She was very smart. Jiang Meng’s words first expressed how much she missed Jiang Boyan and attributed all her previous abnormal actions to this. Secondly, she also advised Lin Che to return to the mall and help her keep Jiang Boyan there until Jiang Zhenghua could send his men to take her away.
When Lin Che heard this, his previous distrust towards Jiang Meng disappeared. Lin Che’s heart ached as he stared at Jiang Meng’s bruised face. He hugged Jiang Meng even tighter. “Stop talking. I won’t leave you.”
“But what about Jiang Boyan?”
Jiang Meng wiped her tears as she spoke.
“Before I left, I told her that your birthday party is on Friday. Perhaps she will attend for the sake of our friendship. When that time comes, we can ask her what exactly happened during the last three years.”
Lin Che hugged Jiang Meng tightly.
“Yes.”
How could Jiang Boyan go? She was already lucky to escape from her today. Would she go to the Jinjiang Hotel on Friday to court death?
Jiang Meng gritted her teeth. She had to capture that wretched woman, Jiang Boyan. She could not let her live. Jiang Boyan was the scapegoat that she pushed to die for her. But now, she was not dead. When that time came, that damned calamity would return to her. What should she do?
Jiang Boyan had to die!
Jiang Meng obediently leaned into Lin Che’s embrace. A vicious look flashed across her swollen face.
…
The moonlight was like water.
It washed over the entire bustling capital.
Jiang Boyan was blocked by the ornamental wood. She watched helplessly as Lin Che’s car gradually drove further and further away. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhenghua’s bodyguards were entering and exiting the shopping mall to look for her. The men were wandering around aimlessly.
Jiang Boyan walked under the moonlight and slowly walked on the sidewalk.
The moonlight shone on Jiang Boyan’s wavy hair, shrouding her in a layer of hazy soft light. The night breeze was very cold. Jiang Boyan could not help but rub her arms for warmth. The pleasure of toying with Jiang Meng just now had already disappeared from her eyes.
Jiang Boyan thought of Jiang Meng and Lin Che who had been cuddling up with each other just now.
In the past, in order to earn money for her meals, she helped a whole dormitory block of classmates get express delivery.
One day, Jiang Boyan received a job handing over confession letters and gifts to Lin Che for a customer.
At that time, Lin Che had already gone to university. Jiang Boyan pulled a lot of strings to find out where Lin Che would appear.
Lin Che was working on projects with the teacher at that time. Students who were not part of a project could not enter the classroom where projects were being carried out. Jiang Boyan brought the gift that the girl had given her and sneaked to Lin Che’s university. Then, she sneaked through the door of the classroom where Lin Che and the others were conducting their experiments.
Jiang Boyan could not go in, so she waited outside and squatted to take a nap.
She heard a noise and subconsciously stood up. However, because she had squatted for too long, she felt dizzy. She could not regain her balance and fell forward. A pair of strong hands caught her and held her up.
Jiang Boyan looked up and saw her weak figure reflected in those eyes that held a gentle smile.
This person was Lin Che.
Jiang Boyan gave Lin Che the gift that the girl had passed to her. After explaining the original sender of the gift, she left.
The next day, Jiang Boyan saw Lin Che after school. Lin Che leaned against a beautiful luxury car. His white t-shirt was clean and bright. When he saw Jiang Boyan, he smiled gently like a gentle young master. His every move revealed his status.
He opened the car door and gave her a large bouquet of roses.
Lin Che told Jiang Boyan that he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
Jiang Boyan also asked herself if she ever liked Lin Che.
In the beginning, Lin Che appeared so innocently in her life. She also fantasized about being Cinderella and how he might be her prince.
But somehow, Jiang Meng found out about her and Lin Che. She cried, made a fuss, and pestered her. She had been weak back then, and only surrendered her dreams of being with Lin Che to obey Jiang Meng. She created a chance for Lin Che and Jiang Meng to fall in love.
Then, the Jiang family wanted to send her to the old man.
She stabbed that man and barely escaped. At that time, she did not have any means to save her life. When she was about to be caught, she could only look for the only life-saving straw — Lin Che.
She thought that Lin Che would probably help her get away from the devil’s den.
But who would have thought that before she could tell him that she was the adopted daughter of the Jiang family, Lin Che confessed her whereabouts in a phone call with Jiang Meng. She was forced to run away again.
In the end, she was caught by the Jiang family who quickly threw her into the restricted area.
Did she hate Lin Che? But Lin Che did not know anything. There was no need to hate him.
But she had clearly told Lin Che not to tell anyone about her whereabouts. But Lin Che still told Jiang Meng everything. After that incident, all her fantasies about Lin Che disappeared.
‘Forget it.’
There was nothing to think about.
Jiang Boyan took out the ID card from the pocket of her sweater.
Ye Rong told her that as long as she did not use a machine to verify the identity, this ID card could easily fool ordinary people.
Then, with this ID card, she could still barely survive.
Originally, she did not mean to escape from Hibiscus Garden so early. However, she did not know if Ji Han saw through her disguise or if he was really perverted enough to have such a desire for her.
If she continued to stay in Hibiscus Garden, it would be even more dangerous than staying on the streets. She did not want anything to happen between her and that man.
Today, she would return to Hibiscus Garden. She would simply pack some necessities and then escape.
As long as she put on some kind of performance, like her falling ill then breaking out of the villa, it should not implicate Madam Chen and Madam Lin.
After returning to Hibiscus Garden, Jiang Boyan took advantage of the moonlight and buried the wooden box that she had brought out of the Jiang house in the grass by the lake. She planned to bring it with her on the way out of the mansion tomorrow.
In order to better deal with the chase that she would face the next day, Jiang Boyan also took two pills of Madam Chen’s tranquilizer. This way, she could let herself sleep until the next day. She wanted to replenish her energy.
When she woke up, it was already eleven o’clock in the afternoon. She did not even have a single dream.
Okay.
She was ready to run away.
Jiang Boyan stretched and sat up. Just as she was about to get out of the bed, the bedroom door was pushed open.
She immediately pretended to be a fool. There was no expression in her beautiful eyes. She looked like a child who did not know anything.
“Miss, you’re up?”
Madam Lin walked to Jiang Boyan’s side and gently tidied up her messy black hair. Her fingertips were warm, her movements were gentle. “Miss, you’ve slept for a long time. The young master is already waiting for you downstairs. It’s really rare for the young master to wait for someone without uttering a single complaint.”
Ji Han?
What was he doing here?
Jiang Boyan’s plan to escape was instantly destroyed. She did not dare to act like a sick person and escape in front of that pervert.
“Miss, come here. I’ll help you change your clothes.”
Madam Lin treated Jiang Boyan like a child. She picked out a light pink dress from the wardrobe and carefully put it on for her. She led her into the bathroom and even thoughtfully squeezed toothpaste on her toothbrush.
Jiang Boyan had lived here for so long, but she was still not used to being treated like a lunatic. She even needed help to brush her teeth. She pretended to have learned how to brush her teeth and took the toothbrush from Madam Lin. Madam Lin was so happy that tears were about to fall down her cheeks. She thought that she had taught Jiang Boyan how to brush her teeth.
“Miss, you’re really amazing.”
Jiang Boyan looked at the toothbrush in her hand and complained in her heart, “Madam Lin is really good at praising.”
After washing up, Madam Lin tugged her to the vanity mirror. As she combed her hair, she muttered to herself, “Only if you tidy yourself up will young master keep you here.”
Jiang Boyan was speechless. She was not Ji Han’s pet. She still had to tidy up nicely in order to get a chance to stay?
She did not want to stay here at all!
Madam Lin even gave Jiang Boyan a simple eyebrow trim. Because of Jiang Boyan’s strong resistance, Madam Lin was unable to help her apply makeup.
After applying a simple moisturizer for her, the helpless Madam Lin brought Jiang Boyan to the living room.
The window of the living room was open, and the rustling sound of a creeper being blown by the wind could be vaguely heard.
On the large television screen in the living room, two game characters were fighting each other.
Jiang Boyan shifted her gaze to the man on the sofa who was staring at the television screen. He leaned forward, his long legs spread apart, and he held the game controller in his hand. There was a lazy and willful look between his brows, but there was a hint of a murderous intent that was difficult to detect.
The side of his face was as sharp as a knife. He looked exceptionally handsome.