He Liyu left the old house in the afternoon.
As soon as I came out, I saw Assistant Ji pacing back and forth by the car. He looked even more anxious than I was.
"What happened?" He Liyu stepped forward and asked.
Assistant Ji rushed over upon hearing his voice: "Boss! The young master and Miss Lin Yue are fighting! Their plane tickets to Nanshi have been cancelled."
He Liyu's expression went blank. He took out his phone to check and found four or five calls from the housekeeper.
He silenced his phone after entering the old house and told the driver not to bother him, but who could have imagined that so many things would happen in just one morning?
"Are you sure it was A-Yue and A-Xiao who were fighting?" He Liyu helped her out the door and called the housekeeper.
Assistant Ji was also hesitant. Although the young master was impulsive, he shouldn't have gotten into a fight with a young girl. But Uncle Xiao had made it sound very serious.
"Miss Lin Yue and the young master left home separately this morning, and neither of them has returned yet."
He Liyu frowned deeply. "Any news from the bodyguards?"
Assistant Ji shook his head: "This New Year's Day, since the young master and young lady were planning to come to Nanshi, I gave them a holiday."
"But I've applied for a private jet route back to Taipei, and I've packed your luggage. Shall we leave now?"
He Liyu nodded, glanced at the old house behind him, and then instructed Assistant Ji: "Investigate someone for me, and also have someone keep an eye on Chen Jiayao and report to me if anything happens."
Assistant Ji nodded and was about to open the car door for him when the boss turned around and walked towards the old house. He waited a few minutes before coming out again.
Behind the boss was a handsome young man with an outstanding demeanor and highly recognizable appearance.
Assistant Ji: ?
...
Shen Linyue was unaware that many people were looking for her outside. Ever since she said that in the morning, many people at the scene were willing to talk to her about the past, but more of them were curious about her and testing her.
So much so that she remained uninterested and hoped that Jiang Yanxin would do something unexpected.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Yanxin remained calm and collected all morning, occasionally glancing at her before quickly looking away, which greatly disappointed Shen Linyue.
After lunch, when Jiang Yanxin suggested that everyone go to the hot springs, she thought for two seconds and then nodded in agreement.
Inside the hot spring resort.
Shen Linyue was unexpectedly assigned to a double bathtub with Jiang Yanxin. Looking at Jiang Yanxin sitting by the tub wrapped in a bathrobe, Shen Linyue felt a sense of "I knew it" in her heart.
"Sister Yanxin, I didn't expect it would be the two of us soaking together." Shen Linyue still pretended to be surprised.
The hot spring resort was very high-end, with many rooms for singles and groups. Before entering, many people discussed soaking together to foster relationships, but when Jiang Yanxin refused, Shen Linyue vaguely guessed her purpose.
Jiang Yanxin continued to splash water, and when she looked back at her, her face still held a kind and gentle smile.
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect it to be the two of us. Come and get some nourishment."
Shen Linyue nodded obediently, and as she poured the hot spring water over herself, she asked, "Sister Yanxin, is there anything else you wanted to say to me today?"
Jiang Yanxin paused, looked at Shen Linyue's profile, and smiled, "Did something happen? You seem to be in a bad mood?"
A flash of surprise crossed Shen Linyue's eyes, quickly turning into bitterness: "Yes, I wasn't in a good mood. Luckily, you called me out in time, which eased my mood a bit."
"Did you have a fight with A-Xiao? A-Xiao is just that kind of straightforward kid, much like your sister. You'll get used to it after spending time with her." Jiang Yanxin comforted her gently.
Shen Linyue was surprised: "I thought you thought A-Xiao was a terrible kid."
Jiang Yanxin's lips twitched, and she looked away, refusing to meet her gaze any longer.
"I'm an adult, why should I argue with a child over everything?" she said, forcing a smile.
“Oh~” Shen Linyue said meaningfully, “But in A Xiao’s heart, his evaluation of you is just so-so.”
Jiang Yanxin: "..." Was she deliberately trying to annoy her?
"Did you know that my sister mysteriously disappeared from the car after the accident?" Shen Linyue asked with a smile.
Jiang Yanxin was taken aback by her quick change of topic before she realized what was happening and frowned as she looked at the young girl in front of her.
"Really?" Jiang Yanxin smiled. "You're not trying to tell me that this world is actually a bizarre and fantastical place, are you?"
Jiang Yanxin had asked Lin Yue to come here to test her identity step by step, but she didn't expect that Lin Yue would not play by the rules from beginning to end. She even kept trying to trick her into asking questions, as if she wanted to guide her to ask something.
Jiang Yanxin was more than happy to let such an opportunity pass her by.
Shen Linyue didn't answer immediately. She slowly immersed her body in the water, and as the hot water spread throughout her body, she couldn't help but sigh.
Her face was flushed red from the heat, full of collagen, which made Jiang Yanxin extremely jealous.
"Isn't that so?" The girl looked straight at Jiang Yanxin on the shore through the mist. Her eyes were also covered with a thin layer of mist, making them difficult to see clearly.
Jiang Yanxin's heart skipped a beat, but she suppressed her nervousness and said in a joking tone, "You're not trying to tell me you're Shen Linyue, are you? Hehe."
“All the strange things in this world are man-made. If there were really so many strange things, people would have died long ago,” Jiang Yanxin added. “You are still young. You will understand when you experience more.”
"Oh, I see," the little girl murmured, then innocently asked, "Does Sister Yanxin know where my sister went after she disappeared?"
Jiang Yanxin's breath hitched. She felt that Lin Yue was doing it on purpose to scare her.
"How would I know? I'm curious too," Jiang Yanxin said, also submerged in the water.
Soon, the sound of splashing water came from the pool, and Shen Linyue took the initiative to swim to Jiang Yanxin's side.
"I've found out quite a few things recently, would you like to hear them, Sister Yanxin?"
Jiang Yanxin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper as she looked at the girl beside her, wondering what she wanted to say.
Moreover, she found her strange, as if she knew a lot of things, yet also as if she didn't, and she tested her again and again.
Jiang Yanxin admitted that she was a little annoyed, but remembering Jiang Jinyu's instructions, she had to suppress her temper.
"Say what you want to say."
Shen Linyue smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "I know your husband's surname is Xie, and I also know... Jiang Zhixing is not your husband Xie Lin's child."
As soon as the words were spoken, the air fell silent instantly, and then the spring water was stirred up with a 'whooshing' sound.
"Nonsense! It's all bullshit!" Jiang Yanxin reacted strongly, standing up from the pool with her eyes full of anger.
"Do you think I, as his mother, don't know whose child Ah Xing is?! It's all rumors! Where did you hear that? Lin Yue, I truly considered you a sister, and you've disappointed me so much."
Shen Linyue remained seated in the pool, showing no reaction to Jiang Yanxin's behavior, and even had a smile on her face.
"I'm so touched that you treat me like a little sister, Ah-Yan." She lifted her eyes, tears still clinging to her long eyelashes, and said with a half-smile, "But I died such a terrible death, Ah-Yan..."
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