Jiang Xing took the handbag and meticulously examined its contents, finding only small items like tissues, perfume, a compact mirror, and lipstick.
Inside a small compartment, there were a few cards like bank cards, a driver's license, and other documents.
There was also a small notepad for jotting things down.
Jiang Xing picked up the notepad and looked through it. It contained recent notes about Jiang Yonghe's moods or little reminders.
[The real Jiang family young lady is coming home. I hope she can accept me. I just want to stay by mom, dad, and my brothers' sides. That's enough.]
[I think I've angered the real Jiang family young lady. She even recognized uncle and aunt as her parents. What should I do? Mom, dad, and second brother must be in a difficult position, right?]
[I made her angry again, and she even slapped me. Second brother got kicked for standing up for me. She really went too far.]
[Eldest brother's right leg is injured. I wonder what happened.]
[At the welcome banquet, I didn't want to let mom, dad, eldest brother, and second brother down.]
[It seems I still let them down.]
[Eldest brother seems troubled lately. I wish I could help him.]
[I asked a friend, and he actually knows Li Li Yuan Shang. It's great that I can help eldest brother.]
[Second brother was in a car accident and is unconscious. How could this happen?]
[Eldest brother actually told me that Jiang Youli is Li Li Yuan Shang. Once again, I couldn't help eldest brother.]
[Second brother, please wake up soon. Otherwise, I feel like I can't hold on anymore. If it weren't for avenging me, second brother wouldn't have gotten into the accident.]
[If possible, I'm willing to trade half my lifespan for second brother to wake up.]
[Eldest brother has been looking at me strangely lately. He blames me too, doesn't he? For not being able to help with anything.]
[Jiang Youli is so terrifying, and she has such a past. Mom, dad, and eldest brother are in danger! I can't let her continue hurting mom, dad, and eldest brother!]
[At Jiang Youli's engagement party, I will expose her true colors!]
After reading all the entries, Jiang Xing's hands trembled, his eyes filled with guilt.
At this moment, he felt ashamed for having doubted this sensible and well-behaved adopted younger sister.
Seeing this, his assistant asked with concern, "President Jiang, what's wrong?"
Jiang Xing collected his thoughts, placed the notepad back into the bag, and shook his head. "It's nothing. There's one more thing I need you to do."
"Please go ahead, President Jiang."
"Help me order the latest limited-edition luxury handbag for women." Jiang Xing decided he must properly compensate Xiaohe from now on for his suspicions.
"Understood, President Jiang."
...
Meanwhile—
In Jiang Zhao's hospital room.
Jiang Yonghe sat by Jiang Zhao's bedside, holding her phone and browsing the latest released luxury handbags.
"I wonder which bag eldest brother will buy for me after discovering those touching words I specifically wrote for him?"
"This one... no, it's not expensive enough, and it's not limited edition... It should be this one..."
That night when Jiang Xing suddenly visited, she had noticed his suspicion towards her.
Today in the hospital room, Jiang Xing mentioned this handbag again, so she deliberately prepared by not keeping the small syringe inside the lipstick case anymore and leaving that notepad behind.
Seeing those words is sure to move Jiang Xing to the point of giving her his life!
What she wanted was Jiang Xing's guilt, so he would only dote on her more indulgently from now on!
Jiang Yonghe's eyes grew tired from looking. She put down her phone and looked at Jiang Zhao on the hospital bed.
"Second brother, to be honest, both you brothers are quite foolish, easily manipulated by me. Compared to Zhou Yi and Qi Huan, conquering you two was far too easy."
"You don't know this, but I actually found out I wasn't the real Jiang family young lady when I was twelve. My birth mother had some self-awareness; she didn't dare disturb me, only watched from afar, occasionally finding chances to get close. I noticed her long ago. But my birth father, who knows where he got the news, found out I was her biological daughter, tracked me down, and started harassing me for money."
"From then on, I knew I couldn't afford to be willful in the Jiang family. I had to work hard to make you all treasure me, so that even if one day you discovered I wasn't your biological daughter or sister, you would still stand by my side without hesitation."
"You see, all my years of effort have paid off, haven't they? None of you are willing to give up on me. You and Jiang Xing even went as far as getting one unconscious and the other crippled in a leg for my sake. I'm truly grateful to you."
Jiang Zhao, hearing her hypocritical words, was already immune.
If she were truly grateful, would she be so heartless as to inject him with drugs to keep him from waking up?
"Although I'm grateful to you, I can't stop. I must continue climbing higher. So, second brother, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm sure you both want me to be happy."
As she spoke, Jiang Yonghe took out the small syringe disguised in another lipstick case and injected Jiang Zhao at the previous puncture point.
"Sleep peacefully, second brother. Jiang Youli harmed you so badly; I will avenge you."
Jiang Zhao desperately wanted to shout: No, the real culprit who harmed me so badly is you!
Jiang Youli is so outstanding; she would never be framed and harmed by a vicious woman like you!
You will forever be trampled under Jiang Youli's feet, never able to turn things around!
...
The next day.
As Jiang Youli came downstairs, she heard conversation coming from the living room.
"Youli, come here. This is your third aunt, Jiang Li." Seeing Jiang Youli come down, Zhang Susu beckoned.
Jiang Youli walked over and sat down next to her beautiful new mother, looking at the middle-aged woman seated on the opposite sofa.
She was younger than Qin Yulian and her beautiful new mother. According to previous information investigated by Ye Ying, she had just turned forty.
"So this is the daughter you and eldest brother newly acknowledged, the true heiress of our Jiang family? Quite a temper she has. Last night, I had second brother's butler call for her, and she said she had no time to see me, but had time to tend to her so-called medicinal garden." Jiang Li sized up Jiang Youli, her eyes holding the same disdain that Qin Yulian and the others had when Jiang Youli first arrived at the Jiang family.
However, Zhang Susu put her arm around Jiang Youli's shoulder and said, "Youli told me about this. Actually, third sister, it was rather inconsiderate of you. You returned without informing father first. What did you need to find Youli for?"
"I don't want to blame you, since you haven't been back for so long. You weren't even present at Youli's welcome banquet last time, so it's normal you don't know the family situation. Youli doesn't get along with second brother and his wife, yet you sent their butler to call for Youli. Of course she wouldn't go."
"Now that I've explained it to you, you should be more careful next time."
Being reprimanded in such a reversed-host-guest manner by Zhang Susu, Jiang Li's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. "It's true I haven't been back to the Jiang family for too long. I didn't know when our formerly serene and reserved eldest sister-in-law became so sharp-tongued."
Ignoring the implied meaning in her words, Zhang Susu smiled calmly. "It's all thanks to this child, Youli. Being serene and reserved for too long makes one easy for petty people to take advantage of."
