Chapter 270 - Unexpected Meeting IV (1/2)
Jiang Ruolan looked at him without blinking. She then turned around and walked into his house.
As they both entered the house, Jiang Yijun took off his jacket and saw Jiang Ruolan sitting on the sofa with her hands crossed over her chest. She looked like a policeman interrogating a criminal. Jiang Yijun immediately asked with a smile, ”Who offended you this time? Didn't you say that you want to spend your time alone today? What has happened?”
”The wound on your finger has healed?”
”Almost healed.” Jiang Yijun smiled. ”It's been four or five days, this is just a small wound. It will heal quickly.”
As he said that, he hung his coat on the coat rack. Jiang Ruolan immediately asked, ”Why is Xian Jian looking for you?”
His movements stiffened for a moment as if he hesitated to answer her question. Jiang Yijun looked back at Jiang Ruolan with a blank face.
Jiang Ruolan kept staring at his face, not showing him any of her emotions.
Sure enough, when he went to the wedding, Xian Jian and Old Man Xian immediately were sure of Jiang Yijun's identity because their expressions on that day were very clear. The Old Man wanted to find his missing grandson, and Jiang Yijun had been in H City for a week. Jiang Ruolan was very sure that Jiang Yijun had hidden something from her.
”You and the Xian Family …” Jiang Ruolan lowered her head and sighed. ”Are you really related to them?”
Jiang Yijun was silent for a moment, then walked over and sat beside her. He mimicked Jiang Ruolan's action, crossing his hands over his chest and quietly looking at the corner of the tea table. After a long while, he said, ”Whether I am related to them or not, it's not important.”
”When did you first learn about your identity? How long have you been hiding this from me?” Jiang Ruolan asked him sternly.
”About three or four years ago, after I found out that you and I weren't related by blood, I've been looking for an opportunity to investigate my background. But strangely, people related to me over 20 years ago all mysteriously disappeared. I went to the hospital to check my DNA, but the hospital couldn't give me the exact result, saying that they could not process my DNA accurately. Then …” He paused for a moment. ”After I saw Xian Zihao for the first time, I went to investigate the Xian Family.”
Jiang Ruolan frowned. ”So, that's when you started to get suspicious. You've been investigating your background secretly all this time?”
Jiang Yijun nodded, then looked at her. ”Didn't you already guess about it? Everyone knows about it, but they are not ready to talk about it.”
Jiang Ruolan did not say anything. After a while, she asked, ”What are you going to do in the future? Xian Jian came to see you because he wanted you to return to the Xian Family? Or -”
”Jiang Ruolan, all those things never crossed my mind. Absolutely not. Wherever you are, I will be there.”
”Yijun …”
”Isn't this a good thing?” Jiang Yijun smiled. ”Today's society, especially the people from their era, is the era where everyone was a trendsetter. From Jiang Guanyu to Xian Jian, they are all the same. I can live very well by myself. The two of us can live very well for so many years, so why do we need to go back to the origins? We don't need the Jiang Family, nor do we need the Xian Family.”
”Have you seen Old Man Xian? What did he say?”
”He said he would respect my decision. If I wasn't used to living in the Xian Family, I could go back to my old life. But he hoped I could visit him every time the holidays came.”
”True, the Old Man is already old and hopes all his grandchildren can gather and spend time with him, but Zhan An ...” Jiang Ruolan paused, and when Jiang Yijun looked at her, she quickly changed her words, ”Zhan An is a very smart woman. No matter how your mother was forced to leave at the beginning, she will always fight for her marriage and for her children.”
Jiang Yijun pursed his lips, not responding to her words at all.
Jiang Ruolan quickly took his hand, ”Yijun, since this is a matter of love between our parents and families, and since you also say that it is better for us to live outside, so why should we reminisce about the past? Yes, you can fight for your mother's injustice and everyone has their own selfish thoughts, but…”
Jiang Ruolan paused and said softly, ”In life, there are a lot of things we can't be too serious and persistent, and we can't be too smart or vigilant either. Otherwise, it will only become our weakness. You are a smart guy, but there are a lot of people who are smarter than you, and you know, there are also a lot of people who know better than you. So, if you want to do something, please think more deeply. I will not stop you, I just want you to be more careful.”
Jiang Yijun sighed and nodded seriously, ”Alright, I will do as you say. Let bygones be bygones.”
Jiang Ruolan gently slapped his shoulder. ”That's more like my younger brother! Although there are still three more weeks before the Spring Festival, I'll make some dumplings for you tomorrow night, but you have to help me ~”
”Alright.” Jiang Yijun smiled.
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The next day, Jiang Ruolan went to buy ingredients to make dumplings at the nearest supermarket. While looking for the ingredients, she accidentally scraped a bunch of spinach from the basket, which ended up hanging on the chain of her bag. By the time she found out, she was already surrounded by a group of aunts who were shopping there too.