Lin Nuan didn"t think Cai Jingyao would bring this up when they met. She thought she would just talk about their past friends.h.i.+p…
But Cai Jingyao talked to Lin Nuan about this matter so confidently, as if she wasn"t at fault at all and that it was all for Bai Xiaonian"s sake!
Lin Nuan closed the script in her hands and placed it on her lap as she looked at Cai Jingyao.
Cai Jingyao looked like she was holding back tears as she spoke. "She was like a younger sister to me, just like you! Song Yao and I were the older two and had come across more men than you two. I talked to her until my lips were worn out, yet she refused to stop. So I could only come up with such a stupid plan. I just wanted Bai Xiaonian to know… that Lu Jinbei really couldn"t be counted on!"
Seeing that Lin Nuan was still silent, Cai Jingyao added, "The reason Bai Xiaonian knew the hotel room number was that I sent it to her!"
Lin Nuan knew about this. Cai Jingyao simply sent a room number to Bai Xiaonian and told her to come quickly…
Bai Xiaonian thought something had happened to Cai Jingyao, so she hurriedly grabbed her wallet before leaving. Lin Nuan and Song Yao were concerned and followed her.
Cai Jingyao looked at Lin Nuan. "Bai Xiaonian was blinded by her love for Lu Jinbei. I wanted her to see him for the dog he really was! I didn"t mean for things to develop the way they did in the end. If I really wanted to take her boyfriend away from her, why did I leave Lu Jinbei after I got together with him?"
After taking a huge drag of her cigarette, Cai Jingyao forcefully threw the cigarette b.u.t.t onto the floor. Her eyes were all red. "Nuan Nuan, Lu Jinbei and I, I did it on purpose in the beginning. I wanted to let Bai Xiaonian see that dog"s true colors. But you all saw what you saw later on… because he raped me!"
Cai Jingyao"s tears slipped from the corners of her eyes and rolled down the sides of her nose as she looked at Lin Nuan, who had a calm expression on her face.
Lin Nuan turned to pull out a tissue from beside her and pa.s.sed it to Cai Jingyao.
Just as Cai Jingyao reached her hand out to take the tissue, Lin Nuan asked her, "So this is how you tricked Song Yao into believing you?"
Cai Jingyao froze. Her fingers, which were a centimeter away from the tissue, stiffened…
Lin Nuan calmly placed the tissue in Cai Jingyao"s hand before sitting back in the chair with her elbows against the armrests.
Many years had pa.s.sed, and Cai Jingyao realized that she couldn"t see through Lin Nuan anymore…
In the past, Lin Nuan kept everything bottled up inside her, but one could still somewhat look inside her head!
Now, Lin Nuan"s expression was completely unreadable, and her bright and clear eyes were so profound that it left her puzzled.
There was a surprise in Cai Jingyao"s eyes. "What do you mean by that?"
Lin Nuan remained silent, causing Cai Jingyao to grit her teeth. "Did that dog Lu Jinbei spout nonsense again? You trust him and not me?"
"Lu Jinbei didn"t say anything…" The corners of Lin Nuan"s lips curved up slightly as she continued, "The day before you and Lu Jinbei checked into the hotel, Bai Xiaonian accidentally threw away a receipt from the supermarket with Teacher w.a.n.g"s phone number on it. Bai Xiaonian and I rummaged through the garbage bin… and what do you know? We found a receipt from an adult shop for aphrodisiac perfume and condoms!"
That was all Lin Nuan said. If Cai Jingyao was smart enough, she wouldn"t argue with her…
Cai Jingyao was silent for a moment before she replied, "Why are you suspecting me? Couldn"t it have belonged to Bai Xiaonian or Song Yao? Maybe Bai Xiaonian wanted to use it with Lu Jinbei and was too embarra.s.sed to admit it. And we all know Song Yao had a fiancé at the time… Maybe she wanted to use it with him?"
"Then why don"t you say it was me?" Lin Nuan chuckled.
Her question caused Cai Jingyao to be at a loss for words.
Lin Nuan liked Wen Moshen at the time, and Song Yao and Bai Xiaonian were already in established relations.h.i.+ps…
There wasn"t a need to resort to such underhanded means unless she couldn"t get the guy!
Cai Jingyao knew that she was the one who bought those things, not Lin Nuan… so instead of accusing her, she naturally put the blame on the two people who weren"t by her side.
Lu Hanzi had coached Lin Nuan for a while, and as a result, she had some understanding of human nature.
Cai Jingyao had been exposed. She hesitated for a moment and then sat back against the chair as she wiped the tears on her face. She sneered. "Ha…"
Mu Taotao handed a gla.s.s of water to Lin Nuan. Lin Nuan reached out to take it and thanked Mu Taotao before placing it on the round table beside her. She smiled and asked Cai Jingyao, "There"s something I want to know. Why did you want to meet me?"
The expression in Cai Jingyao"s eyes gradually turned colder as she looked at Lin Nuan…
"I believe you went to look for Song Yao because of Cen Mo…"
"I"ve known Cen Mo for longer than Song Yao! She took my man away from me!" Cai Jingyao"s tone suddenly became sharp, and her chest was heaving up and down rapidly.
"Then why are you so angry? Life is unpredictable… you"re just suffering the pain that you once inflicted on Bai Xiaonian…" Lin Nuan paused for a moment before continuing, "Besides, Cen Mo once had a fiancée as well, and I think his fiancée wasn"t you!"
The fire in Cai Jingyao"s heart was raging violently!
It had only been a few years since she last saw Lin Nuan, and now, Lin Nuan was able to speak so well…
"Moreover, even though you betrayed Xiaonian back then, she didn"t make your secret public on account of the friends.h.i.+p that you two once had. But you tricked Song Yao and made her secretly keep in contact with you. You even leaked your conversations with Song Yao in an attempt to ruin her future…"
"Bai Xiaonian"s just dumb. If your lover was taken away from you, wouldn"t you be anxious to destroy their relations.h.i.+p? The thing with Gu Hanyan happened not too long ago… and you"re already planning to become a saint?" Cai Jingyao was frothing at the mouth after hearing what Lin Nuan said and couldn"t hold herself back from fighting with her.
"Firstly, nothing was going on between Gu Hanyan and me. Secondly… Gu Hanyan"s scandal being exposed had nothing to do with me. I"m really not resourceful enough to do something like that!" Lin Nuan spoke every word calmly, leaving Cai Jingyao seething with anger.
Cai Jingyao stared coldly at Lin Nuan and didn"t say a word.
"If you came to me for something, just tell the truth. Since we were friends in the past, I"ll help you in any way I can. But you and I… we can no longer be friends!"
Cai Jingyao gritted her teeth and scoffed as she leaned forward and looked at Lin Nuan. "I want your status as Mrs. Fu. Would you give that to me?"
Lin Nuan wasn"t surprised to hear that. Cai Jingyao didn"t see Lin Nuan stunned and furious. Instead, she watched Lin Nuan lean forward and smile brightly at her…
Cai Jingyao"s face darkened. She hated seeing Lin Nuan act all high and mighty!
Lin Nuan asked, "Do you really think you"re as important as the sun?"
Cai Jingyao gritted her teeth.
Mu Taotao couldn"t help but laugh at Lin Nuan"s remark, causing Cai Jingyao to glare in her direction.