1166 Basic Trust
She was sure that he did not eat much on the way back and he had even encountered such a dangerous explosion. After so many days, he must be exhausted. If he still did not eat well at home, he would definitely fall ill within a few days.
āIn the army, sometimes there are occasions when we donāt get to eat for a few days. When we run out of food, we even need to eat weeds to survive. Donāt worry, Xia Zhe wonāt starve to death. Heās not a fool. He just doesnāt like to be disturbed when heās concentrating on his thoughts. Just let him be.ā Xia Xiu looked very proud when she said this.
Xu Lan could not understand her family membersā military way of thinking. She could not help being worried about Xia Zhe. She was almost unable to withstand the stress of seeing her children getting into trouble one after another.
At night, Xia Zhe received news from his spies. The report he received was even more detailed than what Xia Mao had. The most glaring part of the information were the words āTan Jingā.
He would never have dreamed that it was Tan Jing who colluded with those people who wanted to destroy the Xia family. She actually worked with them to attack the Xia family!
No! It would be more accurate to say that her target was Qiao Mei and their small family.
Xia Zhe walked out of the study with a dark expression and everyoneās eyes were on him. Xia Zhe held the photos and documents in his hand and did not know where to start. Xia Wen was also sitting in the living room.
āXia Zhe, come down and eat! I cooked today! You havenāt tasted my cooking for many years! Come and try!ā Xu Lan said expectantly.
Xia Zhe suppressed the anger in his heart. He would have a meal with his family first and settle the score later.
āEldest Brother, do you know the reason for Qiao Meiās incident?ā Xia Zhe sat on the sofa after the meal and questioned Xia Wen coldly.
āI⦠I donāt know. I only have fragments of information and I canāt seem to put them together,ā Xia Wen said honestly.
āTake a look at this. This is what I found. I think itās also the last thing you want to see,ā Xia Zhe said as he handed the brown envelope to Xia Wen.
After Xia Wen opened it, he could not believe what he saw. The traitor was not only Sister Fanās husband, but also Tan Jing⦠That was his wifeā¦
There were three pages of detailed records, listing down information like the exact date when Tan Jing first met Cheng Gu, the separate occasions she met him after that, and even the date of that one night when Cheng Gu stayed overnight in that house in the countryside. The two of them were alone in the same room and no one knew what they did inside.
Furthermore, these were only the information provided by the villagers, which meant that it was only the tip of the iceberg. There were still more things that Xia Wen did not know. After what happened to Tan Jing, Xia Wen had gone to that house to take a look and his impression was that Tan Jing had maintained the place very well. He was proud of how capable she was and had felt even more guilt towards her.
In the end, she had received help from another man and many people actually thought that she and the other man were husband and wife.
Where did this leave him, her actual husband? Perhaps he really did not put in effort in the relationship, which was why the villain had a chance to take advantage of the situation and put the Xia family in danger. He had been muddle-headed during this period of time. What exactly was he doing all this while!
āI⦠Iām sorry. Iām the one who caused Qiao Mei to get hurt,ā Xia Wen said apologetically.
āEldest Brother, this is not your fault. Itās all because of Tan Jingās jealousy and the Tan familyās greed. Donāt take the blame for everything,ā Xia Zhe patted Xia Wenās shoulder and comforted him.
Xia He hurriedly snatched the documents and read the report word for word. She was so furious that she crumpled the papers in her hand, as if every word written on it was a knife that could hurt Qiao Mei.
āThis Tan Jing! Sheās such a jinx!ā Xia He said resentfully.
Everyone frowned. None of them had even thought about suspecting Tan Jing. No matter the kind of danger they were in or how serious this matter was, they did not think about casting any suspicions on Tan Jing.
This was because Tan Jing was a member of the Xia family and she was the familyās daughter-in-law. They would not suspect any Xia family members. This was the most basic trust which everyone gave to everyone. They all thought that although Tan Jing was just a very jealous person, she still had a good character, and that she would have grown up to be a good kid if not for the kind of maternal family she had.
However, from the looks of it, they had completely underestimated the evilness of the human heart. In order to seriously injure Qiao Mei, Tan Jing did not hesitate to cooperate with outsiders, even if it meant the Xia family would be doomed. She did not even check on Cheng Guās identity and could only think about getting Qiao Meiās children for herself.
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