But as she grew older and gained more experience, she increasingly felt that Tang Yaqi's death had nothing to do with her. She had indeed slept with Jiang Jingxiu, but she had been drugged at the time. She didn't know who had given her the drug, nor who it was originally intended for. Furthermore, if Jiang Jingxiu hadn't wanted to, he could have pushed her away. She was the one who had been drugged, not him. How much strength could a young girl possibly have to truly incapacitate Jiang Jingxiu?
And then there was the drunk driver, and Tang Yaqi herself, who had carelessly crossed the road… There were so many contributing factors, yet after the accident, simply because she was an insignificant person, everyone had to place the blame for someone's death on her!
Jiang Mi also knew that the Jiang family needed an excuse to expel her at the time. After all, expelling her without any reason would be difficult to justify, and the Jiang family cared about their reputation.
"I'll say it again, I didn't want to sleep with you back then. I was drugged. I said this back then, but no one believed me, and you didn't either. But I'm saying it again today! I'm not lying! If you really want to find out who is responsible for Tang Yaqi's death, then go find the person who drugged me! That person is the instigator!" After Jiang Mi finished speaking, she got up and left. She no longer wanted to go through with any of her plans; she didn't want to win houses or cars anymore.
All she wanted now was to leave!
Ye Wan hadn't witnessed the chaotic scene just now. She only learned of the incident later through gossip and rushed over to see what had happened.
"Jiang Mi, what's wrong? Jiang Jingxiu, did you bully Jiang Mi?" Ye Wan frowned as she looked at Jiang Jingxiu, feeling a surge of anger. Mianmian was their child, yet Jiang Jingxiu had never fulfilled his fatherly duties in all these years.
"Ye Xiaowan, which eye saw me bullying anyone?" Jiang Jingxiu reached out and tapped Ye Wan's forehead.
"Both of my eyes saw it! You were bullying Jiang Mi, I'm telling you, Jiang Mi is my best friend, and you are forbidden from bullying her from now on!" Ye Wan angrily swatted his hand away and looked at him sternly. Her protective demeanor was somewhat endearingly naive.
Jiang Mi's heart warmed, and her eyes welled up.
"Jiang Mi, let's ignore him. We'll wait for the lucky draw later." Ye Wan pulled Jiang Mi away.
Jiang Jingxiu: "..."
So, these three had actually come to this banquet solely for the house and car giveaways…
...
Jin Lan pulled Jiang Yan into a lounge. He gently pushed her to sit down, and Jiang Yan furrowed her brows, asking, "What are you doing?"
Jin Lan glanced at her, sat down on the coffee table opposite her, lifted her legs onto his lap, and looked at her ankle.
Jiang Yan felt a bit embarrassed by his actions and immediately tried to withdraw her leg. Jin Lan held it in place. "Don't move."
"..."
"Your ankle is so swollen. Doesn't it hurt?" Jin Lan frowned and glared at her.
"It hurts, of course. Aren't they giving away houses today? I need a place to live right now, otherwise, I would be resting at home," Jiang Yan replied truthfully.
Jin Lan: "..."
As expected, houses held great appeal.
"Has it been swollen for a long time?" Jin Lan looked at her injury, which didn't seem like it had just happened from a fall.
"I've been working part-time at a bubble tea shop recently. I twisted it one day, and I didn't pay much attention to it, so it's been swollen ever since."
Previously, Jiang Yan had endured the pain. Just now, for the sake of making it look convincing, she had deliberately limped. In reality, her ankle did hurt a little.
Hearing the girl's aggrieved voice, Jin Lan's heart suddenly felt like it was being pricked by needles. He first placed her leg back on the coffee table, then got up and went out. When he returned, he was holding several bottles of medicine in his hand.