"Zhao Huiran, you just said you'd change, and now you're slandering me again. It's true that you're spreading rumors and defamation. What does your family's business have to do with Ye Wan?" Jiang Yan immediately became anxious, thinking she was slandering her again.
"From yesterday to today, all my family's business partners have terminated their contracts. We haven't offended anyone except me... Ye Wan, I really know I was wrong. I've already prepared to transfer schools and won't appear before you again. Please let my family off the hook." Zhao Huiran cried with genuine emotion.
Jiang Yan looked at the surrounding classmates and really wanted to hit this woman. Ye Wan pulled her back and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me. You should go back and see if your family has offended anyone else."
After speaking, Ye Wan pulled Jiang Yan into the school, leaving Zhao Huiran crying pathetically. She truly regretted it; if her family's business was ruined, her life would be ruined too.
Looking at her current state, some classmates thought she deserved it, while others felt Ye Wan was too harsh. The girl had sincerely apologized, so why was she still relentless? That was really bad sportsmanship.
Jiang Yan was quite angry and spent the whole way scolding Zhao Huiran for deliberately framing Ye Wan again. Ye Wan had not expressed any opinion. Before entering the classroom, she asked Jiang Yan to go first while she called Lin Zehan to ask if he knew anything about the Zhao family's situation.
"I only sued her for defamation against you. I'm only asking for the compensation you deserve. I haven't inquired about anything related to the Zhao family's business," Lin Zehan truthfully told her.
"Mhm, I understand. Thank you." Ye Wan knew what she needed to know and thanked Lin Zehan. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have had the money to hire a lawyer for this lawsuit.
"Ye Wan, please don't thank me. Whatever I do for you is what you deserve. Truly, the Lin family owes you too much. Please come back, okay? You shouldn't be suffering in the Gu family." Lin Zehan's eyes darkened as he recalled his grandfather's instructions.
"I'm fine the way I am now. I won't return to the Lin family." Ye Wan hung up the phone.
If it wasn't Lin Zehan who had taken action against the Zhao family, then the only person who could cripple all of the Zhao family's businesses overnight was only one person... Gu Yunting.
Was he considering her his possession?
Ye Wan understood that man a little. Anything he marked as his own, he wouldn't allow others to touch, and he would protect it.
But she didn't want to be his possession. She just wanted to live independently, autonomously, and freely in this world, not relying on anyone and belonging to no one.
Thinking of this, Ye Wan felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her chest, making it difficult to breathe.
Gu Yunting called to say he wanted to have lunch together and that he was already waiting at the school entrance. Ye Wan put down her phone and had to tell Jiang Yan and Ning Xin to go to the cafeteria, saying she had an urgent matter and wouldn't eat with them.
After Ye Wan left, Ning Xin and Jiang Yan walked towards the cafeteria. Ning Xin seemed preoccupied, and Jiang Yan couldn't help but ask, "What's been wrong with you lately? If you keep frowning, you'll turn into an old lady."
"I called Jiang Lingyu, but she keeps not answering," Ning Xin explained in a low voice.
"She's with her rich second-generation boyfriend. I saw them having a candlelight dinner again last night, showing off their wealth every day. Why are you worrying unnecessarily?"
"I just find it strange. She normally posts on her social media and replies to messages, but she just refuses to answer the phone. Could something have happened to her?" Ning Xin was worried. She felt that Jiang Lingyu's rich second-generation boyfriend was not reliable at all.