The audio continued, and when Jiang Lixuan realized what Jiang Yueyao was talking about, his hand on the table trembled slightly, and his hand, which had been severed and then reconnected, twitched slightly.
The coach noticed that Jiang Lixuan was not in a good state and asked with concern, "Boss, are you alright?"
Why do you look so devastated?
Jiang Lixuan took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his turbulent emotions. His voice was hoarse, and he said through gritted teeth, "...I'm fine."
How could nothing have happened? He loved and trusted Jiang Yueyao so much, but now, the stark reality before him tells him that the reason his hand was crippled was because of the 'little sister' he had protected since childhood.
His biological sister, whom he used to despise, protected him during the events of that year, and might even have done so because of him...
Jiang Lixuan quickly stopped thinking, not daring to delve any deeper. He raised his eyes, his gaze fierce as he looked at the burly man, his voice hoarse and barely audible: "Who gave you this audio?"
"Don't lie, you know that," Jiang Lixuan said coldly. "The Jiang family is in charge of S City."
"I got it from a woman named Chen Ju." The burly man had no intention of covering for Chen's mother and readily betrayed her. When he met Jiang Lixuan's suspicious gaze, he quickly said, "I'm telling the truth."
“Chen Ju’s son owed our boss a lot of money. She gave it to me when I went to her house to collect the debt.”
The burly man grinned and rubbed his hands together: "I know you wealthy families value face the most, Young Master Jiang. I don't ask for much, just ten million, and I'll hand over the original USB drive to you."
"As long as I get the money, I'll pretend I never heard of the contents of this USB drive and I won't make any backups."
The burly man said, his tone carrying a hint of deeper meaning, "There's a lot of 'good' stuff inside this USB drive!"
Chen Ju is the real name of Chen Ma, who was fired by Butler Li.
Jiang Lixuan remembered that Nan Yuanman had made things difficult for her when she returned.
Over the years, the person who has taken the most care of Jiang Yueyao is also Chen Ma.
Therefore, the words of the Great Han have a certain degree of credibility.
but……
“How do I know you’re not trying to fool me with AI voice synthesis?” Jiang Lixuan scrutinized the man, staring at him. “Where are Chen Ju and her son now? I want to see her and ask her personally about what’s on this USB drive.”
The big man knew that Jiang Lixuan wouldn't believe him so easily, so he readily nodded and said, "Sure."
He stood up: "Young Master Jiang, shall we go? I'll take you to see her now."
Jiang Lixuan took a deep breath, closed his laptop, roughly stuffed it into his handbag, and followed after them.
Fearing that Jiang Lixuan might do something impulsive due to his unstable emotions, the coach quickly followed him.
When Jiang Lixuan drove with the big man to Chen Ju's house, he belatedly realized that he had asked Meng Qinian to bring Nan Yuanman over when he first arrived at the studio.
Jiang Lixuan: "..."
He rubbed his aching temples, feeling both headache and guilty, and sent a message to Meng Qinian, asking him to stay with Nan Yuanman at the studio for a while until he finished dealing with his business.
Meng Qinian, upon receiving the message: "..."
Damn it, those people in the Jiang family really know how to boss people around.
Nan Yuanman stood beside Meng Qinian, tilting her head up and looking curiously at the high-tech building in front of her. Her gaze fell on the large characters hanging on the roof that were flashing—Wild Hunt Game Studio.
She tilted her head: "Is this where Jiang Lixuan works?"
“Yes.” Meng Qinian replied to Jiang Lixuan with a middle finger emoji, then put his phone away, took Nan Yuanman’s hand and led her inside: “Come on, let’s go in and have a look around, see if there’s anything fun.”
With Jiang Lixuan's instructions, the receptionist didn't stop Meng Qinian from bringing Nan Yuanman. She greeted them with a smile and said, "You must be Young Master Meng and Miss Nan, right? The boss has already instructed that you can go anywhere except the area on the third floor where the contestants rest."
As she spoke, her gaze couldn't help but fall on Nan Yuanman several times with curiosity and gossip, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
This is the first time the boss has ever let his family come to the studio! And it's such a young and adorable child!
You know what, this kid's eyebrows and eyes look a lot like the boss's!
Is she the boss's illegitimate daughter?
The receptionist's mind was racing, but she still maintained a polite smile, and her voice involuntarily tightened as she spoke to Nan Yuanman: "Miss, where would you like to visit? Would you like me to show you around?"
Nan Yuanman blinked and politely declined, "No need, sister. Brother Qinian and I will just stroll around by ourselves."
"Okay, just let me know if you need anything."
Meng Qinian led Nan Yuanman inside, where they saw several gaming computers worth tens of thousands of yuan in the open-plan office area, and the desks and chairs were also well-known brand names on the market.
On the wall, there are posters of esports players from Wild Hunt Games Studio, each with exquisite makeup and looking exceptionally handsome.
It's clear that Jiang Lixuan has put a lot of effort into his studio.
However, Meng Qinian is past the age of being a hardcore gamer, and he didn't lose his composure when he saw the posters of these popular players online.
Nanmanyuan showed no interest in these electronic devices. After browsing around for a while, he went to sit in the rest area.
The receptionist saw that she was sitting so small and couldn't resist giving her some snacks.
Meng Qinian squatted down beside her, awkwardly peeling nuts for her.
This was Nan Yuanman's first time eating snacks. When she carefully took a bite of the crispy and fragrant potato chip, her already round eyes shone even brighter.
She held the potato chips, looking left and right to make sure no one was watching her. Then, like a little hamster, she carefully took a chip and stuffed it into the half-open coffin.
This is so delicious! Grandpa has never tried it before! Give it to Grandpa!
Oh right, the little grass hasn't eaten it yet, but the little grass does eat it too!
Nanmanyuan shoved another piece of grass onto Xiaocao's hand.
The little grass, who hadn't even grown a mouth yet, hugged a potato chip half her size and fell into deep thought: "..."
How do you eat this stuff?
The cat's furtive, thieving movements made Meng Qinian's lips curl into a smile, but he then pretended not to see anything and continued peeling nuts.
While the two were peeling nuts and secretly eating and hiding snacks, a commotion suddenly broke out on the third floor.
Immediately afterward, a sweet-looking girl wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts rushed out in a panic, shouting downstairs, "Call 120! Lin Chenyi has fainted!"
Her shout woke up the gamers who were still sleeping on the third floor. The tightly closed door was opened, and several young men wearing only shorts rushed in, shouting, "Brother Lin? Brother Lin, what's wrong! Quick! Quick, pinch his philtrum!"
Meng Qinian quickly covered Nan Yuanman's small eyes and urged the flustered receptionist to dial 120.
He frowned as he looked up at the noisy upstairs, and was about to speak when he heard a cry of alarm: "Something's wrong! Brother Lin isn't breathing!"
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