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Chapter 703's story is flawlessly crafted.

After handing the letter to Qin Fang, Gu Qingchen was restless for several days.

She locked herself in the yard, losing all interest in going out to play; the letter kept replaying in her mind.

She felt like she was going crazy. Lin Jiayou had treated her so well, how could she doubt him based on a letter from an unknown source?

How is this any different from those backstabbing villains?

But then I thought about it again, Liu San Niang...

Why did the kind and benevolent mother of Lin Jiayou's deceased friend become the widow of an official with an ambiguous relationship in the letter?

Two completely different statements, like two hands, were tearing at her reason.

This torment made her afraid to see Lin Jiayou, and she even subconsciously avoided him.

Lin Jiayou was very perceptive and quickly noticed her distance and unusual behavior.

That afternoon, Gu Qingchen was staring blankly at a pond of withered lotus leaves in the garden when Lin Jiayou walked out from behind the moon gate.

He looked somewhat haggard, with faint bluish tint under his eyes.

"Qingchen".

Gu Qingchen snapped out of her daze and saw it was him. Her heart skipped a beat, and the smile she forced onto her face became somewhat stiff.

Lin Jiayou didn't approach; he simply stood a few steps away, holding a few sheets of paper in his hand, and sighed softly.

"Living in the capital is really not easy."

He said this out of the blue, his voice filled with an indescribable weariness.

“Recently, I’ve been hearing some unpleasant rumors, which I suppose means I’ve offended someone unintentionally. I just wonder if it will affect you and make you worry about me.”

He brought up the "rumors" on his own initiative.

Gu Qingchen's heart suddenly raced. She instinctively gripped her sleeve and blurted out, "What rumors?"

Looking at her reaction, Lin Jiayou's eyes flashed with understanding, but the bitterness on his face deepened.

He seemed to be caught up in some unpleasant memories, and began to speak slowly.

"When I was in Chengdu, I was appreciated by a teacher because of my talent and learning, but this also attracted the jealousy of others."

"That man was the son of a local wealthy merchant. He was narrow-minded and repeatedly plotted to frame me. He even bribed others to spread rumors that I had affairs with several women in the city, trying to ruin my reputation and cut off my path to the imperial examinations."

The story was meticulously crafted.

Gu Qingchen was stunned. She hadn't expected Lin Jiayou to have had such an experience.

Lin Jiayou's gaze shifted into the distance, his tone growing increasingly heavy.

"The most innocent among them is Liu San Niang. She is actually that wicked young man's aunt. She is an upright and kind person who couldn't stand her nephew's behavior and helped me a few times in private."

"Because of this, that scoundrel held a grudge and even dragged his own aunt into it, saying that my relationship with her was... improper."

Liu San Niang, the aunt of the wicked young man, was implicated because she helped him...

This explanation perfectly matches all the information in the anonymous letter, and it also shifts all the blame onto a fictional "bad boy".

Lin Jiayou turned his head and looked straight at her.

"I thought that once I got to the capital, I could get rid of that filth, but I didn't expect that these shadows would still follow me."

He took a step forward and asked softly, "Qingchen, did you... hear something too?"

This question completely shattered the fragile defenses in Gu Qingchen's mind.

All her doubts, tests, and anxieties transformed into an overwhelming wave of guilt in that instant.

She felt utterly awful.

Lin Jiayou was framed like this, and she not only didn't realize it, but even used those dirty things to suspect him. How is she any different from that despicable young master?

"Sorry……"

Gu Qingchen's tears welled up instantly. She could no longer control herself and told the whole story about the anonymous letter.

"I'm sorry! It's my fault, I shouldn't have believed those lies, I..."

She cried incoherently, feeling utterly guilty.

Lin Jiayou looked at her without any reproach on his face, and instead gently held her cold hand.

"Silly girl, how could I blame you? I'm the one who should apologize. It's my past that caused you unnecessary distress."

He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on her face with his fingertips.

"Qingchen, it's enough that you believe in me."

His voice was so gentle that water could drip out of it.

He easily resolved a crisis of trust, and it even became a catalyst for deepening their relationship.

He had prepared a "reasonable" way out in advance for any news that Qin Fang's caravan might bring back.

It wasn't until Gu Qingchen was coaxed away, feeling both guilty and touched, that the tenderness on Lin Jiayou's face gradually faded.

He turned around, his back to the moon gate, his clothes soaked with cold sweat and clinging tightly to his body.

so close.

Just a little bit.

Who could find out about his people and affairs in Chengdu in such a short time and present it to Gu Qingchen in this way?

The Third Prince's men? No, they're neither that fast nor have the motive.

A name clearly came to mind.

Qian Zhenyun.

That seemingly dull-witted prince's study companion, who shone brightly before the emperor.

Lin Jiayou's eyes turned completely cold, all traces of his previous warmth vanished, leaving only a chilling aura and murderous intent.

He must die.

This major threat must be eliminated as soon as possible.