Chapter 211 Jin Qingyu, do you dare say I never defended you?
Jiang Xingyao paused, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face.
Jin Qingyu corrected him in an extremely calm tone: "Boss, this is my first time here."
The shop owner paused for a moment, his lips trembling for a second. Realizing he had misspoke, he quickly said, "I'm so sorry, there are always people coming and going here every day. I must have misremembered."
He remembered Jiang Xingyao so clearly and took the initiative to chat with her, but now he suddenly changed his tune and admitted his mistake. It's obvious that he's trying to cover up his mistake.
Jin Qingyu's expression was not good. He quickly signed his name at Jiang Xingyao's place and handed the paper and pen back to the boss.
The boss, still feeling awkward, thanked Jiang Xingyao and hurriedly left.
Jin Qingyu said, "The person who came with you last time was Shen Mingsu."
He spoke with certainty, and Jiang Xingyao didn't hide anything, nodding in agreement.
Of course, he had already thought it through in his mind, but when he saw Jiang Xingyao being so honest, Jin Qingyu still felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He asked, "What else have you done with him? Where have you been? What is your relationship now?"
Torn between reason and impulse, Jin Qingyu couldn't control himself even though he knew that asking these questions might upset Jiang Xingyao.
His words became somewhat aggressive as he lost control, but only he knew that his palms were sweating. It was a kind of tension he had never felt when he first returned to the Jin family and faced a room full of ill-intentioned stares.
Jiang Xingyao said, "Jin Qingyu, this doesn't seem to concern you, does it?"
"I was just asking casually. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine too," Jin Qingyu said. His eyes remained fixed on Jiang Xingyao's face. His deep pupils seemed to hold a pool of icy water that could drown someone at any moment, or a fierce beast that was about to be unleashed.
The uninjured hand was clasped on the knee, the veins on the back of the hand bulging prominently.
He tried to appear gentle and suppressed his urge to press her further. The person in front of him was no longer his wife. Without the constraints of their marriage certificate, she could get rid of him at any time, and he couldn't and dared not push her too hard.
But that matter still took root in his heart, scratching at him like a feather, making him restless. Jin Qingyu said, "Jiang Xingyao, you don't know yet, do you? Those Shen siblings are all Jin Yanzhou's people. He deliberately arranged for them to be by your side. Do you really think Shen Mingsu has any sincerity towards you?"
“I know, he has already told me all of this himself,” Jiang Xingyao said. “I can tell whether my friends are sincere or not. Jin Qingyu, if you want to tell me that Shen Mingsu is not good, then you don’t need to mention it again.”
Jin Qingyu watched as her face turned cold, and a different emotion welled up inside him once again. He asked, "Jiang Xingyao, do you trust Shen Mingsu that much?"
“I don’t trust him; I trust my own feelings. I’ve said it before, I can tell the difference between sincerity and pretense,” Jiang Xingyao said.
She poured a glass of water and gently pushed it in front of Jin Qingyu: "Jin Qingyu, you saved me again, and I should thank you, but that doesn't mean I can tolerate your attempts to slander my friend. If you want to continue this topic, let's call off this meal."
"Jiang Xingyao, you're really going to defend him like this? Just because he's your friend? I was your husband before, and I never saw you defend me then?" Finally, the flames of jealousy completely overwhelmed his reason, and Jin Qingyu questioned.
Jiang Xingyao's expression wavered slightly. She thought her heart would no longer be disturbed by Jin Qingyu's actions, but when she heard his words, her heart still trembled: "Jin Qingyu, have I really never protected you?"
At the Jin family's old mansion, when Jin Manchuan was mocking you, who was always standing in front of you?
Yes, you remain calm and silent, letting others ridicule you. Every time, wasn't it me who shielded you?
Don't you feel ashamed at all when you say things like this?
Oh, I forgot. I wasn't ashamed at all. After all, back then, you only had eyes for Jiang Cancan. You would come running whenever she called, leaving me alone in the old house to cover for you.
How can you possibly see my defense of you?
In short, I believe I have a clear conscience during the time I was married to you. If you insist on thinking there is anything wrong with me, then I have nothing more to say.
Anyway, we're divorced a long time ago. Let bygones be bygones. If you have so many opinions, just don't show your face in front of me again.
She is now refuting Jin Qingyu not because she still has any feelings for him, but because she feels sorry for her past self.
She devoted herself wholeheartedly to Jin Qingyu. Although she was not used to getting into conflicts with others, she argued with Jin Qingyu and Jin Manchuan time and time again. She didn't know when she became sharp-tongued. It turned out that Jin Qingyu had never seen any of this.
The waiter had already brought the food over. Looking at the exquisitely arranged, colorful, and delicious dishes, Jiang Xingyao had lost her appetite. She simply picked up her bag and got up.
"Where are you going?" Jin Qingyu suddenly came to his senses and blurted out the question.
Jiang Xingyao said, "This meal is on me. I have something to do, so I can't keep you company."
"Jiang Xingyao!" Jin Qingyu called out to her, but Jiang Xingyao didn't turn around and went straight to the cashier.
Jin Qingyu's expression was uncertain, but he didn't chase after them. He held the glass in front of him, as if he could still feel the warmth inside.
Jiang Xingyao's words were still echoing in his ears.
He gently shook his head. How could Jiang Xingyao be protecting him?
She probably cares more about her reputation as the eldest daughter of the Qu family.
During the time he married Jiang Xingyao, although he had gained a foothold in the Jin family, it was also the time when Jin Manchuan was most dissatisfied with him.
He remembered that Jin Manchuan openly called him a bastard at the dinner table.
It was Jiang Xingyao who stepped forward and had a big argument with Jin Manchuan. Before they could reach a conclusion, the pampered young lady herself burst into tears.
Later, his grandfather scolded Jin Manchuan, and he seems to still remember his grandfather's exact words.
"No matter what, Ayu has already married Yaoyao. The young girl is sensitive, so you should be more careful with your words in the future, so as not to make Yaoyao feel wronged."
Yes, this pampered young lady in the circle, if it weren't for the unexpected incident, she would definitely choose a suitable and outstanding man. How could she let someone who only entered the circle halfway get the better deal?
He was always making a fuss and arguing, but it was only because he felt wronged by marrying him.
For many years, Jin Qingyu has always believed this.
But today, Jiang Xingyao said that every time she and Jin Manchuan acted, it was to protect him.
If Jin Qingyu continued to think about it this way, he would find it absurd.
When Jiang Xingyao returned to the hotel, she still felt short of breath. She knew that there would never be a moment of peace when facing Jin Qingyu.
Seeing that Jiang Xingyao was in a bad mood, Madam Rongyue did not disturb her.
The next morning, after the two had breakfast, they prepared to catch their flight. However, as soon as they left the hotel, they were blocked at the door.
The leader was a fierce-looking old woman. Jiang Xingyao didn't recognize her, but she recognized the boy being held in the arms of the man behind her.
Jiang Xingyao had just met the boy last night; he was Assistant Yu's child.
Before she could figure out what was going on, the old woman shouted, "You're the ones who sent my daughter-in-law to prison? How could you be so heartless?"
My grandson is still so young, he hasn't even been weaned yet, and you're already sending my daughter-in-law away. Do you want to starve him to death and force our whole family to our deaths?
"You yourselves are women, how can you just stand by and watch such a young child grow up without a mother?"
As she spoke, she reached out and began to tear at Madam Rongyue, but Jiang Xingyao stepped in front of her: "Can't you all be reasonable? It was your daughter-in-law who hired someone to kill you first."
Even if she's in jail now, it's her own fault. If you have any complaints, you can go to the police and ask them. What's the point of interrogating the victim?
“Victim, are you? I see you here perfectly fine, without any missing limbs. But my grandson, he's so young and he's lost his mother. Oh God, how am I supposed to live now?”
The old woman acted like a shrew, and as she spoke, she burst into tears, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
Lady Rongyue asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"
This time, the old woman fell silent. The man holding the child stepped forward and said, "You sent my wife to prison, so naturally you have to pay for my son's upbringing. One million. Give us the money and we'll call it even. Otherwise, you're not going anywhere today."
"So you went to all this trouble just to extort money?" Jiang Xingyao asked.
Every member of this family wore a greedy expression. The old women behind them were one thing, but the man Assistant Yu had married, who was at most thirty years old, also had the same calculating and greedy look on his face.
After Assistant Yu went to jail, their first instinct was to extort money from her. Jiang Xingyao finally understood why Assistant Yu was capable of such extreme actions.
She was so eager to escape this home that, depending on the attitudes of these people, capturing Madam Rongyue was probably her only chance.
Despite understanding the situation, Jiang Xingyao felt no sympathy for her assistant. Marrying into such a family was a wrong choice she had made, and she could regret it, but trying to hurt others to achieve her own goals was wrong.
“What do you mean by extorting money? This is what we deserve. We don’t know what Yu Lianxue did. All I know is that I lost my wife, my son lost his mother, and you have ruined my family. You should compensate us,” the man said.
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