The Novelist Forced to Become Famous

Chapter 249

Chapter 249

After finishing the case, Jian Jing's worries disappeared completely. She slept a long lazy sleep until 10 AM in the morning before getting up.

The sky outside was crystal clear, and the sunshine was intoxicatingly good, the spring breeze blew on her face, making her reluctantly want to go out for a walk immediately.

Jian Jing had intended to avoid the Jiang family's internal affairs and planned to pack up and leave directly, but then she thought that the three Jiang siblings united together, Jiang Xue and her daughter supported each other, even the outsider Jiang Yue had the help of Fan Secretary, only Jiang BaiYan was alone. Usually the capable broker was not around at all, it was truly too miserable.

So she decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and not leave for the time being, so as to make others more wary.

Therefore, she specifically asked the nanny to let her know that she was going out to visit some scenic spots and would definitely come back at night, so "don't let Jiang BaiYan run around recklessly."

"I would be very distressed if he disappeared," Jian Jing asked her to pass on purpose.

The nanny didn't know that the translated meaning of this sentence was - don't kidnap or illegally detain him - she enthusiastically agreed.

Only then did Jian Jing go out.

The local area was known as a famous tourist city. At this time of year, with pleasant weather, it was a comfortable time for tourism and there were many people around.

Jian Jing was completely unaware of her status as a public figure. She didn't bring sunglasses or a mask and walked along the roadside to appreciate the scenery openly.

At first, only a few people glanced at her frequently, but she didn't care. Later, two girls plucked up the courage to ask directly, "Are you Teacher Jian?"

Jian Jing nodded with a smile.

They immediately asked in a careful yet extremely eager tone, if they could take a photo together.

It was no big deal, so she naturally agreed.

And then it got out of hand.

"Rose Gold" was still screening in cinemas with such a high box office take, not many people hadn't heard of it. Young people may not watch detective films, but the previous "Haunted House Adventure" was a very hot variety show, more or less remembering her face.

Bumping into a celebrity, even if you're not a fan, taking a photo doesn't hurt.

Everyone stopped in their tracks and lined up to take pictures.

The crowded people attracted the attention of other passersby.

The real onlookers didn't recognize her, but seeing so many people asking to take photos together, their first reaction was that some celebrity had arrived.

So all at once, they surged over, and everyone raised their phones to take pictures or videos.

There were no lack of grannies, grandpas, uncles and aunties among them.

While lining up, they discussed her very loudly.

"She acted as the second female lead in xxx!"

"No, she was the one who recently participated in the idol contest show that my daughter watches, some kind of group."

"What eyes do you have, she's the beautiful one from the recent ancient costume drama, what's her name."

"Auntie, she's the author, the author of the Rose Gold movie."

"Oh oh oh, I know, that female romance novelist!"

Jian Jing: "..."

She was surrounded and unable to break free.

"Sorry," she decisively rejected the requests of the people behind her, "I have a plane to catch, excuse me please."

The agility stat on her character panel had never been so important. Jian Jing dodged left and right dexterously through the crowd, and with great difficulty, finally escaped.

She immediately bought a hat designed to fleece tourists from a roadside stall.

Still feeling unsafe, she rushed into a convenience store and bought a pink mask to put on too.

Peace at last.

This was the side effect of being "quite famous" - sweet yet annoying.

There were too many people at the attractions, she briefly toured around before catching a taxi straight to a local restaurant known for cuisine.

Jian Jing said, "Don't know. When you want to deceive, I can't tell either."

Jiang BaiYan lightly exhaled and said, "Actually it's very simple. When the Chairman was alive, despite Jiang Lian and the others guarding against me, he still had ways to meet me alone. We talked a lot."

"He asked me why I wanted to act," he paused briefly, then casually said, "I told him it was because no one liked me when I was little, so I wanted to be liked by many people."

This account completely differed from his previous claims, but Jian Jing felt that both times could have been true.

"The Chairman said that I was much better than Jiang Ou in being able to steadfastly choose what I wanted to do. Jiang Ou was always thinking of doing this one moment, then wanting to do that the next. Every time he talked about investments but actually abandoned everything halfway."

Jian Jing smiled, "Must have been very happy to hear that right."

"Of course." Jiang BaiYan said as he slowly rose from the rocking chair to sit cross-legged, "He also said he watched the movies I acted in and felt they were very good. He got the company to organize group viewings to get all the employees to watch too. This should have been true, I asked the driver and secretary before, they said they all went and the movie was great, but..."

He turned to face her as he enunciated word for word, "It was all to trick me."

Jian Jing was stunned into silence.

"He said to let me go do whatever I wanted to do, I was also his son, he wouldn't shortchange me," he said slowly, "for a moment there, I believed it."

"Then what?"

"The afternoon he died, didn't I say, before 7pm, I met with him," Jiang BaiYan said, "The Chairman wanted me to go find him at 12 midnight, he had something he wanted to give me."

Jian Jing was shocked, incredulous.

"I felt it was very strange, extremely extremely strange," Jiang BaiYan said calmly, "A person right before death, suddenly has a change of heart and wants to compensate his son, very normal, but why did he suddenly treat me so well?"

"The Chairman would not possibly treat me so well, he never cared about me before, why when he was about to die, would he single me out? When Jiang Lian and the others went to find him, sometimes he wouldn't even see them, yet he specially had Fan Secretary find me to go over."

"Now I understand, Fan Secretary knew, so Jiang Yue would know, and when he died—no matter if someone killed him or he died himself—I would be the most suitable scapegoat."

Jian Jing pursed her lips.

She had originally thought this was a multiple choice question, if no one else was greedy and didn't make a move, everyone could obtain a reasonable share. Turns out she was completely wrong, how could the Chairman possibly allow such a "wonderful" ending?

If no one made a move, the group's shares would be divided among six people, there would inevitably be some struggle.

Yes, he was a dic-ta-tor, a tyrant, he fundamentally did not give his children any room to oppose.

This was the most reasonable explanation.

But she still comforted him: "Maybe he just wanted to get to know you better."

"No, the Chairman already knew me well enough." Jiang BaiYan slowly said, "In a litter of wolf cubs, I'm the only dog."

He said: "Lotus is pure, kylin is auspicious, seagull is carefree, moon and snow are also beautiful things, only Jiang Xian has nothing."

Xian means riverside, so Jiang Xian is beside the river Jiang.

What is beside the riverside Jiang? Nothing.

Not even the little flowers, little grass, kittens or puppies.

Jiang BaiYan gave a short laugh, then said: "Cai Lawyer gave me a letter, saying only those with inheritance rights could read it, so they don't know—the letter had the account and password for the surveillance cameras, and one line."

He slowly read out that line: "The truth is not important, the determined answer is reality."

Jian Jing was speechless.

"He was telling Jiang Qi and the rest, it's not important whether I'm a bad person, my existence is to complete his plan," Jiang BaiYan said, "It's just like in Japanese dramas, a group of people commit the same mistake, so they keep their mouths shut and don't tell anyone."

"The Chairman really understands me well, although he never cared about me, but he truly understands me, if nothing unexpected happens, I would have gone." The words were hurtful to hear, but Jiang BaiYan's emotions were very stable, "I rarely had a chance to speak with the Chairman alone, very rarely, when I lived with my mother, he rarely came, and at the Jiang family, Jiang Lian and the others also didn't allow me to talk with him much, even calling him 'Dad' once in awhile was hard to come by."

A child who never received a father's love from young, how could he refuse such a chance?

Yes, the Chairman left no loose ends, even if he found it strange he would still go, to spend a bit more time with his father, hear him praise himself, recognize himself, care about himself.

"So it's me, only a pathetic creature like me would definitely fall for it. And furthermore, even knowing the truth, I still wouldn't hate him." He covered his face, laughing at himself, "I'm willing to use money to exchange for his love, he never liked me—this was the only time he liked me."

Jian Jing finally couldn't stand it: "Stop talking."

Jiang BaiYan instead laughed, lying back into the rocking chair: "Don't be sad, just talking. Look, this pretty place now belongs to me."

He looked up, and softly said: "Money is so good, now I have siblings."