The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

With Ling Chen’s comfort, Nanrong Wanqing’s emotions recovered quite a bit. At this time, Beison walked out of the church and said, "Boss, that Miss Jiang is calling you inside."

Ling Chen responded, turned around to look at Nanrong Wanqing and said, "You rest for a while, I’ll be right back." After speaking, he stood up and walked straight towards the church.

At this moment, Jiang Yue’e had already calmed down. Seeing Ling Chen approaching, she pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Sit down."

After sitting down, Ling Chen didn’t speak and waited for Jiang Yue’e to start talking. Since she called him in, she must have something to say to him. After a moment of silence, Jiang Yue’e slowly said, "You want to know the secret of the Soul Stone, right? I can tell you, but you must promise me one thing."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but frown, "Miss Jiang, you’re not going to mention your daughter again, are you?"

"Rest assured, this matter has nothing to do with her," Jiang Yue’e said. "I just want to ask you to do me a favor within your capabilities, which won’t cost you anything."

Ling Chen thought about it, then nodded and said, "I can agree to this request, but let me make it clear: if it goes against my will, I absolutely won’t help you."

"Alright!" Jiang Yue’e paused and continued, "About that Soul Stone, it has been handed down from our Jiang Family ancestors and is considered our family’s biggest secret. Over the years, the Jiang Family has been seeking the Soul Stone’s secrets. Unfortunately, we spent over a century with no significant findings. Later, the Jiang Family decided to hide the Soul Stone. Until recently, because I needed help from the Netherworld Snake, I took out that Soul Stone as a transaction."

"The Jiang Family has researched for over a hundred years; it can’t be that there were no gains at all?" Ling Chen was somewhat skeptical.

"There were gains, but they weren’t significant," Jiang Yue’e said blandly. "Our Jiang Family’s goal is to use this Soul Stone to find its secrets. Apart from relevant information, other details are useless to us."

"Did you voluntarily hand the Soul Stone over to the Netherworld Snake, or..."

"The Netherworld Snake knew I had a treasure. Over the years, the reason I was imprisoned by them was because of that item. They wanted me to hand it over, but it was an heirloom from the Jiang Family ancestors; how could I hand it over?" Jiang Yue’e gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Had I known I’d end up like this, I should have handed it over much earlier; at least this would have prevented the Jiang Family from being annihilated."

"I’m curious about how you joined the Netherworld Snake; I heard Bai Zhangqiu say you were the head of the Netherworld Snake’s laboratory, which is quite a high position. Clearly, back then, you were indeed part of the Netherworld Snake." Ling Chen asked.

"The Jiang Family never gave up on researching the Soul Stone, but due to certain limitations, many experiments can’t be conducted, such as human trials. Although we were eager to uncover the Soul Stone’s secret, we couldn’t bring ourselves to use innocent people for experiments. I joined the Netherworld Snake purely for continuing my research. Moreover, their experiments focus mainly on humans, which conveniently offered me much assistance. Upon joining, my abilities were soon recognized, allowing me to become the head of the laboratory. All the while, I secretly researched the Soul Stone."

"Unfortunately, I underestimated the Netherworld Snake’s capabilities. Before long, they discovered I was conducting unrelated experiments on humans. When they asked what I was doing, I naturally refused to tell them the truth. I thought this incident would be settled like that; however, I didn’t expect they would resort to using drugs to interrogate me. I had no choice but to disclose the Soul Stone’s secret to them."

Ling Chen asked, "Since they know, why haven’t they found the Soul Stone? Did you keep something hidden from them?"

"Under drug interrogation, nothing can be concealed. But they wouldn’t have expected that I had already taken precautions by using the No. 6 reagent on myself to forcibly forget the Soul Stone’s whereabouts. This way, even under torture, no one could extract any useful information from me."

"If you forgot, then how did you later remember it?"

"It’s not hard," Jiang Yue’e said blandly. "Since I could create the No. 6 reagent, naturally I can develop an antidote, though no one knew."

"So that’s how it is!" Ling Chen nodded. After listening to Jiang Yue’e’s account, he finally understood the cause and effect. "For the Jiang Family’s secret, you were willing to abandon your young children. To be honest, I don’t support your actions. They’re too selfish. If I recall correctly, Wanqing’s father told me you were forcibly taken away. To find you, he joined the God Organization and expanded his influence without hesitation."

"That was all part of the prearranged script. Only by doing this could my image remain intact. If it were you, would you want to be seen as a cruel woman abandoning her family?"

"Ultimately, it’s because of your selfishness," Ling Chen said helplessly. "Perhaps even Wanqing’s father didn’t know your true nature."

"He indeed didn’t know. In front of him, I was a gentle and gracious woman. Although I deceived him, undeniably, I liked him very much. Otherwise, back then I wouldn’t have insisted on marrying him despite family opposition. Still, I didn’t expect his love for me to be so profound, that he would do such a foolish thing."

"Foolish?" Ling Chen shook his head and said, "I don’t think he’s foolish; rather, he’s very pitiful. He thought what he did was great, but it was all a big deception. He could have stayed with the Nanrong Family, watched his children grow up. For your sake, he abandoned his family, forsook everything. If he were still alive, I wonder what he’d think after hearing your words."

"The dead can’t speak; what’s the use of saying this now?" After saying that, Jiang Yue’e stood up and asked, "Can I leave now?"

"Of course! You are Wanqing’s mother; I couldn’t possibly kill you out of anger. But I’d still like to remind you: don’t be too selfish, or else you’ll harm others and yourself."

Jiang Yue’e smiled a somewhat bitter smile, "You speak of harming others and oneself; I’ve already tasted its flavor." Saying this, she took two steps forward and then paused, glancing towards the doorway, her eyes showing a hint of hesitation. After a while, she sighed lightly, turned, and decided to leave through the back door of the church.

Perhaps she knew Nanrong Wanqing was at the door, so she chose to leave from the back to avoid confronting her.

After watching Jiang Yue’e leave, Ling Chen rubbed his brow, then got up and walked out of the church.