Jiang Yao shrank back, but Xiang Ciyuan pulled her back, refusing to let her leave no matter what. "Jiang Yao, my sister took you in out of consideration for your friendship. What's wrong? Are you scared of my tricks?"
"I really don't know what you're talking about. Who knows what you put in this cup of tea?"
"Are you going to play the victim and accuse me first?"
Jiang Yao immediately tensed up, looking at him with teary eyes, "Do you still remember our child, Ciyuan... you know me."
It was precisely because she knew this that she realized that her fainting at the Xiang family's door was a setup. Her attempt to rekindle her relationship with him failed, and her subsequent drugging of Xiang Zhengyi in an attempt to control the Xiang family was a desperate measure.
"If I drugged my dad, and he actually drank it and had sex with you, and I called you 'stepmother,' would you dare to accept it?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yao quickly tried to snatch the teacup from Xiang Ciyuan's hand, raising the teacup to him, "So eager to destroy evidence, you're acting like a guilty conscience."
“Ciyuan, please don’t say that to me. If I had been born into a better family, I wouldn’t be like this now. Do you think I feel good about this? If you hadn’t betrayed me back then…”
"You should be content and look for the reasons within yourself."
Xiang Ciyuan said in a low voice, "Get out of the Xiang family tomorrow morning and don't show your face in front of my sister. I owed you in the past, but now we're even."
Xiang Ciyuan raised his hand, and with a crisp sound, the teacup shattered beside Jiang Yao, startling her.
"Whatever you do is none of my business, but don't show your face at the Xiang family home, and don't threaten my family, understand?"
As soon as Xiang Ciyuan left, Jiang Yao almost lost her footing. How could Xiang Ciyuan have discovered something so foolproof?
It seems everything has changed over the years.
The next day, Shen Shixun didn't go to the construction site. Instead, he agreed to Xiang Nanzhi's request to accompany her home. The car stopped in front of the Xiang family's house, and Old Li came out from a distance to greet her, "Miss..."
Just then, Jiang Yao came out from inside.
The clothes that Xiang Nanzhi was wearing, belonging to Shen Shixun, looked ill-fitting. The man insisted that she wear pants, so she had no choice but to tie a knot in the long sleeves that were sticking out, slightly revealing her waist, giving her a slightly sexy look.
It looked awful; she wanted to go in and change it as soon as possible.
"Besides Miss, who else?"
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at Old Li, who was also taken aback for a moment before respectfully saying, "Son-in-law."
As she walked in, Xiang Nanzhi was startled to see Jiang Yao coming out. She had almost forgotten that Jiang Yao was still living in her house. "Jiang Yao..."
"Nanzhi, you're back."
Jiang Yao's gaze fell on her, then on the man beside her.
Are you leaving? Are you feeling any better?
"I'm feeling better. Thank you for taking care of me during this time."
"You're too kind."
Jiang Yao looked at Shen Shixun and noticed that the man was also sizing him up. "Hello, I'm Jiang Yao."
Jiang Yao spoke softly, reaching out her hand to the man. He only glanced at her but didn't extend his hand, leaving Jiang Yao somewhat embarrassed.
"I'll have the driver take you. Where to? Home?"
"No need, I've already called a car. This must be Shen Shixun, right?"
"Yes, my husband is Shen Shixun."
Jiang Yao almost choked on her words, calling him "husband." She smiled awkwardly and said, "It's great. You two...you're a perfect match."
Let's go.
Shen Shixun didn't look at Jiang Yao, but pulled Xiang Nanzhi inside. Jiang Yao continued to look back at the man's back, her eyes deep.
She randomly knocked out a worker to ruin her reputation, thinking he was a dirty and disgusting stinky man, but it turned out... the man was quite handsome, not dressed very well but very clean, and had a good figure, which was also very attractive to women.
"Miss Jiang, would you like me to give you a ride?"
The driver politely said, but Jiang Yao shook her head, "No need, thank you. I can walk by myself."
Returning to the Jiang family would only make Liu Wenli and Jiang Yuxin look down on her even more. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yao decided to meet with Song Ze.
The hospital ward was empty. The people outside recognized Jiang Yao, which was why they let her in.
She sat down next to Song Ze, looking at the various wounds on the man's body. She felt a mix of sympathy and satisfaction; the wheel of fortune really does turn.
Song Ze thought that by abandoning her, he could rekindle his relationship with Xiang Nanzhi, regain favor with the Xiang family, and kick her aside, but he ended up like this...
The two broken ribs were retribution for wronging her.
Feeling someone wiping his face, Song Ze opened his eyes.
"It's you..."
Why are you here?
"Just came to see you, are you feeling better?"
Jiang Yao spoke softly, and her delicate beauty was even more striking after recovering from her serious illness. Song Ze withdrew his gaze and said, "I've made myself perfectly clear. You should leave now."
"I'm just asking you, if that hadn't happened, if I hadn't been drugged, would you have broken up with me?"
Song Ze didn't answer her, but Jiang Yao muttered to herself, "I guessed it was true. You've already planned your escape route to please the Xiang family. Breaking up with me was inevitable. It just so happened that something like that happened to me, so you found your opportunity."
"Jiang Yao, there's no point in talking about this now. You should just leave."
Jiang Yao laughed, "I just came from the Xiang family. Do you know what I saw?"
“I saw that savage you look down on following Xiang Nanzhi. The two of them came back from outside together, holding hands.”
"It's all your fault..."
“Song Ze…”
"Jiang Yao, you have some tricks up your sleeve. I was so eager to get rid of Xiang Nanzhi that I agreed to be with you. I knew you would help me deal with her because you want to win. You want to be superior to everyone else."
Jiang Yao looked at him calmly, "I guessed it was you who did it as soon as Nan Zhi had the accident, but I let you have your way, because I still have some feelings for you."
Jiang Yao hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "You're not going to use this to threaten me, are you?"
"Guess what will happen if I tell the Xiang family about this?"
Will they let you go?
"I think they already know."
"Your being tricked into going outside has nothing to do with the Xiang family. If the Xiang family really wanted to avenge Xiang Nanzhi, you wouldn't be standing here unharmed, nor would you have had the opportunity to stay at the Xiang family's house for a few days."
Xiang Nanzhi is Xiang Zhengyi's beloved daughter. Jiang Yao's actions directly touched the Xiang family's sore spot. If the Xiang family really takes action, they will not let her live peacefully until now.
“There is someone else who is making things difficult for you. It could be your stepmother, your sister, or someone else you have offended, but it could never be the Xiang family.”
"So, Song Ze, you know who the murderer is?"
Song Ze held her hand and said, "Yao Yao, although we can't be husband and wife, we have loved each other. As long as you do things for me, I won't treat you badly."
"You can't even take care of yourself and you're still making empty promises to me? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Jiang Yao withdrew her hand.
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