Volume 1 Chapter 11: Exposed
The detective’s hopes were still dashed.
Gao Yue saw the message only the next morning.
She had been assigned a last-minute business trip and didn’t notice the 2GB video the other party had sent until she was already on the high-speed train.
She was frantic.
But the download speed taught her a lesson in patience.
By the time she got off the train, she had to meet with a client, leaving her no time to watch the video. It wasn’t until she finished her work for the day and returned to the hotel that the video finally finished downloading.
She couldn’t wait to see how Ruan Wan would grovel and fawn over some old man.
But on the screen appeared an outrageously flashy orange Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
The camera zoomed in close, clear enough to see Jiang Song stepping out of the car, walking over to Ruan Wan, taking the bag from her hands, and smiling as he opened the car door for her.
“…” Gao Yue felt as if she had been plunged into an ice cellar.
Before she could seriously consider the relationship between the two, the second clip appeared.
This time, it wasn’t the flashy Cullinan but a black Mercedes-Benz. The rear window rolled down, revealing an excessively handsome young man’s face—he had come to pick Ruan Wan up after work.
Gao Yue took a deep breath, paused the video, and asked the detective who the young man was.
【Professional Detective Team】: The young master of the Su family, Su Tongan.
The Su family!
Jiangcheng had many prestigious families, but when it came to the top-tier elite, only the “Li, Jiang, Pei, Su” families counted.
How could Ruan Wan have any connection with the Su family?!
It was already nine in the evening. Suppressing her jealousy, Gao Yue continued watching the third recording.
When she saw that Ruan Wan was actually dating both Jiang Song and the young master of the Su family at the same time and place, she was stunned.
—Not only was Ruan Wan two-timing, hooking two wealthy young masters at once, but she was also a master of “time management”?
The shock in her eyes was quickly replaced by calculation.
Without a moment’s hesitation, she immediately contacted Jiang Song.
“Young Master Jiang, this is Gao Yue from 《KVI Fashion》. There’s something about Ruan Wan that I’m not sure if I should tell you…”
On the other end of the call.
In the bar, the soothing folk music played softly as Jiang Song hung up the phone.
Pei Baichen smiled, “A nuisance call?”
“Something like that.” Jiang Song didn’t elaborate, raising his glass instead. “Congratulations on your Best Actor nomination, Movie Emperor Pei. The future looks bright.”
“Cut it out.” Pei Baichen waved his hand, appearing gentle and refined under the dim lighting, a stark contrast to Jiang Song.
“What did you want to see me about?”
Jiang Song smirked, “Shen Zhizhi has returned to the country. Li Minglan wants to invest in a laboratory for her, but they’re short 50 million. I can come up with 30 million in cash. But you know, the ongoing expenses for the lab are the real challenge—it’ll take over a billion to keep it running.”
Pei Baichen: “I can think of a way.”
“No.” Jiang Song shook his head, chuckling lightly. “Don’t you know Shen Zhizhi? She’s always been strong-willed. Back in school, she looked down on us Second Generation Aristocrats the most and despised our money. They say the entertainment industry makes money fast. I plan to use this money to invest in a variety show, make Shen Zhizhi famous, and let her earn her own research funding.”
Pei Baichen pondered, “The entertainment industry is too glamorous, and the temptations are too great. Are you sure this is good for her?”
“I know what you’re worried about. She’s Shen Zhizhi. Since she’s decided to pursue a career in research, she won’t be dazzled by the glitz of the entertainment industry.”
Jiang Song spoke with certainty.
At that moment, his phone on the table lit up again—it was the same number that had called earlier.
Jiang Song was about to hang up when someone suddenly patted his shoulder.
“Brother Song, Brother Chen, what a coincidence.”
Turning around, it was Su Tongan.
The young man had an innocent, harmless face and sat down familiarly on the booth seat, his gaze drifting toward the seat beside Jiang Song. “Brother Song, didn’t your girlfriend come?”
Before Jiang Song could speak, Pei Baichen laughed. “Your Brother Song is a man of integrity. Where did you get the idea he has a girlfriend? But Xiao An, it’s been years since we last met. You’ve grown so tall—you’re not the little kid I remember anymore.”
“Tsk, Xiao An is no longer a child.” Jiang Song thought of the scene he had witnessed the previous night and teased:
“You’re quite the player, huh? Fancying a married woman.”
—”Young Master Jiang, is Young Master Su also with you?”
A woman’s voice rang out. Jiang Song looked down and caught sight of the call interface displaying “00:58.”
He had accidentally tapped the answer button earlier.
Jiang Song’s brows furrowed, and without a second thought, he was about to hang up.
“Don’t hang up yet! Young Master Jiang, both you and Young Master Su have been played by Ruan Wan!”
The volume was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Su Tongan and Pei Baichen to hear clearly. Jiang Song’s finger paused.
On the phone, Gao Yue quickly said:
“There’s video evidence!”
“Yesterday, my friend happened to be dining at Eastern Corner Manor and recorded Ruan Wan dating both of you at the same time!”
“She even gave Young Master Su’s scarf to you!”
“I was just afraid that Young Master Jiang might be deceived by someone with ulterior motives—”
Jiang Song didn’t listen to her further and ended the call.
In the dim light, the white scarf he had brought with him stood out glaringly.
Beside him, Su Tongan’s expression was one of shock.
He recalled the scarf he had seen the previous day, and the more he thought about it, the more familiar it seemed.
Wasn’t that the damn scarf he had given to Ruan Wan?!
She had turned around and given it to another man?!
The atmosphere suddenly grew tense.
Su Tongan couldn’t wait to call Ruan Wan and demand an explanation about what was going on between her and Jiang Song, but in the next second, Jiang Song grabbed him by the collar.
“The married woman you confessed to last night—was it Ruan Wan?”