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Lin Jing had a calm expression on his face. He didn't seem the least bit flustered.

"You really didn't take it?" Old Lady Jiang's eyes narrowed as she stared at Lin Jing. She asked again, "There are so many priceless treasures in this secret chamber. Don't tell me that you're not interested in them at all?"

"The saying 'A man loves money, but he takes the right path' was something that I learned in elementary school. Therefore, no matter how many treasures you hide in that secret chamber, they are all yours to me. They have nothing to do with me, so I won't covet them."

With a mocking expression, he said, "Old madam, I advise you not to waste any more time on me. If I really did take something, then I wouldn't even be able to sit here obediently, much less bring it out with me."

As if she felt that Lin Jing's words made a lot of sense, Old Lady Jiang's face darkened as she stood up and said, "Come with me. I have something to ask you!"

With regards to the old lady's invitation, Lin Jing naturally didn't feel the slightest bit of fear. He followed her back to the study room. Standing at the entrance of the secret room, he took a glance inside and all sorts of dazzling light shot out.

"Take a look at what's inside. Even if it's worth 100 billion or 200 billion, it's still worth it. However, it's one less thing." Old Madame Jiang pointed to a square booth in the middle of the room and continued, "Do you know which one is missing?"

With this thought in mind, Lin Jing didn't hide anything and calmly said, "If I haven't guessed wrongly, what you've lost, Madam, should be the crystal as if it's a cabbage, right? That is a priceless treasure. If it were me, I would choose it too! "

"So you admit that you took it?" Old Lady Jiang's eyes narrowed as she stared at Lin Jing and spoke in a cold voice.

Sneering, Lin Jing replied, "Since I haven't done anything and I admit it, how can I admit it? The reason why I can guess what was lost is because I know that this thing exists, and that it has an extraordinary meaning. "

"If you must ask me, madame, I can give you some advice for free. As for whether it will work, I can't say for sure." Everything I do here should be under your control, so there is no chance. In other words, the only person who has the opportunity to do so is the one who knows about this place. However, you cannot control it, or you think you can control it, which means that you are unable to control it! "

When Old Lady Jiang heard this, she coldly said, "Then why can't it be you?"

"Since you insist on thinking it's me, then it's me. Since I'm here, I've never left. "As long as I can find the crystal jade dish in the Jiang Clan's territory, I will accept it!" Lin Jing said with a resolute expression.

Hearing this, Old Lady Jiang finally hesitated. From Lin Jing's point of view, there was no longer any possibility that he had taken the item. But besides Lin Jing, she really couldn't think of a second person. The key point was that she couldn't see this young man in front of her at all.

After thinking deeply for a moment, Old Lady Jiang suddenly stared at Lin Jing and asked, "Do you know why my attitude towards you suddenly underwent such a drastic change?"

"I didn't know it in the past, but I can roughly guess what it is now." Lin Jing said with a hint of self-mockery, "Maybe I thought that I was smart that day and helped you solve a big problem. But in your heart, that's not what I thought, so it's bad for you!"

"Yes, and no!" "I'm actually very surprised of you. Although I was the one who decided to have Qianxue marry you, in reality, your role is really just as a tool person to earn your reputation."

"Although you have not made any big mistakes in the past few years in the Jiang Clan, you are still no different from a good-for-nothing. Until a while ago, you suddenly had an earth-shattering change. There were a few days where I had great expectations for you. However, what you did afterwards made me come to my senses. "No matter what, you are just a son-in-law, not a member of the Jiang Clan. Since you are not a member of the Jiang Clan, you can't be of the same mind!"

"Hehe, madame, your words are so reasonable!" Lin Jing sneered as he shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Old Lady Jiang's eyes narrowed slightly when she heard this. There was a hint of warm anger in her tone.

"It's not interesting. I'm just thinking, for the sake of one or two people who are destined to be useless, even if I hand their entire clan over to them, they will defeat me sooner or later. Is it worth it?" The smile on Lin Jing's face didn't change in the slightest as he continued.

"You might feel that my existence has greatly disgraced the Jiang family, and the things that happened before have completely ignited the flames, making you decide to eliminate me. However, you never would have thought that this was only a decision you made at the time when you should have thought of the side effects that would occur."

"The people of the world are not idiots, especially the people of the Arts and Entertainment City! They might not be able to react immediately to something, but as time went by, anything was actually obvious. Now, in order to chase me away, you've put on such a farce. It will only make people laugh even more. "Moreover, in the process, he even lost the most important thing to the Jiang Clan."

As he said this, Lin Jing felt that it was about time. He stood up and said, "Madame, I'm afraid that the Jiang Clan's days will not be so easy. For Qianxue's sake, let me just say one more thing. There are some things that should be thrown away if they are rotten, and if you keep them, you'll only let the rest of them rot! "

Old Madame Jiang's eyes narrowed. She wanted to say something, but Lin Jing simply gave her a deep bow before turning around and walking away. He didn't have the slightest intention of lingering.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Old Lady Jiang's mind before they finally converged into a sentence that echoed in her mind. "Am I really wrong?"

As he walked out of the villa and looked at the sky outside, he took a deep breath. Lin Jing suddenly felt refreshed, as if the burden on his shoulders had been lifted.

Only now did he realize that what he really wanted to do was not to stay in the Jiang family and stubbornly defend that piece of wasted marriage certificate with Jiang Qianxue. After leaving, he would have to start over again.

Once a thing was figured out in one's mind, it would be very easy to do it again. After Lin Jing realized that his true relationship with Jiang Qianxue wasn't determined by that marriage certificate, countless new ideas suddenly emerged in his mind.

The current him, just treat it as his first time knowing Jiang Qianxue and following a normal routine to start pursuing her. Thinking of this, Lin Jing took out his phone and called her. Before, he had sent her a text, but there had been no reply. At that time, his eyes had indeed been blinded by concern.

In fact, if he had just called at that time, there wouldn't have been any of this. However, Lin Jing also knew that even if he didn't succeed this time, there would definitely be a next time. Sooner or later, this was something that he would have to face.

To be able to think things through on one's own was actually a good thing.

The call quickly connected, but after a while, Jiang Qianxue finally answered: "Hello, what's the matter?"

"Qianxue, where are you? I have something I want to talk to you about." Lin Jing knew that Jiang Yuncai must have said something to Jiang Qianxue before in order to let him leave in such a sorrowful manner. Thus, he was trying his best to use the most gentle and calm tone possible.

"What's the matter?" "Fine, I'll wait for you at the Green Wood Cafe outside the Wen Jiabao City. Where are you?" Jiang Qianxue, who was on the other end of the phone, hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I'm outside right now. I'll be there soon. Wait for me." Lin Jing thought for a moment. Jiang Qianxue was currently in a very complex mood. If he told her that he had just come out of the villa, then she would definitely have wild thoughts in her heart, so she didn't say anything.

He caught a taxi and was outside the city in less than twenty minutes. Lin Jing didn't like drinking coffee, but Jiang Qianxue liked it. She often came to this green wood coffee shop, so he naturally knew where she was. Soon, he arrived outside and took a look inside. At this moment, Jiang Qianxue was sitting in a corner of the café near the window. She was looking outside with a depressed expression on her face.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Jing pushed open the door and walked in. He sat down in front of Jiang Qianxue and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, but I was a bit slow. Did I make you wait for a long time?"

Jiang Qianxue raised her head to look at Lin Jing. She shook her head and said, "No. I just came over. Are you not in the store?"

"No, I just went out to settle some matters and then came back from the outside." Lin Jing shook his head.

Hearing his words, Jiang Qianxue's expression became even gloomier. She grumbled, "You can't always be like this. If you have time, you have to stay in the shop more often. Otherwise, it will be very easy for Daddy to find an excuse. "He's serious this time, it will be hard for us to persevere …"

Lin Jing's heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously grabbed Jiang Qianxue's hand and said, "Qianxue, if we really were to get divorced, what would happen to you?"

"What did you say? I've said it already, no matter what, I won't divorce you! " Hearing this, Jiang Qianxue frowned and said unhappily.

"However, there are some things that are meaningless even if you force yourself to hold on." Lin Jing took a deep breath and continued, "The truth is, Qianxue, I've already thought about it. Our relationship has problems from the very beginning, and that marriage certificate is only a marriage certificate."

"What do you mean? My parents persuaded him so quickly? Or is it because they promised you so much money that you're not going to keep going? " When Jiang Qianxue heard Lin Jing's words, she felt a burst of grief in her heart. Her gaze was tightly locked onto him.

"It's not like that. Qianxue, you misunderstood!" Seeing that Jiang Qianxue had misunderstood, Lin Jing immediately explained emotionally, "If I could be with you, even if I had to trade the entire world for you, I would absolutely not change it. Because to me, you are more important than the world!"

"Hmph, what you said just now was very nice. What did you mean by that? What do you mean, 'it's just a marriage certificate'? "