Chapter 171: Ingenious Plan
A group of people left Jingxin Temple.
In the following days, since they were not together, Jiang Ning did not know their whereabouts.
In mid-November, Jiang Ning learned that Shen Jinhe had returned to the Capital City to visit her younger brother and was already preparing the procedures for studying abroad.
Sui Tang seemed as happy as ever, and besides He Shang who was with her, the one she muttered about the most was still that josen.
Every time, it would anger He Shang half to death.
Sui Tang would then have to coax him for a long time.
Even she could not figure out why she feared He Shang getting angry.
Also because she knew He Shang disliked josen, she mentioned josen less and less in front of them.
As for Wei Jin.
Jiang Ning heard about him again half a month later.
She was watching television at home and unexpectedly saw Wei Jin’s raw and youthful face on the screen in a certain talent show.
It turned out that during the time he disappeared, it was because his mother had passed away.
He had taken his mother’s ashes to bury them in his hometown.
After returning, he dropped out of school.
Then he resolutely went to Shanghai to participate in a certain talent show.
On the television, the host asked Wei Jin: “What made you come to the stage of our ‘Star of Tomorrow’?”
Wei Jin pondered for a moment, smiled brightly at the camera, and made a heart gesture: “Half of it is for my mother. My background is not good. I wanted her not to work so hard, wanted to earn a lot of money for her to enjoy, but I didn’t have the opportunity. She passed away last week. The other half is for a girl. She is my first love, the first girl in eighteen years to move my heart. I want to tell her that I’m participating in this show because I want to get a little closer to her.”
In the entertainment industry where talking about love changes one’s image.
Wei Jin candidly and honestly stated that he took this path for a girl.
His not-so-privileged background and the straightforward boldness of an eighteen-year-old resonated with most people.
He went viral on the show in a peculiar yet ordinary way, embarking on a unique path.
Late November in Jin Cheng turned much colder.
Xie Jingyan wore a hooded jacket and stood under the eaves of a phone store to shelter from the rain.
In his hand was Su Wanyuan’s mobile phone that he had repaired for the shop owner last time.
The mobile phone was fixed, but its original contents had been transferred by the shop owner to his phone.
Xie Jingyan watched the transfer progress: ten minutes, all completed.
Many photos popped up on his phone.
There were candid photos of him from various angles.
There were also some screenshots of key knowledge points taken.
And some screenshots of conversations with others.
Xie Jingyan casually clicked on one.
It was a transfer of twenty thousand yuan.
The other party asked her for money, she transferred it, and warned him not to contact her again.
This screenshot was probably taken specifically as evidence in case the other person went back on their word.
This screenshot was a bit too absurd, and Xie Jingyan did not quite understand it.
Further down was a recording.
Xie Jingyan played it, and sure enough, it was his conversation with He Shang that day.
His eyes gradually turned cold.
So even places without surveillance cameras were not safe.
There would be rats like Su Wanyuan hiding in the bushes to steal his information.
Why did she record it?
To expose him in front of Jiang Ning?
He had already given up this mission because of Jiang Ning. Did Su Wanyuan want to destroy his happiness?
Xie Jingyan deleted this recording.
He looked at Su Wanyuan’s mobile phone, removed the memory card from the conveniently repaired phone, and threw it back into the nearby pond.
He coldly watched the phone sink into the pond before slowly leaving.
In a low-key black car not far away.
Huo Chengxuan suddenly grabbed Su Wanyuan’s long hair, forcing her to look at him.
He had a smug smile on his face: “Did you see that? Your secret is now known to him. How about adding one more person to the list of those you want to kill?”
He appreciatively watched Su Wanyuan’s reddened eye sockets and fearful eyes, his mood even more pleasant.
This bitch wasn’t always dodging him?
In the end, when he was preparing to change strategies, she came crawling back eagerly.
She said she could obey him, but the premise was to kill Jiang Ning.
Heh, it was just killing one person, and moreover, it was Jiang Ning—perfectly to Huo Chengxuan’s appetite.
How could he let a lamb delivered to his door leave?
Initially attracted by Su Wanyuan’s unyielding pride even in the face of death, now getting her too easily made him feel a bit bored.
After spending some time with Su Wanyuan, he realized this woman was just like that.
Her eyes subtly hid ambitions for fame and fortune, the kind of ambition Huo Chengxuan understood.
Because he was that kind of person.
He even wanted to step on his own brother and take control of the entire Huo Family.
Unfortunately, he was still too young now and had no opportunity to manage the company.
Moreover, because he was too violent, the family members opposed him staying in the Huo Family.
Otherwise, he would not be in this rundown place Jin Cheng, which was neither prosperous nor lively, without his drinking and partying friends—it was truly boring. His only pleasure now was watching the Jiang Family step by step toward destruction, and finally getting Jiang Ning into his hands. He wanted Jiang Ning to kneel and apologize to him, to see her terrified and tear-streaked humble appearance.
Only then could he vent his anger.
That knife through the palm really hurt too much.
Seeing Su Wanyuan silent for a long time, he frowned displeasedly and increased the force in his hand.
Su Wanyuan could not help but groan in pain, wanting to grab Huo Chengxuan’s hand but not daring, only able to tilt her head back with tears in her eyes: “Chengxuan, it hurts so much. Can you let go of me first?”
“Tch.” Huo Chengxuan could not help but click his tongue lightly.
At first, when Su Wanyuan called him “Chengxuan,” he felt his heart flutter—he was awesome; even a proud woman like Su Wanyuan ultimately bowed to his money.
But now, the more he looked at Su Wanyuan, the more he felt he was blind. Why did he ever like this kind of woman? She was truly revolting.
So he raised his brows with a sinister grin: “Is ‘Chengxuan’ something a bitch like you can call? Su Wanyuan, you’re just my dog. From now on, when you see me, you can only call me master. Understand?”
Su Wanyuan widened her eyes in disbelief.
Call him master?
She really could not say such a shameful title; it made her stomach churn.
Even Gu Lanli, who had a bad temper, had never treated her like this.
Su Wanyuan thought hugging Huo Chengxuan’s thigh would get her treated well.
She was, after all, someone Huo Chengxuan had chased for so long.
Su Wanyuan had confidence in that.
But she had not expected that this super male Huo Chengxuan was really too volatile, with a strange temperament, getting angry at the drop of a hat, making her suffer endlessly. She even regretted a bit in her heart—had she made the wrong move?
She did not dare resist Huo Chengxuan and could only nod in pain: “Okay… okay, killing one more doesn’t matter. I’ve long hated Xie Jingyan to death.”
Hearing the answer, Huo Chengxuan satisfactorily let go of Su Wanyuan.
He mockingly sneered at Su Wanyuan: “Suddenly realized you’re just like this—cheap as hell. Fine as a plaything for fun.”
“By the way, I have a brilliant plan for killing them.”
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