An Nuan answered indifferently, "I'm fine."
"Hu Feng said you locked yourself in your room for a night," Xiao Nanchen said, clearly with concern.
"It wasn't that dramatic. I just had dinner. Sometimes I feel a bit lost, but I'll get over it."
"My cousin would never do something like raping a woman," Xiao Nanchen said emphatically, word by word.
"I know," An Nuan smiled.
She knew Ye Jinghuai would not.
She was very certain that he could not possibly do such a thing!
Moreover, on the night of the incident, Ye Jinghuai came back in the middle of the night.
His physical condition did not seem like he had been intimate with another woman.
She was very clear about that.
"When will Qin Jiang be released?" An Nuan changed the subject.
"Uncle Qin has been working on connections to get him out. He should be released in two or three days."
"Qin Jiang should have evidence proving that Ye Jinghuai did not rape An Xiao. That day, I saw An Xiao get into a luxury car. I asked Qin Jiang to keep an eye on her, but with everything that happened after, I didn't ask him about it and he probably didn't think much of it, so he didn't tell me."
"Then I'll let Uncle Qin know to get Qin Jiang out as soon as possible."
"Okay," An Nuan nodded.
"It's getting late. Get some rest," Xiao Nanchen said. "Everything can be resolved!"
"Yeah," An Nuan believed firmly.
After hanging up, An Nuan sat alone on the balcony.
Sleep, of course, was out of the question.
She called Xia Qiqi's number.
Just like Xiao Nanchen, it was answered on the first ring.
But Xia Qiqi's voice was louder and more agitated, to the point where An Nuan felt her eardrums might burst.
"An Nuan, if you didn't pick up my call again, I would have gone crazy!" Xia Qiqi raved.
So if she didn't reply to Xia Qiqi, Xia Qiqi would definitely have a sleepless night.
"I'm fine," she said.
"Really fine?!" Xia Qiqi said excitedly. "That little b*tch An Xiao is dead!"
"Yeah, I saw it."
"Saying she was raped to death by your man," Xia Qiqi said, then added, "Although I don't believe it."
An Nuan's eyes flickered slightly. "You don't think it was Ye Jinghuai who did it?"
"Definitely not!" Xia Qiqi said with certainty. "Although I'm not close with Ye Jinghuai, a man with such high standards like him, could he really be interested in An Xiao, let alone rape her? An Xiao would jump at the chance to get into Ye Jinghuai's bed when she sees him, so why would Ye Jinghuai need to rape her? Ye Jinghuai's attitude towards An Xiao is absolutely one of finding her disgusting, even if she was given to him!"
An Nuan's throat moved slightly.
Although Xia Qiqi's choice of words was a bit aggressive, she could not deny that she hit the nail on the head.
"I'm calling to tell you that your man definitely wouldn't do such a thing. Don't overthink it!" Xia Qiqi's tone suddenly became gentler.
"Okay," An Nuan agreed.
"Nuan Nuan," Xia Qiqi said emotionally.
"Hmm?"
"Why haven't you met a good man?" Xia Qiqi said wistfully. "You're such a perfect woman."
"Ye Jinghuai is quite good," An Nuan said directly.
"Yes, he is pretty good. And his love for you is obvious. My lament isn't that he's not a good person, I lament that you never had a good marriage fate. You and Ye Jinghuai were doing well, but now Ye Jinghuai is embroiled in so many scandals, even being detained. I've looked into it, and if the criminal facts are established, he could face at least ten years in prison," Xia Qiqi said, sounding more and more distressed. "Tell me, why did you end up in such a mess?"
Indeed.
Why didn't the heavens let her live a bit more ordinarily, a bit more peacefully?
Every day was tumultuous waves, she was really afraid that one day she would break down.
"But I still feel that Ye Jinghuai's case is a misunderstanding," Xia Qiqi continued. "One minute it's embezzlement, the next it's rape - no matter who it falls on, it wouldn't fall on Ye Jinghuai. So don't worry too much. The truth will come to light, and the law is fair."
Xia Qiqi was still too naive.
She always believed that everything in this world was fair.
She always felt that there must be justice in this world.
An Nuan didn't want to tell Xia Qiqi too much.
It was fine for her to live simply.
"Yeah, so I'm not too worried either," An Nuan replied indifferently. "It's getting late. I'm going to sleep. You should sleep too."
"Okay," Xia Qiqi reminded her before hanging up, "And don't ignore my calls again."
An Nuan put down her phone.
Feeling the cold wind on the balcony.
The winter in Qing City seemed to be getting colder.
...
In the following days.
An Nuan slept in until she woke up naturally.
With the situation still unclear, there wasn't much she could do.
She needed to wait for Qin Jiang to return.
And on Qin Jiang's side, even Old Master Qin himself went to Jiang City, but still couldn't get Qin Jiang released directly. They were still negotiating.
An Nuan didn't press them.
She was well aware that the Qin family was probably even more anxious than her, otherwise Old Master Qin wouldn't have gone in person.
An Nuan ate the nutritious breakfast prepared by Zhong Shu, then looked at the news on her phone.
Most of the news was about Ye Jinghuai's case.
At first, the embezzlement was just objectively reported, but once the rape allegations came up, the official news started taking a personal stance, criticizing Ye Jinghuai's character.
In an instant.
Ye Jinghuai became the target of public criticism.
An Nuan read it calmly.
At first, she still felt a bit displeased.
But after reading so much, she got used to it.
After all, people will talk, and keyboard warriors have existed since ancient times.
Just as An Nuan was about to close her phone, a news headline suddenly popped up.
"Gu Yan Sheng and Di Xinyao's wedding date approaches, beautiful wedding photos revealed."
An Nuan clicked on it.
Inside were many romantic wedding photos.
After post-processing, the two of them really looked like a perfect match, beautiful and talented.
An Nuan suddenly remembered.
She and Ye Jinghuai had never taken wedding photos.
She felt a bit of regret.
She looked further down in the news content.
Gu Yan Sheng and Di Xinyao would be married in a week.
What abilities did Gu Yan Sheng possess to make Di Xinyao marry him in such a short time?
An Nuan shuddered.
In that instant, she could almost confirm that Di Xinyao was pregnant.
Otherwise.
The Di family would not be so relaxed and even eager to let the two of them get married when the situation was still unclear.
An Nuan really admired Gu Yan Sheng's despicable nature.
Her eyes flickered slightly.
She dialed Gu Yan Sheng's number directly.
He answered on the last ring, his voice laced with strong sarcasm, "Is the sun rising from the west? An Nuan is actually calling me on her own initiative."
