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