Chapter 509 Extra Lin Jingxing (14)

Trouble is normal; if she weren't in trouble, how could she have died and started over?

This thought was silently uttered by Lin Jingxing.

However, Lin Jingxing suddenly became more interested in the CEO of the Ye Group, who shared a similar experience, even a fate of shared suffering. After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Just as Lin Jingxing was contemplating how to ask Ye Yunzhou to introduce him to his brother, Gu Qing, who was beside them, added calmly:

"His brother, Ye Xiangchen, once entrusted me to investigate the truth of the incident back then. Although it's hard to believe, that little girl was far more capable than Ye Yunzhou just described. She was not only quick-witted and possessed more strength than her peers, but she was also very skilled at utilizing the terrain. Originally, she wouldn't have fallen into the river. But during her escape, she encountered another girl, who is now Mrs. Lin Yue, the CEO of the Lin Group. To avoid being caught herself, she tripped the little girl running past her, attracting the attention of the kidnappers. However, to everyone's surprise, as the little girl stumbled, she was tripped by a discarded electrical cable on the ground. Her body, out of control, slid forward and fell directly into the small river. The little girl's family background was also very prominent. After the girl was rescued, to cover up her crime and prevent retaliation from the little girl's family, she had her family pay the kidnappers a hush money. Because they had kidnapped the future heir of the Ye family and had almost caused his death, these kidnappers were closely watched by the Ye family as soon as they were imprisoned. Soon, they all lost their lives. That's why Ye Xiangchen couldn't find the truth even after investigating for so many years."

"So that's how it is! That girl is truly detestable! Any normal person wouldn't do something as insane as pushing a little child out to take the fall! And after harming that little child, to cover up her own guilt, she gave the kidnappers hush money! Is that even humanly possible? What's most infuriating is that she wasn't amnesiac or insane, yet she shamelessly enjoys my brother's affection? How can someone so shameless exist in this world!"

The angrier Ye Yunzhou became, the more he stopped eating and started pacing around the living room. After pacing dozens of times, he belatedly realized: "Wait a minute! Why didn't my brother find me, the all-knowing gossip of the entertainment industry, to investigate such a matter? Instead, he found you, the aloof film emperor who remains detached from worldly affairs?"

"Perhaps he thought you were unreliable."

"No, this has to do with personal capability, what does it have to do with whether I'm reliable or not? And how did you, a film emperor who spends all day filming, manage to uncover the truth that my brother, who searched for many years, couldn't find? Moreover, as you just said, those kidnappers are all dead, so how did you find out about all this?"

"Trade secret, no comment." Gu Qing replied coldly, then reached out to serve Lin Jingxing a bowl of pork rib soup.

"Tch, if you don't want to say it, don't. Look at you." Ye Yunzhou, unable to bear watching, returned to the table, shoveling the remaining rice in his bowl while muttering, "No wonder my brother hates the Lin Group so much. I always thought Lin Yue hired assassins and almost killed my brother. Turns out there's also the hidden story of Mrs. Lin harming my brother's savior. For my brother, such a celestial being, to be played by a woman like that, he must be utterly frustrated! The harm that woman caused my brother, leading him to avoid women like the plague, remain single to this day, and possibly die alone in the future!"

"Remaining single to this day is a fact, but it doesn't necessarily mean he will die alone." Gu Qing suddenly threw out this nonsensical remark, leaving Ye Yunzhou completely bewildered.

"Brother, what do you mean by that?" Gu Qing, after picking out two pieces of pork rib with his serving chopsticks and placing them in Lin Jingxing's bowl, said placidly: "What I mean is, your elder brother, that iron tree, might also bloom one day."

"Ha—????" Ye Yunzhou's mouth gaped open, in an exaggerated posture of "Brother, don't joke with me."

"By the way, there's something I forgot to mention. The little girl who fell into the water, her surname is Shangguan, the little princess of the Shangguan family, a prestigious jewelry family. She recited poetry at three, wrote beautiful calligraphy at four, and mastered chess, chess, calligraphy, and painting at five. Although there might be some exaggeration from the Shangguan family, the fact that the little girl was exceptionally talented is undeniable. After the incident, the Shangguan family used all their manpower and resources but only managed to find one of the little girl's shoes. Since her body was never found, the Shangguan family has not given up searching all these years. However, to avoid reliving the painful memories, and also for business needs, the Shangguan family relocated abroad a few years ago."

"Shangguan family..." Lin Jingxing, who had just eaten a meal full of food and earth-shattering gossip, had his thoughts racing. He looked at Shangguan Wan'er, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, with disbelief. A bold guess, which was unlikely but highly plausible, popped into his mind.

"Um, sister Wan'er, if I may be so bold, how old are you this year?"

"Lin Shen, you call yourself a fan of Goddess Shangguan, yet you don't even know Goddess Shangguan's age. If I remember correctly, according to the information on Goddess Shangguan's official website, she should be this year..."

"Thirty-two."

"Yes, thirty-two!" Ye Yunzhou chimed in, but then he suddenly realized something was wrong: "Wait! Thirty-two, wasn't it twenty-three?" Ye Yunzhou, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years, considered himself to have a discerning eye, but at this moment, he stared intently at Shangguan Wan'er's flawless face, full of collagen and free of any cosmetic surgery. If she hadn't revealed it herself, he would never have imagined she was two years older than him! But if Shangguan Wan'er was indeed thirty-two, wouldn't that make her about the same age as his brother's savior? And they both had the surname Shangguan? Could it be that coincidental?

Just as Ye Yunzhou was questioning his reality, the doorbell suddenly rang. Ye Yunzhou, who had been enjoying free food and drinks, was instructed to open the door. When he reluctantly opened it and saw who was standing outside, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother, why are you here?!"

Ye Xiangchen walked past his perpetually immature brother, said "Excuse me," and strode into the house. Although Lin Jingxing didn't know the powerful figure of the Ye Group, judging by the overbearing CEO aura that emanated from him and his resemblance to Ye Yunzhou by three or four parts, it wasn't difficult to infer his identity. Lin Jingxing kicked the film emperor beside him under the table and silently asked with his eyes.

[Lin Jingxing: Did you invite him?]

[Gu Qing: Not me.]

[Lin Jingxing: If not you, then who?]

[Gu Qing: He's a big CEO after all, finding his way here in minutes is a piece of cake!]

[Lin Jingxing: Minutes your sister's minutes! You and Ye Xiangchen were in cahoots from the beginning!]

[Gu Qing: That's a false accusation. Besides, you know better than anyone how many minutes I've been here.]

[Lin Jingxing: Get lost!]