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The next morning.

When she opened her eyes, the room was empty. She rubbed her temples with a headache and shouted, "Chilling?"

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Jiang Han was holding a bowl of congee in his hand, and just as he opened the door, he saw An Ning sitting on the bed with her eyes half closed. The man couldn't help but smile and ask, "You're awake?"

"Hmm, did you go to buy me breakfast early in the morning?" An Ning gazed at the lunchbox in Jiang Jia's hands, and a warm feeling flashed through her heart.

She remembered when she first met Jiang Jianxin. She felt that he was not a gentle person.

"That's right. You seem to have gotten skinnier over the past few days?" He opened the lunchbox and fed the porridge to An Ning. As he fed the porridge, he said, "The doctor says that you can leave the hospital today. After you finish your breakfast, we'll both go home."

"Alright." An Ning happily swallowed the porridge in one gulp, almost choking on it.

Jiang Jia Han was amused by her appearance, and patted her back with a smile, "Eat slowly."

By the time An Ning had finished her breakfast, Jiang Jia had already packed her things.

After returning home, he let someone carry the luggage upstairs. He gently embraced An Ning and smiled as he said, "I have some matters to attend to. You can rest well at home. If there's anything you want to eat, just tell Mrs Zhang. Wait for me to come back."

After saying that, Jiang Xian gave An Ning a kiss on the forehead and left. Seeing the man's fading back, An Ning revealed a happy smile.

In the car, Jiang Jia Han hastily took out his phone to give Ji Mingzhen a call. The phone rang for a moment, then the other side answered. A soft female voice was heard in his ear. "Hello, Shiva. What business do you have with me?"

"Where are you?" If he hadn't wanted to confirm something, why would he have called her on his own accord?

Aware of the displeasure in the man's tone, Ji Mingzhen frowned and pretended to smile, "I'm here with my aunt."

"You were at my mother's?" Jiang Jia narrowed her cold eyes and raised her voice. Every day, Ji Mingzhen would run over to his mom's place just to make his mom happy, but she didn't know what kind of woman she was at all.

"Wait for me there. I'll be there now." Then, a burst of "beep beep beep" came from the other end of the phone. A fierce look flashed across Ji Mingzhen's eyes as she hung up the phone. She happened to see Aunt Jiang walking over from behind, so she ran over to her and said, "Auntie, just now you told me that he would come over later."

"Really?" A hint of joy surfaced on his mother's face. Recently, she had been very unhappy with her son because of An Ning's matter. Thus, when her son returned, she must communicate with him properly. She must not let him be fooled by that woman An Ning!

She immediately ran into the kitchen and shouted, "Really, come and help me. I'll let Chou Han stay here for lunch this afternoon."

"Alright." The corner of Ji Mingzhen's mouth curled up. As long as his mother was here, Jiang Xihan wouldn't dare to do anything to her.

Twenty minutes later, Jiang Jian arrived at the Jiang manor. When he entered, he saw Ji Mingzhen standing at the door, just like a wife waiting to welcome her husband home.

"Jia Han, you go back …" Halfway through speaking the truth, Ji Ming was interrupted.

"Where's my mother?" Jiang Jian didn't like her, so he just went into the house and looked inside. The smell of smoke in the kitchen was so strong that he could immediately guess where Jiang-ma was.

"Mom." The man walked straight to the kitchen, Ji Mingzhen carefully following behind him. Hearing the voice, mother Jiang turned her head and laughed, "Chilling, you're back?"

"I have something to say to you." Jiang Jia stepped forward and took Jiang Mother's hand, ignoring Ji Mingzhen's astonished gaze. Then, Ji Ming seemed to realize something and stepped forward to stop her, "Jia Han, your aunt is cooking for you. Can't you wait until after lunch?"

"You know it." Jiang Jia looked at her in amusement. This woman really knew how to act.

"Jia Han, be a bit more courteous to her. No matter what, she is still a guest of our family, and she is also my future daughter-in-law." When Jiang Ma saw Jiang Jia Han's attitude, she suddenly became angry.

"Mom, do you know that An Ning …"

"Don't tell me about that woman!" Before Jiang Jia could finish his words, he was interrupted angrily by Jiang Mother. In her heart, Ji Mingzhen was the Jiang family's daughter-in-law, and An Ning was only a lowly woman. What right did she have to marry into the Jiang family?

"Well, aunt, don't be angry, he didn't mean to be cold." Ji Mingzhen helped his mother to sit on a chair. Jiang Jia couldn't stand her hypocritical look the most, so he went up to her and grabbed her arm, saying sternly, "Come here."

"Chilling …" Ji Mingzhen was in pain as she lightly called out. Aunt Jiang wanted to stop her, but she heard Ji Mingzhen say, "Auntie, I have something to say to Li-han."

Mother Jiang was stunned for a moment before responding, "Alright, you guys tell me, I'll go to the kitchen to cook first." She thought these two were just going to whisper.

"Don't play tricks in front of me." When he saw his mother enter the kitchen, he immediately shook off Ji Mingzhen. She took the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "I want to explain to you about An Ning."

She had already guessed Jiang Jia's purpose in coming here. Didn't he want to report her in front of her mother? Yet, she wouldn't let him succeed!

Before Jiang Jianhan could reply, Ji Mingzhen had already pulled him out. Before she left, she told Aunt Jiang, who was busy in the kitchen, "Auntie, I remember that I still have some matters to take care of with Sister Han. I will be back soon. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's fine. You guys can go." Mother Jiang smiled helplessly. She wholeheartedly wanted to get Ji Mingzhen and Jiang Xiushan together. Seeing the two of them act this way, she finally felt at ease.

Ji Mingzhen pulled Jiang Jia Han out of the villa. He looked around and threw away the woman's hand coldly, "Tell me, are you related to this matter?"

"Chill, listen to me." Ji Mingzhen's eyes flickered. She continued, "I really wasn't the one who did the thing about An Ning." That day, I was also knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was already on the sofa in the corner of the hall. "

Jiang Jia Han didn't believe her lies, so he asked her suspiciously, "Then why did you say you didn't see An Ning?"

If what she said was true, she wouldn't have needed to lie at all.

Ji Mingzhen paused, feeling somewhat guilty. After a long while, she stammered, "I was afraid that you would think that I was the one who did this. That's why I lied."

"Can you forgive me for the cold? I really didn't do it on purpose. " Ji Ming pitifully tugged on Jiang Xiushan's arm, but the man didn't take her words. Jiang Xiushan drew closer to her and asked, "You really didn't do it?"

"It really isn't." Ji Mingzhen shook her head repeatedly. Her heart was sweating from the guilt she felt.