C30 (1/2)

”Wan Wan?” Xiao Rui, who sat by the side of the bed, suddenly called out Jiang Wan's name in a low voice, just like he had called out every time in his previous life. It made Jiang Wan suddenly feel like a lifetime has passed.

Jiang Wan raised her head in astonishment, looking at the man's handsome appearance overlapping with that image in her memory, she couldn't help but want to cry.

But in the end, she managed to hold back her tears.

”What?” She raised her head to look at Xiao Rui with an indifferent expression.

Xiao Rui Xuan had been looking at Jiang Wan with a face full of anticipation, hoping to see the most familiar smile in his previous life. However, he was disappointed.

Xiao Rui laughed mockingly to himself in his heart. Why did he have such a ridiculous thought?

But no matter, he could slowly nurture her until she was as close to him as he was in his previous life.

Right now, he could only slowly ponder about it.

”Wan Wan,” Xiao Rui paused for a while before continuing, ”I will be leaving the capital for a few days, so I won't be able to see you for the near future.”

Jiang Wan bent down and hugged her back while sitting on the bed. She blinked her eyes with a bit of incomprehension, and thought to herself, ”What is he doing?” Are you reporting your whereabouts to me?

It was like a husband coming to say goodbye to his wife before he left.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wan felt herself blushing again, so she leaned her face closer to her knees, exposing only her head, not wanting to let Xiao Rui see her embarrassment.

Suddenly, a whistle sounded from outside the house. It sounded like the chirping of a bird or the chirping of a bug. When Xiao Rui heard this, his expression darkened.

”I'm leaving.” Xiao Rui reluctantly looked at the silk-like top of Jiang Wan's hair, then took out something from her lapel and shoved it into Jiang Wan's hands: ”When I'm not here, if there's anything important, then take this to the Ji Jia Village in the north of the city to find Grandpa Ji.”

Jiang Wan looked at the item that suddenly appeared in her hand and was stunned.

It was actually the Nine-striped Dragon White Goat Fat Jade Pendant that Xiao Rui had given him as a token of his affection in his previous life.

He actually gave the jade pendant to her! Does this mean that...

Jiang Wan didn't dare to continue guessing. She suppressed the restlessness in her heart and raised her head. She wanted to ask more questions, but Xiao Rui's figure was nowhere to be seen in the room.

Jiang Wan sat there in a daze, letting the light of the octagonal oil lamp shine on her face, giving her an indescribable sense of disappointment and desolation.

Jiang Wan, who had been holding the Nine Tattooed Dragon Jade Pendant and beating the drum, fell asleep again in a daze.

”Mother Han, this is already the beginning. Miss still hasn't woken up, is it really okay?” Clove walked out of Jiang Wan's room softly and asked Han Li's mother, who was doing her needlework, with an anxious expression on her face.

At this moment, Han Li's mother was stitching the hem of a really purple pleated skirt. She raised her head to look at Clove and smiled. ”Fourth Miss must be tired to sleep so early. Why don't we let her sleep a bit more …”

Just as the two of them were talking, they heard a rustling sound coming from the other side of the room.

Clove quickly entered the room and lifted the curtain, only to see that Jiang Wan had already sat up and stretched herself.

”What time is it?” Jiang Wan asked casually.