Jiang Nuan picked up her phone to answer the call.
"Hello!"
"Nuan Nuan, you wanted to see Madam Jiang, right? I've already arranged it for you."
It was Han Yixuan.
Jiang Nuan asked, "When?"
Han Yixuan replied, "Two o'clock this afternoon."
Jiang Nuan said, "Okay! Where should we meet?"
Han Yixuan said, "Nuan Nuan, I'll send you the address in a moment."
"Thank you!" Jiang Nuan hung up after saying this.
She looked at Mu Jiuchen opposite her and said, "Han Yixuan has arranged for me to see Madam Jiang."
Mu Jiuchen was surprised it was so soon. "At what time?"
"Two o'clock."
"Alright! I'll accompany you." Mu Jiuchen put some well-cooked shrimp paste onto her plate.
"Wife, it's delicious!" Mu Jiuchen smiled at her.
Jiang Nuan suddenly remembered a commercial slogan: "If it's delicious, eat more."
"Pfft..." Mu Jiuchen was amused by her.
Jiang Nuan thought, "...Isn't that how it goes?"
Mu Jiuchen had no choice; his wife was just this straightforward.
...
After the meal, they left together.
Jiang Nuan received a message from Han Yixuan.
Madam Jiang had been sent to the detention center by the roadside on North Second Ring Road, and it would take forty minutes to get there.
When Jiang Nuan arrived, Han Yixuan was waiting for them at the entrance. He was still dressed casually, in white sportswear and white sneakers, more casual than he usually dressed.
"Nuan Nuan." He walked over with a smile, his voice gentle, his smile soft and languid.
He glanced at Mu Jiuchen, a strange smile on his face, and playfully teased, "You two really are inseparable."
Mu Jiuchen glanced at him indifferently. "That's how couples are. Do you have a problem with that?"
Han Yixuan smiled enigmatically. "...I wouldn't dare to have an opinion. I just wanted to talk to Nuan Nuan alone."
Mu Jiuchen's cold eyes narrowed at him. "My wife doesn't want to talk to you alone."
Jiang Nuan thought, "...These two are really something...?"
"Heh heh..." Han Yixuan chuckled. Looking at Jiang Nuan's expressionless face, her clear, beautiful eyes as calm as water, he spoke softly, "Nuan Nuan, I'll take you in to see Madam Jiang."
"Okay!" Jiang Nuan said to Mu Jiuchen, "Wait for me here."
"Mm!" Mu Jiuchen stood at the entrance waiting.
His tall, broad back was particularly eye-catching at the entrance.
In the meeting room.
Jiang Nuan and Madam Jiang sat facing each other.
Madam Jiang looked at Jiang Nuan with a strange smile.
Her tone was surprised. "Jiang Nuan, I didn't expect it to be you who came to see me."
And that she was the first person to visit her.
She really wanted to see Le Tian; her daughter was too innocent, and she feared she would be deceived by men.
However, she had never waited for her daughter to come.
Jiang Nuan leaned back expressionlessly. The already cold meeting room, accentuated by her solitary and cold demeanor, made her appear even colder.
She said casually, "I have some unresolved matters in my heart. Even though I've come to ask you, you might not answer me, but I still want to try."
"Heh heh..." Madam Jiang let out a painful, cold laugh. After becoming a prisoner, she still couldn't accept it. Looking at the cold iron bars, she finally realized that she might really not be able to get out this time.
"Jiang Nuan, do you think you've won just because you did this? I'm telling you, I will not lose."
Jiang Nuan's deep gaze looked at her meaningfully. "By saying that, I've already gotten the answer I wanted. I already know who is behind you in Qi Kingdom. My purpose in coming to see you is as simple as that."
"What?" Madam Jiang's face turned pale, and she stared at Jiang Nuan with wide eyes in shock.
She hadn't said anything, so why did she already know?
The person from last night, the person from today, neither of them was Han Yixuan.
"Jiang Nuan, you are truly terrifying, but what you're saying isn't true." Madam Jiang retorted through gritted teeth, but her momentum was weak.
"Oh, and you know your husband has secrets, ones he hasn't even told you. Tell me, does he truly love you?"
Madam Jiang's trailing voice was laced with deep sarcasm, her smile profound.
She knew Mu Jiuchen's other identity.
What's more, there was a traitor, and she had even fanned the flames.
Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiuchen's lives wouldn't be easy either.
Jiang Nuan replied to her question unhurriedly, "You're mistaken about that. He loves me very much. He hides all the dangerous things around him from me, not because he doesn't have feelings for me as you think. Madam Jiang, your brain is a good thing, so don't treat it as an accessory, otherwise, you'll lose completely, just like last night."
Madam Jiang: "..."
Who said Jiang Nuan was blunt? The way she spoke left no room for rebuttal.
Jiang Nuan stood up. She had already gotten the answer she wanted and didn't want to stay any longer.
Whether Mu Jiuchen had other identities or other secrets, she wouldn't let Madam Jiang's words cause conflict between them.
"Jiang Nuan, don't worry, I won't be staying here forever. I'll get out one day, and then I will take revenge on you in the most brutal way possible because of you, I'm sitting here." Madam Jiang was unwilling to accept defeat like this.
She blamed Jiang Nuan for everything.
If it weren't for Jiang Nuan, how could Mu Jiuchen and Han Yixuan have interfered so quickly?
Jiang Nuan felt that this was human nature. When it was clearly their own fault, they lacked the courage to take responsibility, preferring to shift the blame onto others, even feeling superior and devoid of guilt.
She paused her steps, tilted her body slightly, and looked at Madam Jiang with cold eyes. "Madam Jiang, can't your proud self-esteem be lowered? You made a mistake, yet you want me to take the blame for you. Hmm, such poor self-esteem makes your life difficult. Narrow-mindedness and bravery without strategy are the reasons for your failure. This is the so-called money; it can not only change a person's personality but also reveal their true nature. Besides profit, what else do you have in your eyes?"
Jiang Nuan's unhurried questioning made Madam Jiang pause. She suddenly said, "Without money, a person is worse than a ghost. Without salt, soup is like water. What's wrong with me loving money? I'm working hard for my own life, what's wrong with me?"
She was not wrong!
Jiang Nuan looked at her deeply. She hadn't realized her own mistakes, so she didn't say much more, only stating: "Madam Jiang, a great person once said that before you succeed, please do not care about your self-esteem."
With that, she turned and left with a flourish.
Madam Jiang stared at Jiang Nuan's retreating figure with a shocked expression. She had always considered herself superior, and her self-esteem was her last line of defense that no one could touch.
"Jiang Nuan, I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong! You won't have a good end," Madam Jiang roared at Jiang Nuan by the door.
Jiang Nuan took a deep breath, turned, and looked at Madam Jiang's collapsing and frenzied face, telling her the truth: "Madam Jiang, whether you are wrong or not has nothing to do with me. I have a clear conscience."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Madam Jiang stood frozen in place, her eyes wide, staring intently at the door.
"Madam Jiang, are you satisfied with this outcome?" A faint, sarcastic voice came from the doorway behind her.