Chapter 233 - Chapter 233: Who Was the Old Madam Defending Against?
Chapter 233: Who Was the Old Madam Defending Against?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Qingqian strode to the closet and locked the door with her fingerprint. The moment she pulled it open, she saw the clothes Jiang Yanshen had bought hanging on the hanger.
She looked at the clothes on the hanger and then down at the clothes in her hand.
The two clothes were exactly the same. Even the cloth was the same.
Su Ying was not holding the one Jiang Yanshen had given her!
But why did she have an identical one?
There were countless questions and confusion in her mind. When she heard footsteps, she turned her head to look at Su Ying, who was standing at the door.
She frowned slightly and turned to walk in front of Su Ying. She raised the clothes in her hand and asked, “Why do you have the same clothes?” “I…” Su Ying opened her mouth and hesitated.
Lin Qingqian took a deep breath and asked patiently, “Xiao Ying, you should know how much I trust you, and trust is as precious as diamonds in this era.”
Su Ying’s eyelashes trembled as she placed her hands uneasily in front of her and intertwined them. After hesitating for a moment, she bit her lip and said,
“I… I… found it.’
“Found it?” Lin Qingqian raised her eyebrows and continued asking. Su Ying nodded. “Sister Qingqian, I’m not lying to you. I really found it.”
Seeing her anxious expression and tears in her almond-shaped eyes, Lin Qingqian believed that she was not lying.
“Where did you find it? And who threw it away?”
Su Ying’s face turned paler and paler, and her eyes turned more and more guilty. However, she couldn’t withstand her gaze and braced herself to say, “The company’s trash can… it was thrown away by… Designer Han!”
“Xiao Bai?” Lin Qingqian held her breath, suspecting that she had heard wrongly.
Su Ying nodded with extreme difficulty. “Yes, I saw that the clothes were similar to yours, and they were new, so I picked them up…”
Lin Qingqian’s mind went blank with a buzz. Then, memories surged into her mind like seawater.
From the first time they met in the guest room, to their daily interactions, to what he had said, to how he had helped her block the sulfuric acid..
The seeds that had long been planted in her heart immediately broke out of the
ground and grew savagely.
Without thinking, she grabbed the clothes and walked out.
Su Ying turned around and called out to her, “Sister Qingqian, Sister Qingqian…”
Lin Qingqian acted as if she did not hear anything.
“What should I do? What should I do?” Su Ying was as anxious as a cat with its tail stepped on.
Suddenly, she thought of something and hurriedly picked up her phone to make a call…
Lin Qingqian walked out of the company and saw Brother Chen. She stretched out her hand. “Give me the car keys. I want to go out.”
Brother Chen did not give it to her. “Miss Lin, where are you going? I’ll send you there!”
“Give me the car keys,” Lin Qingqian repeated. When she looked at him with her clear eyes, there was an irresistible force.
Brother Chen was silent. In the end, he handed her the car keys.
Lin Qingqian took the car keys and walked to the car. She placed the clothes on the front passenger seat and walked around the front of the car to sit in the driver’s seat. She said to Brother Chen, who had followed her, “You’re not allowed to follow me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly started the car and sped away.
In the hospital, in the ward.
When Jiang Yanshen received the call, he only said calmly, “Got it.”
After ending the call, he turned to look at the old lady on the hospital bed and said in a low voice, “Have you decided?”
Old Madam Jiang nodded. “I’m already so old and don’t have many years to live. I have to do what needs to be done in advance, lest, lest…’
She said “lest” twice in a row but did not continue.
Jiang Yanshen understood what she meant and turned to look at Lawyer Zhang beside him. “Lawyer Zhang, sorry to trouble you.”
“It’s not troublesome. This is my job.” Lavvyer Zhang took out a few documents from his briefcase and handed them to the old lady. At the same time, he also handed her a fountain pen.
“After signing it, this will have legal effect. When you leave, I’ll announce the will in public.”
At the side, Lawyer Zhang explained, “Of course, if you want to change anything during this period, you can contact me at any time.”
Old Madam Jiang held the fountain pen and signed without thinking. Then, she handed the document to him. “There’s nothing else. Just follow this.”
Lawyer Zhang took the document and checked the signature to confirm that there was no problem. He put it into the document bag and said, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first.”
Old Madam Jiang: “Go.”
Lawyer Zhang bowed slightly to Jiang Yanshen and turned to leave.
Jiang Yanshen stood by the hospital bed and looked at her, his thin lips twitching. “You’re harming her.”
Old Madam Jiang glared at him. “I can’t wait to dote on her!”
“Second Uncle won’t be happy if he finds out,” Jiang Yanshen said honestly. Old Madam Jiang snorted. “I can give my shares to whoever I want.”
Jiang Yanshen stuffed his hands in his pockets and remained silent.
Old Madam Jiang’s body was weak and she was in a bad state to begin with. At this moment, she was sleepy. “You should go and work too. Madam Liu will take care of me here.”
Jiang Yanshen nodded and turned to walk to the door of the ward. When his fingers held the cold metal and turned it, he turned around to look at her… “You split the shares in three. Who exactly are you guarding against?”
His cold voice sounded slowly, its arc mixed with mockery. Without waiting for the old lady to answer, he pulled open the door and left.
Lin Qingqian had gone to Han Liubai’s place before, so she found it easily this time.
After registering with the guard, she entered the neighborhood and drove to the door. She got out of the car and pressed the video doorbell.
No one answered it. Lin Qingqian waited for a few minutes and pressed the button again, but no one answered it.
Didn’t he say that he was not feeling well and was resting at home?
Why wasn’t he at home?
She took out her phone and was about to make a call when a gentle and slightly surprised voice came from behind. “Director Lin.”
Lin Qingqian turned around and saw a tall man slowly walking towards her. Under the glaring sun, his face was pale and his expression was calm, as if there was a cool breeze around him.
Han Liubai walked up to her with a smile. “Why are you suddenly here?” “1—” Lin Qingqian opened her mouth, but she couldn’t say a word.
Seeing that she was silent, Han Liubai said considerately, “It’s hot outside. Let’s go up first.”
He opened the door with his key card and pulled it open for her like a gentleman, indicating for her to come in.
Lin Qingqian carried the bag in her hand and followed him in.
Han Liubai opened the door and invited her into the house. As he poured water into a cup, he asked casually, “Is there something urgent?”
Lin Qingqian looked at him and her throat tightened. She choked a few times before saying, “Didn’t you say that you’re not feeling well and are resting at home?”
Han Liubai turned around and walked to her side, handing her the water. “Yes, it’s just that the medicine I need is finished, so I went to the hospital to get more.”
Lin Qingqian took the water but did not drink it.
Han Liubai turned around and walked towards the sofa. “Come and sit.”
Lin Qingqian hesitated for a moment before walking over and sitting on the soft sofa. She placed the cup in her hand on the coffee table.
Han Liubai turned his head to look at her and said gently, “Director Lin, what’s wrong with you today? You seem strange.” Who exactly was this man?
Could he be the person she thought he was?
“Director Lin?” Han Liubai called out to her.
Lin Qingqian came back to her senses and pinched the space between her thumb and index finger with the hand that was holding the bag. Then, she let go and curled her red lips. “I saw a piece of clothing with Su Ying today. She said that you threw it away.”
She took the clothes out of the bag and showed them to him.
When Han Liubai saw the clothes, he looked a little surprised, but he did not say anything.
Lin Qingqian added, “This dress should be unique in the world. There’s only one piece and I’ve locked it in the closet.”
“Why do you have an identical one? And why did you throw it away?”
Han Liubai placed his hands in front of him and subconsciously clenched his fists. “1—”
Just as he opened his mouth, he heard Lin Qingqian ask, “Xiao Bai, who exactly are you?”
Han Liubai looked at her and pursed his pale thin lips. “Director Lin, listen to me…”
“Are you him?” Lin Qingqian interrupted him again and looked at him with her clear eyes. She was not angry, but curious, expectant, or even… worshipful.
“You’re Master L, right?!”
Her puzzled words were completely affirmative.
Other than Master L, no one else in this world could make the same clothes.
It was only because he was Master L that so many coincidences could be explained.
After he came to Shi Guang Studio to apply for a job, White chose to work with Shi Guang Studio. When Shi Guang Studio worked with Z magazine, White supported them. When Z magazine’s investment was withdrawn, White immediately invested in them…
All of this was too coincidental!
Han Liubai clenched his fists tighter and tighter. His clear eyes met hers, and his throat moved. For a moment—
The word “it’s me” had already reached his lips, but he finally swallowed it back.
“Director Lin, what are you talking about?” He relaxed his fists and smiled.
“Why do you think I’m… Master L? This is too exaggerated!” Lin Qingqian was stunned. “You’re not Master L?”
Had she guessed it wrongly?
Han Liubai nodded. “Of course not!”
Lin Qingqian did not believe his words. “How do you explain this dress?”
Han Liubai looked at the clothes in her hand. “I imitated Master L’s work and made this dress. I didn’t expect you to be mistaken.”
“Imitation?” Lin Qingqian’s heart was filled with doubts. “But this dress is clearly identical to Master L’s. Why did you throw it away?
“Of course we have to throw away a failed work.” Han Liubai shrugged helplessly. “Can’t you tell?”
Lin Qingqian blinked and did not say anything.
Han Liubai took the dress and flipped it open, pointing to a seam, “The stitching under the arm is wrong, and it doesn’t look good on the shoulder. Plus, every garment by Master L has his unique signature. Do you see that on this counterfeit piece?”
Lin Qingqian’s eyes narrowed. Looking carefully at the place he said, it was indeed wrong. Moreover, the dress did not have Master L’s unique signature.
That was Master L’s habit. There were never any exceptions.
She had really made a mistake. He wasn’t Master L?
Awkwardness surged in her thin eyes. She stole a glance at him and quickly lowered her gaze.
“I originally knew that you were sad that you didn’t manage to get that piece of work, so I wanted to use this fake to make you happy!” Han Liubai said indifferently, his tone helpless. “I didn’t expect you to already have the real thing. Moreover, I only knew that my imitation had failed when I saw the real thing. ”
“I originally planned to throw it away to avoid embarrassment. I didn’t expect
Su Ying to pick it up and you saw it, causing a misunderstanding..”