Chapter 133 The Test of Trust
Chapter 133 The Test of Trust
Yan Jin's heart skipped a beat. She tried to suppress her urge to ask, poured a cup of coffee calmly, and returned to her office. However, those words were like thorns, piercing her heart and lingering. Xiang Yu's past experiences, those areas that she had never touched, now became a shadow in her heart.
The uneasy mood was spreading. Yan Jin tried to focus on her work, but she couldn't help thinking about the phone call Xiang Yu received last night and the whispers of those employees. At this time, there was a light knock on the office door, and a strange man walked in.
"Hello, Mr. Yan. Excuse me for bothering you. I think you should be very interested in this." The man handed over an exquisite kraft paper bag with a meaningful smile on his face.
Yan Jin took the paper bag cautiously and opened it. Inside was a document with the title "Xiang Family Secret". She quickly glanced through it and her face turned pale. This document revealed an unknown secret of Xiang Yu's family and made Yan Jin deeply suspicious of Xiang Yu's life experience.
"Who are you? Why are you showing this to me?" Yan Jin suppressed his inner shock and asked coldly.
The man smiled and did not answer directly. He just said meaningfully: "Boss Yan, some things may not be true when you see them, and may not be false when you hear them. Don't you agree?"
After saying that, the man turned and left, leaving Yan Jin alone in the office, lost in thought. At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind: she must go to Xiang Yu to ask him about all this.
Yan Jin grabbed her coat, walked out of the office quickly, and went straight to Xiang Yu's office. She pushed open the door and said hurriedly: "Xiang Yu, I have something to ask you..."
Xiang Yu was a little surprised by Yan Jin's sudden arrival. He put down the documents in his hand, stood up and went forward to greet her: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" However, before he could finish his question, Yan Jin slammed the brown paper bag on his desk and stared at him fiercely, "What is this? You'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"
Xiang Yu picked up the document and glanced at the title before his face darkened. He was shocked, but more than that, he realized the seriousness of the matter. He couldn't be sure of the authenticity of the content of the document, but he understood that someone had done it on purpose in order to sow discord between him and Yan Jin.
"Jin'er, listen to me, this document..."
"That's enough!" Yan Jin interrupted him harshly, "Are you still lying to me? How many things are you hiding from me?"
Yan Jin's voice was full of disappointment and pain, which deeply hurt Xiang Yu's heart. He wanted to explain, wanted to tell her that all this was a conspiracy, but he found that he couldn't even start. The suspicion in Yan Jin's eyes was like a sharp blade, blocking all his excuses.
"Go away. I don't want to see you now." Yan Jin's voice was cold and unfamiliar, as if announcing the breakdown of their relationship.
Xiang Yu looked at her resolute back, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and he could hardly breathe. He knew that this time, he really hurt her.
However, Xiang Yu did not give up. He secretly made up his mind to find out the truth of the matter, to clear his name, and to win back Yan Jin's heart. He used all the resources he could and finally found out the identity of the mysterious man. As he expected, this man was the old enemy of their family who had a long-standing feud - the current head of the Zhao Group, Zhao Tianyu.
"Zhao Tianyu, what do you want to do?" Xiang Yu dialed Zhao Tianyu's number, his voice as cold as ice.
Zhao Tianyu's cold laughter came from the other end of the phone, "Xiang Yu, you have come to this day! I will let you taste the feeling of losing everything!"
"You can't even think of succeeding!"
"Then let's wait and see!"
After saying that, Zhao Tianyu hung up the phone. Xiang Yu held the phone, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes...
After Yan Jin left Xiang Yu's office, she drove straight back to her apartment. She locked herself in her room and let her tears flow freely. The emotions that had been suppressed in her heart for these days finally found an outlet for release.
She couldn't deny that when she saw the document, her trust in Xiang Yu collapsed instantly. For so long, she had always thought that their marriage was based on mutual honesty, but reality gave her a slap in the face.
The phone rang suddenly. It was Xiang Yu calling. Yan Jin didn't answer and hung up the phone.
Once, twice, three times... Xiang Yu called again and again, but Yan Jin hung up mercilessly every time.
Finally, the phone stopped ringing, and a text message rang instead: "Jin'er, I know you don't want to see me now, but there are some things I must explain to you in person. I'll wait for you downstairs at your house."
Yan Jin walked to the window and looked at the familiar black car downstairs and the familiar figure next to the car. Her heart trembled slightly.
Finally, she went downstairs.
"Jin'er, listen to me, that document is fake. Someone deliberately framed me and wanted to sow discord between us." When Xiang Yu saw Yan Jin, he immediately stepped forward, eager to explain.
"How can I trust you?" Yan Jin's voice trembled. "Is a relationship that can be easily sown really worth my trust?"
Xiang Yu was silent. He knew that Yan Jin was right. He took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Jin'er, I know I have disappointed you this time. But I can assure you that I am absolutely sincere to you. Over the years, can't you feel how good I have been to you?"
"Xiang Yu, love is not charity, nor is it a transaction." Yan Jin's eyes were red again, "I agreed to marry you because I thought we were equal and respected each other. But the facts proved that I was wrong."
Xiang Yu's heart felt like it was pierced by a needle, the pain was unbearable. He reached out to touch Yan Jin's cheek, but she dodged him.
"Jin'er, give me a chance and let me prove it to you, okay?" Xiang Yu's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of pleading.
Yan Jin looked at him with a complicated look in his eyes.
It was late at night, and the breeze was blowing. The two of them just stared at each other quietly, neither of them spoke.
"It's late, you should go back." Finally, it was Yan Jin who broke the silence.
At this moment, Yan Jin's phone beeped, and a MMS from an unknown number quietly lay in the inbox. Yan Jin clicked it and his face turned pale instantly...
Yan Jin's face turned pale instantly, and the cold light of the phone screen reflected her complicated expression. It was an anonymous MMS, without a signature, with only a photo and a short line of text. The photo showed Xiang Yu and a strange man having a secret conversation in a teahouse, and the text read: "Do you want to know what your husband is planning recently? Be careful that he sells you out, and you are still counting money for him."
Xiang Yu noticed Yan Jin's strangeness, followed her gaze to the phone screen, and frowned. He was familiar with the scene in the photo. It was where he discussed a new project with his partners a few days ago. However, the angle of this photo was tricky, and it was obviously a candid shot, more like it was deliberately taken.
"Jin'er, this photo is fake. Someone is trying to sow discord between us!" Xiang Yu immediately explained, his tone anxious, "I have never thought of hurting you, let alone doing anything to let you down."
Yan Jin didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the photos on her phone, her mind churning with thoughts. All the signs during this period, as well as the document that made her suspicious, were like thorns piercing her heart.
"Xiang Yu," Yan Jin took a deep breath and turned off the phone, "We all need to calm down."
"Jin'er, believe me, I..."
"I'm tired and want to be alone." Yan Jin interrupted him, her tone tired. She turned and walked into the apartment building, leaving Xiang Yu standing there alone, his back lonely.
After returning to the apartment, Yan Jin did not sleep all night. She looked at the MMS message again and again, feeling mixed emotions. Reason told her that this might be a deliberate trap set up by someone to frame Xiang Yu, but the serious expressions of Xiang Yu and the strange man in the photo, as well as the words "Be careful he sells you out", echoed in her ears like a spell.
The next morning, Yan Jinqiang pulled himself together and flipped through the latest financial news. Suddenly, a report about a subsidiary of Xiang Group's failed investment caught his eye. The report pointed out that the project's decision-making was wrong and the capital chain was broken, which might lead to a financial crisis for the group.
Yan Jin suddenly realized that the MMS message last night was not groundless. Xiang Yu was facing an unprecedented business crisis, but she, as his wife, knew nothing about it.
Yan Jin immediately called Xiang Yu, and his tired voice came from the other end of the line: "Jin'er..."
"I saw the news," Yan Jin said firmly, "What do you need me to do?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then Xiang Yu's low voice came: "Jin'er, you..."
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