Lin Zhiyi calmed her emotions and took the envelope out of her bag.
She initially wanted to find a time privately to give it to Xia Wan and have a good talk.
But now it seems Xia Wan probably doesn’t want to talk to her properly.
The words earlier—who knows if they were a test or a threat.
Lin Zhiyi couldn’t figure out Xia Wan’s intentions at all.
These photos might be useful in other ways if kept.
Thinking this, Lin Zhiyi opened the photos to look through again.
This time she examined them more carefully and found that the woman in the photos was wearing a ring.
She wasn’t familiar with other things, but she was very familiar with jewelry.
She recognized instantly that the ring was the same one Xia Wan was wearing when she gently stroked the necklace in front of the mirror a moment ago.
This isn’t ordinary jewelry—it looks simple but is a bespoke piece among the high-luxury classic designs.
If the Xia Family is in trouble, this ring should be worth a lot of money.
Why didn’t Xia Wan’s mother take it out back then, and instead left it to Xia Wan?
While Lin Zhiyi was contemplating, Gong Chen’s call came through.
"Why did you take so long to answer the phone?"
"Xia Wan came just now."
Lin Zhiyi didn’t mention anything about rebirth or the ring.
The photos are so old now, it’s hard to say if Xia Wan’s ring is the one in the photos.
Gong Chen asked, "What did she come to you for?"
"It’s about the jewelry, seemed to be probing why I wasn’t in the studio yesterday. Don’t worry, she’s already gone; nothing happened."
"I’ll be right there. Let’s have lunch and visit the sanatorium in the afternoon." Gong Chen felt a bit reassured.
"Sure. See you later."
Twenty minutes later, Gong Chen arrived downstairs.
Lin Zhiyi finished her affairs and got in the car.
The two went to a nearby restaurant to eat.
Gong Chen looked up at her, asking, "Why do you seem so preoccupied?"
Lin Zhiyi said, "Third Young Master, why do we feel that Xia Wan is out for revenge?"
Gong Chen, puzzled, asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"We think this based on the Xia Family being harmonious, the couple being loving, and the children being dutiful—but what if that’s not the case?" Lin Zhiyi countered.
"Tell me." Gong Chen spoke with interest.
Lin Zhiyi pondered for a moment and eventually took out the woman’s photo, pointing at the ring on her hand.
"This ring is worth over a million, even now, the value of such classic styles continues to rise. But I remember Xia was said to have committed suicide by jumping because of bankruptcy, and the Xia Family, mother and daughter, had a tough life after moving to Lan City. Why didn’t Xia’s mother sell the ring to get through the crisis, instead of letting herself die and leaving two children destitute?"
Gong Chen picked up the photo and looked at it again and again.
No one noticed this point back then.
"Could it be that Xia gave it to her? A memento from their time as a couple, perhaps."
"And just leave her own children?"
Lin Zhiyi, being a mother herself, felt that when desperate, not to mention selling jewelry,
she would even resort to selling blood, thinking of every possible way to survive.
Survival means having the chance; the kids can have someone to rely on.
However, she was not Xia Wan’s mother after all.
Perhaps Xia Wan’s mother had some unavoidable hardships.
Gong Chen speculated, "Do you think there might be hidden secrets within the Xia Family? Perhaps it’s not as simple as bankruptcy?"
"Yes." Lin Zhiyi nodded.
"Seems like not seeing him is not an option."
Gong Chen put down the photo, appearing indifferent about visiting the elder.
Lin Zhiyi picked some food for him: "Don’t think too much, just consider it a visit to the sick; after all, you won’t be at ease if we don’t resolve these current issues." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
"Okay."
After eating, the two drove to the sanatorium.



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