The person then said, "Even more magical is that after the chemical reaction is over, it will rapidly shrink like cooled soy milk, becoming no different from other foams. The difference is that general solid foams are white, but this substance, no matter how it's adjusted, is an unappealing yellowish-gray. However, covering it with a polyester fabric mimicking volcanic patterns makes it completely invisible."
Everyone listening finally understood the truth.
The culprit who ruined Luban Fang was An Qiuyan.
She had somehow obtained soy milk foam and utilized its rapid expansion and contraction properties to damage Luban Fang in her absence.
The reason she intentionally dropped the platinum diamond stud earring was to divert the administrator's attention, allowing two workers to place the specially enhanced volcanic rock bed next to Luban Fang without raising suspicion.
She could manipulate events remotely without being present, destroying Luban Fang.
Tsk, tsk, one had to admit, that move was truly ingenious!
If Jiang Ling hadn't installed surveillance in advance out of an abundance of caution, no one would have ever suspected this.
As for why Jiang Yushuang happened to be there when An Qiuyan returned the volcanic rock bed?
Needless to say, it was also An Qiuyan's arrangement.
If she didn't lure Jiang Yushuang over, how could her suspicion be heightened, and how could she instigate a conflict between Jiang Yushuang and Jiang Ling?
With Jiang Ling and Jiang Yushuang fighting like a clam and a snipe, An Qiuyan could conveniently hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits.
What a watertight scheme!
Alas, even the wisest can make a mistake.
An Qiuyan had calculated everything, except that Jiang Yushuang was Jian Fan's wife, Luban Fang was a token of love Jian Fan gave her, and she hadn't accounted for Jiang Ling's preemptive deployment, waiting to spring the trap.
The scene fell into a brief, deathly silence.
Everyone's faces turned pale, cold sweat breaking out from the sheer terror of the scheme and calculations behind it.
"The scheming is terrifying, this woman is too formidable, isn't she?"
"What a hypocritical 'little fairy,' I've truly opened my eyes."
"What kind of deep-seated hatred, what immense grudge, to use such a venomous trick to frame someone! If Jiang Yushuang weren't Jian Fan's wife, if Jiang Ling hadn't been prepared, they would have been finished this time."
"The sting in a hornet's tail is the most venomous part of a woman's heart; these outwardly pure, scheming bitches are the most terrifying!"
"Is Shen Mingjue's brain kicked by a donkey? Why would he abandon a woman as talented and beautiful as Jiang Ling for a venomous snake?"
"Why else? Like attracts like, they hit it off. They say a pot matches its lid. An Qiuyan is insidious and malicious, Shen Mingjue is probably no good either."
"..."
The crowd chattered amongst themselves, one after another, discussing animatedly.
An Qiuyan's face contorted with shame, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to burrow into.
She had believed her plan was flawless and that she could force Jiang Ling and Jiang Yushuang to tear each other apart.
Never did she expect to be outsmarted by Jiang Ling, her cleverness backfiring.
When did this previously foolish woman, whom she had almost ruined, become so intelligent?
Jiang Ling glanced sideways at An Qiuyan, "Well? Do you have anything else to say now?"
"I..."
Seeing Jiang Ling smiling smugly, revealing her eight pearly white teeth, An Qiuyan's heart burned with the desire to throw a basin of hot charcoal at her face.
But no matter how much she hated it, she had to endure.
With Jiang Ling now holding the initiative, she had to find a way to clear her name first.