Chapter 268 Greedy Orphan Nanny VS Mentally Retarded Young Master 35
After a while, Jiang Zhiyi wiped away her tears and got up to get cold medicine from the cabinet.
The weather suddenly turned cold these past two days, and she caught a chill from the wind, leaving her feeling dizzy and lightheaded.
She was already feeling unwell due to illness, and with so many upsetting things on top of that, it's no wonder she had an emotional breakdown just now.
However, after venting her emotions, she felt much better.
After taking her medicine, Jiang Zhiyi went to bed to rest.
When she woke up, it was almost dark, and she lay in bed staring blankly at the ceiling.
If she had known things would turn out this way, she should have asked for some necessary protections when Tuantuan left, and she wouldn't be in such a sorry state now.
She is now an orphan who has never attended school since compulsory education, and her only experience is as a nanny. With only a junior high school diploma and living in a backward rural area, it is extremely difficult for her to find a reliable job.
She didn't want to plant trees as originally planned, but she still needed to stay there until the natural death of the character she was playing. For her future survival, she decided to use her savings to start a business.
But she never expected to be tricked.
They set a trap and tricked me...
Jiang Zhiyi suddenly thought of something.
Chen Huaiyu would never lie to her. Since he had reviewed the project proposal for her and found nothing amiss, it proved that there should be no problem, or at least he hadn't noticed anything wrong.
What's even more unbelievable is that his once-successful business partner has also lost everything. I heard that he was beaten up by debt collectors a couple of days ago, suffering a head injury, and is still in the hospital.
She also heard rumors that the project proposal didn't belong to the partner, but rather he had stolen it from a former colleague. The two had a long-standing feud and had been at odds for some time.
As for that widow who suddenly appeared.
A poor mother who lost her husband and was raising two children alone, with little work experience and some money she wanted to invest, was indeed easy to lower her guard and fall for.
But... these things are just too coincidental.
Jiang Zhiyi felt more and more uneasy.
Each and every one of these events seemed like a trap tailor-made for her; if she had made a single mistake, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
The people who came to collect debts and cause trouble at noon, although they spoke frivolously and acted frivolously, did not do anything too outrageous. Moreover, their eyes kept glancing to the side, as if they were exchanging glances with each other.
Jiang Zhiyi closed her eyes and carefully recalled everything, as if something was gradually becoming clearer.
Now she was about 70-80% sure that someone was deliberately trying to frame her.
Who is it?
Who could have done this to her?
She couldn't remember offending anyone, but if she had to pick one, it would only be Jiang Shen.
But he's already dead, how could he possibly have the chance to plot revenge against her...?
Or perhaps, he didn't die?
After all, that was just her deduction; there was no concrete information about his death.
Jiang Zhiyi took out her phone and started searching.
She made several phone calls, trying to contact the Jiang family's nannies and assistants again, but she couldn't get through to most of them.
She managed to get a few people to answer the phone, but as soon as they heard that she was inquiring about the Jiang family, they all shut up and refused to reveal any information.
Jiang Zhiyi sighed. Now she couldn't find anyone connected to the Jiang family who could provide her with any information.
However, this situation only makes people more suspicious, as if they are hiding some unspeakable secret.
Suddenly, Jiang Zhiyi found a number with the nickname "charlatan" in the contact.
She remembered; this was Qingmu's contact information, the master with the beautiful eyes.
She saved it randomly at the time, and the two never contacted each other by phone.
She thought for a moment, then dialed the number directly.
"Hello, may I ask who this is?" The person who answered the phone was one of Qingmu's apprentices. However, the number displayed on his end was an unknown number, so he didn't know who was calling.
"Hello, I'm looking for Master Qingmu."
“Master is busy right now. You can tell me directly if there’s anything. I’ll pass on the message to him later. I’m his disciple.”
"...I am a servant of the Jiang family. Madam asked me to inquire whether the day after tomorrow is auspicious for the memorial service. Madam hasn't been sleeping well lately and keeps having nightmares. Also, are there any special precautions to take during the memorial service?"
The two then talked for a long time.
Jiang Zhiyi was trying to get information out of her little apprentice.
Only then did she realize that the person who died in the Jiang family a few days ago was not Jiang Shen, but Jiang Gu.
Jiang Gu's death was dishonorable. He had been drinking heavily for many days and finally died drunk in a woman's bed. Therefore, the Jiang family kept the matter very well hidden and did not let a word of it leak out.
The apprentice then said many comforting words: "The person is gone now. Tell Madam to rest in peace and not to think about it anymore..."
"Okay, I understand, thank you." Jiang Zhiyi hung up the phone.
...
A few days later, the group of debt collectors came to the house again.
"Give me back my money!" the man said aggressively.
Jiang Zhiyi pretended to look utterly hopeless, "You can all see for yourselves that I have no money right now, not a single penny. There's nothing I can do about it."
The man sneered, "If you can't pay back the money, go borrow from someone else, borrow from your relatives and friends. If you don't have money, they always do."
Jiang Zhiyi said coldly, "I am an orphan. I have no relatives and no friends."
She glanced at them a few times, then brandished the knife as if to slit her throat. "Anyway, I have no money. If you keep pushing me, I'll just have to die here."
Her expression was serious, and she really did look like she had been driven to the brink and didn't want to live anymore.
The man frowned. "Don't be impulsive."
The boss had already given instructions; they were just to scare the girl.
He didn't want anyone to die.
Seeing this, the man stopped pressuring her and simply said, "I'll give you a few more days..."
Jiang Zhiyi remained silent, watching them leave with a cold expression.
Shortly after they left, the assistant told Jiang Shen everything that had happened that day.
That evening, Jiang Shen went to her residence.
Someone will always be the first to get restless.
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