Upon hearing Ye Jingyi's words, Lin Jiang's heart suddenly began to beat extremely fast, as if it were about to leap out of her throat.
She quickly made a rough estimate in her mind of the huge wealth that the small courtyard could bring if it were compensated. Her excitement was so great that she almost screamed out loud.
She screamed in her heart, "I don't need to cling to those rich and powerful families anymore! I'm about to become rich myself!" However, just as she was immersed in this sudden joy, a real problem woke her up like a bucket of cold water.
"Have you completed the adoption process for this small courtyard?" Ye Jingyi asked with concern.
Lin Jiang looked troubled and said to Ye Jingyi, "Yes, there is, but this courtyard is not actually under my name, but under my sister's name."
Ye Jingyi was clearly very surprised by this, and he hurriedly asked, "How could this be? Isn't this your joint property?"
Lin Jiang explained somewhat absentmindedly, "I inherited my mother's estate, while my grandmother gave this courtyard to my younger sister."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. The smile was as warm as a spring breeze, making people feel warm and at ease.
He said softly, "What does it matter? You are sisters after all, and in a sense, this courtyard also belongs to you."
Lin Jiang's heart stirred upon hearing Ye Jingyi's words. She hesitated for a moment, seemingly pondering his words. After a while, she nodded heavily, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "That's right, I am also Grandma's own granddaughter, and I should indeed receive half of the courtyard."
The moment Lin Jiang nodded, greedy desires, like a ferocious beast, instantly overwhelmed her reason.
The enormous compensation money from the small courtyard began to flash through her mind, fueling her longing to become wealthy and her heart filled with an extreme desire for riches. Her already somewhat wavering moral bottom line became even more fragile under the lure of money.
She selectively forgot about the 200,000 yuan and a house her mother left her, and she never thought of giving half of it to her sister.
Lin Jiang hugged Ye Jingyi tightly like a koala, her lips close to his ear, and whispered, "Darling, let's get married! That way, we can rightfully own this little courtyard, and the compensation we receive will be shared."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyi's face lit up with a joyful smile, and he excitedly exclaimed, "That would be wonderful!"
After a moment, his brows furrowed again, and he said with some worry, "But this house is in your sister's name, so she can get half of it. After we get married, we can only get half of it."
Lin Jiang revealed a calculating sneer, and replied nonchalantly, "She's going to die, so the house will naturally go to my name."
She explained, "I am her only relative, and my father had already signed an agreement to give up his inheritance of this small house. His whole family has gone abroad."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyi's eyes lit up. He seemed to understand Lin Jiang's plan—to kill his girlfriend and seize her wealth.
Ye Jingyi and Lin Jiang stared at each other intently, their faces flushed with excitement and their eyes shining. They understood each other perfectly: "Find a way to kill Xiao Jun and take over this courtyard."
The thought of murder and robbery arose, and soon, a flawless conspiracy quietly unfolded in their minds.
“Xiao Jun always feels sorry for those cats and dogs, and often buys food to feed stray cats and dogs. Why don’t we throw a puppy into the river on her way home? She will definitely save it without hesitation, and then we can find a way to make her fall into the water…” Lin Jiang offered a brilliant plan, a sinister smile appearing on her lips.
Ye Jingyi praised the idea highly, saying excitedly, "This is a brilliant idea! This way, we can get rid of her without arousing suspicion."
The two adulterers were eager to put their plan into action, fearing that things might go wrong if they waited too long. So, for three consecutive nights, they secretly followed Xiao Jun, looking for the right opportunity to strike.
Finally, on a dark and stormy night, they got their chance.
Xiao Jun called Ye Jingyi, "Jingyi, I worked late and I'm scared to go home. Can you come pick me up?"
Ye Jingyi waited for his chance, and he suppressed his excitement, saying regretfully, "Oh dear, Xiao Jun, I can't come. My car is being serviced today, so you'll have to go home by yourself."
He also kindly instructed, "Be careful on your way home, and call me when you get home to let me know you're safe."
"Okay, you should get some rest." Xiao Jun put away her phone and walked home. As she passed a small river, Lin Jiang, who was hiding in the grass by the river, quickly threw a small dog into the river.
Just as they expected, Xiao Jun rushed over immediately after hearing the puppy's cries and knelt down by the river without hesitation to save it.
Just as Xiao Jun was struggling to save the puppy, she suddenly tripped over a rope and fell into the river. Ye Jingyi took the opportunity to push her into the deeper water with a long bamboo pole.
Caught off guard, Xiao Jun, holding the puppy, was swept away by the rushing river and quickly disappeared from the surface.
Watching Xiao Jun disappear into the river, Lin Jiang and Ye Jingyi were filled with smug satisfaction. They had successfully completed their plan without leaving a trace.
To celebrate their "victory," the two got into a car parked by the river afterward, embraced tightly, and enjoyed each other's bodies to the fullest, passionately playing in the car all night long.
However, their evil deeds did not escape the eyes of Heaven. A video recording the entire process was sent to Lin Yajun via a laptop, revealing the truth about why she had fallen into the river.
After watching the video, Lin Yajun was so angry that she trembled all over. Her teeth were grinding together, and her heart was filled with hatred for Lin Jiang and Ye Jingyi.
"I want revenge! I want to avenge this blood feud!" Lin Yajun roared at the laptop screen. Her voice echoed in the empty room, filled with despair and rage.
She paced anxiously, her heart burning with the flames of revenge.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she stopped abruptly, turned her head, and whispered to the space with the golden dog head in her hand, "How can I avenge this blood feud?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the previously black laptop screen suddenly flickered, and then lines of white text appeared automatically on the screen like flowing water.
Lin Yajun's eyes widened as she eagerly read the words: "In the world you are in now, there is a person who possesses a magical ability to understand the past and present. If you can do one thing for him, he will definitely agree to avenge you."
Lin Yajun's heart raced instantly, and she eagerly pressed for an answer: "Who exactly is that person?"
The laptop screen went black again at that moment, as if the previous text was just a fleeting illusion.
Lin Yajun stared at the screen unwillingly, waiting for it to light up again, but after a long time, the screen remained motionless.
"Who exactly is he? And how can I find him?" Lin Yajun murmured to herself, her voice revealing a hint of helplessness.
She stood there in a daze for an hour, wondering where she could find this magical person who could understand both the past and the present.
Finally, she thought, "Having a chance for revenge is better than having no chance at all. I will wait patiently for him to appear."
Lin Yajun decided to patiently wait for the appearance of that magical person who could travel through time, and agreed to do something for him in exchange for him going to the modern world to avenge her.
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