Out of control and sinking

With Rong Cheng dead, Li Xin could finally breathe a sigh of relief and get a good night's sleep.

Although she did feel a little guilty and had nightmares for several days in a row, so what?

As long as Rong Cheng is alive, he is a threat to her.

Everything proceeded according to Li Xin's plan.

She was Rongcheng's wife. When Rongcheng died, all his property naturally passed to her.

But when she thought about her agreement with her agent to give him 40%, Li Xin immediately became unhappy again.

Especially after hearing the lawyer talk about all the assets under Rong Cheng's name, she regretted giving him too much at the time.

It shouldn't have been said to be 40%.

But she knew her agent better than anyone else what kind of person he was. If she went back on her word at this point, he would definitely do something desperate.

If she reveals everything by then, she'll be completely finished.

However, things turned out even worse than Li Xin had imagined.

After receiving 40% of Rongcheng's assets, the agent was still not satisfied and asked Li Xin for more real estate several times.

Anyway, he has something on Li Xin, and if she doesn't give it to him, he'll fight to the death.

This infuriated Li Xin.

In the end, I had no choice but to give it to him.

Little did they know that every time the two met, as well as their bank transaction records, were being secretly monitored.

Li Xin thought she had done everything perfectly, but in reality, it was full of flaws.

In the office, Sister Qin listened to the private investigator's words and narrowed her eyes: "These two are really in cahoots, a den of snakes and rats."

"This kind of person is a menace wherever they go."

"Send all this information anonymously to the police station's email address."

"Have the statements from the Huang family been recorded?"

Detective: "It's all recorded. As soon as they heard it was Li Xin, they were very cooperative."

"Okay, send the recording along with it."

"Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished. Li Xin has done so many bad things, and this time she even dared to take someone's life. Her retribution should come soon."

Sister Qin said calmly.

"Yes."

"Don't tell Jiang Ruan about this. She's soft-hearted, so it's better not to bother her."

"Ok."

That afternoon, Li Xin was lying at home scrolling through her phone.

Suddenly, a group of police officers rushed in.

Li Xin sat up in fright, clutching her stomach, and roared, "Who let you in?"

"You're trespassing!"

The lead police officer produced a notice: "Li Xin, you are under formal arrest for the suspected murder of Rong Cheng."

Upon hearing this, Li Xin felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

She trembled with fear: "No, you must be mistaken. How could I kill my own husband?"

However, the police didn't waste any words with her and took her away directly.

The police made a big commotion, and all the neighbors in the neighborhood looked over.

The news spread quickly.

Online, paparazzi have been reporting various stories, including photos of Li Xin being taken away by police while heavily pregnant, with captions suggesting she is suspected of murder.

The moment this gossip came out, the comment section exploded.

"I always thought she was no good. She's quite pretty, but she married that old man for money, and now she's even killed him for money. Is she crazy for money?"

"I never expected her to be this kind of person."

"A life for a life. If she really deserves to die, she'll definitely be sentenced. It's just a pity for the child in her womb. What kind of fate is this, to be born with a murderer as a mother?"

"You will not live if you do your own evil."

"I always thought she was no good, and now it seems I was right."

"A murder case! Although the old man was ugly, this woman was too cruel. It's scary."

……

This incident caused quite a stir in the entertainment industry.

People who were previously on good terms with Li Xin in the entertainment industry have now blocked and deleted her on all major platforms, along with all their previous interactions.

I'm afraid of getting into trouble and causing a lot of trouble for myself.

For three whole days, all sorts of comments emerged online.

Its popularity is also increasing.

After all, there hasn't been a case as shocking as the murder of one's husband in the entertainment industry in the past two years.

Everyone is waiting for news.

Finally, on the fourth day, the Beijing First Police Bureau issued a public announcement on Weibo.

The announcement stated that it was confirmed that Li Xin instigated her agent XX to touch the brakes in Rong Cheng's car, ultimately leading to his death. Both were convicted of intentional homicide and sentenced to eight years in prison each.

Considering Li Xin's pregnancy, the process will be temporarily postponed until after she gives birth, but she will still need to receive ideological education.

All of Rong Cheng's and the other man's assets were confiscated and put to public use.

The news immediately went viral and became a trending topic.

When Jiang Ruan saw the news, her expression remained indifferent.

I just found out, then put down my phone and went back to rehearsals.

She's busy; there's no need for her to waste her time on unworthy people and things.

Li Xin's story circulated online for a full month before the hype gradually subsided.

During this period, Jiang Ruan spent her days either in the company's karaoke room or rehearsing various dances, leading a very fulfilling life.

When I have some free time, I sometimes get together with Lu Jie and Su Tiantian.

Through her introduction, Su Tiantian and Lu Jie are now good friends.

Su Tiantian has a lovely personality and is well-liked.

Although she's a bit shy and blushes easily when you make a joke, being around her is very comfortable.

That afternoon, the group chat went live.

Lu Jie: [A super, super delicious hot pot restaurant just opened in Shifu Tianjie! Sisters, do you want to go check it out together?]

The message had just been sent, less than half a minute ago.

Su Tiantian replied instantly: 【Yes! I've been craving hot pot these past few days.】

Lu Jie: [Okay, I'll ask Jiang Ruan if she's free.]

Then she tagged Jiang Ruan: "Are you coming? Let's have hot pot."

Jiang Ruan was still busy at this time.

I received the text message ten minutes later.

Seeing that the two of them were going, Jiang Ruan couldn't sit still either, even though there was still rehearsal in the afternoon.

However, she could talk to the teacher and postpone the class to tomorrow. It's just adding one class, so it won't make a difference.

Jiang Ruan: [I'm going too! How can I miss out on hot pot?]

Jiang Ruan is also a hot pot lover!
Seeing that she had agreed, Lu Jie said, "Okay, I'll book a table now. What time are you free today? I don't get off work until after 5 pm."

Jiang Ruan: [Then let's meet up after you get off work.]

【What do you think, Tian Tian?】

Su Tiantian: [I'm fine with anything.]

Lu Jie: [Okay, then it's decided!]

【See you this afternoon. I'll post the location in the group chat, then you can all get there yourselves.】

Su Tiantian, Jiang Ruan: [Okay.]

After saving the location of the hot pot restaurant that Lu Jie sent her, Jiang Ruan went to rehearse.

If it's around 5 PM, then she won't need to reschedule her class; there will be enough time to finish the lesson.

Unexpectedly, it was past 1 p.m.

Bo Ye called her.

Someone called her, saying someone had called her and her phone in the cabinet kept ringing. Jiang Ruan had just finished dancing and needed to rest for a while, so she grabbed a bottle of water and went to the dressing room.

As she drank the water, her cheeks were flushed, from the heat and sweat she had from dancing.

He took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Bo Ye.

Jiang Ruan retaliated.

The call was answered quickly, and a man's magnetic voice sounded in my ear: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Ruan said, "They're rehearsing at the company. What about you? Aren't you busy now?"

I guess she's not busy, otherwise why would she have time to call her?

"Hmm." Bo Ye said, "I just finished a meeting. I'm not busy this afternoon. Chen Nan said a steakhouse recently opened on Jin Street, and the food is pretty good. Are you free tonight? I can pick you up."

This clearly means he wants to ask her out for dinner.

However, Jiang Ruan was now in a real bind after hearing his words.

“No, Bo Ye.” Jiang Ruan sighed and said helplessly, “I am free tonight, but I have already made plans to have hot pot with Lu Jie and Su Tiantian. Lu Jie has already made a reservation, and I can’t go back on my word now that I have promised her.”

"How about I go with you to have steak another day? Or tomorrow is fine too, I'm free tomorrow night."

Bo Ye replied indifferently, "I'm busy."

"I'm going on a business trip tomorrow and I probably won't be back for a week."

In other words, tonight is their last supper.

Jiang Ruan sighed and said "Ah," looking troubled: "Then what should we do?"

She really wanted to have dinner with him.

Both of them have been busy lately, and they can count the number of times they've eaten together on one hand.

But she couldn't stand Lu Jie and Su Tiantian up.

So conflicted.

"It's okay, you can have hot pot with them."

Bo Ye spoke, his voice much softer and more tender than before: "There's plenty of time in the future. I'll take you out to eat when I get back."

Jiang Ruan listened, deeply moved: "Okay."

"Bo Ye, you're so good! I like you even more and love you even more now..."

Jiang Ruan was praising me when Bo Ye spoke up, and the tone instantly changed: "No need to praise me, give me something practical, just make it up to me when we get back tonight."

The man's tone was extremely arrogant.

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Heh…heh…

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ruan drank some water and went back to rehearsals.

Meanwhile, in the other office, Bo Ye had just put down his phone when Chen Nan walked in.

Chen Nan was quite proactive: "So, Mr. Bo, is Miss Jiang free tonight? Would you like me to make a reservation for you with her?"

"That steakhouse is really delicious, and the atmosphere is great, very romantic, perfect for a date."

"Women will definitely like it."

Bo Ye's mood instantly soured upon hearing this.

He stared at Chen Nan with a somewhat cold gaze, his tone enigmatic: "Looks like you understand women's minds quite well."

Chen Nansong: "No, that's what the top comments say. But I went there with my friends last time, and it was really good."

"Are you done talking?" Bo Ye put down his phone, gripped the mouse, and didn't even glance at him. "You can leave now."

The attitude can be described as absolutely indifferent.

The atmosphere was completely different from when he was talking about that restaurant earlier.

This left Chen Nan somewhat bewildered.

Did Ms. Jiang reject Mr. Bo?

Is that why you're so cold?

As Chen Nan left the office, he pondered that, looking across the entire capital, only Miss Jiang would dare to refuse President Bo.

Chen Nan really thinks highly of Miss Jiang.

The future Mrs. Bo will most likely be Miss Jiang.

Chen Nan stroked his chin, realizing with great foresight that he needed to latch onto Miss Jiang's coattails early on so he could make a living in the future.

In the afternoon, Jiang Ruan met with Lu Jie and Su Tiantian at a hot pot restaurant.

The three of them ordered the spiciest and most numbing Chongqing hot pot base.

The waiter brought it over, and it was covered with a thick layer of chili oil.

Su Tiantian didn't eat spicy food before, but after playing with the two of them, she gradually learned to eat spicy food.

Now I can't live without spicy food.

While chatting, Lu Jie put down a plate of tripe. A few seconds later, she exclaimed, "Quick, the tripe's cooked! It can't be overcooked, or it won't taste good!"

The three of them picked up tripe with their chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and the moment it entered their mouths, the crispness of the tripe instantly blended with the spiciness of the hot pot.

Jiang Ruan breathed out hot air, and exclaimed, "It's so delicious!"

"The broth here is really delicious, both numbing and spicy, better than the last one."

Su Tiantian agreed: "That's right, hot pot has to be spicy to taste good. The last place had no flavor at all."

Lu Jie said smugly, "Of course. Look who found out."

The three of them talked and laughed.

Having eaten a lot, Jiang Ruan was running low on condiments. She stood up and said, "I'll go get some more condiments. Lu Jie, would you like some?"

Lu Jie said no, but Su Tiantian stood up and said, "I want to go, let's go together."

Jiang Ruan and Su Tiantian went to the condiment station outside the private room to get their condiments.

Jiang Ruan wasn't wearing makeup; she had specifically removed it at the company before coming here.

Moreover, she was dressed plainly, with her hair down and half her face covered. I couldn't believe that she could still be recognized like this.

Su Tiantian stood next to her and saw Jiang Ruan ladling mushroom sauce into a small bowl. Su Tiantian asked curiously, "Is this sauce delicious? I saw you made a lot of it earlier too."

"It's delicious," Jiang Ruan said. "It enhances the flavor, would you like to try some?"

Su Tiantian smiled and said, "Okay, then give me some too."

She took the bowl and went over.

Su Tiantian didn't tie her hair up today; it was down.

The two prepared their condiments and then returned to their private room.

After eating for a while, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

Lu Jie peeked outside and asked, "What's going on? Why is it so noisy?"

Su Tiantian: "I don't know."

Lu Jie: "I'll go take a look."

Then Lu Jie went out.

Su Tiantian wanted to go out too, but then Jiang Ruan's phone rang.

Seeing that it was Sister Qin, Jiang Ruan put down her chopsticks and picked up her phone.

As soon as I answered the phone, I heard Sister Qin's anxious voice: "Honey, are you still at that hot pot restaurant? You'd better run! Someone posted a picture of you getting condiments at the hot pot restaurant online, and now everyone around here knows you're at that hot pot restaurant."

"I bet there are a lot of people over there now. You should put on your mask and hat and leave the hot pot restaurant before they spot you, or you won't be able to leave later."

Jiang Ruan's eyes widened, and she was completely dumbfounded: "No way!"

At this moment, Lu Jie returned and rushed to Jiang Ruan's side: "I've found out that someone posted your photos online. Now the outside is full of your fans, and they're looking for you in every private room. Let's go quickly."

“She can’t go out like this. Now that there are photos of her online, she’ll definitely be recognized if she goes out dressed like this,” Su Tiantian said.

Jiang Ruan: "What you said makes sense."

Lu Jie frowned: "Then what should we do?"

Su Tiantian took out a hair tie from her pocket and said to Jiang Ruan, "I have a hair tie here. Tie your hair up in a high ponytail, and then wear a mask. No one will be able to recognize you."

"Put on my coat too, and I'll take your clothes. Wear a hat, and as long as they can't see your face, they'll think you're a student."

Jiang Ruan listened and thought it was indeed a good idea.

Looking at the rubber band in her hand, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine."

Ten minutes later, the three of them finally squeezed out of the crowded hot pot restaurant.