kingnovel Chapter 1285: Already Calming Down
Chapter 1285: Already Calming Down
Madam Qin forced a smile, her eyes flickering, not daring to look directly at Jiang Mubai: "Mubai, I know you must be resentful of me, but I came here today to discuss a deal with you."
Jiang Mubai raised his eyebrows, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "Trade? What else can the Qin family trade with me? Could it be Qin Yuanqing's restless heart?"
Madam Qin Er's face froze, she took a deep breath, took out a check from her handbag and pushed it in front of Jiang Mubai: "This is 10 million, leave Yunchuan."
The number on the check made Jiang Mubai stunned for a moment, then he sneered: "Ten million is enough to buy me away from Cheng Yunchuan? Second Madam, are you underestimating me too much, and overestimating yourself too much?"
She picked up the check and twirled it between her fingers with a look of disdain.
Madam Qin bit her lip, a trace of humiliation flashed across her face, but soon she changed into a pleading expression: "Mu Bai, I know this may not mean much to you, but this is all I can give you now. Yun Chuan... he deserves better, and you are not suitable for him."
"Oh? I'm not suitable for him, then who is? You?" Jiang Mubai's tone was cold and his eyes were like knives, piercing straight into Madam Qin's heart.
Madam Qin Er's face was pale, her lips were trembling and she couldn't speak. She didn't expect Jiang Mubai to be so direct and sharp.
"Second Madam, instead of wasting time here, you should go back and think about how to discipline your precious son. As for Yunchuan and me, you don't have to worry about us." Jiang Mubai threw the check back on the table, stood up and prepared to leave.
Madam Qin Er grabbed Jiang Mubai's arm and said in an almost pleading tone, "Wait! Mubai, don't you really understand? Yunchuan...he just treats you as a substitute for his former lover! The person he really loves has died a long time ago!"
Jiang Mubai suddenly stopped and her body stiffened. This sentence was like a sharp knife, stabbing into her heart. She slowly turned around and stared at Madam Qin Er with cold eyes: "What did you say?"
Seeing Jiang Mubai finally react, Madam Qin Er said as if she had grasped a life-saving straw, "Yunchuan used to be deeply in love with a woman who looked a lot like you, but she died in an accident. After you appeared, he treated you as her substitute, so he treated you so well. Think about it carefully, does he often call your name wrong, and is he always looking for the shadow of that woman in you?"
Jiang Mubai remained silent, countless fragments flashing through his mind: Cheng Yunchuan's gentle eyes, doting tone, and occasional absent-mindedness and trance. Could it be that all this was fake?
Seeing Jiang Mubai's wavering expression, Madam Qin Er was delighted and continued, "Mubai, I know you are also a smart woman. You should understand that a forced melon is not sweet. Let it go, and fulfill Yunchuan and yourself. With this money, you can start a new life and find the happiness that truly belongs to you."
Jiang Mubai took a deep breath and tried to control his trembling voice: "Do you have any evidence to prove that what you said is true?"
Madam Qin Er took out a photo album from her bag and handed it to Jiang Mubai: "Take a look for yourself."
Jiang Mubai took the album with trembling hands, and opened the first page. A photo came into view. The woman in the photo was young and beautiful, with a bright smile, and was almost exactly the same as she is now.
Jiang Mubai flipped through the photos one by one, and his heart grew colder and colder. The woman in the photo and Cheng Yunchuan were very close and behaved affectionately, like a couple in love.
"What's her name?" Jiang Mubai's voice was hoarse, as if it was squeezed out from the depths of his throat.
Madam Qin Er said softly: "Jiang Muxue is Yunchuan's first love and the love of his life."
Jiang Mubai clutched the photo album tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh, but she didn't feel any pain. She felt that her world was collapsing, and all the beauty turned into bubbles that would burst at the slightest touch.
"Go away." Jiang Mubai waved his hand weakly, his voice low, as if he had lost all his strength.
Seeing this, Madam Qin Er thought that Jiang Mubai had agreed to her conditions. She showed a hint of pride on her face and pushed the check in front of Jiang Mubai again: "Mubai, don't worry, I will make Yunchuan forget you and start a new life."
Jiang Mubai ignored the check and Madam Qin Er. He just sat there blankly with empty eyes, as if he had lost his soul.
Seeing that Jiang Mubai didn't respond, Madam Qin Er left tactfully. Jiang Mubai was the only one left in the cafe, and everything around her became blurry. Only the photo album was clearly reflected in front of her eyes, like a sharp blade, fiercely cutting her heart.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Mubai finally came to her senses. She picked up her phone and called Cheng Yunchuan: "Hello, Yunchuan, where are you?"
"I'm at the company, what's wrong?" Cheng Yunchuan replied, thinking that Jiang Mubai had calmed down.
"I want to see you, now." Jiang Mubai wanted to know the truth from Cheng Yunchuan.
"Okay, I'll go over immediately."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Mubai held the phone tightly, her palms full of sweat. She didn't know how to face Cheng Yunchuan, nor did she know what to ask.
She only knew that she needed an answer, an answer about Cheng Yunchuan, about Jiang Muxue, and about herself.
When Cheng Yunchuan pushed the door open, he saw Jiang Mubai sitting by the window. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a layer of golden halo on her body, making her look particularly lonely. She was holding the photo album tightly in her hand, and her knuckles were white.
Seeing him come in, Jiang Mubai slowly raised her head with a complicated look in her eyes, like a bottomless lake, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
"You're here." Jiang Mubai's voice was calm, without any emotion.
Cheng Yunchuan walked over to her, sat down opposite her, and asked gently, "What's wrong? You look so bad."
Jiang Mubai did not answer, but pushed the photo album in his hand in front of Cheng Yunchuan.
Cheng Yunchuan picked up the photo album and opened the first page. The woman in the photo had bright eyes, white teeth, and a sweet smile. She was strikingly similar to Jiang Mubai. He paused, and a hint of imperceptible panic flashed in his eyes.
"This is……."
"Mrs. Qin II gave it to me. She said she was your first love, Jiang Muxue, the love of your life." Jiang Mubai interrupted him, his tone still calm, but with a barely perceptible chill.
Cheng Yunchuan was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Jiang Mubai, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.
"Mu Bai, please listen to my explanation."
Jiang Mubai sneered: "What do you want to explain? Explain that you think of me as her substitute? Explain that all the kindness you have shown me is because I look like her?"
Cheng Yunchuan reached out to hold Jiang Mubai's hand, but she dodged him.
"Mu Bai, things are not what you think."
Jiang Mubai pressed, "What's that like? Do you dare to say that you don't have any use for me? Do you dare to say that you don't look for her shadow in her?"