That night with Jiang Ruohe, I lost love, friendship, and gained a marriage that didn't belong to me. “Yu Xiaowan, you are the most vicious woman I have ever seen.” Jiang Ruohe looked at me...
Chapter 92 You Are Dreaming
Tian Rong looked up at me with a look of disbelief.
"How could this happen? You and Jiang Ruohe are clearly divorced? Yu Xiaowan, you didn't see Jiang Ruohe dead and deliberately came to divide the Jiang family's property?"
I rolled my eyes at Tian Rong.
"It was just a conflict at the beginning. I signed the divorce agreement, but he didn't sign it, so it doesn't count as a divorce."
Tian Rong looked at me resentfully and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jiang Nianhao, who looked at me.
"Xiao Wan, I'm happy that you and Ruo He haven't divorced. But if you want to take over Ruo He's position, Dad doesn't think you have the ability yet."
I looked at Jiang Nianhao without saying anything. In fact, what Jiang Nianhao said made sense. Compared with him, I really didn't have the ability to take over Jiang Ruohe's position. But now, Tian Rong was Xiao Shi's person. It would be absolutely no good for Xiao Shi to let Tian Rong push Jiang Nianhao up.
"I will let Song Yan follow Xiaowan." This was said by the grandfather who had been silent all the time.
"Dad." Jiang Nianhao turned to look at his grandfather, his eyes full of unwillingness.
Grandpa lay on the hospital bed and looked up at Jiang Nianhao.
"Nian Hao, don't forget the agreement you signed."
Jiang Nianhao shuddered, his face darkening slightly.
After my grandfather reminded me, I remembered that Jiang Nianhao insisted on marrying Tian Rong, so he returned his shares to my grandfather and signed the agreement that he would not take over any of Jiang's property. Naturally, he could not take over Jiang Ruohe's position.
"Back then, you disregarded your own reputation and gave up everything in the Jiang family in order to marry your daughter-in-law's sister. It was all your own choice." Grandpa looked at Jiang Nianhao.
Jiang Nianhao lowered his eyes, a hint of complexity flashed across his eyes. When he looked up, there was no ripple in his eyes.
"I almost forgot about this."
Tian Rong's face turned even paler, and she looked at her grandfather with resentment in her eyes. The two of them left in such a dejected manner.
After closing the door of the ward, I turned around and walked to my grandfather, looking at him with some heartache.
Grandpa looked at me with red eyes.
"Ruo He is gone like this. I feel the one who feels the most sorry is you, Xiao Wan."
When I mentioned Jiang Ruohe, my heart began to ache. I tried my best to suppress the pain and comfort my grandfather. At this moment, no matter how painful my heart was, I had to hold it in and never show it in front of my grandfather.
"Before you came, I had already called Song Yan. After the New Year, you can go to Jiang's and he will help you."
"I understand. Thank you, Grandpa."
My grandfather asked me when Jiang Ruohe's funeral would be held, and I sadly said "afternoon".
"When the time comes, take me with you."
I looked at my grandfather worriedly, a little worried that he couldn't bear it.
Grandpa saw my worry and said it was okay and he could bear it.
The two fell into silence, each feeling sad.
After a while, the door of the ward was opened. I thought it was the doctor coming to check on the ward, but when I turned around, I saw it was Xiao Shi.
I immediately stood up from my chair and looked at him warily.
"What are you doing here?"
Xiao Shi glanced at me.
"He's my grandfather too. I heard he was sick, so of course I had to come and see him."
I glared at Xiao Shi and really wanted to ask him why he had someone kill Jiang Ruohe and yet had the nerve to come and see grandpa.
I looked at him coldly.
"You are not welcome here, please leave immediately."
"Xiao Wan, Xiao Shi and I have something to talk about."
I looked down at Grandpa in shock, a little worried that Shi would take the opportunity to attack Grandpa. Grandpa shook his head, and his eyes told me not to worry.
There was no choice but to go out. When I passed by Xiao Shi, I stopped and looked at him coldly. Xiao Shi also looked at me.
"If you do anything to grandpa, I won't let you go." I said softly through gritted teeth.
"Do you hate me so much?" Xiao Shi raised his eyebrows and looked at me.
I rolled my eyes at him and left the ward.
I stood at the door of the ward, staring at Xiao Shi, afraid that Xiao Shi would do something to my grandfather.
Xiao Shi turned around and walked out, stood in front of me, and pulled me into the corridor.
"Xiao Wan, don't worry, I won't hurt Grandpa. So there's no need for you to eavesdrop here."
I glared at him and asked why he should believe me.
"When my mother retired, my grandfather gave her a huge bank card, but she was stubborn and refused to use it. Because of this, I won't touch him."
"Besides, I'm not a cold-blooded person. He's already this old, and he lost his daughter and grandson in the same day. Naturally, I..."
"You did what happened to Jiang Ting, didn't you?"
I looked at Xiao Shi with resentment. In Lan Yan's matter, only Wang Yingzhi had wronged her, yet he was thinking of wiping out the Jiang family. I never thought he was so cunning and cruel.
"Yu Xiaowan, I was the one who caused Jiang Ting to take drugs, but I really wasn't responsible for her death."
"Who would believe you, Xiao Shi? You can talk to Grandpa, but I warn you, don't tell anyone about Jiang Ting."
Given Grandpa's physical condition, he really can't bear the blow anymore. If he knew Jiang Ting was dead, I'm afraid...
Xiao Shi looked at me, smiled, and reached out to touch my face, but I opened his hand.
"You can ask me not to tell you, just beg me."
I looked at Xiao Shi with hatred. Xiao Shi lowered his head and looked at my injured neck, with a strange look in his eyes.
"I won't tell you, but don't eavesdrop here, otherwise..."
Xiao Shi glanced at me and went into my grandfather's ward.
Although she was worried about her grandfather, she was afraid that he would tell others about Jiang Ting. After thinking about it, she left the ward. Suddenly, she remembered that Wang Yingzhi was also in this hospital, so she walked into the elevator and went upstairs.
When I entered the intensive care unit, the nurse named Chunmei looked at me and walked towards me.
"Is Young Master Jiang really dead?"
I looked at her and told her not to worry, I would give her the salary she deserved.
Chunmei shook her head, saying that wasn't what she meant. "The day before Young Master Jiang's accident, he came to see Madam and told me to let you in if you were here to see Madam."
I glanced at Chunmei and remembered the time when I came to see Wang Yingzhi. Jiang Ruohe was afraid that Mu Yan and Cai Qing would hurt me, so he was very cold to me. He also told Chunmei not to let irrelevant people come in to see Wang Yingzhi.
Now whenever I think of him, my heart aches so much that I lower my eyes in pain and say, "I understand."
"Then I'll go out first. Call me if you need anything."
After Chunmei left, I walked to Wang Yingzhi's bed and watched her lying there quietly.
"Mom, I'm here to see you."
"I know you've never liked me, but it still makes me sad to see you like this."
"I don't know if you can hear me, Ruohe..."
I looked at the lifeless Wang Yingzhi without saying anything else. I just stared at her quietly. For a moment, I really didn't know what to say.
He thought, if Wang Yingzhi had been more generous and not done that to Lan Yan, perhaps Xiao Shi wouldn't be like this. But now that it's like this, it's pointless to blame someone who you don't know if he'll ever wake up.
"Mom, at this moment, I hope you can wake up and help me."
Jiang's is so big. Even with Song Yan and grandpa's help, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take charge of Jiang's. I can't let Jiang's fall into Xiao Shi's hands. I sighed, glanced at Wang Yingzhi, and left the intensive care unit.
As soon as I left the ward, I saw Xiao Shi not far away, his hands in his pockets, staring at me. My face turned cold, and I walked over to Chunmei and told her to recognize Xiao Shi's face. If he came in to see Wang Yingzhi, I should call the police.
"I see."
I walked towards Xiao Shi and stood in front of him. He smiled at me, looked at the time, and asked me if I was free to go out for lunch together.
I looked up at him with some disgust and asked him what he was planning.
"I just wanted to treat you to a meal."
I snorted coldly and looked at him.
"Xiao Shi, if you still have any heart, you've ruined the Jiang family. Stop it. If Aunt Lan knew, I don't think she would want you to end up like this."
When mentioning Lan Yan, Xiao Shi's face turned cold.
"Yu Xiaowan, I always thought you were a smart woman. I also said that I really like you. If you agree to be with me again, I can consider your proposal."
"You're dreaming."
Xiao Shi glanced at me, said, "I will regret this," and turned away. Looking at Xiao Shi's back, my fingers slowly clenched. Whenever I thought of Jiang Ruohe's death, I wanted to kill Xiao Shi immediately, but I knew that I couldn't do that in this situation.
"Xiao Shi, just wait for me. I will definitely find evidence that you murdered Jiang Ruohe."
I returned to my grandfather's ward. Butler Chen was there at the time. My grandfather seemed to be arranging something. When he saw me come in, he stopped talking and looked at Butler Chen.
"Let's arrange it this way."
Butler Chen nodded and went out.
I walked over and looked at my grandfather and asked what Xiao Shi had talked to him about.
"He wants to move back to the Jiang family's old house."
"What?"
Remembering what my grandfather had just arranged for Butler Chen to do, I looked up at him in surprise.
"Grandpa, you agreed, didn't you?"
Grandpa nodded.
"Grandpa, do you know that Ruohe's death is definitely related to him? You also let him move back to the Jiang family's old house. I dare say that Xiao Shi entered the Jiang family with ulterior motives."
Grandpa sighed and said that he also knew that Xiao Shi had no good intentions.
"But he is also Nian Hao's son. If Nian Hao hadn't been such a jerk, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
Grandpa said that he preferred Lan Yan to be his daughter-in-law at that time, but he didn't expect Jiang Nianhao to be involved with Wang Yingzhi. After the incident, Jiang Nianhao found grandpa and asked him to plead for Lan Yan. He did go, and Lan Yan said something to grandpa at that time.
A man who betrayed her and got involved with her best friend, and made her spend her whole life with such a man, wouldn't that be harming her?
Grandpa was too embarrassed to plead for his son anymore, so he could only let Jiang Nianhao solve the problem himself. Later, Wang Yingzhi became pregnant, and Lan Yan ignored Jiang Nianhao even more and disappeared in South City.
Grandpa had no choice but to let Jiang Nianhao marry Wang Yingzhi.
My grandfather told me that when Xiao Shi was seven or eight years old, he used his ability to find Lan Yan's residence and learned of Xiao Shi's existence. He decided to meet Lan Yan and wanted to take Xiao Shi back to the Jiang family. He believed that Xiao Shi would live better in the Jiang family than with Lan Yan.
"That was my plan when I went there, and I happened to meet Xiao Shi on the road."
Grandpa said it was drizzling at the time, and he concealed his identity and lied to Xiao Shi that he was going to the village where he lived to visit relatives. Xiao Shi was worried that the road was slippery and that he might fall, so he held his hand and said he would take him there.
"We talked about a lot at the time, including his relationship with her mother. I was very surprised at the time. When Lan Yan passed away, I asked someone to give her a bank card. I didn't expect that she never used it and used her own ability to support Xiao Shi."
"At that time, I admired Lan Yan very much. Sometimes I thought, if Nian Hao hadn't been such a jerk back then, how wonderful it would have been for her to become my daughter-in-law."
Grandpa said that seeing how well Lan Yan had educated her, he gave up the idea of taking Xiao Shi back and asked Xiao Shi to send him to the village entrance. He would come back after Xiao Shi returned home.
"Xiao Shi is a good kid."
I glanced at my grandfather and chuckled in my heart. If Xiao Shi had the will, why wouldn't he use any means to persecute Jiang Ruohe, a man who murdered his own brother? If I were his grandfather, I would never let Xiao Shi return to the Jiang family.
Grandpa glanced at me.
"Xiao Wan, I know you have an opinion about this. I let him live in here for another reason."
Grandpa said that now that I have taken over Jiang Ruohe's position, Tian Rong and Jiang Nianhao will definitely use any means to deal with me.
"Nian Hao is my son. I know him too well. The original agreement was signed purely for the sake of power. If he knew that he knew Xiao Shi's identity and that Xiao Shi was his real opponent, he would definitely put aside everything and deal with Xiao Shi first. In this way, you would have one less enemy for the time being."
I looked at my grandfather and didn't expect that he would have such thoughts in mind. I felt a little touched and said thank you.
"Xiao Wan, if you are free during this period, please help me check this person."
Grandpa took out his cell phone and sent a photo to my phone. I looked down and asked Grandpa with some confusion who this person was.
"The one who bullied Lan Yan back then."
Grandpa said that he was also upset about what happened to Lan Yan. This person was one of the people who bullied Lan Yan at that time, and he was also the only one who survived among the four people who bullied Lan Yan.
"The four people who bullied Lan Yan were all arrested by the police immediately. Unfortunately, a fire broke out in the detention center. Seven or eight people died in the fire, three of whom were the bullies. Another person, Tian Wu, mysteriously disappeared."
Grandpa said that he had been looking for this man named Tian Wu for many years, but he had not found him after eight years.
"I don't know how long I can live in my current state, so I can only ask you to help me find it."
I looked at my grandfather with some confusion, not understanding why he was looking for this person. He looked at me.
"Although Yingzhi went too far, she wasn't completely mad. At that time, I knew she had caused trouble for Lan Yan and asked him to leave South City. Afterwards, I sent people to keep an eye on her to prevent her from doing anything harmful to Lan Yan."
"My people kept a close eye on Wang Yingzhi. They didn't find anything unusual during that period, but something happened to Lan Yan."
"Grandpa, do you mean that the people who bullied Lan Yan were not instigated by Wang Yingzhi?" I asked.
"Probably not."
I thought about it, although Wang Yingzhi is an annoying person, I married into the Jiang family. Although she dealt with me, she did not secretly hire people to bully me.
Also, if she was a smart woman, if she wanted to deal with Lan Yan, she would never threaten him first, but directly find someone to bully him, so that others would not doubt her.
She first threatened Lan Yan and then found someone to bully her. In this way, everyone would suspect her.
"Did grandpa tell Xiao Shi about this?" I asked.
Grandpa said he had just said that, but Xiao Shi didn't believe it.
I thought about it and it made sense. Judging from how much Xiao Shi hates the Jiang family now, I guess even if Wang Yingzhi wakes up and tells him this, he won't believe it. The only thing to do now is to find Tian Wu as soon as possible.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will find it as soon as possible."
At Jiang Ruohe's funeral, I saw Yan Yun and Yang Ru rushing back. Yang Ru looked at me with distressed eyes and walked towards me.
"Xiao Wan, I don't know how to comfort you. I hope you can take care of yourself."
I lowered my head and knelt there, looking at Jiang Ruohe's photo uncomfortably, and tears couldn't help but fall.
When Yang Ru saw that I didn't say anything, her eyes were filled with even more heartache. She said that she heard from Han Liang that Xiao Shi and I had fallen out.
"I know you're worried that I'm Mr. Xiao's man, but I really am not. On the way back to South City, I called Mr. Xiao and resigned."
I turned to look at Yang Ru and said that it was not that I didn't want to talk to her, but I was in such a mood that I really couldn't say anything.
"My falling out with Xiao Shi is between us. You don't have to lose your favorite job because of me."
"Nothing, I'll just find another job."
Yang Ru patted my shoulder and told me not to be too sad. After paying her respects to Jiang Ruohe, she left with Yan Yun.
After a while, a nasty person appeared in my sight. It was Xiao Shi.
Xiao Shi walked in slowly. I stared at him with resentment. At this moment, I really wanted to get up and drive this man away, but in the end I held myself back and just knelt there staring at Xiao Shi.
Xiao Shi ignored my gaze, took the three incense sticks, walked to the front, and bowed. After inserting the incense, he glanced at me and left.
At five o'clock in the evening, I helped my grandfather walk out of the cemetery sadly. My grandfather turned and looked at Jiang Nianhao and Tian Rong.
"Starting tonight, you two should move back to the Jiang family's old house. I have something to tell you."
When Tian Rong heard that they were going to move back to the Jiang family's old house, a strange look flashed across her eyes. She nodded, and several people got into the car.
More than ten minutes later, several people returned to the Jiang family and sat on the sofa. I went into the kitchen, made a few cups of tea, put the tea on the coffee table, and sat next to my grandfather.
Grandpa glanced at Jiang Nianhao.
"Nian Hao, do you still remember that Lan Yan from back then?"
Jiang Nianhao shuddered, and after a long while he hummed.
Seeing Jiang Nianhao without any expression, I snorted in my heart. I have to say, he is really a heartless man. Tian Rong is with him probably because Jiang Nianhao wants to have something new. After a long time, Jiang Nianhao is still looking for lovers everywhere like before.
Tian Rong was confused by what her grandfather said, and she kept asking Jiang Nianhao who Lan Yan was.
"Since you remember, do you know that you have a son?" When Tian Rong heard that Jiang Nianhao had a son, her face looked very bad, and she hurriedly asked Jiang Nianhao what was going on. I glanced at Tian Rong indifferently and sneered.
I guess Tian Rong must be very anxious at this time. She just joined forces with Xiao Shi to get rid of Jiang Ruohe, and now another one comes. If Tian Rong knew that this person was none other than Xiao Shi, would she be so angry that she would die?
Jiang Nianhao had no choice but to briefly tell his grandfather about what happened between him, Lan Yan and Wang Yingzhi. Then Jiang Nianhao looked at his grandfather and said that Lan Yan had told him in person to abort the child.
"No. Lan Yan left South City pregnant with him. He moved into the Jiang family's old house tonight."
Tian Rong looked confused and stood up from the sofa.
"Dad, have you done any research? Maybe he's an imposter."
Grandpa glanced at Tian Rong and said that if she didn't believe it, she could ask Jiang Nianhao to take her for a paternity test.
At this moment, Tian Rong's face was pale, and Jiang Nianhao's face was naturally not much better. He lowered his head and was thinking about something.
"Dad, why didn't you tell me in advance?" Jiang Nianhao looked up at his grandfather.
Grandpa said that so many things had happened during this period that he forgot to tell him.
"You all know this person."
"Ah?" Tian Rong looked at Grandpa while working with Jiang Nianhao.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Although I was very reluctant, I still got up and opened the door.
When Jiang Nianhao saw Xiao Shi, he was speechless, and Tian Rong was naturally not much better. She just stared at Xiao Shi.
Xiao Shi walked up to Jiang Nianhao and called him politely. Jiang Nianhao took a long time to come back to his senses. Finally, he nodded and asked where Lan Yan was now.
Xiao Shi's body trembled, and he concealed the complexity in his eyes and said, "Dead."
Even if I knew Lan Yan was still alive, I would never tell Jiang Nianhao.
Nian Hao turned and looked at his grandfather.
"I'm glad you're back. Dad, Xiaorong and I will go home and pack our things first."
After Jiang Nianhao and Tian Rong left, I wanted to go and pick up Liu Ma, but there were only Grandpa and Xiao Shi at home. I was a little worried and thought about waiting for Tian Rong and Jiang Nianhao to come before leaving.
"Xiao Wan, take him to the room that Butler Chen has prepared."
I nodded, took Xiao Shi upstairs, walked to the tidied room, turned to look at Xiao Shi, and said this room is his room, he nodded.
Without saying anything more to him, she turned around and wanted to leave, but Xiao Shi grabbed her hand.
I was a little angry and wanted to break free, but he refused to let go and kept moving closer to me.
"Xiao Wan, can we really never go back to the way things were before?" Xiao Shi asked me.
I snorted coldly and looked up at him.
"Xiao Shi, you have to understand that I am your sister-in-law now. Please don't harass me."
I pushed him away and went downstairs angrily. If my grandfather hadn't wanted to use Xiao Shi to check and balance Jiang Nianhao, I really would not agree to let Xiao Shi in.
Half an hour later, Tian Rong and Jiang Nianhao arrived. I told grandpa to go back and pick up Aunt Liu.
After driving out of the Jiang family's old house, I parked the car on the side of the road. I turned on the video on my phone and watched the scene after Jiang Nianhao and Tian Rong returned home.
"Nian Hao, I really didn't expect that Xiao Shi was actually your son. If that were the case, I would have..." Tian Rong didn't finish the rest of the sentence.
She looked at Jiang Nianhao with some concern. At this moment, Jiang Nianhao was thinking about something with his head down, and might not have noticed what Tian Rong had just said.
"I didn't expect that Xiao Shi was my son."
"Nian Hao, what should we do now?"
Jiang Nianhao said that he had to deal with Xiao Shi first.
"Yu Xiaowan is a piece of cake for me now, but Xiao Shi's power will definitely hinder me."
"But he is your son?" Tian Rong said.
Jiang Nianhao reached out and stroked Tian Rong's belly.
"Only the one in your belly is my son."
He paused.
"Xiao Shi and Ruo He, neither of them takes me seriously. I don't need to consider this father-son relationship."
Jiang Nianhao looked at Tian Rong's belly, a smile on his face.
"For the sake of this child's future, I must completely take over the Jiang Group."