Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Mourning! Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Mourning! Jiang Leyi’s tense body finally relaxed, “As long as you like it, that’s good.”
Chu Muxi turned her head, looking thoughtfully at the two of them, smiled faintly, and then shifted her gaze, “Yiyi, I brought back some clothes for you from France. Later, you and Nannan can pick some out, see if there’s anything you like.”
Jiang Leyi’s smile diminished somewhat, she softly replied, “Okay.”
[Playing the game of boiling the frog in warm water, no wonder Jiang Leyi was led around by her, ending up so tragically, and her role in it is inseparable. What to do now, to make her show her true colors.]
The group made their way to Chu Muxi’s room.
Jiang Nanshu’s inner voice was too active.
Even to Jiang Leyi, who saw Chu Muxi as harmless, realized that even her gentle look had a calculating gleam.
Suppressing this odd sensation, Jiang Leyi still believed in letting facts talk.
She browsed through the gifts Chu Muxi brought back from abroad, glanced at the row of bags in her wardrobe, and suddenly asked, “Xixi, is the LV Spring/Fall limited edition bag I gave you when I visited you in France still around?”
Because that bag had appeared in the hands of Jiang Nanshu’s schoolmate, Chen Qian.
That bag required connections to purchase and was globally limited in number.
Chu Muxi’s hand, as she was tidying up, paused.
Jiang Nanshu’s eyebrows lifted with interest.
[Yo, I was just fretting about how to get you to ask about that bag. You’re making it too easy and saving me the trouble. Let’s keep watching the drama unfold.]
Chu Muxi blinked her eyes, pouting discontentedly, “Yiyi, did you regret giving it to me after? I really like it.”
Jiang Leyi followed with a smile, “I know, or I wouldn’t have given it to you directly. I had to wait three months to get that bag, I’ve only carried it once before giving it to you, haven’t even had enough time to enjoy it.”
Chu Muxi’s gaze softened, “Don’t worry, I brought that bag back. I’ve always kept the things you gave me very well protected.”
The bag is still here?
Jiang Leyi kept her face expressionless, smiled, and agreed, waiting for Chu Muxi to find the bag.
[Nonsense, you gave that bag to Chen Qian. Chu Muxi plays her moves well. If Chen Qian sets me up and it comes out, the bag you gave her would be your death warrant, and she could completelyextract herself from the situation. With the animosity between you and me, even if you explained, I wouldn’t listen. Tsk, every link is well-connected, no wonder she’s been abroad for three years, creating an alibi for herself. She came back because she knew Chen Qian got knocked out by me and came back to keep an eye on things for fear of trouble.]
Jiang Leyi’s eyes were momentarily lost in thought; she hadn’t considered this layer at all.
A cold sweat clung to Jiang Nanshu’s dress as she analyzed in her heart.
Right.
If Jiang Nanshu had indeed been dishonored, the first arrow of suspicion would point to her.
Given their known animosity, who would believe Jiang Leyi had not harmed Jiang Nanshu?
Even if her family believed her innocent, who could guarantee there wouldn’t be a divide?
And Chu Muxi knew, she occasionally shared with her the things between her and Jiang Nanshu.
During her contemplation,
Chu Muxi pulled out the bag, with a playful chuckle, “Here, isn’t the bag you gave me right here?”
Jiang Leyi’s pupils contracted, she steadied her mind and reached out to touch it, “Let me feel it, I really liked it at the time.”
The same material, it was indeed a real LV bag.
[You’d better check carefully; there must be a unique factory number!]
Jiang Leyi opened it to look inside, in the corner was a string of numbers “20013”
She was the thirteenth person to get this bag.
This was her bag!
So Chu Muxi never gave the bag to Chen Qian, who wanted to harm Jiang Nanshu?
“Yiyi, you can’t take back what you’ve given me, and you’re checking so meticulously—are you afraid I might have damaged the bag?” Chu Muxi’s voice carried amusement, adding a playful undertone that made her seem all the more personable.
No wonder all the ladies of high society liked her.
If not for her health issues, families looking for marriage alliances would have broken her doorstep.
She, like Lu Qingyan, was the often-praised “child of someone else” by the adults.
Jiang Leyi scrunched up her nose, snorted lightly, “Since I’ve given it to you, how could I possibly want it back. Hmmph, I certainly have to check if you’ve taken good care of my treasure; you’ve kept it very well, just like when I first gave it to you.”
Jiang Leyi deliberately said this to inform Jiang Nanshu.
Proving this was indeed the bag she had originally given.
Jiang Nanshu frowned slightly, and as Chu Muxi reached to take the bag back, she snatched it quickly, said cheerily, “Sister Chu, I also saw an identical bag with a classmate of mine. I almost thought she had given you the bag, but on a closer look, it seems a bit different.”
Jiang Leyi’s gaze immediately shifted to the bottom of the bag.
Until she saw the intact design, her heart gave a heavy thump.
This wasn’t her bag.
Her bag had a tiny defect in the pattern, which wasn’t noticeable unless you looked closely.
When she pointed out the problem at the time of purchase, the shop owner had apologized—the factory had made a mistake when printing. They had offered after-sales service, but it would mean waiting another month. Jiang Leyi couldn’t be bothered to wait.
It didn’t affect anything after all.
The shop owner had compensated her with some money, and that was the end of it.
Chu Muxi smiled, “This bag is a limited edition, Nannan might have made a mistake. Stop looking at the bags and come help me pack up.”
She placed her cherished bag in the most conspicuous spot.
Chu Muxi had given her bag away as a gift and found another exactly the same, even the serial numbers inside were identical to the ones on hers.
All the twists and turns left Jiang Leyi feeling as if her heart was soaked in ice water.
What could be more heartbreaking than being secretly stabbed in the back by a childhood friend she had played with since they were young?
Jiang Leyi couldn’t understand why Chu Muxi would want to harm her.
Until Jiang Nanshu, holding a pile of treasures, greeted Chu Muxi cheerfully, “Sister Chu, we’re going to head off now, thank you for your hospitality.”
“I’ll come again next time.”
Jiang Leyi observed her carefree demeanor and just couldn’t bring herself to be happy.
Chu Muxi smiled and nodded, “You’re welcome to visit again, but we’ll see each other again this evening. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Jiang Nanshu grinned widely, “Me too, no wonder my sister likes you, Sister Chu is such a kind person.”
After watching the two leave.
Chu Muxi’s smile vanished in a second.
Standing in the shadow, not even the sunlight could reach her.
Sickly and pale as a ghost, her skin contrasted with her dark hair, giving off an eerie vibe.
The passing servants didn’t dare even to breathe too loudly.
After a long while, Chu Muxi finally returned to her room.
The bag was thrown onto the ground, and she stepped on it, her usually gentle features becoming twisted.
If they were good friends, why would she be suspicious?
Jiang Leyi!
No matter, she would personally remove the obstacle.
Jiang Leyi had been silent the whole way back.
Jiang Nanshu flipped through the treasures she had begged for one by one.
[Wow, this antique is worth a fortune. Sell it!]
[Tsk tsk, this stone is as big as my head; there must be jade inside, right? Sell it!]
[I’ll check online how much these chrysanthemum plants are worth… holy shit, up to a hundred thousand each! Sell, sell, sell!]
Jiang Leyi: “…”
Knowing the person who wanted to harm her was right in front of her, how could she stay so calm!
It was only when they got out of the car that they saw Mrs. Jiang, accompanied by the three brothers of Jiang Hemian, hurrying outside.
Jiang Leyi quickly interjected, “Mom, what happened? Why are you all in such a hurry?”
Mrs. Jiang was nearly in tears, unable to articulate her words.
Jiang Hemian simply said, “We just got the news, second brother has been stabbed in the hospital.”
Beside them, Jiang Nanshu’s face was shocked as she looked up from her treasures. According to the plot, Jiang Jingcheng had finally come to harm!
That’s great, the storyline hadn’t strayed too absurdly.
So, she swiftly tucked the remaining few white daisies from the bag into her fishtail braid.
Looking at everyone with an expression of utter heartbreak, she choked up, “Then let’s hurry to him, second brother… sob sob sob, thinking that second brother is in life-threatening danger, I really feel like dying with him!”
[Aaahh, hurry to the hospital, what are you waiting for! It’s a race against death, a race against death!]