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Chapter 603 - 593: Jiang Lingxi’s Panic, Schemes Fall Through

Chapter 603: Chapter 593: Jiang Lingxi’s Panic, Schemes Fall Through

Jiang Lingxi listened to Shen Yunqing narrate the not-so-glorious history of the Gu Family’s fortune while glancing in the direction where Xu Ling’an was sitting.

The little girl accompanied the old man here. Although she could gain some knowledge by tagging along, the old man had his own social circle, and there were times he couldn’t keep an eye on her.

She had noticed that the girl had been sitting there for almost a quarter of an hour and hadn’t come over to chat.

Probably she was afraid of disturbing her and Shen Yunqing.

Being too sensible sometimes left her feeling helpless.

However, taking a look this time, she discovered that the person was no longer in that spot, replaced by a child leaning on the chair and looking around.

"Huh?"

Shen Yunqing paused appropriately, "What’s wrong?"

"I was just about to call An’an over to sit down. I noticed she’d been sitting alone for a while, and now she’s gone."

"Maybe Mr. Zhang called her away."

Jiang Lingxi guessed the same and was about to withdraw her gaze when she saw Zhang Nachuan holding a wine glass and talking to someone, nowhere near where the girl should be.

"I’ll give An’an a video call."

The girl didn’t know many people here. Where could she go alone?

The balcony was a bit dark, especially the parts covered by plants.

Xu Ling’an looked for a while without finding the child’s ball and had just turned on the phone’s flashlight when a video call from her sister came in, which she casually answered.

"Sister."

"Where are you? Why is it so dark?"

"On the balcony. A little friend’s ball rolled over here, and he’s afraid of the dark, so he asked me to help find it."

"I was wondering why you disappeared. Come back once you find the ball..."

Hiding in the shadows in the corner, Jiang Xiyu was startled when Jiang Lingxi’s voice suddenly sounded on the balcony.

Her high heels unintentionally shifted a bit.

Xu Ling’an was listening intently to her sister and didn’t notice, but Jiang Lingxi caught a faint unusual sound, "Is there someone else on the balcony?"

Xu Ling’an looked around hurriedly, "No, no one."

"Then quickly finish up and come back. I remember that balcony isn’t enclosed, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Mm, I’ll hang up then..."

Xu Ling’an stayed in the position of picking up the ball, her gaze falling on the small piece of pink chiffon peeking out from behind a potted plant.

She didn’t expect anyone to be hiding there, seeing that piece of unmoving clothing edge instantly caused some unpleasant suspicions in her mind.

"You, you..."

She was just about to ask if they were awake or needed help when her sister’s alarmed voice suddenly came through the yet-to-be-hung-up video, "An’an, get out of the way!"

At the same time, an enormous sensation of danger suddenly loomed from behind.

In an instant, Xu Ling’an’s body reacted faster than her mind; she ignored the dirt from being stepped on and tilted to one side, letting half her body fall to the ground.

The next moment, maybe just half a second.

"Crash!"

The half-human-tall crystal lamp post wrapping the balcony night lights smashed heavily into the spot where she had been crouching.

Even though Xu Ling’an heard the warning and dodged without hesitation, the impact of the lamp post caused shards to splash around, cutting multiple wounds on her legs and arms, and even her little dress wasn’t spared.

She couldn’t help but let out a low hiss, turning back to see a hastily retreating figure.

From the phone came her sister’s relieved voice, "Stay there, I’m coming right away."

Jiang Xiyu, still hiding in the same spot, was stunned at this point.

She only intended to trip Xu Ling’an when she wasn’t paying attention, just to lure Jiang Lingxi over.

But she never thought about taking a life at such an occasion!

Forcing herself to snap back, her first thought was to leave quickly.

Staying here would just make her a scapegoat!

Someone was actually using her as a pawn!

Jiang Lingxi suddenly stood up from her chair, startling Shen Yunqing.

Immediately following, she felt the aura of tension and ferocity beside her rise abruptly.

At once, she stood up too.

Without asking what had happened, she only asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Immediately arrange for a doctor to go to the balcony, bringing medicine for treating external wounds."

Shen Yunqing did not question what for and nodded directly, "Sure, you go ahead, I’ll be there shortly."

During the short few dozen meters from her seat to the balcony, Jiang Lingxi sent a message to Tong Yue, asking her to bring the spare clothes over immediately.

Tong Yue looked at the brief line of text on her phone screen, sensing a storm brewing, and hurriedly grabbed the clothes, rushing towards the venue.

"An’an?"

"Sister, I’m okay, just got a few small cuts from the shards. Fortunately, it’s dark here, hard to see clearly, I didn’t even faint from the blood."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

Still able to find humor in hardship, it seemed she wasn’t too scared.

"I’m almost there."

The balcony was ahead, but Jiang Lingxi paused for a moment, glancing at the hurriedly leaving Jiang Xiyu, and frowned.

Earlier, when Xu Ling’an went to pick up the ball, the phone’s front camera almost pointed to the sky; she only vaguely saw the shadow behind her preparing to act and instinctively warned.

However, that figure was much sturdier than Jiang Xiyu’s slender frame and probably wasn’t Jiang Xiyu.

But Jiang Xiyu’s behavior was just asking for suspicion.

Nonetheless, Jiang Xiyu wasn’t the focus now. Jiang Lingxi withdrew her gaze and strode towards the balcony.

On the other side.

Watching Jiang Lingxi leave quickly, Cao Xinyan, who had been watching quietly, knew that Jiang Xiyu succeeded, and her opportunity came.

But soon after, she saw Mr. Shen was also about to leave, afraid she’d miss the opportunity, she hurriedly stepped forward to meet him.

"Mr. Shen, I am..."

Shen Yunqing was making a call to the Yuan Family’s eldest, as the banquet was hosted by the Yuan Family. To prevent any unfortunate events or sudden illnesses among the invited guests, a medical team was standard protocol.

Plus, closing exits and checking surveillance—the incident happened right within their territory, and finding the Yuan Family members would be more efficient than anyone else.

Shen Yunqing personally called, causing the Yuan Family’s eldest to break into a cold sweat instantly, and any bystander mentality disappeared.

"Mr. Shen, please rest assured, I will immediately send doctors and nurses to the balcony, the exits will be closed right away, and the surveillance at the balcony position can be pulled up immediately. Daring to cause trouble on my Yuan family’s premises, I guarantee this person won’t escape!"

The last statement even carried a bite of gritted determination.

After hanging up, Shen Yunqing then looked at the person standing in front of him whom he had no impression of.

His eyebrows slightly furrowed; if someone familiar were here, they’d notice he was already somewhat impatient.

"Who are you?"

No words hit harder than these two words. Cao Xinyan almost shattered on the spot.

She tried to jog his memory of their past encounter, "Before, at the painting and calligraphy..."

"If there’s nothing else, please move aside."

A stomach full of words all clogged up in her throat.

Watching the clean, impeccable figure leave quickly, Cao Xinyan suddenly realized that she was merely a self-deceiving clown.

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