She came to her senses, her heart beating rapidly, her breathing heavy.
After taking a deep breath, her heart rate slowed considerably, and she took her phone out of her bag to answer it.
"Hello!"
"Have you seen Su Wanting?" a hoarse voice asked.
"Not yet. There was a slight accident, I ran into Jiang Nuan and her daughter, so we didn't meet," Jiang Yuxin explained.
"Well done. You must be vigilant and must not let Jiang Nuan know about your transaction. I'll arrange another time later for her to meet. Have you completed what I asked you to do?"
Jiang Yuxin bit her lip and said, "I didn't have to say anything. My aunt has already attributed all the blame to Jiang Nuan. However, did my cousin really die in an accident?"
That night of the banquet, she had already had a bad premonition.
Her intuition told her that Li Rongyao's death was related to her. Why did it have to be her cousin?
If she thought about it deeply, if her cousin had controlled the Li family, what would be left for her aunt and the others?
The more Jiang Yuxin thought about it, the more frightened she became.
For the past two nights, she had felt uneasy in her dreams.
"I don't know how he died. I only used your cousin's identity to assassinate Jiang Nuan," the man replied with a steady tone.
Jiang Yuxin couldn't detect any anomaly in his voice.
However, she already had a clear idea in her mind.
She wouldn't gamble her entire fortune.
All she wanted was Mu Jiuchen.
But why was it so difficult?
Jiang Yuxin, from birth, had everything she wanted, except for Mu Jiuchen, whom she had never possessed.
Jiang Yuxin bit her lip, and the other party said again, "I have medicine here. Come and get it, then go to Jiang Nuan's wellness center."
"What?" Jiang Yuxin was terrified. "I won't do anything to kill anyone. When I cooperated with you before, I said that a small scheme to get rid of Jiang Nuan would suffice. I won't do anything else."
Jiang Yuxin knew that no matter how much she wanted Mu Jiuchen, she dared not cross the legal line.
"It won't take anyone's life, don't worry."
"But harming someone's life is also a crime. Have someone else do this. I'm tracking Jiang Nuan now and can't cooperate with you."
Jiang Yuxin hung up the phone angrily after speaking.
The last time she kidnapped Jiang Siyun, she was rescued by Jiang Nuan on the spot.
If Jiang Siyun had truly been taken by her, she might have had her legs broken like Lin Su and spent her life in prison.
She had only agreed to kidnap Jiang Siyun because Mu Jiuchen had angered her at the time.
But it was not that simple.
Lin Su, with twenty bodyguards, had been defeated by Jiang Yu Ku and his sister. The thought of it still made her shudder.
Jiang Yuxin watched as Jiang Nuan's figure disappeared and quickly left the mall.
In an apartment somewhere!
The man's face was grim as he looked at the old man on the sofa and said, "This pawn, Jiang Yuxin, is not very obedient."
The old man's hoarse voice slowly sounded, "If you can't use her, destroy her."
Yan Xi, standing beside him, said, "Let me do it. The people you arranged are too hesitant. I'm afraid I'll mess things up."
"But you can't get caught," the man said, looking at her with a slight frown.
Yan Xi was his most adept pawn, primarily because her medicine was effective.
"Hmph! My face can change its appearance infinitely. Who can guard against it? Also, regarding Xiao Fan, haven't you found an opportunity?"
"No, Xiao Fan is alone. The information shows that he is alone, with no known siblings or parents!"
The old man said, "He accompanied Mu Jiuchen when they studied abroad. It was arranged by the Old Master. He is very likely an orphan."
The man remained silent, his gaze lowered as he watched the bustling traffic outside the window, his thoughts heavy.
Yan Xi said, "Xiao Fan won't work. There's another person, he has Chen Feng with him. Why not start with him? That Chen Feng has been secretly helping Mu Jiuchen."
The man retracted his gaze and said, "I'll have someone investigate."
Yan Xi said nothing more and stood up to leave.
The man watched her retreating back, thinking this woman was quite bold.
The old man warned, "Mu Jiuchen has become suspicious. Some things have happened in your company these past few days. It might be Mu Jiuchen's doing. He might have guessed that you were responsible for what happened at the banquet."
The man sneered. In the darkness, only his cold and grim profile was visible.
"Even if he knows, what can he do to me? Jiang Nuan is his weakness. Once Jiang Nuan is dead, he won't care about anything else."
"What if Ms. Jiang doesn't die?"
The man's breathing hitched slightly as he looked at the old man with surprise. "What do you mean?"
"There are still three days until her death, but she's already out shopping today."
The man's face turned pale with shock. The faint red light filtering in from the window, the afterglow of the setting sun, shone upon him, revealing the stunned expression on his face.
If he hadn't been reminded, he would have forgotten that the medicine's effects would fully manifest in three days, devouring Jiang Nuan's internal organs until she died in agonizing pain.
She, who was supposed to be on the verge of death, was now out shopping with her daughter.
"What on earth is going on? How could she have developed an antidote?" The man's triumphant face was now filled only with shock.
"Hmph! This Jiang Nuan is truly formidable. We were blind before, failing to realize her capabilities." The dark voice was strong and vigorous.
"Hmph!" The man slammed his fist on the table.
Jiang Nuan was the only person who could bring down Mu Jiuchen. Now, Jiang Nuan was still alive.
His meticulously planned sequence of events, with Jiang Nuan's death in three days, and the wellness center becoming his prize, had all been shattered.
...
A few minutes after Jiang Nuan had ordered the food, Mu Jiuchen arrived.
He was still carrying a cake that his daughter liked.
"Here, my little princess." Mu Jiuchen opened the cake box and placed it in front of his daughter.
"Thank you, Daddy!" Jiang Siyun was overjoyed, but also a little unhappy because another one of her teeth was already loose.
Jiang Siyun took a spoon, scooped a spoonful of cream, and fed it to her father, "Daddy, ah!"
Mu Jiuchen disliked cream, but he still opened his mouth and ate the cream.
Jiang Siyun didn't mind her father using the same spoon and continued to eat.
Jiang Nuan rubbed her daughter's head, noticing how much she had grown recently.
Jiang Siyun happily took a bite of cream, looking at her parents and smiling joyfully, "This month, Daddy and Mommy belong only to me."
Mu Jiuchen and Jiang Nuan froze simultaneously.
"You little thing," Jiang Nuan said, surprised that her daughter harbored such thoughts.
Mu Jiuchen said from the side, "Darling, eat one more bite and then stop. Let's eat our meal first."
"Okay!" Jiang Siyun obediently ate a bite and then put down the spoon. She was so obedient because she wanted to have such delicious little cakes next time.
"The cake Daddy bought is delicious." The little girl smiled happily.
The dishes were served quickly, and the family of three happily had dinner. As they were about to leave,
"Knock, knock..." Someone suddenly knocked on the private room door.
Mu Jiuchen looked slightly puzzled and said in a deep voice, "Come in."