My Ceo Husband is Sworn Enemy

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’.

Jian Jing also rushed out at the sound.

“Uh, this…”

Seeing the thing that had fallen to the ground, Jian Jing was also shocked.

I too was shocked as I crouched down and reached out to grab the powdery substance on the ground.

It wasn’t ash at all, it was sand.

It was the kind of river sand you find on a riverbank, gray fine sand that felt granular in my hand.

“Uh, Ayun, this isn’t ash, is it? When my grandmother passed away, I went to the crematorium and saw her ashes after she was cremated. Ash doesn’t look like this, and it has bits of bones big and small in it. There’s nothing in this.”

Jian Jing spotted the problem at a glance.

I squatted there for a long time, also pondering for a long time.

“This is definitely not ash! It’s river sand!”

“Then how did this happen? Where did Gu Yuanzhou’s ashes go?”

Facing Jian Jing’s confusion, all I could do was shake my head,

“I don’t know. Gu Xinlan should know the truth. I’ll make a trip up to Qingmu Mountain to ask her when I have time.”

Jian Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief,

“Geez, it’s hilarious that I got scared by a can of sand like this. It’s just too embarrassing.”

“Uh…”

Actually, at this moment, I couldn’t face this pile of sand either.

I quickly grabbed a broom, swept the pile of sand and the fragments of the urn together, then dumped them into the trash can.

But actually, I had some doubts in my heart.

Why did Gu Xinlan give me a can of sand claiming it to be Gu Yuanzhou’s ashes?

At the time, she looked devastated, and it didn’t seem like she knew the ashes were fake, because she indeed was carrying out Gu Yuanzhou’s last wish.

So, she must have received the urn of ashes but never opened it to verify its authenticity.

From the beginning, then, the urn of ashes she received was problematic?

However, those were thoughts for later; now I didn’t have time to consider these matters.

After cleaning up the mess, I took a car to the Song Family’s house.

Upon arriving at the Song Family’s front door, I saw Jiang Jiaying’s figure coming out of the gates.

Talking with her was Wu Lijuan,

“You should come by all means, but you really didn’t need to bring such a heavy gift. Any friend of Ayun’s is warmly welcomed by me.”

“Auntie, don’t be so formal with me. After all, I was Ayun’s classmate. We were close back then. Now that she’s gone, I wanted to come and visit you, to carry on her filial duties in some way. These little gifts aren’t worth much money; it’s the thought that counts.”

I quickly stepped forward, inserting myself between the two of them,

“What are you doing here?”

Jiang Jiaying smiled at me, but the words that came out while she was smiling were very sharp,

“I’m Ayun’s classmate, I came to see what was up. What’s your relationship with Ayun? And what are you doing here?”

“Jiang Jiaying, I’m not going to beat around the bush with you. I’m asking you, did you start that scandal about Uncle Lin?”

“Miss Song, what are you talking about? I don’t understand what you mean?”

Jiang Jiaying looked at me with a smirking smile.

That was the very picture of feigning ignorance.

“I’m telling you, don’t think that little vile act of yours is unnoticed. Anyone with a brain can figure it out. Since I’ve figured it out, Uncle Lin can too. If you think you can use these little tricks to drive a wedge between us, you’ll end up reaping what you sow.”

“Miss Song, you better talk with evidence, otherwise, I might sue you for defamation.”

After saying that, Jiang Jiaying left with a laugh.

It took a while before I turned to walk toward Wu Lijuan,

“Aunty, what was that woman doing here?”

“Oh, she used to be Ayun’s classmate. She said she misses Ayun a lot and came to see me. She’s just being kind; there aren’t many good young people like that anymore.”

“She just came to catch up with you?”

“Oh, she also took an old comb that belonged to Ayun.”