Gu Fanyan walked out of the garden and, sure enough, saw a figure standing outside the gate.
The other person was slightly hunched over, his body was trembling, and he looked extremely pitiful.
Upon hearing footsteps, the other person immediately turned around, which startled Gu Fanyan even more.
His face was covered in blood, one eye was swollen, and there was a large cut on the corner of his mouth.
The clothes were wrinkled and messy, with some unidentified substances stuck to them.
No wonder the housekeeper wouldn't let him into the house.
First of all, the housekeeper didn't recognize him.
Even if you believe him and say that you are a member of the Lin family, the butler won't pay any attention to a member of the Lin family who looks like this.
However, the butler brought him a chair and some tea and snacks, so he wasn't neglected.
"Sister Fanyan!" Lin Leming called out to her, his face full of grievance, almost bursting into tears.
Gu Fanyan frowned: "Why do you look like this? What happened?"
Lin Leming pitifully complained, "I couldn't stay abroad any longer, so my mom secretly brought me back, but Brother Zhibai still won't let me go..."
"Someone invited me to a bar yesterday, saying it was to celebrate Shen Xinghui's birthday. Everyone said Lin Zhibai wouldn't go, but I never expected... he almost beat me to death!"
Gu Fanyan was startled.
In front of so many people, Lin Zhibai beat him to death without any restraint?
"Sister Fanyan, please save me, I beg you, only you can save me now." Lin Leming finally couldn't help but cry out.
He cried so hard that he was trembling all over, tears and snot streaming down his face.
It didn't seem like she was putting on an act; she was genuinely terrified by Lin Zhibai.
Gu Fanyan took him home and had the housekeeper take him to wash up, change clothes, and have breakfast.
An hour later, when Gu Fanyan saw him again, he was not only clean-up, but also much calmer.
“Lin Leming, you want me to help you? Fine,” Gu Fanyan said, “but you have to tell me what exactly happened.”
Lin Leming nodded quickly: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."
He started by talking about the glass of wine he handed to Gu Fanyan at the banquet at the mountain villa that night.
“It was just an ordinary glass of wine, and I genuinely wanted to toast you,” Lin Leming explained. “But I don’t know why Lin Zhibai suddenly appeared and drank that glass of wine.”
"There's no need to elaborate on the fact that the alcohol is problematic," Gu Fanyan shook her head. "I saw with my own eyes how Lin Zhibai was tortured; it wasn't an act."
Lin Leming shook his head: "Then it was Lin Zhibai who did it!"
“What evidence do you have?” she asked.
"I have no evidence, because the villa is all Lin Zhibai's people, so I can't prove it."
But he was certain, "I ran into Lin Zhibai outside the banquet hall before I went in. He even straightened my collar."
"He straightened your collar?" Gu Fanyan raised an eyebrow in confusion.
Lin Leming's expression immediately turned somewhat awkward. "He mainly warned me to recognize my own status and not to be a toad trying to eat swan meat."
As he spoke, Lin Leming glanced at Gu Fanyan with embarrassment.
As for who this "swan meat" is, it's quite obvious.
Gu Fanyan's mind wasn't on that at all; she imagined the scene: "Was he mocking you to distract you, and then putting that small packet of powder into your shirt pocket?"
It was the bag that she and her men found in Lin Leming's shirt pocket later.
“Yes, that’s it!” Lin Leming nodded vigorously.
Therefore, those medicines were brought in by Lin Zhibai.
As for the glass of wine that Lin Leming gave to Gu Fanyan, it's unknown whether there was anything wrong with it.
"Perhaps Lin Zhibai first blocked me from drinking, then took the medicine, in order to frame me!" Lin Leming was very certain.
Gu Fanyan felt that what he said made sense.
But it makes absolutely no sense.
Why did Lin Zhibai do this?
She saw the pain he was in when the medication took effect.
Who would willingly take on all this if they were perfectly healthy?
Lin Leming scoffed dismissively, "Don't be fooled by his appearance. Everyone says he's easy to get along with and talk to, but he's actually the worst one."
"He wants to form a marriage alliance with the Gu family, but you're ignoring him, Sister Fanyan. If he doesn't take some drastic measures, how can he win you over?"
"If you don't believe me, you can go ask the person who sells the medicine."
A person selling medicine.
Gu Fanyan remembered that she did have a photo of Lin Zhibai and someone acting suspiciously.
"Who is selling the medicine?" she asked.
Lin Leming pulled up a photo on his phone.
Gu Fanyan's heart sank upon seeing this.
It's the same person.
It was the same jewelry store, but Lin Leming's photo was clearer than the one Gu Fanyan had.
"Where did the photos come from?" she asked.
“I asked my mom to have someone investigate.” Tears welled up in Lin Leming’s eyes again. “My mom knelt down and begged Lin Zhibai’s mom for my sake, but Lin Zhibai didn’t soften his heart at all.”
Gu Fanyan nodded wearily. "I know everything. I'll have the housekeeper take you to another residence in the Gu family. Lin Zhibai won't be able to find you there."
Lin Leming was extremely grateful: "Sister Fanyan, if you need me to confront Lin Zhibai, I'm ready anytime!"
A standoff?
She felt it was unnecessary.
The matter is already very clear.
Lin Leming was taken away by the housekeeper.
Gu Fanyan then realized that she had forgotten to turn her phone on.
The phone started ringing all over the place as I turned it on, and I received a lot of notifications and messages.
There were Lin Leming's, Lu Dongjue's, Yun Suiwan's, Shen Xinghui's... but none of Lin Zhibai's.
She opened Yun Suiwan's chat window.
There are more than 30 unread messages.
[Sister Fanyan, Lin Zhibai is injured.]
This is the most recent one.
He's not injured, is he? Lin Leming was beaten like this by him, he'll eventually fight back.
Gu Fanyan called Assistant Jiang and asked him to meet her at the Lin family's door.
After they met, Gu Fanyan first invited him to get into the car.
"Miss, what do you need me to do?" Assistant Jiang was very nervous, sweat beading on his forehead.
"If you're afraid of Lin Zhibai's revenge, then you should be prepared to face my revenge," Gu Fanyan warned coldly.
Assistant Jiang wiped away his sweat and sighed softly, "Miss, although Young Master Lin bribed me to inquire about you, I can sense that it's because he cares about you."
"Stop talking nonsense," Gu Fanyan started the car. "When you see Lin Zhibai later, just say whatever I tell you to say."
Assistant Jiang nodded helplessly.
Gu Fanyan drove the car into the Lin family's parking space.
Several parking spaces were full of cars. One car had the logo of a medical center on it, and another car had an unfamiliar license plate.
"Miss Gu!" The butler immediately came forward. "The Lin family has some matters to attend to today and doesn't have time to entertain you. Please understand."
“I don’t need any hospitality,” Gu Fanyan said, leading her assistant Jiang inside. “I’m looking for Lin Zhibai, I’ll just ask him a few questions and then I’ll leave.”
“No, Miss Gu,” the butler said, backing away while trying to stop him, “it’s really inconvenient, please don’t put me in a difficult position!”
Gu Fanyan clearly caught a hint of panic in his eyes.
Things were more complicated than she had imagined.
She stopped and couldn't help but ask, "Is Lin Zhibai badly injured?"
The butler paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, the young master's neck was scratched."
Gu Fanyan was stunned.
There is a major artery in the neck.
When Lin Leming resisted, did he attack his neck?
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since it's not convenient at your house, I won't go in. Tell him to come out; I have a few words to say and I'll leave soon."
The butler frowned in embarrassment, but could only agree, "Please wait a moment!" before quickly leaving.
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