Chapter 398 - Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Jiang Jiayings Purpose (1/2)

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Jiang Jiaying’s Purpose

Lin Nansheng now not only had prestige but also a family, and such a scandal, once it got out, would be an affront to his reputation.

If he cared about his reputation, he would surely sever ties with me and keep his distance.

Clearly, the person who spread the scandal aimed to drive a wedge between us.

“It’s Jiang Jiaying!”

I directly provided the answer.

“Ah? What happened to her?”

“She released the news.”

“How do you know it was her? Do you have any evidence? I’m not afraid of her; I just hope you can be cautious. This woman is caught between you and Ding Yinuo. Is she trying to provoke you into doing something foolish?”

Wenya’s words did remind me.

“I don’t have any evidence, but when you look at the whole thing, the person who benefits from behind the scenes is Jiang Jiaying… You can tell who did it by tracing back through many seemingly unclear events.”

“So what will you do about it?”

“Let me think, I need to come up with a good plan.”

In fact, what worried me more was, what would Lin Nansheng’s family think if they got wind of such news?

It must have a significant impact on him!

The next morning.

After I had finished washing up, Jian Yan brought out a bowl of noodles and, seeing me well-dressed, directly asked, “Are you looking so nice because you’re going to meet Uncle Lin for a meal?”

It was only when she asked that I remembered that I indeed had a dinner engagement with Lin Nanzhu tonight.

But with last night’s scandal already spreading on the internet, he must have seen it too.

If it really had a great impact on him, then I should not continue to make dinner plans with him.

After much thought, I still made a phone call to him.

In the past, it took him no more than three seconds to pick up my calls.

But today, the phone rang for a long while, and he didn’t answer.

Not answering could mean two things: either he was busy, or he wanted to distance himself from me and didn’t plan to answer my calls anymore.

No matter which it was, I knew all too well I shouldn’t contact him anymore.

Sometimes, the most polite way for adults to sever ties is to simply stop reaching out.

This way, neither party has to endure awkwardness.

“Uh, maybe he’s busy! Someone as busy as him must have a ton of things to deal with. It’s normal for him not to have time to answer your call. Just wait a bit longer, and he’ll surely call back when he’s free.”

Jian Jing gave me some comforting words to ease the tension.

I smiled helplessly,

“It’s okay. I won’t get angry whether he answers my call or not, but I’m just worried that I’ve involved him in this mess.”

That truly was my thought; cooperation or not didn’t really matter to me.

As a friend, I didn’t want to bring any negative influence upon him.

After breakfast, I had planned to pay a visit to Jiang Jiaying.

Unexpectedly, I received a call from Song Zexi.

“You asked me to help you look into some information about the Gu Family last time. I’ve found something. Do you want to come over?”

“Sure, I’ll come right over!”

Even though Gu Yuanzhou was no longer alive, I was determined to unravel the mystery of his background and the grudges between him and the Song Family.

I was getting ready to head out, packing my bag, and for some reason unknown to me, I got the urge to offer incense to Gu Yuanzhou before leaving.

Sometimes, I might think that only by communicating with him in this way, can I feel that he hasn’t really left my world.

Therefore, I still hadn’t buried his ashes.

After I offered incense to him and was about to leave, something caught on my bag as I turned. I didn’t think much of it and pulled on it instinctively.

Then a ‘clack’ sound came from behind me.

A sense of foreboding came over me, and when I turned to look, Gu Yuanzhou’s urn had fallen to the floor.

It shattered with a ‘clack’.