Chapter 286

Author: Qin Ruoxu MACHINE TRANSLATION

The Sky outside had already completely darkened. The night wind blew through the window glass, occasionally making a slight sound.

The study room only had one floor lamp on. The orange light could barely illuminate a corner of the room.

Ji Yunshen stood against the light. The slightly dim light and shadows around him made his tall figure appear even taller and taller, almost blocking out all the light above Zhou Lanqing’s head.

After she heard his words, her eyes, which had been carved after the baptism of time, seemed to penetrate through the boundless darkness, bit by bit, merging into his pitch-black and deep eyes.

She said, “Xiao Shen, when you live to grandma’s age, you will understand that life is like this. There are gains and losses. If I can use Han ‘er to exchange for your change of heart, then you will realize that I can do anything for the JI family and you. Then, even if I sacrifice an adopted daughter that I raised for ten years, what does it matter? ”

“Besides, when you adopted her, it was only because you often felt lonely. ”

Zhou Lanqing’s voice was still as elegant as ever. It was gentle and slow, and every word hit his eardrums.

His Silhouette was reflected on the floor-to-ceiling window. His white shirt and black trousers were ironed to the point that there was not a single wrinkle. However, at this moment, it somehow added a few strands of embarrassment to him “Grandma, you raised us up and gave Han ‘Er and me the most beautiful and warm childhood. Is it so that when we grow up, we can live in the world that you have constructed? ”

Ji Yunshen’s large hands that hung by his side were clenched into fists so tightly that they turned white. Even his voice was extremely tense. “Grandma, do you know why mom and dad didn’t come home for a long time? Why was my childhood so lonely? ”

Zhou Lanqing did not say anything. Her pair of aged hands subconsciously tightened the embroidered shawl in front of her. Her gaze quickly moved away from his dark and deep eyes. Even though she hid it well, that action still carried a hint of evading.

Ji Yunshen lowered his head slightly and looked at the shadow that was dragged by the light in the corner “You used your strength to almost control Dad’s twenty years before he grew up and formed his indecisive character. It was not until he met his mother who understood him that you tried to stop him in the middle, even at all costs. It was not until they married behind your back and even gave birth to me that you restrained yourself. ”

“But after marriage? ” “Most of the time, you used your strength to control them. You wanted them to follow your expectations every step. As long as there was the slightest bit of dissatisfaction, you would fly into a rage. I think this is probably the real reason why they don’t like to go home these years! ”

Zhou Lanqing took a deep breath. Along with his words, an unknown emotion appeared on her well-maintained face. However, very quickly, it was so fast that it was almost impossible to capture.

“Grandma, you think that grandfather’s failure in his official career is the path we’ll take next. But don’t forget, if we’re not him, our lives will not be the same. ”

After saying that, he closed his eyes and his voice returned to its usual low pitch. “It’s very late. Man Man hasn’t had dinner yet. I’ll leave after I talk to Han ‘er about something. We won’t be having dinner here. ”

He turned around and before he could even take a step, he heard an old and elegant voice calling his name from behind him. “Xiao Shen… ”

Ji Yunshen stopped in his tracks. He did not move or turn around, as if he was waiting for her next words.

After about two seconds, Zhou Lanqing’s voice continued to ring out. She said, “Xiao Shen, stop struggling. Didn’t your ten-year relationship with Han ‘er come to an end in the end? You let it go just like that. Moreover, you and Qiao man haven’t even been together for a year. It doesn’t matter. If you can’t break it off, I’ll help you break it off until you can. ”

After Ji Yunshen heard that, his exquisite eyes were immediately covered with a layer of disbelief. He turned around and his breathing had already started to become chaotic. “Grandma, do you know that Han ‘Er and I… ”

He did not finish the rest of his words, but how could Zhou Lanqing not understand? She was the one who started the conversation.

“It seems that Qiao man didn’t tell you… this little girl seems to have a good heart, but she seems to really have some sincerity towards you. ”

Zhou Lanqing walked over and stretched out her hand to straighten the collar of his white shirt. “Xiao Shen, grandma won’t harm you. Listen to grandma and forget about Qiao Man. There are many socialites and ladies in the capital that you can choose from. There will always be one that suits your temperament. ”

“Grandma, in your eyes, feelings may be worthless, or they may just be a stumbling block on the way forward. As long as they appear, you can remove them anytime and anywhere. But that isn’t the case for me… ”

As if he was concerned about her physical condition, he tried his best to speak in a gentler tone “If I love someone, I love them. I can’t just forget them as I wish. I won’t let Han ‘Er’s regret appear a second time. Also, grandma, I don’t want to become an animal without feelings. ”

After saying that, he didn’t listen to Zhou Lanqing anymore and walked toward the door of the study.

Opening the door, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a person passing by in the corridor from the corner of his eye. His white dress fluttered and soon disappeared at the bend of the stairs.

His brows, which hadn’t fully relaxed, furrowed deeply again. Then, he lifted his feet and walked over to look for it.

Standing at the stairway entrance, he looked toward the living room on the first floor. Other than the busy maids, he couldn’t see anything else. It seemed that it was just his illusion just now.

…

Ji Han ran back to her room. As she sat on the bed with a dull expression, her heart could not stop pounding.

Her face was covered in tears, or rather, she was sobbing uncontrollably.

How many ten years could a person have in his life? And how many ten years could he waste to live in a fake state?

Sad emotions surged, and resentment surged like a tidal wave.

She sat like this for a long time. She could no longer sense it. It was not until someone knocked on the door from outside that she was pulled back from her dazed state.

She wiped the tears off her face, cleared her throat, and asked in a normal tone, “who is it? ”

“It’s me. ”

Ji Yunshen leaned against the door and stood there. He took out a cigarette box from his pocket with his big hand, took out a cigarette, and lit it up. His eyes looked at the night sky outside the corridor window.

In the distance, the lights of tens of thousands of homes and the undulating mountains emitted a mysterious and deep color in the dark night.

However, it seemed that in an instant, those reflections merged into his dark and deep eyes. They were like thousands of stars shining, or like fireworks after a brilliant bloom, leaving only loneliness.

Ji Han heard Ji Yunshen’s voice. Without even wearing slippers, she ran over barefoot. When her hand touched the door handle, she pulled it back as if she had been electrocuted.

“I’m a little uncomfortable. I want to sleep. You should go back first! ”

Ji Yunshen took another deep breath of the cigarette in his hand. The green-white smoke made his voice even deeper and huskier. “Are you… okay? ”

“I’m fine. It’s just that I’m having a few inconvenient days every month, so I’m a little uncomfortable. ”

“Okay, then you rest well. Call me anytime if you need anything. ”

“Okay, I got it! ”

The steady footsteps in the corridor grew further and further away. Ji Han turned around, her petite back leaning against the Dark Brown Rosewood door. Then, as her body gradually became limp, she slowly slid down onto the floor.

Her mind was almost filled with the words that Zhou Lanqing had said to him in the study room, repeating them over and over again.

She curled up her legs, her arms slightly contracted, and hugged herself.

Tears once again fell from her eyes. She thought that the so-called love and affection in this world was probably more ridiculous than anything else.

She cried and cried, and then she laughed.

…

Qiao man had a dream. In the dream, she was forcefully dragged to the hospital to have an abortion.

She ran as fast as she could, as fast as she could, but in the end, she was still captured by someone.

That person was very tall. She tried her best to see his face clearly, but in the end, she could only see a blurry silhouette.

If it wasn’t for the vibration of the phone under her pillow, she thought that she would continue to dream.

Even though she was woken up by the vibration of the phone, it was similar to waking up from a nightmare. Her heart was beating very fast, and she felt very tired. It was as if she had experienced a car accident and had been disassembled and reassembled.

In the darkness, she fumbled for a few seconds with her phone. Only when she held it in her hand did she slowly open her drowsy eyes.

The screen displayed an unfamiliar number. She seemed to hesitate for a moment before swiping the answer button.

Just as the call connected, a cold and deep male voice came from the other side “Hello, Miss Qiao. This is the number one people’s Hospital in forest city. Your friend, Miss Xiao, has just died due to ineffective resuscitation. Could you please contact her family? ”

Xiao Meng’s cheeky face flashed through her mind. If it wasn’t for that phone call, would she have been fine?

Although they were destined to never see each other again because of Jiang Yingdong, it didn’t mean that she wanted her to die because of her.

If it was possible, she would actually prefer her to live with guilt for the rest of her life. The torture of living was more vindictive than dying once and for all.

“Her parents and sister have already passed away. I can’t contact anyone else. ”

Xiao Meng’s parents had passed away when she was ten years old. She had been brought up by her sister since she was young. Other than Xiao Min, she had never heard of her having other family members.

There was always a sense of guilt, so she could not help but lower her voice.

“If that’s the case, then can I trouble you to go to the hospital and help her take care of the funeral? ” Our Hospital would not let bodies that were not claimed by family members be placed in the morgue. Usually, they would be directly taken to the crematorium for cremation. However, they were afraid that the family members would feel uncomfortable when they found out, so they thought that you could help take care of it first?”

Qiao man gripped the thin phone in her hand tightly. It took her a long time before she managed to squeeze out a single word from her throat. “Alright! ”

It didn’t matter if she felt guilty or if she didn’t have the heart to do so. In short, the deceased was the most important.

After getting to know each other, she wouldn’t be so calculative about a person’s death.

She lifted the blanket and placed her feet on the carpet beside the bed. Suddenly, she felt that life was nothing more than this. Life and death happened day and night, and no one was spared. It was quite sad!

Just as she was thinking about this, someone knocked on the bedroom door. “Man Man, are you awake? ”

It was Ji Yunshen.

“Yes, I’m awake. WAIT… ”

She reached out to straighten her shoulder-length black hair, which had become messy because of her sleeping posture. She also tidied up her pajamas before putting on her slippers and walking over to open the door.

Ji Yunshen had just smoked a cigarette. The moment she opened the door, she smelled the faint smell of nicotine and the refreshing smell of aftershave.

“Are you guys done talking? ”

The memories before she went to bed flooded her mind. She raised her eyes and looked at the tall man standing in the shadow of the backlight. His clear and distinct eyes were like the gurgling water of a stream, clear and clear.

“We haven’t talked about it yet. She’s not feeling well. ”

Qiao man replied with an ‘Oh’ , then shook the thin phone in her hand. “The hospital called just now. They said that Xiao Meng is dead. I need to go to the hospital. Can you send me to the nearest intersection so that I can take a taxi? ”

Her voice was the most calm and natural.

There weren’t too many emotions, or rather, there were no more emotions.

It wouldn’t be like the past where there were so many dependent emotions, and it wouldn’t be like the present where there were so many resentful emotions.

It would be as if nothing had happened between them, including their feelings.

“ALRIGHT! ”

The man nodded and gave her a deep look before turning around and walking downstairs.

Qiao man turned around and took off her coat that was hanging on the coat rack. Then, she quickly followed him and walked out of the House.

The wind at night was a little cold, and coupled with the large temperature difference between day and night in the seaside city, Qiao man had just walked out when she was immediately stimulated by the biting cold temperature and immediately tightened her grip on the clothes on her body.

Ji Yunshen did not do as she said. Instead, he sent her directly to the hospital and even helped her to do all the things she wanted to do.

When she left, she turned back to look at Xiao Meng who was lying there. She did not know why she had a feeling that nothing had happened.

And all of this was temporarily put into a comma with Xiao Meng’s departure.

The feeling of powerlessness was not only those inexplicable clues, but also her increasingly severe pregnancy reaction.

After helping Xiao Meng with the funeral arrangements that night, Qiao man was brought by Ji Yunshen to a villa next to the seaside. It was ostensibly to protect the fetus, but in fact, it was a disguised form of grounding.

There were around twenty bodyguards guarding the house. Other than her and Auntie Zhao, there was no one else in the house.

Ji Yunshen was very busy, especially after Fu Qingshan went to Beijing. He was even busier.

Occasionally, he would stay over here for the night, but usually she would fall asleep. He would only come when she was asleep, and when she woke up the next day, he would leave again.

This cycle continued for more than half a month until that night, when she was sitting in her room playing with her tablet, she suddenly heard the doorbell ring.

Knowing that she was here, there was no one else but JI Yunshen. At first, she thought it was Ji Yunshen, so she ignored him and continued playing with the tablet in her hand.

But after lowering her head for two seconds, she felt that something was wrong. Why would Ji Yunshen ring the doorbell when he was here?

She pursed her lips, put down the tablet, stood up from the carpet beside the bed, and walked to the door.

The footsteps outside were a little messy, as if they were not alone. Perhaps it was because of the late night, she subconsciously felt that it was very dangerous, so she hid behind the door and did not move. She held her breath and waited for the footsteps to gradually approach.

A second or two seconds, or even many seconds, passed before the messy footsteps gradually calmed down.