Song Nuan watched her quietly, like an outsider, patiently waiting for Jiang Jieting to finish speaking.
"I'll help you resolve Jingchen and Qingya's engagement. As for whether you can marry into the Li family, that depends on your own abilities."
Song Nuan curled her lips into a faint smile, "What is Madam Li's purpose in helping me?"
There are no such things as free lunches in this world. Even if there were, who knows if there's poison in the pie made by Jiang Jieting?
Jiang Jieting did not hide her purpose, "The marriage between the Li family and the Zhong family is not a good thing for me."
"so?"
"Don't worry, Miss Song, I won't ask you to do anything. If you feel bad about it, just consider it a favor you owe me. If I need anything in the future and you can help me, I will naturally come to you."
Song Nuan almost burst out laughing; the empty promise sounded so noble and righteous.
She's not stupid; she'll never buy into this mess.
"No need. Since Madam Li dislikes the Zhong family, she can simply call off the engagement. Why pretend to be helping me?"
They've managed to subtly shift the blame onto her; that's quite something.
The chat was even more boring than Song Nuan had expected, so she put on her mask and prepared to leave.
Jiang Jieting called out to her, "Miss Song, you only have this one chance."
Song Nuan stopped in her tracks.
Seeing her actions, Jiang Jieting smiled knowingly. She had seen too many women like Song Nuan who were hypocritical, clearly caring but always putting on an aloof act.
“The Li family already has some projects that are not progressing smoothly. If Jing Chen is sensible, he will not go against the Zhong family. As for whether he is a sensible person, Miss Song should know better than I do.”
Song Nuan closed her eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, then opened her eyes and walked away with firm steps.
She drove to Wanhua Garden.
The password has indeed been changed back. The villa is usually very clean, but it has been specially cleaned, so it looks a little different. There is a quiet coolness in the air.
The clothes in the walk-in closet were hung neatly, and at first glance, Song Nuan thought she had accidentally wandered into a dressing room.
Did Li Jingchen ask Lin Xuan to add more clothes?
Song Nuan, as if possessed, tried to rummage through her old clothes, but found none. Her wardrobe was filled with new clothes, clothes she had never worn or seen before.
She couldn't quite describe her feelings at that moment; she felt frustrated and heavy-hearted.
She walked back to the entryway, opened the shoe cabinet, and sure enough, the pair of fluffy white indoor shoes that Li Jingchen had bought were gone.
Their matching couple shoes were gone, replaced by ordinary indoor shoes.
Bang--
She closed the shoe cabinet, and although she didn't use much force, the door still made a sound that was uncomfortable to hear.
It's a cleanup in the physical sense.
All traces of their life together were wiped away simply because of Zhong Qingya's appearance, leaving not a single trace.
My phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket.
Song Nuan answered the call without looking at the screen, and Li Jingchen's voice rang in her ears: "You've gone back to Wanhua Garden?"
After a few seconds of silence, she asked, "How did you know?"
"Lin Xuan installed surveillance cameras and connected them to my phone." After a brief explanation, he said, "I won't be back for two days. Why don't you go back and stay with Xu Yiran and the others?"
Although it was a question, he didn't actually give her any room to refute it.
Seeing that Song Nuan remained silent, he coaxed in a low voice, "Or you can stay in the garden for now, and we'll talk about it when I get back, okay?"
Song Nuan then realized that he must have mistakenly thought she was going to move back to Wanhua Garden, so he was... trying to prevent her from moving back to Wanhua Garden?
"Can't we stay in Wanhua Garden?"
“Zhong Qingya is still in Liangcheng. If she goes back again, I’m afraid she’ll hurt you.”
Despite his words, Song Nuan's intuition told her that he wasn't stopping her from returning to Wanhua Garden for that reason.
She lowered her eyes to change her shoes. "I understand."
In the end, she didn't go back to the garden, but went back to her villa. She didn't eat dinner and slept until the next morning, so Fang Yu and Xu Yiran didn't notice that she had returned.
"You're back just in time," Fang Yu said. "Qiu Rong is back from Yun County. There's an inspection event going on. Would you like to come along?"
Song Nuan rubbed her temples. "I'm not going. You go."
Seeing this, Fang Yu hesitated, then said nothing and went to work.
After eating a quick bite, Song Nuan was about to change her clothes and go out when she unexpectedly received a call from Ouyang Zhoujing.
"Song Nuan, Du Kangtao is awake. Is there anything you want to ask him?"
His voice was even gentler than usual, and Song Nuan's head buzzed. After a long while, she said somewhat incoherently, "Where is he now? I'm coming right away."
"You can't come."
Ouyang Zhoujing calmly stopped her.
Song Nuan was very anxious, "Why? He's already awake, and you already have the evidence. Are you still afraid of the Wen family's retaliation?"
There are some things that can't be said by others; she has to ask them herself.
"It has nothing to do with this."
"Why is that?" she retorted angrily.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end. "Du Kangtao is being watched by A Jing's men. Without his permission, he can't see anyone except me."
Song Nuan gripped her phone tightly.
So it was Li Jingchen who wouldn't let her see Du Kangtao?
Ouyang Zhoujing continued, "A-Jing isn't in Liangcheng right now, I can't contact him, as for Du Kangtao..."
He paused, his tone drawn out, sounding helpless, "I've regained consciousness, but the doctor says my condition is unstable and we don't know when it might worsen again."
Long-term mental illness is almost incurable; it can only be controlled. However, when and for how long one will regain consciousness is entirely up to fate.
Song Nuan: "Send me the address, I'll talk to Li Jingchen now."
Ouyang Zhoujing finally agreed.
After hanging up, Song Nuan immediately called Li Jingchen, but the call was not connected. She then called Lin Xuan, but still could not get through.
What are these two doing?
She could only turn to Ouyang Zhoujing again, saying, "Give the phone to Du Kangtao, I just want to ask him one thing."
"good."
After a rustling sound, a hoarse voice, as if burned, rang out: "Hey."
Song Nuan remained silent for a few seconds. As the truth was about to be revealed, she suddenly hesitated.
"Song Nuan?" Ouyang Zhoujing called out to her in confusion.
She finally snapped out of her daze, gave a faint "hmm," and asked Du Kangtao, "Do you know Du Fanyu?"
"Du Fanyu..."
He muttered to himself in a low voice, repeatedly repeating the name Du Fanyu.
Song Nuan's heart rose and fell with the rise and fall of his voice, and she even forgot to breathe, anxiously awaiting the answer that Du Kangtao might give.
"ah--"
Suddenly, for some unknown reason, an extremely piercing scream came from the other end of the phone. The explosion caused a continuous commotion, with various shouts and screams intertwined, making Song Nuan's eardrums hurt.
She stamped her foot anxiously, "Mr. Du, are you alright?"
"Did you remember something? Du Fanyu is your sister, right?"
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