Perhaps Wei Nainai hadn’t seen the trending searches yet, but she would find out sooner or later. That was why Ye Xiaoluo decided to strike first.
The matter had now blown up. Ye Driver’s face in the video, using the Wei Group’s reputation to threaten someone into deleting the video, had even been turned into memes.
Ye Xiaoluo knew very well that if Wei Nainai found out, she would no longer tolerate her and her father.
Her voice softened as she explained, “Miss Jiang went to an auction, but my cousin accidentally kicked and damaged an extremely expensive antique. He demanded compensation from us. Brother Huaizhou said I didn’t need to worry about it, but I still felt I should apologize to Miss Jiang.”
She bowed slightly. “I’m sorry, Miss Jiang.”
Ye Xiaoluo had said everything—except for the part where she had led the charge in slandering Jiang Yuxia as a mistress.
Wei Nainai’s health wasn’t good, and Jiang Yuxia had no intention of arguing with her here.
Her expression remained indifferent. “Miss Ye, be careful next time not to be deceived into giving your heart away and actually becoming a mistress.”
Ye Xiaoluo’s face paled, and she immediately looked nervously at Wei Nainai.
Wei Nainai’s gaze turned stern as she looked at Ye Xiaoluo. “Have you been someone’s mistress?”
Ye Xiaoluo hurriedly shook her head. “I haven’t!”
Her face flushed red. Under Wei Nainai’s sharp gaze, Ye Xiaoluo quickly composed herself.
“I mistakenly thought Miss Jiang was a mistress, but Brother Huaizhou has already explained it to me. It turns out they’ve registered their marriage, so, Miss Jiang, I’m truly sorry.”
Wei Nainai’s expression turned extremely unpleasant. “Xiaxia is our Wei family’s legitimate granddaughter-in-law!”
“Xiaoluo, Xiaxia will be the mistress of our Wei family in the future. You must respect her as much as you respect me.”
Ye Xiaoluo lowered her head. “Yes, Madam, I understand.”
Wei Nainai then turned and asked, “Xiaxia, is the money Huaizhou gave you enough to spend?”
Jiang Yuxia maintained a faint smile. “It is, but I came here this time to give this to you, Grandma.”
She took a bank card out of her bag.
“This is…”
“In the two years since I married Mr. Wei, he has transferred a total of 23 million to me. I invested 10 million of it, and now, including the returns, there are 33 million in the account.”
Along with the bank card, she handed over two keys.
One was for the house Wei Huaizhou had bought for her when they first married, and the other was for a Bentley.
Ye Xiaoluo stared at the bank card, her almond-shaped eyes slightly dazed.
So much money, and Jiang Yuxia hadn’t spent a single cent? Then… where did the money for her auction come from?
Wei Nainai only glanced at it before frowning and asking, “Have the two of you quarreled?”
Jiang Yuxia still smiled. “No, it’s just that I don’t feel comfortable keeping this money, so I’d like to ask you to hold onto it, Grandma.”
Wei Nainai didn’t say anything. She had the housekeeper take the items and then said to Jiang Yuxia, “The sun is nice outside. Push my wheelchair and take me for a walk.”
Ye Xiaoluo wanted to follow, but Wei Nainai stopped her. “Stay here and help the housekeeper tidy up.”
In the garden, lush greenery flourished. The blazing summer sun, accompanied by the chirping of cicadas, ignited waves of heat.
Jiang Yuxia pushed Wei Nainai’s wheelchair, walking beneath the shade of the trees.
“Xiaxia, I won’t ask too much about you and Huaizhou, but I can assure you that Ye Xiaoluo will never have a chance to ruin your marriage.”
At this point, Wei Nainai sighed, “Ye Xiaoluo’s father has been our family’s driver for thirty years, so Huaizhou grew up with Ye Xiaoluo and has always treated her like a younger sister.”
“But that isn’t love. Once Huaizhou returns this time, I’ll have a good talk with him to make sure he doesn’t do anything that might upset you.”
Jiang Yuxia hesitated, unsure how to respond, and could only manage a faint smile in the end. “Regardless of whether Mr. Wei is involved or not, I already consider you my family, Nainai. I will take good care of you in the future.”
Wei Nainai smiled and patted her hand. “You’re such a good child. Here, this is for you.”
She retrieved a box from beneath the blanket on her lap and opened it, revealing an imperial green jade bracelet inside.
“What is this?”
“My mother passed this down to me. Xiaxia, today is your birthday. I don’t mean anything by it—I just want to wish you a happy birthday.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuxia tightly clutched the box, visibly moved. “Thank you, Nainai.”
She had nearly forgotten—today was actually her birthday.
Since the incident with her family, she hadn’t celebrated this day in a long time.
Suddenly, she remembered Wei Huaizhou’s abruptly cut-off words from yesterday. Was he going to wish her a happy birthday?
Just as she was lost in thought, she heard the familiar rustling sound of pages turning and writing.
Her Future Diary had updated again.
Jiang Yuxia immediately took out the blue-covered Diary—
“July 21st: A major gas explosion occurred at Azure Coast Nursing Home due to a gas leak. Although Wei Nainai narrowly escaped, she was severely injured. Many other elderly residents were killed or injured as well—a true human tragedy, alas…”
Without hesitation, Jiang Yuxia quickly put away the Diary.
She pushed Wei Nainai’s wheelchair to a security booth near the entrance, farther away from the nursing home.
Wei Nainai was puzzled. “Xiaxia, why have you pushed me all the way over here?”
“Nainai, please wait here and don’t wander off. I just smelled something in the nursing home that might be a gas leak. I need to notify the others.”
A security guard approached with a walkie-talkie, and Jiang Yuxia urged him to immediately contact the security department to evacuate everyone from the nursing home.
At the same time, Jiang Yuxia took out her phone to call the police, then hurried back inside the nursing home.
Wei Nainai called after her, “Xiaxia, be careful!”
The entire nursing home had five floors. To ensure comfortable living conditions, each floor had twelve VIP rooms, all currently occupied by elderly residents with limited mobility.
Although it was said to be a gas leak, there was no noticeable pungent odor throughout the nursing home.
Jiang Yuxia found the Head Nurse and asked her to arrange for the nurses to evacuate the elderly residents.
The Head Nurse thought she was joking.
“Miss Jiang, there’s no unusual smell. Are you sure you didn’t misidentify it?”
Jiang Yuxia spoke sternly, “If an accident hasn’t happened yet, that’s fine. But once it does, the casualties will be severe. Can you take responsibility for that?”
The Head Nurse’s expression immediately turned serious.
Of course she couldn’t take responsibility!
Every elderly resident living here came from influential and wealthy backgrounds.
“Hurry, evacuate all the patients,” the Head Nurse instructed, gathering all the nurses.
Jiang Yuxia ran from the first floor to the fifth floor, making sure no one was left behind in any room before rushing back outside.
By now, the elderly residents had crowded the open courtyard.
Noise, crying, and the sounds of phone calls rose and fell in waves.
Jiang Yuxia returned to Wei Nainai’s side, where Ye Xiaoluo had already arrived.
The Engineering Department Supervisor of the nursing home was reporting the situation to Wei Nainai:
“Our Azure Coast Senior Living Facility uses foreign technology for its pipelines. If there is a gas leak, an alarm will sound immediately.”
Ye Xiaoluo’s voice was soft and gentle: “Could Miss Jiang have been mistaken? I didn’t smell anything just now either.”
The Engineering Department Supervisor glanced at Jiang Yuxia before continuing to address Wei Nainai: “I had people check all the pipelines, but no leak was found.”
“Madam, right now, we should focus on how to reassure these frightened residents. If they find out we raised a false alarm, they might cause a scene.”
Ye Xiaoluo chimed in: “Yes, and there are so many elderly residents who require oxygen. This is a matter of life and death.”
But Wei Nainai’s tone was firm: “I trust Xiaxia’s judgment.”
The Engineering Department Supervisor looked at Jiang Yuxia: “Miss Jiang, this kind of situation is no joking matter.”
Jiang Yuxia checked the time: “I already called the authorities. The relevant departments should be arriving soon. Let’s wait.”
Soon, sirens approached as two police officers arrived with three gas company repair workers.
“Who called the police?”
“I did.” Jiang Yuxia briefly explained what she had discovered.
She insisted she had smelled a pungent odor.
The police officers and gas pipeline repair workers entered the senior living facility, accompanied by the Engineering Department Supervisor, while the others remained outside to wait.
A short while later, two of the police officers ran out with serious expressions.
They called for backup: “Send more personnel immediately! There are four gas pipeline leak points at Azure Coast Senior Living Facility! We’ll start evacuating people first.”
Ye Xiaoluo was stunned.
How could Jiang Yuxia have been right after all?