Chapter 2 The Matter of Going Back to an Older Fellow Country

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She rubbed her fingers together unconsciously, but there was no sign of anything unusual on her face.

"We talked for more than two years."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Siyu's voice rang out in the car.

But she didn't say why they broke up.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Jiang Siyu didn't want to bring it up again, so Fu Lin pursed her lips and didn't press the issue for the first time.

"If you've broken up, you've broken up. There are plenty of men out there."

Even so, Jiang Siyu couldn't help but sigh when she thought of the other person's handsome face, which could only be described as arrogant and domineering.

There may be many handsome men, but it's rare to see one who looks like Mu Qingye.

The man is 1.88 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist; his head-to-body ratio is comparable to that of a model.

Jiang Siyu thoroughly experienced what it means to look slim in clothes and have curves when undressed during those two years.

Recalling the firm and powerful touch of her fingertips on the other person's abdominal muscles, Jiang Siyu felt her heart inexplicably race.

It would be a lie to say that she didn't regret the argument when they first broke up.

But Jiang Siyu knew very well that her relationship with Mu Qingye was completely over.

She didn't believe she could fall for the same person twice.

In addition, her breakup with Mu Qingye was really unpleasant, and after two years, he had probably long forgotten about her.

After the topic was dropped, Jiang Siyu did not have Fu Lin take her back to the Jiang family home, but instead went to a single-story house under Fu Lin's name.

This house is located in a high-end community in Haicheng Financial Center, with top-notch security and environment.

Importantly, this place is relatively close to where Jiang Siyu will be taking up her new job.

Upon reaching the room door, Fu Lin recorded Jiang Siyu's fingerprints while saying:

"Tomorrow I'll have someone transfer this house to your name. If you're not satisfied with the renovation, you can just find someone to redesign and modify it."

The houses in this area were almost all reserved when they were launched. Even if others had the money, they couldn't buy them. Fu Lin gave them away without any hesitation.

Jiang Siyu didn't stand on ceremony with her. After tidying up her clothes in the bedroom, she handed her an antique red box.

Fu Lin raised an eyebrow in confusion: "What is it?"

It looked like a box for decorations. Realizing this, Fu Lin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Do we need to be this distant? It's just a house."

Jiang Siyu sat on the bed and rolled her eyes at her: "I prepared this gift for you before I went back to China. What are you imagining?"

After saying that, he threw the box in his hand to Fu Lin, who hurriedly caught it.

After listening to Jiang Siyu's words, she realized she had misunderstood and immediately opened the box.

Upon seeing what was inside, Fu Lin slammed the box shut, glanced at Jiang Siyu with her delicate fox-like eyes, and then carefully reopened the box in her hands.

"Oh my god~"

Fu Lin stared wide-eyed at the antique imperial green jade bracelet in the box, then questioned Jiang Siyu with a look of utter disappointment:

How could you throw my baby like that?

Jiang Siyu: "..."

"Please, my big star, can't you catch it from this distance?"

Fu Lin stroked the bracelet in the box, feeling the coolness of the jade, and, no longer caring about Jiang Siyu's earlier actions, cheerfully closed the box and put it away.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Miss."

Fu Lin's only hobby is jadeite and gemstones. She has a lot of top-quality jadeite, but old material jadeite is very rare.

This bracelet struck Fu Lin's heart like a ton of bricks.

However... the moment Fu Lin saw this bracelet, she also realized one thing.

That means Jiang Siyu hasn't been idle during her years abroad.

Otherwise, with the Jiang family cutting off all her financial resources, she would have been unable to buy the bracelet even if she wanted to.

With a soft chuckle, Fu Lin happily carried the gift away.

This is Jiang Siyu, who never disappoints.

*

Night falls.

After washing up, Jiang Siyu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the city where she had lived for twenty years and had been away for four years.

The phone she had tossed aside rang several times. Jiang Siyu glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, but calmly looked away after seeing the familiar number.

Ji Yanheng's number hasn't changed over the years. Although Jiang Siyu still remembers his number, she won't answer it immediately when she sees the phone like she used to.

After letting her phone stop vibrating, Jiang Siyu turned it off silent and lay down on the bed to catch up on sleep.

Meanwhile, at the Jiang family home, Jiang Yiruan looked at Ji Yanheng, whose face had turned cold after repeatedly dialing Jiang Siyu's number but receiving no answer, and pushed the water glass in front of her towards him.

"Perhaps my sister has already hailed a taxi. Let's wait a little longer, and she'll be back soon."

Seeing that Ji Yanheng's face remained sullen after she finished speaking, Jiang Yiruan glanced at her mother sitting opposite her. Receiving a hint in her eyes, she then considerately said:

"Ah Heng, if you're really worried, why don't we go to the airport again?"

Ji Yanheng was already tempted by Jiang Yiruan's suggestion. With the rain so heavy today, it would indeed be difficult for Jiang Siyu to hail a taxi in a short time.

But... looking at the repeated unanswered calls, Ji Yanheng felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

As far as I can remember, Jiang Siyu never failed to answer his calls.

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Ji Yanheng called Jiang Siyu again, but the result was the same.

Still no one answered.

He stood up with a stern face, and Jiang Yiruan quickly stood up as well: "Shall I go with you to pick up your sister?"

"No need." Ji Yanheng avoided Jiang Yiruan's outstretched hand and left without looking back.

Jiang Yiruan, who was behind him, almost lost control of her expression. Only after she could no longer see Ji Yanheng did she turn around and kick the sofa.

"Jiang-Si-Yu!"

Jiang Yiruan gritted her teeth and spat out the name, her tone filled with chilling coldness.

"It's been four years, why do you still manage to attract all of Ah Heng's attention as soon as you come back?"

During these four years, Jiang Yiruan tried every means to get close to Ji Yanheng.

To outsiders, she seemed to have gained the favor of Ji Yanheng, the heir of the Ji family, but only she knew the truth.

After Jiang Siyu went abroad and they lost contact, Ji Yanheng became increasingly indifferent to her.

Lately, it has become even more difficult for me to see him.

However, after learning of Jiang Siyu's whereabouts and the news that she was about to return to China, Ji Yanheng suddenly met with him again.

Jiang Yiruan didn't want to delve into the reasons why Ji Yanheng suddenly agreed to see her again. She only knew that she absolutely couldn't let Ji Yanheng's feelings for Jiang Siyu be rekindled.

Otherwise, all my efforts and grievances over the years will have been for nothing.

With that thought in mind, Jiang Yiruan called the person she had left at the airport. After learning that Jiang Siyu had already been picked up, she gave a disdainful sneer.

Noticing her expression, Li Shuwan, who was calmly sipping her tea, asked:

"Any good news from the airport?"

Jiang Yiruan put down her phone, walked over to Li Shuwan, and sat down next to her.

“Jiang Siyu has already been picked up, and even if Aheng goes to the airport now, he won’t be able to pick her up.”

"I see." Li Shuwan put down her teacup and smiled gently, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

"It's really not surprising at all. I wonder how Ah Heng felt knowing that Jiang Siyu had already been picked up, yet he still braved the rain to go to the airport to pick her up?"