Jin Ye said in a deep voice, "Answer well, and the money is yours."
Su Ding raised her lips without a trace, thinking how good it was to have a rich husband.
"I'll say it!"
The aunt, seeing the money, beamed and said, "This is from Zhang Xiuping's house. Miss, this bag of trash was brought over by Zhang Xiuping's neighbor. Her neighbor couldn't find something they had dropped, so they came back to check the trash and took what was theirs. So, this bag belongs to Zhang Xiuping's house."
Su Ding's gaze grew more determined. She asked, "Then Auntie, can I take this piece of clothing?"
This was crucial evidence!
"Take it, take it!" The aunt waved her hand with a smile, accepting the thick wad of bills.
Su Ding suppressed her joy and put the clothes back into the bag.
As they walked out of the residential area, she explained, "I know what happened that night!"
Jin Ye was smart, and with a little thought, he understood the reason.
He just hadn't expected the key to the problem to be here.
No wonder everyone accused Su Ding. In her drunken state, seeing someone in Su Ding's clothes in a daze, and recalling the previous conflict between Jin Miaomiao and Su Ding, the intention to frame her was obvious!
"Give me the clothes. I'll have someone check for fingerprints," Jin Ye said.
"Okay."
Su Ding handed them over to Jin Ye readily. She considered today's significant gains an unexpected bonus.
She checked the time, patted her stomach, and said, "I'm hungry."
Jin Ye gently stroked her hair, his voice softening, "Then let's go back."
"Where are you going back to?" Su Ding looked up at the handsome man, her tone involuntarily probing.
"Back to your hotel with you."
Su Ding raised an eyebrow, "You're really not going back to the Jin residence?"
Jin Ye smoothly put his arm around her shoulder, "I'm afraid your resourceful uncle will snatch you away, so I have to keep a close eye on you."
"Get out of here."
Su Ding couldn't help but laugh, her cheeks slightly flushed as she linked her arm with Jin Ye's.
Back at the hotel, they ate something and then settled in for an afternoon nap.
"When are you going back to Jiangcheng?"
Su Ding scrolled through the phone news, reminiscing about past events, a complex feeling churning in her heart.
After so many experiences, her state of mind had matured considerably, but facing past events, she still felt somewhat at a loss.
"When you're willing to go back with me."
Jin Ye held Su Ding in his arms, his voice slightly hoarse, "I've finished dealing with affairs in Jiangcheng, and Xiao Rui is very safe there."
He had returned in such a hurry that he hadn't even visited the child with his relatives.
However, his subordinates had sent him videos and photos. Xiao Rui was playing with companions in the village and seemed quite happy.
"Xiao Rui."
Su Ding remembered that this man had threatened her with Xiao Rui before, and anger flared. She reached under the covers and pinched him.
Jin Ye gasped in pain, knitting his brows as he looked at her, "What's wrong?"
Why was this woman becoming more violent!
"What do you think? You tried to bully me using our daughter before, I haven't forgotten!" Su Ding said, angrily pinching his thigh again.
Jin Ye was speechless this time, but it really hurt. Without a word, he flipped over and pinned the woman beneath him.
"Who told you to upset me with Jiang Chu!"
He looked down at the woman's beautiful and exquisite features. As their eyes met at such close proximity, the atmosphere instantly became ambiguous.
Su Ding's face instantly flushed, and her body felt warm.
Jin Ye's burning gaze swept over her face, making her heart race. In the next second, her lips were lightly kissed.
"Dingding, I shouldn't have used our child to threaten you."
The man, pressed against her in an ambiguous posture, apologized with an extremely sincere tone.
Su Ding felt breathless, her mind no longer on any grievances. She stared at him with her large, watery eyes, looking at him innocently.
*Peck!*
Her lips were kissed again.
Jin Ye pressed closer to her lips, his sexy, husky voice brushing against her cheek and entering her ears, "You're not allowed to find other men to upset me anymore, okay?"
This exquisitely gentle inquiry was extremely enchanting. How could Su Ding refuse?
"Should we continue?" Jin Ye asked again.
Su Ding could already feel the man's arousal. Their bodies were pressed tightly together under the blanket. Moreover, they were so familiar with each other, and she also felt a stir of desire.
"Help me."
The man slightly lowered his body, holding her hand as if to make a move, when a phone call rang!
*Ring ding!*
Jin Ye didn't want to answer, but Su Ding regained a shred of reason. Her face flushed as she leaned out of the covers, reached for her phone on the nightstand, and handed it to him.
Jin Ye suppressed his irritation, answered the call, "What is it?"
"Mr. Jin, Shao Lin is somewhat disoriented. She insists on seeing you and even hit a cabinet, almost causing a miscarriage..."
The person on the other end sounded nervous.
Jin Ye's already furrowed brow deepened, "Then send her to the hospital. Why are you calling me?"
"Shao Lin wants to call you, otherwise... she... will commit suicide."
Jin Ye became even more irritated. He wished the woman would just die. He said directly, "Tell her if she wants to commit suicide, she can. No need to save her."
With that, he hung up the phone with a snap.
When Jin Ye turned around, he saw Su Ding looking at him with a cold, complex, and scrutinizing gaze.
"Dingding."
Just as Jin Ye was about to explain, Su Ding pushed his hand away. Her expression was very unpleasant as she turned her back to him and started to get dressed.
Shao Lin was still a thorn in her side.
Thinking about Jin Ye having slept with Shao Lin, and that Shao Lin was now carrying his child, she didn't know how to face him.
Returning to Jiangcheng? It didn't seem as simple as she had thought.
Su Ding felt a heavy weight in her heart, a bitter discomfort, but she couldn't speak.
Unexpectedly, Jin Ye grabbed her shoulders and forcefully turned her to face him, "Listen to me."
"I don't want to listen."
Su Ding's voice was very low and hoarse. Even though she didn't want to dwell on the past, she still couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
Regarding this matter, she herself didn't know how she could come to terms with it.
Jin Ye looked straight at her and said in a deep voice, "You must listen. I did not sleep with Shao Lin."
"Are you treating me like an idiot?" Su Ding retorted with a mocking tone.
"At Xin Jia'er's birthday party, Shao Lin drugged my drink. I didn't drink it. I did go back to her room, but I came out immediately. Xin Jia'er only managed to capture the moments when I went in."
Jin Ye's explanation still made it difficult for Su Ding to believe. She said bitterly, "Even if it wasn't that time, dare you say Shao Lin isn't pregnant with your child?"
"No."
Jin Ye denied it directly, "The man who entered that night was my subordinate. I also didn't expect Shao Lin to get pregnant that time. Since she thought it was mine, I'll just go along with it."
A cold and cruel expression appeared on his face, "If she dares to kill Xiao Rui, she must pay the price."
Su Ding's expression gradually melted from coldness to surprise. So, Shao Lin had been deceived by Jin Ye. She had always thought she was pregnant with Jin Ye's child, but it was actually with a stranger.
With Shao Lin's personality, she would definitely protect Jin Ye's child with her life if she were pregnant.
But when she eventually learned it was a bastard child, she would be unable to bear the shock and would go mad.
This move was indeed very cruel.
Despite this, Su Ding didn't feel any sympathy, as Shao Lin deserved it.
"So, you never betrayed me?"
"Mmm," Jin Ye nodded, looking at Su Ding seriously, "You are the only woman in my life."
Su Ding's heart warmed. Thinking about her change in attitude earlier, her face also felt a little hot.
"About before..."
Jin Ye held her hand and said softly, "During our marriage, I was too impulsive."
He had lost all reason when he saw the video played at the wedding, completely consumed by the pain of betrayal.
Venting anger, revenge, destruction...
His negative emotions swallowed him, preventing him from properly considering the essence of the matter.
Furthermore, Su Ding's stubbornness in insisting on leaving him, even finding another man, made him lose control of his emotions even more.
During their separation, Jin Ye had thought a lot and reflected a lot.
But whenever he faced Su Ding, her indifference and sharp retorts made all his tenderness disappear.
The same torment, the same entanglement.
He was often caught in a conflict between "reconciling with the past and accepting her" and "seeking revenge after being betrayed"...
"I love you."
With countless words stuck in his throat, Jin Ye finally uttered the simple three words.
Because of love, he could accept everything about her, even that incident. He believed she had never truly betrayed him, and nothing else mattered.
Su Ding's tears couldn't be held back, and she burst into tears instantly.
At this moment, she truly felt his love for her, a boundless and completely accommodating love.
"Mmm... Mmm!"
Su Ding threw herself into his arms.
Jin Ye kissed away her tears, looking tenderly at the charming woman beneath him.
Their gazes met, sparks flying. The barriers were gone, replaced by pure love, as passionate as when they first fell in love, and as harmonious as years of mutual affection.
They melted into each other, forgetting time.
The phone on the bedside table buzzed again. The two immersed in their happiness didn't notice.
Jin Residence.
The two little ones stared blankly at the phone.
Jin Xiaoxi scratched his head, a blush of anxiety on his small face, "Why isn't Daddy back yet? Auntie brought the bad woman home!"