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Ye Wenyu gave Jiang Zhiming a deep look and asked him, "If you don't believe me, then I'll tell you."
She composed herself and stood in the cold wind of the overcast day. Like beans pouring from a bamboo tube, she poured out her story in one breath: how she broke up with Lin Tingfeng, how Cai Wenchuan suddenly appeared, decisively took her in, and unilaterally admitted that she was his girlfriend. They got together, and a few days later, Cai Wenchuan had an unexpected car accident.
Finally, she clutched her head with both hands and screamed in anguish, "He must have died because of me! My mother died because of me too! I'm a jinx; anyone who's with me will suffer! So Jiang Zhiming, I advise you to stay far away from me. Otherwise, I'll ruin you! Go far away, your life is more important—"
Jiang Zhiming's smile deepened, his expression softening. He looked at her as if she were a cute little animal. He took a step forward and said to her, "Silly girl, who said Cai Wenchuan died because of you? Half of the time, it was probably a real accidental car crash, and the other half, it was murder. But the reason he died wasn't because of you, but because he inherited one-third of the Lin family's fortune!"
What? Like a bolt from the blue, Ye Wenyu suddenly raised her head, her eyes wide as wide as teacups, her face filled with disbelief.
Jiang Zhiming smiled smugly and said to her, "You really live in a paradise. Everyone in S City knows about the Lin family's inheritance dispute. Don't you know? The Lin family's inheritance battle is making headlines all over the city, and everyone is talking about it."
The Lin family's inheritance battle? Ye Wenyu knew that the Lin family had been fighting over their inheritance, but she didn't know that it had now reached a fever pitch.
Could Cai Wenchuan's accidental death be related to the Lin family's inheritance dispute? But he wasn't a member of the Lin family.
Ye Wenyu stared at Jiang Zhiming with wide eyes, her mind filled with countless questions.
"Didn't you know? Old Master Lin gave one-third of his family fortune to Cai Wenchuan. This caused a huge stir, and the whole Lin family knows about it." As Jiang Zhiming said this, he looked at Ye Wenyu with amusement, as if she were not an adult, but a piece of pure cream.
Ye Wenyu nodded. Lin Tingyue had told her about this at the hospital yesterday. She could picture Lin Tingyue's ashen face and gritted teeth. Lin Tingyue also said that Cai Wenchuan's death was not an accident, but that Lin Tingfeng had killed Cai Wenchuan because of the matter of one-third of the family property.
Thinking of this, Ye Wenyu shuddered and took a step back. It was terrifying! Could it be that Wen Chuan's sudden windfall was truly the cause of his death?!
She felt as if she were experiencing a tsunami or an earthquake.
“Let’s find a chair and sit down to talk. I’ll explain it to you.” Jiang Zhiming looked around and chuckled in a low voice. He pulled Ye Wenyu’s suitcase, and the two of them walked to a bench and sat down. It was a secluded camphor tree grove, extremely quiet, with only one or two sparrows occasionally flying around. The air was filled with the rich fragrance of camphor fruit.
A gust of wind blew by, and Ye Wenyu hugged herself tightly; she felt cold for no reason.
The human heart is as deep as an abyss; this world is too terrifying, filled with cannibalistic monsters.
Jiang Zhiming narrowed his long eyes and said to Ye Wenyu in a low voice, "I worked at the Lin Group for half a year and I know a little about Lin Tingfeng. He is indeed a very scary person. His heart is deep and dark, which is frightening."
Ye Wenyu thought of Lin Tingfeng, and an image of a monster with a pointed head and long horns appeared before her eyes, tall and strong, making her tremble uncontrollably. Her mother's flowerpot, the recording pen she still dared not turn on to listen to, and Cai Wenchuan's sudden, unexpected death at such a young age—leaving him was the right thing to do. She had been blind in her youth, actually believing he was the best person in the world to her, willingly following him. Now, thinking back, a chill ran down her spine.
She once slept with tigers and danced with wolves.
Jiang Zhiming said slowly, "That's why I left the Lin Group later, because I wanted to stay away from harm and conspiracies."
Upon hearing this, Ye Wenyu coldly retorted, "You're right to think that way, but don't get too close to me. I used to be with Lin Tingfeng, and if you get too close to me, it will be very disadvantageous for you!"
Jiang Zhiming's face flushed slightly from the sarcasm, as if he had been drinking. He chuckled and said smugly, "Don't worry, Lin Tingfeng doesn't have time to bother with small fry like you and me right now." He chuckled again after a moment's thought.
What?
Ye Wenyu looked up in confusion. A gust of wind blew by, and the camphor tree leaves fell like rain.
Jiang Zhiming said softly, "Yesterday, Cai Wenchuan died unexpectedly. Today, a lawyer announced Cai Wenchuan's will, saying that he would not run the group and voluntarily transferred one-third of his shares in the Lin Group to Lin Tingfeng."
So that's how it is. Ye Wenyu's shoulders trembled, and her eyes widened like teacups.
Jiang Zhiming looked around and slowly lowered his voice, saying, "By the same token, Lin Tingfeng is the prime suspect in the murder of Cai Wenchuan. He is the most suspicious and has sufficient reason to do this for the huge amount of money, for the controlling stake in the Lin Group, and for the inheritance rights of the family business!"
Ye Wenyu's face turned deathly pale. Could it really be Lin Tingfeng again?!
Ye Wenyu felt as if a ghost was lodged on her back, choking her and filling her with fear. She stood up and said to Jiang Zhiming, "Thank you, but I have to go now."
Jiang Zhiming immediately stood up and said to her with concern, "Xiaoyu, I know you're homeless right now. Let me help you find a place to live." His face was full of sincerity, and his eyes sparkled like stars when he looked at her.
But upon hearing this, Ye Wenyu became frightened. Her mother's face and Cai Wenchuan's face flashed before her eyes, frightening her. She worried that accepting Jiang Zhiming's help would lead to his inexplicable death as well.
Therefore, he suddenly cried out in a shrill voice, "No!"
Jiang Zhiming was taken aback for a moment, then realized her thoughts and said with a smile, "You're worried that Lin Tingfeng will kill me? Don't worry, he's embroiled in lawsuits right now, so he probably doesn't have time to worry about you and me."
Ye Wenyu deliberately gave him an icy look, and as the memories piled up layer by layer, gradually forming a wall, she said coldly, "No matter what, I don't want to see you in my life. Goodbye, no, goodbye forever." After saying these words, she hurriedly left with her suitcase.
Jiang Zhiming watched Ye Wenyu's departing figure with a sense of loss, a feeling of helplessness surging up like a tide.
He stood like a wooden pillar.
Next, Ye Wenyu found a house to live in through her own abilities. According to the information she found out, the Cai family held a funeral, and Cai Wenchuan had been laid to rest. Lin Tingfeng and Lin Tingyue started a lawsuit, and the public was paying close attention to the matter.
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