Chapter 405: Chapter 405: My Slip of the Tongue_1
 

Today, Yan Yue was dressed in Chanel beige spring attire – a figure-hugging dress, an elegant white jacket with pearl buttons, black leggings, a pair of beige high heels, and carrying a matching Chanel handbag. Her long hair fluttered as she walked towards his car.

She opened the car door and got in, instantly filling the cab with a faint fragrance from her perfume.

Ruan Tianling turned his head to look at her as she suddenly leaned in, leaving a fragrant kiss on his face.

“That was a good morning kiss for you.” She smiled sweetly, looking beautiful with delicate features accentuated by makeup.

Ruan Tianling could sense her change. She had made an effort to dress up today, and she was unusually affectionate. Most likely, she was reminding him of their engagement.

Thinking about it, Ruan Tianling’s eyes darkened. He started the car and left without saying a word.

Yan Yue sat in the car with a smile and asked him sweetly, “Where are we going now?”

“Let’s go to the beach.”

“Great, it’s been a while since I’ve been to the beach.”

Ruan Tianling drove her to the beach. Yan Yue opened the door and stepped out. The sea breeze played with her luscious long hair, and her slender silhouette had become a beautiful sight by the beach.

Yan Yue was walking on the scattered stones when she spotted a beautiful blue shell.

She picked it up, laid it on her palm, and showed it to him, “Isn’t it pretty?”

“It’s pretty.”

“I’ll give it to you.”

Ruan Tianling declined to take it, “Weren’t you going to discuss Xu Man with me?”

Yan Yue naturally withdrew her hand, her smile fading.

She tucked her wind-swept hair behind her ear and said in a grave tone.

“Manman came to me last night and told me that you found out she is the one behind the murder. Ling, I’ve known what she did for a while now.”

“The day she admitted everything to me, she received a call from the assassin she hired while at my house, explaining why she was taking a call at my place.

I was shocked to find out what she had done. More than that, I was heartbroken. I never thought Manman, who treated me so kindly, would stoop so low for me…

She regretted and was in so much pain then. She only committed such a grave mistake for my sake.

She begged me not to tell anyone. Of course, I would not. She is my close friend. I do not wish to see her in trouble, so I kept you in the dark and did not tell you the truth.”

Ruan Tianling looked at her with a dark gaze, asked tonelessly, “How did Xu Man know about Jian Yufei drugging me?”

Yan Yue bit her lip, sorrowfully saying, “I let it slip.”

This did not surprise Ruan Tianling one bit. He had guessed that it was her who had leaked it.

“How did Xu Man know that Jian Yufei was seeing a psychotherapist?”

“I told her. The day I went to look for you at the villa, I found Ma Qing, the psychotherapist, treating Jian Yufei. Not only that, but I also told her about you taking Jian Yufei on a business trip, even down to where you were staying in D City,” Yan Yue confessed everything.

Surprise flashed across Ruan Tianling’s face. Yan Yue gazed at him sorrowfully and forced a bitter smile.

“Perhaps you won’t believe me, but I had planned to come with you on that trip. I was at the airport waiting for you, wanting to surprise you. But I saw you with Jian Yufei instead. It hurt me so much that you chose to bring Jian Yufei on the trip instead of me.”