Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 563 - 562: Raising an Army to Demand Accountability

Chapter 563: Chapter 562: Raising an Army to Demand Accountability

"I took a leave!" Ji Man brushed a lock of hair from her temple before speaking, "Lin Xia! I ran into your cousin yesterday at Jiang Mingyuan’s store, and I found out she’s dating him! Your cousin mentioned it to you when she came back, didn’t she?"

Ever since Ji Man had confirmed from Jiang Mingyuan himself that the two were dating, she had been so distraught that she didn’t even know how she left.

She suffered through a sleepless night, and after much thought, she was convinced that the whole thing must have been Lin Xia’s idea.

If it hadn’t been for Lin Xia playing matchmaker, she would never believe that Jiang Mingyuan would take an interest in her cousin!

In her eyes, that woman named Song Zhiya was just average-looking, skinny, and petite, probably not even reaching five foot three, and her features were at most delicate.

How could she be prettier than her, Ji Man? In what way was she, Ji Man, inferior to Song Zhiya?

In the end, she concluded that it must have been Lin Xia who set Jiang Mingyuan up with Song Zhiya.

Because Jiang Mingyuan was deeply in love with Lin Xia and treated her words as gospel, there was no reason for him not to listen to her.

"Yes! She did come back and tell me!" Lin Xia stared straight at Ji Man, wondering what exactly she was here to say.

Ji Man suddenly stood up with an air of grievance and looked at her, her face full of resentful accusation, "Lin Xia! I even regarded you as my friend!

That day I specifically asked you if those two were dating!

But you clearly said they weren’t! How much time has passed since then?

Were they already dating back then, but you deliberately kept it from me?

You’ve gone too far! You knew perfectly well that I liked Jiang Mingyuan... but you didn’t tell me the truth..."

Lin Xia was utterly frustrated by Ji Man’s barrage of accusations; was she really blaming her?

She directly and bluntly interrupted her, "Ji Man! Can you be reasonable? They really weren’t dating at the time! I didn’t lie! What are you here for today?

Is it to berate me? If so, you’ve got the wrong person!

Who my second brother dates is his right, what does that have to do with me?"

Ji Man retorted excitedly, "Lin Xia! How can it have nothing to do with you?

Don’t you know he likes you? Since you’re married now, Jiang Mingyuan has given up, he feels he should start dating too. You just mentioned your cousin to him, and he would listen to anything you say!"

Ji Man spoke these words very rapidly, and by the end, her voice became so shrill that it was almost unbearable.

Lin Xia felt her patience completely worn thin, "Ji Man! Jiang Mingyuan is a person, not a puppet. It’s not that easy to influence who he dates!"

Lin Xia didn’t want to reason with someone who was being completely unreasonable, her words becoming sharp and harsh, "If that’s the case, remember I tried to help you before?

What’s more, I mentioned you to him more than once, but he just didn’t like you and outright refused to date you. What could I do?"

Ji Man wanted to blame everything on her, but it wasn’t her fault at all.

Lin Xia believed she did what she could. As for Jiang Mingyuan’s feelings, it was up to him alone; no matter what position she was in, it wasn’t right for her to decide for him.

Her cousin later ended up with Jiang Mingyuan because he himself showed interest, and only then did she help facilitate things.

Ji Man’s face was embarrassed; indeed, Lin Xia had mentioned her to Jiang Mingyuan.

However, she secretly thought that Lin Xia hadn’t tried hard enough, always half-hearted in helping, and eventually, she even helped her own cousin instead.

"Lin Xia! We both understand many things! Back then, you had a partner but weren’t married yet, and Jiang Mingyuan liked you. How could he possibly accept me?"

Lin Xia looked coldly at Ji Man, no longer wanting to waste words on her, and pointed towards the door to dismiss her, "Ji Man, please leave. I don’t want to talk about this anymore! It’s pointless! From now on, let’s act like we don’t know each other!"

If Ji Man continued on like this, Lin Xia couldn’t guarantee that they wouldn’t end up in a big fight, or even come to blows.

However, even though she no longer considered Ji Man a friend, considering their past friendship, she didn’t really want to get into a physical altercation.

Seeing that Lin Xia was truly angry and even asking her to leave,

She suddenly made a decision!

Some things she couldn’t bear alone.

She wanted to make Lin Xia feel guilty, to make both her and Jiang Mingyuan suffer!

Ji Man, without warning, flopped back onto the sofa, covered her face, and began to sob woefully, her cries filled with extreme agony, as if some great harm had befallen her.

Lin Xia felt somewhat helpless. If Ji Man continued to confront her directly, she would definitely have thrown her out.

But this act of hers truly baffled Lin Xia.

"Ji Man, why are you crying?"

Ji Man’s tears flowed like a faucet down her cheeks. She looked up at Lin Xia standing beside her, attempting to grasp her hand that hung by her side, but Lin Xia dodged swiftly.

Ji Man bit her lip sorrowfully, "Lin Xia, don’t blame me! It was my emotions that got the better of me and made me speak without thinking!

I knew they were together, I was heartbroken to death!

If I told you what I had been through, you would definitely..." Ji Man could no longer speak through her tears by the end of her sentence.

Lin Xia suppressed the anger in her heart, staring intently at Ji Man, trying to discern her facial expressions, wanting to know what game she was playing now.

"Ji Man, what do you mean?"

Ji Man wiped her tears with the back of her hand, her eyes, though tear-streaked, suddenly turned fierce.

Her thin lips parted slowly as she asked, "Do you still remember Xu Haimin?"

Lin Xia’s eyes widened instantly at the mention of that name, she was definitely no stranger to it!

How could she forget Xu Haihua and Xu Haimin, that annoying duo of siblings?

Especially when Xu Haimin had once pursued Ji Man, even transferring his job to the city for her.

She remembered, it was winter, and they were leaving Yecheng University after class.

They ran into Xu Haimin who was waiting at the crossroad, and Jiang Mingyuan pulled him aside warning him not to bother Ji Man.

Afterward, to prevent Xu Haimin from following Ji Man, she and Jiang Mingyuan walked Ji Man home.

Latterly, Xu Haimin persisted in sending food to Ji Man’s workplace, attempting to ruin her reputation.

Ji Man came to the greenhouse to cry to her about it, and it was still Jiang Mingyuan who had Xu Haimin taken away.

For some reason, when Ji Man indignantly brought up this man, Lin Xia faintly began to guess, "I remember! Why are you bringing him up?"

Ji Man sneered, mentioning each word distinctly, "You asked me why I had disappeared for so long, why I have changed so much!

I was too ashamed to tell you!

Today, I don’t care anymore, I’ll tell you what happened..."

Lin Xia silently sat down on the nearby sofa, nervously clenching her fingers, sensing it wasn’t going to be anything good.

Ji Man spoke in a calm tone.

Apparently, even though Jiang Mingyuan managed to transfer Xu Haimin back, he hadn’t given up on pursuing Ji Man.

But because of his job, he couldn’t follow Ji Man every day like he used to in the city.

So, Xu Haimin made time every month to visit, bringing Ji Man food and gifts, trying to ingratiate himself.

But Ji Man only wanted to avoid him as much as possible, how could she possibly accept his gifts?

Until one day...