Chapter 278 Wedding Photos
Jiang Xingyao had some guesses in her mind, but she also felt that it was a bit far-fetched.
Qu Xinting was indeed not at all scheming. Regardless of Jiang Xingyao's thoughts, she pushed her wheelchair towards Assistant Xu's direction.
The door to the president's office was wide open. The interior was spacious and there was nowhere to hide. Qu Xinting immediately spotted Jin Qingyu, He Qifeng standing next to Jin Qingyu, and Jiang Cancan.
The woman's shoulders were thin and frail, and her exposed skin had an unnatural, waxy yellow hue. But her profile, which was so strikingly similar to Jiang Xingyao's, was easily recognizable; it was Jiang Cancan.
Jiang Xingyao followed Qu Xinting over and also saw this scene. Before she could say anything, Jin Qingyu nervously said, "Yaoyao, don't misunderstand. There's really nothing between me and her. She came with He Qifeng."
Jin Qingyu's eagerness to distance himself from the situation seemed to anger He Qifeng, who retorted sarcastically, "Yes, you don't care about Cancan, so you put her in that kind of place."
Jin Qingyu, you are really heartless. She has been by your side for so many years. Even if you abandoned her and didn't care about her, you should have notified us, her friends, to bring her back.
This is all the bitter fruit you sowed. Since you were able to drive Can Can to such a miserable state for Jiang Xingyao, why should you expect Can Can to reconcile?
"This is not negotiable. With me here, you can't threaten Cancan."
He carefully shielded Jiang Cancan behind him, as if protecting a rare treasure.
A clear look of disgust seemed to flash in Jin Qingyu's eyes. He said directly, "Xu Wei, see them out. Throw out the sofa they were sitting on and have the cleaning staff come up and disinfect it."
Jiang Cancan had been quiet until she heard these words, at which point her eyes immediately reddened, and tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.
This scene struck a nerve with He Qifeng, who immediately retorted, "Are you sick? If you dislike it so much, why don't you just replace the whole house?"
Jin Qingyu nodded seriously: "You're right, we should definitely find someone to renovate the office."
And you, Young Master He, when you act impulsively for a woman, don't forget to pay attention to personal hygiene, lest you catch a disease one day and it's too late to regret it."
He Qifeng was so angry at Jin Qingyu that he could barely breathe. Jin Qingyu continued, "Please, Young Master He, congratulations on getting what you wanted. Now you can take your little lover and get out of here."
"Jin Qingyu, don't be so smug. This isn't over. I'll make you pay for what you did to Can Can one day." He Qifeng said this harshly before leaving.
After they had completely left, Jin Qingyu said to Jiang Xingyao, "It's too dirty here, let's talk somewhere else."
His attitude of avoiding Jiang Cancan like the plague didn't seem fake. Qu Xinting glanced at him, but ultimately didn't nitpick.
When the group went downstairs, they even left the elevator with Jiang Cancan and took a different one. Jiang Xingyao also saw a cleaning staff member rushing up to the 28th floor, obviously to disinfect the area.
In a private room of a private restaurant, as Jiang Xingyao and Qu Xinting took their seats, Jin Qingyu frankly said, "This matter is a bit troublesome to resolve. He Qifeng contacted Jiang Cancan before me and even brought her back."
I don't know what Jiang Cancan and He Qifeng talked about, but He Qifeng agreed to continue helping her distribute those photos. This matter involves a wide range of people, including members of the Shen family and some of Jin's competitors.
Those people know I'm pursuing you, so they're deliberately causing trouble.
If this problem isn't addressed at its root, new issues will just keep emerging endlessly.
Jin Qingyu simply explained it to Jiang Xingyao, and she understood why there had been no results for so long.
He Qifeng was fanning the flames, entirely to vent Jiang Cancan's anger.
As for the Shen family, it's easy to guess: they just wanted to ruin their own reputation and make Shen Mingsu give up.
Needless to say, the Jin family's competitors are also involved, and perhaps the Qu family's competitors are also behind it, but Jin Qingyu didn't say anything.
This matter has become increasingly widespread and is no longer entirely directed at just one person.
Qu Xinting didn't seem to have as many thoughts as Jiang Xingyao; she simply asked, "Can you handle this?"
Jin Qingyu said, "Don't worry, Aunt Qu, I will put pressure on the He family to make them give up on Jiang Cancan."
The reason Jiang Cancan is causing such a big commotion is because He Qifeng is backing her up.
Since He Qifeng was unwilling to discuss things properly, he had no choice but to resort to force.
Qu Xinting said, "You've dragged this out for a long time. Resolve it as soon as possible."
Jin Qingyu quickly agreed, and then explained to Jiang Xingyao, "Yaoyao, believe me, I really have nothing to do with her."
Jiang Xingyao ignored his urgent clarification and just looked down at her phone. Just three minutes ago, Jiang Cancan released a new video, still with obscene scenes, and Jiang Xingyao's name was still on it.
The video was quickly met with a barrage of criticism, but that didn't stop Jiang Cancan from releasing new content.
Jin Qingyu saw it too, and said, "Yaoyao, Aunt Qu, I'll take you back first, and then I'll go directly to the He family."
There was something he didn't say: this time, He Qifeng was determined to protect Jiang Cancan. Old Master He had already heard some rumors. He Qifeng even moved out of the He family and threatened to sever ties with Old Master He for Jiang Cancan's sake. This matter caused quite a stir and even angered Old Master He to the point that he ended up in the hospital.
That's why, considering they were all in the same circle, Old Master Jin didn't want Jin Qingyu to go too far, nor did he allow him to bring the matter to Old Master He's attention again, which is why the matter was put on hold for so long.
But this time, He Qifeng was unyielding, so Jin Qingyu had to go to the He family again to demand an explanation.
Jin Qingyu took Jiang Xingyao and Qu Xinting to Xiyuan and saw that the gate of Xiyuan was wide open, several servants looked very unhappy, and even the house was a bit messy, as if it had been ransacked.
Qu Xinting's expression hardened: "What's going on?"
“Madam, someone came by just now. She said she was the second young lady of this house and came to collect her own things. She also brought many people with her, and we couldn’t stop her,” a maid said.
It's Jiang Cancan.
Qu Xinting asked, "What did she move?"
The maid said, "She went into a few rooms upstairs, saw that they were all empty, so she didn't take anything, just took a few pictures and left."
Even so, thinking about those messy videos and photos online, and remembering that Jiang Cancan had been here, Qu Xinting and Jiang Xingyao also felt nauseous.
Jin Qingyu also frowned: "I don't know how many dirty things she has done outside in the past two years. Since she has been here, she should not stay here again before disinfection. How about this, Yaoyao, you should move to Xiyuan for the next few days. I will not go back."
Jiang Xingyao originally wanted to suggest that they find a hotel to make do, but Qu Xinting agreed first.
Even after returning to Xiyuan, Jiang Xingyao still didn't know why Qu Xinting had agreed.
When Lin Ma saw Jiang Xingyao again, she was just as surprised: "I knew Miss Yaoyao would come back. This time I also prepared a lot of dried fruit for Miss Yaoyao."
Jin Qingyu put the two down and left. Jiang Xingyao introduced Lin Ma: "This is my mother. We'll be staying here temporarily for the next few days. Please have Lin Ma prepare a guest room for her."
Lin's mother readily agreed, and before leaving, she turned back to look at Qu Xinting one last time.
Jiang Xingyao explained, "Lin Ma is a nanny at Xiyuan. I wasn't used to having many people at home before, so I ended up leaving her alone."
When she and Jin Qingyu had just gotten married, they actually had a lot of servants at home.
It was only because Jin Qingyu was rarely home that people gossiped about their marital discord. And coincidentally, Jiang Xingyao liked Jin Qingyu at that time, so she couldn't stand hearing it and sent all those people away.
Lin Ma was someone Jin Qingyu later invited back.
From then on, only Lin's mother stayed in the huge Xiyuan Garden. Occasionally, she would hire people from outside to take care of the flowers and plants and clean the house, but they would not stay there as long as Lin's mother did.
Qu Xinting quickly grasped the key point in Jiang Xingyao's words. She said, "Aren't you used to having many people around you? I remember when your grandfather was alive, there were many servants in the house, and you never said you weren't used to it then."
Is it really because of something those people said or did?
Qu Xinting's keen insight made Jiang Xingyao feel a little guilty, so she said vaguely, "It's all in the past, there's no need to mention it again."
Qu Xinting glanced at her again, but didn't ask any more questions. She just looked around the room with interest.
In the living room, there was a wedding photo of Jiang Xingyao and Jin Qingyu. The photo was not very good. All you could see was Jin Qingyu's indifferent expression. He didn't even spare a glance for Jiang Xingyao. Jiang Xingyao, on the other hand, was looking in Jin Qingyu's direction cautiously, and her expression was a little unnatural.
This photo was taken after the wedding ceremony, at Grandpa Jin's request.
At that time, Jiang Xingyao knew that Jin Qingyu did not like her. After all, someone who could be late for his wedding would naturally not want to see wedding photos taken because of pressure from his elders.
Before she left, she kept the photo in a closet in her bedroom, and only she would look at it from time to time.
But at some point, Jin Qingyu found the photo and hung it in such a conspicuous place.
Jiang Xingyao remembered that the photo was already hanging here when she last returned to Xiyuan.
When Lin's mother came out of the guest room, she saw Qu Xinting looking at the photos. She said, "These photos were hung up by the master himself after the wife passed away. He even made the frame himself."
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